In this practical guide I show you how to rip and download DRM-free music from Spotify.   The music we’ll download from Spotify is completely DRM free so you’ll be able to play the tracks on your favoured MP3 players. In order to rip from Spotify you’ll need a piece of $20 software,  plus an Open (free) account registered with Spotify. There is some reported success by decoding the Spotify local cached music files on your PC,  but the complexities of doing this are too advanced for average Joe.  So, the method we’ll use here is to simply capture the music stream from Spotify. Read more…

Bulk installers simplify the process of downloading and installing all your favourite free applications.   Bulk-installers often work by providing all the necessary installation files in a neat package which can be installed on different PCs.  You can also select precisely which applications you want in the bulk install package, and make sure you have all your favourite freeware. Read more…

In this post I’ve rounded up the very best sites on the internet for downloading free software giving you access to over a 1000 free applications.  These sites for free software contain really good lists of tried and tested applications.  The sites below have links to the very best free applications, utilities, system tools and online apps. If you can’t find the app you need on these lists, it probably doesn’t exist. Read more…

In a previous posting on voato,  I talked through all the new features of OneNote 2010. One of the main issues I criticised was not having the ability to access a notebook online which was a big deficiency when compared against Evernote.  However,  I’m pleased to report that this is now supported and provides some great functionality.  In this post I tell you how to access your OneNote notebook via the web.  Read more…

On this guide I  wanted to talk about how I’ve managed to setup a media centre at home on a shoe-string budget by re-using lots of old and aging tech.  This budget media centre has been setup for years now, and has worked extremely well for music, media, music and the internet. Read more…