East-Tec has released East-Tec Eraser 2015, the latest edition of its comprehensive PC privacy tool.
This version introduces the Risk Monitor, which warns you of potential privacy risks as soon as they happen, removing them with a click.
If you’re running a regular cleanup then a new "Scan first" option gives you more control, displaying the files and tracks it’s about to wipe, and allowing you to find or exclude particular tracks from the list.
As with similar applications, East-Tec Eraser 2015 can't fully clean your Internet tracks until any running browsers are closed. The program now warns you if there's a problem, and can close any or all active browsers as required.
Support for exFAT, and removable devices of up to 128GB capacity, means you should be able to clean more USB keys.
The program now includes the Recycle Bin as one of the options in its Erase Deleted Data module, and a new "Clean and Shut Down" option sees your system automatically closed down once the secure wiping process is complete.
East-Tec Eraser 2015 is available now for Windows XP and later, at a special offer price of $29.95. Make up your mind quickly, though: the deal expires on December 1st.
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Launch Windows Explorer and typically you’ll have some specific task in mind: a particular folder you need check, some files you’d like to open.
Webcam hijacking has been around for a long time, but recent stories about websites streaming live footage from thousands of hacked webcams have placed it firmly back in the headlines.
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While this isn’t impressive, the situation did begin to improve as we explored UnityPDF’s processing features. To merge your list of PDFs, for instance, you’d just click Actions > Merge, enter a name for the combined file, and click Save. Easy.
This is bad design on an epic scale, but it’s not fatal to the program. If you only ever process one or two files, it won’t make much difference, and if you're working with more then you can always just ignore this particular action.
It’s important to keep Windows up-to-date, and the easiest way to make that happen is to let the operating system handle everything. Set Windows Update to "automatic" and get on with something else.
You're probably well aware that Twitter features a search option at the top of the page which you can use to track down individuals or topics. Less well-known is the 
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Acer is one of my favorite computer manufacturers, because it knows how to build a machine with a focus on value. In other words, when money is tight, you can look to the company to meet your budget with a quality machine. I have used countless low-cost machines over the years, and Acer has yet to disappoint.
Comodo Group has announced the release of 
Chris Wright is the founder of 
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Accessing websites via an encrypted HTTPS connection is a great way to protect your personal information, and especially important when you’re using public Wi-Fi.
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Organizing files in Windows can be a tedious experience. You'll view your source files, maybe create a few destination folders, select each group of files, move them to their new home… Then start all over again.
Piriform has released the first beta for 
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“Performance issues" runs a similar check on Windows settings. There aren’t so many, and they are mostly well-known tweaks (disable 8.3 name creation for NTFS, end hung applications faster), but there’s no harm in having them available here.
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The second is the live tile for Battery Saver. (Previously, the app has had a static live tile.) Through the latest update, it gets the ability to display the battery percentage. It may not sound like much, but it is a welcome change, especially for those who cannot easily see the battery percentage in the status bar (it also adds some extra pop to the homescreen).
Daren Glenister is the field chief technology officer for 
Bitdefender has announced the final release of 
Benefits include: 
Thibaut Lauzière has announced the release of 
Video shooting is fantastic, particularly the audio, which four microphones capture. iPhone 6 slo-mo mode is totally cool, but for day-to-day stuff I prefer Icon's shooting experience. But, again, most people should be happy with the Apple handset's video capture, which finally offers continuous focus.
Jonathan Temple is the President and CEO of 
These seem like wonderful things, and indeed for consumer devices on ISP networks, they are. If, however, you are the one who operates a network, these same capabilities could become more than a little problematic. We are simply totally unprepared if malware or attackers start to take advantage of these techniques (whether MPTCP or not).
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Despite a little spat with Taylor Swift, Spotify seems to be mostly improving all the time, adding updates and content on a regular basis. The latest update aims to marry your computers to your mobile devices via new, and rather unique, remote app.
XMind has released 
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More thorough antivirus scans achieved average speeds only, and the program won’t back off if you’re doing something else. Still, it didn’t make a significant difference to our PC performance when running other tasks.
Gang members that apparently have the highest chance of committing a crime can now reportedly be identified using a special product.
As is expected, it charges by microUSB, and there is a port for such on the bottom. As on the Nexus 7, it is curiously in a reversed position, opposite of most devices. The left of the edge is bare, while the right holds the power button and volume rocker. The top is home to a 3.5mm headphone jack.
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