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As we noted earlier this month in our feature on properly erasing your physical media, just because Windows says a file is gone doesn’t mean it’s lost forever. DiskDigger is a standalone application that scans the sectors of your physical media looking for complete or partial media files. Unlike other file More »

Windows only: JPEG & PNG Stripper an extremely small portable application that strips the metadata out of JPEG and PNG image files. Why would you want to strip down an image file? Ask former TechTV host Cat Schwartz, who in 2003 received a rather embarrassing lesson in the power of metadata. More »

                                                    Windows only: POP Peeper is a system-tray application that keeps you updated on new emails in your POP3 and IMAP-based email accounts. For multiple inboxes, it could save a lot of hassle. More »

Windows only: OperaTor combines a thumb-drive-friendly version of the peedy Opera web-browser with transparent privacy through the Tor network. Other than a slight lag when first loading the browser More »

Windows only: If you’re looking to securely store files on your flash drive and unlock them without any installed software, WinPT is like a TrueCrypt you can take anywhere.

TrueCrypt, one of our favorite apps for securing data on any system, requires administrative privileges to run on any system—a source of frustration for many commenters, and a non-starter when it More »

Windows only: KidRocket is a stand-alone application designed to protect kids from the internet and your computer from your kids. Like previously reviewed KidZui, KidRocket is a hybrid activity center and browser. KidRocket can be locked to the desktop to prevent your kids from unwittingly wrecking havoc on your computer. More »