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Google Hangouts (formerly Google Talk) 2.0.2

Friday, December 13th, 2013

Google Hangouts (formerly Google Talk) is designed to bring your conversations to life with photos, emoji, and even group video calls for free. Send photos or emoji, see when people are engaged in the Hangout and message friends anytime, even if they’re not connected right now. Turn any Hangout into a live video call with up to 10 friends or simply search for a contact to start a voice call from your computer. Hangouts works on computers, Android and Apple devices, so you can connect with everyone and no one gets left out.

Some of the features of this program include the following: you can send photos or emoji, see when people are engaged in the Hangout and message friends anytime, even if they’re not connected right now; you can turn any Hangout into a live video call with up to 10 friends or simply search for a contact to start a voice call from your computer; and it works on computers, Android and Apple devices, so you can connect with everyone, and no one gets left out.

A couple of changes recently made to Google Hangouts include the following: Fixes for MMS sending/receiving; and you can turn off group messaging (MMS) in Settings to send SMS to multiple people.

Want to check it out? Visit Google Hangouts.

Nullsoft SHOUTcast for Windows (32-bit) 2.2.1

Friday, December 13th, 2013

Are you a love of top quality applications that does what it says it would do? are you a love of Winamp who wants a simple program that accepts copies from Winamp in order to broadcast that source stream to every listener? Then you should consider installing Nullsoft SHOUTcast!

What’s Nullsoft SHOUTcast?

Nullsoft SHOUTcast Server will accept connections via SHOUTcast DSP Plug-in in order to have a SOURCE Stream to broadcast. Once a stream has begun, the server will only accept connections from other copies of Winamp in order to broadcast that source stream to each listener. In other words, Nullsoft SHOUTcast allows you to have a micro-broadcast system that allow people to be able to broadcast any content in any of the formats that Winamp supports.

Through the use of specialized broadcasting plug-ins, audio from a microphone as well as any device attached to the Line-In port on the broadcasters’ soundcard can be streamed via SHOUTcast Server.

Top new features and update included in this version are: streaming multiple streams off port 80; all-new SHOUTcast YP2 protocol; real-Time metadata and stats reporting; static station Ids; stream multiple stations from a single server instance; and in-Stream metadata in standardized XML.

Want to check it out? Visit ShoutCast.

EF File Catalog 3.70

Thursday, December 12th, 2013

Are you looking for an application that allows you to catalog your entire drive or only the information that is of interest of you? Of course, you will be able to browse and search, even if you are offline. Then you should check out this review of EF File Catalog because it might do you some good.

What’s EF File12 Catalog?

EF File Catalog is a powerful program to help you to catalogue all your drives. Browse and handle folders: ACE, ARC, ARJ, BZIP2, CAB, GZIP, LHA, RAR, TAR, TGZ, ZIP, and ZOO archives. Automatically extract descriptions from files like MP3, executables, or FILE_ID.DIZ. The interface of EF File Catalog is intuitive and looks just like Windows Explorer, which will make managing all the information you want to catalogue very easy for any type of user, no matter how experienced they may be in the IT department.

EF File Catalog supports mostly used compressed file formats such as 7-ZIP, ACE, ARC, ARJ, RAR, RPM, SFX and many others, but if you want to, you can also add an external packer plugin.

Any downside?

Not all units are saved to disc, and users will have to endure annoying nag screen.

Want to check it out? Visit: EFSoftware.

Emsisoft Emergency Kit 4.0.0.17

Wednesday, December 11th, 2013

Having or installing a privacy or security program on your system is not something you can do without; especially these days when a lot of vulnerability issues are being recorded on the internet. That is why it has become so immensely invaluable to have an efficient and advance security program installed on your computer. Emsisoft

Emergency Kit is not a bad option if you want to stay on top of any security issue.

What’s Emsisoft Emergency Kit?

Emsisoft Emergency Kit contains a collection of programs that can be used without a software installation to scan and clean infected computers for malware. With the Emsisoft Emergency Kit Scanner you have got the powerful Emsisoft Scanner including graphical user interface. Search the infected PC for Viruses, Trojans, Spyware, Adware, Worms, Dialers, Keyloggers and other malign programs.

The core application of Emsisoft Emergency Kit allows you to detect spyware, adware, viruses, worms, Trojans, dialers, keyloggers and other malicious programs. It also gives you the option to quarantine and delete any malware components detected. It’s a great program both for experienced and inexperienced users.

Any downside?

Emsisoft Emergency Kit uses 200mb of your space; which is not a problem for computers with enough space.

Want to check it out? Visit Emsisoft.

Crystal Security 3.2.0.69 Beta

Tuesday, December 10th, 2013

Everyday our computers are threatened by a lot of potentially harmful programs in form of malware, Trojans, and so many others. If there is a time that requires serious actions when it comes to protecting our files and personal identification numbers; then that time is now! Crystal Security is offering an opportunity to every user to have that extra edge when it comes to security and protection of files on a system.

What’s Crystal Security?

Crystal Security is a cloud-based system that detects and removes malicious programs (malware) from your computer. Its technology provides fast detection against malware and lets you know about the changes on your computer in real time.

Some of its features include the following: it helps you to quickly detect and remove malware that might affect your computer; loud based Crystal Security gathers data from millions of participating users systems around the world to help defend you from the very latest viruses and malware attacks; and loud based malware detection, easy to use, user-friendly interface, automatic/manual updates, no installations, supports multiple languages and many other features.

