Stories about: Steganos

Every time you go to the Windows Update site, your PC 'phones home,' contacting the Microsoft servers so your copy of Windows can be checked for authenticity. This is all well and good, you might think. Microsoft doesn't want people to use pirated copies of its operating systems, and it has every right to check up on this.

In the July 2006 issue of PC World, available now:

Free stuff and lots of it - 101 free downloads, sites and services, even the world is yours for absolutely nothing. Troubleshooting - quick and easy fixes for those pesky computer problems. Get rid of all those annoying cables and go wireless - read about the latest cordless products. Running out of space on your hard drive? Big (1 terabyte) or small we have the solution for you. Games, games, games - hear about the latest in games and gaming consoles from E3.
PLUS, our regular sections: Industry news - important IT issues and events. Quick Takes - a glance at the hottest new high tech. Best Buys charts - head-to-head comparisons at a glance detailing the latest and best PCs, notebooks, TV tuners, LCD monitors, DVD burners, projectors, wireless routers and ADSL2 modems. Here's How - hands-on tips, training and solutions. Backbytes - gadgets, games and Dr Backbytes' casts a quirky eye over what's new in high tech. First Looks - the latest in hardware and software, reviewed.

Best Buys report card: Benq JoyBook S61 v30 , Altech Sputnik BTX Deluxe, Netgear RangeMax 240 WPNT834.

PLUS, on the cover DVD: FULL report cards from all the Best Buys categories; Free Full Versions: The Print Shop; A4 Desk. Free Game: Food Force. FREE TRIALS: SagePay; Tomb Raider: Legend. Business and Productivity software; Free graphics applications; Audio and Video software; Utilities and System tools; Communication tools and services; Collaboration and Remote access; File sharing and storage; Internet tools; Essential software; News Readers; Wireless; Security; Entertainment; HelpScreen, Here's How and Features software.

In the April 2006 issue of PC World, available now: Get more out of your PC - Teach your old PC new tricks. Cutting it fine - Give your video footage the treatment it deserves. Built for speed - Make your ADSL2 connection run at warp speed. The Web just got wider - We test your mobile broadband options. A smart new Office - All about Microsoft's update to Office.
Plus, our regular sections: Industry news, Quick Takes, First Looks - the latest in hardware and software, reviewed, Best Buys charts - head-to-head comparisons at a glance detailing the latest and best PCs, notebooks, TV tuners, LCD monitors, DVD burners, high-end graphics cards, wireless routers and motherboards. Also, Here's How, Backbytes, Gadgets, games and Dr Backbytes' casts a quirky eye over what's new in high tech.

Best Buys report cards: Acer Aspire 5672WLMi, DFI LANParty UT NF4 SLI-DR Extreme, DViCO FusionHDTV DVB-T Hybrid, Plus Corporation Aspect 3500 and NetComm NB620W.

Best Buys PCs $1500-$3000 chart

PLUS, on the cover DVD: FULL report cards from all Best Buys categories; Free Full Versions: ACT 6, Hard Drive Washer, First Lessons for Electric Guitar. FREE GAME DEMO: Star Wars: Empire At War; trailers; Audio and video software; free graphics applications; Linux tools and Knoppix 4 Live CD; Repair Kit utilities; Essentials for your PC and Internet; Patches & Updates; HelpScreen, Here's How and Features software.

Keeping your data safe from prying eyes is a necessity these days, whether it's to stop hackers or others closer to home who have direct access to your PC or notebook. Steganos Safe 8.0 is the latest in a long line of data-protection utilities aimed at giving your sensitive files protection that cannot be easily cracked.

In the November 2005 issue of PC World, available now: The great escape - the best gear for working away from your desk. Plus, top tips for going mobile. Industry Secrets - 15 things they don't want you to know. Office Alternatives - be an office rebel with free or low-cost software.
Best Buys charts - New and expanded format with head-to-head comparisons detailing the latest and best PCs, notebooks, TV tuners, DVD burners, wireless networking, 19in monitors, inkjet multi-function devices and motherboards. PLUS, Sweet Spot and the regular sections of News, First Looks and Quick Takes, Here's How, and Backbytes.
Buys report cards: ASUS W3W3H00V, Gigabyte GO-W1616 C, Lite-On SOHW-1673S and the Brother DCP-115C and MFC-215C.

PLUS, on the NEW cover DVD: FULL report cards from all Best Buys categories; Free full versions of Auction Sentry SE and E-Payday 14 SE; NASA Discovery space shuttle images; Exclusive video tutorials: upgrading your monitor; Photoshop, part 7 - how to retouch your photos; Free software - PC Wizard 2005 diagnostic tools; FOUR big games to try, including the 1.4GB demo of fantasy epic Dungeon Siege II!

In the February 2005 issue of PC World, available now: Notebook overdrive: Boost your notebook's performance; Scam defence -- phishy business; Tech vision: what's new and next; Latest Linuxes: Talking to Windows. In the Test Centre -- Inkjet multi-function devices. Best Buys reviews of PCs and Notebooks, Sweet Spot and the regular sections of News, First Looks and Quick Takes, Here's How, and Backbytes.

PLUS, on the cover CD: Free full version - Camtasia 3; Free software - CDBurnerXP Professional. Top shareware - Printing tools. Latest game demos: Bejeweled 2 Deluxe!; Bookworm; Chess Genius 7.1; Jewel Quest. Plus Web Essentials, Patches and Updates, HelpScreen and Here's How, Features, and Linux software and much more.

Anonym makes your online identity hard to determine by using an array of public proxy servers around the world to route your HTTP data to your PC — anyone ‘watching’ will see the IP address of the proxy server, not yours. Its unique selling point is that it switches between these proxy servers very rapidly, making tracking you down all but impossible. Anonym can control those other telltales: cookies, browser history, temporary Internet files and passwords. A secure file deleter is also included.

In the May 2004 issue of PC World, available now: Supercharge your PC -- Upgrade guide to boost your PC; 40+ fixes for PC annoyances; Web stars -- Best stuff online: travel, tech, news and more; The art of the deal -- Shopping tips to get the right tech products; Web and you -- Documents that do more: from paper to Web, PDF and e-book; LinuxWorld -- Distributed compiling with distcc. In the Test Centre -- ADSL modems. PLUS, Best Buys reviews of PCs and Notebooks, Tech.Files and Sweet Spot.
PLUS on the cover CDs:
FREE version of Solid Converter PDF 1.0; FREE version of Pendulum Data Collector 2.6; FREE utility -- OE Backup 2.9; plus, Browsers, Essentials, Game demos, Patches and updates, Features, and Linux software.

Steganos Security Suite is a collection of tools that promises to keep your data safer than the crown jewels. Steganos Safe creates a secured area on your hard drive, up to 1.2GB in size, which shows up as a virtual hard drive in Windows Explorer.

Concerned that unscrupulous Web sites may be tracking your every move on the Internet? Steganos’s $US25 Internet Anonym 5 keeps out prying eyes but exacts a heavy toll in Web-browsing performance.