Monthly Disk May 2011

Freeware

Anti Virus

Threat Killer - Ver: 1.7.3.0

Threat Killer is a fully-scriptable malware remover able to remove persistent files, kernel drivers installed by rootkits, registry keys and values.

It can terminate processes (even if critical), delete an entire folder (also using recursive) and much more by executing custom scripts. Give Threat Killer a try to see what it's really capable of!

Here are some key features of "Threat Killer" :-

• Fully Scriptable Engine
  
• Kill Processes
  
• Unregister Dlls
  
• Copy/Move Files
  
• Delete Files
  
• Delete Folders Recursive
  
• Delete Folders
  
• Empty Folders
  
• Delete registry keys and values
  
• Empty registry values
  
• Set registry values
  
• Programs to launch
  
• Stop Drivers
  
• Unload Drivers
  
• Delete Drivers
  
• Backups
  
• Multilingual
  
• BBCode friendly output
  
• Add to Explorer Context Menu
  
• Work in background

Minimum requirements: Windows all

ZenOK Free Antivirus - Ver: 2012

ZenOK blocks viruses, spyware, trojans, worms, bots and root-kits. It prevents web attacks and protect your identity with professional antivirus suite for Free.

Protect your identity against phishing websites and safeguard your system with the ZenOK Realtime detection algorithm. Prevent web attacks that exploit software vulnerabilities and hackers. Stop zero day viruses and unknown threats detected by malicious behaviour using leapfrog heuristics technology.

ZenOK scans real time internet, e-mail, instant messengers, (WIFI-)Networks and new files. ZenOK works with virtual keyboards and is automatically game safe to make sure you’re well protected.

NOTE : You will be asked to create a free account when first running the program.

Here are some key features of "ZenOK Free Antivirus" :-

• The best way to protect your information. With nothing more to install.
  
• Imagine being able to protect your data against computer theft, accidental deletion, viruses, computer crash until $10.000. Be covered with just ZenOK.

• System Check. Its free. For the health of your PC.
  
• ZenOK is the dashboard of your computer. High temperatures and performance are monitored. Make sure your computer performs well with ZenOK.
  
• Online Backup. Your hard drive on the web.
  
• Automatically save important files in real time to a secure online storage. Reach them anywhere via the secure ZenOK Website.
  
• Antivirus protection. Its free.No more malware.
  
• You can download, open, work and share files with friends, family, colleagues and even strangers with absolute peace of mind.
  

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7

Audio

Audiograbber - Ver: 1.83 SE

Audiograbber copies music from CD's or external sources such as radios, cassettes, or turntables. The music is saved on your hard disk as WAV, MP3, WMA, or OGG files.

Audiograbber has all the common features of CD-ripper programs, such as normalising, encoding of external files, track-name downloading and uploading from and to FreeDB, and support for ID3 tags and CD Text. The line-in-sampling function can automatically split recordings from LP's into separate tracks and use a noise-reduction plug-in from Algorithmix. It also can schedule recordings if you, for example, want to record a radio show when you're not home.

Audiograbber is multilingual; the most common languages are included in the setup file, and others can be downloaded from the home page. The latest version adds a function to better deal with copy-protected CD's. Also new is built-in OGG support, and the program now can rip karaoke (CDG) discs.

Important note: In order to make high quality MP3's with Audiograbber, you need the MP3 Plugin that you can download separately here.

NOTE : Unless you opt out, the program will install Facemoods.

Minimum requirements: Windows all

Creevity Mp3 Cover Downloader - Ver: 1.3.1

Find and add cover images (album arts) to your mp3 files. No matter to which folder you move your MP3 file, the saved cover will be always there for you.

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ 2003/ Vista/ 2008/ 7

iTunes - Ver: 10.2.0.34

iTunes is an audio player for playing and organizing digital music files, and purchasing digital music files in the FairPlay digital rights management format. The iTunes Music Store is the component of iTunes through which users can purchase digital music files from within iTunes.

