Gail Redd recently wrote to ask about the difference betweenshareware and freeware. The difference is that freeware can bedownloaded and used without any payment ...

If butcher shops worked the same way as shareware software, then you'd be able to take a nice roast home and serve it to your family. Then -- if everyone thought it made a pretty good meal -- you'd ...

These are reviews of shareware programs for IBM and compatible computers. With nearly three weeks of shopping-frenzy left, here is a collection of shareware programs that will make your life a bit ...

The history of computer shareware began in the early days of networking nearly 20 years ago. And that’s a long time for anything associated with home PCs. In fact, shareware could be considered the ...

More of China's programmers are writing shareware--home-brewed, low-cost software--for fun and small profit, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Unlike commercial software from behemoths ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... More than 400 people spent time last week in Denver learning how to go from being an “introverted geek” to a savvy software marketer and seller. The 15th ...

It’s not that you can’t pirate software today; there are still cracked versions of Office and Photoshop out there. But today’s best business software can’t be pirated. You can’t torrent Slack, pirate ...

Back before YouTube and Twitch and always online DRM, developers needed more effective ways of marketing than just relying on word of mouth. This resulted in shareware, demos and demo discs, free ...

These are reviews of shareware programs for IBM and compatible computers. The programs are available from bulletin boards and computer clubs. Users try them, then pay a fee to register if they decide ...