Review: Online Armor Free 5.0
April 11, 2011 – 13:27 | 3 Comments
Review: Online Armor Free 5.0

Once upon a time, not so very long ago, software firewalls would essentially carry out just a single task: monitoring your network, and blocking any unauthorised connections.
That’s no longer enough to make your product stand …

Review: MAGIX Website Maker 5
April 5, 2011 – 10:58 | No Comment
Review: MAGIX Website Maker 5

The web design market is packed with tools that promise to help you quickly build a website, even if you’re a design novice. But while ease of use is great, the end results are more …

Review: Ashampoo WinOptimizer 8
April 4, 2011 – 07:22 | No Comment
Review: Ashampoo WinOptimizer 8

There are a number of ways in which you can keep Windows running smoothly, and the operating system even includes a few tools that can help to keep your system optimized. To help make things …

Review: O&O DiskRecovery 7 Professional
March 30, 2011 – 08:48 | No Comment
Review: O&O DiskRecovery 7 Professional

If you’re looking for a good undelete program then there are plenty of freeware programs to choose from. Recuva, from the CCleaner authors, is a particular favourite of ours – fast, capable and very easy …

Review: MAGIX MP3 deluxe 17
March 29, 2011 – 15:30 | 2 Comments
Review: MAGIX MP3 deluxe 17

As well as being a useful tool for carrying out work and accessing the internet, many home computers are used as storage for large music collections. While the likes of iTunes and Windows Media Player …

Review: Xara Web Designer 7
March 25, 2011 – 07:54 | 2 Comments
Review: Xara Web Designer 7

Creating a modern, professional website can be a complex business, requiring a host of skills: design, HTML, scripting, Flash, graphics optimisation – the list goes on. Which, if you’ve yet to master any of these, …

Review: Roxio Toast 11 Titanium
March 15, 2011 – 09:35 | No Comment
Review: Roxio Toast 11 Titanium

When it comes to disc burning tools, you could be forgiven for believing that there is little more to think about that simply copy files from your hard drive to a CD, DVD or Blu-Ray. …

Review: Printopia for Mac 1.0.4
March 8, 2011 – 10:35 | No Comment
Review: Printopia for Mac 1.0.4

The ability to print documents from iOS is something that huge numbers of iPhone and iPad owners have been waiting for – it was a feature implemented by Apple when AirPrint was added, but this …

Review: avast! Free Antivirus 6.0
March 4, 2011 – 06:16 | No Comment
Review: avast! Free Antivirus 6.0

Updates to stand-alone antivirus tools generally aren’t anything to get excited about. The interface might have changed colour, or maybe relocated a few buttons, and of course you’ll get the standard promises about improved accuracy, …

Review: Acronis Backup and Security 2011
March 4, 2011 – 06:12 | No Comment
Review: Acronis Backup and Security 2011

The clue is in the title: Acronis Backup and Security is actually a compilation of two separate products: there’s TrueImage Home 2011 with Acronis Online Backup for backups, and Acronis Internet Security 2011 offering protection …

Review: O&O SafeErase 5
February 23, 2011 – 11:26 | No Comment
Review: O&O SafeErase 5

Wiping confidential files from your PC can be a difficult task.
Just deleting them leaves the data available to any passer-by with a suitable undelete tool. Overwriting the files can help: but only if you do …