Users are able to organize their music into playlists, edit file information, record compact discs, copy files to a digital audio player, purchase music on the Internet through its built-in music store, run a visualiser to display graphical effects in time to the music as well as encode music into a number of different audio formats.

Features:

Follow your favourite artists:

True fans know it all: What their favourite artists are playing — and when and where they’re playing it. Set your inner groupie free by following your favourite artists on Ping.

Follow your friends. Find new music.

There’s no better way to discover new music than to find out what your friends are listening to. Ping gives you even more insight into your friends’ musical tastes through profile pages.

Stay up to date on who, what, when, and where.

Keep musically connected with the Recent Activity feed in Ping. See a list of recent updates showing what friends, artists, and celebrities are up to on iTunes.

Where listening, watching, and playing start:

iTunes lets you enjoy all your music, movies, video, and TV shows on your Mac or PC. When you want to watch or listen to something, you no longer have to look through your CDs or flip through channels — just go to your computer and open iTunes. With your entire media collection in your iTunes library, you can browse everything faster, organize it all more easily, and play anything whenever the mood strikes.

Apple TV

Apple TV has been redesigned to be small in size but big on entertainment. Rent from the largest selection of HD movies — many available the same day they come out on DVD. Watch Netflix titles instantly. Rent TV shows, commercial free in HD. And stream photos and music from your computer to your widescreen TV.

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ 2003/ Vista/ 2008/ 7

Mufin Player - Ver: 2.03 Build 680

A feature packed audio player, burner and browser. Music is a lifestyle! Discover your music archive anew and let Mufin recommend you new songs.

Mufin player is an easy-to-use MP3 manager able to create a new music playlist to meet your current mood. If you like, you can burn it directly onto CD or send it to your MP3 player.

Mufin player makes your digital music collection come alive. Relax for the first time while listening to your MP3s and look forward to a new type of music experience.

Here are some key features of "Mufin Player" :-

• World exclusive: Content-based music compilation
  
• Includes Database: A perfect overview of your music collection
  
• Simply convert songs from CD into MP3s
  
• Burn your favourite songs directly to audio CD
  
• Transfer music tracks onto MP3 players and PDAs via drag & drop
  

Minimum requirements: Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista/ 7

Ainvo Copy - Ver: 2.2.5.418

Ainvo Copy is an easy-to-use and reliable application that will help you backup your important data. It can protect your data against most threats, such as computer failures, virus attack consequences, software bugs, incorrect user operations resulting in data loss or damage.

The simple and comfortable interface of the program will allow even new users to quickly back up and restore important information. Photos and videos from the most memorable events in your life, important business and private documents may be stored on your computer.

Ainvo Copy will safely protect this information and allow you to recover the whole of it in case it is damaged or lost. Data is protected in the background mode with the help of the Volume Shadow Copy service so the backup process does not interfere with everyday user activities. With Ainvo Copy, you will get full control over the backup process.

To store backup copies more securely, the program can also copy them to several local or network folders. Ainvo Copy will make sure that free space on computer disks is spent economically. Use the "Task compression" option. The copy will be packed into a Zip file in this case. It is really difficult to remember about the necessity to make backups.

Create any number of backup schedules and get down to other activities. Do you get tired of all those dialog boxes and settings in other programs? To create a task, just drag and drop the necessary files to the Ainvo Copy window with your mouse. Do you want to make sure that all files in a task have been backed up? Use the log. It will keep a report about the task for you.

Minimum requirements: Windows all

Backup

BackUp Maker - Ver: 6.200

BackUp Maker Standard Edition is the professional solution for creation of data-backups. The ease of use as well as the range of functions enable you to create backup tasks for saving files and folders quickly.

An integrated CD/DVD driver enables you to write backups directly to CD/DVD. Additionally BackUp Maker supports writing to internal and external hard drives (local and network area), any USB devices as well as zip drives and FTP servers.

BackUp Maker provides strong encryption with the means of AES. Using AES with 256-bit encryption strength you are able to prevent foreign access to your backup.

