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InstallAware is Scripting Aware
InstallAware embraces and extends Windows Installer like no other product available today. Using standards compliant Windows Installer technology comes at a cost: loss of scripting, and conditional setup flow. If you have attempted Windows Installer before, you have most likely found yourself concentrating on not what to install, but how to install.
InstallAware's unique technology remains within the bounds of Windows Installer, and brings genuine scripting to this platform:
• Your entire setup is a visual script with conditional execution and branching
• Each installation action in your script is automatically converted into Windows Installer tables
• When your script is running, only Windows Installer actually modifies the target system
• No matter how complex your installation script is...it always remains fully ICE compliant, at no extra effort on your part!
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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.45

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a surprisingly effective freeware antimalware tool. It's a relatively speedy malware remover, with the quick scan taking about 8 minutes even with other high-resource programs running. The heuristics engine proved on multiple computers during empirical testing that it was capable of determining the difference between false positives and dangerous apps.
The app has some nice features rolled in, too. It supports multiple drive scanning including networked drives, context menu options including a scan-on-demand for individual files, and the FileAssassin option under the More Tools section for removing locked files. The interface is simple, but pleasant-looking and well-organized. Tabs live just below the oversized logo, with few options per tab to keep down the clutter. The installation process was fast enough, but interestingly offered up the well-kept changelog and an instant definition file update.

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Windows 7 Professional Reviews

The good: Strong design and Microsoft don't always go together, but they do in Windows 7. Users might take a while to get used to the new taskbar and Aero Peek, but they're a pleasure to use.

The bad: Performance is still hit-or-miss in Windows 7. At the ripe age of seven, Windows XP still performs better in some categories.
The bottom line: Windows 7 is more than what Vista should have been, it's where Microsoft needed to go. How much damage Vista did and whether Windows 7 is enough for people to finally abandon Windows XP are questions that nobody has the answers to right now.

Deserved or not, Microsoft had dug itself a cool, deep, dark hole with Windows Vista. Users demanding that Redmond extend the life of Windows XP wasn't exactly something they could be proud of, either. Bombarded by complaints and negative press even after the first service pack was released, the bar had been set high for Vista's successor: Windows 7. This review is based on an official copy of the Windows 7 RTM that Microsoft provided to CNET on July 30, 2009.

Luckily for Microsoft, Windows 7 is more than just spin. It's stable, smooth, and highly polished, introducing new graphical features, a new taskbar that can compete handily with the Mac OS X dock, and device management and security enhancements that make it both easier to use and safer. Importantly, it won't require the hardware upgrades that Vista demanded, partially because the hardware has caught up, and partially because Microsoft has gone to great lengths to make Windows 7 accessible to as many people as possible.

It's important to note that the public testing process for Windows 7 involved one limited-availability beta and one release candidate, and constituted what some have called the largest shareware trial period ever. As buggy and irritating as Vista was, Windows 7 isn't. Instead, it's the successor to Windows XP that Microsoft wishes Vista had been, and finally places it on competitive footing with other major operating systems like OS X and Linux.

Microsoft is offering six versions of Windows 7: Starter, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, OEM, and Enterprise. The three versions that Redmond will be promoting most heavily are Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate, although Starter will also be available to consumers.

Windows 7 will support both 32-bit and 64-bit systems. The bare minimum requirements for the 32-bit include a 1GHz processor, 1GB RAM, 16GB available hard-disk space, and a DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver. 64-bit systems will require at least a 1 GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 20GB of free space on your hard drive, and a DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver. A touch-screen monitor is required to take advantage of the native touch features. Do note that some users have claimed to have limited success running the Windows 7 beta with less than 1GB of RAM, but that's not recommended.
Installation

Microsoft is offering several paths to install Windows 7. People can buy a new computer with the operating system already installed, upgrade from Windows XP or Vista, or do a clean install on a computer the user already owns. The clean installation took us about 30 minutes, but that will vary depending on your computer.
The upgrade procedure is different depending on whether you're running Windows XP or Windows Vista. Vista users merely need to back up their data before choosing the Upgrade option from the install disc. Both XP Home and XP Pro users will have to back up their data, then choose Custom from the install disc. Custom will have the same effect as a clean install, although it'll save your old data in a folder called Windows.old. Once you choose Custom, you'll need to select the partition of your hard drive that contains Windows XP, and then follow the instructions to enter your product key and allow the computer to reboot as needed.
If you're not sure if your current computer can run Windows 7, you can download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor from Microsoft.

