Introducing the Nero 9 - Free Version!

Howdy Nero fans and newbies alike! A lot of you are probably checking out this post because you've heard about Nero's new "Nero 9 - Free version" of our hit software Nero 9. You've come to the right place. I'm going to briefly break down some of the features of the Nero 9 - Free version here, and I'm going to try to answer some of your most common questions before you need to ask them! If you do have any questions, though, please feel free to leave a comment and I'll get back to you asap.

What is the Nero 9 - Free version?

There are two things that characterize the Nero 9 - Free version most distinctly. The first is that it is absolutely free. Yes, you can go download it from our website by clicking this link right now. You don't have to lay out one thin dime in order to get this software. The second characteristic is that it comes with two of the most popular Nero functions: CD/DVD burning and disc copying.

Sounds great, how do I get it?

Simply go to Nero's official site and click the "Trial " button to go to your links (or you can just click this link ). You can either choose to try the full version of Nero for a limited time, or you can choose the Nero 9 - Free version forever. Sure the Nero 9 - Free version has somewhat limited functionality, but it's a great way to get yourself started with Nero software and not have to worry about expiration dates or anything like that. All you need to do is give a valid email address and you're good to go - you don't have to pay anything, ever.

How long is it going to take to download?

The Nero 9 - Free version is smaller than the full trial or program, so it's quick to download, no matter where you are. Now you can take Nero anywhere. Heck, you can surprise your friends by downloading to their computers as a gift - just don't tell them it was free!

What can I do with the Nero 9 - Free version?

The Nero 9 - Free Version is a scaled-down release of the Nero 9 Suite with only two of our most popular features: data disc burning for CDs and DVDs, as well as disc copying for audio, video, and data. For video editing, capturing, slideshow creation, backup, and other multimedia tasks, we recommend an upgrade to the Nero 9 - Full Version .

Will my language be supported?

Yep. All 23 languages supported by the full Nero 9 program are supported by the Nero 9 - Free version.

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Norton Ghost 14 - Do You Need Backup or Imaging?

If you bought Norton Ghost 12 because you heard it was a great way to image a whole drive, you might be surprised to hear it's really a backup application. If you want back up you may wonder what use there is for Ghost's imaging program. This duality may be enough to make you look elsewhere.

Introduction


I'm an old-school PC guy. I remember when Norton Ghost was useful for cloning an entire hard drive. This came in handy when you needed to get your PC back into a fixed configuration, maybe for system testing or for building an office full of identical PCs. But the current version of Ghost appears to target folk who just want a backup of their hard drive documents. Users looking for a real disk-imaging solution that delivers more functionality, and an excellent user interface should check out Acronis True Image 2009, the Bright Hub review is available here.

If you are one of these people you will likely be happy with the simple copy-all-the-files-to-another-place kind of backup solution, for which there is inexpensive, or free, software available. These simpler programs allow you to find your files later, even if they don't allow for some advanced functionality.

Ghost takes a different approach of packing all of the files to be backed up into a single image, which in turn needs Ghost when it's time to read back the files. While this approach allows for smaller backups (via compression), it's a complexity that most backup scenarios don't need, especially when compression formats like .zip are more widely available and would work much the same way.

Ghost has some nice touches, though. In addition to its imaging capabilities, you can mount backup files as if they were additional discs. Ghost also understands writable optical media and other backup type devices, and you can convert your backup files into VMWare discs, which is useful if you use that particular technology. Ghost also integrates with Google desktop search to find archived files.

User Interface Rating

What's Hot: Ghost's user interface is tab- and task-driven and very well laid out. The contents of each tab are obvious and almost all of them use a wizard-type approach to find the options you need.

What's Not: The only realy issue is that some of the wizards are a bit long. Though some of the options are hidden behind 'advanced' buttons it's still fairly complex for a simple backup.

Price to Value Rating

What's Hot: At the time of this review, Norton Ghost cost $70.

If you need a backup system that allows for some of the more advanced options listed in this review then Ghost is a pretty good value.

What's Not: If you're looking for a general backup system, or a hard drive copying program, there are better and cheaper alternatives.

Installation & Setup Rating

What's Hot: Ghost's installation is a standard windows installer. It checks drivers for all your hard drives to make sure they are compatilbe with Ghost and checks for, and installs, any updates from Symantec. It does install some drivers and requires a reboot.

