How to Remove Duplicate Files
September 2, 2008
Most people have problems with the hard disk space,that as the data in your hard disk gets filled up and the more hesitant you are delete or backup those files, it could be a worst nightmare. But have you ever wonder about the duplication of files in your PC, that is the same file placed at multiple locations of your hard disk knowningly or unknowingly. These duplicated files too consume the hard disk share and hence its always better to clear them off. But looking for the duplicated file in 300GB hard disk could take a day and thats were the following apps comes to help.
HCC comes in 2 version free and premium. The free version is more than enough to do the job but of course premium one provides additional features such as checking for duplicates in multiple drives and the ability to exclude subfolders from checking for duplicates. The only downside is it keeps asking me to upgrade to PRO version.
Duplicate File Finder is a simple, but effective tool to locate duplicate files in one or more selected search paths. It scans the files and compares them based on Byte for Byte Comparison, which ensures 100% accuracy. You can then choose to delete the selected duplicate or original files. The program is multi threaded and performs scans quickly. For 200 GB it only takes roughly 5 minutes to complete. It’s totally free!
LockCrypt: Get Safe!
September 1, 2008
In this site we have featured several freewares both individually and in lists, now I am going to feature about a freeware application for storing and encrypting. LockCrypt is such an application which helps in storing and encrypting your information to protect it from phishing attempts.LockCrypt includes the following
- Secure storage for your data.
- Groups to help keep your accounts organised.
- Password generator.
- Native translations into German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovenian, Hungarian and Hebrew.
- Export to XML, CSV, HTML or Plain text files.
- Import from XML.
- Secure Clipboard to protect your passwords.
- .NET Compact Framework version for Windows Mobile devices.
- J2ME version for Java capable mobile phones.
- Print output.
- Drag and drop interface.
LockCrypt can easily organize your personal accounts, passwords, telephone numbers, credit card details etc. LockCrypt offers a great deal of security for your data and has a variety of features and those are the following.
Central Database
LockCrypt provides a central database to hold details of your website passwords, telephone numbers, credit card details, and other kind of difficult to remember information. People often write down this information and leave it where anyone can see. With LockCrypt, your data is only visible after you’ve entered a password.
Strong Encryption
LockCrypt uses cipher block chaining and AES encryption to secure your data. This method is regarded as very secure by the cryptography industry. Whatever details you enter are for your eyes only, no one will be able to see them without first entering your password.
Multiple Languages
LockCrypt is available in different languages, including English, German, Italian, Spanish and Czech. These were provided by native speakers to make LockCrypt fit in seemlessly around other programs.
Customisable Account Types
Each account can be assigned a type and an icon. This lets you fill in commonly used fields for that account type, and allows you to quickly identify it in the list.
Import and Export
LockCrypt can export to XML, CSV or plain text, enabling you to easily share your account data between applications. It can also import from XML files.
J2ME and .NET Mobile Versions
If you have a mobile phone or PDA capable or running Java applications or a Windows Mobile device, you can take LockCrypt with you wherever you go. The J2ME version of LockCrypt, LockCrypt Mobile J2ME, runs on most Java capable phones and provides read-only access to your accounts database, and the Windows Mobile version offers full editing support. You’ll still need a password to access your data, so it will remain safe even if your device is lost or stolen.
Secure Clipboard
If you copy a field to the clipboard from LockCrypt, there’s an option to erase it after a set amount of time. This is useful because if you move away from the keyboard, anyone would be free to paste your clipboard and see your password.
Easy to Use Interface
Drag and Drop is supported by LockCrypt to help make re-arranging your accounts easy.
Print output
LockCrypt can print your account list enabling you to make a hard copy.
LifeviNe: Track Your Life!
August 30, 2008
Nokia and other mobile handset manufactures are striving hard to get on with iPhone3G with a huge set of features and facilities that the iPhone had not provided. Nokia Beta Labs is up with a software LifeviNe and will be soon laucnhed which will get your tracked as you moved along in life. You can also access the pictures, music and video of wherever you’ve been, either on a map or a time line. After you install it you will need to run lifeviNe widget on your device and it’ll pinpoint every image, video and music to a location. You can also put in the videos and share with others.
According to Nokia Conversation, The new app is based on Sports Tracker, which has been a huge hit since it launched out of Beta Labs last year. Although they share the same base architecture, the two apps look and feel completely different. Once running, you can use your device as you normally would, or keep an eye on your activity using the lifeviNe app.
As well as tagging all your media’s locations the app will also track where you’ve been (so you need to be careful when you have it switched on!), and plot your journey on the web based map when you sync it at the end of the day. Uploading is a cinch too, as lifeviNe can be set to automatically upload whenever you’re in a trusted wireless zone.
Online you can look at and share your journeys, filtering by user, place or time. There’s also an online widget which you can place on your blog or Facebook page, allowing others to see what you’ve been up to.
We’re told we should see lifeviNe in Beta form within a few weeks, and I personally can’t wait to try it out. Fusing the web and your device like this is a pretty cool concept and from what we’ve seen this app looks stunning, and pretty easy to use.