Features: Taskbar and Aero Peek

Although the look of Windows 7 may seem to be nothing more than some polish applied liberally to the Vista Aero theme, make no mistake: This is a full replacement operating system, and more than just "Vista done right." From driver support to multitouch groundwork for the future, from better battery management to the most easy-to-use interface Microsoft has ever had, Windows 7 is hardly half-baked.
The first thing that should stand out is the new taskbar. This is one of the best improvements Microsoft has made--third-party program dock makers are going to have to do some serious innovation when Windows 7 goes public. Besides incorporating the translucent style of Aero, the new taskbar is arguably even better than the Mac OS X dock. It features pinned programs using large, easy-to-see icons. Mouse over one and all windows associated with that program appear in preview. Mouse over one of those preview panes to reveal an X to close the window. Hover over the preview to show a full-size preview of the program, or click on the window to bring it to the front. Because of the button size, people with touch screens should find it especially easy to use.

Jump lists are another new taskbar improvement that make recently opened documents easier to get to. Right-click or left-click and drag on any program icon pinned to the taskbar to see a list of files that you've recently used in that program. In Internet Explorer, this will show recently visited Web sites, although it doesn't yet seem to work in Firefox.

If you've noticed the missing Show Desktop icon, that's because it's been baked into the taskbar itself. Mouse over to the right corner. Hovering over the Show Desktop box reveals the desktop, and then hides it when you mouse away. Click on the box to minimize all your programs.

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Adobe Premiere Elements 8

Adobe Premiere Elements 8 makes significant strides over its predecessor, Premiere Elements 7. Premiere Elements 8 ($100, or $140 with a Photoshop.com Plus membership; prices as of 9/23/09) adds file organizing and keywording, plus greater integration with Photoshop Elements, while making it much easier to edit and use videos in style.

The most obvious (and most welcome) addition to Premiere Elements is the Organizer. Adopted from Photoshop Elements, the Organizer allows you to view, keyword-tag, and organize videos and photos; and when you have the two Elements programs installed, it acts as a conduit to both programs via a single interface. It automates keywording through Auto Analysis of image content (including face recognition) and Smart Tagging (of video quality), starting instantly when you import files. In addition, you can drag and drop tags onto a video while it previews, which can be quite useful since the most important content of a movie might not be in the first frame.

You can back up, share, and archive the Organizer database and media files--and even sync them with your other computers--using Adobe's Photoshop.com wizard from within Premiere Elements (assuming that your other computers have an Elements 8 program installed). Premiere Elements 8 comes with a Basic membership to Adobe's photo-sharing site, Photoshop.com, plus 2GB of online storage at the site. If you pay $40 more, you get a Plus membership that includes 20GB of storage, as well as template and tutorial goodies.

The interface provides two ways to create movies from your video: Instant Movie and manual creation. However, the two aren't divided processes so much as they are a workflow continuum. Instant Movie can use the new Smart Tags to create a movie, with music and transitions, based on your selected Flash template. Smart Tags attempt to guide the Instant Movie function away from using boring, blurred, or otherwise undesirable clips within the movie. In addition, Premiere Elements 8 offers more customization tools for Instant Movie, such as sliders to adjust the clip speed and/or the number of effects that will apply automatically. Like any automatic tool, Instant Movie doesn't always produce great movies. The results do tend to be pleasant, though sometimes rough, with the clip order not always logical or smooth. You may prefer to use Premiere Elements 8's manual tools to edit the Instant Movie, or to start your own from scratch.

