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3. Microsoft Photosynth
4. Opera for Windows
5. Panda USB Vaccine
6. Picasa for Windows

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1. 
   Review - Picasa for Windows

   3.5.0 Build 79.69 (Oct 2, 2009)

   Google - please make your changelog easier to find ! (Loving the product, btw)
   
   Version 3.5, Build 79.69 - September 30, 2009
   
   * Fixed an issue where the Universal Terms of Service displays garbled text when installed on non-English versions of Windows.
   * Fixed an issue where certain scanners weren't recognized when importing.
   * Fixed an issue where the Retouch edit was not applied.
   * Fixed an issue where editing contact information in Picasa altered the formating of contact information at http://contacts.google.com/
   * Added a progress bar when batch editing with 'Auto Red Eye Correction.'
   * Returned the 'Copy full path' option to the right-click menu.
   * Increased stability through multiple crash fixes. Thanks for reporting!

2. 
   Review - Outlook on the Desktop

   1.5.0 (Dec 12, 2008)

   I've been using this for about a year - very useful. Works fine on XP/sp3.
   
   A few more shortcuts would be useful, eg: to switch views.
   
   Very handy to display calendar on desktop, you can also add calender entries directly.

3. 
   Review - Picasa for Windows

   3.0 Build 57.19 Beta (Sep 14, 2008)

   September 09, 2008 - Picasa 3 (Beta), Build 57.19
   
   # Automatically sync edits from PC to web, and share online albums directly from Picasa.
   # New Retouching tool, Text tool, Smart Cropping tool, and improved Photo Collage tool.
   # Create video slideshows with photos, videos, and music.
   # Direct upload of videos to YouTube.
   # Streamlined photo viewer for browsing photos via the Desktop or Windows Explorer.
   http://readme.picasa.com/picasaweb/
   
   WHAT'S NEW
   Sync your Picasa 3 and Picasa Web Albums edits
   Retouch your images
   Preview image files with Picasa Photo Viewer
   Create and edit movies
   Capture your screen
   Add text or watermarks to your photos
   Print captions
   Upload easily to Picasa Web Albums
   Control your Picasa Web Albums settings
   Manage folders on your computer
   Get more information about your photos
   
   WHAT'S CHANGED -
   Collage
   sharing
   Auto red-eye
   Cropping
   Screensaver
   Multiple word tags
   Importing
   slideshow
   
   Picasa : Picasa 3 feature overview - http://picasa.google.com.../answer.py?answer=93773
   
   Picasa-3 blog - discussion of new features
   http://googlephotos.blogspot.com/

4. 
   Review - Kaspersky Rescue Disk

   20080611 Test (Jun 18, 2008)

   quick to download (81mb)
   easy to burn (ISO using nero)
   boots up quite quickly into linux os
   nice GUI, with a few basic options
   
   BUT app loads with a warning that the definitions are out of date - presumably this works best with a full version already installed.
   
   Anyone know how to use the latest defs file with this ? (I've downloaded & googled, but cannot find instructions, maybe it's not possible ?) Or anyone know how effective this would be running as is ?