What's Not: I'm always nervous when a program without hardware starts to install drivers. I would like to see an explanation of what functionality I lose if I choose not to install them.

Continue onto the second page to read about the product features, performance, and quality of support.

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Spotmau PowerSuite 2009

Spotmau PowerSuite 2009 is the ultimate Windows troubleshooting tool. It is a bootable CD that you can use to solve just about any problem you may experience with a Windows computer. If Windows won't start, you can use Spotmau PowerSuite to recover the system, restore the registry, repair the partition table, reinstall Windows and many other repair and recovery tasks.

This indispensable suite of tools also allows you to carry out many other system maintenance and repair tasks such as cloning or backing up your hard drive, partitioning and formatting

drives, encrypting or permanently erasing data you don't want others to find, recovering lost passwords, removing spyware popups and toolbars and optimizing your system. This is one tool no Windows PC user should be without!

Spotmau PowerSuite 2009 consists of two components. The first is a backup and recovery tool called WinCares which runs under Windows and plays a vital role in protecting your computer from disaster. You use it to back up your registry, partition table and device drivers so that they can restored in the event of a problem. It can also carry out other tasks such as restoring deleted files that can be done from within Windows itself. This makes Spotmau PowerSuite 2009 an essential utility even if your PC is working just fine at the moment.

The second component - and the most important reason for buying this product if your PC won't work - is a bootable recovery CD that runs by itself. You use this to restore the partition table and Windows registry from backups previously created by WinCares, and recover from several other common boot-up errors. As long as your computer can boot from CD - usually just a simple BIOS configuration change is all that's needed, if that - you can run this tool suite and solve the problem with a few clicks of the mouse.

If your system is so badly damaged that it can't be repaired, Spotmau PowerSuite 2009 includes tools that will let you copy your irreplaceable files to a safe location such as an external hard drive, so that you can reinstall Windows.

Spotmau PowerSuite 2009 is menu driven and easy to use. You don't need to be a technical wizard to repair Windows using these tools. As one satisfied user wrote: "l don't know anything about computers but this CD has helped me a whole lot." Buy Spotmau PowerSuite 2009 and avoid computer engineer call-out charges.

Note: Because this product is a bootable CD, a trial version is not available. Using the Buy Now button on the right, you will purchase an electronically delivered product to burn the CD yourself, plus an option to receive the product on CD for an extra $ 4.75. If you do not require the CD, simply remove it from the shopping cart.

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Norton Ghost description

Automatically backs up and recovers everything on your computer


Norton Ghost provides advanced backup and recovery for your computer. Protect your documents, financial records, presentations, photos, music, videos, historical documents, or any other kinds of data you keep on your computer by making a backup of your computer's entire hard disk. Or, limit your backup to include only those files and folders that mean the most to you.

You can schedule backups to capture your changes automatically as you work from day to day. Or start a backup manually at any time. You can also easily configure Norton Ghost to run a backup in response to specific events. For example, a backup can be started when a particular application is started, or when a specified amount of new data has been added to the drive.

When you experience a problem with your computer, you can restore a file, folder, or an entire drive, to return your computer to a previous, working state with the operating system, applications, and data files intact. Or if you accidently delete a personal file, get it back with a few simple steps.

Using easy-to-follow wizards, set up fast and reliable backups that run while you continue to work. Or schedule your backups to run after hours when you are no longer using your computer.

When disaster strikes, Norton Ghost helps you recover your computer from the effects of many common problems, including


• Virus attacks: Damage might be done before a virus is quarantined.


• Faulty software installations: Some software can negatively affect your computer's performance, slowing it down to the point that opening programs or documents can require too much time. But once installed, uninstalling a product might not recover unintentional damage done during an install.


• Hard drive failure: Data can become corrupted on your system drive (typically C), making it impossible to start your operating system


• Files accidentally deleted or overwritten: Accidental deletion of files is common, but often costly.


• Corrupted files: Individual files and folders can become corrupted by viruses, or when a program used to modify them encounters an error

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Spotmau PowerSuite Professional 2009

This all-in-one suite offers you a complete solution to solve all your computer problems in an easy way.

Boot up ANY desktop and laptop;


Easily recover/install ALL Windows;


Create, delete and format partitions on your hard disk; backup partition table;

Reset Windows Admin/User password;


Find or clear BIOS/CMOS password;


Find your lost password for Email, MSN, IE and asterisks;


Find you Windows, Office and IE product or CD keys;

Optimize, clean and speed up system;


Clean up history and protect privacy;


Manage daily time and business schedule.

