Archives: Comparisons

Every parent has a different style of raising their kids. Do you prefer to be more involved in your children’s lives? Or, are you more relaxed and leave them to make their own mistakes? It’s worth considering when you decide what parental control software is right for you. The two companies we’ll be looking at are a great example of two different parenting philosophies. We have OpenDNS with the relaxed Family Shield service that requires just one installation and no maintenance, and then we have internet security ...

You probably won’t use email to contact your friends, preferring instant message software such as WhatsApp instead. But the truth is, when it comes to work or more serious events, email is still the primary tool of communication in the world, and it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. However, it’s also true that email was created at a different time where the internet was still emerging, and online privacy wasn’t yet an issue. Because of that, email is not as secure and private as we want it to be, but email ...

Choosing the right parental control software isn’t something that should be done on a whim. It’s best to research thoroughly to make sure that you’re able to protect your children online in a way that suits you. We’ll be looking at Bark and Qustodio, two of the most popular parental control applications on the market. Bark utilizes artificial intelligence to monitor your children’s online social interactions and flag up any potential dangers. While Qustodio offers a more comprehensive approach to all internet activity. ...

Providing top-notch customer service is essential for making consumers happy, so when it comes to call handling it’s vital to use cutting-edge technology. Both VoiPLy and CallHippo are VoIP providers that offer a comprehensive service with all the features a user could ask for. Their products may be similar, but both companies position themselves in the market differently. For example, while CallHippo offers a free plan, VoiPLy doesn’t charge for American and Canadian calls. Therefore, deciding which one of these products is best will depend on the type, size, and needs of your ...

Many people dream of meeting their soulmate. Fortunately, with the increase in dating services with millions of users, there’s no longer the need to leave it to fate. Instead, singles worldwide can make it happen and put themselves out there to meet interesting people. But with the number of companies popping up, it starts to be difficult to find the one that’s going to work best. Although eHarmony and Zoosk have the same objective – to help users meet their future companion – they work in different ways. While eHarmony uses the ...

Millions of Americans become victims of identity theft every year, so it’s important reduce the risk by investing in some specialist protection. Fortunately, there are a variety of different companies with the purpose of protecting people from identity fraudsters. Identity Guard and IdentityIQ are two such solutions. Both monitor your credit scores to look for anything unusual, and both search the dark web to make sure your details haven’t been leaked. If anything goes wrong, both products will set you up with a case manager to help put you on track again. So, ...

What makes good identity theft protection? Some would say that the most important thing is its technological capability, as the solution is going to need the power to monitor for a wide variety of the telltale signs of identity fraud. This is why it’s very tempting to choose identity theft protection powered by a well-known figure of the technology industry. In this comparison we have Symantec’s LifeLock going up against IBM-powered Identity Guard. Both services provide thorough credit monitoring and routine checks for suspicious transactions. When you have two big names like this, ...

There’s a core set of features common to all VoIP services, and since all these solutions include the most important enterprise-grade telephony features it’s challenging for cloud phone system providers to tempt businesses over to their own offerings. This is why Ooma Office and Grasshopper both focus on the smaller but equally key extras they provide – particularly important when considering that they both cater towards SMBs. But where Ooma tries to impress newcomers with its wide selection of hardware and the perk of having no contracts, Grasshopper instead places a greater focus on ...

There are multiple online backup services out there, some better than others. However, there are times when both products may seem so neck-to-neck that it’s hard to pinpoint which one to use. Backblaze and IDrive are one example of this. While both options are great, each one has its own strengths and weaknesses, and only one of the options will meet your needs best. Both solutions offer a user-friendly interface and automatic backups that run in the background. Still, there are differences when it comes to supported devices, the amount of available data space, and pricing ...

Awareness of how vital online protection and privacy are has been increasing over the past few years. Consequently, the VPN industry is becoming more crowded by the day, leaving us with many distinct VPN companies, each with its own unique strategy. This means users are increasingly likely to find something to perfectly fit their needs. At the same time, it’s also harder to pinpoint the ideal choice. One example is free VPN providers: everyone loves free software, and VPN software is no exception. Both Betternet and ZoogVPN know this, and have decided to offer their ...