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Software programs exist to make technology easier to use or present a new feature or safety tool. Besides reviews and updates, we’ll share articles containing the latest news in the software industry that may affect you and showcase any new apps.
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See allMaigret: create user dossiers based on username searches on thousands of sites
Maigret is an open source cross-platform tool to create profiles on users using just username searches. The program is free to use and does not require any APIs or configuration. The command […]
LastPass provides details on August 2022 hack
LastPass informed customers about a security breach on the company's official blog in August 2022. This week, the company published additional information about the hack after its investigation. Back in August 2022, […]
Microsoft Teams is storing authentication tokens in cleartext
A security vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Teams. A report that was published by security firm Vectra, reveals that Microsoft Teams is storing authentication tokens in cleartext. Microsoft Teams security issue […]
Bitwarden password manager adds Fastmail email forwarding support
Bitwarden is a popular choice when it comes to password managers. A late entry to the niche, it is open source, free for personal use and does not restrict functionality artificially for […]
File Sharing
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The Top 10 requested OneDrive features
Microsoft's OneDrive file syncing and hosting service is built-into the Windows operating system. It is available on many platforms and anyone may sign-up for it to use it. The service and its […]
Microsoft retires OneDrive's Fetch Files feature
Microsoft plans to remove the Fetch Files feature from its OneDrive desktop client at the end of July 2020. The feature allows OneDrive users to transfer files directly from another computer linked […]
Torrent client Transmission 3.00 is out
Developers of the open source cross-platform BitTorrent client Transmission have released Transmission 3.00 this week. The new major version of the program introduces several new features and improvements, as well as fixes […]
So what is a torrent exactly?
After having received numerous emails in the past that asked me to explain what a torrent is, I finally decided to write this little guide to help everyone who wants to know […]
Data recovery
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WinfrGUI: easy to use Windows file recovery application
WinfrGUI is a free program to recover files on Windows PCs. The program is easy to use and runs under Windows 10 and 11 only at the time of writing. The file […]
Multipar: create par recovery files or repair damaged archives
I wrote a Par2 files guide back in 2007 detailing how you could repair damaged or corrupt archives using these parity files. Back then, I used the excellent QuickPar for all restorations. […]
Repair PDF Documents with PDF Fixer
PDF Fixer is a free portable program for Microsoft Windows devices designed to repair PDF documents that are corrupt and cannot be opened anymore in PDF viewers. Having to deal with PDF […]
File Recovery with Undelete My Files
File Recovery tools are flooding the software market these days and it takes more than just providing a way to recover files to stick out of the bulk of solutions. Undelete My […]
Encryption
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VeraCrypt 1.25.9 Encryption Software fixes BSOD on Windows
VeraCrypt is a popular open source encryption software that is based on the abandoned TrueCrypt application. VeraCrypt 1.25.9 was released on February 19, 2022 to the public. The new version of the […]
VeraCrypt 1.25.7 update reintroduces support for Windows Vista, 7 and 8 systems
The latest version of the open source encryption software VeraCrypt brings back support for the operating systems Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. The developers of VeraCrypt released VeraCrypt 1.25.4 in […]
VeraCrypt 1.25 drops Windows 8.1 and 7, and Mac OS 10.8 and earlier support
VeraCrypt 1.25, a new version of the open source cross-platform encryption software, is now available. The new version is the first release of the application for over a year; the last release […]
WhatsApp encryption - does Facebook want to overcome it?
Facebook has confirmed that they have hired a team of researchers to figure out a way to get past end-to-end encryption. One of the privacy features that we appreciate about the WhatsApp […]
Backup
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Rescuezilla: open source backup, restore and recovery environment
Rescuezilla is a free open source disk imaging solution that supports data backups, restores and recovery actions. The application is operating system agnostic, as it needs to be put on an optical […]
A look at Paragon Backup & Recovery Free for Windows
Paragon Backup & Recovery Free is a free backup program for Microsoft's Windows operating system. The program is available for all client versions of Windows that Microsoft supports but not for server […]
How to clone a Windows 11 system disk for free
This guide walks you through the steps of cloning the system disk (or any other disk) of a Windows 11 PC for free. The method should work on devices running previous versions […]
Paragon Drive Backup Download Paragon Backup Software
Data backups should play an important part in a computer user's schedule. Backups ensure that data is not lost if it gets deleted, overwritten or edited. This can be accidental or because […]
Antivirus
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Virus scanning service VirusTotal releases VT4Browsers extension for Chrome and Firefox
VirusTotal is a useful online virus scanning service that Google acquired in 2012. The developers of the service have released VT4Browsers, an updated web browser extension for Firefox and Google Chrome. VT4Browsers […]
Emsisoft Emergency Kit is a free portable antivirus that you can use as a secondary scanner or to disinfect PCs
Emsisoft Emergency Kit has been around for a long time and ranks high in my troubleshooting arsenal. It has been a while since it was reviewed on gHacks. So, let's take a […]
Avast Free Antivirus - An overview of its pros and cons
I installed Avast Free Antivirus on my laptop a few weeks ago, and here is an overview of its features. Why isn't this a review? Well, in my opinion an antivirus review […]
Virustotal for Android scans all apps for malicious contents
Apps are without doubt one of the core features that helped Google and Apple gain traction in the mobile phone market so quickly. When you browse the Android store nowadays, you get […]
Microsoft Office
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LibreOffice 7.4 launches with webp support and dark mode support for Windows
LibreOffice 7.4.0.3 Community Edition is available now. The new version of the open source Office suite adds support for the formats webp, emz and wmz, extends the number of columns in spreadsheets, […]
Microsoft displays ads to some Office 2021 users
Buying Microsoft Office 2021 and not the subscription-based Microsoft 365, is a deliberate choice for many users. Some prefer to pay once for a product instead of having to pay each month […]
Office may or may not work with Microsoft 365 after end of mainstream support
Microsoft has the habit of being very cautious when it comes to communication with the public and its customers. The company's communication is often unclear and open for interpretation. Whether intentional or […]
Microsoft delays policy that blocks macros in Office documents from the Internet
Office macros are used by malicious actors to attack computer systems. The main use of macros is automation, to run a set of commands and actions without user interaction. The extensive capabilities […]
Security
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Maigret: create user dossiers based on username searches on thousands of sites
Maigret is an open source cross-platform tool to create profiles on users using just username searches. The program is free to use and does not require any APIs or configuration. The command […]
LastPass provides details on August 2022 hack
LastPass informed customers about a security breach on the company's official blog in August 2022. This week, the company published additional information about the hack after its investigation. Back in August 2022, […]
Microsoft Teams is storing authentication tokens in cleartext
A security vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Teams. A report that was published by security firm Vectra, reveals that Microsoft Teams is storing authentication tokens in cleartext. Microsoft Teams security issue […]
Bitwarden password manager adds Fastmail email forwarding support
Bitwarden is a popular choice when it comes to password managers. A late entry to the niche, it is open source, free for personal use and does not restrict functionality artificially for […]
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Microsoft is rolling out the Windows 11 2022 Update to more systems by Martin Brinkmann on 10/05/2022
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Spark Mail is now available on Windows with a new UI, and a premium subscription by Ashwin on 10/05/2022
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Vivaldi 5.5 ships with Task Panel and account improvements by Martin Brinkmann on 10/05/2022
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