Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) is an amazingly simple yet powerful security solution. Offering a unique blend of advanced utility and effective protection within a remarkably simple package, Anti-Malware is an impressive solution to detect, defend, and effectively remove a variety of malware. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is available in a limited (though still powerful) form for free, but to get the most out of anti spyware software components (realtime protection, scheduling) you’ll definitely want to invest in the full version. This application is on its way to becoming one of the best anti spyware software applications available on the market today.

Malwarebytes features top-notch performance, and doesn’t require a bunch of computer resources to get the job done. Anyone who is looking for a small removal tool will want to choose Malwarebytes over any other. Its scanning utility is un-matched among others for malware removal. With the pro version that has real-time protection, scheduled tasks and automatic Virus Database updates, it matches the likes of big name companies providing the same products.

MBAM has become a trusted name in the tech community. It’s known for being quick and precise. It has the ability to remove almost any virus or malicious software without damaging the windows operating system and registry itself, unlike many other programs of its kind. As we mentioned earlier, the included File Assassin tool even lets you unlock and delete files that other software can’t.
One of the best advantages of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is its versatility. Anti-Malware isn’t an extravagant program, so its small size (single install file) is something to be reckoned with, because it can be carried and installed anywhere. The flexibility and amazingly small size of the anti spyware program make it a completely portable solution.

Overall, Malwarebytes is the anti spyware tool that no one should be without. If you have an infection at home, or at work, Malwarebytes can be installed quickly and remove your problems, without the mess of a huge installation and the mess of updates, individual tasks and processes. And real-time protection requires little in the way of resources.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is an impressive anti spyware software solution for eliminating spyware and a variety of other malicious –wares. The utility is phenomenally powerful, simple to use, and completely flexible.
Malwarebytes is designed to combat malicious software that may be installed on your computer. It is a scanning and removal tool. It contains the necessary anti spyware tools to not only remove malware, but also spyware, adware and viruses. If you are looking for one of the best malware defense utilities, one that will do it all, this is the one.

Source: http://anti-spyware-review.toptenreviews.com/malwarebytes-anti-malware-review.html

WinRAR

WinRAR isn’t exactly the best looking piece of software on the block, but WinRAR and the RAR file archive is taking file compression by storm and possibly giving the more popular ZIP format a run for its money. Unlike WinZip, WinRAR can compress RAR and ZIP files with ease. Additionally, it supports extraction for 13 other archive types.

Keeping WinRAR out of our top spot are some missing features, like full integration with Outlook, and its user friendliness. Although WinRAR has most of the same interface options as WinZip, like drag and drop and ZIP Wizard, it is obvious WinRAR is designed for users with a little more background in computers. However, the archive Wizard is particularly helpful and easy to use.

WinRAR also has PocketRAR, a mobile phone application for Windows based cell phones and a command line interface for MacOS X and Linux computers.

We can’t say that there is anything particularly impressing about WinRAR’s basic features. Like most file compression programs, WinRAR includes the ability to create self-extracting files, split archives into multiple volumes and repair damaged files. A couple of our favorite WinRAR features are the ability convert archives from ZIP to RAR and vice versa and that fact that WinRAR can scan your archives for viruses before you extract the files.

WinRAR is fully functional in Windows Explorer. We really like that you can pack or unpack an archive using your right-click control. We were surprised to find that you can compress and email a folder using Windows Explorer, but there isn’t an option to email an archive or compress and email directly within the application.
Some unique features include automatically detecting the type of files you are compressing and adjusting the compression rate accordingly. WinRAR will also help you organize your compressed archives. WinRAR was the only of two file compression programs we reviewed that included a built-in virus scanner.
Although WinRAR’s overall feature set doesn’t include many bells and whistles, it does give experienced users a considerable amount of control in the Settings menu. Using the Settings menu, you can change which files WinRAR is associated with, where your default paths go, show comments and more. It seems that WinRAR gives the user a considerable amount of control over their compression. However, these are mostly advanced features and the average user will probably never need to fiddle with these settings.
Although you can see the ratio of your compressed files by selecting the “show information” option in the “tools” portion of the menu, it would have been just slightly more convenient if you could default that bar to display after each archive is packed.
Some features we would like to see WinRAR include in the future, is integration with Outlook to email archives within the application and the ability to batch convert or extract archives without using Windows Explorer. You can batch convert using hotkeys (shift or ctrl) as long as the files you are compressing or extracting are in the same folders.