You can get more of that from here and from Nokia
Secure Your Vulnerabilities With Secunia Personal Inspector
August 28, 2008
Internet a world of infinity and too a paradise for hackers who get through the vulnerabilities in your PC and access your information and sensitive data. So you are never safe on Internet even if you have updated antivirus,firewalls and spywares. Thousands of vulnerabilities still exist even for oldest softwares hence its a game of luck whether the hacker sneaks to your PC or not.When you browse the Internet, you use an “Internet browser” this may be: Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Opera. All of these browsers have been affected by software vulnerabilities that have allowed hackers to do practically anything on your computer - all you had to do was to visit a website and the website could take control of your computer. The same goes for each and every other application on your computer - unless you keep them updated and patched. Programs such as anti-virus, personal firewall, and anti-spyware are good measures of protection, but they will NOT protect you from the threat of software vulnerabilities - despite what many of them promise!
But prevention is always better than cure, that is detecting the vulnerabilities and getting it patched solves the issues to an extent. The Secunia Personal Software Inspector is the FREE security tool that is designed with the sole purpose of helping you secure your computer from software vulnerabilities.
Features of Overview of missing patches (network-wide)
- Historic and differential scanning (changes from scan to scan)
- Full control of programs on your network
- Easy and fast network scanning
- Centralised dashboard
- Customisable scanning preferences
- Unique program overview
- Simplified integration with 3rd party tools
- Export of data in CSV and PDF
- Advanced report generation
- Print options
Internet Explorer 8 Beta2 Ready!
August 28, 2008
Microsoft has announced the availability of the Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 for downloads, there are several enhancements in this version which includes better navigation and tab management changes, better safety, interpretability with other browsers and web standards.The feature that excites us about IE8 is the private browsing which allows you to browse the Internet without storing anything in the history. They have also added a ability to reopen closed tabs in addition to restoring a entire browsing session.Following are the Features of Internet Explorer 8.
Accelerators
Accelerators let you efficiently complete your everyday browsing activities like mapping directions, translating words, emailing your friends, and more in just a few mouse clicks.
InPrivate Browsing
Browse the web without saving your history with Internet Explorer 8’s InPrivate Browsing. Now you can shop for that special gift with confidence knowing your family won’t accidentally find out or use a shared computer without leaving a trace.
Web Slices
Keep up with changes to the sites you care about most. Add a Web Slice and you won’t have to go back to the same website again and again for updates on news, stock quotes, online auctions, weather, or even sports scores.
Search suggestions
Search smarter with detailed suggestions from your favorite search providers and browsing history. See visual previews and get suggested content topics while you type in the enhanced Instant Search Box.
SmartScreen Filter
New security features help to protect you against deceptive and malicious websites which can compromise your data, privacy and identity.
Hide Your Key Strokes From Keylogger
August 28, 2008
Are you using the PC of your friend or from Internet Cafes, then you could be a target for those who are behind you to steal you personal information, passwords and credit card details. And mostly all these information is ripped from the PC with help of key loggers which record all your key stokes whether its in word or you typing your password everything is either stored in unknown destination in PC or mailed to a predefined email. And its all in a fraction, you loose everything. So incase you happen to use a strange PC do keep in mind to type the sensitive information with the following two tools.
Neo’s SafeKeys is a small program that helps to defeat keyloggers on unsecure computer terminals (such as Internet Cafes).It is a custom-made tool that allows for you to mouse-click your password on an on-screen keyboard.
You type your password by clicking each button on the keyboard of this application (with your mouse). Your password will appear, letter by letter, in the text box at the bottom of the window (within a “******” password mask). Select the text with your mouse and then drag-drop it onto the password box on your online form. That’s it!
Alternatively you may use Online Keyboard which work the same way as Neo’s Safekeys. Virtual Keyboard is the great thing when you can’t install or use additional keyboard layouts bundled with your OS. For example, you’re at the internet cafe where only En/US layout is available and you want to write some letters to your Russian, Korean, Japanese or any other friends. Yes, you can just transliterate your writing, but this will take much more time than you ever expect and makes reading boring.
This is the case to have the VirtualKeyboard installed on a site: you just open it and begin typing. Virtual keyboard will do the translation/transliteration job for you on the fly. The same goes to the search engines, forums, webmail systems and much other online and offline applications. It makes a sense, to integrate tiny app there and make life easier for you and your customers.
Real VNC: Connecting You to Your PC
August 28, 2008
Getting mobile, its the prime requirement of everyone in this 3G era and that makes you to prefer laptops and palmtops. But for those who cannot afford those lappy’s they too can have access to their personal computer even when away from the PC with Virtual Network Computing (VNC). VNC is a remote client software which allows you to access your remote PC from any other PC. This can also be helpful in performing remote troubleshooting on your computer that is a technician need not ride down to you to fix your computer, he just can do this remotely.VNC has a wide range of applications including system administration, IT support and helpdesks. It can also be used to support the mobile user, both for hot desking within the enterprise and also to provide remote access at home, or on the road. The system allows several connections to the same desktop, providing an invaluable tool for collaborative or shared working in the workplace or classroom. Computer support within the geographically spread family is an ever popular use.
A similar type of application is RealVNC which is freeware and runs on Windows 98/2000/XP. When you log on to the remote PC you can have the entire remote desktop bridged on to your PC and you are able to work as working on your personal PC. All you have to do is to run a Server Software on the remote computer and configure a Viewer Software on the accessing PC and its all done. While initializing the viewer software it requests for IP address and password, and once the user is validated then he is given access to the PC via the remote desktop on his PC.
You can download RealVNC here