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February 2016

Vpnify.me: VPN server speed ratings

Vpnify.me is a free speed testing service for VPN services and servers that runs upload and download bandwidth speed tests regularly to show to users of the service how servers of specific providers do speed-wise.

When it comes to the selection of a VPN Provider, speed, next to privacy, security and availability, is one of the main factors that many users are interested in.

Ideally, you would not notice a difference between the actual speed of an Internet connection and the throughput of the VPN server, but that is often not the case.

My Disk Wiper erases disks securely

My Disk Wiper is a free program for the Windows operating system to delete data on disks securely so that it cannot be recovered anymore.

There are quite a few situations where you may want to wipe a disk clean of any data, for instance before you hand it over to someone else, say as a gift to a family member or colleague, or sell it on eBay or another marketplace.

If you are not careful, the new owner of the device or disk could restore data on it, especially if you have taken no precautions or ones that don't protect data from restoration properly.

Picklor: Identify colors using your Android camera

Picklor: Camera Color Picker is a free application for Android devices that you can make use of to identify any color using the device's built-in camera.

If you are a designer, interested in colors or have issues identifying colors correctly at times, you may like the idea of identifying colors that you come across using your Android device.

As a designer for instance, you may fall in love with a color or colors immediately, and want to know more about them as you may use them in future projects of yours.