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Ability Office 6 |
Posted by: tarekma7 - 04-12-2016 , 08:07 AM - Forum: External Giveaways/Freebies
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It offers core applications essential for everyone – Word Processor, Spreadsheet, and Presentation – as well as a photo album, quick application launcher, PDF creator, and direct save-files-in Dropbox support. Best of all, Ability Office 6 can open and save all Microsoft Office 365, 2013, 2010, 2007 and 2003 file formats, making it so simple to use files sent by others and share files with others.
Just perfect for working from home or in the office, allowing files to be edited and exchanged with friends, family and colleagues, Ability Office is absolutely ideal for small businesses, for those in local government, health, education and charities, and particularly suitable financially for the self-employed, club management, hobbyists, and students. It’s so easy to get started, with your choice of preferred interface, matching Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 or 2010 styles, so you can get straight to work with no retraining required.
What is included within Ability Office v6:
Ability Write V6 — Microsoft® Word compatible word processing:
Gives you everything you need to create, edit and produce better-looking letters, reports, quotations, memos, mailings, essays and newsletters. Ability Write has all the features that you would expect from a top quality word processor — spell checker, thesaurus and grammar checker, bulleted and numbered lists, auto-shapes library, vector drawing layer, frames, textboxes, tables, index, table of contents, sections, auto-correct, auto-spell, word count, headers and footers, numerous paragraph and font options, intelligent drag and drop editing, a short-cut edit menu for easy text revision, the capacity to include graphics, spreadsheets and charts, interactive query-driven mail-merge with MS Access databases, plus a host of other essential features. Ability Write supports a range of file formats including *.doc and *.docx (Microsoft® Word 2003, 2007 and later), save to and load from Dropbox, and export to Adobe® PDF and Microsoft® XPS.
Ability Spreadsheet V6 — Microsoft® Excel compatible spreadsheet:
The perfect tool for managing all your numerical data, whether business information, home finances, complicated calculations or homework problems. To help you make sense of your figures, Ability Spreadsheet incorporates all the essential elements users need from a spreadsheet program, as well as a range of advanced features — such as data summary table wizard, auto-shapes library, vector drawing layer, over 250 built-in functions, 25 different chart types and macros — to make working with numerical data as easy and clear as possible. Ability Spreadsheet supports both *.xls and *.xlsx file formats (Microsoft® Excel 2003, 2007 and later), save to and load from Dropbox, and export to Adobe® PDF and Microsoft® XPS.
Ability Presentation V6 — Microsoft® PowerPoint compatible slideshow presentation:
Just right for creating exciting slideshow presentations, Ability Presentation has a wide range of visual and text effects, ensuring that your message is delivered with maximum impact. Make your presentations as simple or as sophisticated as you need with the combination of Ability Presentation’s familiar design interface and rich creative feature set – including thumbnail outliner, slide sorter, master slide view, auto-shapes library, WriteFX effects, spell checker and thesaurus – enabling production of attractive, informative presentations. Ability Presentation supports both *.ppt and *.pptx file formats (Microsoft® PowerPoint 2003, 2007 and later), save to and load from Dropbox, and export slides to Adobe® PDF, Microsoft® XPS, HTML web-album & image formats.
Save as PDF:
As a major added benefit, create universally accepted Adobe® PDF files from within any relevant Ability application, allowing secure delivery of original documents and making it quick and easy to publish documents online.
Cloud Storage with Dropbox®:
Ability recognizes an active Dropbox installation and automatically displays an extra Tab to allow instant access to your cloud documents, with dedicated ‘Open from …’ and ‘Save to …’ controls. Dropbox is an independent provider of cloud storage and offers a free storage account.
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abylon CRYPTDRIVE |
Posted by: tarekma7 - 04-12-2016 , 08:03 AM - Forum: BitsDuJour Giveaways
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You realize the benefits of encryption, but you don't want to go through the hassle of encrypting every single file on your hard drive. What you really need is a secure digital locker, which is exactly what you get when you order today's discount software promotion, abylon CRYPTDRIVE!
abylon CRYPTDRIVE lets you create software encrypted containers for your important files, locking them safely away using 256-bit and 448-bit encryption. With abylon CRYPTDRIVE, you'll be able to access your encrypted drive using a password, smart card, CD/DVD, or removable memory stick, making the drive appear in Windows Explorer like any other volume. Tying secure access to a physical device means even greater security for your important data!
