IObit SmartDefrag

Hey guys,

Yes it’s been a while, but i recently visited a piece of software that i used a long time ago back in it’s earlier stages. This being: IObit SmartDefrag 5.01 beta.

It failed to reel me in last time, but this time i am completely wow’ed. I really feel that it is a superb Defragger. It analyses the drive really quickly and when it comes to defragmentation, you have 2 options. 1-Defrag Only and 2-Defrag and Optimize. I selected the latter option as i thought it would take a longer time and thus i readied my psp, but in actual fact it was really fast! Faster than any other defrag software i have used. However this was a 50Gb HDD which is pretty well maintained and thus that it what is expected.

So… I tried it on a much larger scale. I tried it on my other computer which has a whopping 640Gb HDD and hasn’t been defragged in a couple of months. Obviously the Analysing to slightly longer as there is more data to be found, but it was very fast nonetheless. Then came to the more important part. The actual defragging. This, by any standards, was bloody fast! and to be honest, on both machines, there was a difference.

IObit Smart Defrag also has an AutoDefrag feature which makes it run in the background [using minimal resources] and defragging slowly and without any big memory footprint as you go along using your PC.

I give this a big double thumbs up and hope that IObit continue to make good software and to better this software too.

http://www.iobit.com/

http://www.iobit.com/iobitsmartdefrag.html?Str=download

Freakin HILARIOUS!

Just recently i watched a comedy performance by the great ventriloquist - JEFF DUNHAM!

He is absolutely amazing and is so damn funny!

I strongly recommend that you all go and pay his site a visit at:

http://www.jeffdunham.com/

And you may even want to buy his DVD’s

Firefox 3 Final - RELEASED!

Well, there we have it, Firefox 3 is now launched.

I am currently using it and have not yet managed to see any major differences, but thats expected.

However, i am quite dissappointed with Mozilla as their servers dont seem able to cope with all the downloads and page visits. It seems impossible for me to even visit the site and there i have had to download off another mirror site. Don’t know if this counts for my Pledge and the world record, but its down to bad preparation by Mozilla.

Anyways for those of you who want to download it i suggest going to:

http://www.filehippo.com

Have fun!

FireFox 3 RC3 Released

FireFox 3 Release Candidate 3 has been released.

Again, for all you testers go for the download, but for those who want to move onto a stable release or one that supports all addons, wait for the final release of FireFox which should be coming along soon.

Here is the link for the download of FireFox RC3:

FireFox 3 RC3 Download

KIS 2008 1 YEAR FREE- GENUINE!

FULL CREDIT GOES TO RAYMOND AT http://www.raymond.cc

Few days ago Kaspersky 2009 product was released and I was excited as hell to give out free Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 license key to my subscribers. I have the 30 KIS license keys with me and it’s ready to be given out next week. Nearly 300 applicants has taken part in the draw. What if I tell you that there is no need for me to give the 30 KIS license, and all 300 of you, including the ones that haven’t taken part can now get it yourself for FREE!

Do you all still remember the article on how to obtain free 1 year Kaspersky Anti-Virus genuine license key for everyone which I posted 3 months ago? I am sure it has benefited hundreds, if not thousands of people for this free KAV license. However, the promotion only lasted a few days which wasn’t long enough for more people to get the free license key.

Listen carefully people and BE FAST because here is another trick that allows ANYONE to get free 1 YEAR Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 license key which can be used on 3 computers!
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1. Go to this page and click the blue link that says “To get free protection, go to the Kaspersky Barclays offer page“.

2. Select your title, enter your first name, last name and REAL email address. As for Online Banking membership number, enter 12 digit number that starts with 2010. An example of the 12 digit online banking membership number format is 201056789112.

3. Now check the email address that you’ve entered earlier. You should get an email from Kaspersky Lab (pleasedonotreply@kasperskylab.co.uk) with the subject “Register with Kaspersky”. If you didn’t get it, check your spam/junk folder. Click the activation link at the bottom of the email.

4. Your default browser will open. Click the Next button to submit your email confirmation ID.

5. Check your email again. You should get another email from Kaspersky Lab (pleasedonotreply@kasperskylab.co.uk) with the subject “Your Kaspersky Activation Code and download instructions”. Note down the activation code. That’s the genuine license key for Kaspersky Internet Security 2009.

6. Download latest Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 8.0.0.357 and install.

7. Follow the instructions and when you get to the part where it ask you to activate the application, click Activate online. Just paste the activation code and click Next. You might need to create an account with Kaspersky as you’re entitled to product technical support. Enjoy having Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 on your computer for 365 days without paying a single cent!

