Protect Your Identity and Confidential Data with PC Lock [Giveaway]

Protect Your Identity and Confidential Data with PC Lock [Giveaway]: "

Protecting your confidential and sensitive information is always an important thing to take care of in your PC. PC Lock is a nice tool for Windows which secures your privacy with powerful and sophisticated encryption that automatically protects personal and sensitive data, keeping you safe from hackers and thieves. PC Lock encrypts your sensitive data such that even in case your laptop is stolen, your data will be safe and cannot be access by anyone.

When you install the app, it prompts to to enter a PC Lock password and once it is configured it will start encrypting your PC and this might take time based on the amount of data available on your PC.

Features;

• High Security with military-grade 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption.


• Reset your password or securely delete your data from web-based management tool for an extra layer of protection.


• Simple wizard walks you through installation and configuration. Your files are encrypted as soon as PC Lock is installed


• Encrypts files automatically in the background without slowing down your PC. Selectivity options allow you to control what is encrypted.


• Provides an extra layer of protection and complements your current PC security software.

The tool is not free and cost $29.95, but as a part of promotion, Laplink is giving away PC Lock for free for one day. So if you are interested in getting this tool, open the promotion page and follow the steps. Remember this a time limited offer, so hurry up and grab your copy.

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Keep your PC Secure with BitDefender Security Scan

Keep your PC Secure with BitDefender Security Scan: "

We had reviewed the BitDefender Internet Security 2011 recently and today we have another free tool from BitDefender for making your systems more secure- BitDefender Security Scan. It is a freeware which is a handy and reliable utility designed to provide information on the speed, stability and security issues which may affect your system. You can keep your Windows updated as well improve the speed of your PC by checking for issues specially in registry

Security Scan can check your computer for viruses, spywares, invalid registry entries, missing security patches from Windows and also outdated security software. Once it completes the scan you can see the security threats for your PC.

Features;

• AV QuickScan – scans your PC for running viruses, spyware and other online threats – usually in less than a minute


• Registry Tuning – scans your PC for invalid registry entries that can cause slow downs, freezes or crashes.


• Update watcher – checks for Windows updates which have not been applied yet.


• Security status – checks for the existence and status of security software on your system.


• Scheduled Scanning – sets up recurring scans to ensure your system is safe. QuickScan will automatically scan your PC on startup.


• Antivirus Spot Check – on demand, instantly scans a suspicious file (such as something you’ve just downloaded) for viruses.

Although the tool detects the issues, you cannot directly fix them using the tool, but nevertheless it provides sufficient information needed to fix it.

Download BitDefender Security Scan

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View Multiple Websites in one Browser Window with SitePouch

View Multiple Websites in one Browser Window with SitePouch: "

You might be browsing lots of websites daily and the most common way to open them is to use tabs in the browsers. But there might be certain websites which you use commonly like emails, Facebook etc. Now you can open multiple sites in a single browser window and save tabs space. SitePouch is a nice free online service which allows you to open multiple websites in a single window and quickly navigate through them easily.

You can enter multiple sites here and create a Site Pouch. It is nothing but a unique URL to open all these websites in single window. Below is a video of the service in action, you can see three sites loading in a single browser tab. You can share the site pouch such that they can be used on other browsers or even other computers.

SitePouch is a nice service to browse to multiple sites quickly and easily, but having said that there are few sites which does not load in iFrame method and hence these cannot be used with SitePouch.

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Bing Maps Aerial Imagery Theme for Windows 7

Bing Maps Aerial Imagery Theme for Windows 7: "

Microsoft has released a new theme for Windows 7 based on Bing Maps Aerial Imagery. You can get breath-taking views of the United States delivered to your desktop with this free Windows 7 theme that captures the best of Bing Maps aerial photography. Once downloaded, this dynamic theme updates automatically through an RSS feed.

Once installed, you need to manually select to download all the images from the web whenever they are delivered through RSS feeds.

Download Bing Maps Aerial Imagery Theme

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Download IObit Malware Fighter

Download IObit Malware Fighter: "

IObit Malware Fighter is an freeware tool for Windows which is an advanced malware & spyware removal utility that detects, removes the deepest infections, and protects your PC from various potential spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, bots, worms, and hijackers. You can scan your PC for malwares, spywares and other worms and threats. IObit Malware Fighter detects the most complex and deepest spyware and malware in a very fast and efficient way.

The interface is pretty good and easy to use. The interface comes with a scan tab which has a smart scan, full scan and also custom scan based on your requirements. From the Protect tab, you can enable or disable features for real time protection which comes with including “Startup Guard”, “Browser Guard”, “Network Guard”, “File Guard” and “Cookie Guard”.

