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Nero 7 Essentials

It should be so very simple. All you want to do is burn an audio CD, after all. Yet some mastering tools make even the most basic disc burning tasks seem complicated, forcing you to navigate through a confusing set of complicated options before you can finally achieve your goal. Fortunately there's now an answer in Nero 7 Essentials, which delivers a range of core CD and burning functions with the minimum of hassle.

Avira AntiVirus Personal Premium

Avira are well known for their free tool Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic, which offers good basic protection against viruses, worms, trojans and rootkits. For complete safety you really need the Premium version, though: it has many more features on offer. There's protection against spyware, adware and phishing, for instance. Emails received via POP3 clients may be scanned to block incoming threats. And signature updates are sent through the Premium server, which ensures much better download performance.

Dynamic AI 6 Personal

Most medium to large businesses store large amounts of data across a variety of IT systems: some application databases over here, a central data warehouse over there, a CRM, and more. And that's just fine for individuals in those departments, working with one particular source, but if you're trying to get an overview of your business then something else is required. And we have the perfect candidate.

Ashampoo Multimedia Pack v1

It doesn't take much effort to build a large collection of digital photos, music and video files. Managing it? That's not always so straightforward. Photos go missing, it's difficult to process or share them, music files don't always work with your MP3 player. Solution for just about all your media requirements.

Ashampoo AntiVirus 1.5

It's been a few years since we've had a headline-grabbing virus story, like the Sasser or My Doom outbreaks that caused chaos around the world. But don't be fooled: this isn't actually good news. The people behind PC malware have realised that it's better not to gain attention, and so developed trojans and bots that are far more stealthy and difficult to spot. Unless, that is, you've protected your system by installing something like Ashampoo AntiVirus 1.5.

Tell Me More French/Spanish

With the winter finally over and decent weather back again, it's time to start thinking about your summer holiday. And, maybe, how you'll communicate with the locals when you reach your destination. You could follow the time-honoured technique of speaking v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y, as though you were talking to someone very stupid indeed, but believe it or not many people do find that insulting. Make an effort to speak the local language instead and you could find you get a warmer welcome and better service.