avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection
currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for
non-commercial & home use.
avast! Free Antivirus 2015 features and improvements:
HTTPS scanning
Ability to detect and decrypt TLS/SSL protected traffic in the
Web-content filtering component. This feature will protect you against
viruses coming through HTTPs traffic as well as adding compatibility for
SPDY+HTTPS/ HTTP 2.0 traffic. You can tune/disable this feature in the
settings section.
AVAST NG
A hardware based virtualization solution capable of running each
Windows process in standalone safe virtualized environment (VM) and
fully integrated to your desktop. Each process is executed in its own
instance of VM, which means totally isolated from your other
applications. This feature is now powering the Avast DeepScreen,
resulting in better detection. Avast NG requires HW virtualization
enabled.
Home Network Security
Scan your home network for vulnerabilities (wifi status, connected
devices, router settings, factory passwords, etc.). It helps to discover
potential problems not isolated on the particular device only, but in
the entire network of devices you use or connect to the Internet from.
Smart Scan
Integrated all on demand scans into one (Antivirus, Software
updates, Home Network, GrimeFighter). One scan, different results and
recommendations.
New Support System
Easy contact for paid users to submit a ticket with all info
included automatically. Improved knowledge base for free users. Help is
completely online and is more up to date.
Fixes in Avast 2015 R3 SP1 (build number 2015.10.3.2225):
Fixed problems with HTTPS browsing on Windows XP SP2
Fixed problems with email clients on Windows XP SP2
Fixed issues with firewall during program update and during update on Windows 10
New features and improvements in Avast 2015 R3:
Grimefighter is now redone and called Cleanup.
runs without need of reboot
much faster
runs on more devices (better compatibility)
Other changes:
Improved Windows 10 compatibility
Ability to check compatibility issues with other antivirus software
Host-based intrusion prevention system (HIPS): an installed
software package which monitors a single host for suspicious activity by
analyzing events occurring within that host
StreamFilter with HTTPS scanning is now available also for Windows XP/Vista
NG is not using Volume Shadow Copy Service anymore
Turbo C++
: Many students and programmers wonder around for many C++ compilers
and gets disappointed to know that Turbo C++ doesn’t supports Windows 7/8/8.1/10
OS. Yes there are other methods available for running Turbo C++
in Windows 7/8/8.1/10 OS using DOSBox emulator etc. But running Turbo C++
from DOSBox requires some settings and skills to get it started
properly.
Turbo C++ for Windows 7/8/8.1/10 Edition:
So here we are with a pre emulated and fully working Turbo C++
compiler for Windows 7/8/8.1/10. It is a one
click installation setup which enables you to use Turbo C++ on Windows 7
64 Bit in full screen mode. The setup package which we are providing
here is a simple pre-emulated Turbo C++ setup which is already to run on Windows 7/8/8.1/10.
Just install it as a simple software and then run normally. It will start in full screen mode.Its fully tested and 100% working!
Download the package given above.
Extract it using any Windows file compression software, for eg., 7zip,WinRar etc.
Run
the setup file and go through the installation process step by
step.
After installation finishes,click Finish button and now Run Turbo
C++ from Start ->All Programs Menu.
It will Run in full screen Mode without making any problem.
Microsoft’s last version of Windows is finally here: Windows 10
is arguably the best version of the ubiquitous operating system. But
the question is, should you upgrade for free immediately? Or will it be
another Windows 8 moment?
Windows 10 is a big step towards the Microsoft classic becoming an
always-connected operating system for every device, not just PCs, which
is continuously updated for free. It’ll run traditional desktop Windows
apps, like Windows 7. But it will also run new “universal” apps
downloaded from the Windows Store, which Microsoft hopes will become a trusted source of traditional Windows desktop programs as well.
Windows 10 on almost every device
“Universal” is the key word for Microsoft’s ambitions. Windows 10
will run on everything from smartphones to giant servers, via tablets,
convertibles, laptops, all-in-ones, desktop PCs and Surface Hubs with
84in screens. Universal apps will run on all Windows
10 devices and the Xbox One games console, removing the pain of
learning different user interfaces for numerous incompatible devices,
and making it simpler to share things between them.
Obviously, this will depend on how widely adopted Windows 10 becomes.
Microsoft hopes to attract a billion users in three years by offering
free upgrades to Windows 10 for devices running Windows 7, 8 and 8.1.
That’s also why it’s a bit of a hybrid, skewed to appeal to the majority
of Windows 7 users, while retaining a tablet mode familiar to Windows 8
users.
Installation should take 20 to 90 minutes, depends on your hardware.
The Start menu is back, baby
The new smart menu for Windows 10.
The Start menu
is Windows 10’s most obvious feature and it will please Windows 7
users. It combines a list of programs similar to Windows 7 with one or
two panels of live tiles pulled from Windows 8. Selecting “all programs”
shows them in alphabetical order, but the search box familiar to users
of Vista and Windows 7 has been moved to the taskbar, where it is more
obviously accessible.
You can run your traditional desktop programs from either side of the
Start menu, from the taskbar, or from XP-style icons on the desktop. If
you really don’t want to change the way you work, Windows 10 won’t
force you.
Windows 10’s Weather App.
Microsoft’s pre-installed apps are improved over Windows 8 versions, particularly Mail and Calendar, Microsoft Photos and the PowerShell
command system for power users. Windows Media Center, games and gadgets
from Windows 7 are gone, but Windows Media Player is still there. Free
replacements for missing apps are available in the Windows Store.
The Powershell command system.
Highlights
Windows 10 also offers some new features to encourage upgrades. The main one is Cortana, the personal assistant already familiar to Windows Phone users, but there are others.
