Software and app reviews covering productivity, security, AI tools and everyday programs, helping you understand features, usability and value before choosing.
Wordfence, AIOS, MalCare, Sucuri, Kadence Security and Shield Security take markedly different approaches to blocking attacks, scanning for malware and recovering compromised sites. WordPress sites face a constant stream of automated attacks. Bots probe login forms, test old plugins for…
The lightweight Lightroom alternative brings major performance improvements, regenerating AI masks for batch edits and direct synchronisation with self-hosted photo platform Immich. RapidRAW has issued version 1.6.7, marking one of the most substantial updates yet for the open-source RAW editor…
Aurasell is building a prospecting agent that combines public signals with CRM records, meeting transcripts and human oversight to make outbound sales more relevant and adaptive. At a recent SaaStr AI Day session, Aurasell argued that one of the biggest…
An open-source project uses translation and compatibility layers to run Steam and games such as Tomb Raider locally on recent iPhones, though users still need JIT-enabled sideloading and technical know-how. iDeck is an open-source project that tries to do something…
Custom Copilot skills can standardise recurring Excel tasks such as analysis, formatting and chart creation, though users should review AI-generated results as Microsoft’s feature set continues to evolve. If you use the same Copilot prompt repeatedly in Excel, custom skills…
DYMAI Sound, Modulor Audio and Raytown Productions offer new free tools for adaptive dynamics, experimental delay design and controlled loudness. This week’s free plugin selection spans mixing, delay design and peak control, with each release aimed at a different part…
Google is expanding Chrome’s Enhanced Protection mode with server-side Gemini analysis, graduated warnings and clipboard checks aimed at fake updates, bogus antivirus pages and ClickFix attacks. Google is tightening Chrome’s anti-scam defences with a set of AI-driven checks that go…
As organisations connect AI agents to business systems, attackers can turn untrusted emails, webpages and documents into instructions for privileged actions. Security depends on limiting what models can do, rather than trusting them to behave. The central security lesson for…
More than half of major cloud outages since 2020 involved configuration, deployment, software or automation failures, underscoring the need for least privilege, human approval, staged rollouts and rapid rollback when AI agents operate production systems. Allowing an AI agent to…
A study of experienced endoscopists has found that regular reliance on AI was followed by a significant drop in polyp detection when doctors worked unaided, renewing concerns about automation eroding professional skills. AI-assisted medicine is no longer just a theoretical…
Buffer is combining scheduling, AI-assisted creation, community responses and performance reporting in a single platform, with pricing that scales by connected channel. Buffer is pitching itself as a single operating space for social publishing, engagement and reporting at a time…
The latest buying guides show why choosing an AI transcription tool depends on recording habits, playback needs, privacy terms and how much human correction a workflow requires. ThorstenMeyerAI.com’s 2027 guide to transcription tools treats the market as two quite different…
