Core Temp (0.99.8.0) 32 Bit – Freeware Review

Dear Readers,

Here is my full review for Core Temp (0.99.8.0) 32 Bit version

1. What Does Core Temp Do ? It monitors your CPUs and internal fans and gives you a very accurate temperature read out. Both in your system tray and on your Vista/Win 7 sidebar (If you have Core Temp app running) with the correct up to date widget. So you can tell how hot your computer is running and to be able to prevent possible damage (Via PC automatic Shut Down if it goes above a set temp) as well as improve your overall system performance.

2. Ease Of Use – Core Temp is very easy to use because all you need to do is install it and it is ready to go. In most cases it will auto-detect your CPU’s. There has not been a computer that I have installed it on that did not detect the proper make and number of cores your CPU has.

3. Interface - Very simple. Core temp has a few easy to use options and that is pretty much it. It is by no means fancy, but that is how a CPU temperature app should be. Simple and to the point with no pointless filler. Dragging it down and taking up to much memory.

4. Is Core Temp Stable ? Extremely stable

5. Can You Leave Core Temp Running Without Issue ? Yes, you can no doubt

6. Is There Adware or Spyware Bundled With It ? A big no

I give Core temp an overall rating of 4 out of 5 - This temperature control and read out app is great with a long list of compatible CPU’s it will detect. Core Temp loads up really fast and can be used in conjunction with “ALL CPU Meter” sidebar gadget. To show you your CPU temp in both your system tray and on the actual sidebar. There is just 2 things, I really would want to see in future versions of Core Temp. And that would of course be an update button and an auto load up feature (So it can boot up when ever the you PC is re-booted.)

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You can grab this freeware app from the following website: http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

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Remy “Se7en”

EPD 20: Fan Mail Friday’s (12/17/2010)

Dear CSW Crew,

When might we see another Paypal or Lotto Scam Mail Database/List Update ?

PS: BTW nice job on your new Hotmail Scam Mail Database/List benchmark….

Waiting_On_The_Side_ Lines

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Reply: Well you should see a new 10 or 20 scam mail address update pretty soon for our Paypal list. But in regards to the Lotto Scam Mail list (We have actually ran out of new e-mails address to add) So that may take sometime to get the needed e-mail address to add (Sorry about that)

I hope that answers your Q’s Waiting_On_The_Side_ Lines

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Danny

New Version Of FrostWire (4.21.2) Available To Download @ http://www.frostwire.com

Dear Readers,

Well like I do every week. I checked my favorite P2P download main site http://www.frostwire.com and what do you know. I found a new updated version of FrostWire.

Enjoy the latest new version of FrostWire. Which is now available to download via the following link FrostWire (4.21.2) Available To Download @ http://www.frostwire.com

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I have checked all the links and they all work. But please report via comment or e-mail if the links becomes broken…..

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Remy “Se7en”

New Skype (5.0.0.156) Version Is Now Available To Download

Dear Readers,

Ok, everyone there has been a very minor update to the new Skype out 2day and this would be version (5.0.0.156) for all of us that are keeping track. This new update seems to have a few very minor bug fixes some of which surprised me.

Well that will be all for now. But keep your eyes peeled for a review coming down The Computer Savvy Weblog pipeline real soon.

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Direct Link To Both Skype Download and Skype Change Log: http://www.skype.com/download/skype/windows/?c=101

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Remy “Se7en”

AVG Free Anti-Virus 2011 (10.0.1188) Official Change Log From The AVG Free Forum

Dear Readers,

Here Is The Official Change Log For AVG Free Anti-Virus 2011 (10.0.1188). Straight From The AVG Free Forum……

Program Update AVG 2011 Free 10.0.1188 ………………. December 16, 2010

-This update is no longer available since December 17th due to a potential installation problem discovered.-

Fixes & Improvements

- AvgSys: Fixed issue with blocked scanning launch on file systems with limited capabilities.

- Core: Fixed issue with crash while scanning corrupted *.chm file.

- E-mail Scanner: Fixed IMAP parsing problem.

- E-mail Scanner: Readjusted timing of the ‘start e-mail scanning’ pop-up notification.

- E-mail Scanner: Fixed Earthlink SpamBlocker issue.

