HOW WE TESTED We collated recent results from two of the world’s leading antivirus testers. Croydon- based SE Labs and the German AV-Test. Both tested for protection and accuracy (number of false positives), with AV-Test adding scores for performance (the impact on a PCs speed). To see the results in full, including those for other … Read more
Five Top Mac Antivirus Protection Products Have you ever thought about why the people who write viruses, spyware, ransomware, and other malicious software do it? The answer is simple—for money. Trojans steal personal data to sell. Bot herders rent out their victims to spammers. Ransomware goes for the jugular; give us your money or your … Read more
Soon, the Microsoft operating system will only be able to boot up with a crypto-chip, which checks whether the computer is infected with malware Windows 10 is more than just a free update that brings back the sorely-missed start menu. The new version is also quite futuristic with regard to things like the system start … Read more
AVG is one of the old guard of AV products aimed at the home and business user. While it enjoyed some popularity a few years ago, with its free AV product, the company has since seen a reduction in its user base -since Windows 8.1 and 10 bundled the MS AV, undoubtedly. However, that doesn’t … Read more
Never run out of smartphone battery again – Tired of “battery low” warnings? Nik Rawlinson discovers how to eke more hours out of a charge Remember when your phone used to see you through a whole day? If that’s just a distant memory, you’re probably already looking for an upgrade – or you’ve resorted to carting … Read more
LibreOffice 6 vs Microsoft Office – The latest version of our favourite free office suite introduces loads of new features, Jonathan Parkyn compares them to Microsoft Office’s equivalents See also: Best New 50 PC & Web Shortcuts Table of ContentsLibreOffice vs Microsoft Office: Better file compatibilityLibreOffice vs Microsoft Office: New navigation toolsLibreOffice vs Microsoft Office: Advanced toolbarsLibreOffice vs Microsoft Office: More … Read more
Don’t sit around waiting for Windows 10 — Cat Ellis has some tips for making it boot more quickly. Over time, you might notice that the delay between you pressing your PC’s power button and having a responsive desktop is getting longer and longer. It can be enormously frustrating, particularly when you need to get … Read more
Keeping Yourself Safe. Read our ESET Smart Security Premium Review. The Eset advantage – Stay safe online with confidence The Internet can be a dangerous place, full of malicious hackers trying to take advantage of honest and innocent users. Hackers constantly pretend to be companies or websites they aren’t, attempting to fool you into clicking their deceiving links and … Read more
Joe checks out a new release from Incomedia • Requirements: Windows XP or later, 1 GB RAM The internet is constantly changing with new developments that make our lives more informed, more entertained and easier to shop. These changes are mainly driven by websites all vying for our attention and of course our business. This … Read more
It is really important to have plenty of memory available in order for you to storage as much data (images, music, videos, movies, etc.) as possible, but, what happens when you run out of memory? The truth is, that there are many ways to transfer all the data you have storedon your iPhone to other … Read more
A far reaching update that spruces up the core apps and extends creative cloud in some promising directions. Read our Adobe Creative Cloud 2017 Review It’s almost 18 months since Adobe’s landmark Creative Cloud 2015 update. Now the company is greeting 2017 with a major new release, which again upgrades almost every app in the suite … Read more
www.filefriend.net What you need: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8/8.1 or 10 The download page may look alarming (there’s hardly anything on it), but this free, portable tool – now updated to work in Windows 10 – is actually very sophisticated. FileFriend lets you encrypt and password-protect any file or folder on your PC – very … Read more