Application Install Guide

Dekart Private Disk 2.07

Many data security packages focus on breadth, but Dekart’s Private Disk focuses on depth. Its combination of top-of-the-line encryption, virtual-disk protection, and unusual features is striking and effective. Security packages from Steganos and ZoneLabs offer excellent features in other areas, but if you simply want security for computerized data, Private Disk is a better bet. With its simple dialog box containing tabbed folders (disk, options, recovery, customize) that list selections in ...

Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0

Even if you’ve never heard of Kaspersky Lab, chances are you’ve used its security technology before: The Russian vendor’s antivirus engine is used to power dozens of better-known viral crusaders. By adding firewall and antispyware protection to its antivirus product, the powerful and well-designed Internet Security 6.0 should bring Kaspersky out from behind the curtain and onto center stage. The suite has strong virus, spyware, spam, and firewall tools to compete against kingpins McA...

Extra Drive Creator 6.6 Professional

Hard drives and CD-ROMs are cheap, so why bother simulating them in software? Extra Drive Creator 6.6 Professional’s powerful utility suite provides five good answers. The suite’s Crypted Drive component supplies a handy 256-bit encrypted data vault, while Virtual CD-ROM creates ISO disk images and mounts them as drives, great for working with multiple programs that require an inserted CD. RAM Drive turns excess memory into an ultrafast storage unit. The other two utilities transform ...

Top 5 Windows Vista Features

When Beta 2 of Vista was released in May 2006, many blog listed these favorite Vista features: Windows Flip, Meeting Space, SideShow, and performance enhancers SuperFetch, ReadyBoost, and ReadyDrive. After a few months of reviewing with Beta 2, though, here the list of Tops 5 compiled by Computer Shopper. 1. EXPLORER BREADCRUMBS Vista offers lots of features with a high geewhiz factor that catch your eye at first, such as the live file previews in the new Explorer or if you can run Aero, th...

What You Need To Run Windows Vista

Microsoft will have six versions of Vista available at launch and two categories of hardware requirements (Windows Vista Capable and Vista Premium Ready) for running different levels of the OS. All versions of Vista will operate and provide basic functionality on a Windows Vista Capable machine, but for all versions except Vista Home Basic and Vista Starter, you’ll want to go with a Vista Premium Ready configuration, at a minimum, to get access to all features. For the best experience, though,...

Mobile Media Organizer

Mobile Media Organizer is a digital file manager, player, and converter that supports the Apple iPod (video-compatible versions only). This player also supports Sony PlayStation Portable, letting it serve the needs of more members of your household. Mobile Media Organizer can perform a lot of nifty tricks for your PC and your portable video iPod or PSP. It imports all your PC’s audio, video, and image files. It also can import/rip to the PC your CDs and noncopyright-protected DVDs. It ca...

LockDown Rx

If you have files you would like to hide, LockDown Rx might be for you. Rather than throw up shields to prevent unwanted intrusion, LockDown Rx restricts other users from accessing or using the system and data files and functions you specify. LockDown Rx gives you the option of making files and folders visible but inaccessible, read-only, or a combination thereof. You select what level is appropriate for which files and folders. LockDown Rx has several other options, as well, letting you prot...