BackUp Maker compresses your data using the well-known zip compression algorithm. Since most of the current zip software supports pkZip standard v4.5 you can open your backup with BackUp Maker as well as any other zip compatible software.

Minimum requirements: Windows 2000/ XP/ 2003/ Vista/ 2008 /

Burner

InfraRecorder - Ver: 0.52

InfraRecorder is a free CD/DVD burning solution for Microsoft Windows. It offers a wide range of powerful features; all through an easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration.

Features :-

• Create custom data, audio and mixed-mode projects and record them to physical discs as well as disc images.
  
• Supports recording to dual-layer DVD's.
  
• Blank (erase) rewritable discs using four different methods.
  
• Record disc images (ISO and BIN/CUE).
  
• Fixate discs (write lead-out information to prevent further data from being added to the disc).
  
• Scan the SCSI/IDE bus for devices and collect information about their capabilities.
  
• Create disc copies, on the fly and using a temporary disc image.
  
• Import session data from multi-session discs and add more sessions to them.
  
• Display disc information.
  
• Save audio and data tracks to files (.wav, .wma, .ogg, .mp3 and .iso).
  

Minimum requirements: Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista/ 7

Desktop

Free Virtual Keyboard - Ver: 2.7

Free Virtual Keyboard is software that simulates the hardware keyboard on the computer screen and adds some elegant features.

Minimum requirements; Windows all

Roman Clock-VII - Ver: 2.02

AS Reviewed by CNET :-

"Some people enjoy screensavers that feature photo slideshows or simulate nature scenes, while others prefer something a little more sedate. It's not exciting, but it is a nice way to keep an eye on the time when you're not busy at the computer.

Minimum requirements: Windows all

xplorer2 lite - Ver: 1.8.0.13

xplorer² is a file and information manager that adheres to the philosophy efficiency through simplicity. Without reinventing the wheel, it integrates the best features of Windows shell architecture in a small, resource efficient package that's instantly familiar to work with.

But look a little closer and you'll discover a whole new world under the surface that offers power, precision and flexibility and will boost your everyday productivity.

NOTE : Unless you opt out, the program will install the xplorer toolbar, change your default search engine and change your home page.

Minimum requirements: Windows all

Digital Imaging

FastPictureViewer - Ver: 1.5.180.1

Designed with professional photographers in mind, FastPictureViewer is a minimalist 32 and 64-bit image viewer and culling tool engineered for previewing and rating digital images faster.

The program features full ICC colour management with support for profiled monitors, instant zooming and copy/move/delete functions, plus industry-standard Adobe XMP and Microsoft Photo rating, ideal for fast reviewing, culling and rating of large quantities of images.

It displays shooting data (shutter speed, f-stop, ISO, exposure compensation) and RGB histogram in seamless floating windows and features a built-in program launcher, all in a slick and uncluttered user-interface. A tethering function is also available and works with all cameras fully compatible with the MTP/PTP transfer protocol, which includes most Nikon and recent Canon DSLRs.

The software supports fast previewing of raw image formats such as Nikon NEF, Canon CR2, Panasonic RW2, Olympus ORF and Adobe DNG through manufacturer-supplied or 3rd party image decoders. Standard image formats such as TIFF/MTIFF, JPEG, HD Photo, PNG, GIF, BMP and ICO are supported.

The program has been translated to several languages, including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish and is able to browse folders and images who's names can be written in any language, thanks to its support for the Unicode standard. FastPictureViewer is among the firsts of a new breed of hardware accelerated desktop applications and delivers unprecedented speed and ease of use.

NOTE : Free for personal use ONLY. When the trial expires the program reverts to the free Home Basic Edition, which can be used indefinitely with great JPEG and HD Photo support but tethered shooting, raw image formats viewing and external decoder support will be turned off until you enter a license key (the image decoders will continue to function for other Windows applications and Windows Explorer for as long as you keep them installed).