Once opened, you can work with your abylon CRYPTDRIVE like any other drive, with encryption and decryption occurring on the fly as you work. Even if you have a lot of files to protect, there's no need to worry - abylon CRYPTDRIVE supports encrypted containers up to 128Gb in size!
Please note folks: abylon CRYPTDRIVE can run under windows 10 64bit. Furthermore, the encrypted container will be stored in the folder "My Documents", which makes the import easier.
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http://www.bitsdujour.com/software/abylo...deals-home
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[Unlimited 3days Giveaway] of MiniTool power data recovery. |
Posted by: scot - 04-11-2016 , 07:26 PM - Forum: External Giveaways/Freebies
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[Unlimited 3days Giveaway] of MiniTool power data recovery
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The giveaway starts from 11th April and ends on 14th April.
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Operating System: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 (R2), Windows Server 2012.
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Clock Is Ticking for Windows Vista As It Enters Last Year of Support |
Posted by: scot - 04-11-2016 , 07:09 PM - Forum: General Computer Chat
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Clock Is Ticking for Windows Vista As It Enters Last Year of Support
Extended support for Vista will be pulled on April 11, 2017
Another Windows version will be retired in 12 months, but this time, Microsoft is expected to manage the whole thing a lot more easily than it did with Windows XP (which continues to be the third most popular desktop OS in the world 2 years after end of support).
Windows Vista will go dark on April 11, 2017 (via heise), so users still running this particular OS version have exactly 12 months to upgrade their computers to Windows 7, 8.1, or Windows 10.
Mainstream support for Windows Vista ended on April 10, 2012, so next year, Microsoft will terminate extended support too, so the operating system will no longer receive security updates and patches. Computers still running it will become vulnerable to attacks should any flaws be found beyond this date.
Only few PCs still running Vista
Fortunately for Microsoft, only a few PCs are still running Windows Vista, and it’s no wonder why. Vista is often referred to as Microsoft’s “biggest flop,” although opinions are still divided on whether Vista was worse than Windows 8 or the other way around.
According to third-party data, Windows Vista is only powering 1.41 percent of the desktop computers around the world, and most of the users still running it are expected to upgrade by the time end of support is reached.
Not the same thing can be said about Windows XP, which was launched in 2001 but is still amazingly popular, with 10.90 percent of the desktop computers out there still using it.
Options for Windows Vista users
Unfortunately for those who are on Vista and are willing to upgrade to Windows 10, Microsoft isn’t offering its latest operating system free of charge to them, but only to those running Windows 7 or 8.1.
This means that they need to purchase a Windows 10 license if this is their next destination, or simply stick with Windows 7 or 8.1 for a few more years and then perform the upgrade to 10. What’s worth knowing is that should Vista users move to Windows 7 or 8.1 by July 29 this year, they can then upgrade to Windows 10 completely free of charge, as part of the free upgrade promo launched in 2015.
Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/clock-is-...2795.shtml
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New cloud platform streamlines Android app development |
Posted by: baziroll - 04-11-2016 , 02:46 PM - Forum: Phones & Tablets News
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Businesses have ever more demand from consumers to deliver services via mobile, so they're looking for ways to produce apps quickly and efficiently.
To address this need, Android solutions provider Genymobile is cloud-based platform that allows enterprises to build, test, show off and service Android applications across the entire application lifecycle while streamlining the development process.
Genymotion Cloud is a cloud-based emulator that combines collaboration and automation features. It enables developers, QA, UI/UX designers, sales and marketing, help desk teams and business decision-makers to easily evaluate apps at any stage of development on more than 3,000 virtual device configurations instantly via any web browser.
"There is mounting pressure for every business to be mobile-powered. It is imperative that mobile development does not become a burden. Our SaaS solution maximizes efficiencies across the whole mobile application value delivery chain," says co-founder and co-CEO of Genymobile, Arnaud Dupuis. "Everyone involved in the project gets the information they need exactly when they need it. This not only means faster time to market. It also means better quality, reliability and improved customer satisfaction".
Collaboration features include the ability to demo the app's functionality on any Android device via any web browser, allowing sales and marketing to gather market feedback before the application is complete. Customized virtual device configurations can be remotely shared, allowing developers working on the same project to share an identical local development environment. The most up-to-date application under-development can also be shared for review, meaning developer teams and UX or UI engineers can collaborate more easily throughout the project. Sales teams can expedite cycles by allowing potential customers to use and test an app under development without requiring additional engineering support.
