BlueSprig is offering, through the 18th of January 2012, a free edition of JetClean Pro. All you do is provide your email. It will then provide you the license key for registering the "pro" version.

We ran the software through a couple of tests and all systems go. It actually is a nice application compared to similar products. It is "light" on system resources. In other words, it will not slow your system down. In fact, it will speed it up. If you have not had your computer repaired or optimized, give it a try.

NOTE: We are not associated with BlueSprig and receive no kickbacks in the backend.

Please understand the legalities of commercial versus personal licenses do apply. We ask for you to please research this before installing it. This only applies to businesses. We don't do the legal thing.

You can download the application here.

Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter has developed an application for Apple products that will allow consumers to make purchases from their wireless devices. Basically, credit cards will be read from an application called the Square credit card reader. This application accepts any major credit card and allows the consumer to purchase products instantly without the need to go to a cash register. There were about 1 million transactions for the month of May

To access this application one must acquire Card Case, a program that allows for the browsing and shopping of local and online merchants. This application can be activated at one of 50 locations in the U.S.

Computers in general have become more affordable over the past few years.  Today you can purchase a powerful desktop or notebook for less than $500.  Upgrading memory or a hard-disk-drive is a snap and cheap.  Twenty-dollars for a gigabyte of memory today would have cost a thousand 10-years ago.

I am pretty safe in speaking for anyone who uses a printer.  Ink, as in printer ink, is all by itself and seems to resist the downward trend of technology economics.  The industry figured out years ago to sell printers dirt cheap and make up for that, and then some, when replacing the ink.  I’ve often wonder how a company such as Cartridge World can thrive.  Well, Cartridge World can thank the OEM toner and ink manufacturers for their success.

We discovered a software utility that is designed to drop your printing costs by as much as 70% according to Preton.  The utility, PretonSaver, uses a patent pending technology that intelligently prints without overlapping and dynamically adjusts the technique depending on the image and/or text.  There are three individual settings for text, graphics, and images you can adjust independently.   There is a master adjustment that will change each of the three attributes equally.  This information was obtained by the manufacturer’s website.  We cannot directly vouch for the product.

There are two types of licenses.  There is a free version for personal use and a pay version for commercial use.  Please respect the licensing terms.

BatteryCare is a program that optimizes your notebook battery beyond just the typical percentage left until total discharge.  Verbatim from the website “BatteryCare is a software created to optimize the usage and performance of the modern laptop battery.”

By monitoring the notebook battery discharge cycles, the battery will have an extension on life.  The goal of notebooks is not to be tethered to a desk or wall.  Computer notebook batteries are not cheap.

The utility has won a few awards and is worth looking into .   Download BatteryCare here.

Pandora Corporation does it again sticking by an interface that is not only easy to use, but makes a reliable tool that is as good as any commercial package.  Their utility is tested and a life saver when you need to repair your computer.

The utility, Pandora Recovery, is an outstanding tool for lost data.  Data is recovered quickly if this application is fired up immediately after you delete a file.  We highly recommended it be installed on any family computer.

Pandora first will scan your computer for all files and then sort the results upon completion.  The sort is based on the percentage of success.  This is why it is important you use the utility immediately after you realize you deleted a file(s).  If you continue to use your computer the hard drive may overwrite the area your file was deleted from.

This is the second posting regarding Pandora Recovery.  The upgrade is always worth mentioning as it is one of the most important utilities available.

PLEASE NOTE:  this utility is for personal home use ONLY.  It is prohibited for use in ANY commercial application or environment.