IObit Cloud uses the latest Cloud Computing technology and Heuristic Analyzing mechanic to analyze the behavior of spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, bots, worms, hijackers and other security-related risks in a fully automated mode.

You can change all other features from the settings menu including the file types for scanning. IObit Malware Fighter provides you with ultimate anti-malware and real-time protection against malwares and other spywares.

Download IObit Malware Fighter

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Taskbar Classic Start Menu brings Classic Start Menu in Windows 7

Taskbar Classic Start Menu brings Classic Start Menu in Windows 7: "

When Windows 7 was released it included the new start menu which was available in Windows Vista. Many users were missing the classic start menu of Windows XP. Taskbar Classic Start Menu is a nice freeware tool which brings in the classic start menu to Windows 7. It does not change your existing start menu but adds an option to get the classic start menu from the system tray, just right click on the icon and the classic start menu pops up.

With this tool, you can have the power of new start menu and also the classic start menu in Windows 7. You can customize some of the options from the settings menu which can be got by clicking on the tray icon.

Taskbar Classic Start Menu requires Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7.

Taskbar Classic Start Menu is a simple and yet very useful tool for all users who like the classic start menu of Windows.

Download Taskbar Classic Start Menu

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Evolution of Email [Infographic]

Source : Google ReaderEvolution of Email [Infographic]: "

Emails were first introduced in 1965 and it has come a long way since its release. It is now the most commonly used platform for communication. Microsoft has created a Infographic on the evolution of emails over the years. This has been prepared by the Microsoft Outlook team. Outlook has also evolved ever since it was released in 1997.

Via Microsoft Press Pass

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Free Multiple File Hash Calculator- MultiHasher

Free Multiple File Hash Calculator- MultiHasher: "

There are many types of file hash algorithms to find out the integrity of the file and to make sure it has not been modified. We have covered tools like Hash Verifier, Snap MD5 and Verify File Checksum to find the file hash. MultiHasher is different from other in the way that it is a multiple hash algorithm checker for Windows. You can just drag and drop files on to its interface and then select the hash algorithm you want to verify. You can even check for all algorithms using this tool.

Based on your selection, the application will display the checksum of the file. It also an an inbuilt check for the file hash with virus total, an online service for scanning files.

Features;

• Calculate one or more hash values for a single file at once


• Calculate hash values for multiple files and text string


• Supported hash algorithms: CRC32, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512


• Supports hash file verification (MHX, SFV, MD5Sum, etc.)


• Supports NT file namespace


• Able to query VirusTotal database

Download MultiHasher

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Set File and Folder Permissions for System Files with NTFS Permissions Tool

Set File and Folder Permissions for System Files with NTFS Permissions Tool: "

With the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft has made the system files read only for normal users in Windows. You cannot delete or modify system files unless you take ownership of the files. This feature was carried forward to Windows 7 as well. Although Windows allows you to modify the permission, it is not a direct process. NTFS Permissions Tool is a simple freeware tool which allows you to set permission on any file or folder in Windows and also change the ownership of files.

The application can set the permissions, owner and also the account for any file or folder. You can select any file or folder through the tool and then set the permissions. Double click on the file or folder brings the advanced settings option from where you can allow or deny for various actions.

For any folder, you can take a backup of the permission and can be used to set the permission for another folder. You can also restore the original permission using the backup. NTFS Permissions Tool is a nice tool specially for changing file permission and ownership which otherwise is a tedious task through Windows interface.

Download NTFS Permissions Tool

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Uninstall Application from Shortcuts using Menu Uninstaller

Uninstall Application from Shortcuts using Menu Uninstaller: "

While installing a program in Windows is direct task, uninstalling is not easy, either you have to find the uninstall link in start menu or use the control panel to uninstall. Menu Uninstaller is a nice freeware tool which helps in quick uninstallation of apps. The app once installed, adds a link to Windows context menu and you can use this link to uninstall any application using its shortcut. Most of the applications creates a desktop shortcut and menu uninstaller can uninstall using this shortcut.

Just right click on the application shortcut on the desktop and select Uninstall option from the context menu. This will prompt you with a confirmation message on whether you want to uninstall the app. Once you confirm, the normal process of uninstall happens.

The advantage of this tool is the quick uninstall from the context menu using the desktop shortcuts. Menu Uninstaller is simple and useful tool for Windows and it supports Windows 7 as well.

Download Menu Uninstaller

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Reset or Restore File Associations in Windows 7

Reset or Restore File Associations in Windows 7: "

Windows 7 by default has set program associations for particular set of files, for example, .doc file is associated with Word 2010 if you have installed it. You can also set the file association for any new file extension using Windows interface. Windows Control panel lets you change the program associated with any file extension, but there is no option to set it to the default value. This means, once you set a file association, there is no way to reset it (you can reset using registry hack). Unassociate File Types is a simple portable freeware tool which lets you quickly reset the file associations.