Other automatic tools include Smart Fix, Smart Trim, and Smart Mix. Smart Fix attempts to automatically correct the imperfections--such as an underexposed clip--that Smart Tags has flagged. Smart Trim uses SmartTags to determine which portions of a video should remain and which should go, as well as to weigh the interest of various sections. You can set Smart Trim either to work automatically or to mark the areas of video it recommends for trimming; if you select the latter, you can then manually trim, adjust, or retain pieces, all in an easy-to-use timeline.

Smart Mix balances different sound sources so that the background music doesn't drown out narration or dialogue. Again, you can override Smart Mix's choices. In our tests, both Smart Trim and Smart Mix worked seamlessly, taking the drudgery out of critical video editing processes. Smart Fix tended to do a good job on the most obvious fixable problems.

In Premiere Elements 8, you can now add still photos to movies, even if you don't have Photoshop Elements installed. The library of templates, effects, transitions, and graphics has expanded, and now includes animated clip art that you can drag and drop into a film clip. Afterward you can add the new Motion Tracking to move objects within the video, making an animated butterfly flit around the head of a skipping child, for instance.

A nice selection of Flash and Acrobat tutorials, categorized by the level of difficulty and the type of activity, is accessible within the interface, though the tutorials are not context-sensitive. However, only a few are available to the general user. To access Adobe's large and expanding library of lessons, you have to purchase a Plus Photoshop.com membership. We think such tutorials should be free to all registered users, as they are for many other programs. Similarly, extra templates and transitions will be available only to Plus members.

Premiere Elements 8 is an appealing upgrade for anyone interested in organizing videos, editing them, and compiling them into attractive, fun movies. With its underlying power and its significantly improved ease of use, it's a good value, and we even like the added value of Photoshop.com--though we'd like it even more if Adobe didn't require users to buy a Plus membership to access the tutorials.

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Norton Internet Security 2010

Symantec's Norton AntiVirus - Winning protection against viruses, spyware, and other malicious threats! Heuristically detects Spyware threats, detects blocks Internet worm attacks, and protects email.

Norton Internet Security - Strong on protection, light on system resources, award winning! Stay protected from the latest online threats. Norton Internet Security runs quietly in the background to detect and block today's complex threats and to protect your identity when you buy, bank, or browse online. The friendly and efficient product design helps minimize confusing security alerts and system slowdowns that can get in the way of your online experience.

Norton Internet Security™ provides essential protection from viruses, hackers, spyware, spam and other privacy threats. A comprehensive set of security tools, Norton Internet Security helps keep you safe online as you surf and email, swap files, download programs, and chat. In addition to protecting against viruses and unwelcome intrusions from the Internet, NIS also allows you to automatically block annoying banner ads and pop-up windows, set up parental site blocking options for restricting access to specific Web sites, and selectively determine which, if any, Java applets and ActiveX controls should be allowed to download and execute on your computer. Enjoy the Internet with award-winning protection!

Norton AntiVirus blocks viruses and spyware with advanced protection. It helps protect your entire computer by stopping viruses, spyware, and other security risks. Norton AntiVirus works in the background so you can surf the Internet, read the news, play games, and download software or music without disruption. It also scans and cleans all email and instant messaging (IM) attachments, preventing you from receiving viruses, or spreading them to others. With set-it and forget-it functionality, Norton AntiVirus checks for updates continuously and automatically blocks new and emerging threats from getting on your system. In addition to protection updates, Norton AntiVirus provides new product features as available throughout your service subscription. For more information here

Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Mac OS X is the world’s most advanced operating system. Built on a rock-solid UNIX foundation and designed to be simple and intuitive, it’s what makes the Mac innovative, highly secure, compatible, and easy to use. Quite simply, there is nothing else like it.

Mac OS X is both easy to use and incredibly powerful. Everything — from the desktop you see when you start up your Mac to the applications you use every day — is designed with simplicity and elegance in mind. So whether you’re browsing the web, checking your email, or video chatting with a friend on another continent,* getting things done is at once easy to learn, simple to perform, and fun to do. Of course, making amazing things simple takes seriously advanced technologies, and Mac OS X is loaded with them. Not only is it built on a rock-solid, time-tested UNIX foundation that provides unparalleled stability, it also delivers incredible performance, stunning graphics, and industry-leading support for Internet standards.

