There was a time when the typical DVD software could only play movies, leaving the likes of Roxio and Nero to handle disc creation as a separate package. However, in this age of multimedia, things are changing

As a result of the steady increase in broadband internet speeds, remote control of a Windows PC is becoming an ever more viable way to bring all your files and applications together into one constantly accessible whole

Vista Aero is great, but it doesn't save BitDefender Internet Security 10. The program is still ugly, with a cluttered interface. And that's not the only problem you might encounter

When you first try Linux, SUSE provides some welcome reassurance: the £40 boxed set includes 200 pages of printed documentation, six CDs and a double-sided DVD, containing both 32-bit and 64-bit installers

How much are you willing to pay for peace of mind? When it comes to its useful/valuable/ irreplaceable collection of data (delete as applicable), we reckon that the cost of a decent meal out for two is a fair price to pay for back-up software

Back in the days of OS 9, if your Mac had start-up disk problems, creating a resue disk was easy. OS X changed all that, making it altogether trickier. Thankfully, Micromat has charged to the rescue with TechTool Protogo

NOD32 may not be the first name that comes to mind when picking an AV program, but it's definitely worthy of serious consideration. Since 1998 NOD32 has won the coveted VB100 award more than any other program: a total of 41 times

Browser bookmarks provide shortcuts to a potentially limitless number of favourite websites, but unless you're meticulously tidy, your collection may become messy and unwieldy as it grows, and an increasing number of links may fail to work

Since the arrival of the Mac Intels, people have been asking whether it can run Windows. The answer's been a resounding 'Yes'. Apple's own Boot Camp enables you to install Windows XP natively on your Mac

AVG has been offering its security suite as a free download for some time, but this is the first time it has offered a paid-for alternative. As you would expect, it comes with a host of tools to protect your laptop and is split into four specific areas

Preaching to the converted it may be, but drive fragmentation is a pain. As you run your PC, loading and saving files, the filing system saves them in any convenient spaces it can find on your hard drive.

There's something cosmic about the idea of saving the best for last, but we freely admit that our tests were conducted in alphabetical order making this no more than a mere coincidence...

When Microsoft first released Windows XP it had a firewall (ICF), but it wasn't enabled by default. This changed with the release of SP2, where Windows Firewall and its one-way (inbound) filtering arrived on the scene

We're always sad to see a former champion start to slip. It was just two years ago that Kerio Personal Firewall was the top of its game, but today its slowly becoming a shadow of its former self

Until quite recently, protecting against viruses and spyware meant installing at least two different programs, almost certainly from different vendors. While the two-product approach isn't uncommon today, a combined approach is increasingly the norm

Sometimes good things come in small packages. That's definitely the case with this itsy-bitsy personal firewall that goes by the name Look 'n' Stop. While it's not perfect by any means, it's a tough little firewall...

Lavasoft's first foray into the personal firewall market isn't entirely new. Lavasoft Personal Firewall 1.0 is the product of a licensing agreement with Agnitum, makers of the Outpost family of firewalls

Everyone loves getting something for nothing, and that's exactly Comodo's distribution strategy with its personal firewall program. In the company's own words, 'It's Free. Forever. No Catch. No Kidding'

CA has encountered some growing pains in the consumer security software market. It's used licensing agreements, purchased other companies (Tiny Software) and changed product names more than we care to remember. This latest product is based on Tiny code...

With most applications, you can sum up what they do in a sentence, but with Quicksilver it's not so easy. Essentially, this program's focus is on accessing and manipulating objects, primarily via the keyboard, but...

Yes, indeed, it really is 'buy one, get one free', because this office software suite comes with two licenses. This means that you can install the same copy on, for example, your desktop PC and laptop with impunity.