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See allMicrosoft Office 2021 will be released on October 5, 2021
Microsoft announced a new version of its Office product, Microsoft Office 2021, and a new Long-Term Servicing Channel version, Office LTSC 2021, earlier this year. The company revealed yesterday that Office LTSC […]
What’s new with the Samsung September 2021 security update?
Samsung started rolling out the security update to most of their Galaxy devices from August 30. Google used to be the leader when it came to bringing out updates to their Android […]
Germany is pushing phone makers to offer at least 7 years of updates
The European Commission recently proposed an extension to the support cycle of Android and iOS devices. They've requested a minimum period of five years of updates. Germany's Federal Government is now pushing […]
Microsoft is bringing support for the Open Document Format ODF 1.3 to Office
Currently in beta testing in the Microsoft Office Beta channel, Office customers will soon be able to use the Open Document Format ODF 1.3 in Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office saves documents in […]
File Sharing
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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 […]
Bittorrent Client qBittorrent 4.1.7 is out
The developers of the open source Bittorrent client qBittorrent have released version 4.1.7 to the public on August 4, 2019. The new release is mostly a bugfix release but it introduces new […]
uTorrent Web First Look
uTorrent Web is a web-based client of the still-popular uTorrent BitTorrent application. The developers of uTorrent announced plans to release a web-based version of uTorrent in early 2017. Note: uTorrent Web is […]
Data recovery
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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 […]
R-Undelete Home: recover deleted files on Windows
R-Undelete Home is a free file recovery software for Microsoft Windows devices that can recover files from FAT partitions only (limited to 64 Kilobyte or smaller files on NTFS). The Home version […]
SeqBox and BlockHashLoc file recovery tools
SeqBox and BlockHashLoc are two file recovery tools designed to help recover files if the file system of a storage device is not accessible anymore. Files may become inaccessible in a number […]
Mac Data Recovery Software Disk Drill ported to Windows
There is certainly no shortage of data recovery programs for the Windows operating system but if a popular program from another platform gets ported, it is worth taking a closer look. The […]
Encryption
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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 […]
Tox is a peer-to-peer instant messaging protocol with end-to-end encryption, voice calls, video calls and file transfers
Instant Messaging is one of the most popular forms of electronic communication. You don't have to pay extra fees (not counting data charges) for chatting with family members, friends or colleagues regardless […]
Speed up the migration of encrypted drives to another software
DiskCryptor has been my go-to program on Windows when it comes to encrypting entire hard drives and the system partition since 2012. Development stopped, however, several years ago. While the program works […]
VeraCrypt 1.22 encryption software update released
VeraCrypt 1.22 is a new version of the popular cross-platform encryption software that parent company Idrassi established as the primary unofficial successor of the encryption software TrueCrypt. TrueCrypt development ended under mysterious […]
Backup
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Ashampoo Backup 2021: free but good enough?
German software publisher Ashampoo released Ashampoo Backup 2021, the free version of its backup application for Windows, recently. Free backup solutions are a dime a dozen on Windows and new releases need […]
First Look at Hasleo Backup Suite Free, a new Windows backup software
Windows users have lots of choice when it comes to backup software, and Hasleo Backup Suite Free is the latest entry in the free backup software category for the operating system. Tip: Our […]
A first look at the backup software Macrium Reflect 8
Macrium Reflect 8 will be released in March 2021; reason enough to take a first look at the latest beta version of the popular backup software and to find out what the […]
Google will replace Backup and Sync client with Drive for desktop later this year
Google announced plans to unify its desktop Google Drive clients yesterday on the Google Workspace Updates blog. Two clients are in use currently: the Backup and Sync client, available to Home customers […]
Antivirus
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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 […]
AV Test's October 2017 ranking: surprise at the top
German independent IT security institute AV Test released its Windows home user antivirus ranking for October 2017 recently. The institute tests antivirus solutions regularly, and tests the protective capabilities, performance, and usability […]
Microsoft Network Realtime Inspection Service (NisSrv.exe) information
If you open the task manager on a device running a recent version of Windows, you may notice the Microsoft Network Realtime Inspection Service (NisSrv.exe) as one of the tasks running on […]
Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Office 2021 will be released on October 5, 2021
Microsoft announced a new version of its Office product, Microsoft Office 2021, and a new Long-Term Servicing Channel version, Office LTSC 2021, earlier this year. The company revealed yesterday that Office LTSC […]
Microsoft is bringing support for the Open Document Format ODF 1.3 to Office
Currently in beta testing in the Microsoft Office Beta channel, Office customers will soon be able to use the Open Document Format ODF 1.3 in Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office saves documents in […]
Microsoft 365 and Office 365: new pricing for business and Enterprise customers
Microsoft announced plans to change the pricing of the company's subscription-based services Microsoft 365 and Office 365 this week. The pricing changes will go into effect on March 1, 2022 for business […]
Open Source Office Suite LibreOffice 7.2 is out
A new version of the open source Office suite LibreOffice has been released earlier today. LibreOffice 7.2 is available for all supported platforms; core improvements include better interoperability with Microsoft Office document […]
Security
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What’s new with the Samsung September 2021 security update?
Samsung started rolling out the security update to most of their Galaxy devices from August 30. Google used to be the leader when it came to bringing out updates to their Android […]
Germany is pushing phone makers to offer at least 7 years of updates
The European Commission recently proposed an extension to the support cycle of Android and iOS devices. They've requested a minimum period of five years of updates. Germany's Federal Government is now pushing […]
Google issues another security threat warning - fourth time in two months
Google Chrome has more than 2 billion users worldwide. This does make the browser a significant target of hackers and other cybercriminals, and unfortunately, the security features aren’t always enough to keep […]
Samsung Internet 15 browser officially released with more security features than ever
Most Android users end up using the default Chrome internet browser. However, it is good to know that many more browsers in the Play Store are also good to use, and some […]
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