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Do you find the process of accessing content stored on USB sticks a tad too slow? Then you may be interested in what Intel is calling the "world's fastest thumb drive." The chip maker recently showed off the 128 gigabyte (GB) device -- which hasn't ... yet been given a formal name and remains in prototype form -- at the Computex trade show in Taipei, Taiwan. The device uses Thunderbolt technology, which allows it to provide unprecedented data transfer speeds. Intel says this is the first data stick to use the Thunderbolt tech. (Source: pcworld.com ) Thunderbolt Thumb Drive: 2X the Speed of USB 3. ... (view more)

Free USB Guard 1.4 Free USB Guard is designed to alert you in case the computer starts to shut down and you've forgotten to safely disconnect the USB flash drive you had previously plugged in. This program can also alert you if a DVD is in the DVD ... drive. http://www.myportablesoftware.com CookieSpy 4.3 Want to get a better idea of the kinds of websites that are being visited on your computer? Want to know what kind of information websites are accessing when you visit them? You can do all of this by using CookieSpy, a new program that supports all of the popular browsers. http://www.cookiespy. ... (view more)

USB Image Tool 1.6 This program allows you to quickly and easily back up your USB drives by creating separate images of those drives. USB Image Tool isn't only compatible with USB sticks, however -- it will also work with digital media players, SD ... cards, smartphones, and even digital cameras. http://www.alexpage.de LazPaint 5.1 LazPaint is a unique image editor that gives users access to a number of exciting features, including alpha blending, antialiasing, rotation, filters, and multiple undo. Make sure to click the dark green button in the middle of the page in order to begin the download ... (view more)

We have received several technical inquiries much like this one from a long-time Infopackets subscriber: "Dear Infopackets: I have converted to Windows 8 and am getting along OK. But I'm worried about losing my data if this new operating system ... should contain a bad bug that hasn't yet been discovered. I knew what to do for data recovery in Windows 7, now I'm lost. You offered me lots of good information in the past, so I'm hoping now you can tell me how to do data recovery in Windows 8. Thanks, Charlene F." My Response: Few people have reported major problems with Windows 8 so far ( ... (view more)

DivX for Windows 9.0 DivX for Windows will play every type of DivX video right on your computer. It includes many exciting and useful features that allow users to add menus, subtitles, and more. You can also use this program to create DVDs that you ... can play on DivX-supported DVD and Blu-ray players. http://www.divx.com USB Oblivion 1.9 USB Oblivion is designed to protect your personal digitized information by removing all traces of USB devices and CD-ROMs from the Windows registry in your computer. It can be set to perform this function automatically and is compatible with all versions of ... (view more)

Universal USB Installer 1.9.1.3 Universal USB Installer is a Linux USB creator that allows you to choose from a selection of Linux distributions to put on your USB flash drive. Universal USB Installer is easy to use. Simply choose any combination of ... a Live Linux distribution, the ISO file, and your flash, then click install. http://www.pendrivelinux.com Fort Digital Identity Manager 5.5 Fort is a secure, easy to use password manager and file encryption software tool for Windows. Fort protects your digital identity by encrypting passwords, credit card numbers and notes using a secure algorithm ... (view more)

USB Flash Drives Control 3.2 USB Flash Drives Control is a small and easy-to-use free utility program that runs in the Windows system tray, next to the system clock. It allows users to block USB drives from performing certain functions. For example, ... users can set the software to block executable files, to control the ability to save files, or simply block USB drive functions altogether. This program adds a unique and useful element to system security by preventing unauthorized people from inserting a USB drive in your computer. http://www.binisoft.org Color Archiver 2.3 Color Archiver is a ... (view more)

Windows Firewall Control 3.3.0.3 Windows Firewall Control is a nifty little application which extends the functionality of the standard Windows Firewall. It adds itself to the system tray (which is usually at the bottom right of your screen) and ... allows a user to control the system's firewall without having to waste time by navigating through a lot of different menu screens. It's available, totally free, for Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista. http://www.binisoft.org Free USB Guard v1.30 This free USB Guard software is designed to alert you any time a flash drive (or another external ... (view more)

USB Drive Letter Manager (USBDLM) 4.7.0.80 Beta This is a Windows service that gives users control over the drive letters that Windows assigns to USB drives added to your computer system. It automatically solves conflicts between USB drives, allows ... users to define new default letters for USB drives, and does much more. http://www.uwe-sieber.de Bandizip 2.01 Bandizip is a free computer data archiving system for home and office use. It easily handles the most popular compression formats, including Zip, ZipX, 7z, and RAR files. It also features a very fast file zipping algorithm for both ... (view more)

USB Safeguard 4.0 USB Safeguard is a portable software program that encrypts and protects your data, adding an "AES 256 bit encryption" password to your removable pen (thumb) drive. USB Safeguard is compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and ... Windows 7. http://usbsafeguard.altervista.org BlueScreenView 1.45 BlueScreenView scans all files created during those disturbing 'blue screen of death' crashes that Windows inevitably experiences every so often, and displays the information in one comprehensive table. For each crash, BlueScreenView displays the filename, the date/time of the crash, ... (view more)