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How To Wirelessly Access Android Data From PC Browser
Time Tracking and Invoicing Service: Paymo
Control a PC Remotely Using a Web Browser: Online Support
Enhance your Windows Command Line Free: Console
Free Photo Editor with 3D Interface: Visions Photo Editor
Create A Private IM Network with Nodescan
Easy Currency Converter App For Android
5 Free Visual File Comparison Software
Kingsoft Antivirus 2012
Receive Gmail Account Notifications with Checker Plus Chrome Extension

How To Wirelessly Access Android Data From PC Browser

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 06:30 PM PDT

Here, is a quick tutorial to wirelessly access Android data from PC browser. Accessing Android data from PC is a very easy process when you have USB cable connected to your Android and PC. Earlier we have also discussed about Wirelessly accessing Android data from PC browser with AirDroid app. This time we have found one more way to wirelessly access Android data from PC browser through WebSharingLite app for Android.

With WebSharingLite app, you can easily connect your Android data wirelessly to your PC and access the data via your PC browser. I am discussing this second way to wirelessly access Android data from PC browser because I truly liked WebSharingLite app for its speed and simplicity. Downloading and uploading data between Android and PC becomes very easy and convenient with WebSharingLite app.

Steps To Wirelessly Access Android Data From PC Browser:

Step 1: Download and install WebSharingLite app from our App Store or you can scan the QR Code below. You can also head to Google Play Store to download WebSharingLite app on your Android phone.

Step 2: Connect your PC and Android phone on a same Wi-Fi network.

Step 3: Launch the app on your Android.

Step 4: Tap on start button to activate the app and create a unique URL for your PC browser.

Step 5: Type the unique URL on your PC browser.

Step 6: Along with creating a unique URL, the Android app also creates a unique password to access the data.

Step 7: Now, type the password on your PC browser where you have accessed the unique URL.

Step 8: You will then see all the files and folders which are saved on your SD card will be imported on your PC browser.

Step 9: You can then select any one of them and access it on your PC browser.

The good part of WebSharingLite app is that, you don't need to install any special program on your computer. Just access everything simply on your PC browser.

Apart from accessing the files and folders of your Android phone, you can even transfer the file from Android to PC or vice-versa. Also, you can manage other options; like wirelessly deleting a file or folder, rename the folder, create a new folder, and more. You can even check the status of your Android system on your PC like battery meter, Wi-Fi signal, memory card usage, and processor usage.

You can even wirelessly transfer data between multiple Androids and PC.

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How To Wirelessly Access Android Data From PC Browser was originally published at I Love Free Software

Time Tracking and Invoicing Service: Paymo

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Paymo is something to help you handle your billing techniques like never before. Paymo is a cloud based system which tracks time and offers invoicing also and it effectively combines time tracking as well as invoicing demeanor of jobs on a multi-currency and multi-language basis.

Signing Up

Paymo offers three usage plans namely Free, Premium and Basic.

Making an account in Paymo is fairly simple and straightforward. You can use your Google or Yahoo login details to make an account. It can also be linked with your Kashflow account.

Features of this time tracking and invoicing app

You can connect with Paymo using two ways: via the web interface or through the downloadable Windows Gadget. As soon as you sign up and log into your Paymo account, you get to see the dashboard with options which will help you perform all the necessary operations.

Paymo navigation includes tabs for your company such as

Dashboard
Milestones
Timesheets
Tasks
Timer
Client
Projects
Users
Invoicing
Reports

Through the Invoicing tab, users can get a quick view of invoice totals, invoice generation dates and the current status. It is very simple to use too and allows the user to issue invoices in various languages and currencies. All you need to do is track a client's work, navigate to the invoice tab, click on 'Add Invoice ' option and then just add in the tracked hours of the client into the invoice and Voila!

The Pros

The Free User Plan

This plan provides the user 50MB file storage with 1 invoice per month and includes idle time detection and reports, all free of cost.

Idle Time Detection Support

Idle time detection is one of the most fascinating features of Paymo. Here is how it actually works.

Suppose you started working on a task on Paymo and then in the middle you take a short break for some evening snacks. When you return back to your desk, Paymo automatically detects your absence beforehand and asks you what to do about the time when it was left idle. Smart isn't it?

