A top Symantec executive has hit out at free antivirus software, including Microsoft’s Microsoft Security Essentials, warning consumers that it won’t be enough to keep them safe.

Almost everyone with a Windows PC suffers slow down after a certain amount of time. It’s one of the most frustrating things about running a PC with Windows, and when I received a review copy of TuneUp Utilities 2009 I happened to have two PCs – an older desktop and a more modern notebook* – that were both starting to slow down and were in need of a tune up. So it was with a great deal of interest (not to mention hope) that I installed TuneUp Utilities 2009 on both machines.

I first reviewed Magic Audio Cleaner some years ago when writing for a print computer magazine. At the time one of the biggest uses for audio editing programs was cleaning up “pops” and “clicks” from recordings taken from vinyl records (remember those?), and Audio Cleaner did the job superbly.

The introduction of the netbook has heralded an era of cheap, portable and convenient computing, but what does the future hold for the netbook? TECH.BLORGE spoke to Lenovo’s Worldwide Competitive Analyst, Matt Kohut, about his vision of the future of netbooks, which involves Windows 7, bigger screens, built-in 3G, touch integration, and lower prices.

For some time my PC was ludicrously slow, and Outlook 2003 seemed to have something to do with it. Outlook would take forever to download email, and it would often crash, prompting even more delays when it decided to “Check my Personal file” because it was not closed properly. Arrghhhhh!

Lenovo’s Worldwide Competitive Analyst, Matt Kohut, has predicted that Linux will only ever be a niche player as an operating system for netbooks.

Billed as the world’s greenest notebook we looked forward to reviewing the Toshiba Protégé R600 “ultra-portable”. But as is usually the case with such claims, things weren’t quite as they seemed.

The inauguration of Barrack Obama as the 44th president of the United States of America is causing excitement in the USA and around the world. We’ve picked out what we think are the top 10 inauguration coverage and video feed Web sites so that you can follow the day’s events live from the comfort of your computer screen.

Need to convert AVI, MPG, MOV video files to FLV or SWF format – but don’t want to pay for a utility? I was recently asked by a client to upload a number of Quicktime (.mov) videos to his website. In order to do this I needed to convert the Quicktime files to the Flash FLV format. I’m pleased to say that I was able to find a free utility that did an excellent job.

Want to replace your desktop PC computer’s power supply unit (PSU)? In this step-by-step guide we show you what’s involved.

Well 2008 didn’t quite turn out as anyone had hoped. The sub-prime debt crisis turned into the global financial crisis (or GFC as it’s now called), and in an astonishing turn of events, the economic good times came to a screaming halt. Much of the world is in recession, and those parts that aren’t, will probably slide into recession in 2009.

Want to improve the performance of the AdSense advertising on your Web site? Or perhaps you’re setting up AdSense for the first time? Here are some tried and true tips that have worked for me. They will help ensure that the AdSense units on your Web site work as effectively as possible.

I’ve been a bit skeptical about products like Norton Internet Security after a bad experience last year, when a previous edition* of this venerable security suite made my computer all but unusable. The computer slowed right down and Outlook became very unstable.

CD/DVD authoring software was once the domain of computer nerds and pirates, but this latest version of Nero has its sights set firmly on the mainstream. It’s clearly positioned as a tool for the whole family with an array of “multimedia” features. It’s actually a multimedia suite than simply a CD/DVD authoring system.

Love her or hate her, you have to admit that Sarah Palin has made the US presidential election a whole lot more interesting. The attractive, gun-touting, God-fearing governor of Alaska is just what the US needs, or doesn’t, depending on your political outlook.

The “safe search” solutions offered by security vendors such as Norton and McAfee don’t provide adequate protection, according to an executive at security firm AVG.

Intel is warning consumers about the limitations of low-cost, low-power subnotebooks, such as the ASUS Eee PC and Acer Aspire One, although the chip manufacturer does believe there is a bright future for this type of device.