Download managers back in the days of dial up Internet connections where must have applications. Downloads in the Megabyte range where large downloads back then. Considering that modems were only capable of downloading a few Megabytes per hour, and that their connections where often flaky, you had to use download managers to make use of [...]

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The security software market is flooded with products. Consumers not only have to cope with dozens of companies, but also with multiple products offered by the same company. The majority of companies offer two or three different security programs that are updated every year. With different security products available, consumers face the problem that they [...]

Categories: Security, Software, Windows

Cloud hosting, or online hosting in general, is not a new technology. Your emails hosted on your email provider’s server are as much cloud hosting as storing website files on content distribution networks or important documents with the help of a provider like Dropbox. When you look at the services that Dropbox offers, you will [...]

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Audials Moviebox 9 offers a versatile set of video and movie related applications that allow users to download videos from the Internet, rip DVDs, convert media, synchronize their collection and play videos. When you first start the application you will notice that the interface can be divided into three modules. A maximum of two sections [...]

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The 4th annual Ghacks Christmas Giveaway starts tomorrow. I did not reveal the products that you could win in previous years. This year, it is going to change to give you enough time to participate in the giveaways that you are really interested in. Today, I’m going to post general rules about the giveaway as [...]

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When I first started the Christmas Giveaway back in 2008 I did not really think that it would become an annual event, nor that other sites would pick up the idea and run their own giveaways at that time of the year. The Ghacks Christmas Giveaway is an event taking place from December 1 to [...]

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It is the last day of the Ghacks Christmas Giveaway and when I look back I see great programs and lots of participation from old and new readers, and some that only come out at this time of the year. I’m in a hurry which is why I will make this a short post before [...]

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Why are so many PCs getting infected with malicious software? That question alone could fill a book but it comes down to a single problem: rights on the system, and the ability to write data so that the malicious program stays on the computer even after reboots. Returnil System Safe Pro clones the operating system [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

If you are using a desktop email client like Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird you know that the antispam capabilities are limited to that one client. This can be a problem if more than one email client is used on the computer. But there is another problem. What if the antispam module of the desktop [...]

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