This utility helps you unassociate a file type quickly in your Windows Vista or Windows 7 PC as they do not provide a GUI option to unassociate file types.

All you need to do is to select the file type from the list, the list is populated directly from Windows and click on the button, remove file association. This will removes the user-specific association (via the Open With dialog) for the chosen file type. Deletes the file type button completely removes the association from the registry. Both the user-specific and global associations for the chosen file type is removed.

This utility requires administrative privileges to work correctly and works only with Windows Vista and Windows 7 only.

Download Unassociate File Types

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Find Libraries (DLLs) and their Functions in Windows with Static Import Finder

Source : Google ReaderFind Libraries (DLLs) and their Functions in Windows with Static Import Finder: "

Windows has lots of DLLs or Dynamic Link Libraries which controls the way it functions. The number of libraries are large in number that you might not know which feature or function (exe file) is using a particular library. Static Import Finder is a nice freeware tool for Windows which can find and display the details of all the libraries in a particular folder. Static Import Finder finds all matching functions/dll statically imported by exe or dll in a specified directory.

You just need to select the folder from which you want to get the dll details. Once you specify the folders, the app searches for all the dlss and finds the function name and the path of the dll. You can export results to a .html, csv, xml or .txt file.

There is also option to searh based on library name or function and you can also select the file types to search.

Static Import Finder is a nice and simple tool for finding out the functions of libraries.

Download Static Import Finder

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Windows 7 Themes- GTGraphics and Best of Bing Australia 2

Windows 7 Themes- GTGraphics and Best of Bing Australia 2: "

One of the areas where Microsoft has been continuously updating with new content is Windows 7 themes. We have covered various themes for Windows 7 on this blog and today we have two more awesome themes- Best of Bing Australia 2 and GTGraphics. Best of Bing: Australia 2 is a sequel to the first part of the theme and it comes with natural beauty of Australia.

Download Best of Bing Australia 2

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GTGraphics will change your desktop to the furthest reaches of the universe with these fantastic photorealistic images of distant planets and outer space events. The theme comes with 16 high resolution images of the universe.

Download GTGraphics

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Min.us is an awesome Image and File Sharing Site

Min.us is an awesome Image and File Sharing Site: "

There are many image and file sharing online services available, but the one which stands out is the one which has the most simplest of interfaces and easy to share options. Min.us is a simple file and image sharing service with the simplest of UI and best of sharing options. The website has a drag and drop interface by which you can simply drag files on to the interface from the browser and it is automatically uploaded. You can also create an account or share the file without creating an account.

If you have multiple folders, you can create a gallery of photos and then share the gallery with your friends. You can share music, PDFs, and text documents along with images using this service. Here is a sample gallery showing how it displays file.

You can set the galleries or files to be private or public and also delete them any time you want. The maximum file size is 50MB which is fairly good enough for a file sharing service. The service also has desktop and mobile tools for sharing files, supported platforms can be found from here.

Min.us is featured file sharing service and probably the best feature is its interface itself.

Min.us Home Page [Via Cybernetnews]

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HTML5 Slideshow for Images from Flickr, Picasa, Facebook and Photobucket

HTML5 Slideshow for Images from Flickr, Picasa, Facebook and Photobucket: "

When you want to share some photos from your online albums, it is best to create a beautiful slideshow and this is exactly what SlideMyPics does. SlideMyPics is a nice free website which can create HTML5 powered slideshows from your images hosted in Flickr, Facebook, Picasa, Photobucket and SmugMug. You can sign into any of these services and import the photos and then create the slideshow which is completely customizable.

Once logged in, select the album which you want to share and then select individual photos. Once you have selected the photos, you can set the size of the slideshow along with the template. There are three templates to choose from. You can also customize the background color of the slideshow. There is also option to add a background music to the slideshow. Music can be played from YouTube videos.

Once created, you can either embed the slideshow on any website or share the link to your friends. You can also email the details directly from the interface. SlideMyPics is a nice slideshow creator in HTML5 and the ability to add photos from popular photo sharing sites makes it handy.

SlideMyPics Home Page

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Microsoft Investments and Acquisitions [Infographic]

Microsoft Investments and Acquisitions [Infographic]: "

Ever since Microsoft was launched and the first version of Windows 1.0 was released, the company has made several investments and acquisitions. There have been minor and major acquisitions and we all know about the recent Skype acquisition. Here is an infographic on the Microsoft’s investments and acquisitions over the years. The infographic created by Ripetungi, shows the details and the money invested for each of these deals.

(Click on the image to enlarge it)

You can also try the PDF version if you feel the image size is large.

Thanks to Neowin for the article.

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