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Stop Paying for These 5 Windows Apps — The Free Alternatives Are Surprisingly Better

Thursday, 11 December 2025

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For years, PC users were happy to pay for software that made life easier — screenshot tools, PDF editors, password managers, antivirus apps, and of course, Microsoft Office. And back then, those purchases made perfect sense. The paid apps were simply better.

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11 January 2025 | Personal Blog

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Fixing Random Freezes on Surface Pro: Why I Disabled Link State Power Management and Tweaked NVMe Timeout

01 January 2026 | Technical Solutions

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WebAssembly Plugins Are Making Helm (and Kubernetes) Easier to Extend

06 March 2026 | Web Development

Kubernetes has always been powerful, but it's never been "simple." Even something as routine as extending tooling can turn into a ...

Stryker Cyberattack Raises Fresh Concerns About Supply-Chain Risk in Healthcare

14 March 2026 | Cybersecurity

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Malaysia and the US Ink Major Trade Deal Focused on Semiconductors and Strategic Minerals

28 October 2025 | News

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Dungeon Master (1987, DOS) – The Pioneer of Real-Time Dungeon Crawlers

13 September 2025 | Games

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PDF to Word Converter – A Simple Tool That Solves a Real Need

14 March 2025 | Application Development

Let's be honest — dealing with PDF files can be frustrating. Ever tried to make a small change to a PDF someone sent you, only to ...

Melaka Pushes Smart Tourism With AI to Power Its Next Growth Phase

04 January 2026 | News

Melaka is taking a decisive step toward becoming an AI-driven state, and tourism is leading the charge. With the rollout of Smart ...

Zero-Day Windows Shortcut Exploit Used by State-Backed Hackers Since 2017

02 April 2025 | Cybersecurity

A newly disclosed zero-day vulnerability in Windows shortcut files (.lnk) has been exploited in-the-wild for several years by stat...

Microsoft to Expand Use of Third-Party Sellers Amid AI Shift

21 April 2025 | News

Microsoft Corp is planning to outsource more of its software sales for small and medium-sized businesses to third-party firms, ada...

Microsoft’s Native NVMe Driver Could Be One of the Biggest Windows Storage Upgrades in Years

11 March 2026 | Technical Solutions

Microsoft's newer native NVMe path is starting to look like a much bigger deal than a routine driver update. Fresh benchmark cover...

iPhone 17 Air Leak Suggests Ultra-Thin Design and Unique Features

10 March 2025 | Tech Gadgets

Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 Air is already generating buzz thanks to a new leak—and if the details are accurate, we could be lookin...

Iridion 3D (GBA) – The Game That Redefined Handheld Graphics

12 October 2025 | Games

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Google May Finally Let You Change Your Gmail Address — Starting with Users in India

29 December 2025 | Web Development

For as long as many of us can remember, Google has had a firm rule: once you choose your Gmail address, you are stuck with it. Whe...

Windows BitLocker Encryption Bypass: What You Need to Know

18 August 2025 | Cybersecurity

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Donkey Kong 64 (N64) – The 3D Adventure That Went Bananas

07 October 2025 | Games

When Donkey Kong 64 swung onto the Nintendo 64 in 1999, it was more than just a sequel — it was a full-blown evolution of the Donk...

Cut the Rope – A Puzzle Game Built on Physics, Precision, and Pure Delight

17 January 2026 | Games

Cut the Rope is a puzzle game that succeeds by making simplicity feel meaningful. At its heart, the objective is clear and instant...

A New Way for Malaysians to Keep Tabs on Their Internet

01 April 2026 | Mobile Development

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has rolled out a new mobile app called MCMC Nexus, and it's not just another sp...

Zorin OS 18 Crosses 2 Million Downloads as Windows Users Look for an Exit

15 January 2026 | Technical Solutions

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Keychron Opens Up Its Mouse and Keyboard Designs to the Community

09 April 2026 | Tech Gadgets

It is not every day that a hardware company decides to open up the design files behind its own products. In the consumer electroni...

MCMC Blocks Access to LGBTQ+ Dating Websites in Malaysia, Eyes Next Steps for Mobile Apps

26 February 2026 | News

Malaysia's communications minister, Fahmi Fadzil, has confirmed that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)...

Regulatory Design: When Compliance Has to Look Good Too

01 March 2026 | Designs & Artworks

If you design packaging long enough, you start to notice a pattern: the "must include" list never gets shorter. Nutrition panels, ...

Pac-Man: The Timeless Arcade Classic That Defined Maze-Chasing Gameplay

22 March 2026 | Games

Few games in history have achieved the level of recognition and lasting appeal that Pac-Man continues to enjoy. Introduced during ...

How Clinical Intelligence Is Transforming Critical Care at Boston Children’s

28 March 2026 | General Information

In modern intensive care units, data isn't the problem—there's plenty of it. The real challenge is making sense of it all in time ...

27 New Additions to LEMON WEB GAMES

15 September 2025 | Games

Every now and then, I like to shake things up on LEMON WEB GAMES by adding fresh titles that bring both nostalgia and excitement t...

The Memory Chip Squeeze May Be With Us for Years, Not Months

19 March 2026 | News

If you were hoping the memory chip situation would settle down soon, the latest warning from SK Group suggests that may not happen...

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series AIB Models Set to Arrive in Malaysia

17 January 2025 | Tech Gadgets

The era of Blackwell and the highly anticipated NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics cards is approaching, with store shelves in ...

BUDI95 Quota Reset: What You Need to Know About Monthly Renewal

02 October 2025 | Web Development

The government has clarified how the new BUDI95 petrol subsidy quota system works, and the big takeaway is this: every driver's qu...

Firefox Officially Integrates Perplexity AI as a Search Engine Option

16 October 2025 | Web Development

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