Genymotion Cloud also offers automation features including continuous integration support, compatible with on-premise CI infrastructures such as Jenkins, Bamboo, Buildbot and TeamCity. Code testing is simplified too with standard HTTPS REST and Java APIs that allows developers to create a testing device, install an application, run and test it against multiple device configurations without leaving the development environment. In addition, it's compatible with industry standard integrated development environments, including Android Studio and Eclipse.
You can find out more about Genymotion Cloud on the company's website.
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Windows 10 Anniversary Edition is due for release in July |
Posted by: baziroll - 04-11-2016 , 02:44 PM - Forum: Off Topic Chat
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Microsoft's Windows 10 Roadmap for business users reveals that the eagerly-anticipated Windows 10 Anniversary Edition is due to launch in July this year. At Build 2016 earlier in the month, Microsoft said that the big update was due to launch 'this summer', but did not get any more precise than this for the Redstone branch release.
But digging into roadmap documents, Microsoft makes it clear that it is aiming for a July release. The company has said that the update will bring "significant new features", including taskbar badge notifications and a revamped Start menu, but it is when talking about the new features that are coming to Cortana that the date is revealed.
For Windows Insiders on the Fast Ring, the current build 14316 gives a glimpse of some of the new enhancements -- including the arrival of Bash -- but there's much more on the horizon. One of the new capabilities coming to Cortana is the ability to set reminders via pen, and in selling these digital assistant updates to business users Microsoft lets slip the proposed release date:
Cortana is your truly personal digital assistant who works across all your Windows 10 devices to help you get things done. By learning more about you over time, Cortana becomes more useful every day. Cortana helps you be more productive by handling key tasks like sending emails, scheduling events, and using the power of Bing to quickly search your devices, the cloud, or the web. Cortana is also the best digital assistant at reminders, letting you set them in more ways including by pen, and [coming in July 2016] pulling reminder-relevant info from emails so you have the details at hand. And you can instantly capture your ideas by voice just by telling Cortana to take a note.
We don't yet know a precise date, or even if Microsoft is aiming for the beginning or the end of the month, but the company now has just a few weeks to play with. The launch of Windows 10 was plagued with delays, so it will be interesting to see if this release is more timely.
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Linux can still beat Windows in the desktop war, and Linus Torvalds is 'working on it |
Posted by: baziroll - 04-11-2016 , 02:43 PM - Forum: Off Topic Chat
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About a year ago, I declared Windows 10 was "the final nail in the coffin for the Linux desktop". What I meant by this was not that Linux on the desktop was really dead, but that the Linux community had failed to capitalize on the negative sentiment towards Windows 8x. What I didn't expect at the time, however, was Microsoft's privacy faux pas with Windows 10. While there are more than a quarter billion installs of the latest operating system, plenty of folks have serious concerns about spying.
Maybe Linux has a chance on the desktop after all. Ubuntu is being integrated into Windows 10, and Android seems to be headed towards the desktop. In other words, Linux is making significant moves. Heck, even Linus Torvalds is prepared to keep fighting the good fight, and he declares that he is still "working on it".
According to CIO, Torvalds gave a comment about Linux on the desktop at the Embedded Linux Conference. You can see his quote below.
The desktop hasn't really taken over the world like Linux has in many other areas, but just looking at my own use, my desktop looks so much better than I ever could have imagined. Despite the fact that I'm known for sometimes not being very polite to some of the desktop UI people, because I want to get my work done. Pretty is not my primary thing.
I actually am very happy with the Linux desktop, and I started the project for my own needs, and my needs are very much fulfilled. That's why, to me, it's not a failure. I would obviously love for Linux to take over that world too, but it turns out it's a really hard area to enter. I'm still working on it. It's been 25 years. I can do this for another 25. I'll wear them down.
While Linux has lost many battles to Microsoft on the desktop, the war is not over. Torvalds pledges to dedicate the next 25 years of his life to usurping Windows. Will the open source kernel prove victorious on the desktop? It is totally possible. After all, time is not finite, and even the Roman Empire fell. If you follow history, nothing lasts forever and that should ring true for Microsoft's stranglehold on the desktop.
Still, let's not forget that the computing landscape is changing. Who knows -- in 25 years, the desktop concept itself could be dead. Linux already owns both the mobile and server markets -- maybe the desktop will prove to be inconsequential in the future.
Is Linus Torvalds delusional, or does Linux really have a chance on the desktop? Tell me in the comments.
