AVG touts Threat Labs beta initiative

AVG has introduced an online tool known as "Threat Labs" that allows users to help counter nefarious cyber-criminals by reporting and steering clear of malicious websites.  read more

Software IPOs possible

Two of the world's leading anti-virus software companies, Avast Software and AVG, are giving away their product for free, a business model that may seem unprofitable but is nevertheless attracting investment and proving a success.

Five best free software downloads

So you are at college, have a shiny new computer that is running great, but what software should you put on it? Here is a little list to help you get the best results for a price everyone loves: $0. Web browser Google Chrome http://google.com/chrome/ Let us face it, when it comes to browsers Internet Explorer is not winning any awards for reliability, performance or ...

Sort your photos using face recognition

Organising a large collection of digital photos can be a headache. So wouldn’t it be great if there was a way do to it automatically? Well, there’s a novel feature in the latest version of Google’s Picasa photo tool, called face recognition.

How do I put VHS video onto a computer?

QI would like to be able to transfer VHS recordings but I don’t know what leads I will need. The VHS recorder has a couple of Scart sockets. My laptop has an HDMI , 7-pin S-video and a 15-pin VGA sockets.