AllSync is the professional solution
for your data synchronization and backup needs on individual workstations,
laptops, or throughout your entire network. AllSync performs
synchronization, updating, duplication, archiving and backup of files and
directories under Microsoft Windows. It supports all file systems which can
be accessed via drive letters or an UNC path. With AllSync you also have the
option of previewing the copy operations
Snafiles Description "
Cobian Backup is a small
and simple utility to backup files and directories from some place in your
computer to another place in the same computer or to a shared drive in
another machine. You can set the program to automatically make a backup
within regular intervals of time, for example daily, weekly etc. Cobian
Backup offers additional support for PKzip compressions and can be run as a
service under NT/2000/XP.
"Rename all your files like with the
DOS command, but with a lot more options. You can numerate files
sequentially, batch rename, replace strings, change dates, etc. Also has
'undo' function. "
"GoodSync is an easy, fast, and reliable way to compare, synchronize,
and backup your business documents, emails, contacts, photos, iTunes, MP3s,
and other important files. GoodSync synchronizes files between desktops,
laptops, and external drives, and works over a network or the Internet."
A free utility that allows you to backup your Mozollia web
browser's profiles. This includes bookmarks, mail, contacts, history,
extensions, cache etc.
A free backup utility that automatically
backup files, directories, even entire drives! Karen's Replicator copies
selected files from one drive/folder to another. Source and Destination
folders can reside anywhere on your network. Files larger than 2 GB are
supported.
A great
alternative to Windows Explorer. I provides media player for quick
preview of WAV, MID, MP3, AVI, MPG and other supported file formats without
any need for opening separate applications. It also provides built in
file encryption and many other features
"Turbo Pad is a fast and feature rich text editor. It includes a tabbed
interface, syntax highlighting, syntax folding, bookmarking, unlimited
undo/redo, code templates, word completion and much more. It is written
using Scintilla and wxWidgets."
Unlocker enables you to delete, move or rename files or
folders that are locked by other processed (Access is
denied, Sharing Violation etc.). It integrates into the
Windows right-click menu, and opens a dialog that shows you
the processes that are currently locking the file, thereby
preventing it from being deleted. You can choose to
terminate and unlock the processes, or otherwise delete the
file on the next reboot.
"DownThemAll is all you can desire
from a download manager: it features an advanced accelerator that increases
speed up to 400% and it allows you to pause and resume downloads at any
time!"
"HTTPS Everywhere is a Firefox
extension produced as a collaboration between
The Tor Project and
the Electronic Frontier
Foundation. It encrypts your communications with a number of major
websites."
"McAfee SiteAdvisor helps protect you
from all kinds of Web-based security threats including spyware, adware,
spam, viruses, browser exploits, phishing, online fraud and identity theft.
Our automated testers continually patrol the Web to browse sites, download
files, and sign-up for things with e-mail addresses. As you search, browse,
download or register online, SiteAdvisor's safety ratings help you stay safe
and in control."
Allow you to launch embed video of
website in an external application with a simple click. Support Media
Metafiles (ram, rpm, wmv, wm, wma, asx, asf, ...)
"Extra protection for your Firefox:
NoScript allows JavaScript, Java and other executable content only for
trusted domains of your choice, e.g. your home-banking web site.
This whitelist based preemptive blocking approach prevents exploitation of
security vulnerabilities (known and even unknown!) with no loss of
functionality...
Experts do agree: Firefox is really safer with NoScript ;-)"
“Unplug is an extension for Firefox which
lets you save video and audio which is embedded on a webpage - it’s a video
download tool!
UnPlug scans web pages and tells you where media players are getting their
data from, and displays it as a simple hyperlink: in most cases, you can
then follow the simple download link to save the media file.†It is a must
if you like to save video from the net.
A great firefox extension that lets you
Download videos from Youtube, Google, Metacafe, iFilm, Dailymotion... and
other 60+ video sites ! And all embedded objects on a webpage (movies, mp3s,
flash, quicktime, etc).
"A Tale of Two Kingdoms is an epic
faerie tale, in the classic style of the famous Sierra and LucasArts
graphical adventure games. It is a full-length game with an atmosphere of
magic and intrigue. Featuring five different endings; several sidequests and
alternative solutions; teamwork with non-player characters; 75 minutes of
high quality music; and director's commentary. The ancient kingdom of
Theylinn is beset by enemies both from within and without. Within the castle
walls, nobles vie for the old King's favor, and not everybody is happy with
the sole heir to the throne, princess Rhiannon. Meanwhile, danger
approaches, in the form of an invading army, a hostile giant, and a
mercenary troop who are ancient enemies of the Theylann king. And there is
mystery yet."
"This
is a remake of Konami's Castlevania originally released as Vampire Killer
for the MSX. Use your steel weapon and kill every monsters that comes in
your path."
From CNET: "Destiny Online is a
MMORPG in which you will team with lots of nice people, raise the cutest
pets, and have lots of fun. Team up with friends to train, and get up to 5x
experience. Capture monsters and turn them into your pets, and train them to
become your best helpers in battle. Find a master/apprentice and share lots
of experience. This is the first MMO that Pays-U-2-Play, meaning you can
earn Gold Points by simply being online, and then you can use the Gold
Points to buy precious items from the Destiny Item Mall."
DX-Ball is a free arcade game by
Michael P. Welch. It is one of the best Breakout-style games. The object of
the game is to bounce your ball around the screen with your paddle, breaking
bricks, collecting points and power-ups as you go. Once all the bricks are
destroyed, you move to the next level. If you drop the ball, you lose a
life. The game has 50 different levels, lots of power-ups and in-game music
New generation 2D game. Full source
code including. Control your paddle by using your mouse or Left/Right
buttons. The speed and direction of your mouse movements determine the
action of your paddle. Press and hold the F1 key to more help information.
Press and hold the Shift key to shut targets.
"All is not well in the Valley of
Spielburg. Elsa has disappeared (again) and the sheriff has been murdered.
The rest of the valley is in chaos and the influx of heroes has done little
to calm it. Your job is not done. It's time to go back to Spielburg. "
Do you remember the classic game
Schorched Earth then checkout Scorched 3D. It is a game based loosely (or
actually quite heavily now) on the classic DOS game
Scorched
Earth “The Mother Of All Gamesâ€. Scorched 3D adds amongst other new
features a 3D island environment and LAN and internet play. Scorched 3D is
totally free and is available for both Microsoft Windows and Unix (Linux,
FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Solaris etc.) operating systems.
