test

Microsoft has been judged the clear winner in a recent test of how well web browsers block unintended access to malicious software on websites. It's great news for Microsoft's reputation, though some critics suggest the methods used in the test may ... be lacking. Browser Malware Protection Tested, Compared The browser comparison was conducted by independent security firm NSS labs. The test observed a feature known as browser protection, which appears in all the major browsers under various names. In general, browser protection is designed to deal with situations where users are tricked into ... (view more)

A new study suggests that the web browser you choose to use may have an impact on the energy consumed by your laptop. If you're a user that's on the go, this study could prove newsworthy, but it's not without its caveats. Watt Consumption, ... Efficiency Measured In the study, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), Mozilla Firefox 4, Google Chrome 10, Apple's Safari 5, and Opera 11 were tested. Each browser was run on an Intel laptop that measured the watt consumption when the browser was a) left idling, b) displaying a news website or c) running a number of graphics-based web tests. For the ... (view more)

Apple's new, 11.6-inch MacBook Air might look a little bit like a Windows 7 netbook, but it sure doesn't perform like one. According to recent reports, the super-light and very small Air easily outperforms its PC brethren, backing up Apple CEO Steve ... Jobs' claim that this piece of hardware is most definitely not a netbook. The new MacBook Air, available in 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch models, shipped in mid-October of this year. Within a couple weeks, the company received mixed reviews : some analysts criticized the device for not offering enough processing power for the price at $999 -- which is ... (view more)

Monitor Test Monitor Test displays test patterns for use when tweaking monitor displays. The program uses pure colors and white screens for color tuning or finding missing colors, grid lines for focusing and setting the image dimensions correctly. ... http://www.roadkil.net Unstoppable Copier This program attempts to recover files from disks with physical damage. It allows you to copy files from disks with bad sectors, scratches, or similar. The program will attempt to recover every readable piece of a file and put the pieces back together. Using this method, most types of files can be made ... (view more)

Test Disk TestDisk is a powerful free data recovery software. It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human ... error (such as accidentally deleting a Partition Table). http://www.cgsecurity.org IO Graph IO Graph is an application that turns mouse movements into a modern art. The idea is that you just run it and do your usual day stuff at the computer. Go back to IOGraph after a while and grab a nice picture of what you've done! http://iographica.com Today's ... (view more)

Monitor Test Screens Test your monitor for sharpness, geometry, convergence, high voltage supply stability, brightness, color quality and more. Adjusts to any given resolution (even odd ones, like 1280x1024). Comes with a tutorial text. ... http://www.programming.de Google It Google It is a simple, unobtrusive widget used to search the content of your clipboard automatically on Google. It's a snap to setup and works on Windows Vista and XP running .NET Framework 3.0. http://www.zypto.com/labs/googleit/ Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at Shell Extension City. ... (view more)

Test Windows 7 RC On A Virtual Machine: Part 1 This handy guide takes an in-depth look at Windows 7's Release Candidate , which was recently just a few weeks ago. Its author shows you how to install a virtual machine in order to test out the new ... operating system easily and safely. http://www.makeuseof.com Test Windows 7 RC On A Virtual Machine: Part 2 This continuation of the previous Windows 7 RC guide now moves beyond the installation of a virtual machine to the installation of Windows 7 itself. http://www.makeuseof.com Today's fresh software picks were provided courtesy of Bob Helmer at ... (view more)

Release Candidate (RC) The term release candidate (RC) refers to a software version with the potential to be a final product, ready to be released to the public for final testing. In this stage of product stabilization, all product features have ... been designed, coded and tested through one or more Beta cycles with no known software bugs (defects). During the 1990s, Apple Inc. used the term "golden master" for its release candidates, and the final golden master was the general availability release. Gamma, Delta, Omega, Zenith Release Candidates Other terms include gamma (and occasionally also ... (view more)

A leaked internal report on a secret trial of eavesdropping and advertising technology from Internet Service Provuder (ISP) British Telecom (BT) reportedly shows that the system crashed some unsuspecting users' browsers, causing a small percentage ... of the 18,000 broadband customers under surveillance to believe they had been infected with adware. The January 2007 report (PDF), published by WikiLeaks shows what can happen when an ISP tampers with raw Internet traffic for its own profit. The leak was revealed weeks after Charter Communications told its users it would be testing similar ... (view more)

Test Disk TestDisk is powerful free data recovery software. It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human ... error (such as accidentally deleting a Partition Table). Partition table recovery using TestDisk is really easy. http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk Simon Simon is peech recognition software developed for the handicapped, but usable by anyone. The project provides a ready-to-use interface for the julius CSR engine for a handicapped child who is ... (view more)