Here are some key features of "FastPictureViewer" :-

• Instant flip to the next image using either the keyboard, a mouse click or the mouse wheel.
  
• Easy browsing of tens of thousands (yes!) of images, even in deeply nested subfolders.
  
• Instant switch between fittowindow and 100% mode view from a single key press, with optional high quality image scaling.
  
• Adobe XMP sidecar files creation (stores rating, labels, urgency settings in XMP compliant metadata format).
  
• Embedded metadata writer for JPEG files (Adobe XMP rating/labeling and Windows Vista rating).
  
• Clickandhold instantaneous 100% zooming and configurable 50d00% right click magnifier.
  
• Seamless multiplesubfolders browsing, in one single continuous sequence (easily browse an entire drive at once).
  
• Drag & drop support, drop a folder or a set of files on FastPictureViewer to quickly view them.
  
• Single click or single keystroke background copy of the "keepers" to a preset folder, without disruption of the viewing flow.
  
• Plug'n'play integration with optional automatic browsing of inserted media or digital camera quickly view images straight off the camera.
  
• Shell integration with "Open with FastPictureViewer..." context menu options for local folders and drives.
  
• Instant automatic detection of new images added anywhere to the folder tree, while you browse ("hot folder" concept).
  
• Multi monitor awareness and huge monitor support, with full screen borderless kiosk mode available at the press of a key.
  

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7/ User must install the Windows Imaging Component prior to installing FastPictureViewer

MyPaint - Ver: 0.9.1

MyPaint is a fast and easy open-source graphics application for digital painters. It lets you focus on the art instead of the program. You work on your canvas with minimum distractions, bringing up the interface only when you need it.

Below are some of the features of this program :-

• Exists for several platforms
  
• Supports pressure sensitive graphics tablets
  
• Extensive brush creation and configuration options
  
• Unlimited canvas (you never have to resize)
  
• Basic layer support
  

MyPaint comes with a large brush collection including charcoal and ink to emulate real media, but the highly configurable brush engine allows you to experiment with your own brushes and with not-quite-natural painting. Before beginning it is a good idea to read the quick-start tutorial to see how the program is meant to be used.

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7

Photoscape - Ver: 3.5

A free image editing software developed by Photoscape.org, Photoscape is an all-in-one suite that enables you to browse/view and edit images. You can use this application for printing pictures, resizing and renaming them and also do RAW conversions.

Photoscape’s photo editor features not only the regular editing features of an image editing software but it also includes options for automatic and custom adjustment for images such as exposure, contrast, brightness, back-light corrections and many others.

Moreover, Photoscape provides you with a long list of image effect filters and a lot of photo frames and masks that can be used to improve the presentation of your albums and images. This photo suite also has extensive printing preferences that allows you to design print layouts where you can use multiple images on a single page based on their print size. Creating collages utilizing different images is also very easy with Photoscape 3.5.

Additional preferences include GIF animations, Slideshow creation, EXIF display, batch editing and more. Photoscape 3.5 is definitely an amazing photo editing package that is guaranteed to meet all your digital image requirements. Download Photoscape 3.5 now and create the best and most creative images you will ever have. It’s free to download and has been tested and proven that it does not contain any spyware or adware.

NOTE : Unless you opt out, Google Chrome will be installed and other changes made.

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7

Disk Tools

Smart Defrag - Ver: 2.0.0.936

IObit Smart Defrag defrags your HDD drive most efficiently. With "Install it and forget it" feature, IObit Smart Defrag works automatically and quietly in the background on your PC, keeping your hard disk running at its speediest.

Here are some key features of "Smart Defrag" :-

Extremely Easy to Use:
· Install it and forget it. This powerful, free utility works continuously, automatically and quietly in the background on your PC. Its intuitive interface makes IObit Smart Defrag the ideal utility for complete computer dummies.

Exceptionally Efficient Defragmentation:
· IObit Smart Defrag has the world's fastest defragmenting engine. It's been specially designed for modern, large hard drives, so it eliminates long waiting times.