SuperTux is a classic 2D jump’n run
sidescroller game in a style similar to the original SuperMario games. The
Milestone1 release of SuperTux features 9 enemies, 26 playable levels,
software and OpenGL rendering modes, configurable joystick and keyboard
input, new music and completly redone graphics. Together with a little
story, we hope to provide a good gaming experince with this first Milestone
release. Click the link below to download this great gam
"Super Mario Forever is really a
classic Mario remake. Once again you strap on your wrench and hardhat and
guide the chubby plumber through many skillfully made levels. The diversity
of the levels is very impressive. You will have to get through levels
ranging from underwater caverns to levels filled with hot lava."
"Taking inspiration from classics
such as Q-Bert, Pong, Space Invaders, Bomber Man, and Lunar Lander, The
Arcade brings the retro charm of classic arcade gameplay out of the games
cabinets and into your living room! 10 classic favorites brought to life
with 21st century technology, with 3D characters and all new soundtracks.
Addictive arcade gameplay. Single and two-player fun for every generation."
FastStone Image Viewer " is a fast, stable, user-friendly
image browser, converter and editor. It has a nice array of
features that include image viewing, management, comparison,
red-eye removal, emailing, resizing, cropping and color
adjustments. Its innovative but intuitive full-screen mode
provides quick access to EXIF information, thumbnail browser
and major functionalities via hidden toolbars that pop up
when your mouse touches the four edges of the screen. Other
features include a high quality magnifier and a musical
slideshow with 150+ transitional effects, as well as
lossless JPEG transitions, drop shadow effects, image
annotation, scanner support, histogram and much more. It
supports all major graphic formats (BMP, JPEG, JPEG 2000,
animated GIF, PNG, PCX, TIFF, WMF, ICO and TGA) and popular
digital camera RAW formats (CRW, CR2, NEF, PEF, RAF, MRW,
ORF, SRF and DNG). "
Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with
capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, or
Xara X using the W3C
standard
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Supported
SVG features include shapes, paths, text, markers, clones,
alpha blending, transforms, gradients, patterns, and
grouping. Inkscape also supports
Creative Commons meta-data, node editing, layers,
complex path operations, bitmap tracing, text-on-path,
flowed text, direct XML editing, and more. It imports
formats such as JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and others and exports PNG
as well as multiple vector-based formats.
"Lightbox Free Image Editor is a
powerful but simple solution for those that need to optimise their photos
with professional results without having to learn or pay for professional
programs."
Another great free image editing
program " Paint.NET is image and photo
manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows. It
supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of
useful and powerful tools."
"The program loads fast and possesses an interface completely
different from those familiar with Adobe's industry-leading
tools. Users are greeted by circular navigator complemented
by a tabbed nav on the top of the main screen. Most but not
all main features are accessible from either nav. It might
take some people time to get used to the unusual layout, but
it's only unusual for an image editor; otherwise it's
intuitive, fast, and lacks only the most advanced of image
editing features"
"AdvancedDVDPlayer is a player to play DVDs, movies, songs,
and image files. It not only lets you play and navigate DVD,
it also plays popular file types such as DivX, MPEG, AVI,
WMV, ASF, MP3, JPEG, and GIF. AdvancedDVDPlayer includes:
the built-in explorer that lets you browse your computer for
favorite movie clips, songs, and images, then you can create
play list by drag and drop."
AoA Audio Extractor is a free program that provides you a
handy tool to extract audio/sound or background music from
video files.
With AoA Audio Extractor, you can easily extract
audio tracks from AVI, MPEG, MPG, FLV (Flash Video), DAT,
WMV, MOV, MP4, 3GP video files and save them as MP3, WAV and
AC3 formats.
It can also be used to save any portion of the audio of a
video file.
This program â€enables you to play and publish Flash video
files (.FLV). The programn cannot only be used to view
downloaded .FLV files, but also to publish them to your
website or blog, complete with an integrated player that can
be customized to match your color scheme. The program
generates the complete HTML output with a preview page and
the code to be copied and pasted into your page. Other
features include FLV meta data injection, drag and drop
support and customizable publishing optionsâ€
“Any
Video Converter Free version is an All-in-One video
converting tool with easy-to-use graphical interface, fast
converting speed and excellent video quality. It allows you
to effortlessly convert video files between every format!
This free version supports DVD NTSC, DVD PAL, MPEG-I,
MPEG-II, MPEG-4 and Flash FLV video profiles.”"
"Avidemux is a video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and
encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible
MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Tasks can be automated
using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities. The program
was written from scratch by Mean, but code from other people and projects
has been used as well. Patches, translations and even bug reports are always
welcome."
Are you looking for a great 3D creation and do not have much money to
spend? If so checkout Blender. Blender is a free 3D creation tool, which
allows you to create great 3 dimensional images. Just check out the images
in
Blender’s image Gallery. You can get this amazing 3D creation tool
an easy way to put those video files on your computer onto a DVD then
checkout DVD Flick. It is an open source program which gives you an easy way
to put those videos that you download of the net on to a DVD.
"FireAnt is an RSS video aggregator and media player that can automatically
download media content for you to watch and listen to. Features: plays back
any media format; supports RSS 2.0 enclosures and Media RSS; BitTorrent is
built-in; Yahoo video search is built-in; syncs with the iPod and Sony PSP;
imports/exports OPML."
"“Free iPod video converter. You can convert all your videos to iPod video
format directly. Can process FLV (YouTube video format), DivX, Xvid, mpeg,
wmv, asf, mp4, vob, avi, and so more format. You will be able to download
your favorite videos from YouTube and convert it to iPod video format.”
Are you tired of having to download
the different codecs for the different types of media formats. If so then
check oot GOM. GOM is a FREE media player with popular audio & video
codecs built-in. This cuts down on the need to install different media
players to watch / listen to the different types of media formats.
HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded
DVD to MPEG-4 converter, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows.
Supported sources:
Any DVD-like source: VIDEO_TS folder, DVD image or real DVD
(encrypted or unencrypted, but protection methods other than CSS are not
supported and must be handled externally with third-party software)
PAL or NTSC
AC-3, LPCM or MPEG audio tracks
Outputs:
File format: MP4, AVI or OGM
Video: MPEG-4 or H.264 (1 or 2 passes or constant quantizer
encoding)
Audio: AAC, MP3, Vorbis or AC-3 pass-through (supports encoding of
several audio tracks)
"Hulu Desktop is a lean-back viewing
experience for your personal computer. It features a sleek new look that's
optimized for use with standard Windows Media Center remote controls or
Apple remote controls, allowing you to navigate Hulu's entire library with
just six buttons. For users without remotes, the application is keyboard and
mouse-enabled. Hulu Desktop is a downloadable application and will work on
PCs and Macs. It will initially launch as a beta product during which we
plan to gather and incorporate user feedback to improve the service."