Windows Hello is a new sign-on system, which includes face recognition if you have an Intel RealSense-compatible camera.
Action Center replaces the loathed Charms bar from Windows 8. It provides notifications and quick access to common settings.
Multiple virtual desktops are included as standard.
Groove is a new music app/service that replaces Xbox Music. It can import and play your Google Play and iTunes music libraries.
Continuum switches between desktop and tablet modes, and will enable future Windows 10 smartphones to work like desktop PCs.
Microsoft’s DirectX 12
is a huge advance, delivering “a massive improvement in performance on
the same hardware” (according to AMD). There’s even a built-in DVR to
record your gameplay.
Finally, there’s Edge
, the new, lightweight, standards-oriented browser developed as Project
Spartan. Its “show off” feature is that you can write or type
annotations onto web pages and email them to people. Edge isn’t finished
– it still doesn’t support extensions, for example – but it works very
well. And it’s fast.
Cortana loaded
Windows 10 digital assistant Cortana. Photograph: Jack Schofield for the Guardian
The most Star Trek-like feature is Cortana, a digital assistant that
competes with Apple’s Siri and Google Now, who can remember interests
such as TV shows and sports teams, as well as previous questions. (Ask
Cortana what she thinks of Siri and she says: “I think it’s great that
we have Bing in common.”)
The X-box games app.
I couldn’t get voice to work on a Surface Pro 3
running the latest version of Windows 10. Cortana is much less fun if
you have to type your questions, and if you do, she will only type her
replies not talk to you.
Verdict
Windows
10 works well, and didn’t break any of my older Windows software. The
launch is just the start. Microsoft intends to continuously upgrade it
over time, which the user has no choice about as you can’t turn updates
off without becoming unsupported. There is a Microsoft tool to hide or block unwanted driver updates, however.
Should consumers take the free upgrade? If you use Windows 8 without a
touch screen or you’re a gamer, it’s a no-brainer: get it as soon as
you can, but back up first of course.
If you use Windows 8 on a tablet with no mouse and keyboard, Windows 10 is optional.
If you only use Windows 7, you will have some relearning to do, but
the Get Started app provides a gentle introduction. You can put it off
for four-to-12 months, when the free upgrade offer ends, or until 2020,
when Windows 7 becomes unsupported.”
Windows 10 is a significant upgrade and the extras are worth a try,
especially if you can talk to Cortana. That’s probably not what I would
have said three months ago, but using the final build has changed my
mind.
Pros: Smaller, lighter and faster than previous
versions, works better with a mouse and keyboard, Cortana, “In place”
upgrades should be painless, free upgrade
Cons: Requires some relearning, some new features
require new hardware, somewhat stark
appearance won’t appeal to
everyone, may break some very old applications
Converting Eagle printed circuit board layout files to Gerber format
File this under "things-I-should-have-learnt-to-do-many-years-ago-but-was-too-lazy-to-bother".
Many pcb fab outfits that do business with hobbyists and DIYers choose
to accept Eagle .brd files, which means they do the conversion to Gerber
output so you don't have to. I've relied on that for far too long, but
when an error showed up in one the .pdf proofs on the last batch of
boards I sent out for fabrication, they asked me to send the Gerber
files instead. So I bit the bullet and after a couple of false starts
managed to give them what they wanted. Looking back at it, it was easy
and something I should have learnt, as I wrote up above, years ago, but,
for posterity, here's how it's done:
Eagle 6.1~6.5 on Windows
Make a working folder for the Gerber files.
Copy the Eagle board (.brd) file to this directory.
Open Eagle (version 6.1)
Select menu item "file/open/CAM job"
The open file dialog appears, defaulting to the Eagle CAM directory.
Open the file called "gerber.cam". The CAM Processor window now appears
From the CAM Processor windows select menu item "file/open/board" and open the .brd file you copied to the directory in step 2.
Click on the "Process Job" button. There is a short progress bar, maybe a warning about having more than one signal active.
A bunch of 8 new files are created in the working folder. As prompted, you should delete the temp file which ends in .$$$
OK, almost done. You still need to make the drill files. From the
CAM Processor window, choose "file/open/job" and select "excellon.cam"
Click on the Process Job button again, and 2 new files are created, .dri and .drd
Delete, if you like, the original Eagle .brd file from the working
folder. You should be left with 9 files (.cmp .drd .dri .gpi .plc .sol
.stc .sts and .whl) Select them, and, on Windows at least, choose to add
to a zip compressed archive.
That's it, you're done. The archive is ready to be sent off to the board manufacturer.
Update for Eagle 7.2
Make a working folder for the Gerber files.
Copy the Eagle board (.brd) file to this directory.
Open Eagle (version 7.2)
Select menu item "file/CAM processor
The 3 CAM processor window opens, choose file/open/job. Open the file called "gerber.cam".
From the CAM Processor windows select menu item "file/open/board" and open the .brd file you copied to the directory in step 2.
Click on the "Process Job" button. There is a short progress bar, maybe a warning about having more than one signal active.
A bunch of 8 new files are created in the working folder. As prompted, you should delete the temp file which ends in .$$$
OK, almost done. You still need to make the drill files. From the
CAM Processor window, choose "file/open/job" and select "excellon.cam"
Click on the Process Job button again, and 2 new files are created, .dri and .drd
Delete, if you like, the original Eagle .brd file from the working
folder. You should be left with 9 files (.cmp .drd .dri .gpi .plc .sol
.stc .sts and .whl) Select them, and, on Windows at least, choose to add
to a zip compressed archive.
That's it, you're done. The archive is ready to be sent off to the board manufacturer.
