Nice section from ZDNet which discusses problems computer users from mall over the world encounter, offering real-life solutions and suggestions. The site is also a source of a lot of free stuff such as network scanners, tools, utilities and many more. They also offer a lot of help in the form of registry cleaners and other free stuff you can sometimes get for free, and purchase if you find them extremely helpful for full versions. These downloads are sometimes frustrating yet from time to time you’ll get your hands on a gem that’s worth all the waiting for the download to complete.
They have MP3 software, video, drivers and many more. The section on spy ware horror stories highlights the risks of not having enough protection from the many malware that are coming out all the time. They come in throngs and without proper intrusion protection, problems such as system slowdown, identity theft and other similar stuff happens. The best thing is to invest in a reliable intrusion prevention system that offers coverage of most bases (NO SECURITY SYSTEM IS PERFECT and due to the constant mutation of malware some will get through however expensive they cost). The best ones offer local scanning and active scanning on internet and mail traffic preventing hackers and their minion malware from getting through. If you do happen to have a licensed version of anti-virus protection software, keep them updated or better yet have them update themselves whenever there are available updates (this is set from their set-up options where you can set automatic updates to happen when possible.), which if you’re like me who is always online, would be a great idea for threats just keep coming.
If you do get infected or suspect you have some unauthorized program stealing data (which realistically speaking is not to easy to determine except if you’re a geek or very proficient in computers and programming), simply re-install your Operating System which by the way I hope is official for you’ll be missing out on important updates if its not.

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Categories: Downloading Legally, Freeware, Resources

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The site is hailed as one of the fastest growing legal download sites on the internet to date which charges minimal fees. Imagine $35.00 for unlimited access to all the songs, TV shows and Movies of your choice through partnerships with media giants such as MSN Music, Napster, Yahoo Music, Real Rhapsody and Wal-Mart. The total amount of downloadable content is at 12 million and they continuously add to their inventory each day. The membership gives you access to the largest online collection of music, movies games and utilities all free for you to choose and get onto your desktop. The fee mostly goes to the maintenance and operations of the web site and the massive internet library collection. You get a free software which you can use to burn cd’s that you can play on your car stereo. There is also access for easy to follow guides or if your problems don’t end there, you can get in tough with live agents who are there all the time to answer all your questions and requests. They have a 30-day money back guarantee on their subscription.
There are many legal download sites available on the internet to date and these are taking over the previously dark area of P2P download sites. Problems associated with malware and other bugs that tend to wreak havoc from P2P sites have dissuaded many from them who have turned to legal music sites such as these. MyMusicInc, for some of the fastest and best paid legal downloads on the market and in the world.

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Categories: Downloading Legally, Music, Paid Service, Providers, Videos

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I recently downloaded Foxmarks to my Firefox browsers at both my desktop and laptops. Let me tell you, I am a very satisfied user.

Foxmarks allows you to sync the bookmarks between computers. This abilit makes it easier to manage multiple computers that you use. Any changes made in one computer is reflected in other computers that you use. What’s more Foxmarks now has the ability to save and sync your passwords. As a security, you need to input a pin to secure the password list.

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The site is a part of the Creative Commons group of systems that is operated and maintained as freeware and as the platform on which it is built upon, all artists who upload their songs are royalty free. All the materials published on their web site are covered by the Creative Commons license which means the artists are not asking for fees for you to enjoy their music. All songs can be downloaded using the Http protocol free of charge, legally and without restrictions (DRM). They also support formats from Bit Torrent and eMule where music takes the ogg format for those who prefer P2P type sharing of files. The advent of the social net means people are again looking for an internet that is free of inhibitions and control as it used to be during the hey-days of the free internet. There was actually a time when you could get any form of information form anyone, even the US government through the internet as well as the many other sites that are now considered to fall under the blanket of National Security.
The site and the artists who share their work to the internet web site do not ask for payments for their work (royalty) but the site does allow users who download songs to donate to the artists they wish to support. They also take advantage of the technological advantages of having your work (as an artist) available to the rest of the world which is the best possible platform for exposure. Feedback on works is also allowed getting fans in contact with their favorite artists allowing both to benefit form the interaction offered by the web site. For some of the best free and independent music that is free and without strings attached, try Jamendo.com for your favorite songs and for the exposure you as an artist seek to further your work.