IDump allows you to get the
music that you have on your IPOD on to your PC. Remember to hit cancel in
ITunes, so you will not lose the music on your IPOD.
"a FREE universal audio/video batch
transcoder distributed under GPL license, which puts together lots of
excellent audio/video codecs and tools from the open source community into
an all-in-one solution, capable of transcoding among different audio/video
formats. With many extra features and a expandable architecture, MediaCoder
is more than a GUI of a bunch of command line tools".
"Kantaris is an all new media player based on code from Videolan client
(VLC) and Bass audio library. Kantaris has a graphical user interface
similar to that of Windows Media Player."
"MediaPortal
is an Open Source application ideal for turning your PC / TV into a very
advanced Media Center. MediaPortal allows you to listen to
your favorite music & radio, watch and store your videos and DVDs, view,
schedule and record live TV as a digital video recorder and much much more.
You get MediaPortal as Open Source software. This means you can help in
developing MediaPortal or tweak it for your own needs with lots of
innovating plugins from our great community.
MPEG Streamclip is a powerful video
converter, player, editor for Mac and Windows. It can play many movie files,
not only MPEGs; it can convert MPEG files between muxed/demuxed formats for
authoring; it can encode movies to many formats, including iPod; it can cut,
trim and join movies.
"Total Video Converter is a total solution for
video conversion which supports reading, playing lots of video and audio
formats and converting them to popular video formats. Total Video Converter
includes a powerful media conversion engine internally so that you can
convert media files with very fast speed."
A great free media
player that plays various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4,
DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various
streaming protocols.
"Windows Essentials Codec Pack is a
collection of audio and video DirectShow codecs and filters. With Windows
Essentials Codec Pack you should be able to play 99% of all movies and music
files that you download off the Internet, stay up to date with the latest
codecs with the Audio/Video Codec Update Service, and eliminate the many
conflicts and errors caused by using multiple codecs to decode the same file
types. Windows Essentials Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly near
complete solution for all your video and audio needs, with it you can play
audio CDs, DVDs, (S)VCDs, and XCDs on the fly, and it adds support for 3GP,
AAC, AC3, APE, AVI, DivX, 3ivx, DAT, h.264, x264, Nero Digital, DTS, FLV,
FLAC, HD-MOV, MPEG-1/2, M4A, MP3, MP4, MO3, MOD, MKV, OFR, TTA, OGG/OGM,
S3M, Vorbis, VOB, XviD, XM, WV, and UMX formats so you could play any
video/audio file with your favorite DirectShow media player or with the
(included) Media Player Classi"
"Search for videos in sites like
YouTube, DailyMotion, Yahoo, Megaupload, or Google at the same time. You can
watch, download, or save videos with just one click. Its embedded meta
search engine makes VDownloader different from other download managers. It
searches at the same time in the most popular video sites so you will easily
find the video you were looking for. Another strong point is the amount of
different output formats: It can download and save videos in: AVI, MPG, MP4,
iPhone-iPod, PSP, 3GP for mobile phones, DVD-VCD, MP3 (extracting audio from
videos). VDownloader is also a powerful video converter with multilingual
support (English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Czech, Slovak and
Japanese."
"It's software that allows you to
download videos from YouTube, including HD and HQ videos, and many others
and convert them to other video formats. The program is easy to use, just
specify the URL for the video you want to download and click the Ok! It also
allows you to convert downloaded videos for iPod, iPhone, PSP, Cell Phone,
Windows Media, XVid and MP3. Allows you to access YouTube videos for which
you need to be 18+ years of age. Now, plays videos downloaded."
"Lotus Symphony was voted office
productivity software product of the year for 2008 by Datamation Magazine
readers. In what can only be described as an upset, relative newcomer, Lotus
Symphony, beat out Microsoft Office, OpenOffice 2.3.1, ThinkFree Office and
other nominees."
NeoOfiice is an open source office
suite for Mac OS X. NeoOffice is based on the source code of OpenOffice. It allows
you to edit MS Office documents as if you were using Office itself. Why pay
a lot of money for an office suite when you do not have to.
"Scribus is an open-source program
that brings award-winning professional page layout to Linux/Unix, MacOS X,
OS/2 and Windows desktops with a combination of "press-ready" output and new
approaches to page layout.
Underneath the modern and user friendly
interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as CMYK
color, separations, ICC color management and versatile PDF creation."
"Spicebird
is a collaboration client that provides integrated access to email,
contacts, calendaring and instant messaging in a single application. It
provides easy access to various web services while retaining all the
advantages of a desktop application. The application is based on projects
like
Thunderbird,
Lightning and
Telepathy
and adds more functionality and integration among its components."
“Ever forget about an important
message in your other e-mail accounts? Can’t find a message in the account
right in front of you? Zimbra Desktop is the next-generation email
application that makes e-mail easy again. Get e-mail, contacts, and calendar
all in one application. Easily set up Zimbra, Yahoo. Mail Plus, AOL and
Gmail email accounts with the Account Wizard. Any POP or IMAP email account
can be added to Zimbra Desktop, there’s no limit to the size of your email
storage, and Zimbra Desktop works online and offline"
The Zoho Office Suite is a web office
suite which includes tools for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations,
databases, note-taking, wikis, CRM and other applications. Being web-native,
all Zoho applications are operating system independent.
Although some applications, e.g. Zoho CRM and Zoho Projects, have Pro
features available for a fee, Zoho has stated a commitment to maintaining a
free tier of entry-level applications. A single registration grants access
to all the Zoho products.
Bitscast is an RSS reader/database/aggregator and a podcast
receiver/player. It handles all news feeds in RSS 0.9, 1.0,
2.0, ATOM 0.3 and 1.0; provides advanced supports for
multiple channels, subscription lists, and channel/list
management; supports OPML import/export and RSS feed
auto-detection. Bitscast also includes media (audio/video
software image) auto-downloader and local cache management;
podcast/video blog playback/cache, BitTorrent attachment
downloader; and database query tool, supported by Microsoft
JET engine. Version 0.13 added DHT support for BitTorrent
client.
"BB FlashBack is a screen recording software that enables you
to capture desktop activity in real-time, like a movie, and
then export it to Flash (FLV and SWF) or AVI file. You can
choose to capture the entire desktop, a specific window or a
framed region, and also include sound from a microphone and
even the video from an attached webcam as PIP image. Other
features include one-click upload to YouTube and other video
sharing sites, cursor highlighting and support for Vista
Aero effects. BB FlashBack Express requires free
registration after 30 days to remove a trial watermark."
