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Due to the fact that free operating systems are designed with the modern conceptions of data security in mind, users should know that the main reason of the most “cracking” and data-stealing cases is their lack of attention, and not bugs or errors in the software they are using.

Let’s start with such an understandable and well known notion as password. By entering password user authentication, i.e. confirmation that the account will be used by its owner, occurs.

Users should know that operating systems are generally well secured to prevent unauthorized use. That’s why for a violator it’s much easier to get somehow user’s password and login into system pretending to be an authorized user. So instead of cracking security systems that become more and more complicated, violators tend to use methods of social engineering, manipulating users for the only purpose of gathering the information they need.

Kevin Mitnick (former hacker, current security consultant) emphasizes that “it is much easier to trick someone into giving a password for a system than to spend the effort to hack into the system.” He argues that it was the single most effective method in his arsenal.

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Staction

Staction represents absolutely innovational tool for team collaboration and project management. This very unusual tool is designed with the communication in mind. Staction is an extremely simple and fast way for team members to keep each other up to date on the work that they are doing. As the developers emphasize, this solution is absolutely different and should be compared with standard ones (such as Basecamp and etc.). No doubt some users will love this tool because it allows them to work together and communicate while working; still for others this solution may just not work for several reasons.

Here is the first screenshot – Home page:

The most important thing is the communication panel located in the middle. It’s used to communicate and create projects and tasks (using tags). Created projects and tasks automatically appear in the second panel – the sidebar.

The next screenshot presents a Detailed View of Home page:

In fact this screenshot was made just to provide you a better view of two panels, which represent the only things you are going to work with. As you can see the sidebar has a search box and a timer for tracking time you spend on fulfilling the tasks.

Main characteristic features:

• Simplicity and intuitiveness
• Time tracking
• SSL encryption
• Opportunity to generate summary pages
• Tag-based organization system and etc.

Pros and cons:

+ extremely easy communication
+ pretty attractive interface
+ easy-to-use
+ auto-completer for the meta box

- no descriptions for tasks
- no separate panel for files
- no calendar
- no subtasks

Customer support service

We didn’t get the response at all.

Project Mark: 3+

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Pelotonics

Pelotonics represents an online service that is used to securely manage communications, organize files, and assign and track tasks. There is no excessive functionality you don’t need, so you can deal with only those things that are truly important. In addition to that it has really simple and easy-to-use interface, still it doesn’t mean that there aren’t any drawbacks. Of course, there are some, but we will talk about them a little bit later. For now let’s check the screenshots.

Here is the screenshot of Dashboard:

This page being divided into three sections (what’s coming up, what’s late and what’s new) provides all the information in an easy and understandable way.

Next screenshot displays Tasks Page:

Probably the only thing missing here is the opportunity to add and, as a consequence, to check the description of a task. In other respects there are many useful features: task priority, opportunity to add comments and check the current amount of comments, task time tracking, task filtering and etc.

And Messages Page:

Of course, it looks pretty ordinary, but at the same time allows editing and deleting comments, and has rich text formatting options.

Main characteristic features:

• Opportunity to schedule free 30 minutes phone consultation
• Six different packages, including a free one
• SSL 128bit encryption
• Very intuitive and easy-to-use interface
• Great list of current customers and etc.

Pros and cons:

+ pretty intuitive interface
+ commenting on tasks
+ rich text formatting
+ customizable Calendar panel
+ separate panel for communication
+ separate panel for files
+ task priority
+ opportunity to create task lists

- no subtasks
- no description for tasks (just for projects; still you can describe the task in the first comment)
- no detailed reports
- no way to comment on projects

Customer support service

We got very fast response – within 24 hours.

Project Mark: 4

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