Software

Personalize Gift Giving with vReveal Video Enhancement Software, AquaAce DVDR

by jessica on Tue, 2009-10-27 12:17

This is a great year to create personalized gifts for friends and family. Make them something they will remember forever by creating a photo or video disc of some of your best times together.

Do you have some shaky home video footage or cell phone videos you'd like to add to a disc but thought it impossible due to the quality? vReveal is your solution. It is not video editing software, but video enhancement software. This software features super-resolution technology that increases resolution, reduces noise, and provides stabilization. And, to make it even better…it is super easy to use. "One click" touch-up tools stabilize, clean, sharpen, brighten and increase the resolution of flawed videos. You can even trim a video or rotate sideways videos. Video files can be previewed and then saved to disc or upload them directly to YouTube. Read more

Memeo Instant Backup Protects Your Data

by jessica on Thu, 2009-10-22 09:19

Windows 7 is being released today. Will you be updating your computer to the new operating system? If so, you will need to backup your data. This is especially important for XP users, as the hard drive will have to be wiped clean before installing Windows 7. Memeo has a solution to protect the sensitive data from your hard drive with Memeo Instant Backup and Memeo Backup Premium.

Memeo Instant Backup products give you a worry-free way to upgrade your system while keeping your programs, files and settings in a safe location- such as a storage device or online. Memeo also provides Windows 7 users with a way to restore any deleted files and photos that are no longer on your computer. Read more

Nero 9 Gets Reloaded

by jessica on Tue, 2009-10-13 05:00

We have always been big fans of Nero's digital media software. In fact, earlier this month we told you about BackItUp & Burn, a software solution for backing up and syncing your computer data. Now, Nero has released Nero 9 Reloaded, an update to the world's best selling software suite for your digital media and home entertainment.

Compatible with Windows 7, with Nero 9 Reloaded you can now archive HD videos without the need of a burner. AVCHD content is simply imported into Nero Vision and archived to any hard disk drive, USB flash drive, or flash memory card. Then, just plug it into a Blu-ray Disc player and enjoy! PowerPoint presentations can also be imported to DVD-Video or Blu-ray disc and then played back on your TV. And, the optional Blu-ray Disc Authoring Plug-in lets you burn discs in the highest quality formats for HD playback. Read more

Back Up, Burn, and Recover Files with One Product: Nero BackItUp & Burn

by jessica on Sat, 2009-10-03 05:00

Nero BackItUp & Burn software has everything you need for burning, restoration, recovery and syncing your content. It is easy enough even for the most non-technical person to use! Most tasks can be completed with just three steps, for example:

Backup data to hard drive, CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, FTP, memory card and online storage
Automatically backup to local hard drive and online storage
Schedule backups with convenient e-mail confirmations
Burn discs
Create audio CDs and copy DVDs and Blu-ray discs
Synchronize files and folders for easy access to latest versions
Recover data from deleted and damaged storage media
Restore files, folders, drives and systems
Boot from retail CD if system recovery is needed

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Geek Squad Makes Windows 7 Upgrade Easy

by jessica on Tue, 2009-09-29 07:00

Are you going to upgrade from Windows Vista or XP to Windows 7 when it becomes available on October 22? If so, Best Buy's Geek Squad can do it for you for just $39.99. That's a deal, considering the standard Geek Squad Operating System Install price is $129.99!

Also, if you purchased a qualifying PC from Best Buy between June 26, 2009 and October 21, 2009, you don't have to wait for the mail (visit www.bestbuy.com/windows7upgrade to see if you qualify). Simply bring the PC and receipt to the nearest Best Buy Geek Squad location and receive a free Windows 7 upgrade instantly when the $39.99 upgrade service is purchased on or after October 22. Read more

Adobe Unveils Photoshop Elements 8 & Premiere Elements 8 Bundle

Powerful Organizer and Smart Technology Take Photo and Video Editing to New Heights

Sept. 23, 2009 - Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 & Adobe Premiere Elements 8 for Windows, the highly anticipated new versions of the No. 1 selling consumer photo- and video-editing software*. Available as standalone products or as a single retail package, the bundle offers the most complete photo and video solution by seamlessly integrating two powerful, yet easy-to-use, products. With this landmark release, Adobe equips users with a completely enhanced Organizer, which serves as a feature-rich media hub for both photos and videos. From the Organizer, consumers can launch directly into Photoshop Elements 8 to create extraordinary photos or Premiere Elements 8 to effortlessly make incredible movies with new, automated features.

