SpeedCrunch - High Precision Freeware Desktop Calculator

First of all, you will of course need an SSH server running somewhere. Linux and OS X come with SSH servers, but there are also SSH servers available for Windows game Controller support|Https://windowsmastery.com/. freeSSHd is a nice free SSH server for Windows. It is a quick and easy installation and relatively easy to configure as well. You will of course need administrator privileges on the machine you install it o


(1) AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition Memory-friendly free antivirus program that comes with lifetime free access to virus definition updates. Highlights include automatic update, real-time protection, free virus database updates, and some more. With nearly 1 mil. downloads (926,832) last week alone, this gotta be a good t


The majority of the time you end up relying on on another product to get the annoyingware off of your machine. So now you've got a $60 bloated product eating up resources on your machine and doing absolutely nothing to protect


Chances are, your PC contains entirely too much personal information about you ... passwords, banking information, credit card numbers, address books, social security number, personal emails, and maybe even a few things that you wouldn't want announced on the evening n


(5) WinDirStat - Handy piece of software that offers an informative visual display of your hard-drive usage. Lets you quickly figure out what occupies most of your disk space (movies, documents, pics, those hidden videos :-) , etc.) Downloads last week: 11,


There are plenty of features that make SpeedCrunch very user-friendly and very easy to use. First, there is the evaluate-as-you-type feature that calculates the result when you are typing the expression. Even before you press Enter, the result may already appear in the status


[NO LONGER WORKS] Spycar attempts to hijack your system, similar to typical malware activity and gives your protection a test. Spycar does not include any "exploits", so you do have to click OK during the process for the test to take affect. If your preventative software is successful during the process, a built-in TowTruck application responds with a rating on your prevention and then returns your system to it's original st


Dynamic - This acts as a SOCKS proxy that can be used to tunnel traffic through the network where the SSH server resides. You can then configure applications that support SOCKS proxies (such as a web browser) to take advantage of it. I'll demonstrate how to set up Firefox to work through a dynamic tun


Chances are you are receiving too many. Hopefully you're receiving little spam, but certainly you have a lot of mail hitting your inbox that doesn't need your immediate attention. Maybe you even receive private stuff at work that you should rather not attend to at all until you're h


(3) CCleaner - Extensive and rather fast registry fixer + browser junk clean-up tool. Includes registry backup feature. Make sure to back up your registry before running CCleaner cleanup. (Downloads last week: 36,


(5) Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic - By far less popular than above AVG, also some users report rather slow scan process. Nonethless, with 85,154 downloads last week still remains listed as the second most popular free antivirus softw


We're not quite done. We still need to configure Firefox to send DNS requests to the SOCKS proxy as well. To do this, enter about:config in the navigation bar in Firefox. You may get a prompt asking you if you know what you're doing. Assure Firefox that you know what you're doing and proc


And these days, we rarely see "viruses". They typically fall into the spyware category. Pop-Ups, porn and fake AV products seem to be the most popular of malicious material presently. While your AV sits in the system tray hanging out and doing absolutely nothing to protect


(2) Ad-Aware 2007 - Free utility to remove Spyware, Adware and whatever Crapware you may have. Scans your RAM, Windows Registry, hard drives, and external storage devices for known data-mining, advertising, and tracking components. One of my personal favorites. Note: After installation, it will ask you for a registration code. Just hit Cancel and you're good to go. (Nr. of downloads last week: 864,


Although not mandatory on all PCs, having some type of protection on your computer today is almost always a must. The problem that most tech savvy users have with them, is that most, just don't work and most eat up way to many resources. Having a way to actually test some of the options out there, is a fantastic way to make your final decision. So you try it out...Download the latest AVG, Symantec or NOD32 trial and see which comes out on top with each of these to


Malware is a whole different ballgame, and is much more common and prevalent in today's "internet" world. A common, everyday search can easily ring in loads of pop-ups, adware, and deeply buried malware, spying on keystrokes, monitoring cookies and just being down right annoying. The problem is that it's always evolving, and many protective products can't always prevent malicious activity. However, that doesn't mean you shouldn't attempt to block