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5 Best Windows Firewalls

Published by Tech Pundit | Filed under Hive Five, Internet | October 13th, 2008



Connecting your laptop to the local coffee shop’s and restaurants Wi-Fi without a good firewall and under the impression you’re secure is just like using a condom the thousand of holes in it and calling it safe sex. Having a good antivirus application is a good start, but if you want to make sure your computer is secure while you’re connected to the internet, a strong firewall is a must.

Recently Lifehacker.com editor Adam Pash asked readers to share their favorite five window firewall(s). According to lifehacker.com results - the Five Best Windows Firewalls are:

1. )Comodo Firewall Pro (Freeware)
2.) ESET Smart Security (Shareware)
3.) ZoneAlarm Free Firewall (Freeware)
4.) Your Router’s Built-In Firewall
5.) Windows Firewall

Whether your favorite made the short list or not, let us know if you’re favorite windows Firewall was nominated, and what makes it stand out from the 5 windows firewall listed above.




Top Five Download Managers

Published by Tech Pundit | Filed under Hive Five | September 6th, 2008



Hundreds of files are downloaded unto your computer on a weekly—and sometimes daily—basis, a practice that can take forever and has the potential to turn your organized filesystem into a cluttered nightmare. Here are the five most popular tools Lifehacker readers use to manage, organize, and speed up their downloads.

DownThemAll (All Platforms) - is a powerful Firefox extension download manager with a stable of advanced features to enhance your download experience.

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