Some software is easy to test. Downloaded a new editor? Open a few supported file types, check they’re displayed correctly, rework them, create documents from scratch: simple. System utilities are more of a challenge. Can your PC optimizer really handle a memory leak? Or an application using too many resources? And is your file unlocker really up to the job? This kind of low-level testing is hard to carry out on your own, but there are a few specialist tools which can help, if you’re careful. Sysinternals’ TestLimit is a console-based program which can allocate specified amounts of system resources… [Continue Reading]