Except writing tutorials for our readers, we browse the internet a lot, in search of the latest news, ideas and tools which could be useful to us and our readers. Therefore, we thought it would be good to start a monthly series in which we highlight articles from other websites that might have value to you. This month we have a mix of news and tutorials you might find interesting. Check them out...

Welcome to the latest installment of Security for Everyone. Avast! has been creating security software since 1988. Today, twenty-two years later, they continue to offer a free product and two more advanced products. In this review I will be looking at Avast! Internet Security version 5.0 the most feature rich of the Avast! offerings.

In terms of file compatibility, Windows Media Player 12 is by far the most ecumenical to date. Where Microsoft once tacitly shunned third-party file types - such as Apple’s Quicktime (.MOV) and DivX - it now supports an impressive number of file types out of the box. Still, avid media enthusiasts will occasionally come across a video file type that Windows Media Player 12 can’t handle natively. Luckily, all you’ll need to for the small fraction of video formats that Microsoft chose not to support from the get go, is a handy codec pack. This tutorial will show you how to install the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack, which enables support for virtually every video file type under the sun.

Taking ownership files or folders in Windows in general, is a process that takes time and a bit of attention. Fortunately for us, there are solutions which allow you to add or remove the Take Ownership shortcut to the right click context menu. In this article I will cover two of these solutions.