Wintechpedia™ started off as Techipedia and was created on April 9, 2009 as a way to provide tips and tricks to help users can the most out of their computer. The basic idea was inspired by Lifehacker.
All software, webware, and other services and products mentioned here will be free of charge from their respective third-party publishers. Some may have an upgraded paid version available, however, they all have a fully functional lifetime free version.
We encourage the use of Open Source Software. Many of our posts are likely to be about open source software.
Most software and webware and other products mentioned here will work on Microsoft Windows. Some may also have a Mac OS X and/or Linux version. We tested all products mentioned here on Microsoft Windows. Selected ones are tested on Mac OS X and various Linux distributions especially Ubuntu.
We are committed to keeping this blog completely ad free at all times. It will not be monetized.
We are not affiliated with any of the publishers of the products mentioned here, unless otherwise specified.
Site embedded safety ratings have been provided by the Web of Trust (WOT). These ratings are provided so you can be more confident in clicking external links in our blog. Links that are marked as Dark Green have an excellent reputation and Light Green have a good reputation. You should not find any other colors here, but if you do, please contact us.
If you would like to view comments on the site, mouse over the link, and click on the View WOT Scorecard button that appears.
If you liked this site, visit our site's WOT scorecard by clicking here and leaving a comment. In this case, click the link, not the button.
Live Chat is currently provided by Digsby and responded by Freedomstar and Creastery depending on which box you use.
Requires Adobe Flash Player 9 or higher. Offline Enquiries is provided by Cbox and monitored by Creastery.
You may receive new post news through regular subscribing, email subscriptions, and/or following us on Twitter. We will follow back unless it is detected that you are using automated Twitter spamming systems.
Our forms use Google Docs in iFrame. Occasionally, it might trigger a clickjack false positive for programs like NoScript. Unblock it or view the form at Google Docs itself by clicking the link provided at the top of each form.
We write this blog to share information. If you happen to encounter problems, we are here to help but will not be held responsible for your computer. Before contacting us about software, please make sure you meet the minimum system requirements.
If any software (such as CCleaner) offers another program (such as Yahoo! Toolbar), please note that we are writing about the main program, not any bundled or offered program. Most software bundles other products as an optional offer, so read what you install carefully. We are not responsible if a bundled program is malicious, though that rarely occurs.
All our contributors write during their free time. If you would like to write for WinTechpedia™, please click here and fill out the application. Or click on Contribute on the navigation bar above.
Keep in mind that contributing requires a Google Account.
All software, webware, and other services and products mentioned here will be free of charge from their respective third-party publishers. Some may have an upgraded paid version available, however, they all have a fully functional lifetime free version.
We encourage the use of Open Source Software. Many of our posts are likely to be about open source software.
Most software and webware and other products mentioned here will work on Microsoft Windows. Some may also have a Mac OS X and/or Linux version. We tested all products mentioned here on Microsoft Windows. Selected ones are tested on Mac OS X and various Linux distributions especially Ubuntu.
We are committed to keeping this blog completely ad free at all times. It will not be monetized.
We are not affiliated with any of the publishers of the products mentioned here, unless otherwise specified.
Site embedded safety ratings have been provided by the Web of Trust (WOT). These ratings are provided so you can be more confident in clicking external links in our blog. Links that are marked as Dark Green have an excellent reputation and Light Green have a good reputation. You should not find any other colors here, but if you do, please contact us.
If you would like to view comments on the site, mouse over the link, and click on the View WOT Scorecard button that appears.
If you liked this site, visit our site's WOT scorecard by clicking here and leaving a comment. In this case, click the link, not the button.
Live Chat is currently provided by Digsby and responded by Freedomstar and Creastery depending on which box you use.
Requires Adobe Flash Player 9 or higher. Offline Enquiries is provided by Cbox and monitored by Creastery.
You may receive new post news through regular subscribing, email subscriptions, and/or following us on Twitter. We will follow back unless it is detected that you are using automated Twitter spamming systems.
Our forms use Google Docs in iFrame. Occasionally, it might trigger a clickjack false positive for programs like NoScript. Unblock it or view the form at Google Docs itself by clicking the link provided at the top of each form.
We write this blog to share information. If you happen to encounter problems, we are here to help but will not be held responsible for your computer. Before contacting us about software, please make sure you meet the minimum system requirements.
If any software (such as CCleaner) offers another program (such as Yahoo! Toolbar), please note that we are writing about the main program, not any bundled or offered program. Most software bundles other products as an optional offer, so read what you install carefully. We are not responsible if a bundled program is malicious, though that rarely occurs.
All our contributors write during their free time. If you would like to write for WinTechpedia™, please click here and fill out the application. Or click on Contribute on the navigation bar above.
Keep in mind that contributing requires a Google Account.
