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Viruses : Different types and Examples

July 15th, 2010

computer-virus The most common question asked by not-so-informative net audience is the definition of a computer virus. I may say that a computer virus is a type of legitimate program. So what is that makes a virus stand apart from the rest?

In simple terms computer viruses are small software programs that are designed to spread from one computer to another and to interfere with computer operation.

A virus might corrupt or delete data on your computer, use your e-mail program to spread itself to other computers, or even erase everything on your hard disk.

Computer viruses are often spread by attachments in e-mail messages or instant messaging messages. That is why it is essential that you never open e-mail attachments unless you know who it’s from and you are expecting it. Viruses can be disguised as attachments of funny images, greeting cards, or audio and video files.

Look into webcam and login to PC without typing password

July 14th, 2010

Luxand Blink is face recognition software for Windows PCs. Now you don’t have to type the password every time you login. Just look into a webcam for a moment, and you’ll be logged into your account before you notice. The most secure way to login so only you can login and nobody else can use your password. you can login day or night. Sophisticated face recognition algorithms adjust for varying lighting conditions automatically, making login possible without additional training no matter whether window or artificial lighting is being used.

Shutdown Timer : Shutdown or Logoff based on system events

July 10th, 2010

Shutdown Timer

Shutting down the machine at a specific time can be easily done using Scheduled tasks. Shutdown Timer can do a lot more than besides just shutting down your computer (such as log off, lock the screen, etc), and it’s not just timer-based but accepts several triggers.

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Radio Sure : Free internet radio player

July 8th, 2010

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Radio? Sure! is an Internet radio player and recorder that comes preloaded with more than 12000 free online radio stations from all around the world. You can search the list by keyword, sort it by country, genre or language and maintain a list of your personal favorites for quick access. The program also allows you to record the radio stream you are listening to and can automatically split the recording into individual mp3 files – one for each track. Other features include the option to add your own stations, support for multiple stream sources, automatic crossfading for smooth transitions when switching stations, command line parameters and keyboard hotkeys.

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Convert Video Files between many formats with Eusing Free Video Converter

June 29th, 2010

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Eusing Free Video Converter is a free video converter software to convert video files between many formats with ease. It uses the free FFmpeg encoder and supports most any video file that FFmpeg will convert. The output video files can be used on popular multimedia devices such as iPad, iPod, iPhone, PSP, MP4 player, mobile phone, Zune, etc. It can also convert video files to audio formats such as AC3, M4A, MP3, OGG, WAV or WMA. Eusing Free Video Converter can convert multiple files in multiple formats at one time. You can for example convert mpeg’s, flv’s, and mov’s, all into avi’s all at once.

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