Tech Ravings

I am a Gmail user and back tracking over these few days, I found that some company sent me over 40 emails all of which were spam. I thought to unsubscribe from that mailing list but I found no option for canceling my subscription. I tried to mark it as spam but this too did not help. So I solved my problem by setting these messages to disappear as soon as they appear.

East-Tec Backup 2009 is a backup application that protects important data by backing up important files, documents, emails, photos, address book, program settings, etc. East-Tec Backup 2009 is the latest version of East-Tec Backup utility which features intuitive wizards, automatic backups, strong AES encryption, data compression and FTP support.

The largely awaited fee antivirus and antimalware solution from Microsoft, Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE), which was codenamed Morro, is finally released into limited public beta testing. Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) is thought to replace Windows Live OneCare and supersede Windows Defender. It is the perfect solution for people who cannot or do not want to pay for security solution.

Microsoft seems to be preparing to unveil its free antivirus software called Morro (after Brazil’s Morro de Sao Paolo beach). With this free antivirus software, Microsoft plans to pitch into direct competition with McAfee and Symantec which generate billions of dollars of revenue every year.

Microsoft TechNet Plus is a paid service which allows IT professionals to access premium resources for evaluating Microsoft technologies, plans and their deployments. However, the main benefit of Microsoft TechNet Plus subscription is that you get to download full version software with no time limit or feature limit and you can even apply for free genuine and legit product keys.

Microsoft Office 14 has officially been named as Microsoft Office 2010. This release of Microsoft Office will be the first one to be shipped in 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions and will be available in first half of 2010 for retail consumers.

Apple has released a new update for its Mac OS X Leopard – update 10.5.7. This update is 264 MB in size and is recommended for all 10.5.6 users. Apple promises to fix security issues with this update and add fixes to improve overall system performance, compatibility and stability. As about adding new features, nothing could be clearly said but it is clear that this update definitely improves OS speed.

Forbes is a well-known online source for the latest business and financial news. This information industry giant has now released an intelligent investing app for iPhone and iPod Touch users, called Intelligent Investing Application. Using this app, iPhone and iPod Touch users can get insights on current economic and business climatic conditions. These groundbreaking analysis and reports are made available by Intelligent Investing section at Forbes.com.

If you are using Windows OS, you must be knowing of the built-in video creating/editing software named Windows Movie Maker. This user-friendly video editing tool has very simple functions that enables you to create or edit videos. However if you have used Windows Movie Maker before and are now using it on Windows Vista or Windows 7, you must have noticed that some of the features like transition, capture video from external source, etc. available in the previous versions have gone missing. To bring those features back, you can try the portable version of Windows Movie Maker. This portable Windows Movie maker is based on Windows Movie Maker 2.1.

It is quite troublesome to log into your Gmail account and retrieve contact details when you are in need. Google has acknowledged this inconvenience faced by many thousands of Gmail users and has launched a new stand alone application called Google Contact.