Make pop-up notifications less annoying Avast (www.avast.com) is our favourite free antivirus (See our cover feature, Issue 415) but every time you launch it, a pop-up will ask you to upgrade to the paid-for version. You can adjust the duration of this pop-up by changing Avast’s settings. Click Settings, Appearance and scroll down to Sounds. … Read more
E ach year as we work with the excellent folks who put together Intel LANFest events around the country, we participate in a number of CPU-Intel LANFest Case Mod Contests. The winner of each of those contests becomes eligible to win a larger contest among that year’s winners, with the best mod winning coverage in … Read more
One of the best things about being a power user is that, basically, you get to play god when the time comes to build a new system. Don’t like the case selection from a boutique builder? Go buy the one you want. Have an exotic liquid-cooling setup in mind? Get all the right parts and … Read more
T he PAX Predator belongs in the same genus as the rest of our CPU System Workshop builds, but it’s clearly a new species all to itself. Once we finished putting all the components together, our latest custom PC was ready to show its fangs and eat up our benchmarks.Haswell quickly became one of our … Read more
Google Chrome 33.0.1750Publisher and URL: Google;https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/beta.htmlETA: Unknown Why You Should Care:This beta version enables Google Now notifications on your Windows, Mac, or Chromebook. Released in early February, the Google Chrome 33.0.1750 beta introduced Google Now compatibility for Windows, Mac, and Chromebook systems. The Google Now feature in the Google Chrome beta works in conjunction with … Read more
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.0Publisher and URL:Malwarebytes; downloads.malwarebytes.org/file/mbam_public_betaETA:AprilWhy You Should Care:Malwarebytes’ Anti-Rootkit and Chameleon selfprotection technology extend Anti-Malware’s security capabilities. Malwarebytes has completely re designed the interface with AntiMalware 2.0. To quickly access security functions, you’ll now find tabs for Dashboard, Scan, Settings, and History views. The Dashboard view displays your current license, database version, scan progress, … Read more
STR takes the quirky side of Puppy Linux out for a walk. Technology is constantly advancing and in recent years we’ve seen processors move from single core to multiple cores and for their physical size to shrink considerably. Linux distros have also grown over this time with a typical install now weighing in at around 4GB. But what about older tech? Do we throw … Read more
System requirementsWindows XP/Vista/7/8;internet connection UpdateStar Premium Edition will protect your PC from any vulnerabilities caused by outdated software. You’ll receive security levels and alerts, minor- and major upgrades, downloads, and you can even export your individual software profile for backup reasons. With UpdateStar Premium, you’ll always have the most up-to-date software, maximising your everyday user … Read more
System requirements 300MHz processor; Windows Server 2003/ 2008/XP/Vista/7/8; 256MB RAM; 50MB storage. east-tec Eraser 2014 is a privacy protection program that guarantees permanent removal of all traces of your online and PC activity.The redesigned interface is clean, logical and intuitive, catering for both novice- and power users.To make wiping data a simple procedure, the software … Read more
Installation details Go to My Computer. Right-click the disc icon and open the disc. Select Files 226 Ashampoo HDD Control 2 and open the file Online registration required:follow the links during installation before 14 May 2014. System requirements Windows XP/Vista/7/8; 2GB RAM; 512MB storag System requirements Windows XP/Vista/7/8; 2GB RAM; 512MB storage. The hard drive … Read more
Two months from now Microsoft will withdraw all support for Windows XP. We explain how to keep XP running safely beyond that point W indows XP is a fast, dependable operating system (os) that runs on a third of the world’s PCs and is the most popular operating system after Windows 7. We know many … Read more
You’ll need this windows Any version of Windows from the last decade will have the features used in this article. Utility bills are always on the rise, and we’re all becoming more aware of the power used by our devices in and around the home. Indeed, many utility providers now give away monitors that enable … Read more