"Floorplanner is the easiest, quickest, and best looking way to create and
share interactive floor plans. Using point-and-click, drag-and-drop tools,
you can make your house plan in minutes, and rearrange it as often as you
want. Then you can save, send, and print your designs to share them, or
place them on your own website."
Are you looking for a small and fast program that allows
you to view and print PDFS. If so check out Foxit.
This is a great alternative program to do just that?
Foxit offer the following advantages:
It launch very quickly
It is a lot smaller then Acrobat Reader. Foxit
Reader takes up only 2.1 Megabytes of hard disk space
compared to Acrobat Reader which takes up 20 Megabytes
of hard disk space.
It has a great Annotation tool which allows to
comment a PDF document when you are reading it. Foxit
Reader allows you to draw graphics, highlight text, type
text and make notes on a PDF document and then print out
or save the annotated document.
It allows you to easily convert a PDF into a text
file.
It does not call home without your permission, which
gives you more privacy.
"Free Pascal (aka FPK Pascal) is a 32 and 64 bit professional
Pascal compiler. It is available for different processors:
Intel x86, Amd64/x86_64, PowerPC, PowerPC64, Sparc, ARM. The
discontinued 1.0 version also supports the Motorola 680x0.
The following operating systems are supported: Linux,
FreeBSD, Haiku, Mac OS X/Darwin, DOS, Win32, Win64, WinCE,
OS/2, Netware (libc and classic) and MorphOS. "
"InstantStorm is a powerful freeware Flash screensaver
creator that turns your Adobe Flash files (SWF)
into professional screensavers in no time. Unlike other
similar tools, InstantStorm is actually free of charge even
for commercial use and does not add any nag screens or other
annoying things to your output files. Apart from that you
can customize virtually anything: the settings dialog, the
installer (including all texts and images), the screensaver
behavior, and more. Need to build a complex corporate
screensaver, make your very own Flash screensaver for your
friends and family, or just convert your favorite Flash
movie to a screensaver for your own computer? InstantStorm
is the right program for you!"
A power toy for Window
XP, 2003 and Vista that allows you to burn to burn CD and DVD images, copy
disks, make images of the existing data CDs and DVDs and create ISO images
from a content of a disk folder.
“MonoDevelop is an IDE primarily designed for C# and other
.NET languages. MonoDevelop enables developers to quickly
write desktop and ASP.NET Web applications on Linux.
MonoDevelop makes it easy for developers to port .NET
applications created with Visual Studio to Linux and to
maintain a single code base for all platforms.” This
compiler is completely free.
From CNET:"Nero 9 Lite claims to be a full-service CD burning
program. While it looks like a great tool for burning data
and music disks, its trial limits kept us from truly finding
out what it can do."
An open source program that adds the
capability to turn any document, picture, webpage, etc into a PDF that can
be read by Adobe Acrobat Reader by sending it to a PDF printer.
Would you like to have a set of applications that you can take where ever
you go. If so checkout
Portableapps.com.
This site contains many application that you can put on your USB drive and
take where every you go that you have access to a Windows PC.
Applications avaiable on the site include:
* 7-Zip Portable
* AbiWord Portable
* Audacity Portable
* ClamWin Portable
* FileZilla Portable
* Gaim Portable
* GIMP Portable
* KeePass Portable
* Miranda IM Portable
* Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition
* Mozilla Sunbird, Portable Edition
* Mozilla Thunderbird, Portable Edition
* Nvu Portable & KompoZer Portable
* OpenOffice.org Portable
* PuTTY Portable
* Sudoku Portable
* Sumatra PDF Portable
* VLC Media Player Portable
One extra advantage about using Portable Applications is that all of your
personal settings stay on the USB drive. This helps to keep your
data private. To learn how to install Portableapps head over to
http://www.pcmechtv.com/2007/02/22/portableapps/
"PostBooks is a full-featured,
fully-integrated accounting, ERP, and CRM system, based on the award winning
xTuple ERP Suite. Built with the open source PostgreSQL database, and the
open source Qt framework for C++, it provides the ultimate in power and
flexibility for a range of businesses and industries." This is a frre
alternative to Quickbooks.
The Sunbird Project is a redesign of
the Mozilla Calendar component. The goal is to produce a cross platform
standalone calendar application based on Mozilla’s XUL user interface
language. Sunbird is the standalone form of the Mozilla Calendar. Both use
the same base code so their functionality is the same and they share the
same bugs and bug fixes. The intended user is someone who uses Mozilla
Firefox and Mozilla Thunderbird and wants a calendar application based on
Mozilla.
Mac/Windows/Linux “
"UltraVNC
is a powerful, easy to use and free software that can display the screen of
another computer (via internet or network) on your own screen. The program
allows you to use your mouse and keyboard to control the other PC remotely.
It means that you can work on a remote computer, as if you were sitting in
front of it, right from your current location. If you provide computer
support, you can quickly access your customer's computers from anywhere in
the world and resolve helpdesk issues remotely! With addons like
SingleClick your customers don't
even have to pre-install software or execute complex procedures to get
remote helpdesk support. "
A download manager for Bittorrent
files which are files that allow you to download more than one source.
This often speeds up downloads, and cuts download on the amount of bandwidth
that any one provider must provide.
ZoomIt is screen zoom and annotation
tool for technical presentations that include application demonstrations.
ZoomIt runs unobtrusively in the tray and activates with customizable
hotkeys to zoom in on an area of the screen, move around while zoomed, and
draw on the zoomed image. I wrote ZoomIt to fit my specific needs and use it
in all my presentations.
A great free program that searches your PC for programs that report where
you go on the internet back to a piece of software's author (Spyware), and
allows you to disable, or delete it.
"Slow down, freeze, crash, and
security threats are over. Advanced SystemCare Free is a comprehensive PC
care utility that takes a one-click approach to help protect, repair, and
optimize your computer. It provides an all-in-one and super convenient
solution for PC maintenance and protection. All work will be done with 1
click and 1 minute. Compared with its nearest competitor, Advanced
SystemCare Free provides the more essential and practical formula for
Windows: Removing Spyware and Adware, Preventing Security Threats, Privacy
Protection, Fixing Registry Errors, Temporary Files Cleanup, Startup
Cleanup, Repairing Windows, Speeding up System and 1-click Mechanism."
"Avast Home Edition is a complete
ICSA & Checkmark certified antivirus, Checkmark certified anti-spyware &
anti-rootkit package. Avast includes the following components: On demand
scanner with skinnable simple interface, just select what do you want to
scan in which way and press the Play button; On access scanner, special
providers to protect the most of available e-mail clients; Instant
messaging--ICQ, Miranda; Network traffic--intrusion detection, lightweight
firewall; P2P protection for Kazaa, BitTorrent; Web shield--monitors and
filters all HTTP traffic; NNTP scanner--scans all Usenet Newsgroup traffic
and all operations with files on PC; Boot time scanner--scans disks in the
same way and in the same time as Windows CHKDSK does."
