Stories by: Preston Gralla

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    Ad-Aware Pro 29/10/2009 15:50:00

    The Ad-Aware series of products have long been known primarily for Ad-Aware Free, a famous and free piece of anti-spyware software.
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    Perfgraph 29/10/2009 14:50:00

    If you're the kind of person who likes to constantly monitor your hardware's performance, you'd do well to give the free Perfgraph a try.
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    Symantec Norton Internet Security 2010 (beta) 23/09/2009 12:00:00

    Take a quick glance at the just-released Norton Internet Security 2010, and you won't notice much of a difference from previous incarnations — the interface and feature set are so similar that it appears that only very minimal changes have been made to the suite.
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    QTTabBar 11/09/2009 09:30:00

    QTTabBar (free) is a moderately useful add-in for Windows Explorer that adds tabs and several other features to the Explorer interface. With it, you'll be able to quickly switch between folders by simply clicking a tab, as well as being able to perform some basic functions with new icons across the top of Explorer.
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    MySpeed 09/09/2009 16:15:00

    Online video sites such as YouTube have one primary drawback: You can't speed up or slow down the videos, as you normally can with a DVD player.
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    Wyzo 3 13/08/2009 14:30:00

    If you're of the opinion that the world needs a browser specifically designed for power downloaders, then Wyzo 3 may well be for you. The free browser includes a set of tools that downloaders will welcome including multi-sourced downloads for faster downloads and built-in BitTorrent.
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    Cabos 11/08/2009 15:20:00

    iTunes has not killed file sharing using peer-to-peer clients. iTunes has not killed file sharing using peer-to-peer clients. There are still plenty of people who share music, video, and other files with one another. If you're one of those, you may want to give the free Cabos a try.
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    Windows 7 Firewall Control Free 13/07/2009 11:30:00

    Want fine-grained control over the firewall built into Windows 7 and Windows Vista - especially the way it blocks outbound connections? Good luck. Even if you manage to unearth the controls buried deep in Windows menus and applications, you'll be baffled. Windows 7 Firewall Control Free solves the problem for you in both Windows Vista and Windows 7.
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    Symantec Norton Internet Security 2010 beta 13/07/2009 14:40:00

    The just-released beta of Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2010 is more notable for what's under the hood than what you actually see.
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    Microsoft Security Essentials (beta) 03/07/2009 16:40:00

    The beta of Microsoft Security Essentials is a solid, free tool that protects against malware while taking up few system resources and staying out of your way as much as possible.
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    Mozilla Firefox 3.5 03/07/2009 13:50:00

    The Mozilla Firefox 3.5 web browser is a winner, offering significantly faster web browsing, better tab handling, a host of interface tweaks and, like just about every other browser on the planet, a "porn mode".
 
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