The Cons

Navigation and the Menu Options

The navigation features in Paymo is not up to the mark. The menu on top does not help the user access common tasks easily. A better architectural design of the website is very much required for superior control flow and easier access to the various features of Paymo.

Also check out TimeEdition and TimeDoctor free time tracking software.

Final Thoughts

Paymo is thus a complete billing and record keeping package for the business firms and individuals. More importantly, its web based making it possible for the average user to access it from any portion of the globe. The other good thing is that it provides free usage, but I feel, spending 10 to 15 dollars for the basic and premium plans is a bit too high. Nevertheless, the invoicing feature which also comes with the free usage plan is really a boost. For the average user, this full featured time tracking program coupled with some important utilities is just the right solution and thus can be recommended for use.

Time Tracking and Invoicing Service: Paymo was originally published at I Love Free Software

Control a PC Remotely Using a Web Browser: Online Support

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 03:30 PM PDT

Online Support is a free remote administration tool which doesn’t require any kind of installation, and you also don’t have to perform any kind of router or firewall configuration in order to have a successful remote connection. Online Support requires Java. The viewer application, the one that’s used to connect to the client side is a Java web browser app, so make sure to have Java runtime environment installed before setting up Online Support.

Believe it or not, but the main window of Online Support, would be the main website, which can be seen on the image above. On the website, you’re gonna have to click on the Admin Connect button, which is located in the Free Remote Connection area of the screen. Once you do that a new tab in your browser is gonna open where you are gonna receive a 6 figure number. This would be the first step in the configuration, and after the number is offered to you, the Viewer application will open up in that very same window, but it will show only a black screen because we haven’t configured the Client yet. Before we do that, let’s see what kind of features Online Support offers, because you get a lot of useful tools for providing remote assistance, for example:

File Transfer – transfer the files between the viewer system and the client
Send Ctrl+Alt+Del – if you need to start up the Task Manager
Record – record the desktop of the client system
Clipboard – simply transfer data from clipboard between the viewer and client

Several other smaller features are available, you can refresh the client system, or you can choose the connection compression level, but before you’ll be able to do all that, there’s still some configuring needed on the client side, you need to download and run a small executable, from the Quick Client Connection portion of the website.

Online Support remote control setup

Online Support offers both viewing and control of the remote system, and the first step we’ve already described, clicking on the Admin Connect, when you do that you’ll receive a six figure number, something like this:

111-111

write it down somewhere, because you’re gonna use it to download an executable file that plays an important role in allowing you the access to the remote computer:

In the Quick Client Connection field of the Online Support website, enter the number that we mentioned, and then click on Client Connect. File download will start, this is the exe that we mentioned before, run it and then in the Viewer app, in the browser on the viewer system, you should see something like this:

Connection is established and you can start offering remote assistance to the client PC. Online Support is perfect for people who need a quick and simple way of connecting to somebody else’s computer in order to either help out with a problem or to just show the other person how something is done. For up to 10 connections Online Support is free, try it now and see how good it really is, free service.

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Control a PC Remotely Using a Web Browser: Online Support was originally published at I Love Free Software

Enhance your Windows Command Line Free: Console

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Console is a free program that extends the functionalities of your Windows command line. It is an aesthetic and functionality enhancement of any shell. Console can be used to enhance the interface of even other command line based applications other than shells. It should be noted that console itself is not a shell.

Features of this windows command line tool

Console for Windows Command Line features include

Supports use of multiple tabs on a single console window
Console can be customized to a user's liking. You can change desktop background, images and play around with the transparency of the console.
Fonts can be configured to once liking. You can also set the default font size font colour and set styling to either italic or bold
Alpha and colour key transparency
Window can be customized to use different styles.

How to use it Windows Command Line enhancement app?

Console requires no installation meaning that you can launch it from any location. The interface is very simple and looks very tidy.

Console looks very much like your windows console but with a few enhancements. First on the list is the Menu bar with four menus at the top. Below it are shortcut icons and the rest of the interface is occupied by the command line area. A status bar is included at the bottom.

