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KDE4: How It Looks December 25, 2007 - The K Desktop Environment is one of the big two of windowing managers for many operating systems. KDE4 will be released in a couple of weeks and brings many revolutionary changes. Here is a preview of what is to come. Read full article

BackupPC (Open Source) December 19, 2007 - While talking about backups is one thing, doing it is another. BackupPC is a program that runs on a server to automatically backup your PCs. It is very useful and once setup, very powerful. Read full article

Open Source Alternatives August 29, 2007 - So you want to dabble in Open Source but you don't know where to start. You have programs that you use daily and don't know what the equivalent ones are in Open Source. This article is your guide. Read full article

Feisty And Like A Fawn: Ubuntu 7.04 June 20, 2007 - Ubuntu 7.04, codenamed Feisty Fawn, is the latest release of the fast and upcoming distribution from Canonical. Who says Linux is not ready for the desktop? Read full article

Switch To Open Source Today June 7, 2007 - Are you tired of the Windows products you use? If only there were a free, easy alternative, you say? There is! Join us as we touch the tip of free and open software. Read full article

Free Or Free? April 29, 2007 - Free as in beer or free as in speech? Why does everything need to be so hard!? Let ASE Labs explain the difference of the two terms in a segment from our very own free::zombie. Read full article

DirectX10 Editorial February 22, 2007 - What do normal PC users think about Microsoft's decision to lock out its own older operating systems from using their latest API? It is horrible! Read more for the full opinion. Read full article

Abstraction Layers And Their Importance January 22, 2006 - Abstraction layers are the foundation of all programming. Hiding the complex and maintaining portability are the prime reasons of using abstraction layers. An abstraction layer for database functions using PHP is given in this article. Read more... Read full article

Adaware Vs. Spybot April 9, 2004 - Adaware and Spybot are both excellent spyware removal programs, but which one is THE best at getting the job done? To find out, I loaded up a virtual PC with spyware and tested both programs. Let's check out the results... Read full article

SpeedUpMyPC March 20, 2003 - Wonder about your PCs CPU and RAM usage? Wonder how to help manage them better? Read on about just such a helpful utility program. Read full article

PestPatrol January 24, 2003 - Firewall program running and anti-virus software setup. Computer is protected against outside intrusion and virus attacks. Protection complete. Maybe not! Your more susceptible than you realize, from the inside out. Read full article

iHateSpam January 7, 2003 - <B>The year to outlaw spam</B> headline from the ASE Labs' news section stated $billions are lost in productivity as users waste time deleting Spam. Save time and automate that task with iHateSpam. Read full article

Spam CounterStrike November 27, 2002 - How do you win the war on Spam? With a Spam CounterStrike, of course. Read full article

PopUpCop, police your browser actions! October 7, 2002 - I'm tired of seeing all those annoying popups, text marquees, flash movies! How about you? Read full article