Yearly Archive: 2010

Dec
29

Quick List: 5 Free Adobe After Effects Plug Ins

Quaker AE Plugin

One of the most difficult applications to use in the Adobe Creative Suite is After Effects. Motion graphics has always been one of the more difficult skills to learn. Here are a few free downloadables to help smooth out the steep learning curve for motion graphics! 1. Quaker Instead of using “wiggle”, or even manually …

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Dec
21

How Do I Protect Myself From Keyloggers? Part 2

red alert

“How Do I Protect Myself From Keyloggers?” is a two-part series on keyloggers prevention. If you believe your system has been compromised with a keylogger, I’ve come up with a contingency plan to foil would-be password thieves. To take your protection to the next level, you can implement a few of these tricks which are designed to frustrate a hacker’s attempts from gathering accurate data. Ultimately, you’ll want to ensure you have a powerful internet security program to help prevent keyloggers from even getting on your system.

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Dec
18

Quick List: 5 Free Plugins for Photo Shop

Seamless Workshop Example

Are you tired of experimenting with your filters only to not get what you wanted in the first place? Tired of knowing how you want your pictures to look, but lacking the tools to make it happen? If you answered yes to these questions, read on to check out 5 Free Plugins for Photo Shop …

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Dec
15

How Do I Protect Myself From Keyloggers? Part 1

Hacker in Skimask

What is a keylogger? It logs keystrokes in a secret file with the intent of capturing all letters and words typed on the keyboard. Some corporations use these to oversee employee operations and ensure no one is breaking company policies. However, more and more computer hackers are using keyloggers to capture passwords to bank accounts and other sensitive information. Part one of our series on keyloggers will give you tips on prevention.

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Dec
07

Windows Small Business Server 2011 Release Announcement

windows small business server 2011

We have received confirmation on the upcoming Windows Small Business Server release. While Standard and Premium are familiar to users of SBS 2008, Aurora, or Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, is an entirely new product. We’ll keep you posted about any official release date for Windows Small Business Server 2011.

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Dec
06

Drive-By Downloads: Malware Installed Without Your Knowledge

I recently attended a Symantec training event and heard the phrase “drive by download” a couple of times throughout the symposium. From what I could gather, these “drive-bys” were a new hot topic in the anti-virus world (not a reference to scenes from ‘Boyz n the Hood’). Curious, I thought I’d do a little more …

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Dec
03

Microsoft Office 2010—the Best Office Suite Ever?

best office suite ever

Microsoft Office has come a long way over the years. Is Office 2010 the best office suite ever? What about Word Perfect X5 , Lotus SmartSuite Millennium, or iWork ’09? What is your vote on “Best Office Suite Ever”?

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Dec
02

Trend Micro to Acquire Mobile Armor

Trend Micro logo

This week, Trend Micro announced their agreement to acquire Mobile Armor, Inc. Mobile Armor offers full-disk, file/folder, and removable media encryption for endpoints.

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Dec
01

Free Gift Card Holiday Promotion

2010 Holiday Promotion

Between now and January 15, 2011, SoftwareMedia.com is running its 2010 Holiday Promotion: all orders over $250 will receive a free $25 gift card. With already great software offers, this is a little something extra to say thank you.

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Nov
30

QuarkXPress 8.5 Now Available as a Free Update

QuarkXPress 8 Box

Quark has just released QuarkXPress 8.5, and what’s even better—it’s a free download! Here’s a link to Quark’s site to download the latest release of Xpress 8 for Windows or Mac.

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