- E-mail Scanner: Fixed problem with adding date-time to editing field.

- E-mail Scanner: Fixed freenet.de mail download problems (added POP3 command).

- E-mail Scanner: Fixed problem with e-mail scanning on x64 platforms.

- Safe Search: Added support for Firefox v4.

- Safe Search: Fixed issue with Internet Explorer crash due to Safe Search.

- Safe Search: Fixed issue with excessive delay in form completion using roboform.

- Setup: AVG client setup is able to preset languages installed in previous version (AVG 9 or AVG 8.5).

- Setup: Fixed issue with installation on computers where Windows were not on C: drive.

- Setup: Fixed NDIS driver installation issue with damaged INF cache in Windows.

- Setup: Decreased disk space requirements for backup of setup files.

- Setup: AVG requires less disk space after installation.

- Setup: Failure of previous AVG version uninstallation is properly reported.

- Setup: Fixed problem with repeatedly required system restart during upgrade from an older AVG version to AVG 2011.

- Setup: In case of online installation fail an error report containing basic data about the issue is sent to AVG for further analysis.

- Toolbar: New version of toolbar implemented.

- Update: Fixed malfunction caused by turning off computer during program update.

- Update: Fixed issue with update fail caused by processing of flags received from update server.

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Remy “Se7en”

AVIRA Free Anti-Virus (10.2.0.703) Vs. AVG Free Anti-Virus 2011 (10.0.1410) – Side by Side Review

 

A lot of people have been asking me to compare AVIRA Free to AVG Free 2011. So here it is..Enjoy…

- Size Of Initial Download

AVIRA: 70.64 MB from http://www.avira.com/en/free-download-avira-antivir-personal

AVG 2011: 169 MB - No longer available to download

- Ease Of Use

AVIRA: Very easy to use

AVG 2011: Very easy to use

- Is It Reliable ?

AVIRA: No longer as reliable as it once was since the new update

AVG 2011: Very reliable

- How Long Does It Take To Scan ?

AVIRA: About 1hr – 2hr (Average)

AVG 2011: About 20 min – 2hrs (Average)

- Does It Have A Progress Bar Or % Done ?

AVIRA: Yes, progress bar with % done

AVG 2011: Yes

- Does It Have An Active Residential Shield ?

AVIRA: Yes

AVG 2011: Yes

- How Good Is The Residential Shield ?

AVIRA: Use to be better then AVG. But with the new AVIRA update. That is no longer the case.

AVG 2011: Often detects viruses. But only after your computer has already been infected.

- Does It Have A Browser Cookie Scanner ?

AVIRA: Nope

AVG 2011: Yes

- How Good Is The Cookie Detection Rate ?

AVIRA: N/A

AVG 2011: AVG Free Anti-Virus 2011 has terrible cookie detection rate

- Does It Have A P2P File Scanner ?

AVIRA: No

AVG 2011: No

- How Easy Is It To Get And To Read The Reports Or Results ?

AVIRA: A lot more complicated then AVG

AVG 2011: Super Easy

- How Stable Is It?

AVIRA: Very stable

AVG 2011: Very stable

- How Often Does It Update ?

AVIRA: Once every 24hrs. But it can be done more often

AVG 2011: Once every 24hrs. But it can be done more often

- How Long Does It Take To Update?

AVIRA: Between 1-30 min

AVG 2011: Between 1-30 min

- Can These Programs Work In Tandem? (Meaning Both Can Be Installed On The Same PC Without Any Issue)

AVIRA: Yes

AVG 2011: Yes

- Does It Have Any Type Of E-mail Scanner Included With The Program ?

AVIRA: No

AVG 2011: Yes, but not worth the set-up

- Ability To Catch Viruses That Other Programs Don’t Catch

AVIRA: Very high number of detections that other programs don’t catch. Unfortunately there is a lot of false positives as well.

AVG 2011: It will catch most viruses during a full system scan. But most often your computer has already been infected.

- Can I Do Other Things While Running A Scan ?

AVIRA: Yes, But not recommended on slower computers

AVG 2011: Yes, But not recommended on slower computers

- Can I Run Programs While Updating ?

AVIRA: Yes

AVG 2011: Yes

- Does It Take Up A Lot Of Resources ?