Thanks to Relequestual for emailing and informing me about Barclays Bank customers that uses their online service can get free Kaspersky Internet Security. This Kaspersky key can be used on 3 computers and you get round-the-clock technical support from Kaspersky.

2 years ago, Barclay bank signed a deal with F-Secure for 1.6 million licenses. Now if I am not wrong, Barclay is also paying for every KIS license that is generated from Kaspersky’s website. So be quick and get your free Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 license before Kaspersky and Barclay notice this leak and close it. See, no harm in subscribing to Raymond.CC’s Newsletter because I bring you the best tips and tricks.

FULL CREDIT GOES TO RAYMOND AT http://www.raymond.cc

FireFox 3 RC2 Released!

Hey,

For all you FireFox 3 RC1 users, you can now get hold of RC2. FireFox should have updated itself, but in the event that it hasnt, click the link below to download it:

FireFox 3 RC2

Release notes on the changes:

Release Notes

Overview of FireFox3 RC1

Well, where do I start?

Firstly, as mentioned before by many other reviewers/bloggers, FireFox is amazingly fast at rendering pages. And, tests by Adrian over at ZDNet show that FireFox is faster than any other browser out there. So, to summarise this point - its damn fast!

Secondly, there has been a graphical user inter’face-lift’ which is quite appreciated. Obviously, this will not prevent people from making their own themes, and using the ones that can be found on the addons site, but its a nice change.

Thirdly, the configurations that can be made in the ‘Tools>Options’ sections have stayed the same on the most part but a few little tid-bits have been added in to give more control to advanced users.

Fourthly, the way that FireFox has made ’search’ & ‘favourites’ such a big part of the browser as a whole is a big PLUS as it makes it a whole lot easier to navigate and keep hold of the sites you want to visit frequently or to just bookmark [no pun intended].

Fifthly, and this is a carry on from the ’search’, that the way all your pages that you have visited are indexed so that as soon as you type any letter/word into the URL bar, it picks up on any main words in the pages you have visited before. This is really good, its almost as if Spotlight from Apple is integrated straight in.

Lastly, and this is one of the flaws, that rendering on some sites such as DeviantArt isn’t working properly and I think this is to do with the ‘JavaScripting’ on pages. I have also encountered this issue with some other web pages but since it still ist RTM, I can’t really complain.

Also, for all thos people who rely heavily on addons and extentions for FireFox, I would wait until the official RTM release is out seeing as developers havent yet finished making their addons native to FireFox 3.

Overall - a killer browser, but for those who like the Mac style on Windows, Safari 3.1.1 isnt far off and came second in rendering speed

Hope that helps =)

FireFox 3 is out of initial BETA!

Hey all,

Just a quick one. Firefox 3 is now finally out of the initial beta stages and is in its first Release Candidate - RC1.

I am currently using it and it works a charm! Well done Mozilla.

I recommend any FireFox user to upgrade and all non-FireFox users to make the transition to using it =]

Or you could take the ’safer’ route and just hold out until its made into a finished public release - i.e. FireFox 3.x.x

FireFox 3 RC1 Download

XP SP3 Official Download

Any of you who want to get your hands on the latest Service pack for XP, instead of having to go to torrents etc hoping that its the official RTM version, worry no more, here is the direct link to the download from M$ themselves

XP SP3 Official Download

Vista still unwelcomed by firms

With the unfortunate ‘hate’ towards Vista over the last year and a bit that the operating system has been out, Vista still seems crippled in the eyes of firms wishing to upgrade their IT departments etc… Whats more is that firms are putting salt on the wounds Microsoft by opting to not buy Vista even though their alternative, Windows XP is going to be phased out this summer. Why? you ask. Well, its because they are waiting for the next ‘evolution’ of Vista - Windows 7.

Now some of you may not have heard of this seeing as its still a foetus in the womb of Microsoft, but recently M$ stated that this new OS should be out by 2010. Seems like they may have made ANOTHER mistake *cough cough*.

This has lead firms to want to wait for the new OS as they haven’t yet been convinced that Vista is the way forward.

“We’re considering bypassing Vista and going straight to Windows 7,” says GM’s Chief Systems & Technology Officer Fred Killeen.

However, M$ did also say that vista has managed to sell over 140 MILLION copies so far which is quite remarkable actually, but it seems as though the firms aren’t the consumers this time round.

SO, will Vista be able to keep on growing in sales and advance on the recently released SP1? Or will it be shunted in growth forcing M$ to work A LOT harder on their next OS - Windows 7?

It must be said however, that Microsoft has taken into account the feedback received from Vista users and reviewers and have claimed that they have seriously thinned the OS down and making it a lot less bloated.

Well i guess we’ll just have to see if it’s worth the wait or not.