On launching Console it opens just like cmd.exe. The start-up directory is the directory from which the application was launched from but can be changed to a directory of your preference. As stated earlier, Console is not a shell by itself. Anyone looking to use Console must therefore have adequate knowledge and appropriate command line arguments for the host shell. While this is the case, Console support a number of commands,

-c specifies a particular configuration file
-w<main window title>sets the main window title and overrides all other existing titles
-t sets the start up tab
-d<directory> sets the start-up directory
-r<command>sets a start-up command

New tabs are opened and closed via their respective File menu commands. Tabs are renamed using the Rename Tab menu on the Edit menu. The same menu is used to access program settings. From the View menu, one can choose to either view or hide the menu bar, menu icons, status bar and opened tabs. Offline help which is inform of compiled HTML is accessed via the Help menu.

The settings menu holds all possible program configuration in this Windows Command Line program. From here you can set up Console to use a custom shell and start up directory. Appearance settings like tab background fonts, font colours and borders can be set from here. Window transparency is selected between two option, alpha and none. The alpha option provides for two side bars which set window transparency for active and inactive windows respectively. The settings menu also allows for editing of keyboard and mouse hot keys. Tab settings allow user to set a start up directory, shell, background, style, title and icons for each tab opened.

Other command line based freeware you can check out are: command line scanner, Wizmo and PNGOUT.

You can toggle between tabs using the Previous Tab and Next Tab icons pointing either side. Copying and pasting can be easily done with the Copy and Paste icons. The whole menu can be instantly accessed by right clicking inside the console. The interface can be resized up to full screen mode but no shortcut is availed for this and has to be done manually.

Summary

Console has a number of features that literally bring to life any shell used on it and particularly cmd.exe and multiple tabs really come in handy when you need to multitask.

Enhance your Windows Command Line Free: Console was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Photo Editor with 3D Interface: Visions Photo Editor

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Visions Photo Editor is a powerful photo editor which comes with the feature of managing and arranging your photos and other picture files. The software being adapted with an advanced system known as the multifaceted approach helps you to manage your pictures much better. You may even use the tool to manipulate all your digital images. There are several advanced features which the software comes with which are usually a part of expensive photo editing software. Moreover using the tool doesn't even require you to be trained or be an expert to use the tool.

Installation of this photo editor

In order to install the program on your system you just need to follow the basic steps of installing a software on your computer. Visit the link of the download file here and click on it to initiate the installation process. Once the download process concludes you are ready to install it on your system by running the step by step process which it comes along with. During the installation process you would be asked a few details regarding the place you wish to install the program along with some other details too. After the installation completes you are ready to run the program.

Using Visions Photo Editor

Once you launch the program you would find the user interface of Visions Photo Editor very attractive and appealing. The first step will ask you to select the folders you wish the program to search for pictures within them. After you do so it scans your system for folders containing pictures inside. After you are done with pictures scanning the software selects the best 8 folders from all the scanned folders.

The initial screen of the software comes with a help menu accompanied by the hints menu, the user manual and a link pointing to the online forum. It also has the viewer tab where you can organize or view you digital images along with the albums.

When it comes to editing, the program performs pretty well as the editor's tab enables you to edit or enhance the photos while fixing the noise levels, removing red eye effect, cropping or rotating images, switching colours and much more. When you move on to the creator tab you can create greeting cards, calendars or even books of your own. There are hosts of other templates making it a fun way of editing your pictures, cards, and other pages which you create.

Further the software comes with the integrated feature of sharing you pictures instantly online after making changes to them. Other features include the option of printing photos from your printer or uploading it directly on your snapfish account and print from your account. You may even backup your photos and save them on your Box.net account or at your accounts at Flickr and Snapfish.

Included in the package are some other functionality such as searching and browsing pictures, creating albums, fixing some flaws, or adding creative effects to your pictures. The fact that it comes with a simpler 3D interface makes it an even more enhanced offering which gives a stiff competition to some of the other paid software available.

So when you think you want to fix an image or make changes to them just click on the Editing room and drag an image at the center. This will give you all the basic fixes on the left side with the preview on the right side of the window. Play, edit, resize and make your pic look totally personalized with Visions Photo Editor.