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Microsoft throws its support behind EU-US Privacy Shield |
Posted by: baziroll - 04-11-2016 , 02:42 PM - Forum: Off Topic Chat
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The transfer of data between the US and Europe has been something of a privacy and security nightmare. In an attempt to improve privacy protection, the European Commission established the EU-US Privacy Shield "to restore trust in transatlantic data flows" post-Edward Snowden's NSA surveillance revelations, replacing the controversial Safe Harbor arrangement.
Today Microsoft has announced its support for the principles the framework says that companies will have to abide by. More than this, Vice President for EU Government Affairs at Microsoft, John Frank, says the company will comply with Data Protection Authorities advice in disputes, and cooperate with them on data transfer processes.
Whilst recognizing that "no single legal instrument can address for all time all of the privacy issues on both sides of the Atlantic", Microsoft nonetheless says that Privacy Shield is a good starting pointing. The company says that additional steps will be needed to localize the framework, and praises the European Commission and US Department of Commerce for what it describes as having helped create "stronger and pragmatic privacy protection".
In a blog post, Frank says:
First and foremost, at Microsoft we believe that privacy is a fundamental human right. In a time when business and communications increasingly depend on the transmission of personal data across borders, no one should give up their privacy rights simply because their information is stored in electronic form or their technology service provider transfers it to another country.
We recognize that privacy rights need to have effective remedies. We have reviewed the Privacy Shield documentation in detail, and we believe wholeheartedly that it represents an effective framework and should be approved.
As well as announcing that it will sign up for Privacy Shield, Microsoft also says that it will embrace the dispute resolution process. Specifically, Microsoft will respond to any complaints it receives within 45 days. Having complied with Safe Harbor and cooperated with Data Protection Agencies for nearly 15 years, the company says "we believe it makes the most sense for us to continue with this approach and submit disputes to the DPAs under the Privacy Shield".
The Privacy Shield framework also places transparency obligations on companies, and this is something that Microsoft also embraces:
We also welcome the obligations in the Privacy Shield for transparency about government requests of access to personal information. As a company we have advocated for greater U.S. transparency. In 2013, Microsoft and other U.S. tech companies successfully challenged the U.S. Government over our constitutional right to disclose more detailed information about the Government’s demands for data. And in 2014, we filed suit against the U.S. Government after it attempted to force us to turn over a customer’s email stored in our Irish data center. While we continue to advocate for additional domestic legal steps in the United States, we believe that the European Commission and Department of Commerce have chosen a sensible approach in the Privacy Shield. In this area as in others, we believe the Privacy Shield represents an important step in the right direction.
What needs to happen next is to convince more companies and, importantly, individuals that the Privacy Shield agreement is in their best interests.
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Keygen alert: free password generator released for PETYA ransomware |
Posted by: baziroll - 04-11-2016 , 02:39 PM - Forum: Security News
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The PETYA ransomware is just one of the recent examples of malware that encrypts victims' hard drives until a fee is paid. The advice from the government is not to pay the ransom -- or at least not expect to get a decryption key if you do -- but a password generator has been created that means you can decrypt your hard drive for free.
While TeslaCrypt 4 boasts 'unbreakable encryption', the same cannot be said of PETYA, although the PETYA ransomware does have the irritating habit of overwriting MBRs. This does mean that there is no way to interact with the drive on the infected computer, but with access to a spare machine to read the drive and access to the online tool created by Leostone, you could have your data back in seconds. As the tool's website proudly proclaims, you can "Get your petya encrypted disk back, WITHOUT paying ransom!!!" -- here's what you need to do.
The process is not something that everyone will be able to follow -- it is a little technical -- but it's worth persevering (hat tip to Bleeping Computer for the heads up!) to avoid coughing up any Bitcoin. You'll need to connect the infected drive to another computer and extract a couple of pieces of data from it, specifically: - 512 bytes of verification data from sector 55 (0x37) offset 0(0x0) of the disk, converted to Base64
- 8 byte nonce from sector 54 (0x36) offset 33(0x21), also converted to Base64
To help with this, you can use the specially-written Petya Sector Extractor as this will provide you with the data you need.
Fire up your web browser and pay a visit to Leostone's decryption website at https://petya-pay-no-ransom.herokuapp.com/ where you'll find two fields into which you can paste the requested data from the infected drive.
With this done, hit Submit and wait for a few seconds while your key is generated. Return the infected drive to its original computer, fire it up, enter the key when prompted, and the drive should be decrypted. For free!
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