Optimise Your File System:
· IObit SmartDefrag doesn't just use simple defragmentation. It also streamlines your file system, enabling your computer to run at top speed with the most stability.

Always-on to Work Automatically:
· IObit SmartDefrag works automatically and quietly in the background, so it continually and constantly keeps your computer fragment-free.

Data Safe and Reliability Guaranteed:
· Besides, unlike other "Automated" Defragmenters, Smart Defrag does NOT constantly perform analysis and defrag, which does damage your hard drive and shorten its life. Smart Defrag has a "Safe Intelligence" technology that can assure the health of your disk by deciding When and How to execute defragmentation

Email

Mail Attachment Downloader - Ver: 1.5.2

Mail Attachment Downloader downloads all your e-mail attachments at-once based on your search preference. It leaves all your mail on your server and will not interfere with any other email programs you use today to download your mail.

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7

Entertainment

Virtual DJ Home Free Edition - Ver: 7.0.3 b358

Virtual DJ Home Free Edition is the best MP3 mixing tool, targeting every DJ from bedroom DJs to professional superstars like Carl Cox. With its breakthrough BeatLock engine, your songs will always stay in the beat, and you can work your mixes incredibly faster than any other DJ could.

The automatic seamless loop engine and the brand new synchronised sampler will let you perform astounding remixes live, with no preparation at all. The visual representation and the cues allow you to clearly see the song's structure, and never be surprised by a break anymore.

The vinyl controls will let you scratch like on a real turntable, except that with the beatlock engine your scratches will never end out of the beat. Add to that an infinite number of cue points you can save for each songs, a bunch of wonderful effects automatically beat-synchronised.

Add also several interfaces to suit everybody from the beginner to the professional DJ, the possibility to record your mixes to burn them on CDs, to broadcast on the Internet and have your own radio station, to save your CDs directly in MP3, to use a headphone to preview the songs or an external mixtable to perform in a club.

Lastly, enter the new era of DJs by mixing video clips (DVD, DivX, MPEG...) which you can send on a giant screen. Virtual DJ brings you all that, in the most easy-to-use way, and at the most affordable price.

Minimum requirements: Windows all

Games

Bingo Caller - Ver: 2.3

Bingo Caller provides everything you need to run a Bingo party.

Minimum requirements: Windows all

Iobit Game Booster - Ver: 2.3

Designed to help optimise your PC for smoother, more responsive game play in the latest PC games with the touch of a button, Game Booster helps achieve the performance edge previously only available to highly technical enthusiasts.

It works by updating hardware drivers, downloading essential gaming tools, tweaking system settings for gaming, defragmenting game directories, temporarily shutting down background processes, cleaning RAM, and intensifying processor performance.

Compatible with PunkBuster, Cheating-Death, VAC, and any other anti-cheat software, Game Booster makes it simpler to enjoy the latest games and take your experience to a new level. All systems go!

Key Benefits of Game Booster :-

Click Boosting Game Performance Enhanced
Game Booster can easily and quickly close background processes and unnecessary Windows services, to speed up your game playing and avoid possible conflicts and incompatibility. With the innovative "Enhanced 3rd parties' services detection" technology, Game Booster v2 can automatically detect and close more unnecessary background services.

Create Your Own Game Box New!
Add and manage your games in a small box and boost the game automatically with Game Booster v2 when launching.

Install Latest Drivers New!
PC gamers know how important it is to install new drivers for modern PC games. Now Game Booster v2 keeps every game's specialized drivers up-to-date, including drivers for video/sound cards.

Get Useful Tools New!
Game Booster v2 Simplifies and speeds downloading and updating of necessary game software like Ventrilo and Steam, to enjoy a better gaming experience.

Defragments Game Files Enhanced
With the improved defragment engine, Game Booster v2 can quickly defragment game directories and files, to make your games load and run faster than ever.