Tags: Free_Music_Downloads, OGG, Royalty_Free_Music, Torrent_Formats

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Downloading music is a lot of fun especially when you get the opportunity to actually sing along. Karaoke is probably one the best pastimes in the world but what is hard is that singing along to an mp3 is hard because you always need to look for the lyrics for each file.

That’s why I think a utility like Evil Lyrics is such a big help for closet singers. The free app automatically gets the lyrics to songs that are played on your PC’s default music app. The lyrics appear in a small window that you can customize. I’ve been using Evil Lyics for more than a year now and I am one happy user.

You guys should also try it.

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I usually need to make screen captures for my work. Powershot, the Firefox add-on was of great use to me but since it’s shareware, I have to contend with the full features being locked after the trial period.

Thus, it has made PicPick a great solution for me. It not only gives the regular functions of making screen captures and Windows hot keys, it also has its own editor that has a lot of features. The free app becomes a one-stop utility for capturing images and then editing them. The editor allows work on multiple images and there is a repeat function that lets you recapture the same place on the screen.

If you’re on the lookout for a full-featured and free screen capture software you can’t go wrong with PicPick.

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I manage a lot of files on my computer. So much that sometimes it gets a bit tedious to keep track of all of them. If you’re like me then consider using a replacement file manager for your OS.

MuCommander is a free, open source and cross platform file manager. Windows, Mac and Linux users will be able to use this nifty app. There is even a portable version.

MuCommander is actually a Java Web Start application and loads speedily on anything.

The interface is a skinnable dual-pane GUI. Though it has no tab support it possesses a number of other features that you will definitely appreciate like support for FTP, SFTP, Samba, HTTP, NFS and Bonjour. You can even explore archives without extracting them, which is highly useful for file archivists.

MuCommander may become a mainstay in my computer.

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I’m a big documentary fan. I love the fact that in watching this genre, you not only get entertained, you also learn something new. You won’t believe this, but I’ve been hooked on docus since I was six years old. There was this old TV channel that used to show different types of nature shows and science documentaries during the weekends and at weekday afternoons. I religiously watched these shows and I could probably trace my love for astronomy and physics from watching them.

Now that I’m a father to a precocious four-year-old boy, I am trying to share with him my love for documentaries. Unfortunately, aside from expensive DVD purchases, the only other way I can get documentaries are from torrent sites. The choices are quite extensive, unfortunately, I still have not find a site that offers free legal downloads of documentaries.

I hope that some enterprising bloke will see what a great service it would be to mankind if they provide documentaries for free as a way of firing up the imaginations of children all over the world.

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In my quest for legal downloads I stumbled on Legal Sounds. The website offers a legal way of getting music files from the internet. At this point, only iTunes has been the most popular and consistently used music download service.

Legal Sounds requires users to download its proprietary Downloader and load up the application with the preferred balance using credit card payment options. It also accepts e-Gold.

Legal Sounds has the makings of being a good contender in the legal music download service market because of its no-fuss way of providing its service.

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Downloading is so much fun, isn’t it? The fun stops, though, when you suddenly get hit by a worm or a Trojan – then the trouble begins. And this is exactly what happened to the thousands and thousands of people who downloaded the pirated version of iWork last week. I am sure that you heard about that not so little brouhaha. Download.com has the story:

Internet security firm Intego said on Thursday that it has discovered a new Trojan horse in pirated copies of Apple’s iWork ’09 productivity software that could allow an attacker to take control of the infected computer.

As of early Thursday, at least 20,000 people shad downloaded the iWork ’09 installer, according to Intego.

That is the not the end of the story, though. There is another type of malware that has been going around targeting Macs. And people have NOT learned. About 5,000 downloads so far.

Moral of the story? Do not download pirated software. It is as simple as that. And if you still want to, then take the risk.

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Categories: Downloading Legally, Random Thoughts

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