Recover/transfer your important data when your Windows was crashed or the hard disk was formatted/damaged;


Clone and backup the entire system including Windows, programs and files, so that you can restore them in the event of system crash or hard disk troubles.

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Free care for Windows

All-in-one protection and maintenance

In one convenient package, Windows Live OneCare helps protect your computer, uses its optimization features to keep your PC running at its speediest, and even regularly backs up your important files:

• Protection Plus uses antivirus and antispyware scanners, a managed two-way firewall, and integrated anti-phishing technology to protect your computer from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, hackers, phishing, and other threats. It runs continuously, but you can scan individual files and folders for viruses on demand simply by right-clicking them. You can even scan attachments you receive via Windows Live Messenger or MSN Messenger.


• Performance Plus regularly defragments your hard disk, removes any unnecessary files that may clog your computer, and helps ensure important security updates from Microsoft are installed efficiently and on time.


• Backup and Restore regularly copies your important files and settings to CD, DVD, external hard disk, network drive, or other data-storage device.


• Instant Help provides online help anytime you need it, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Easy to use

Windows Live OneCare is always on, and constantly communicates the status of your PC's health in the notification area of your Windows taskbar:

A green icon means your status is Good. Protection Plus features like antivirus, antispyware, and anti-phishing are up to date, and your computer is not due for a tune-up or backup. Windows Live OneCare is running in the background, monitoring your system to prevent threats from viruses and spyware.

A yellow icon means your status is Fair. Usually this means you have an action to take, such as scheduling or running a tune-up or backup or downloading a noncritical update. A yellow icon means there is no immediate threat to your system, but you should take care of the action as soon as you can to return your system to green.

A red icon means your computer is At Risk. This can happen if, for example, Windows Live OneCare is unable to update Antivirus with the latest virus definitions because of a lost Internet connection, or if the Windows Live OneCare Firewall is turned off.

Always on and automated

Continuously working against threats, Windows Live OneCare is always on, and works with Microsoft Update to help ensure your computer is up to date with the latest critical security releases from Microsoft. You can also use OneCare to simplify home network tasks such as printer sharing, and centralized backup, on up to three computers. Keep your PC safe, secure, and 'green' with Windows Live OneCare.

Evolves to meet your needs

Windows Live OneCare provides automatic updates and service enhancements to subscribers the moment they're released. All PCs (up to three) within the OneCare circle of protection are kept current under the same subscription, giving you the latest technologies to protect your home network against emerging threats, and no worries about different antivirus software versions.

What's new?

With this new version of Windows Live OneCare, our aim was to help consumers better manage their home environment. Our research has shown that most homes now have approximately 2.5 computers. This means that in addition to securing and maintaining multiple PCs, consumers now need to do the extra work associated with connecting devices and securing networks. To ease this burden, features such as multi-PC and home network management as well as printer sharing have been added to OneCare to help address the needs of the modern home environment.


This new version also establishes a foundation to better fill the needs of small businesses. Many small businesses need to protect and maintain a number of PCs, but may not have the resources for extensive onsite IT support. To help solve this problem, centralized backup has been added to OneCare so local backup on a small business network is a simple step instead of a time consuming hassle.


Here's a quick overview of the new features added to OneCare version 2.0 to help keep users' PCs and networks safe, reliable, and performing well:

• Multi-PC and home network management: Helps ease management of multiple-PC environments by providing a single navigation bar for monitoring the security and maintenance of networked computers. Also enables one-click actions to resolve issues among computers within a home PC network.


• Printer sharing support: Makes it easy to connect printers to local networks so all users in the vicinity can use the same printer.


• Start time optimizer: Speeds PC boot time by removing rarely used applications from start-up menu. This helps to address one of the main areas of frustration for PC users as time goes on.


• Proactive fixes and recommendations: Windows Live OneCare constantly monitors the specific configuration of the user's system and makes proactive fixes and recommendations to improve the computing experience.


• WiFi security: Keep your home or small business wireless network safe with the new OneCare WiFi security feature.


• Centralized backup: Enables users to centrally configure and monitor backups for all PCs covered under the same OneCare subscription, with the data from all PCs backed up to a central location.


