Spyware! That’s one word that pops up whenever we talk about PC security. Although there are hundreds of spyware detectors and fixing softwares with some of them pretty effective too (e.g. AdAware , SpyBotS&D etc). However its always a good idea to have a light monitor program running in your tray which can detect a possible spyware right at the time of its creation. Spy-The-Spy is just that!
Pros of Spy the Spy
1. Monitors your PC
As soon as the tool detects an executable file being created it makes you aware of that. Often it may be yourself installing an application but on other occasions it proves to be of great use when it helps you detect the spywares before they can do any serious damage to your PC.
2. Performance friendly
It does not consume much of your resources while it runs in the tray
3. Can monitor specific folders
Cons of Spy the Spy
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The software
DigiBookShelf is a virtual album manager using which you can organize, view and play a little with your image files. Packed with a myriad of features, it makes viewing your images a pleasant experience. Lets have a look at some of these features and other pros and cons of the software-
Features
1. Drag and Drop supported : You can simply drag and drop the images in the album in order to add them to it.
2. Visual effects : The software arranges your albums into different bookshelves. Each album is stacked in the respective bookshelf like a book which can opened by clicking on it. The albums too look like virtual books where you can turn pages by clicking on them. Thus visually the software is a treat.
3. Audio attachments : You can attach audio clips too with your albums and images thus enhancing your experience.
4. Web Page and Executable Creation : You can create a web page of an album or export it as an executable file which makes sharing of those images easier.
5. Image Editing : You can also edit the image of your choice to some extent. The different functions that you can perform on your images are – resize,crop,flip,rotate,transform,color corrections and add a fleet of interesting filters. You can also save the image in a different format.
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The Software
Zip Genius is a freeware that helps you compress and decompress data in multiple formats.The software is comprehensive and feature packed with a straightforward interface.
Pros of Zip Genius :
1. Interface : It couldn’t have been better. The interface is no different from the windows that we are so used to. Large icons with texts in the toolbar leave nothing too concealed.
2. Features : It comes with features like make SFX,disk span,add signatures and comments,export file list,scan and zip,compare MD5 Sum, test archive, repair archive, encrypt/decrypt archive/password manager, accompanying FTP Client and a file cutter! Phew! All that for free! And hope I didn’t miss out anything!
3. Speed : It worked faster than WinRAR on my PC. The speed is thus better some of its non-free counterparts
Cons of Zip Genius :
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What’s Deleted is not Erased!
File deletion too can sometimes prove to be quite cumbersome. Imagine when you are are on a disk cleaning drive and need to delete lots of files on different folders. Your fingers in that case are in for some hard work. Also, when you think that you have deleted a file (even if by pressing shift+del), all your OS has actually done is to remove the reference of that file from the file system table. The file data actually remains on the disk until another set of data is overwritten. Expert in data recovery can in fact recover even that overwritten data. Thus in case you have some data that is too personal, file deletion can be a security concern too.
The Software
Its all in the name! Eraser is a secure file deletion tool for Windows which enables you to delete data from your hard disk COMPLETELY. It does so by not only carrying the normal deletion function but also overwriting the data on the hard disk several times so that its recovery becomes impossible by any method.
Pros of Eraser
+ Complete Data removal
+ Scheduling of cleaning action
+ Use of wildcards to select files saves a lot of time
+ Creates a report after every task
Cons of Eraser
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The Software
A Screen capture tool that does its job without much fuss!
The free software has a neat and straightforward interface and offers you all general modes of screen capture.
Features
It has the ability to capture any defined portion on the screen, be it a region, a window or full screen. The captured image can be stored in various formats such as BMP, JPEG, GIF,and ICO. It also allows you to create animated GIFs from a series of images,capture them in monochrome, 4 bit and 8 bit modes, include or exclude cursor from the image and create a duplicate image. The best part is – No installation is required to run it. It comes as stand alone application.
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