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| when PCs first started to propagate to the | | | | |
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| ever out there for the home shopper and many | | | | something new. Both are good outcomes.For |
| of them not that good. We looked over many, | | | | each of these products there are additional |
| many different products and product | | | | information in the following articles. Take |
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| the hot home product categories, and the best | | | | |
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| neither exhaustive nor scientific, but the | | | | some of them are good and, unfortunately, |
| products listed here are definitely great! | | | | some aren't. |
| If you have a computer at home, take a look | | | | |
| at these products! | | | | First the good news: |
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| The Hot Product Categories | | | | - We are getting a lot more serious about our |
| | | | security. This has a lot of reasons behind |
| When searching reviews and products out there | | | | it. For example, new privacy laws are |
| on the web some of these categories were not | | | | mandating organizations to tighten their |
| the top on my list, but nevertheless, they | | | | security. Look to see more consumer privacy |
| are not only out there, but getting a lot of | | | | laws passed in the coming year and more |
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| categories for the home computer: | | | | |
| | | | - Authentication requirements are increasing. |
| * Home design and gardening software | | | | This is closing in large security holes. |
| | | | Corporations are requiring a great deal more |
| * Spyware and Adware | | | | of authentication to get into secure systems |
| | | | (this also is on the bad news side) |
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| | | | - There is a plethora of sophisticated |
| * Video Sharing | | | | programs to help us be more secure and they |
| | | | will continue to get better. Competition |
| * Website builders | | | | right now is strong in the security industry |
| | | | sparking a lot of innovation. |
| * Speech to text conversion | | | | |
| | | | - ISPs are now taking on the responsibility |
| * Parental control and Internet filtering | | | | to help us with our security. Take AOL's |
| | | | recent commercials as a good sign that others |
| * Disk-imaging utilities | | | | will follow the trend. |
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| * Spam Blockers | | | | Now the bad news: |
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| | | | companies are globalizing their organizations |
| Top 10 Best Software Products | | | | and making them secure costs a lot of money. |
| | | | It will get worse before it gets better. |
| The home software market has never had so | | | | |
| many choices and for the categories listed | | | | - Authentication requirements are increasing. |
| above there are too many products to mention. | | | | This is getting claustrophobic. Corporations |
| Below are ten standout products for each of | | | | are requiring a great deal more |
| these areas. | | | | authentication to get into secure systems |
| | | | (This is also on the good news side) |
| * Home design and gardening software-Home | | | | Unfortunately, for the end user, it is one |
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| | | | airport security lines. |
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| | | | - Hackers are getting more sophisticated. |
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| | | | complex and harder and harder to catch and |
| * Video Sharing-Grouper | | | | stop. Do a search on botnets on the Internet. |
| | | | They really are causing a whole lot of |
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| | | | number of viruses and malware out there is |
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| | | | - Spammers keep finding more creative ways to |
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| | | | you've expanded your knowledge. |