* Temporary Internet Files and index.dat
* Internet Explorer History and index.dat
* Internet Explorer Cookies (with selective save) and index.dat
* Typed URLs (with selective save)
* Internet Explorer Form AutoComplete (using either CleanCache 3.0 built in
AutoComplete deletion or by using IE's built in function)
* Works with all Internet Explorer based browsers (shell browsers)
* Mozilla/Netscape/Firefox/Opera cache files
* Mozilla/Netscape/Firefox/Opera history
* Mozilla/Netscape/Firefox autocomplete
* Mozilla/Netscape/Firefox/Opera cookies
* Mozilla/Netscape/Firefox saved passwords
* Mozilla/Netscape/Opera typed urls
* Recent Documents
* Start Run History
* Search History
* Users Temporary Directory
* Windows Temporary Directory
* Root Temporary Directory
* Registry MRUs
* Recycle Bins
* Clipboard
* Windows XP Prefetch
* UserAssist registry entries
* Windows Media Player
* Word Pad
* Microsoft Office applications
* Create additives to delete user specified files/directories and registry
entries
* Automatically save cookies if they match your IE favorites
* Secure file deletion using single, DoD and Gutmann wiping algorithms.
Files are overwritten, renamed 26 times then deleted
* Stealth mode
* Modify the appearance of CleanCache to any color
* Reboot or shutdown the PC after a manual clean new
* Command line options to run CleanCache from a .bat file new
* Multiple user support
"CopyWipe™ is a utility for copying or securely overwriting
(wiping/erasing) entire hard drives. CopyWipe can ease and expedite the
transition to a new hard drive by copying the entire contents of one drive
to another. CopyWipe can also help prevent confidential or private data from
being recovered, by securely wiping the contents of a drive. A number of
options are provided for wiping, most of which exceed governmental standards
(such as DoD 5220.22-M, NAVSO P-5239-26, etc.); this allows the user to
choose an optimal balance between security and duration of the wiping
operation."
Click on Delete is an easy to use file
shredder.
All you have to do is right click on the file , choose Securely Delete from
the context menu, and confirm deletion for the file to be permanently
deleted.
A free VPN client that
that allows you can organize two or more computers with an Internet
connection into their own virtual network for direct secure communication
"KeePass Portable is the popular
KeePass Password Safe packaged as a portable app, so you can securely carry
your email, internet and other passwords with you. You can place it on your
USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive or a CD and use it on any
computer, without leaving any personal information behind."
"Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is an
anti-malware application that can thoroughly remove even the most advanced
malware. It includes a number of features, including a built in protection
monitor that blocks malicious processes before they even start."
"Microsoft Security Essentials is a
free* download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and
always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the
latest technology. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure — when you’re
green, you’re good. It’s that simple."
Another security scanner Nmap
("Network Mapper") is a free open source utility for network exploration or
security auditing. It was designed to rapidly scan large networks, although
it works fine against single hosts. Nmap uses raw IP packets in novel ways
to determine what hosts are available on the network, what services
(application name and version) those hosts are offering, what operating
systems (and OS versions) they are running, what type of packet
filters/firewalls are in use, and dozens of other characteristics. Nmap runs
on most types of computers and both console and graphical versions are
available. Nmap is free and open source
"Paragon Backup & Recovery 10.2 Free Edition - a disaster recovery tool for
stand-alone Windows-based PCs. Combining all the existing backup techniques
and exclusive recovery environments, this latest edition satisfies the needs
of even the most demanding user and is simply the most powerful free backup
tool available today"
"“Partitioning is not for amateurs. That is why millions of
people have trusted our safe, stable technology and
professional software solutions for over 15 years. Our
latest 11 version easily organizes your hard drive and
redistributes free space to enhance system performance.”
"
"The Secunia PSI allows you to scan, detect, check, and secure
the applications installed on your computer. Get an
assessment of the applications installed on your computer
are they insecure, end-of-life, or patched. The Secunia PSI
enables you to secure your applications, and to quickly and
easily upgrade to new and secure versions of applications
installed on your computer. Providing a graphical
presentation of your performance week by week."
A free program that searches your PC for programs that report where you go
on the internet back to a piece of software's author (Spyware), and allows
you to disable, or delete it.
A program that tells
you in plain English what programs are started up when Windows loads. Also
tells you about browser helpers, Cookies and scheduled tasks. The program
barks when a program in memory behaves like spyware.
"AIDA32 is a professional system information,
diagnostics and benchmarking program running on Win32 platforms. It extracts
details of all components of the PC. It can display information on the
screen, print it, or save it to file in various formats like HTML, CSV or
XML. For corporate users, AIDA32 offers command-line switches, network audit
and audit statistics, remote system information and network management. "
A great program from Systeminternals
which allows you to to control which programs load at startup.
This is what they have to say about the program "This utility, which has the
most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup
monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup
or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them.
These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other
Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations,
including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects,
Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns
goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP."
"AutoSaver is a free portable tool that saves the file on
which you are working after an interval of time that you can set. It works
on all apps that support the hotkey CTRL + s."
Bart's PE Builder helps you build a "BartPE"
(Bart Preinstalled Environment) bootable Windows CD-Rom or DVD from the
original Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 installation/setup CD, very
suitable for PC maintenance tasks.
"BleachBit quickly frees disk space, removes hidden junk, and easily
guards your privacy. Erase cache, delete cookies, clear Internet history,
remove unused localizations, shred logs, and delete temporary files.
Designed for Linux and Windows systems, it wipes clean 70 applications
including Firefox, Internet Explorer, Flash, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari,
Adobe Reader, APT, and
more."
Beyond simply deleting files, BleachBit includes advanced features such
as shredding files to prevent recovery, wiping free disk space to hide
traces of files deleted by other applications, and vacuuming Firefox to make
it faster.
I’m very happy to report that Thomas Reimann and his crew have released a
new version of CachemanXP (and are apparently working on a Cacheman for
Vista, too - which I can’t wait to see). Here’s what’s new in this version:
Improved Dual Core processor support (Intel and AMD).
Several new Cache settings and Tweaks.
Extended Process information.
Sortable Process list.
Allows to change CPU Priority of all programs, including system processes.
Ability to hide Automatic Updates restart dialog.
Two, fully configurable Tray Icons.
Auto-Optimize finetuned for latest computer systems.
GUI redesigned to (optionally) take less screen space.