Tweak System for Top PC Performance New!
Game Booster v2 can tweak your PC for the ultimate system and Internet speed with a single click.

Fine Tune-up Game Settings New!
Fine-tune mouse, keyboard, and specialized game controllers with ease

Intuitive and Vibrant Interface New!
Game Booster takes on a vibrant look that greatly appeals to most gamers. The interface is also intuitive for complete computer beginners.

NOTE : Unless you opt out, the program will install the Iobit toolbar and change your default search engine. And it will install Advanced System Care, Security 360 amd Smart Defrag.

Minimum requirements: Windows all

Home/Office

BS1 Accounting - Ver: 2011.1

Accounting Software: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, Sales Analysis, and Bank Reconciliation. Upgradable to BS1 Professional for Time Billing or BS1 Enterprise for Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, and Manufacturing. Multi-currency features facilitate purchasing and selling internationally (import and export).

The default selling price is automatically converted to the customer's currency. Payables and receivables are tracked separately for each currency and the GL automatically converts revenues and expenses to domestic currency. Gain or loss due to exchange rate fluctuations is tracked.

User-defined financial statements can be created through a simple set-up process. GL account totals and inventory totals can be viewed on screen with drill-down to original source transactions.

BS1 Accounting will provide sample data, and there is an optional Getting Started wizard to assist with entering initial live data. The wizard sets up common GL accounts which can later be changed, deleted, or added to. Customisation and Delphi source code available for several databases.

Minimum requirements: Windows all

CoolReader - Ver: 3.0.44-08

CoolReader is a fast and small cross-platform XML/CSS based rendering library for writing E-Book readers for desktops and even for handheld devices.

Currentlly this application offers support for the folowing e-book formats: FB2, TXT, RTF, TCR, HTML, EPUB.

Also worth mentioning is the fact that this tool has a GUI implementation for eink base devices.

Minimum requirements: Windows NT/ 2000/ XP/ Vista/ 7

OkMap - Ver: 9.3

OkMap is an interactive software which allows you to work on your computer screen with digital maps that you have either bought or scanned. OkMap can also import vectorial data from the most common formats and DEM data relevant to height information.

Minimum requirements: XP/ 2003/ Vista/ 7

PagePlus Starter Edition - Ver: 2.0.2.009

PC World editorial Review of PagePlus Starter Edition :-0

"PagePlus Starter Edition is a desktop publishing/layout program that offers a wide range of features at an excellent price: free.

It meets many of my expectations for high-quality software, including the ability to intuitively perform some complex tasks (at least if you're familiar with the general interface guidelines of Windows and have used any similar programs in the past). An awful lot of free programs that have commercial "big brothers" are more akin to demos or trials than truly useful, if less feature-laden, programs in their own right. PagePlus Starter Edition dances perfectly on the edge between "teaserware" and "independent program.

If you've ever tried to take full advantage of Microsoft Word's very advanced formatting and layout features, you'll know they're anything but intuitive, and your carefully laid-out document can suddenly become a chaotic mess. PagePlus Starter Edition, as a genuine page layout/desktop publishing program, is infinitely easier to use for fancy designs with embedded images, flowing text frames, sidebars, and so on. Simply playing with the menus and options reveals a host of features, and they're easy enough to use that experimentation is encouraged; you want to see what everything does and you don't end up frustrated when things don't work as you expect them to.

Throughout this mass of nifty features, which includes such things as different types of picture frames, freeform text paths, nicely functional tools to insert tables or calendars into text, and more, you will notice a lot of menu items crossed out, hinting at the features accessible in the full version. For example, hyperlinks, PDF publishing, and artistic filter effects are all to be found only in the most recent full version of the software, PagePlus X5. While having "dead" items in menus and toolbars can be a bit irksome, I understand that this style of starter program exists to help sell a commercial product and I much prefer greyed-out items to seemingly-functional items that then pop up an error message or advertisement. However, there's one limit on the Starter Edition that really bugs me, and that is the five-page maximum document size. This pretty much limits any use of Starter Edition to brochures, very short newsletters, posters, and so on. In some ways, I would have preferred slightly less total functionality in exchange for unlimited, or at least much longer, documents. Your mileage may vary.

