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  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Nov 11th, 2009
  • Comments: 6

PC Hardware System Information Software Speccy

Speccy is a – currently in beta software – by popular developer Piriform that is known for software programs like CCleaner, Recuva or Defraggler. The program is a PC hardware system information tool that analyses the hardware that is installed or connected to the PC the software is running on. The software program comes as [...]

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Categories: Windows, software

  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Nov 10th, 2009
  • Comments: 2

Panda Cloud Antivirus Released Still Free

Panda Cloud Antivirus has been released today after months of being available as a beta version. The antivirus software, which has been offered as a public beta since April 2009, received more press coverage than conventional free antivirus software programs thanks to its cloud based approach. This approach moves some of the virus scanning away [...]

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Categories: Security, software

  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Nov 10th, 2009
  • Comments: 1

Exif Metadata Editor Jhead

So called exif metadata – or exif data – is automatically added to photos taken by digital cameras. The data that is added to the photo depends largely on the digital camera used but it usually includes information such as the time and date the photo was taken, the camera model, resolution and other technical [...]

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Categories: Windows, software

  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Nov 10th, 2009
  • Comments: 2

Google Chrome Cache Viewer

Chrome Cache View is one of those applications that is not really needed to perform a given task but it makes that task way more comfortable. Like ever web browser Google Chrome uses a cache on the hard disk to save data so that it opens faster on the next time the website is loaded [...]

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Categories: Windows, software

  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Nov 9th, 2009
  • Comments: 4

Windows 7 Firewall Control

The firewall in Windows 7 is a solid software firewall. It is by far not as advanced as third party firewalls but it does a good job at protecting a computer system running Windows 7. The functionality of the firewall has been improved ever since Microsoft starting shipping Windows XP versions with the software firewall. [...]

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Categories: Security, software

  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Nov 8th, 2009
  • Comments: 12

12 Booster Apps For Windows 7

Experienced computer users have a specific routine that they go through whenever they install a new operating system. This includes playing around with the default configuration of the operating system but also installing a set of applications that they consider essential. The following article will take a look at ten applications to install after installing [...]

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Categories: Windows, software

  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Nov 7th, 2009
  • Comments: 13

Paint.net 3.5 Final

After using many different image and photo editors over the years including other free ones like GIMP but also commercial applications like Adobe Photoshop I discovered one that I have been using ever since. Paint.net is an image editor for the Windows operating system which combines the attributes that I value the most: Speed and [...]

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Categories: Windows, software

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