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XFP Extensible Filtering Pipelines XFP is a framework for building data management procedures using XML-based configuration files. XFP is also a server that provides scheduled execution of your procedures and flexible logging. Typical use-cases ... include data feed management and content syndication. XFP can manage (in a coherent and centralized way) data coming from different sources, lowering development and maintenance costs. Instead of writing your own code for each data feed, with XFP you can split code into reusable components (called "filters"). http://xfp.sourceforge.net/ Safe Cache ... (view more)

[Continued from Firewalls: Hardware and Software Solutions , Part 1] On the software only side of things, there are quite a few possibilities available for a software firewall. These all install directly on your PC and use the internal resources ... like any other program run on your system (such as memory, disk space, CPU cycles, and so on). Software firewalls do a good job of preventing both inbound and outbound traffic and are easy to install and configure. First up is Zone Labs Zone Alarm. The download is free as is the firewall product itself. They will try to get you to buy the Pro version ... (view more)

Synopsis: How do you manage your personal information? Do you back it up once a day, once a week, once every month? Never? The fact is: system crashes happen, viruses strike, and Spyware is difficult to avoid. You may not think about backing up ... important documents every day, but when you need it -- you *really* need it! Introducing Tenebril Lifeguard 3.0 -- an automated backup solution designed to take the guesswork out of protecting your data. Don't get caught without it! LifeGuard 3.0: How it works Lifeguard is designed to blend power with ease of use. Its document-centric interface lets ... (view more)

Synopsis: Stop Spam (unsolicited email messages) from reaching your inbox with ZapaSpam -- designed specifically for Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express. ZapaSpam is a permission-based software application 'plug-in' that incorporates unique ... digital certificate technology and absolutely prevents message deliveries from unauthorized senders. ZapaSpam: Permission based emails vs. Spam Filtering Technology Unsolicited or unwanted messages are clogging email inboxes at an alarming rate! More than 70% of all email traffic is 'SPAM'. As email vendors introduce new technology aimed to thwart this ... (view more)