Free Photo Editor with 3D Interface: Visions Photo Editor was originally published at I Love Free Software

Create A Private IM Network with Nodescan

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 11:00 AM PDT

Nodescan is a complete instant messaging system where you get, for free, both the server and client applications with support for a wide selection of communicational aids, like file transfer for example. What this means is that with Nodescan you can create you own instant messaging protocol, completely independent of any other similar services like MSN, Yahoo or Skype. Instant messaging isn’t the only thing that Nodescan can do, it also comes with support for:

File sharing – send, receive and search for files located on the server
Stream music with the server app and listen to it on the Nodescan client
Create and run a web server
Local network and over the web connectivity
Contact managing – create contact lists for easier access later on
Can be used on Windows, Linux and Mac

Last feature that Nodescan has, the ability to run on all three major systems is made possible by the fact that this free local instant messenger is written in Java, so make sure to have Java runtime environment installed when you decide to use Nodescan on your computers.

This is the default interface of the Nodescan client application, but before you get to a point where client application can be used, you’ll need to install and configure the server side of Nodescan, which isn’t as scary as it sounds.

How to create a local area IM network with Nodescan

For those of you that are wondering why would anyone want to use something like this, you’ve probably never been in large companies, research centers, college dorms or even large households, with a lot of rooms. In all of these places it’s highly desirable to have a safe way of communication, which relies on a local network, and this is exactly where Nodescan can help out.

After downloading and running the server application, it will start running on it’s own,. Local Address and Internet Address would be the two most important pieces of information that you get from the server app, for basic instant messaging setup, for all the other mentioned functions, web server, audio streaming, you’re gonna have to go through the options and configure a bit more. With the Local Address all the computers which you have on the same network can connect to you, if they use it when connecting with the client apps.

Here we are connected to a Nodescan server over the internet, not through a local network, but the principle would be the same. For running a web messaging server you’re gonna have to configure your router and for something more permanent you’ll have to have a static IP.

Conclusion

Ease of use and cross platform compatibility that Nodescan has makes the perfect tool for anyone who’s in need of a private instant messaging and content sharing application. Files and documents can be easily shared by dragging and dropping them into the client work area. Instant messaging chat window can be seen above. Try Nodescan on your own, free download.

Create A Private IM Network with Nodescan was originally published at I Love Free Software

Easy Currency Converter App For Android

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 09:30 AM PDT

Easy Currency Converter is a free Android app to convert currencies of different countries. You can now know the value of your money as compared to other countries in the world. Easy Currency Converter app defines its name as "easy" in a perfect way as app is easy to use and convert currencies on Android.

The app displays the simple interface with two countries options. You just have to select a your home country and the other country against which you want to check the value of your native country's currency. Now enter the amount you want to convert and you are all set. The app calculates the value of one currency against the other and gives the total amount after converting it. You can also reverse the calculation and know the vice-versa amount between two countries.

With Easy Currency Converter app, it becomes easy to check the graphical presentation of the ups and downs in the value of currency for the home country selected. Apart from all these, the app has come up with the smart option to multi-check the values of currencies against one single country's currency. Add some selected countries in your favorite list and view value of currency of all your favorite countries all together on your Android phone.

Features Of Easy Currency Converter App:

Convert currencies of different countries of the world.
Check the graphical presentation of ups and down in the money value.
Provides money value of multiple countries all together.
Reverse the two countries and check the currency value vice-versa.
Switch to offline mode if you don't have an internet connection on your Android phone.
Set update frequency.
Multiple language selection option.
Change the theme of the app to blue and silver.

Install Easy Currency Converter App:

Click here to download and install Easy Currency Converter app from our App Store or scan the QR Code below. You can also head to Google Play Store and download the app directly on your Android phone.

Easy Currency Converter is also one of the popular app in Google Play Store. If you are looking for some currency converter app, then this app might end your search. We have earlier also reviewed about currency converter apps for Android. Easy Currency Converter is also a nice little nifty app that allows you to keep a track of money value of multiple countries.

You can also check out currency converter extensions for Google Chrome browser.

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Easy Currency Converter App For Android was originally published at I Love Free Software

5 Free Visual File Comparison Software

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Here, are 5 free visual file comparison software to compare files on your computer. These free visual file comparison software are especially useful for software developers and technicians, as they can visually compare source code files and see the difference between them. Some of these visual file comparison software even allow you to merge the files.