Any downside?

Crystal Security has the capacity to easily detect unwanted programs and also bring it to your attention. It is a nice piece of program that does not have any serious issue.

You can check it out at CrystalSecurity.

Hamachi for Windows 2.2.0.109

Monday, December 9th, 2013

Communication between colleagues or partners at work place or an organization is very essential in order to foster growth. When it comes to secure direct communications between two computers on the internet; it is important to use a program that has reliable features. That is why you need to read and find out more about what Hamachi can offer you.

What’s the big deal about Hamachi?

Hamachi is a zero-configuration virtual networking application enabling secure direct communications between any two computers on the Internet regardless of the presence of firewalls or address translation devices on the route between them. In particular, it can create true peer-to-peer network between two computers each residing behind its own broadband router. Sleek and simple interface, fast and transparent operation.

Hamachi does not require any major configuration and also comes with a lot of unique features including the following: Remotely network printers, cameras, gaming consoles and more, on demand and over the web; run Hamachi in the background of networked computers so you always have access even when they’re unattended; provide remote users with secure access to your private network/LAN, including the resources on it, from a centralized LogMeIn Hamachi gateway, without modifying firewalls or network routers; and many more.

Any downside?

While the functionality is still alright, the same cannot be said for LogMeIn that recently reduced the number of members that can belong to a network.

Want to check it out? Visit Logmein.com.

CamStudio 2.7.2 Build 326

Monday, December 9th, 2013

Do you want a simple, but effective program that you can use to record all screen and audio activity? Do you also want an application that gives you total control the output of your video? Then you should read this short review; it’s about a program known as CamStudio.

What is the deal about CamStudio?

CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into streaming Flash videos.

You have total control over the output of your video: you can choose to use custom cursors, to record the whole screen or just a section of it and can reduce or increase the quality of the recording depending on if you want smaller videos (for emailing to people, for instance) or you can have “best quality” ones for burning onto CD/DVD. CamStudio can also add anti-aliased screen captions to your recordings with the Video Annotation feature you can even personalise your videos by including a Web cam movie of yourself “picture-in-picture” over your desktop.

CamStudio is one of very few open source programs in its category that offers you a lot of features.

Want to check it out? Visit CamStudio.org.

Rufus 1.4.1

Monday, December 9th, 2013

Do you want an application that has a lot of formatting options that enable you to check your device for bad blocks, and select the algorithm type (from 1 to 4 passes)? Then you should check out Rufus. The program has the potential that enables you to set the quick format mode, create an extended label and icon files, as well as create a bootable disk using an ISO image.

What’s Rufus?

Rufus is a small utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc. It can be especially useful for cases where: you need to create USB installation media from bootable ISOs (Windows, Linux, UEFI, etc.); you need to work on a system that doesn’t have an OS installed; you need to flash a BIOS or other firmware from DOS; and you want to run a low-level utility.

Rufus is also capable of recording all activity to a separate panel, and can be saved to a LOG file. It carries out a format task rapidly and error-free, using low system resources.

Want to check it out? Visit Rufus.

WhatsApp Pocket for Mac OS X 3.2.0

Monday, December 9th, 2013

Have you always thought of the possibility of extracting your WhatsApp chat messages from your computer? Well, you can do that now with WhatsApp Pocket. Read more about the software below to find out how you can do just that and more.

What’s WhatsApp Pocket all about?

WhatsApp Pocket lets you extract WhatsApp chat messages from your iPhone to Mac with just a few, simple mouse clicks. It sports a very clean and intuitive user interface, making it easy to view and read your chat history. Have important WhatsApp chats that you want to save? Or accidentally deleted a crucial message? WhatsApp Pocket solves issues and many more!

WhatsApp Pocket automatically detects and loads the backups stored on your computer, it lets you extract data including messages, photos, videos, voice memos, location data, contacts and favorites.

Additionally, the program can help to recover WhatsApp chat messages from a previously-created backup with ease. With its internal search, you can type in keywords to find particular messages you need. What’s more, it converts contacts information into VCF file so they can be easily imported into outlook or webmail.

Any downside?

Only the name rings a bell, not the application itself since it doesn’t offer similar features and functions as the original WhatsApp that will all know.

Want to check it out? Visit Fireebok.com.

System Explorer 4.5.0

Friday, December 6th, 2013

Do you want an easy to use application that gives you opportunity to know more about processes, start-ups, etc? Then you should continue to read this review as it gives you more details about System Explorer.

What’s System Explorer?

System Explorer gives you detailed information about Processes, Start-ups, Explorer, IE Add-ons, Uninstallers, Windows, Services, Drivers, Connections and Opened Files. It it also features action History for monitoring processes activities, making of Registry & Files snapshots for easy comparing of system changes.

Result of comparison is displayed in tree view and text list can be used for analysing product installers/uninstallers (like Total Uninstall). The program also enables you to perform graphs for monitoring usage of system resources in time, easily check for suspicious files via VirusTotal, easily search details about file/process via online databases, and easy access to System Utilities.

A couple of changes have also been made to this new version of System Explorer. Some of these changes and updates include the following: Brand new information panel in style of the Windows 8; improved ui and colour scheme; and Minor bug fixes and improvements.

System Explorer doesn’t use much space on your system, so you won’t have to be worried about a system that takes too long to load on startup. In other words, it doesn’t use too much space on your system.

Want to check it out? Visit SystemExplorer.net.

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