Since the software on every Mac is created by the same company that makes the Mac itself, you get an integrated system in which everything works together perfectly. The advanced technologies in the operating system take full advantage of the 64-bit, multicore processors and GPUs to deliver the greatest possible performance. The built-in iSight camera works seamlessly with the iChat software so you can start a video chat with a click. Your Mac notebook includes a Multi-Touch trackpad that supports pinching, swiping, and other gestures. And the OS communicates with the hardware to deliver incredible battery life by spinning down the hard drive when it’s inactive, by intelligently deciding whether the CPU or GPU is best for a task, and by automatically dimming the screen in low-light conditions.

The most striking feature of a Mac is its elegant user interface, made possible by graphics technologies that are built to leverage the advanced graphics processor in your Mac. These technologies provide the power for things like multiway chatting, real-time reflections, and smooth animations. Fonts on the screen look beautiful and extremely readable. A soft drop shadow makes it clear at a glance which window is active and which ones are in the background. You can preview just about any type of file using Quick Look, and because the previews are high resolution, you can actually read the text. Built-in support for the PDF format means you can view or create PDFs from almost any application in the system.

Mac OS X doesn’t get PC viruses. And with virtually no effort on your part, Mac OS X protects itself from other malicious applications. It was built for the Internet in the Internet age, offering a variety of sophisticated technologies that help keep you safe from online threats. Because every Mac ships with a secure configuration, you don’t have to worry about understanding complex settings. Even better, it won’t slow you down with constant security alerts and sweeps. And Apple responds quickly to online threats and automatically delivers security updates directly to your Mac.

The versatility and power of Mac OS X make it compatible in almost any environment, including Windows networks. It works with virtually all of today’s digital cameras, printers, and other peripherals without the need to manually download separate drivers. It opens popular file types such as JPG, MP3, and Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents. In addition, Mac OS X includes built-in support for the industry-standard PDF format, so you can read and create PDFs from almost any application in the system — perfect for sharing work with colleagues whether they use a Mac or a PC. If you want to run Windows on your Mac, you can do that, too. And Mac OS X Snow Leopard is the only operating system with built-in support for the latest version of Microsoft Exchange Server, so you can use your Mac at home and at work and have all your messages, meetings, and contacts in one place.

Mac OS X comes standard with a wide range of assistive technologies that help people with disabilities experience what the Mac has to offer — including many features you won’t find in other operating systems at any price. For example, the built-in VoiceOver screen-reading technology makes it possible for those who are blind or have low vision to control their computer using key commands or gestures on a Multi-Touch trackpad. Mac OS X also offers out-of-the-box support for over 40 braille displays, including Bluetooth displays, and many other accessibility features, such as dynamic full-screen magnification, playback of closed captions, and a scalable screen.

The core of Mac OS X is built on the same ultrareliable UNIX foundation that powers industrial-strength servers, helping to ensure that your computing experience remains free from system crashes and compromised performance. Even upgrading your Mac to the next version of Mac OS X is reliable and easy. It checks your applications to make sure they’re compatible and sets aside any programs known to be incompatible. If a power outage interrupts your installation, it can start again without losing any data. Best of all, upgrading doesn’t require reformatting your drive; you can keep all your compatible applications, files, and settings. And if something goes wrong when you’re using your Mac, Time Machine is there to keep automatic backups of everything on your drive.

Mac OS X comes in a single, full-featured version that includes a large collection of beautifully designed applications. They not only let you surf the web, conduct video and text chats, manage your contacts, and accomplish other day-to-day tasks — they also work together to make you more productive and let you have more fun.
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IDM Latest Version

Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a tool to increase download speeds by up to 5 times, resume and schedule downloads. Comprehensive error recovery and resume capability will restart broken or interrupted downloads due to lost connections, network problems, computer shutdowns, or unexpected power outages. Simple graphic user interface makes IDM user friendly and easy to use.Internet Download Manager has a smart download logic accelerator that features intelligent dynamic file segmentation and safe multipart downloading technology to accelerate your downloads. Unlike other download managers and accelerators Internet Download Manager segments downloaded files dynamically during download process and reuses available connections without additional connect and login stages to achieve best acceleration performance.

