Published on July 22nd, 2010 by admin. Filed under Uncategorized | No Comments
There are several Malware Removal products, each with their ups and downs. Nevertheless, SUPERAntiSpyware is a really great product. While its closest rival, Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has plenty of its own excellent characteristics, SUPERAntiSpyware also has several distinctive and defining features… Including descriptions of what has been added in detection updates, a very simply interface, and some good tools that fix common problems such as re-enabling the system tray, and re-enabling task manager.. To elaborate, when SUPERAntiSpyware updates its definitions (detections), it provides you with information as to what the names of the malware are that have been added. For example, the most recent update at the time of me writing this there have been updates to detections for the generic PWS malware as well as many others.. SUPERAntiSpyware has a brilliant yet simple interface – What would normally be classed as “cheap” or “tacky” has been made to look very professional.. There are plenty of tools in the options of SUPERAntiSpyware under the “repair” tab… As well as the previously mentioned tools, there are 22 others!. However there are some downsides, which include dodgy default settings and the fact that its detection rates aren’t great; You will find that if you scan with a different program that misses an infection, SUPERAntiSpyware will finish the job. Overall, to conclude it is certainly a brilliant product, and despite the negatives SUPERAntiSpyware has tons of unique capabilities that will ensure you keep coming back for more.
Published on July 20th, 2010 by admin. Filed under Uncategorized | No Comments
There are several remote support products, each with their pros and cons. Nonetheless, Teamviewer is a genuinely great product. While its closest competition, RealVNC has plenty of its own good capabilities, Teamviewer also has several special and defining features… For example File Transferring, webcam and chat support, and low system resource usage. To elaborate, when you connect to another PC, you have the option to transfer files with your peer. You have the option to download any files from their PC, and they can transfer files from your computer (with permission). In Teamviewer, you have the ability to talk using a light-weight text chat system, and you can also enable your webcam. The webcam quality is great, and has very little delay|. A vital benefit of using Teamviewer for remote assistance, is that it uses very few system resources. It barely slows the computer down at all, enabling you to do what you want quickly. However there are some downsides, which include nag popups after completing a session and a bug which occasionally but very rarely effects users, which means they have got to restart their PC. Overall, to conclude Spotify is definitely a excellent product, and despite the drawbacks it has plenty of special features that will ensure you keep coming back for plenty more.
Published on July 15th, 2010 by admin. Filed under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
There are lots of products that allow you to listen to music legally for no cost, each with their pros and cons. Nonetheless, Spotify is a really superb product.
Although its closest competitor, Last.FM has many of its own good qualities, Spotify also has several special and defining features including Playlists that integrate with your social networks, Last.FM Scrobbling, and the ability to purchase the MP3′s of songs. To elaborate, after building up your own playlist of your favorite songs, you can share it via social networking sites such as Facebook. If you have got any friends on Facebook who have also enabled sharing on Spotify, you will get access to their favourite songs too!. Despite being a major rival, Spotify have enabled you to scrobble (share your played songs) to Last.FM. Last.FM is a service that will play music which suits the the music you have listened to in the past, so while technically different to Spotify it still serves a similar purpose.. Unfortunately, Spotify is all based in its own software, meaning you are not able to extract the MP3 file, so you can’t put it on an MP3 player or iPod. On the other hand, for a small fee you are able to pay for the MP3 for any song of your choice although it is not possible for some songs)…
However there are some drawbacks, which include audio advertisements every 6 songs or so, and tons of visual adverts in the actual software.
Overall, to summarize, Spotify is certainly a great product and despite the flaws it has plenty of special functions that will keep you returning to get more.
Published on July 14th, 2010 by admin. Filed under Uncategorized | No Comments
Each day our e-mail inbox’s are filling up with e-mails from companies promoting their products, they often claim their invention is the “latest and greatest of them all”. Many of these inventions are not worth even a preliminary look, but one can find exceptions… Some are actually rather good and worth 2nd looks. for example within the group of Free internet calling software (VOIP) a product known as ooVoo is emerging…
This great product is being created by ooVoo LLC. What ooVoo does well enough to swiftly grow its user base is provide free high-quality video and audio calls to other PCs..
There’s 3 main features that set ooVoo apart from the other players in the pack. Those features are High Quality audio and video calls, Skype integration and web browser access. Let’s discuss all of these features, in turn.
HD audio and video calls, which are a lot better than Skype. The video syncs up with the audio, unlike Skype where there is often a delay.
Skype integration enables you to access webcam calls with other Skype users by connecting to Skype via its API, obtaining your friends from Skype, and you are therefore given a choice to send them a hyper-link to have a video call/conference with you, that will open inside their web browser.