AVIRA: Not really

AVG 2011: More then AVIRA. But not by much

- Does It Have Ads In It ?

AVIRA: There is a huge nag ads screen that will take up most of your screen space. And same as before a huge ad fills the screen randomly during Avira’s update process.

AVG 2011: Yes, a banner on the bottom of the AVG main user interface.

- Is There A Limit Number Of Day Like 30, 60, or 90 Day ?

AVIRA: it says something like a year. But it will re-new the license 4 weeks before it expires. So no worries

AVG 2011: Nope, no such limit

- Will It Run On Window’s 7 ?

AVIRA: Yes

AVG 2011: Yes

- Will It Run On Vista ?

AVIRA: Yes

AVG 2011: Yes

- Will It Run On Vista 64 bit ?

AVIRA: Yes

AVG 2011: Yes

- Will It Run On Windows XP ?

AVIRA: Yes

AVG 2011: Yes

- Will It Run On Windows 2000 ?

AVIRA: Yes

AVG 2011: No

- Will It Run On Windows 98 ?

AVIRA: No

AVG 2011: No

- Will It Run On A Server Or Network ?

AVIRA: Yes, but it has the same type of agreement not to be used on business computers or server.

AVG 2011: In most cases No. But it has the same type of agreement not to be used on business computers or servers.

- Is There Good Tech Support ?

AVIRA: Not tested

AVG 2011: Terrible (Only has a free forum. Which is really hard to use)

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SuperAntiSpyware (4.47.1000) Official Change Log From http://www.superantispyware.com

Dear Readers,

Here Is The Official Change Log From http://www.superantispyware.com

SuperAntiSpyware (4.47.1000) ………………..12/15/2010

Technology Changes

• Further internal enhancements in preparation for version 5.0
• Minor bug fixes
• Scanning engine updates
• Improved rootkit detection and removal

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Remy “Se7en”

New Spybot – Search & Destroy Definition Update Available (2010-12-15)

Dear Readers,

Hello and welcome to my post that will be continuing to following all of the Spybot – Search & Destroy weekly definition updates.

Here is the full list of updates:

2010-12-15

Malware

- Fraud.Defender.pav

- Fraud.InternetSecurity2010

- Fraud.SecurityTool

-  Fraud.Sysguard

- Win32.FraudLoad.edt

Trojans

- Win32.Allaple.ab

- Win32.Bifrost

- Win32.Delf.svc

- Win32.Muollo

- Win32.Riner.afp

- Win32.ZBot

Total: 3413053 fingerprints in 1147083 rules for 6021 products.

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To see the full list in it’s original glory please use the following link: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html

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If you would like to download Spybot – Search & Destroy please use the following link: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html

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Remy “Se7en”

New Version Of Auslogics Disk Defrag (3.1.10.165) Is Available To Download Now

Dear Readers,

Well like I do every week I checked my favorite download site download.com. And what do you know I found a new updated version of Auslogics Disk Defrag Freeware version.

Enjoy the latest version of Auslogics Disk Defrag is now available to download @ the following link Auslogics Disk Defrag (3.1.10.165) or Via Auslogic’s Main Website.

I have checked the above links and it works. But please report via comment or e-mail if this link becomes broken.

Till The Next Post,

Remy “Se7en”

NPD Online Research Panel – Survey Site Review (Dec 2010)

Name: NPD Online Research Panel

Link: http://www.npdor.com/default.asp

Who Is Eligible To Participate: Canadian & US Residence Only

Type of Award Or Payment: Cash / Prizes /Sweepstakes Entries

Points or Cash Normally Earned Per Survey:  $0.00

Sign-Up Time: Fairly Short

How Many Survey Invitations Should You Expect Per Week: 0 – 5

How Long Does It Take To Collect A Reward Or Cash Out: A really long time

Do They Spam You: No

The Number of Survey I Have Received Over The Past 9 Years Since Joining Up: Lost count

Overall Rating: 1 out of 5 – This survey company is great if you are really lucky. I have done a few very high paying  journal type surveys and they not only pay well. But they payout rather fast. But like I said you have to be really really lucky.

EXTRA INFO: NPD online research panel is the only survey site. That has proven itself to be honest in their sweepstakes contests. Both myself and many of my members and friends have won at one time or another.

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