Internet Download Manager supports proxy servers, ftp and http protocols, firewalls, redirects, cookies, authorization, MP3 audio and MPEG video content processing. IDM integrates seamlessly into Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape, MSN Explorer, AOL, Opera, Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firebird, Avant Browser, MyIE2, and all other popular browsers to automatically handle your downloads. You can also drag and drop files, or use Internet Download Manager from command line. Internet Download Manager can dial your modem at the set time, download the files you want, then hang up or even shut down your computer when it's done.

Other features include multilingual support, zip preview, download categories, scheduler pro, sounds on different events, HTTPS support, queue processor, html help and tutorial, enhanced virus protection on download completion, progressive downloading with quotas (useful for connections that use some kind of fair access policy or FAP like Direcway, Direct PC, Hughes, etc.), built-in download accelerator, and many others.

Version 5.18 adds IDM download panel for web-players that can be used to download flash videos from sites like YouTube, MySpaceTV, and Google Videos. It also features complete Windows 7 and Vista support, YouTube grabber, redeveloped scheduler, and MMS protocol support. The new version also adds improved integration for IE and IE based browsers, redesigned and enhanced download engine, the unique advanced integration into all latest browsers, improved toolbar, and a wealth of other improvements and new features. For more information here

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Microsoft Office 2010

Add cried just competition among the world's technology giants, Microsoft and Google. After Google intends to make Chrome the operating system to attack Microsoft Windows and followed Bing guerrilla attacks against Google. The temperature is now competition among them increasing after Microsoft announced the issue would be the web version of Microsoft Office 2010 for free alias free. Microsoft's plan was extreme enough to beat the course aimed at Google Apps, Google's free software is widely used by Internet users in the world.

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What is Google AdWords ?

Google AdWords is the advertising of products issued by the search engines and Google directory. Google AdWords advertising or meaning in the form of text ads that appear on the Google search engine during searching or searching by specific keywords. These ads will be displayed on the right side of search results. For example, go to www.google.com site. In the search field, the contents of the keyword "job", then click the "Search". Within a few seconds will display search results as shown in Figure

Example Google AdWords

Google AdWords are shown on the right on the first page. These ads to appear on the first page will provide a great opportunity to get new customers to the site.

Destination Advertise on Google AdWords

Destination advertising on Google AdWords is to search for new customers who are browsing or looking for products on Google. This recall is the google.com search engine with the largest database.

Excellence in Google AdWords Ads

With Google AdWords, website owners can create their own ads, choosing keywords that match, and only pay if someone who did click on the ad. Compared with other advertising media, Google AdWords provides a more attractive benefits, in addition to an affordable cost.

Benefits Offered Google AdWords

Google AdWords ads can be utilized for small companies and large, because the budget can be adjusted to be provided with the ability of each company. Some of the benefits offered by Google AdWords as follows.

Users with high quality. Ads will be displayed to users who are looking for a keyword that is placed on the ad. Thus, users who visit a site that promoted really looking for products that you need.
Budget can be controlled. The maximum cost per click (CPC) and daily budget amount can be controlled. The AdWords system will not charge more than a predetermined budget.
Obtain maximum results with minimal investment. Required to advertise only cost$
(less than Rp 50.000, -) and perklik cost 5 cents (USD 600, - perklik).
Flexible. There is no monthly fee or a certain minimum cost in a certain time.

Excess AdWords program

Google AdWords ads to give the excess to its users, including:

a. Reach people looking for products or services offered in the website which advertised with Google AdWords.
b. Advertisers can fully control the budget.
c. Easily create and edit the ad.
d. Ads can be displayed immediately (within minutes) after made on Google AdWords.


Ad performance reports can be used to see how well the campaign went. Learn more advantages offered by Google AdWords is as follows.

Good Control

Google AdWords account is fully customizable for any advertiser, such as bi listed below.