These software are geared towards comparing content of two or more files together in order to find differences, and remove differences. If you want to just find identical files, then you can better off using duplicate file finder, or duplicate photo finders.

KDiff3

KDiff3 is a completely free visual file comparison software that let's you visually compare files on your PC. This free file comparison tool basically allows you to compare source code visually. While comparing files, it even lets you compare folders and directories present there on your computer. You are even allowed to make changes or merge these files using this free file comparison software. KDiff3 let's you open several files and folders for the comparison and to further edit and merge them. If you are technically good, then I would suggest you to try out this free visual file comparison software for comparing files.

AptDiff

AptDiff is another free visual file comparison software using which you can visually compare files stored on your computer. You are allowed to perform binary file/visual text comparison on this software and are further allowed to merge the differences. This free software has got the capability to compare files in large size that include larger data accurately. The interface is straight-forward, as it comes with a double view pane to make side by side file comparison. Aptdiff allows you to switch between the comparison type which are text and binary and it is capable enough to automatically detect the changes and modifications in the file. In addition the user-interface supports multiple languages like Spanish, Chinese, etc.

Read more about AptDiff or try it here. If you are looking for an online visual file comparison tool, then it's worth trying DiffNow reviewed by us.

DiffMerge

DiffMerge is also a free visual file comparison software that helps you to compare file and folders on your computer. You can even say it as a file merge software that even let's you merge files. You are allowed to open several files in this software and it displays the differences in them in the best possible way. DiffMerge comes with a capability to compare directories on your computer for searching the duplicate files. In addition, you can even compare folders to find duplicate folders on your computer. This free visual file comparison software is capable enough in finding the identical file names and report to the user. DiffMerge works with Windows, MAC, and Linux.

Read more about DiffMerge or try it here.

Diffuse

Diffuse is a completely free visual file comparison software to compare files on your system. This free tool comes with built-in capability to compare multiple files at a time without any problem. This free file comparison software even allows you to edit any file directly. Users are even allowed to perform the function of line matching and the correction by their own. The good part is that this free visual file comparison tool works with Windows, Linux, and Mac OS. So users of all these operating systems can enjoy the benefits.

Read more about Diffuse or try it here. Also, check out PDF comparison software reviewed by us.

Code Compare

Code Compare, from the name itself, it's very clear that this is a free visual file comparison software to compare source code files. This free software comes with a new and unique way to know the differences between the files by comparing source codes. Code Compare even come with a code merging feature that allows you to merge the file differences that appear after comparison.In addition you are even allowed to compare contents present there in two or more folders. The good part about this file comparison software is that the difference explorer of this freeware basically comes with a visual color coding scheme to display the modifications made to the source code. Download code Compare for free.

Read more about Code Compare or try it here.

Go ahead and try any of these visual file comparison software to compare files visually.

5 Free Visual File Comparison Software was originally published at I Love Free Software

Kingsoft Antivirus 2012

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 06:30 AM PDT

Kingsoft Antivirus 2012 is, for the better part of the world a new security suite, but in China, where developers of this free security software are located, it has been present for quite some time now. Just like all the other AV programs out there, Kingsoft Antivirus 2012 comes with features like virus infection prevention and scanning, system vulnerability detection, cloud scans and a lot of other useful tricks that a lot of users are probably not familiar with, but the thing that’s most interesting about Kingsoft AV would be that it spends incredibly low amounts of system resources, in other words, it’s very lightweight and it will not slow down your computer to the point of you banging your head against the wall.

Interface that waits for you after opening up Kingsoft Antivirus is very modern looking, which you can see from the image above. The main selection of tools which are important for malware protection will be available in the circle which is located in the left portion of the screen around the screen with Window 7 written on it. While we’re mentioning Windows 7, next to this very popular version of Windows, Kingsoft AV also supports the not so popular predecessor Vista, and the even older, but much more popular Windows XP. Latest version of Windows, the famous Windows 8 is gonna have to wait for some time before full integration is possible, it will probably work, but it might not be integrated all the way into the new user interface style that Windows 8 has. List of anti-malware tools that Kingsoft sports is quite extensive, with some very small but very helpful tricks that could prevent you from being infected included, things like:

USB Defense – disables and prevents execution of autorun malware
Anti-Hacker – checks your computer if there are any backdoors present
Web Defense – standard resident antivirus protection
IM Defense – instant messaging protection
Download Shield – check downloads for viruses
Video Defense – protects you from malware while watching online videos

Similar software: Roboscan, Rising Antivirus Free , Avira Protection Cloud.

