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The increasing success of internet security suites is reflecting also on free software not just on the commercial products. Most people are no longer satisfied with the basic, free antivirus so companies are striving to deliver more comprehensive freeware antimalware applications. Ad-Aware Free Internet Security is one of those products and besides the protection it provides against viruses, spyware and adware, its success also relies on its user-friendliness and the fact that it’s a “set and forget” type of application, a feature greatly appreciated by many users.
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When we think of free software we might be tempted to label it as basic or at least not as complex as commercial programs. In many cases this is true, but there are some exceptions. In the 3D graphics industry, to say that the related paid applications are pricey would be an understatement. The license costs for such programs vary from expensive to astronomical, at least for individuals who wish to get the chance to become 3D artists.
And this is where the exception applies: Blender is an open-source 3D modeling software, which thanks to its user-based development, benefits from continuous improvements, that turned it into a dangerous rival of many similar commercial applications designed for professionals.
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Fresh Diagnose is a system diagnostic software and benchmark program that can help you find out information about your system’s hardware, software, drivers, operating system and much more. It manages to provide most of the information expected from this type of diagnose program, but it falls short in some of the key aspects.
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Again, a very useful piece of free software has landed in our courtyard, KeyboardLock. KeyboardLock will lock your keyboard AND mouse, using a key phrase and unlock it, ussing a different one. You might wonder why is this an useful software?
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It’s no news that Windows Vista comes kinda bloated by default, with resource hungry services that kneel your system most of the time. There are many tutorials around on how to tweak your Vista and several software solutions that do this job in one way or another. But what we really need, is a free software, that can tweak Vista’s services with just some mouse clicks. Yes, I am talking about Vista Services Optimizer, a small utility that can transform your Vista frustration into a more pleasant desktop experience.
Presenting Adeona, your free software driven laptop angel from The University of Washington. The great thing about Adeona is that it doesn’t rely on any centralized web service or any 3rd party. Shortly, this means that you can install Adeona on your laptop and…that’s it.
How does Adeona work?
Adeona is designed to use the Open Source OpenDHT distributed storage service to store location updates sent by a small software client installed on an owner’s laptop. Adeona monitors the current location of your laptop, collecting all types of informations such as IP addresses and network details.
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