Free Software Reviews and News - Security and Productivity

Free Software Reviews and News - Security and Productivity

Reviews and news on current free software, with an emphasis on security and productivity software.

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Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – November 30, 2009

5 Must Have Google Chrome Extensions – While Google hasn’t officially released their own repository to download extensions yet (although you can officially submit them here), third-party sites such as Chrome Extensions have a large repository of extensions ready for you to download. The Best Smartphones on Every Carrier (Full List) - For the first time [...] Read Full Story

Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – November 29, 2009

24 Great Open Source Apps for Admins & Technicians - I’m always on the lookout for apps that can ease my workload or free up some room in my budget, and open source applications are an excellent way for me to accomplish both. Top 10 Cross-Platform Apps that Run on Windows, OS X, Linux, and More [...] Read Full Story

Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – November 28, 2009

Hackers exploit Tiger Woods car accident to spread malware – Cybercriminals have wasted no time taking advantage of the news that the world’s number one golfer, Tiger Woods, has been involved in a car accident outside his house in Florida. New Facebook Worm Warning: Wanna See Something Hot? - A new Facebook worm is making the [...] Read Full Story

Bitlocker Versus True Crypt Performance

From:  ghacks.net
Alexander over at 4Sysops has performed benchmark comparison tests of the encryption software programs Bitlocker and True Crypt on netbooks. Bitlocker is the encryption software that ships with Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows Vista Ultimate while True Crypt is a freely available Open Source alternative. Both have features that the other software does not offer. Bitlocker for instance comes with a very handy Bitlocker To Go option (only in Windows 7 available) which can encrypt a removable... Read Full Story

Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – November 27, 2009

Notebooks You Can Count On – And Some You Can’t – SquareTrade, a provider of PC extended warranty services, studied the failure rates of the most widely used notebook computers. The results are startling. One in three notebooks will fail within three years. Here’s a look at the reliability and failure rate results among the [...] Read Full Story

Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – November 26, 2009

Lifehacker’s Guide to Making the Most of Black Friday: Black Friday – It’s a day when you can either score killer deals on gear or pay way too much for too little. The amount of planning and strategy you use is the biggest factor in whether or not you’ll get burned. CNET cheapskate: Get a 25-inch [...] Read Full Story

Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – November 25, 2009

10 Free Downloads for Your Laptop - With these no-cost tools for syncing data, monitoring battery life, working with wireless networks, and using a thumb drive, you can get the most out of your laptop or netbook. Lifehacker: Device Doctor is a Free Driver Update Scanner with Promise – Driver update utility Device Doctor finds outdated [...] Read Full Story

Runscanner - Freeware startup and hijack analyzer

Normally PC are infected with malware and solowing down the computer. My friend always says to me. PC is like heart of human. So, you need to care to it. Otherwise, it's be infected with virues. if you are looking for online scanning tools click here RunScanner is a freeware windows system utility which scans your system for all running programs, autostart locations, drivers, services and hijack points. You can use Runscanner to detect changes and misconfigurations in your system caused by... Read Full Story

Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – November 24, 2009

Skip the Crowds: Online Shopping Tips for Black Friday – You probably already know that many Black Friday bargains are available online too. Rather than brave the elements or risk being trampled at 5 a.m., it’s much more pleasant to shop from the comfort of home. Save the Kevlar vest for another day. 8 Tech Tools [...] Read Full Story

Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – November 23, 2009

Speed Up Everything – Is your PC dragging? Does your broadband network creep along at dial-up speeds? Do Web pages take forever to load on your smartphone? Don’t wait! These fixes will get you back into the fast lane. CNET cheapskate: Get a 10-inch Netbook for $199 -  The 10.1-inch Acer Aspire One – First up [...] Read Full Story
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