Wyzo is a web browser for power downloaders who don't want to muck about with an extra BitTorrent program

Wyzo will be particularly useful for those who may have heard of BitTorrent, but don't want to go through the fuss and bother of downloading a BitTorrent client and learning how to use it. You can search for torrents from within the browser, then use ...

Commercial software warrants more attention than free or open-source alternatives because it will be more stable and includes more features. How wrong that statement can be..

Don't be fooled by the sub-1.0 release candidate name. Where many commercial software producers routinely sell you software that is riddled with bugs, adding on new version numbers to give the verisimilitude of completeness, VideoLAN Client has been ...

Gone are the file-recovery tools of yore. In this iteration, Norton Utilities 14 includes tools for managing which programs get loaded when your computer starts and which services run at start-up

When Norton Utilities 14 starts up, you have four areas in which you can take action. Under the Optimise tab, you perform those cleaning functions for which the package is intended. In some cases, such as Registry cleaning, you're presented with a ...

After a rocky start to its Firefox 3 "Download Day," Mozilla logged more than 8 million downloads of the latest version of its web browser in 24 hours, the company said early today

Mozilla said on May 28 that it would attempt to establish a Guinness World Record for the largest number of software downloads in a 24-hour period with Firefox 3's release

Antivirus software NOD32's claim to fame is its sophisticated heuristics-based detection of malware; it doesn't try to match virus signatures, but rather looks for suspicious activity. This means NOD32 is much better placed to deal with zero-day ...

Version 2.7 incorporates support for Windows Vista, alongside much improved protection against rootkit infections, courtesy of Anti-Stealth technology. Its efficacy against viruses remains top notch. NOD32 is certified by ICSA Labs and has won the ...

Online backup service Last time we tested SOS Online Backup things didn't go so smoothly. Now, however, we've set up a new account and installed new software, and we can report that it went much better this time

As the name suggests, SOS Online Backup is an internet-based back up solution. It's a subscription service, with prices varying depending on how much space you want. A basic 50MB account costs $50 annually, but there's a broad range of plans on offer ...

Security suite When it comes to the internet, you can never take security too seriously. Thankfully, Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 - a suite of antivirus, firewall, antispyware, antispam and web-protection tools - is superb at detecting malware

The suite detected nearly all of AV-Test's samples of adware - software that produces often-unwanted popup ads and can track your web-surfing habits. It also detected all malware samples within packed file archives (such as .zip). It looked within ...

Instant messaging software MSN Messenger 7.5 Microsoft's free MSN Messenger hits the sweet spot. This colourful instant messaging application is simple to use, easy on the eye and its many features generally work as advertised. If you already have a ...

After I got rid of the unnecessary MSN Today welcome screen, the IM app worked very efficiently. MSN uses clearly labelled icons for voice chats, videoconferencing, file transfers and so on. As I traded instant messages with my editor, I enjoyed the ...

Security software Over recent years PC-cillin has proven itself to be a reliable performer in the ongoing battle against viruses and spyware, and with this updated package you are armed with many more tools that can enhance any hardware-based security ...

PC-cillin's Personal Firewall feature spearheads the steps taken to safeguard your computer and attempts to prevent intrusion by hackers and network viruses

Web design suite Macromedia has overhauled its Studio 8 web suite, but many of the changes are not to its individual apps. Overall, the $1,690 suite features tighter integration and improved links to databases and other web resources; but if you work ...

ed, I found that their look and features overlap so much that it's easy to forget which program you're working in at any given point