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Yoggie has announced the unveiling of its new Pico USB stick used to protect your PC from incoming data through mediums such as your wireless adapter, LAN or Bluetooth. Similar to the Gatekeeper series, Pico is a Linux based software running on the small thumb-sized device with a built-in 520MHz processor and 128MB of RAM to keep those protection-processing resources out of your computer and in the device.

In an enterprise network, most of the protection for computers is provided by separate appliances protecting the whole network. At home any type of spam protection or firewall software usually runs directly on the computer, taking up memory and processing power. With the Pico this is all taken care of within the stick which simply plugs into your USB port.
The Yoggie Pico runs 13 different applications providing protection from hacks, viruses, malware, worms and other attacks while frequently checking for updates to protect against new vulnerabilities. There is also no complicated installation and by simply plugging it in, it will automatically start filtering traffic.

The device comes in two versions; the Yoggie Pico Personal and the Yoggie Pico Pro. Both have the same protection features but the Pro version targets enterprises with a VPN client to remotely manage notebooks on the road. We expect to see the Yoggie Pico available in September of this year, with the Personal retailing for $179 and the Pro for $199 each. Both come with 2 years of licensing and can be extended for $30 (Personal) and $40 (Pro) per year.
The Yoggie Pico is available for pre-order from the Yoggie website

< http://www.yoggie.com/node/40> now with orders shipping June 10th, and will be available through other retailers sometime in September.

THERE is probably no technology company around (except perhaps for Microsoft) that gets more attention than Google. There are good reasons for this. The Internet has become an indispensable part of our business and personal lives. Google makes the Internet easier to use by offering great productivity tools that are free of charge.

What most folks don’t know is that Google offers free software packs for download that can really enhance your daily computer life. They can be found at

The three that I find most usefull are:

Google Desktop: Helps you find something your looking for on your computer by indexing all your data, including word docs, e-mail, photos, online articles and other Web pages. Then all you have to do is type in a keyword.

Norton Security Scan & Spyware Doctor Starter Edition: includes a special edition of Norton Security Scan, as well as another program, Spyware Doctor, to help you evaluate your computer’s vulnerability to security risks. The two apps combined will detect and remove viruses, worms and Trojans; detect, remove and blocks all types of Spyware; run and schedule scans to keep your system healthy. This is not the full-featured version of security and anti-spyware software which you’d have to pay for, but this is certainly a good place to start, especially if you have a small-business or home-office operation.

Toolbar for Internet Explorer and Firefox: Has a multitude of cool utilities that will save you time and frustration. Included is a pop-up blocker, a language converter for converting foreign web sites, and a spell checker that works in web based email.

These are only a few of the applications found within the package. Whats really cool is that if you don’t want an app you can delete if from the pack before download. And even if you download an app that you already have, if it is older than your present app it will NOT install.

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