This has always been one of my favorite Windows tweaking tools (if only due
to its simplicity and ease of use). Fits in pretty well with tonight’s
discussion on “Dual Core†and what it means to the average userâ€
"CCleaner is a system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files
from your system--allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable
hard disk space. It cleans: Internet Explorer (temporary files, URL history,
cookies, autocomplete form history, index.dat); Firefox (temporary files,
URL history, cookies, download history); Windows (Recycle Bin, Recent
Documents, Temporary files, and Log files); Registry cleaner (advanced
features to remove unused and old entries, including file extensions,
ActiveX controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help
Files, application paths, icons, and invalid shortcuts. So comes with a
comprehensive backup feature."
"Clean your Windows registry with one click of the mouseMake your computer
more stable by repairing and optimizing your registry
Ever wondered why
your computer has got slower and slower as time passes? Problems with the
registry can make a Windows system slower, less reliable and in extreme
cases, totally unusable. That's why you need Comodo Registry Cleaner:
Eliminate junk registry entries that cause crashes, system slow down
and other errors
Schedule scans to run automatically at a time you prefer
Comprehensive backup system means you can easily undo any changes
Program Start Manager feature delivers even greater performance
boosts
Developed by Comodo - creators of the award-winning Comodo Firewall
Pro
Free!!
Maximize the stability and performance of your PC without paying a
penny!"
"Comodo Time Machine (CTM) is a powerful system rollback utility that allows
users to quickly restore their computers to an earlier point in time. CTM
'snapshots' are a complete record of your entire system (including the
registry, critical operating system files and user created documents)."
Console is a Windows console window enhancement. Console features include:
multiple tabs, text editor-like text selection, different background types,
alpha and color-key transparency, configurable font, different window styles
“DriveImage XML is an easy to use and reliable program for imaging and
backing up partitions and logical drives.
The program allows you to:
Image creation uses Microsoft’s Volume Shadow Services (VSS), allowing
you to create safe “hot images†even from drives currently in use.
Images are stored in XML files, allowing you to process them with 3rd
party tools. Never again be stuck with a useless backup!
Restore images to drives without having to reboot.
DriveImage XML runs under Windows XP Home, XP Professional and Windows
Server 2003 only. The program will backup, image and restore drives
formatted with FAT 12, 16, 32 and NTFS. â€
Double Driver is a very simple and useful tool which not only allows you to
view all the drivers installed on your system but also allows you to backup,
restore, save and print all chosen drivers.
"From
Innovative Solutions : DriverMax is a powerful free utility which helps
you download, back up and restore the drivers installed on your Windows
Vista or Windows XP computer and check if newer versions are available.
Download all drivers from one place in just a few steps. Or back them up so
you will have all of them in a single place and will be able to reinstall
them in a few minutes. This tool can save you a lot of time when
reinstalling Windows, especially on older computers for which the original
CDs containing the drivers have been lost. You no longer have to track down
old driver installation CDs, insert one installation CD after another or
spend hours searching for drivers on the Internet. DriverMax is also able to
display a detailed report about all drivers (versions, release dates)
installed on your system. Identify unknown devices in your computer and get
Windows Vista rating information before you purchase new hardware.”
"“The Dude is a unique network monitor that incorporates an interactive map
of your network layout, that helps you visualize the structure of your
network and provides direct access to network functions specific to each
item. It can automatically discover your local network and draw a
preliminary layout that can be further customized and saved. You can
manually add items, customize the icons and captions used for each device
and connect nodes with lines and other drawing tools. The program supports
various network monitoring tasks from simple ping checks to port probes and
service checks. Other features include history logging, outage notifications
(email, beep, popup, eventlog), SNMP support, map export to PDF or PNG as
well as customizable interface layouts and more.”"
"This uninstaller is a fast, advanced, powerful, and easy-to-use replacement
for Windows' slow and user-unfriendly Add/Remove control panel applet. It
comes with functions such as multiple uninstallations in one go, an
uninstall list backup manager, and the option to delete an uninstaller key
entry."
"Windows 7 is fast and it is quite
satisfying in the role of replacing Windows XP and Vista, but you can make
it much faster and responsible with EnhanceMySe7en.
EnhanceMySe7en helps users to control many aspects of the system with
maximum convenience.
You will get everything needed for maintaining Windows 7 in a perfect
condition. The program offers tools that take care of the registry, disk
space and its defragmentation, installed software, HDD temperature and all
sorts of things related to system's health. Also there are lots of other
options helping to boost your system's performance.
With a clean and simple interface it brings you an All-in-One set of
powerful and neatly classified tools, settings and tweaks."
"Free and powerful data recovery software to recover 1 GB
data free of charge. It solves all data loss problems - recover files
emptied from Recycle Bin, or lost due to software crash, formatted or
damaged hard drive, virus attack, lost partition and other unknown reasons
under Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / 2008 / 7. It recovers data from
formatted partitions with original file names and storage paths. Moreover,
the free data recovery software works well with dynamic disk, RAID and
EXT2/EXT3 file system."
"Disk Copy is a potent freeware providing sector to sector disk or partition
copy regardless of your operating system, file systems and partition scheme.
The sector to sector method assures you a copy identity to original. It can
be used for backup, cloning, or upgrading your original small hard drive to
a new larger drive. Simply speaking, it can backup anything from old hard
drive including deleted, lost files and inaccessible data."
"Eusing Free Registry Cleaner is a free registry repair software that allows
you to safely clean and repair registry problems with a few simple mouse
clicks. After scanning and fixing the invalid entries, your system will be
more stable and run faster. For maximum safety, Eusing Free Registry Cleaner
will make a backup of the repaired entries. You will be able to restore any
changes made using the software by choosing Restore registry backup."
"Fresh Diagnose is a utility designed to
analyze and benchmark your computer system. It can analyze and benchmark
many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, hard disk performance,
video system information, mainboard / motherboard information, and much
more..."
"JDiskReport enables you to understand how much space the files and
directories consume on your disk drives, and it helps you find obsolete
files and folders."
"JkDefrag is a disk defragmenter
and optimizer for Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/X64. Completely automatic
and very easy to use, fast, low overhead, with several optimization
strategies, and can handle floppies, USB disks, memory sticks, and anything
else that looks like a disk to Windows. Included are a Windows version, a
commandline version (for scheduling by the task scheduler or for use from
administrator scripts), a screensaver version, a DLL library (for use from
programming languages), versions for Windows X64, and the complete sources.
"
"“The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is
a freeware utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install
windows from your registry. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Server
2003, Windows Vista, Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007.”
