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FluffyApp 2.0b2 provides desktop access to CloudApp for Windows users
April 16, 2012 – 11:46 | No Comment
FluffyApp 2.0b2 provides desktop access to CloudApp for Windows users

Richard Wang has released Beta 2 of FluffyApp 2.0, his free Windows client for accessing the CloudApp file-sharing service. CloudApp allows Mac users to quickly and easily share files via free and paid-for cloud-based storage, …

TranslateClient 6.0.612 provides quick, fuss-free translation from within any application
April 12, 2012 – 12:22 | No Comment
TranslateClient 6.0.612 provides quick, fuss-free translation from within any application

The language barrier isn’t quite the impenetrable wall it used to be. These days you can often muddle through when confronted by what appears to be a stream of gibberish in some random foreign language, …

TextWrangler 4.0 revamps interface, adds more programmer-friendly features
April 11, 2012 – 12:09 | No Comment
TextWrangler 4.0 revamps interface, adds more programmer-friendly features

Bare Bones Software has released TextWrangler 4.0, a major new version of its free OS X text-editing tool. TextWrangler offers both basic text-editing capabilities for general users as well as a number of powerful tools …

Blitz the Flashfake Trojan from your Mac with the Kaspersky Flashfake Removal Tool
April 10, 2012 – 11:23 | One Comment
Blitz the Flashfake Trojan from your Mac with the Kaspersky Flashfake Removal Tool

If there’s one silver lining to the cloud cast over Mac users by the recent revelation that the Flashfake Trojan has infected over 500,000 Macs worldwide, it’s surely the end to the myth that Macs …

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.61 promises faster scans on 64-bit Windows PCs
April 10, 2012 – 07:03 | No Comment
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.61 promises faster scans on 64-bit Windows PCs

Malwarebytes Corporation has updated its anti-malware tool, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to version 1.61. The latest build promises 25 per cent faster quick scans on Windows 64-bit, plus a number of usability enhancements, greater stability and bug …

Trend Micro enters password manager market with DirectPass for desktop and mobile
April 6, 2012 – 10:44 | No Comment
Trend Micro enters password manager market with DirectPass for desktop and mobile

Trend Micro has launched DirectPass 1.0, an online password management tool for Windows. Trend Micro DirectPass, which also comes as a free app for iPhone and iPad and Android includes online password manager, automatic form filling, …

14 tools to rip, convert and stream video from DVD and Blu-ray
April 3, 2012 – 06:01 | No Comment
14 tools to rip, convert and stream video from DVD and Blu-ray

These days, more and more of us watch video in a variety of different ways. The ease and versatility of modern media can leave you looking at your old collection of videos and DVDs with …

Total Uninstall 6.0 adds drag-and-drop functionality, native 64-bit support
April 2, 2012 – 12:27 | One Comment
Total Uninstall 6.0 adds drag-and-drop functionality, native 64-bit support

Gavrila Martau has released version 6 of his Windows programs removal tool, Total Uninstall. The program is capable of completely uninstalling applications using one of two techniques: the first allows it to detect and analyse …

New ISOBuster 3.0 rescues data from non-optical discs, NTFS drives too
March 29, 2012 – 12:18 | No Comment
New ISOBuster 3.0 rescues data from non-optical discs, NTFS drives too

Smart Projects has updated its shareware data recovery tool, ISOBuster, to version 3.0. Previously limited to examining and recovering data from optical discs such as DVD, CD and Blu-ray, ISOBuster 3.0 now extends support to …

Box OneCloud allows users to edit and save Box.com documents directly on their iPad
March 28, 2012 – 13:40 | No Comment
Box OneCloud allows users to edit and save Box.com documents directly on their iPad

Cloud-storage provider Box has updated its iPad and iPhone app to include support for the new Box OneCloud service. Box for iPhone and iPad 2.7.1 is a free-for-personal use app that allows users to access the …

Adobe bids for gaming market with Flash Player 11.2 and AIR 3.2
March 28, 2012 – 08:23 | No Comment
Adobe bids for gaming market with Flash Player 11.2 and AIR 3.2

Adobe has released Flash Player 11.2 and AIR 3.2, major updates to its browser plug-in and runtime environments. Flash Player, which is built into Chrome and available as a separate download for Internet Explorer, was until …