WinRAR is a very popular program among those who need an archive alternative to ZIP. Although we found the file compression program to be a little more difficult to use than competitors WinZip and ALZip, WinRAR is arguably a more powerful program and better suited for power-users. However, once you take a few minutes to get acquainted with the software, you’ll find it’s not as scary as it seems.

Source: http://file-compression-software-review.toptenreviews.com/winrar-review.html

MTV's Chart Attack

April, 2nd 2011


1. Lady Gaga - Born This Way
2. Justin Bieber feat Jaden Smith - Never Say Never
3. Rihanna - S&M
4. Jessie J feat B.O.B - Price Tag
5. Avril Lavigne - What The Hell
6. Adele - Rolling In The Deep
7. David Guetta feat Rihanna - Who's that Chick?
8. Katy Perry - Firework
9. Jennifer Lopez feat Pitbull - On The Floor
10. Britney Spears - Hold it Against Me
11. Dr Dre feat Eminem & Skylar Grey - I Need a Doctor
12. Bruno Mars - Grenade
13. Pink - F**kin' Perfect
14. Taio Cruz feat Travie McCoy - Higher
15. Taylor Swift - Back to December
16. Far East Movement feat Ryan Tedder - Rocketeer
17. Wiz Khalifa feat Snoop Dogg, T-Pain & Juicy J - Black & Yellow
18. Neon Trees - Animal
19. 30 Second to Mars - Hurricane
20. Justin Bieber - Pray


Source: http://web.mtvasia.com/Onair/Shows/ChartAttack/

Bruno Mars' Concert

Concert Review: Bruno Mars spreads his wings in splashy NYC debut

Dreams really do come true and right now, Bruno Mars is floating on cloud nine. The singer/songwriter/producer behind such smash hits as B.o.B.'s "Nothin' On You" and Travie McCoy's "Billionaire" is a rising star in his own right and in his first headlining show in New York City, Bruno soared. Playing to a sold out crowd at the Bowery Ballroom, Bruno and his band dressed up like a '60s boy band with Bruno looking like a young Elvis with his slicked up hair. Heartbreak hotel all the way.

And like a young Elvis, Bruno was able to thrill, titillate and excite the largely-female audience with a wry smile, a dangerous hip thrust and his silky smooth voice. Philip Lawrence, Bruno's production partner in the Smeezingtons, was also part of the band and he made quite an impression himself. Before the show started, several fans began to recognize him while he was on the phone outside the venue. Phil graciously took pictures and chit chatted with them, showing appreciation and humility. But on stage, Phil proved to be a confident performer, providing some fancy footwork and impressive backing vocals for Bruno. Could Phil one day step out as a solo artist himself?

In between songs, Bruno's charm shined as he cracked jokes and spouted friendly banter with the audience. The intimate venue allowed Bruno to see his fans up close and personal and the connection that Bruno's music had made with his fans was evident. There were guys rocking fedoras and jackets like Bruno and loads of ladies squealed in delight whenever he approached the mic.

But despite his popularity with the ladies, Bruno is no womanizer. His songs speak of loyalty, dedication and deep, profound love. In the two new songs, "I Think I Wanna Marry You" and "Grenades," that he played from his upcoming debut album Doo-Wops and Hooligans, Bruno explored the extreme ends of the love spectrum: Infatuation and betrayal. And the audience ate up both songs, but they particularly swooned for the heartbreak tale Bruno painted in "Grenades." When Bruno howled, "I'd catch a grenade for ya, put my hand on the blade for ya, I'd jump in front a train for ya, you know I'd do anything for ya," the audience shrieked in delight as he rattled off the fatalistic depths of his dedication.

And his solo remixes of his two chart toppers, "Billionaire" and "Nothin' On You," were wonderfully flipped and energized with the live band's arrangement. The "Nothin' On You" remix is so stellar that Bruno would be wise to record a studio version of the remix as a bonus track for the album. He drizzles that Maui Wowie on the song so potently.

