Monthly Archives: March 2011

Conseal Security Takes Portable Device Security To Another Level With Conseal USB

“This tape will self-destruct in five seconds!” – Mission Impossible. Growing up in the 1960’s, I though that was just the coolest phrase – and the underlying technology, of course. As a way of keeping confidential  information out of the … Continue reading

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Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – March 31, 2011

6 Super Security Freebies – These six free downloads will bolster your system and network security. Quick Tip: Block unwanted sites using the Windows hosts file – By adding entries to the Windows hosts file, you can block access to … Continue reading

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March 2011 MessageLabs Intelligence Report – Rustock Goes Down, Bagle Botnet Picks Up The Slack

There’s been much more discussion recently as to whether infected computers should be allowed unrestricted access to the Internet. Despite the fact we’ve been around the horn on this question for years, there’s still little consensus on this thorny issue. … Continue reading

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Auslogics BoostSpeed 5 – A Powerful “One Stop” Optimization And Maintenance Suite

If you’re a regular visitor to this site you’re more likely than not, a high end power user. As such, you know that simple maintenance, practiced regularly, using the right tools, will keep a PC running smoothly for years. Better … Continue reading

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Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – March 30, 2011

11 Tremendous Free PC Utilities – These 11 free, downloadable utilities let you fine-tune your PC and help it work trouble-free. Seven Steps to Recovering from Scareware Attacks – Threatpost asked leading anti malware researchers for their thoughts and suggestions … Continue reading

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Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – March 29, 2011

PC World: Best Free Stuff 2011 (Alphabetical List) – Here’s a list of all of the apps described in our Best Free Stuff package, in alphabetical order. Top 5 Online 2011 Tax Scams – You may not want to think … Continue reading

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BufferZone Pro 64 Bit Beta Released

Following the review of BufferZone Pro here earlier this year, a fair number of readers were disappointed to see that a 64 bit version of this free virtualization application from Trustware, was not yet available. Well here’s some good news … Continue reading

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Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – March 28, 2011

Trustware 64-bit – Trustware is opening registration for the BufferZone Pro beta version that includes support for 64-bit Windows installations on March 28,2011 (9:00 am PST). 64-bit compatible means that BufferZone Pro beta is compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit … Continue reading

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Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – March 27, 2011

Everything you need to know about Firefox 4 – From App Tabs to Panorama to syncing Firefox with your Android, we round up a collection of videos on the Editor’s Choice-winning Firefox 4 to help you get started with the … Continue reading

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Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – March 26, 2011

10 cool things you can do with a USB flash drive – Transporting your data is probably the most common use for a USB flash drive. But there’s a world of other things you can do with these handy pocket-size … Continue reading

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