Mireth Technology NetShred X - 3.17
reviewed by Chris Marshall
Mireth Technology http://www.mireth.com/pub/nxme.html Released: July 06, 2006 $19.95 USD, $22.60 CND, £10.85 GBP, 15,65Û Euro Audience: Mac Users who, for any reason at all, want to get rid of their download history (amongst other things). Strengths: Easy to Use, Simple and Effective. Weaknesses: Have to close down the applications you want to shred first. |
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What they say: When you need an Internet track eraser, use NetShred X, the Internet privacy software that's easy, fast and cleaner.
á Easy because it runs automatically. No privacy software is going to work if you don't use it, so NetShred X was designed to be easy to use - just quit from your browser or email program and NetShred X will erase your Internet tracks automatically.
á Fast because it runs in the background. Are you tired of waiting for your browser to clear cache? Run NetShred X and you can erase your cache and use the Internet again immediately, without waiting for your browser to do it.
á Cleaner because it will erase (not just delete) browser cache, history, download cache, QuickTime cache, favicons, email cache, email trash, junk and spam so the data can't be recovered.
Key Features:
- Works with most browsers, email programs
- "Confirm before shred" option
- Supports Netscape, Firefox profiles
- Overwrite Options - A configurable overwrite pattern and number of overwrites.
- Compliant with Department of Defense (DoD) and NSA electronic document shredding standards (optional)
- Can be run automatically or manually
What I say: It does exactly what is says it does, and what I wanted it to do. And, it does it very efficiently and effectively.
There are many reasons why you might want to erase your Internet history, and it does no harm to clear out your email trash every now and again. This application is a true friend when it comes to helping you tidy up.
NetShred is already an established part of my regular maintenance and backup activities, and I pretty fanatical about that aspect of my computing, and I reckon you will find it useful as well.
In summary: A great product in my opinion. I know there are many ways to clean up your Mac but in my opinion I am all for taking whatever help I can get to make life easy, and this application certainly does that!