As the end of Bruno's set neared, he winded the crowd down with his new hit single "Just the Way You Are." The power ballad, with its uplifting chorus and sweeping production, went over magnificently with the audience. Once again, they sang along with nearly every word. After the song ended, Bruno thanked the crowd and walked off stage, but it wasn't over yet.

The crowd chanted "BRUNO! BRUNO!" and he obliged the crowd with a surprise cover of Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana" for his encore. The inspirations he pulled from Elvis and Michael Jackson weren't just talk, Bruno seemed to be channeling his idols on stage that night. He snarled his lips and slammed on his guitar just like any good student of the King of Pop would do. The only thing missing was a crotch grab. Maybe next time.

Source: http://www.barkbiteblog.com/2010/08/bruno-mars-spreads-his-wings-in-splashy-nyc-debut.html

Bruno Mars

These days, the million-dollar question isn’t, "who is Bruno Mars?" it’s, what is Bruno Mars poised to do next? Yes, it’s great to be young Bruno Mars, the gifted, smooth, and soulful Hawaiian-born crooner/producer, who’s been enjoying a magical run in the pop world since listeners and critics fell for his honey-coated hooks on tracks by ascendant rapper B.O.B (“Nothin’ on You”) and bad-boy hip-hopper Travie McCoy (“Billionaire”).

But it appears that Mars’ shot at solo stardom, his real shining time, has finally arrived, what with the release of his keenly anticipated debut,Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Elektra/Asylum), a refreshing and appealing 10-track concoction of radio-ready and catchy pop tunes, flavoured with everything from reggae and blues to soul and funk. Throughout the record, Mars (25, born Peter Gene Hernandez) projects emotions that reel you in, as well as a boyish innocence, and a sensitivity that serves to ratchet up the effervescent energy and the authenticity of his lyrics.

Lead single “Just The Way You Are,” a piercing ode to unconditional love, is already a major Billboard hit, fresh on the tongues of both puppy-love schoolgirls and grown men. Then there’s the pulsating groove “Grenade,” steeped in the pleasure, passion and pain that regularly characterize intimate relationships.

But the real standouts on the disc that must be highlighted include the luminous mid-tempo smash “Liquor Store Blues,” a melodious boom-box joint that wonderfully, if humorously, explores addiction (“I take one shot for my pain, one drag for my sorrow/Get messed up today, I’ll be okay tomorrow”). You simply can’t get lyrics more droll or brainer than that. The track is made all the more alluring thanks to a great cameo from reggae superstar Damian ‘Junior Gong’ Marley.

The guest appearances continue with smart contributions from Cee-Lo Green (for whom Mars penned the new hit “F-ck You”) and B.O.B on the anthemic album closer “The Other Side.” Another favourite, the beautifully written “Talking to the Moon,” finds Mars waxing poetic about love and longing – a forte that the singer employs with great results in his work.

In short, there’s hardly anything to complain about on Doo-Wops & Hooligans. Bruno Mars has a bonafide hit album on his hands that fans and investors in good music will lovingly appreciate. The multi-talented Mars makes ample use of his gifts as writer and vocalist with remarkable results, blending an appealing outside-the-box approach with modern relevance and James Blunt-esque sensitivity.

That said, the singer has a promising future that appears set to capitalize on not just his deft songwriting but also his amazing singing talent. Delivering a playful sense of humour and terrific vocals, while repping for the females (‘doo-wop’ grooves) and the fellas (‘hooligan’ joints), Mars’ debut release is nothing if not an impressive success for the rising star.

Source: http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-bruno-mars-doo-wops/page-2/

Mozilla Firefox

Experience the simplistic power of Firefox, one of the original FREE Internet browsers and winner of our TopTenREVIEWS Gold Award. This web browser packs top–notch features and blazing speed into a tidy, intuitive interface that will help you navigate the web the way you want to. A few outstanding features include tabbed browsing, an integrated search engine and many add–ons of all types. This high-performance browser also has a massive selection of great customization features and tools to help you personalize your Web experience. New to version 3.5 of Firefox is improved speed, a private browsing mode, even more security than in previous versions, open audio and video formats, and a bunch of additional improvements.

