The Best Free Software – Part 5

thunderbird The Best Free Software – Part 5

Internet Browsers: Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera
E-mail: Thunderbird, Postbox Express, Gmail Notifier
Communication: Skype, Pidgin, Digsby Read more »»

The Best Free Software – Part 4

Network Monitoring / Firewall: PC Tools Firewall Plus 7, Online Armor Free, Comodo Firewall, Ashampoo FireWall Free
File & Disk Management: Auslogics Disk Defrag, Defraggler, IObit Smart Defrag
Recovery: Recuva, FreeUndelete, ADRC Data Recovery
Uninstall: Revo Uninstaller Free, IObit Uninstaller
System: Glary Utilities, CCleaner, IObit Toolbox
File Compression: Universal Extractor, IZArc, PeaZip
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The Best Free Software – Part 3

CD/DVD Tools: ImgBurn, bitRipper, CDex, DVDShrink
Pictures and Photos: Paint.NET, FastStone Image Viewer,IrfanView, GIMP, PhotoScape, Google Picasa
Backup Tools: FBackup, EASEUS Todo Backup Home, Clonezilla, SyncBack Freeware
Download Managers: uTorrent, Deluge, YouTube Downloader HD Read more »»

The Best Free Software – Part 2

OFFICE: OpenOffice, DropBox, FoxIt reader, doPDF, Evernote, CDBurnerXP
PRODUCTIVITY: Fences, Rainlendar Lite, VirtuaWin, Launchy Read more »»

The Best Free Software – Part 1

ANTI-VIRUS TOOLS: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2011 , Avira AntiVir Personal , Comodo Internet Security, Microsoft Security Essentials , Avast! Free Antivirus, Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware, Spybot + Search & Destroy
SYSTEM UTILITIES: Absolute Uninstaller, 7-zip
SECURITY: ZoneAlarm Free Firewall Read more »»

Introducing OmniPage 18

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Create Individual Desktop Gadgets With Ashampoo Gadge It

Ashampoo Gadge It enables you to create individual desktop applications (gadgets) and browser menus even for Windows® XP. [...]

Virtual Box 4.06 – Now Available With Fewer Bugs

virtualbox Virtual Box 4.06   Now Available With Fewer Bugs Virtual box is a powerful virtualization tool either for business or for use at home. Virtualization is nowadays more popular and it is even available in windows 7. Most people use visualization tool and in this case, virtual box is one of the most preferred and most powerful programs that is available. There are many releases for virtual box series, which comes with list of developed features and supported operating systems. There is a new release of 4.0.6 version, which comes with size list of bug fixes. The product surely meets all professional standards.

Virtual box is features high performance product for business people. The application has greater improvements in stability that helps to provide a more user-friendly virtualization experience. It also has plugged memory leaks and the option of storing snapshots in the same directory as virtual machines. Several networking problems addressed in virtual 4.0.6 and problems of sleeping mode and system resumption are fixed.  This allows Linux users to take have greater advantage of the recent model. This is due to the improved support, which eliminates interface quirks and unwanted hangs while using windows Mac. Read more »»

IEZone Analyzer 3 – Administer Internet Explorer Security Zones Easily

IE Zone Analyzer 300x187 IEZone Analyzer 3   Administer Internet Explorer Security Zones EasilyThere are several settings in the Internet explorer security zones. They allow you to control your system and website activities. You can find them in the catalogs and sometimes it can be so difficult to detect some errors. However, this is achieved by the use of IEZone Analyzer 3. This program will provide an option of Internet in its security zone box. The only thing you need to do is to click on the View Effect Settings and you will receive the configurations in a single dialog. It contains restriction settings and some options on where you want to save your files.

You can easily compare IE security settings by the use of IEZone Analyzer without any problem. This program can assist you to save your settings and compare them with the others. This is by the use of “file>Export Local Settings” procedure. This method can assist you in monitoring IE installation at a specific time.  The saved settings can be named baseline and after a month, you can compare baseline settings with the current settings by the use of IEZone Analyzer. You will be able to notice if someone has interfered with your settings. Interfered settings will be highlighted instantly and you will make some changes. This program allows you to compare some settings for a particular IE security zone. Read more »»

USB Immunizer – Get Secured With Your USB Drives

bitdefender usb immunizer 300x235 USB Immunizer – Get Secured With Your USB DrivesThe Bit Defender security firm released a report for Q1-2011.It highlighted that the autorun based exploits as the highly exploited security vulnerabilities for the PCs. There is however no need for any one to panic. This company has released a USB immunizer tool for free. This tool is   promising to address this issue.

It is quite easy to use this program as it is essentially just the creation of an autorun. The .inf folder on the chosen drive in turn has the additional hidden folder and various files. This means that if you plug the device to the pc, which is infected, if anything   writes a new auto run, the .info file will be unable to execute its functions.

Actually, a virus can be able to get around by deleting any content of the autorun, the .info folder and the available folder. The Bit Defender is making this more complicated by the use of nested folders. This on the other hand makes the liberal use hidden attributes essential. Read more »»