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  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Nov 22nd, 2009
  • Comments: None

Antivir Maker Avira Changes Update System

We ran a post in the beginning of this month (read: Avira Antivir Update Hangs)that mentioned a growing problem that users of Avira Antivir were experiencing. The problem these users were experiencing was a permanent update failure during the virus definition update of the antivirus software. Some users were able to fix these difficulties by [...]

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Categories: Security, Windows, software

Purchase music from Amazon on your Linux machine

For most lovers of music on the go, the default seems to be the combination of iTunes and iP* (where * is either hone or od). This is great for Apple and Windows users. But where do Linux users get their new music? Oh sure you can purchase the CD, rip it, and copy it [...]

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Categories: Amazon, Entertainment, Linux, Music Industry, Music and Video, Online Services, Tutorials Basic, companies, software

  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Nov 21st, 2009
  • Comments: 4

Auslogics Disk Defrag

Auslogics Disk Defrag is a hard disk defragmentation software for the Windows operating system. Recently version 3 of the software program has been released; Reason enough for us to take a look at the improvements in this new version. At its core stands the option to defragment all connected hard drives of the computer system. [...]

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Categories: Windows, software

  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Nov 20th, 2009
  • Comments: 2

Install Multiple Applications With AllMyApps

AllMyApps offers a similar functionality as Ninite which we have reviewed last month. Both applications allow a computer user to install multiple programs without further user interaction. But that’s where the similarities end. Ninite creates a custom installer based on the selection of applications that the user makes on the homepage. AllMyApps on the other [...]

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Categories: Linux, Windows, software

  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Nov 20th, 2009
  • Comments: 4

Video To MKV Converter

VideoToMKV is a comfortable software program to convert various video formats into the Matroska container format (mkv). The program utilizes the ffmpeg library for the conversions. New videos can be easily added to the application by drag and drop or a file browser. The videos that have been added are then displayed in the main [...]

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Categories: Windows, software

  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Nov 20th, 2009
  • Comments: 39

Desktop Torrents Search Engine Torrent Fetcher

Users looking for torrents usually go to a website like Mininova or The Piratebay that index torrents. An alternative to this is a desktop torrents search engine like Torrent Fetcher is available for the Microsoft Windows operating system. Torrent Fetcher comes with a comfortable interface to perform the search for Bittorrent files from the local [...]

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Categories: Windows, software

  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Nov 19th, 2009
  • Comments: 3

FastStone Image Viewer 4.0

A new version of the image viewer FastStone Image Viewer has been released today by the developers. Version 4.0 introduces several new and enhanced features including better Windows 7 compatibility, improved performance in network folders, display of GPS information with a link to Google Earth, favorite folders and several minor improvements and bug fixes.
The [...]

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Categories: Windows, software

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