Tags: desktop, internet, privacy

Google Desktop 4 beta

Google Desktop 4 beta is less clunky than its predecessor and we love the zippy search and creative Sidebar Gadgets. Still, we're wary of handing over our computing habits to Google's servers.

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ZoneAlarm Internet Security 5.5

ZoneAlarm Security Suite puts Norton Internet Security and McAfee Internet Security to shame with its easy-to-use features.

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McAfee Internet Security Suite 2005

Although ZoneAlarm's personal security tools are better overall, McAfee Internet Security 2005 offers richer, more configurable tools than Norton.

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Google Desktop Search Beta

Google has joined the burgeoning desktop search market with a public beta. We've had a day or so to play with it -- here's our initial report.

ZoneAlarm Internet Security 6.0

ZoneAlarm Security Suite puts Norton and McAfee to shame with its easy-to-use triple-layer firewall, antivirus, antispam and now antispyware features.

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Intel CEO predicts a more personalised Internet

In the future, Intel chief executive Paul Otellini predicts Internet services will be more proactive, predictive and context aware.

Google unveils desktop search

Google has unveiled its first-generation desktop application for searching through personal files and Web history stored locally on a PC, a move that could shake up the landscape of Internet search and raise privacy hackles.

Microsoft eyes making desktop apps free

Even as Microsoft readies a host of new ad-supported online services to battle rivals, the software maker has been mulling a plan to offer free, ad-supported versions of some of its desktop products, CNET News.com has learned.

Why do Apple customers care so much?

There is no question that Macintosh users are by far the most passionate advocates for their products in the technology industry. And while such passion is remarkable and even moving, it can also be terribly disturbing.

Who you callin' spyware, spyware?

You can't be sure that any given antispyware tool will catch what you want it to and ignore what it should, so you'll need to run more than one.

101 software tips, tweaks and tricks

Our insider secrets will help you master your PC and its most important applications.

Outsmart spyware

Avoid spyware or save yourself if you end up infected.

100 tips to speed up your software

Do more faster with these amazingly useful shortcuts.

DIY: Setting up a Wi-Fi home network

With a broadband connection and a wireless network, you can get blazingly fast access on multiple computers throughout your home.

Sweet security: three Internet security suites compared

Without a corporate IT staff or gateway antivirus and firewall solutions, small businesses and home desktop users need some kind of protection from hackers and other Internet security threats.

Internet Explorer 7 vs. Firefox 2

We put the latest browsers from Microsoft and Mozilla head-to-head and see which one emerges victorious.

Cover your assets: software firewalls that work

We review three software firewall applications to see which one is easiest to install and offers the best protection and value.

Protect your home office - from your kids

There's nothing worse than setting up your home office, only to have the kids destroy the lot with an errant game install, virus infection or jam covered keyboard.

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Privacy Protect It 4.89

Remove all traces of Internet explorer, computer applications, and any unwanted items pertaining to email application.

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Internet History Eraser 8.01.01

Erase traces of your Internet and computer activities.

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DeskTop Health Records

Manage health records on your PC.

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Hidden Desktop 1.21

Perform computer tasks secretly and privately.

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Trusted Desktop 2.5

Encrypt and add your own signature to documents and files transferred via Internet.