Installation and first impressions

To install Kingsoft you just need to perform 2 mouse clicks, one to run the downloaded installer and another one to actually start the installation process. No additional configuration is necessary, important configurations are presented to you in the first step, installation directory is practically everything that you need to select. Installation took a few seconds and as soon as it finished this free antivirus software started working. Next to the main interface which you can see above, there’s also a tray icon present, as it should be. Main options that Kingsoft Antivirus offers are located in the 5 buttons which can be seen at the top of the application. Switching between them was very fast, which is no surprise, since this is a very small and a very lightweight AV software, but is the most important thing that an antivirus software has to have, a good virus detection rate, is it sacrificed for the sake of it’s lightness? Let’s see what our tests tell us.

Kingsoft AV scanner and virus detection rate

Scanner is located under one of the 5 aforementioned tabs, under the Virus Scan, although when you have the default screen opened, the Home tab, there you are also offered to launch a Quick System scan.

As you can see from the screenshot above, Kingsoft will scan several different system areas for any signs of viruses. Some of the more interesting and more important parts of the system that will be checked by Kingsoft would be:

Hard Disk Boot Sector
Startup programs and applications
Currently running processes
System services and drivers
Browser plugins and addons

and many more. Modern malware is becoming very dangerous and it’s getting more difficult to detect it, because it is hidding in places where antivirus applications aren’t looking. For this reason, it’s very important that every nook and cranny of the OS is checked, which is something that Kingsoft most certainly does. Scanning everywhere is useless if the scanner isn’t equipped with a good virus signature database, that’s why we decided to check if Kingsoft Antivirus 2012 is gonna detect a virus sample that we’re using during all of our tests, and it did.

Not only that the file was promptly detected, but there was also a very useful information box available for us to see just what kind of damage this particular file was doing to our system, or should I say what kind of damage it would have done if we decided to run it. Knowing this could help you out when for example you are infected with malware that steals login information, if you know that malware was doing this type of activity, gathering your information, you can change passwords, after infection removal, to secure your online accounts. If the file on the other hand is not a virus, there’s an option to Trust it, as you can see in the background on the image above.

Real-time antivirus protection with Kingsoft Antivirus

Next to having a good scanner, which is fast and has a high detection rate, another important part of every antivirus software would be that it has a good real-time protection. This type of protection is gonna scan the system all the time while the computer is running looking for any signs of malware. Kingsoft AV offers this as well.

Program will be running constantly in the system tray and it will gonna be on the lookout at all times for any signs of foul play. On the image above for example we were warned that the system has dangerous vulnerabilities in the form of system updates not being installed. Similar window will pop-up for any dangerous file that you are manipulating, but for which you yourself are not aware that they are dangerous, or for any system services and processes which are in fact infected and dangerous.

The cloud, system Defense, Utilities and USB Autorun protection

For the past year or so a lot of antivirus applications have been switching to the so called cloud scanners, and cloud security in general. When it comes to explaining what cloud security would be, very few people would be in the position to give a proper answer. In the case of Kingsoft AV, cloud is used in order to store the virus definitions, that is the reason why Kingsoft Antivirus is so small in size, virus signatures are contained within the cloud, which has a couple of advantages. For example when you’re scanning, you’re always scanning with the latest definitions, there won’t be those situations where you’ve completed a full system scan, only to find out that there are new updates available upon scan completion.

Utilities tab of Kingsoft hides a very useful tool which is gonna scan your computer, check which Windows updates and patches are missing from your system, and then offer you the ability to pick the ones that you want to download and install. It’s best that you install all of the updates which are found, but if for some reason you need to hold back a certain patch, simply unmark it and then click Repair, see image above. Program will then download and install the patches and updates, and improve the computer safety and stability.

