I’m betting that you sign on at dozens of sites and juggle multiple passwords on post-it’s stuck to your screen. Tsk tsk. Did you know that’s one quick way to wake up one morning and find an enormous credit card bill for purchases you ‘made’ at Nigeria?

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Grisoft launched a new version of AVG Antivirus Free on April 24, that shipped with several features besides the ones already included in the application

The shiny AVG Free 8.0 is compatible with many Windows flavors, including here Windows 2000, Windows XP/x64 Edition and Windows Vista/x64 Edition. Additionally, the application comes in a large group of languages encompassing English, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Serbian and Spanish. You’ll love the primary functions of the application, as published by Grisoft on the official page of the newly-released program: - Anti-Virus: protection against viruses, worms and trojans - Anti-Spyware: protection against spyware, adware and identity-theft - Anti-Rootkit: protection against hidden threats (rootkits) - Web Shield & LinkScanner: protection against malicious websites With the release of AVG Free 8.0, we are underscoring our belief that all computer users, regardless of their computer usage needs, have the right to a safe and worry-free computing experience,” says Karel Obluk, chief technology officer at AVG Technologies. “However, it is important for users to remember that AVG Free does not protect against the full range of today’s web-borne threats. For complete protection, users should consider AVG’s commercial products, which scan for and block threats before they can infect the computer or disrupt the user experience.” Continue Reading »
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An updated version and quite the easiest-to-use photo resizer just hit the market.Now it’s got image carving capabilities.

Despite its light footprint, this wasplike (300kB) freeware tool does a hefty bi: resize by percentage, longest side, shortest side, width, height, fit in frame, or by specifying file size in kilobytes. Batch processing of files in all subfolders, generating custom reports (e.g. htlm fragments for galleries), sharpening and more. Usable as a droplet or from Explorer’s context menu. It’s definitely a good sidekick when loading up the gargantuan Photoshop CS4 is overkill. Continue Reading »
Review: Picture Resizer 3

Business demands exacting performance. You can’t settle for mediocrity. Imagine yourself as the typical shopper and the commercial portal you visit tends to shut down erratically throughout the day. Would you trust them with your credit card?

Spending extra on good good web hosts is worth the time. Right? You want to keep your customers. Not drive them away. Visit web hosting reviews for a list of some worthwhile services. This consumer guide has a wide archive of web hosting reviews and recommendations on virtual servers. Check it out!

I’m the notepad type of guy. My travels take me to places where I like to jot down notes, scribble drawings and generally save my thoughts on paper. The problem is, notepads get ratty quite quickly. So I started taking notes on my Sony Ericsson P1i. But dang, that keyboard takes forever to input data! Then I tried my laptop. But it’s too big and unwieldy. Plus the Compaq dies after 1 hour use (it’s a core2duo at 2Ghz) Continue Reading »
Review: Asus Eee PC- Perfect Scratch Pad

In the context of Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista RTM was easy to ignore throughout, but with the introduction of Service Pack 1, the equation of the latest Windows client has evolved.

SP1 represents not only a maturity milestone for Windows Vista, but also a stage in the life of the operating system that will catalyze a boost in uptake. But at the same time, the rapidly approaching cut-off date for the availability of Windows XP and the increasing focus of the OEM market on XP’s successor mean that consumers will find it increasingly hard to avoid Windows Vista. Continue Reading »
The Art of Blocking and Dodging Vista SP1

Imagine lugging your favorite computer programs along with all of your bookmarks, file settings, e-mail and the kitchen sink with you. And you can activate them on any Windows computer…. never leaving any personal data behind. It’s the ultimate in security and convenience!

That’s what I love about the phenomenon of portable apps- or complete software that sit on your thumb drive!

portable - deployed  or moved with convenience

app - a computer program like a web browser or spreadsheet processor Continue Reading »
Review: Portableapps Carries Your World In a ThumbDrive

Web designers making very old mistakes are letting malicious hackers hijack visitors to their sites, say experts.

Many of the loopholes left in the code created for websites have been known about for almost a decade say the security researchers.

The poor practices are proving very attractive to hi-tech criminals looking for a ready source of victims. Continue Reading »
Hackers exploit poor website code