"We want our customers to feel confident that they can achieve professional results with their photos and videos, without having to do any of the heavy lifting," said Doug Mack, vice president and general manager of Consumer and Hosted Solutions at Adobe. "With this new release of Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements we've incorporated smart tools with built-in intelligence that automatically analyze photos and recognize people, track motion in video for the easy addition of special effects and perform editing magic in just a few simple clicks. We pushed the limits of our software, so that anyone can create impressive digital memories and have fun in the process."Read more

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Adobe Debuts Premiere Elements 8

New Automated Options Make Video Editing Effortless for Everyone

Sept. 23, 2009 - Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced Adobe Premiere Elements 8 software for Windows, the newest version of the No. 1 selling consumer video-editing software.* This major release enables users to easily create incredible movies, offering automated "smart" options that take the work out of video editing, easy-to-apply professional-quality effects and a new Organizer to manage all media in one convenient location.

"It's become easier than ever to shoot video on the fly, but most people don't realize it's just as easy to take raw clips and turn them into a movie that will impress friends and family," said Doug Mack, vice president and general manager of Consumer and Hosted Solutions at Adobe. "We want to take the intimidation factor out of video editing and empower users to get creative and personalize their videos. With the new Organizer and automated technology available in Premiere Elements 8, we created a dashboard full of features that will drive video projects forward in just a few simple clicks."Read more

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Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 and Premiere Elements 8 Available Now

Adobe today announced major upgrades to its popular digital photo and video software - Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 for Windows and Mac and Adobe Premiere Elements 8 for Windows.

Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 for Windows features:

Enhanced Organizer: easily manage media and find photo and video clips even faster than before.
New Auto-Analyzer: automatically analyzes and tags media so users can quickly find content
People Recognition: identifies people in photos, becoming more intelligent over time, as it learns to associate names and faces.
Sync: now users can automatically synch media across multiple computers
Photomerge Exposure: merge multiple shots of the same scene, with and without a flash
Recompose: the new Recompose makes it easy to automatically resize photos without distorting the image.
Quick Fix previews: visually choose the best color, contrast and lighting adjustments from a series of previews.
Online Album: share photos and videos with the new interactive Online Album templates

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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10: Faster, More Accurate Speech Recognition Software

by Tempestt Patterson on Thu, 2009-09-10 05:00

Nuance's Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 software allows you to write documents, emails, search the Web, and even control your PC entirely by voice. Because most people speak at least three times faster than they type, Dragon makes it possible to get things done more quickly by voice than by relying on keyboards and mice alone, at speeds of up to 160 WPM. Dragon 10 is nearly twice as fast as the previous release and can deliver accuracy up to 99 percent, while never making a spelling mistake. The product actually learns from corrections over time, making speech a more natural and satisfying experience.

The newest release of Dragon delivers superior levels of accuracy and seamless integration with today's most popular applications including Microsoft Word and Outlook, Internet Explorer, Firefox, and popular instant message clients such as AOL Instant Messenger.Read more

Mac Snow Leopard: Built for Speed

On Aug. 28, 2009, Mac OS v. 10.6 or OSX "Snow Leopard" was released. Unlike previous versions, this one requires an Intel-based processor, essentially meaning any computer without one cannot upgrade beyond Leopard. Those that can must pay for this major upgrade, as with others, starting at $29.

The Snow Leopard upgrade is largely about speed improvements and efficiency. Starting up, shutting down and waking from sleep are all faster, and joining wireless networks is speedier too. Software installations are reportedly also faster, up to 45 percent. One of the biggest complaints about Time Machine as a backup solution is the slow speed. Supposedly, Snow Leopard's version is 50 percent faster, as is Mail.

Snow Leopard also takes up less space than Leopard, opening up approximately 6 GB of space on the hard drive since it doesn't need many of the files that were required for previous versions that worked on other processors. And for file sharing needs, Snow Leopard is more efficient because it can still perform in sleep mode, saving energy.Read more