Mozilla Firefox has over 6,000 add-ons to customize and enhance your web browsing experience. Categories include blogging, tools, entertainment, humor, news, privacy and security, and more. You can add style to your browser with skins and themes. Or, equip your browser bar with a dictionary or add a media toolbar with games and other forms of entertainment.Firefox 3.5 features the innovative (first in the world, in fact) use of open audio and video. With HTML 5 audio and video support (and the Ogg Theora open video format), you can expect a richer media experience with fewer format problems and plug-ins getting in the way. You can even save a video directly from the site to your desktop.

Firefox has tabbed browsing so you can quickly jump from site to site and open more than one website in the same browser window. Firefox also allows you to change the order of your tabs, and has a redo function for when you accidentally delete tabs. And now Firefox even has a single-click option to open new tabs, and the ability to pull a tab off and create a new window. There is an add–on for voice interaction so you can navigate the Internet through simple voice commands.Firefox's integrated find-on-page function is slick and non-intrusive. You can easily find a word or phrase on a specific webpage without dealing with a pop-up window; Firefox puts the feature right into the bottom of the browser.

This is a great browser for students or others who conduct research on the Internet. Mozilla has developed virtual sticky notes so you can add your own notes to web pages, and they will be there when you return. The Library archives your browsing history and bookmarks for easy organization. One thing that was lost in the latest update was the ability to download video streaming files by simply clicking on the pop-up window that appears above the stream. This may be a minor change but was just one more thing that made it shine.

The innovative Smart Location Bar will adapt to your use and preferences. This handy tool makes it easy to return to websites you've previously visited, even if you don't remember the exact URL. The smart location bar helps you locate sites based on titles and content. The improved "Awesome Bar" has been refined and now includes privacy settings. One-click bookmarking makes it easy to organize your favorites. Firefox 3.5 also now includes anti-phishing, a pop-up blocker, password manager, and parental controls. Another nice feature is the anywhere drag and drop, which allows you to drag text or a link from anywhere on a web page and put it directly into your search bar.



Source: http://internet-browser-review.toptenreviews.com/mozilla-firefox-review.html

Opera Mini

Opera announced on Monday that its Opera Mini for iPhone was approved by Apple for distribution via the App Store. Though App Store restrictions have so far limited alternate browsers to those that use the built-in capabilities of WebKit, Opera Mini is the first true alternative browser—rendering engine and all—to challenge Mobile Safari. And it's popular right now: it's at the top of the free app charts on the iTunes Store throughout Europe at the time of publication.

Opera Mini gets around Apple's restrictions on downloading and executing scripts—needed to execute JavaScript—by using a proxy server for all connections. When you request a webpage in Opera Mini, the request is sent to Opera's servers, which then download the page. Then Opera's servers prerender and repackage the content into an ostensibly wireless network-friendly package for quick downloading to a mobile device. Opera Mini then renders the content on your iPhone using its own rendering engine.

The idea behind this is that Opera Mini should be faster to download and render Web content, and should look much better than some phones' anemic and/or WAP-only browsers. Opera Mini is quite popular on some other platforms, and Opera claims that it has over 50 million users worldwide. Unfortunately for Opera Mini for iPhone, though, Mobile Safari has raised our expectations of what a mobile browser should be.

When it comes to rendering quality, Mobile Safari wipes the floor with Opera Mini. WebKit is a great rendering engine, and far and away the most popular one on mobile devices—it's in webOS, Android, and Symbian, in addition to iPhone OS. Webpages render about as fast as the iPhone can download them, layouts look the same as their desktop counterparts, and type and graphics look great.

Opera Mini, on the other hand, is pretty hit or miss. Layouts have a number of quirks, like the fact that all text seems to be rendered in Helvetica—not even common "Web safe" fonts like Georgia or Arial are used by Opera Mini. Even using Helvetica, though, most pages are completely unreadable when zoomed out. Clearly Opera Mini isn't using the iPhone OS's built-in text rendering APIs.

That's not too bad, since Opera Mini can quickly zoom in. However, double-tapping on sections showed unpredictable behavior. Sometimes it zoomed in too much, or too little, or just didn't zoom at all. 

Once zoomed in, Opera Mini seems fine. Text is easy to read and pages scroll quickly. It's much harder to avoid accidental diagonal scrolling when scanning a page, though, since Opera Mini lacks the vertical scrolling lock that Mobile Safari uses.

Source: http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2010/04/review-opera-mini-for-iphone-different-not-exactly-better.ars