• Online photo backup: Keeps precious photos safe from theft or accidental loss by backing them up to a secure, offsite location in Windows Live (available to OneCare subscribers at an extra cost in the final v2.0 release).

Take care of your Windows

What's new?

With this new version of Windows Live OneCare, our aim was to help consumers better manage their home environment. Our research has shown that most homes now have approximately 2.5 computers. This means that in addition to securing and maintaining multiple PCs, consumers now need to do the extra work associated with connecting devices and securing networks. To ease this burden, features such as multi-PC and home network management as well as printer sharing have been added to OneCare to help address the needs of the modern home environment.


This new version also establishes a foundation to better fill the needs of small businesses. Many small businesses need to protect and maintain a number of PCs, but may not have the resources for extensive onsite IT support. To help solve this problem, centralized backup has been added to OneCare so local backup on a small business network is a simple step instead of a time consuming hassle.


Here's a quick overview of the new features added to OneCare version 2.0 to help keep users' PCs and networks safe, reliable, and performing well:

• Multi-PC and home network management: Helps ease management of multiple-PC environments by providing a single navigation bar for monitoring the security and maintenance of networked computers. Also enables one-click actions to resolve issues among computers within a home PC network.


• Printer sharing support: Makes it easy to connect printers to local networks so all users in the vicinity can use the same printer.


• Start time optimizer: Speeds PC boot time by removing rarely used applications from start-up menu. This helps to address one of the main areas of frustration for PC users as time goes on.


• Proactive fixes and recommendations: Windows Live OneCare constantly monitors the specific configuration of the user's system and makes proactive fixes and recommendations to improve the computing experience.


• WiFi security: Keep your home or small business wireless network safe with the new OneCare WiFi security feature.


• Centralized backup: Enables users to centrally configure and monitor backups for all PCs covered under the same OneCare subscription, with the data from all PCs backed up to a central location.


• Online photo backup: Keeps precious photos safe from theft or accidental loss by backing them up to a secure, offsite location in Windows Live (available to OneCare subscribers at an extra cost in the final v2.0 release).

All-in-one protection and maintenance

In one convenient package, Windows Live OneCare helps protect your computer, uses its optimization features to keep your PC running at its speediest, and even regularly backs up your important files:

• Protection Plus uses antivirus and antispyware scanners, a managed two-way firewall, and integrated anti-phishing technology to protect your computer from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, hackers, phishing, and other threats. It runs continuously, but you can scan individual files and folders for viruses on demand simply by right-clicking them. You can even scan attachments you receive via Windows Live Messenger or MSN Messenger.


• Performance Plus regularly defragments your hard disk, removes any unnecessary files that may clog your computer, and helps ensure important security updates from Microsoft are installed efficiently and on time.


• Backup and Restore regularly copies your important files and settings to CD, DVD, external hard disk, network drive, or other data-storage device.


• Instant Help provides online help anytime you need it, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Easy to use

Windows Live OneCare is always on, and constantly communicates the status of your PC's health in the notification area of your Windows taskbar:

A green icon means your status is Good. Protection Plus features like antivirus, antispyware, and anti-phishing are up to date, and your computer is not due for a tune-up or backup. Windows Live OneCare is running in the background, monitoring your system to prevent threats from viruses and spyware.

A yellow icon means your status is Fair. Usually this means you have an action to take, such as scheduling or running a tune-up or backup or downloading a noncritical update. A yellow icon means there is no immediate threat to your system, but you should take care of the action as soon as you can to return your system to green.

A red icon means your computer is At Risk. This can happen if, for example, Windows Live OneCare is unable to update Antivirus with the latest virus definitions because of a lost Internet connection, or if the Windows Live OneCare Firewall is turned off.

Always on and automated

Continuously working against threats, Windows Live OneCare is always on, and works with Microsoft Update to help ensure your computer is up to date with the latest critical security releases from Microsoft. You can also use OneCare to simplify home network tasks such as printer sharing, and centralized backup, on up to three computers. Keep your PC safe, secure, and 'green' with Windows Live OneCare.

Evolves to meet your needs

Windows Live OneCare provides automatic updates and service enhancements to subscribers the moment they're released. All PCs (up to three) within the OneCare circle of protection are kept current under the same subscription, giving you the latest technologies to protect your home network against emerging threats, and no worries about different antivirus software versions.