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This article was written on March 02, 2010 by CyberNet.

About two months ago we wrote about how you could grab O&O Defrag Professional 10 for free, but now you can get one step closer to the latest version without dropping a dime. Not only that, but on top of their defragmenting application they have also included versions of Unerase, CleverCache, SafeErase, and DriveLED for the picking.

There’s no telling how long these would be available, and I’d therefore recommend signing up for your free license now. Not only that, but if you ever decide to upgrade to the latest version of the apps you can actually use these to get discounts. Or, we learned with the last O&O “giveaway” that those who are patient will be rewarded. Some users reported getting email offers from O&O to upgrade to the latest Defrag Professional 12 at upwards of 70% off. Not to shabby.

Note: Interestingly the version of DriveLED being given away is the latest.

• O&O Defrag Professional 11 [Free License] [Download]
  Unleash the hidden performance of your computer with the minimum effort. O&O Defrag 11 Professional Edition packs file fragments quickly and securely back together to optimize your hard disk under Windows. Its functionality ranges from a fully automated defragmentation to an individual professional set up. It can do everything a truly good defragmentation software should be able to do. The new background monitoring function helps to prevent fragmentation at source. Newly added and modified files are analyzed and defragmented whenever they are not being accessed. O&O Defrag makes sure that your hard disk is constantly performing at its peak.
• O&O Unerase 2 [Free License] [Download]
  O&O UnErase V2 makes the restoration of deleted data as easy as “a walk in the park”. With the help of a new and one-of-a-kind algorithm, more files can be restored than ever before. Within a matter of seconds, O&O UnErase finds your deleted files and restores them with just the click of a button. The original filename and directory structure are also restored as if nothing had been deleted in the first place.
• O&O CleverCache 6 Pro [Free License] [Download]
  O&O CleverCache 6 Professional is a unique tool that optimizes the File Cache Management for Windows Vista, NT, 2000 and Windows XP. This results in an enormous increase in performance boosting a system’s performance at times to up to twice its original speed. All this is achieved without the need for additional hardware or any reduction in your system’s stability. You simply install O&O CleverCache 6 and you’re ready to go – no need to reboot. It automatically recognizes your configuration, and within 5 minutes you can unlock the hidden resources on your Windows system! The more the file cache grows, the less memory is available for running applications. The result is a significant decrease in performance as requests for memory lead to the so-called “swapping” of memory. This occurs when unused memory segments are paged out to the hard disk’s paging file. Because hard disk access is slow relative to Memory, loss of performance is inevitable. O&O CleverCache 6.0 Professional Edition is optimized to meet the day-to-day needs of individual users. The software is optimized to run on Windows NT4 Workstation, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows Vista and Windows XP Professional.
• O&O SafeErase 2 [Free License] [Download]
  O&O SafeErase V2.0 is THE solution for the secure deletion of sensitive data from your hard disk and offers you the ultimate protection of your private sphere. With just one click of the mouse you can securely and permanently delete files, folders and partitions. The motives for the deletion of files are many. Old e-mail files, internet history, file cache, financial records, company information, and private files ought to be protected from other’s access. The reality, however, is much to the contrary. O&O SafeErase puts a stop to this by not only deleting files, but by annihilating them with the help of recognized and recommended methods. In Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows NT, O&O SafeErase will protect your computer from the unpermissive access of others to your alleged deleted files.
• O&O DriveLED 3 [Free License] [Download]
  The number of mobile computers in use in companies has grown dramatically over the last couple years. Just as dramatic is increase in difficulty of servicing these mobile system that are usually being operated in remote locations. The Achilles heel for any notebook is the hard disk, usually overstressed by the sheer frequency of use in a variety of different environments. With this stress on the hard disk comes the risk of hardware failure, which, until O&O DriveLED 3, was an unpredictable gamble. Monitoring all of the internal hard disks of your system, O&O DriveLED 3 examines its “health”, providing you with information from your hard disk’s read/write access to its current temperature. Should signs of problems appear, O&O DriveLED 3 alerts the user, reducing the chances of a hard disk crash or the loss of precious data.