1. Cost-per-click (CPC), so only pay for clicks on ads alone, the price has been determined (at least starting from 5 cents USD to USD 50).
2. Own daily budget is determined, at least 5 cents USD.
3. Ads created and governed by a specific target.
4. Performance reports advertising / promotion directly into the account.
5. Ad network that consists of web pages and promotional pages priduk berfugsi as a means to boost the share of ad serving size.
6. One or more targeted ads using one or more keywords.

Success

The success of the AdWords program is built on the success of its advertisers, so the program will always be better developed and can attract prospects of quality in the most cost effective. Provided cost estimates and tools that can help to control costs.

Support

Has provided the media to help (help center) for users of Google AdWords ads for users to maximize the tools provided aids and feel the flexibility to manage your account. This Help Center is filled with information important for Google AdWords, tips improve your ad performance, and explain step by step how to create and menelola account.

Payment Method

Google AdWords provides a method of payment via credit card, debit card, auto debit, and payment by bank transfer. Generally, payments made by credit card accepted internationally, such as Mastercard, Visa, and debit cards. In certain countries who do not know the credit card payment, payment may be made by autodebit and bank transfer. There were two AdWords payment method, namely post-pay system and prepay.

Postpay Method

Post-pay payment method after the user is clicking on your ad. Of course, your ad must be activated or displayed first. To keep your ads running immediately, after registration, you must immediately provide your billing information data, such as credit card data. At that time you will be charged $ 50 as registration fee so that your account is active and your ads will start running. Once you determine the budget amount for the daily and monthly, you will be charged every 30 days or when the budget limit has been reached.

Prepaid Method

Payments made in advance of receiving any clicks. After you receive clicks, AdWords will deduct the charges from your prepaid balance. Your ads run almost immediately after the AdWords receive your payment. If your account runs out of funds, your ads will stop running until you re-pay, so make sure that you always check your account balance regularly. You will always be reminded and Google AdWords will send you an email when the funds remaining in a bit and when your balance to zero.

McAfee VirusScan Plus 2010

McAfee VirusScan Plus 2010 with SiteAdvisor is the software that "combine" Anti-virus, Anti-spyware, firewall, and Web Site Safety Ratings.

In order campaign, you can get McAfee VirusScan Plus 2010 free for use for one year.

The trick is as follows:

1. Open the pages of this campaign.
2. Click the "Download Trial" sebalah located under the heading "Download your 12 month complimentary trial now".
3. If you do not already have an account at mcafee.com, you can make it for free.
4. If you've completed registration, open the email you used during registration, and then confirm by clicking the link provided in the email.
5. Done.

After that you can use McAfee VirusScan Plus 2010 for one year free of charge, which can be used up to 3 users.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010

On the last Monday Microsoft announced that the party would soon Visual Studio 2010 beta version will soon be tested in conjunction with. Net Framework 4.0 developer tools. Both products are scheduled to be truly entered its final opening on March 22, 2010.

"Microsoft is now still continue to develop Visual Studio 2010," said Dave Mendlen, one of the division's senior director of development at Microsoft spoke. "This seems to be the biggest release after several years."

New features that will be owned by this application is recording features such as the Tivo to be dubbed the "IntelliTrace".

"We are very proud of this new machine." Mendlen said again.

Other new features in Visual Studio 2010 is to include support for the Windows operating system Windows 7 and Azure as possible. This is the main focus of Microsoft today.

With Visual Studio 2010, Microsoft is also trying to raise a variety of different versions for sale, for the sake of cutting the sales price, from 3 to 7 features. In an interview conducted via telephone, vice president of Microsoft, Somasegar said that this was all according to our customer demand.

Somasegar said that customers had expressed that "One time you can make it more simple then it all depends on how you packaged."

Visual Studio later this will be divided into 3 options for the Professional version, Premium and Ultimate. Microsoft itself plans to offer 'Ultimate' is a campaign to reach new customers to be able to use higher version of Visual Studio. Well, have you waiting impatiently presence is Visual Studio 2010?

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