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Vivid-Pix 3.09
Published in Software
by paul_smart
on 18 Sep 2024
This is an ideal piece of software to allow you to record information linked to images, this can be spoken or just data, then months or years later the information can be read or viewed by you or others to save it from vanishing if the original person is dead or suffering from serious memory loss.
Upgrading to Windows 11
Published in Software
by paul_smart
on 4 Sep 2024
When Windows 11 first became downloadable you were told if your PC/Notebook was suitable for upgrade. I have a notebook that met the criteria and I tried it, at that time Microsoft had not indicated that they would stop supporting Windows 10 so after a few days I reverted to what I knew and restored Windows 10.
How secure is your computer from outside attacks? It is up to you to make sure it is protected.
Panda Dome Premium
Published in Software
by paul_smart
on 29 Nov 2023
There are several versions of Panda ranging in price from Free to around £30 depending of what is covered, however if you have more than one PC extra PC's seem to be covered for only a few pounds extra when purchased direct from Panda. There are also options for more than a single year. Here I am looking at Panda Dome Premium.
Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
Published in Software
by paul_smart
on 18 Oct 2023
Very few pieces of software have been used by me for as many years as Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office, these days it is more important than ever, earlier this year I told you about a hard drive that expired and a recent backup allowed full restore of everything in an afternoon onto a new SSD drive. Now just after the installation of this latest version another disaster the motherboard expired and while this required a new – second hand PC – the SSD meant I wa
While your computer might appear safe and secure on your work space, how well is it content protected?
Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
Published in Software
by paul_smart
on 23 Aug 2023
Acronis is a piece of software that I have used for years, even if a virus or worse gets through a complete reinstall is possible and you are even protected – although not without cost – from a hard disc failure and this latter event happened to me a few months ago.
While your computer can hold plenty of personal data, it does require assistance to keep it safe.
Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office 2023
Published in Software
by paul_smart
on 21 Sep 2022
For many years I have used Acronis to get a total disc backup that you can restore without any other media such as the original Windows CD being available. More recent years have seen them give extra protection such as from Ransomware. Just over a year ago I stopped using additional Anti-Virus software instead letting Acronis handle everything. Updates are made as needed and only occasionally do they produce a new version such as what I am reviewing here the Home O
Some, with a memory that can stretch as far back as mine, may well remember a software product designed to burn content onto CDs. This was an early incarnation of a product from Nero.
Nero Platinum Suite
Published in Software
by paul_smart
on 29 Dec 2021
Nero used to be the best and quickest way to create a CD or DVD; now with so few PC’s even coming with an optical drive they have widened the net to include other things. I counted eighteen items in the grouping all accessible under the Nero Start icon. For some reason they include one other that needs to be downloaded separately to make it nineteen.
While you may feel safe when in your home, could you say the same when connected to the Internet?
Having recently updated the drivers on my computer courtesy of Avast, I decided to look at the company's latest general protection offering.
As another year passes Corel releases the next version of its Pinnacle Studio video editing product.
Acronis True Image is now Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office
Published in Software
by paul_smart
on 13 Sep 2021
This is one of the few pieces of software that is always installed on my PC or notebook, I have used it for years and apart from a couple of occasions when I have had to do a total reinstall of everything when the hard disk failed all other problems – including my stupidity – have been resolved by visiting my last backup normally to restore files.
Continuing its two platform approach, Parallel has released the latest version of its Toolbox product.
Since its original conception, around 2004, CCleaner has made its life existence to improve the performance of Windows and make your computer a faster and healthier computer.
However much we have, we always seem to want more. AVAST offers a way to extend the output delivered from a battery.
As computer-targeted threats continue to grow. so antivirus software companies need to offer users appropriate protection.
Unlike some graphics software titles available on a subscription basis, this next offering can be purchased with a single payment.
Personal data has an attracting for many as they can not keep their hands off it. It is up to you to protect this type of data from the schemes of hackers.
Acronis 2021
Published in Software
by paul_smart
on 7 Oct 2020
This is a piece of software that I have used for many years, sometimes it’s a single file that I need to get back but twice now it’s been that Windows refuses to bootup and I have been happy to say in one case it was only a few hours work to get up and back to a few days previous, the other occasion took longer as I needed a new hard drive but in both cases it saved me.
For those wanting to don their video director's hat, Corel offers this next product.
During the ever-passing years, PaintShop Pro has undergone numerous make-overs. It would have taken somebody with the skill of a Nostradamus to get even close to how the original file conversion program would develop into today's graphics suite offering.
Parallels Toolbox
Published in Software
by paul_smart
on 9 Sep 2020
'How do I do that' or 'let me think' as I do not complete that task very often. Windows can do most things however it often makes the task difficult. Parallels Toolbox has a range of one step tools to complete the tasks that Windows makes more complex, some may even seem impossible this collection of over thirty different tools are in a simple package.
BitDefender
Published in Software
by paul_smart
on 19 Aug 2020
The only way you know if your Anti Virus or Total Security product is doing its job is if it fails; and, if you have no problems, then it is probably doing its job. While I have previously told you about what McAfee and Kaspersky have to offer today its BitDefender.
Stuck for a way to completing a task that should be simple then the answer might be a Toolbox.
Personal Computer users will appreciate that over time their piece of equipment will often loose its initial fast responsiveness. Tasks that once could be completed at a rate that was more than acceptable during the earlier months, now take their time thus causing degrees of frustration.
A picture, so they say, may be worth a thousand words but sometimes the image does not tell the complete story. Images, especially those of celebrities, have sometimes been doctored to enhance and modify the original image by specialist using software such as PortraitPro 19 from Anthropics Technology.
Panda Dome Advanced
Published in Software
by paul_smart
on 27 Nov 2019
This is one of several security software products that promise to keep you safe. What each product promises is slightly different so they all have a place according to what you want, here an offering from Panda their Internet Security offering.
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