"Macrium Reflect Free Edition. An
award winning disk imaging solution for free. A complete disaster recovery
solution for your home and office. Protect your personal documents, photos,
music and e-mails. Upgrade your hard disk or try new operating systems in
the safe knowledge that everything is securely saved in an easily recovered
backup file. Macrium Reflect supports backup to local, network and USB
drives as well as burning to all DVD formats."
"NetWorx is a simple and free, yet
powerful tool that helps you objectively evaluate your bandwidth situation.
You can use it to collect bandwidth usage data and measure the speed of your
Internet or any other
network connection. NetWorx can help you identify possible
sources of network problems, ensure that you do not exceed the bandwidth
limits specified by your ISP, or track down suspicious network activity
characteristic of Trojan horses and hacker attacks. "
"Optimized at approximately 45MB, the
Parted Magic OS employs core programs of GParted and Parted to handle
partitioning tasks with ease, while featuring other useful programs (e.g.
Partition Image, TestDisk, fdisk, sfdisk, dd, and ddrescue) and an excellent
set of documentation to benefit the user. An extensive collection of
fileystem tools are also included, as Parted Magic supports the following:
ext2, ext3, ext4, fat16, fat32, hfs, hfs+, jfs, linux-swap, ntfs, reiserfs,
reiser4, and xfs."
A free alternative to
Partition Magic, and DriveImage. This program allows you to create,
delete, format, defragment, and move partitions and modify their
attributes. It can copy entire hard disks from one to another.
"Working as partition magic, Partition Wizard Home Edition is a free
partition manager designed by
MT Solution Ltd. This partition software supports 32/64 bit Windows
Operating System. Home users can perform complicated partition operations by
using this powerful but free partition manager to manage their hard disk
partition such as Resizing partitions, Copying partitions, Create partition,
Delete partition, Format partition, Convert partition, Explore partition,
Hide partition, Change drive letter, Set active partition, Convert Dynamic
Disk to Basic Disk, Surface Test, Change Partition Serial Number, Change
Partition Type ID and Partition Recovery."
"Paragon Backup & Recovery 10.2 Free Edition - a disaster recovery tool for
stand-alone Windows-based PCs. Combining all the existing backup techniques
and exclusive recovery environments, this latest edition satisfies the needs
of even the most demanding user and is simply the most powerful free backup
tool available today."
“Portable Startup Utility is a small tool designed to start application
where your portable device is pluged in.Some features of Portable Startup
Utility: PSU will launch applications with optional arguments from your USB
drive; PSU will launch Portable Apps Menu from
PortableAppsPortableAppsMenuPortableAppsMenu.exe; PSU will optionally wait
for PAM to exit and automatically run cleanup option; PSU will optionally
set an environment variable you can use in config and ini file in place of
the drive letter; and PSU will optionally substitute a drive letter which
can be used for applications that need a fixed drive letter. B: is probably
the best choice since most PC's don't use B. This version is the first
release on CNET
Download.com.â€
"Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now
you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about
which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.The Process
Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top window always
shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their
owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom window
depends on the mode that Process Explorer is in: if it is in handle
mode you'll see the handles that the process selected in the top window has
opened; if Process Explorer is in DLL mode you'll see the DLLs and
memory-mapped files that the process has loaded. Process Explorer
also has a powerful search capability that will quickly show you which
processes have particular handles opened or DLLs loaded."
The unique capabilities of Process Explorer make it useful for
tracking down DLL-version problems or handle leaks, and provide insight into
the way Windows and applications work.
"Rescue Kit professionally fixes boot problems as well as retrieves your
data when your system fails to boot. It even rescues deleted partitions.
All, you need to do to achieve complete control over any situation is burn
the software on your CD/DVD!"
RVS 2008 Personal is ideal for home
users who wish to keep their PC’s integrity and security intact. There is no
need to get a degree in computer science while doing so. No matter how many
different members of your family use the computer, Returnil will ensure that
all have access to a new, clean system with each restart. Powerful
virtualization technology copies your system and lets you use the copy,
sparing your real system from wear, harm and viruses. Try out different
software, surf the web freely without any risks and consequences or let your
children run wild on your PC, all activity, malicious or otherwise, will
happen in the virtual environment, not in the real one, so your system is
safe.”
“RocketDock is a smoothly animated,
alpha blended application launcher. It provides a nice clean interface to
drop shortcuts on for easy access and organization. With each item
completely customizable there is no end to what you can add and launch from
the dock.Now with added Taskbar support your minimized windows can appear as
icons on the dock. This allows for better productivity and accessibility.”
A great program that gives you detail
information about your BIOS, chip set, the motherboard, and more. It
also allows to perform burn test ( to see if components will fail or not)
"Spyware Terminator includes
Real-Time Protection, HIPS, and antivirus. Effectively remove spyware,
adware, trojans, keyloggers, home page hijackers, and malware threats even
dangerous threats like Conficker, Mail Skinner or Trojan Vundo. Spyware
Terminator is easy-to-use, requires minimal PC resources, and performs ultra
fast scans. Protect your computer with powerful real-time protection shield,
advanced system scanning and safe quarantine for found spyware. Scan your
computer manually or schedule full system sweeps. Perform in-depth scans of
your computer's hard drives, memory, process, registry and cookies to seek
out and remove all known spyware threats."
"Allows one to view and manage all the
programs that are starting automatically whenever operating system is
loading. It enumerates all the hidden registry entries, startup folders'
items and some of the initialization files, so that the user could choose to
temporarily disable selected entries, edit them, create new, or delete them
permanently.
Secondary purpose is to list all the running processes with possibility to
view extended process' information (such as used DLLs, memory usage, thread
count, priorities etc.), and to terminate selected process (even a Windows
NT service, having enough access rights). "
Another one is Windows' services (and drivers) manager with some advanced
features.
Starter is a real Freeware and is not crippled in any way among the similar
products. The user interface is pretty simple and has a lot of options that
are self-explanatory.
"Startup Delayer allows you to
configure which programs to start first and which ones to delay when your
computer is rebooted. You can set a custom delay for each one, even drag the
visual display graph which shows you exactly how your programs are starting
and allows you to easily modify the order or adjust delay times"
This program allows you to manage
shell Extensions. Shell Extensions are in-process COM objects which
extends the abilities of Windows operating system. Most shell extensions are
automatically installed by the operating system, but there are also many
other applications that install additional shell extension components. For
example: If you install WinZip on your computer, you'll see a special WinZip
menu when you right-click on a Zip file. This menu is created by adding a
shell extension to the system.