Internet browser access is not restricted to just your Skype buddies! You can generate a link to give to anyone, which allows you to have a video chat with them.
However, the leading drawback to ooVoo is that there are a lot of adverts, that may get irritating.
At the end of the day ooVoo LLC has an excellent product loaded with great features and a fast-growing user base. If you make use of other similar products, it may be worth having a closer look at it.
Published on July 11th, 2010 by admin. Filed under Uncategorized | No Comments
PSPad is a sophisticated freeware Editor to help you work on multiple platforms and programming in various languages.
This is a simple tool with large capacities. Allows you to work with several documents simultaneously in different tabs, save session, compare text, highlighting the differences in colors, spelling, the use of template code (HTML, PHP, Pascal, JScript, VBScript, MySQL, MSDOS, Perl etc.), direct access to HTML tags, preview in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, etc. It also contains a full HEX editor, ASCII table, an internal browser and allows creating macros to avoid having to repeat unnecessary steps when you have to perform the same action many times. The combination and range of functions is the strong point of the PSPad.
Ultimately, it’s a really complete editor for programmers.
Published on July 11th, 2010 by admin. Filed under Uncategorized | No Comments
Sometimes it becomes difficult to know if we’re really getting the connection speed for which our ISP contracted with us. NetWorx is a super light and easy to use software that measures the speed of your connection through the collection of data.
The NetWorx is a program that will help you assess the speed of your Internet connection. It can help you identify possible sources of network problems, check and ensure that you do not exceed the bandwidth limit (monthly download limit) specified by your ISP or trace traces of suspicious activity that may come from Trojans or malicious programs. No manual configuration is required to start using this super practical application. Once installed and while active, the program displays an icon in the system tray. The menu settings can be accessed through a click with the right mouse button.
The interface of the program is organized in a simple way so that you can easily consult statistics of your connection in general or divided by day, week and month. In each of the abovementioned time intervals, the inbound and outbound data is represented in graph for easy viewing, except in the general tab in which only results are shown in numbers. The program provides also a ping test and routes that can be done for a selected IP. The usage reports data can also be exported for further analysis in XLS, RTF, HTML, TXT and CSV format. To do this, open the tab you want to export the data and click the “Export” button. Then just choose the desired format.
By clicking on Settings from the context menu of the program, you can adjust a number of small configurations to let it according to your preferences. There can be changed the colors displayed in the graphs, initialize along with Windows, enable notifications on the part of the program, configure the beginning of week, month and hours among others.
Published on July 11th, 2010 by admin. Filed under Uncategorized | No Comments
Surf the internet means exposing yourself to an absurd amount of different types of threats. There was a time when these dangers were limited to emails only. Today, visiting a malicious page could be enough to put the security of your information at risk.
ESET NOD32 is an antivirus designed to anticipate threats and prevent you from dangerous contents. The program has been highly praised and for two years in a row, ESET NOD32 was considered the best Antivirus solution by AV-Comparatives, an independent service that compares different programs of this genre.
Four main features were fundamental to outstrip all competitors, Proactive Protection, which combines different functions to prevent threats from reaching your computer; Accurate Detection, which will enable accurate identification of dangers without the risk of false positives; Lightweight Design, which requires little memory and processor capacity and the high speed of searches on your PC.
Improvements and Innovations
ESET NOD32 scanner is faster and with greater power of detection. Since version 4, ESET NOD32 Antivirus went through various improvements in speed, security and use of the program. For those using notebook, there is a way to use that saves the battery, but without compromising your security. Warnings and notifications not hinder in case you’re using applications and games in full screen. They are hidden and appear when it’s most convenient.
ESET NOD32 inspects communication channels (such as HTTPS and POP3) encrypted with SSL and scour hidden threats which are difficult to detect. ESET NOD32 is able to protect Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Mozilla Thunderbird, Windows Live Mail, Windows Mail and other e-mail clients. ESET NOD32 can confer “autorun.inf” as soon as media is inserted.
Two tools, SysInspector and SysRescue, simplify diagnosis and cleanliness of your system through detailed scans of processes for detection of hidden threats. You can also create CDs, DVDs or boot stick to help you repair an infected computer.
Proactive Protection
“Prevention is better than cure”. With an absurdity index of new threats created every day, updating your Antivirus means partial protection. Ideal is to have a guard who knows when your computer is at risk and that’s what ESET NOD32 do more efficiently than competitors. The heuristic system (i.e. accomplishment necessary prior to the identification of problems) used by ESET NOD32 ThreatSense is one of the most advanced feature of this security program. ESET NOD32 detects and blocks a large scale spyware and malwares using ThreatSense technology, a single highly optimized engine that detects and eliminates Viruses, Trojans, Spyware and phishing scam in real-time.