[via SlickDeals]

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This article was written on October 02, 2008 by CyberNet.

I know that some of you have been patiently awaiting for a Windows version of the Slife computer usage analyzer. Back in June we wrote up a quick review of the Mac version, and at the time a Windows version was in the works. About two weeks ago the Slife team announced on their blog that the Windows version of the application will be available “within a few weeks,” which means it could hit the streets any day now.

This is a pretty big deal because the application will let both Windows and Mac users track their computer usage for free. You can see things like what applications you use the most, when you use them, and much more. That data can then be used to try and optimize your time, or you can have the program alert you when you’ve used a specific app more than an allotted amount of time.

So the Windows version isn’t available yet, but keep your eyes peeled because it could be here any day now.

Thanks for the tip Matt!

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This article was written on August 20, 2008 by CyberNet.

Windows; Mac; Linux
A few months ago we wrote about a free application that was able to track stolen computers, and today we’ve got an open source alternative for you. It’s called Adeona, and it’s interesting how it works. After setting it up you’ll be given a file that is used to identify your computer in the event it gets stolen or lost. It’s recommended that you put that file in a secure location, or email it to yourself.

Once you lose your computer you’ll be able to call up the Adeona Recovery application, give it the file you stashed away in a safe place, and it will try to remotely fetch pertinent information from your stolen computer. The information you’ll be able to retrieve includes:

• Internal IP address – This is your Internet location as reported by the operating system.
• External IP address – This is your Internet location obtained by asking a web server like checkip.dyndns.org.
• Nearby routers – These are network routers obtained by doing a traceroute to randomly selected PlanetLab computers. Usually, the names of network routers you are using can give a clue about your geographical location.
• Access point – This is the name of the wireless hotspot you are connected to, can also give a clue about your location. Note that the Windows version simply reads a registry key that might contain stale information or no information on the current access point (for example, if one is not using the Windows-provided wireless management tools.)
• Photos (Macs only) – The location-finding component takes a picture using isightcapture before sending an update to OpenDHT. If a thief was using the laptop, you could get a photo of them.

There’s no saying as to whether this would actually help in the retrieval of your computer, but it certainly couldn’t hurt. Here’s a guide that will help you when setting up Adeona, and another guide that explains the retrieval process.

Get Adeona for Windows, Mac, or Linux

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Did you know that Wikipedia is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week? It is, on January 15th! It’s hard to believe that the ‘edited by the everyman’ encyclopedia has been around that long… or maybe we’re just getting old. Either way, co-founder of the site (and man of many personal appeals) Jimmy Wales took the opportunity to answer some questions about the past, present and future of Wikipedia, and, when asked about the growing prevalence of mobile apps and app stores, well, Wales had plenty to say, including that models such as the iTunes app store can represent a dangerous “chokepoint” and that they could be “a threat to a diverse and open ecosystem.” He also added that mobile devices are owned by people, and those people should control their own devices. We can see where Jimmy’s coming from in some ways — apps are a wholly new, untested way of ingesting content, but we have a hard time swallowing wholesale that the app store model could threaten internet freedom more than an issue such as net neutrality. But you know, if you ask us nicely, Jimmy, we might just take your word for it. Hit up the ‘more coverage’ link to check out a video of Jimmy Wales waxing philosophical about the birthday celebration.

Wikipedia celebrates 10th anniversary, co-founder Jimmy Wales opines on app stores originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Now, wait. Don’t just write Dokobots off because you hate Foursquare… this one has robots! While we’ve seen plenty of similar uses for geolocation, Dokobots operates as a sort of global scavenger hunt, with the ability to ‘scan’ the map of your surrounding area for items needed to charge up and repair your little robots. So far, we haven’t gotten up the steam to walk the block and a half to pick up the batteries we need, but there’s also a magnet tool for the super lazy, and other Dokobots will ‘visit’ your location over time, allowing you to record and photograph those moments for posterity. While we can’t say yet if this game has staying power in our app catalog, it’s definitely adorable at first glance. Dokobots is a free application available now in iTunes.

Dokobots game for iOS brings together the inevitable: robots and geolocation originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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