"TestDisk is a powerful
free data recovery software! It was primarily designed to help recover
lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again
when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types
of viruses or human error (such as accidentally
deleting a Partition Table). Partition table recovery using TestDisk is
really easy. "
"Ubuntu is an operating system built by a worldwide team of expert
developers. It contains all the applications you need: a web browser, office
suite, media apps, instant messaging and much more. "
*
Run floppy-based diagnostic tools from CDROM drives. More and more PCs are
shipped without floppy drives these days, and it is such a royal pain when
you need to run diagnostic tools on them.
* Free yourself from the slow loading speed of the floppy drive. Even if you
do have a floppy drive, it is still much much faster to run your diagnostic
tools from the CDROM drive, rather than wait for the tool to load from the
floppy drive.
* Consolidate as many diagnostic tools as possible into one bootable CD.
Wouldn't you like to avoid digging into the dusty box to look for the right
floppy disk, but simply run them all from a single CD? Then the Ultimate
Boot CD is for you!
Virtual PC 2004 is a tool for
installing multiple copies of an operating system on one computer. This
program allows you the flexibility to run buggy software, beta software or
even software that might contain possible Spyware, Adware and even a virus.
The best part of running an OS in Virtual PC is that if an image is infected
or isn't working properly, all you have to do is trash it and use a
different image. No reinstalling, no data loss and you are back at the races
in less time then you can say "Virtual PC 2004."
Virtual PC 2007 is a tool for
installing multiple copies of an operating system on one computer. This
program allows you the flexibility to run buggy software, beta software or
even software that might contain possible Spyware, Adware and even a virus.
The best part of running an OS in Virtual PC is that if an image is infected
or isn't working properly, all you have to do is trash it and use a
different image. No reinstalling, no data loss and you are back at the races
in less time then you can say "Virtual PC 2007."
Run virtual machines on your Windows or Linux PC with VMware Player 2.0.
This free desktop virtualization software application makes it easy to
operate any virtual machine created by VMware Workstation, VMware Server or
VMware ESX Server, as well as Microsoft virtual machines and Symantec
LiveState Recovery disks. You can also use Player to evaluate one of the
many virtual appliances available from the
VMware Virtual
Appliance Marketplace.
Run multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single PC
Experience the benefits of preconfigured products without any
installation or configuration hassles
Share data between host computer and virtual machineâ€
X-Setup Pro is not yet
another Windows Hacker; it is the ultimate tool for black belt system tuning
and tweaking, running on Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, ME, XP Windows2003
Server., and Vista.
"UBCD4Win is a bootable "live" CD
which contains software that allows you to repair/restore/diagnostic almost
any computer problem. All software included in UBCD4Win are freeware
utilities for Windows."
“Ever had such an annoying message
given by Windows? It has many other flavors:
Cannot delete file: Access is denied
There has been a sharing violation.
The source or destination file may be in use.
The file is in use by another program or user.
Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not
currently in us"
" With Windows Installer CleanUp
Utility, you can remove a program's Windows Installer configuration
information. You may want to remove the Windows Installer configuration
information for your program if you experience installation (Setup)
problems. For example, you may have to remove a program's Windows Installer
configuration information if you have installation problems when you try to
add (or remove) a component of your program that was not included when you
first installed your program. "
From CNET : For everyone who made the
big switch to Windows 7 here is the ultimate Desktop Tool. Windows7 in a
Box. Windows7 in a Box was designed to help guide you through the brand new
operating system from Microsoft.
"WinUtilities (Free Edition) is a
multi-functional system performance and optimization suite for Microsoft
Windows. This collection of tools lets you supercharge your PC's
performance, enhance its security, tweak and optimize its settings, and
customize and personalize your screens. Registry Cleaner makes your system
more stable by cleaning out the bad Registry entries that build up each time
you install and uninstall software. The program's Registry Optimizer
defragments and rebuilds your Registry, making your entire system run more
smoothly and quickly."
Steve Gibson's handy
utility that allows you to write scripts that do a wide variety of things
such as reboot a PC at a schedule time, put your computer into hibernation
mode or Stand By mode, control you CD / DVD drive, and many other things.
From CNET's Download.com "Free isn't
enough to turn our heads anymore, but a free, useful, and well-designed code
editor gets us every time. The clean, functional interface arranges projects
under folder tabs and sheathes the usual weaponry in useful groupings. The
internal browser feature and easy switching among error reports and source
code make editing a near-WYSIWYG process. The foreign-language encoding,
spelling checker, and paste-as-HTML function will make novices swoon with
imagined coding prowess."
"Aptana is the leader in web
application development, deployment and management solutions. RadRails is a
complete web development environment that combines powerful authoring tools
with tight integration with Aptana Cloud services. RadRails is built upon
the wildly successful Aptana Studio
product, which has been downloaded over 4,612,995 times."
"Writer is a free, downloadable
program that will help you include rich content in your blog posts and know
exactly what your blog will look like before you publish it to the Web. "
ooking for a free easy to use Webpage Editor. If so
checkout the one below.
MoreMotion Web Express is a WYSIWYG HTML editor that
enables users to develop Web sites and their pages without
knowing HTML. The program can be extended with compile-time
functions and library elements. MoreMotion Web Express also
allows experienced users to enter HTML code and ASP/JSP/PHP
tags to let them build professional dynamic applications.
The key features are real WYSIWYG design, powerful design
tools (align, size, dock, anchors, and usage restrictions),
extensibility and reusability through library elements, page
templates, advanced theme support, DHTML events, an
integrated JavaScript editor, an integrated image-map
editor, a Web-safe color palette, graphic text (especially
useful for creating buttons), compile-time functions,
broken-links checking, and an integrated FTP client.
"The SeaMonkey project is a community effort to develop
the SeaMonkey all-in-one internet application suite (see
below). Such a software suite was previously made popular by
Netscape and Mozilla, and the SeaMonkey project continues to
develop and deliver high-quality updates to this concept.
Containing an Internet browser, email & newsgroup client
with an included web feed reader, HTML editor, IRC chat and
web development tools, SeaMonkey is sure to appeal to
advanced users, web developers and corporate users.
Under the hood, SeaMonkey uses much of the same
Mozilla source code
which powers such successful siblings as Firefox,
Thunderbird, Camino, Sunbird and Miro. Legal backing is
provided by the
Mozilla Foundation.
"VisualLightBox is a free wizard program that helps you
easily generate web photo galleries with a nice Lightbox-style
overlay effect, in a few clicks without writing a single
line of code. Just drag your photos into a VisualLightBox
window, hit "Publish" and your own Web gallery with
beautiful LightBox effects will open in the browser
instantly. No JavaScript, CSS, HTML coding, no image
editing, just a click to get your gallery ready.
VisualLightBox supports numerous image formats: JPG, GIF,
BMP, PNG, PSD, TIFF."
