Microsoft today announced long awaited Microsoft security essentials software for Windows based personal computers .Microsoft security essentials will act as native Antivirus -Antispyware application for Windows . We earlier shared a direct download link to the beta version of Microsoft security essentials .Security essentials will  replace discontinued Microsoft Live One Care Antivirus software .Though free , Microsoft security essentials will never be a replacement for professional Antivirus solutions like Norton ,Kaspersky , Avira , AVG ,Mcafee and Eset NOD32 . Its suitable for those who are not always connected to internet and expose private sensitive information online .Microsoft security essentials is now out of test phase and the final version available for download via Microsoft download center .

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USB devices should be removed safely to avoid internal hardware damages . We usually quit them via Windows taskbar . But if you have couple of devices like camera , modem , mobile phone etc . connected simultaneously ,then its difficult to find out the exact USB device that is to be removed .USB Safely remove is an application that exactly list the brand name of the connected USB device so that we can identify the original device and exit them properly . Also it is the first program capable of re-connecting  a USB device after it was removed safely .The original price of USB safely remove application 20 $ . But here you can grab the full version of this application free as part of promotions .

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Last day we came across few methods to watch ICC champions Trophy online and to get live scores on your mobile ,PC sidebar widget and Yahoo messenger  . The official broadcaster of ICC Champions Trophy in India is ESPN Star Sports . ESPN’s web portal and Cricinfo websites offer ball-by-ball commentary of all cricket matches including ICC Champions Trophy 2009 at South Africa . ESPN also offer a  mobile based web application called ESPN mobile TV to access sports updates on a handheld devices . The US version of this service lets users in watch live videos channels ,available on Verizon Wireless . Here in India you will get live cricket updates ,downloadable games ,wallpapers and videos on supported handsets .

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McAfee SiteAdvisor is designed to protect users from malicious websites and phishing links .SiteAdvisor adds security ratings to internet search results ,web pages and forums etc. that helps users from differentiating between secure websites ,and scam websites that might steal personal information .There is browser toolbar or addon that gives instant warnings when dangerous URLS are opened . McAfee SiteAdvisor is available on free and Plus (enhanced) versions . McAfee SiteAdvisor Plus acts in real-time, and its capable of detecting relevant links in secure IM chat sessions and emails .The new Kaspersky internet security 2010 and AVG (AVG link scanner) also provides security rating on web links. For others here is a method to get full version of McAfee SiteAdvisor Plus as a part of promotional offer .

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WinZip is the first professional application of creating and opening archive files in Windows. WinZip is now under by Corel corporation, producers of Graphics design software like Paint Shop PRO. They recently released the beta version of upcoming WinZip 14. The new WinZip 14 is specially designed to support  Windows 7 OS from Microsoft. Support for touch screens, jump lists, option to zip Windows 7 image and media libraries are few notable features added as a part of the Windows 7 upgrade. Zipx compression mode introduced in WinZip version 12.1 is also available in WinZip 14. The new compression algorithm used in this format is superior than normal Zip format. WinZip 14 is a shareware application available  for 45 day trial version.

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PC audio quality is the main concern for people while planing to purchase a new computer. The quality of the sound depends upon both the hardware and software facilities of the PC. The basic configuration of every computer will have default audio chip for processing audio. For more accurate and we might need to add another audio card. The software at the PC end should be capable of processing the audio signals delivered by the hardware. Windows media player and other media players play these sound files without much modulation. High end media players like PowerDVD and WinDVD include sophisticated audio processing technologies like Dolby, SRS, etc. for processing two channel, five channel and even seven channel sounds. However, these players are not free. So here are few low cost software alternatives to Improve the sound quality in Windows.

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