What’s new in version 4.2.58.3?
Fix: Creation of temporary profiles on Windows 7 system
Fix: ESI memory leak on x64 systems
Fix: Issues with ClusterStorage cluster folder
Fix: Default settings buttons not working correctly
Fix: Windows Live Mail crash occurs randomly when DEP (Data Execution Prevention) is enabled for wlmail.exe
Fix: GUI crash when scanning e-mail
Fix: Taskbar color and the window icons not synchronized with the systray icon color
Fix: Real-time protection not working after reinstallation of EAV / ESS
Enhancement: Added MS Outlook 2010 support
Fix: Added detection of MS Outlook Click-to-Run 2010 installation
Fix: Tag messages appended also to clean email sent from Outlook Express
Fix: Tooltips displayed even with the “Show tooltips” option disabled
Published on July 10th, 2010 by admin. Filed under Uncategorized | No Comments
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WYSIWYG Web Builder is based on the concept of WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). This term means that the page terminated for Web publishing appears exactly the way that you created in the program.
The software generates HTML tags while you point and click on the desired functions. You can create all of this without learning anything about HTML. Just drag and drop objects in the right location within the page and publish.
This editor also creates custom forms for interaction with ActiveX, Java, Flash, Windows Media Player, QuickTime and other plug-ins. You can publish locally or use an FTP server within the program itself. Build everything you ever wanted to on the Web including photo galleries, banners, images, JavaScripts, with scrolling menus, navigation bars and much more with readymade templates.
Published on July 10th, 2010 by admin. Filed under Uncategorized | No Comments
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Many programs are installed and configured together with Windows, which is cruel for booting the operating system. With that in mind, the Soluto team has developed an Anti-Frustration Software to calculate initial boot time and identify how each program is responsible for the slowness.
With the Soluto Anti-Frustration, an analysis is made and a diagnosis and initiative appears on the screen of the program. Soluto analyze the situation, in the lower left corner of your screen you will see the Soluto tab indicating the time until the end of the boot. In first analysis, all softwares configured to be initialized are listed in the Soluto, distinguished by color; each group has some characteristics in common.
The green color represents software that can be disabled without problems; the orange color corresponds to programs that can be disabled, but only in the case of disuse; the gray color represents that are vital to Windows and cannot be turned off; the blue are those that have already been disabled and can be reactivated by the Soluto. By clicking on any of the icons of the program, information about the functionality of them is placed on the screen.
Soluto offers two types of actions; delay the loading of a program or pause, i.e. remove it from the boot queue. In both cases, the changes apply quickly. Paused or retarded processes are stained blue and its time is subtracted from the total boot time. Still in beta phase, users can send their ideas or suggestions about Soluto to programmers via Feedback option, located in the lower left-hand corner of the program’s interface, just beside History option that shows the measured time history when you turn on your computer.
Some processes that consume resources and only an expert user can identify. For this task, Soluto is a powerful tool that has aim to analyze our computer boot time and identify the resource intensive applications. In addition, as a collaborative tool, leverages the experience of other users to recommend the best decision to optimize our systems.
Published on July 10th, 2010 by admin. Filed under Uncategorized | No Comments
Review: Safari factory default browser for Macs and also available for Windows, is one of the main references when talking about the Internet and its standards. Compatible with all major technologies used on the web as HTML 5, Flash and Silverlight. One of the first to offer discrete navigation modes, in which passages for websites that store information from the Web is not recorded, Safari also introduces a number of facilities in relation to the way the world uses the internet. Integrated RSS reader is an example, allowing subscriptions from your favorite content. Safari Reader is a tool that bypasses advertisements or any other graphic visual element in a web page. Safari detects whether the page contains an article. Then simply enable Safari Reader by clicking on the icon located in the address bar and Safari gives us ability to look at it in a clean view, without additional elements. User may change the text size zoom, and send it to print or email. Apple and Microsoft were never very friendly companies, but with the release of Safari 5 Bing have joined the list of search engines that come preinstalled, accompanying Google and Yahoo. Behind the scenes, the lighter programming and new engines, codes responsible for interpretation of the various elements of a site, Safari in one of the fastest browsers that exist today. One of the great merits of Firefox on other browsers, including Safari has always been easy for creating extensions and Add-ons. Therefore with version 5, Apple facilitates the development of extensions, which will be based on CSS3 and HTML5, intended for all who wish to improve the functioning of the browser and JavaScript and will run independently of the rest of the browser to ensure safety. Apple will digitally sign each extension and offer them in a Gallery of Add-ons available in the coming months. Let us hope that these extensions are cross-platform. Safari 5 makes the revolution in the world of Web browsers. It is solid and in its speed, its numbers have been more than convincing.