System Defense would be all of the different real time protections which you have at your disposal, which can be seen on the image above. With thousands of websites who’s main purpose is to infect people, an innocent activity like browsing the internet is not longer safe, because you can never know which files are dangerous, which code is gonna inject infections and so on. With System Defense which is offered by Kingsoft, you should feel a bit more safer because it comes with a lot of different preventive features, which are gonna monitor browsing activity and disable any kind of dangerous downloads that might be harmful for your system.

Last of the useful features that Kingsoft Antivirus has would be the USB Autorun detection and prevention. This can come in very handy in fight against viruses which are spreading through USB drives. They copy themselves to the USB drive, and then create an autorun file, where they instruct Windows to run this file as soon as the USB is inserted into the computer. Newer versions of Windows have the autorun selection, where this type of spreading technique is prevented, but older ones like XP don’t, and this is where the USB Defense can come in handy.

Conclusion

Kingsoft Antivirus 2012 is the perfect security tool for everyone that’s looking for a fast and easy to use AV program. We checked the RAM usage of Kingsoft and it spent less than 7MB, which is truly amazing for an antivirus program. Interface is very slick, and it’s not too clunky with options. Cloud powered scanners are a great way of how space can be saved and how the scanning is improved by constantly having up to date definitions. Price of this security software is the best thing though, it’s completely free. Simply download it, install it, like we said, it doesn’t take long, and start enjoying in your free antivirus protection.

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Kingsoft Antivirus 2012 was originally published at I Love Free Software

Receive Gmail Account Notifications with Checker Plus Chrome Extension

Posted: 09 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Many a times we do not check our emails since most of us are in the habit of checking it only when we receive an email that we might have been expecting. But what if you miss an important opportunity just because you were not checking out your emails. Checker Plus relives you from this by notifying you when you receive a new email. In addition, you can also check your emails, view sender's contact photo, read your email, listen to it or even delete it. All this can be done without even opening Gmail. There are so many other features that you can avail once you install this extension on your Chrome browser.

Installing Checker Plus

Before you begin installing Checker Plus, you need to install the Chrome browser if it is not already installed on your system. This is important for the extension has been designed specially for Chrome browser. Once this is done, you can follow the given steps:

Get the Checker Plus extension from Chrome webstore.

As you can see in the snapshot above, all you need to do is click on the 'add to chrome' option on the top.
Now, you will get a confirmation message and you simply need to click on 'add'.

Once you are done, the extension is added to your browser. You can see a new icon similar to an envelope on your browser. The following window is also launched:

If you choose to view options, then you will be amazed to look at the different options which are available.

Viewing the un-read emails, reading an e-mail or listening to it with Checker Plus

Viewing the un-read emails is a cake-walk.

Click on the Checker Plus extension icon on your Chrome browser.

As you can see in the snapshot above, the icon also displays a count of your un-read emails. For instance, here it's 10. You can have a quick view of all your emails. Delete them or read them by simply clicking on the respective options.

If you wish to read an e-mail, you simply need to click on the particular e-mail.

As you can see, the particular e-mail is opened in the same window. Another interesting feature allows you to listen to your e-mail. Simply click on the icon as shown by the arrow.

Displaying the sender's contact photo

Simply click on 'options' for Checker Plus extension.
This will launch the following window where you are supposed to check the option ' Show photos of email contacts'.

A window opens up which asks for your permission to manage your contacts. You need to click on 'Allow Access'.

This way, you can view the photos of your contacts (if at all they have put up! ).

As you can see in the settings window, we also checked the 'sound notifications' option to get notified along with a 'ding' sound. You can also try other features by just checking such features.

Receiving e-mail notifications

As soon as you receive a new e-mail, you can see a pop-up. You can even perform the basic actions such as reading, deleting etc.

Verdict

Checker Plus is a must-have extension since it gives you a number of options for free. However, for some advanced features you need to donate. But this works well and there is no harm in installing the same as long as you are notified of your recent e-mails!

Receive Gmail Account Notifications with Checker Plus Chrome Extension was originally published at I Love Free Software

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Friday, August 10, 2012