Here’s a handy tool for Mac users who want to keep an eye on how much hard drive space their music, movies, photos and other data is using up.

It’s called “Space Control“, and once installed this application will continuously monitor your hard drive and display the amount of free space in the menu bar of your Mac’s desktop.

You can also setup automated space notifications in the application so when you’re approaching a pre-determined limit you’ll know about it.

Sure it’s easy enough to manually check your hard drive’s remaining capacity, however Space Control is still a useful tool to save you a few clicks.

Download it free HERE.

Some mobile phone networks allow customers to make free calls to other users on the same network. If you’re an eligible customber of 3 or Vodaphone then here’s an application that will help you find out who to call for free.

Once installed, the Who2Call app re-creates the contact list on your mobile phone, adding either a Vodafone or 3 logo next to those contacts on those networks. Armed with this information you’ll then know exactly who you can call for free and which calls will cost you.

The Who2Call application is available free via the iTunes download store and the Android Market for iPhone and other compatible handsets.

For more information and to see if you’re eligible for free network calls, More visit… Read more

The best way to lock unwanted users out of your PC is to password protect it, yet many Windows users don’t take advantage of this feature.

If you feel it’s simply a hassle to type a password everytime you turn your computer on, try going high-tech by logging in with your face…and all you need is a webcam.
Using a free program called “Blink” you can train your PC to recognise your face which will replace the need to type a password when starting up into windows.
After you complete the simple setup process, the Blink program takes about 5 seconds to recognize your face and it keeps track of any subtle changes in your appearance.

You can download “Blink” at www.luxand.com.

When starting up the computer at home or work, many people have a set routine…like opening up email, a favourite website, Facebook and a communications program like MSN or Skype….well here’s a program to automate the whole process.

“Start my Day” is a free PC program that you can configure to start up your favourite applications and websites.

Once set up, instead of manually going through the same routine each day, you can go and make a coffee while ’start my day’ does the rest.

With the ability to customise your startup list for every day of the week, you’ll find ‘Start my Day’ HERE as a free download for Windows Vista and Windows 7… Read more

This week I caught up with Lloyd Borrett, Security Evangelist at AVG Australia & NZ. With so much talk from political parties about web filters, we had a chat about how families can protect themselves online… Read more