Top 10 Programs for a Travel Ready Notebook
Lifehacker has a great roundup of the Top 10 Downloads for a Road Warrior Laptop. These are programs that no notebook should be without, especially not one that leaves the safety of your couch. Many of these programs are free and will transform a basic notebook computer into a powerful machine that keeps you connected [...]
Read MoreReview of Phoenix FailSafe: Track Down Lost Laptops and Data
Losing your laptop can be a huge pain. Not only are you out the cost of your laptop but you may have lost confidential documents or a term paper that hasn’t yet been backed up. There are several programs and services that let you track down your laptop and even work with law enforcement to help recover a stolen laptop.
Phoenix Technologies, notably known for making Bios software, has a new service call FailSafe that helps you track the last place your laptop connected to the internet, retrieve or delete files and even disable the computer completely.
Read MoreIntroducing The One Second Boot Screen! (video)
When Xavier was at the Intel Developer Forum yesterday he had a chance to see a cool new bit of tech from Phoenix Technologies that makes booting your computer faster. How fast is it? Well in case you miss it in the video below the bios boot screen is visible for about a second and Windows 7 is running within 13 seconds…from a cold boot.
Read MoreHyperSpace: Instant on Coming to Nettops
How often do you sit there waiting for the Windows Boot Screen to disappear, just wishing that you could be happily on your way to Twitter or watching a TV Show on Hulu over your lunch break?
My guess is pretty often. One of the biggest complaints that people have with their computers is that they take “forever” to boot up and let them do something. While each version of windows boots faster if you really want instant on access you need to have an operating system like Phoenix Technologies’’ HyperSpace.
Read MorePhoenix Freeze: Security Proximity Sensor for Notebooks (video)
Phoenix Technologies announced Phoenix Freeze, an application that uses any Bluetooth enabled phone to secure a notebook. The application detects how far away you and your phone are away from your notebook. Step away from your Phoenix Freeze enabled notebook and you’re automatically logged out of Windows.
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