Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit, working in conjunction with financial institutions and the computer security industry, has joined forces with US Marshals to take down a number of botnets which have been utilizing variants of the Zeus family of malware. It is claimed that Zeus and […]
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A new version of this very good photo manager/editor freeware from Google has just been released introducing some brand new features: Share to your Google+ circles – If you’ve joined Google+, you can use Picasa 3.9 to share directly to the circles you’ve created in
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Amanda Gore is a communications and performance expert who has made a name for herself speaking at big business conferences. Amanda is an Aussie, she is not a comedienne but she can be very funny – she is certainly entertaining. Here is Amanda’s spin on
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This software is currently available for free as a giveaway promotion and would normally sell for $29.95usd. First thing I should point out is, ignore the inference in the title of this software, it does much more than merely convert from MP4 to MP3. It
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One of the main problems with holding on to a favorite operating system is locating suitable freeware, especially when it comes to anything just a little out of the ordinary. Fortunately there are resources available which cater for just such circumstances. Freeware: FileHippo is probably
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The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) recently set out to answer this very question – how many people would be willing to give up more personal information in exchange for bigger discounts or a better price. ENISA conducted its research on a cross
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DNSChanger is Trojan horse malware which effectively modifies DNS settings to those of rogue servers which then redirect legitimate searches and URLs to malicious sites in order to steal personal information and generate illicit ad revenue. The DNSChanger malware was first discovered around 2007, it
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We recently published an article on how to manually create system restore points in Windows 7, HERE. One of our subscribers (Dan) subsequently posed a very good question via the comments… “how can I set it to do it once a week automatically?” First off
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For the uninitiated; Audacity is arguably the most powerful, feature rich audio editing/recorder software on the planet. Audacity is free (open source) and cross platform – supporting Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Audacity is the complete audio editor, including features such as; record live
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There are heaps of games available to access and play online – some good, some not so good. Hunting them down individually can prove tiresome, now friv.com has assembled more than 250 free online games all easily accessible from within just one page: Hover the
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I know this is slightly off topic but I’ve been struggling to find any new and interesting freeware items of late, plus articles covering Windows 8 and browsers have been done to death and are beginning to wear a tad thin. Besides, I’ve just bought
HDMI cables – the great ripoff? Read More »
Unlike XP and Vista, Windows 7 does not automatically create System Restore Points at regular 24 hour intervals. Windows 7 will only create a restore point prior to: An application installation (provided the application utilizes an installer which is System Restore compliant). Windows Update installation.
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I came across this freeware just the other day and was quite keen to try it out. I’m not much into playing with photos but I do enjoy dressing up congratulatory emails for birthdays, anniversaries, etc. and this looked like a cool idea for personalizing
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I believe you’d all be well aware by now that more and more freeware is being bundled with ‘extras’ which have nothing to do with the original product and offer zero extensibility. It is a disturbing trend but one which I can live with provided
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