Software

Have you published a Podcast recently and been disappointed because it was missing "something?" Or maybe you put together a home movie and it was missing "something?" That little "something" you are missing is music. You might want just a few seconds of music and not a whole song... maybe you want a sound effect or animal sound, and don't want to mix your own after all the time logged into your project. Your problems are solved with the best compilation of 7 GB of royalty-free sound loops from MAGIX.

Starting at midnight tonight, NewTech Infosystems (NTI) will be making their new Ninja software – a USB data storage and protection software solution – available free on their web site, www.ntius.com. Unlike most fixed partition USB software, NTI Ninja allows users to adjust the size of their public and private partitions on their portable storage device. In addition, the software provides users with complete storage area anti-tamper encryption and password protection.

The new software was developed to meet the dramatic increase in today’s mobile workforce, the increased use of USB storage devices and the need to protect content and data from being stolen or compromised on the small, portable devices. Read more

Can your computer network or online banking password be found in the dictionary?

If someone knew your mother's maiden name, pet's name or your Social Security number, or even a common term from your industry, would your work or personal computer be compromised?

Most computer users create simple passwords and stick with them. If the news Web site or banking login site requires six characters, they'll use their name, maybe with a string of numerals at the end. They'll then write the "code" down on a piece of paper taped to the wall or stashed in their wallet. Read more

NTI’s newest version of Shadow software makes it easier for both PC and Mac users to continuously back up and save valuable data, photos, videos and music files even as they are being modified. The always-on software works in the background to maintain real-time, continuos backup of all changed files to any external storage device including USB flash, USB micro hard drives, internal/external drives, CD or DVD optical and network attached systems.

Priced from $29.99, the new version lets you schedule multiple and concurrent backup in the native file format so they can instantly be recovered without additional proprietary recovery software. It also includes an advanced scheduler that allows users to schedule backup start times by minute, hour, day, week or month. Read more

The freedom of mobile computing has moved workers out of their offices and into airports, remote offices, customer facilities, conference rooms, libraries and home offices. Industry analysts at IDC expect the number of worldwide mobile and remote workers to grow to 162 million this year. While the demand for mobile solutions is growing, they stress that the need for security is rising even more rapidly.

To meet the on-the-go requirements of organizations and individuals concerned about their mobile computing security, Migo Software has developed a new version of its Migo Mobile Computing Software enhanced with Outlook Express and Migo Secure. The Secure solution is a powerful password protection and encryption solution. The combination provides people with mobile data management, email management and security in a single, easy-to-use application.

Adding Outlook Express and Migo Secure to Migo software provides what the company calls “Mobility Simplified.” Now, users can have a complete software solution that synchronizes, secures, and enables the true portability of critical data and email, all in a single application. Read more

Some people are lucky enough to be blessed with a musical ear. The rest of the population tends to fall somewhere between tone-deaf and musical, just short of being able to translate recorded music onto paper. Otherwise known as “playing by ear,” it’s a coveted music skill, whether you’re a beginner or an expert. After all, it’s the fastest way to become the life of the party by being able to play the most popular songs. Of course, it was only a matter of time before technology caught up with it, and turned the computer’s ear into your own. Magix has introduced the first consumer-oriented software program dedicated to those who can’t play by ear—but wish they could. Read more

If you’re looking for a little more video content for your iPod than Lost and Desperate Housewives, you’ll want to take a look at InterVideo’s new iVideoToGo software. Priced under $30, it is a 3-step solution for converting your existing DVDs, TV downloads or other video files that are fully iPod compatible.

Designed to meet the growing number of people who own hard drive iPod and competitive video/audio players, iVideoToGo gives users next-generation H.264/MPEG-4 AVC technology to quickly and easily convert music, video and photos for smooth, flawless playback. Read more

StudentBackup is a computer backup system designed for people who either don't have the time or don't remember to backup all their saved data on a disk frequently. It is the best line of defense in the event of a damaged file, computer crash, accidental file deletion, accidental file copy-over or a myriad of other events that could cause the loss of files. StudentBackup protects computer data without the owner having to do anything. It is an unattended, daily computer backup system of critical work files including word processing, spreadsheet, text, PowerPoint, and Adobe PDF files. Read more

While InterVideo’s DVD Copy became popular as a fast, easy, quality way of copying movies, videoclips and video from virtually any source onto CD/DVD; the newest version lets you produce an H.264 file. Not that you need to know what H.264 means but the software now lets you convert your content so it can be carried with you on your iPod, Sony PSP or even one of the new 3G and Palm-type mobile phones. Read more