Opera 10.60 Review

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Great news for Opera fans, a new version (10.60) has been released with a completely new JavaScript framework and the promise of the new Opera is eight times higher speed. Opera is admired for its speed, visual and simplicity. Everything began with the revitalization of the interface, much prettier and more intuitive. The source code has been completely revised to eliminate residues from previous versions and fix bugs.

The final version of Opera 10.60 managed to surprise even those who followed each update. Amazingly fast browser now has native support for the WebM and HTML5, Geolocation, suggestions result feature in searches and applies the Anti-fraud system and Anti-phishing.

Super Fast Browsing With Style

Opera has always been the browser with the greatest efficiency among all others. When you open the browser, it shows what is called “Speed Dial”. A homepage that meets all of the most visited websites by you or recent favorites. Seems silly, but it is really very useful.

Opera tabs are known for their flexibility. This is because, as soon as you click and drag the bar that separates the navigation tabs, you can get thumbnails of the pages that are open. The visual is great and makes it easier for those who love to open many pages at the same time.

You can access the other main functions of the browser (E-mail, Favorites and Widgets etc) by clicking on the big red “O” in the upper-left corner. And don’t worry about the plug-ins compatibility, because most already installed, as the Flash Player.
Resources

Opera complements automatically what you type in the address bar with history and Favorites that you have. Search within pages has also been enhanced, so you filter what you’re looking for. If you use Opera with Windows 7, realizes that the visuals are made to suit the new operating system. I.e. transparency takes care of the browser from the top to the lowest part of it.
Advanced Standards, Improved Support

Since the beta versions, Opera announced major innovations in relation to support for advanced technologies such as HTML5 and WebM. If you depend on Opera, these standards will not be a problem.

Following the trends, the new Opera works fine with the new technology of HTML5. If you had any curiosity, how does YouTube or Vimeo in new HTML5, feel free to try it with this version. And, last but not least, the CSS3 has also been implemented which ensures more compatibility.
E-mail

If you check your email often and embrace Opera as default browser, Opera mail client can be a good idea. From the sidebar or the main menu (Big red “O”), you can access your e-mail, which can be configured as POP3 or IMAP. So, just open a new tab to send a message and one click to check new messages.

Geolocation

Opera is getting better in terms of Geolocation. The technology allows websites know your location and then make your browsing more practical, for example offering more relevant search results. Opera 10.60 lets you share your location in order to make the best possible use of the content of websites that use Geolocation. To ensure your privacy, you have complete control over when the feature should be used.

Learn more about this feature with this real-time interactive map.
Opera Unite

Have you ever thought about accessing music library, photos, files and folders remotely on your home computer from anywhere you are? Opera unite is the function that makes it possible. It’s as if your browser transforms your PC into a Web server.

Opera and AVG, Union for Your Safety

Now, Opera uses anti-phishing and anti-fraud systems of AVG that prevents you from accessing dangerous pages and also offers automatic feeds about the latest threats and keep you safe from malware.
Widgets

Rather than add-ons (like Firefox), Opera supports widgets ranging from social networks clients to games and utilities to download videos. The good (or bad) news is that now they are entirely independent. After installing a new Widget, it appears outside of the Opera, as a Windows application. This means that if you close your browser, the widget remains open and functioning.

Outpost Firewall Pro 7.0.1 Review

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The Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro is one of the greatest applications of this category. In addition to creating a heavy-handed intrusion barrier, this powerful firewall offers various extra features to complement the security of your computer. Among the many strengths of the application are the lightness and the amount of information, leaving the user aware of everything that occurs among the ports of the system.

The program remains in the background, allowing you to perform your tasks normally. If there is a signal of any threat, a popup window appears, requesting an action to be taken. When you need to access settings of Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro, just double click over the blue icon in the system tray and click on Settings.
An Unmatched Firewall

The primary function of the program is conducted in an impeccable manner. The firewall intercepts any connection type, whether they are received or from your computer. Monitors network traffic in real time and prevents hacker attacks to your machine. The settings are well detailed, providing resources for each user to set their default security as needed. Those who do not have knowledge, they can use the predefined levels of protection by the program.
Protection against Pests

One of the ways pests infiltrate your computer is passing through programs of the system. Once disguised, the files remain running by sending information from your machine to a remote computer without being noticed. Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro monitors all system processes, identifying and blocking suspicious processes. In addition, there is a list of permissions for you to define everything that can and cannot run.
More Protection

The program also has a very powerful Anti-Spyware module, leaving your computer safe from spyware with a database of thousands of definitions of malwares updated daily. If you suspect an infection, the user can count with the scan function, giving more emphasis to extra function of the program. Version 7 also includes Application guard, File & Folder lock and program activity tracker. Is there something better than stay protected from intrusions and malware with a single application?
Web Control

Do you need to browse internet smoothly without fear of encountering malicious content? The Web control feature is a great content filter. With it you surf free of unwanted ads, blocks access to specific pages and preserves the Inbox of your e-mail client clean. For greater control, you can also check all the online activity of your machine in real time; monitor the addresses and protocols used by each process.
Event Log

To end the set of tools in this true application suite, there is an event Manager, whose aim is to collect and store all activities on the network and the Internet.
Total safety

Agnitum Outpost Firewall Pro is a real sentry for your system. Prevents your computer from hackers, spyware, filters Internet content and much more. Don’t get out of this, increase the security of your PC with this powerful protection tool.

Express Burn 4.37 Review

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There are different programs with lots of quality that offer the perfect interface for you to write your media. Express Burn is one of these options. It is a free software for burning Audio and Video CDs, Data DVDs and Blu-ray that works with perfection. In addition to creating new content, the program has support for copying disks, i.e. you simply put a CD into your reader and Express Burn copy it in a few moments.
Beautiful and Uncomplicated

Who is familiar with the market leaders in recording media can find the interface of Express Burn somewhat modest. Making sure this comparison, it is really simple, but this is not a reason to think that its quality is inferior compared to its competitors.

The program contains all icons with the support options for the creation of the media. Using Express Burn is intuitive and you must add specific files or complete folders for burning CDs and DVDs.
Great for Audio Recording

Probably you have already started listening to a CD with various songs and realized that the volume of each track is different. This usually occurs when the user forgets to throttle volume of these files. With Express Burn this task is extremely simple.

From the toolbar there is the button “Normalize volume”. When clicked, an option window opens for you to determine the volume level for the whole CD, i.e. all tracks will be with the same volume, saving you the effort to increase or decrease the volume while you relax and enjoy listening to your favorite songs.
Free and Quality Solution

To facilitate further the process of recording, Express Burn supports the “drag and drop”. With this, you can open your Windows Explorer and then simply select the file to be written in the media and drag it to the recording window.

The program works with rewriteable CDs and supports Joliet or CDA formats. To record audio, there are various compatible formats, such as AAC, AIFF, AU, FLAC, MP3, RA, WMA and much more. The write tool includes options for command line and integrated development kit for other programs.

Anyone looking for a free media recorder will love Express Burn, being a great program to store your information on CDs and DVDs.

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