This is a true all-in-one security suite, which is both good and bad. The good part is that it comes with nearly everything you need to fend off threats, including antivirus, antispyware, antirootkit, and antiphishing tools; a firewall; and even a backup utility. The antivirus protection is excellent, and the suite also comes with...
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As the name suggests, this suite focuses on privacy instead of threat management, and it is loaded with features. You can create as many virtual drives as you wish, then lock them down with real-time, 256-bit AES encryption. Another tool puts all of your email contacts, calendar data, and other information on the secure...
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The Numbers application in iWorks rattled the spreadsheet universe. Now Bento, from Apple subsidiary FileMaker, succeeds in shaking up another world. But this inexpensive personal database lacks a few major features, and some of its powers require OS X Leopard, which excludes a lot of users. Sometimes, too, Bento’s zeal for simplicity introduces confusion,...
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With its well-thought-out set of protection levels, Comodo Personal Firewall (CPF) Pro 3.0 can conform to the needs of any user, from novice to super-geek. It also has a sleek new interface and uses significantly less memory than its predecessor. Best of all, it is free, not just for noncommercial use but for any...
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The premise is fairly straightforward: Uniblue ProcessScanner scans your computer and lists all the various processes that are running. The software is a free download from www.processlibrary.com and installs with just a few clicks through a simple setup wizard. When you launched the program, it will automatically ask you if I wanted to scan...
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Most backup programs are fairly similar: You set up a backup routine by designating the files to be backed up, a destination for the backup, and a time to automatically run the backup job. NTI Shadow lets you do these sorts of “conventional” backups, too, but it has some unique and innovative backup methods...
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