February 2016

XSearch is a free portable search program for the Windows operating system that enables you to find files based on a variety of parameters that you define in the program's interface.

When it comes to search, Windows users have several options to find files on PCs they work on. They can use the built-in search tool, or use third-party software instead.

While the built-in search tool may be sufficient at times, it is neither fast nor overly customizable.

Third-party search programs come in two main flavors: those that index files and those that don't.

Comodo's Internet web browser Chromodo, based on Chromium, has significant security issues according to a Google Security Research report that puts its users at risk while using it.

When Google launched its Chrome web browser years ago, several third-party companies created their own version of the browser by modifying specific settings of it that would improve user privacy.

Privacy Checkup is a free tool by Google that lets you review and adjust privacy and account related Google Account settings.

Basically, it enables you to verify that the information that is revealed about you on the Internet matches your expectation.

To get started with Google's Privacy Checkup tool, visit this web page on the official Google My Account website.

Opera Software just released Opera 35 Final, a new version of the web browser introducing several new features including audio muting, download manager improvements and better customization options.

The first stable release of the Opera browser in 2016 introduces a whole new set of features to the browser.

If you’re remotely tech savvy or follow tech sites like this one, then you already know that there are numerous utilities that can recover all sorts of stored passwords and registration keys.

For example: the passwords stored in your browser(s), the WIFI passwords stored in your machine, passwords hidden behind asterisks inside various programs, Windows and Office registration keys recovery, and Windows credentials recovery (i.e. passwords that Windows uses to access some services such as your home network, etc.)

7Stacks is a program for the Windows operating system that enables you to bundle links to multiple files and folders into a single icon accessible on the operating system.

Windows users have a couple of options when it comes to launching program on devices running the operating system.

They may place icons on the desktop, use the start menu, add icons to the Windows taskbar if Windows 7 or newer versions are used, use the command line, use File Explorer, or use third-party tools.

Microsoft changed the state of the "upgrade to Windows 10" update for Windows 7 and 8.1 devices to recommended on February 1, 2016 from optional.

Microsoft continues to push Windows 10, and as the company announced back in October 2015, made the upgrade to its latest operating system Windows 10 a recommended update on devices running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1.

Synced Tabs is a new feature that is planned for Firefox 47 that will display tabs from other devices connected to a Firefox Sync Account in the browser's sidebar.

Mozilla is working on several improvements to how synced data is accessed in the Firefox browser on the desktop.

It plans to push out a new button in Firefox 45 which enables Sync users to access tabs from other devices Firefox is running on with a click on it.

Barracuda Networks announced plans yesterday to retire its cloud storage services Copy and CudaDrive on May 1, 2016.

The company launched the cloud storage service in 2013, in a period when many company launched or improved their online storage offerings.

Copy had a lot going for it. It was backed by Barracuda Networks, an established company in the storage and technology field, offered clients for all major desktop and mobile systems, and an interesting option to share files directly with other users of the service.

Google's popular online virus scanning service Virustotal received an update recently that enables users of the service to scan firmware just like other files.

One of the biggest strengths of Virustotal is its multi-engine scanning support which tests files uploaded to the service using more than 40 different antivirus engines.