If your needs are for a lot of control and flexibility within the confines of short documents (and I can think of many valid cases where this is so), PagePlus Starter Edition is excellent for the task, and if your needs expand, upgrading to PagePlus X5 should be an easy decision."

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7

Task Coach - Ver: 1.2.11

Task Coach was designed to help you deal with composite tasks quickly and easily. It grew out of the frustration that well-known task managers, such as those provided with Outlook or Lotus Notes, do not provide facilities for composite tasks.

Often, tasks and other things to do consist of several activities. Task Coach is designed to deal with composite tasks.

Here are some key features of "Task Coach" :-

• Creating, editing, and deleting tasks and subtasks.
  
• Tasks have a subject, description, priority, start date, due date, a completion date and an optional reminder. Tasks can recur on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
  
• Tasks can be viewed as a list or as a tree.
  
• Tasks can be sorted by all task attributes, e.g. subject, budget, budget left, due date, etc.
  
• Several filters to e.g. hide completed tasks or view only tasks that are due today.
  
• Tasks can be created by dragging an e-mail message from Outlook or Thunderbird onto a task viewer.
  
• Attachments can be added to tasks, notes, and categories by dragging and dropping files, e-mail messages from Outlook or Thunderbird, or URL's onto a task, note or category.
  
• Task status depends on its subtask and vice versa. E.g. if you mark the last uncompleted subtask as completed, the parent task is automatically marked as completed too.
  
• Tasks and notes can be assigned to user-defined categories.
  
• Settings are persistent and saved automatically. The last opened file is loaded automatically when starting Task Coach.
  
• Tracking time spent on tasks. Tasks can have a budget. Time spent can be viewed by individual effort period, by day, by week, and by month.
  
• The Task Coach file format (.tsk) is XML.
  
• Tasks, notes, effort, and categories can be exported to HTML and CSV (Comma separated format). Effort can be exported to iCalendar/ICS format as well.
  
• Tasks, effort, notes, and categories can be printed. When printing, Task Coach prints the information that is visible in the current view, including any filters and sort order.
  
• Task Coach can be run from a removable medium.
  
• Tasks and notes can be synchronised via a Funambol server such as ScheduleWorld.
  

Minimum requirements: Windows 2000/ XP/ vista/ 7

yWriter - Ver: 5.1.6.6

Gives you a running word count per scene and chapter, and the built-in editor auto-saves your work. yWriter helps you to split your novel into chapters and scenes within chapters.

Here are some key features of "yWriter" :-

• Organise your novel using a 'project'.
  
• Add files to the project, each containing a chapter.
  
• Add a summary to each file, showing the scenes in each chapter.
  
• Print out summary cards, showing the structure of your novel.
  
• Display the word count for every file in the project, along with a total.
  
• Saves a log file every day, showing words per file and the total. (Tracks your progress)
  
• Saves automatic backups at user-specified intervals.
  
• Allows multiple scenes within chapters
  
• Viewpoint character, goal, conflict and outcome fields for each scene.
  
• Storyboard view, a visual layout of your work.
  
• Re-order scenes within chapters.
  
• Move scenes from one chapter to another.
  
• Automatic chapter renumbering.
  

Minimum requirements: Windows all

Internet

Core FTP Lite - Ver: 2.2.1673

This free, secure FTP client gives you a fast, easy, reliable way to update and maintain your website via FTP. It also provides a secure method (via SSL, TLS, or SFTP) to upload / download files to and from FTP servers.

Check out the list of features and you'll find almost every feature you need, all in a free ftp program. There are no popup ads, advertising or spyware and you're never asked or reminded to register.

Below are the standard features (LE/Lite version) :-

• Secure SFTP, SSL & HTTPS support
  
• International Domain support
  
• Fast and secure client transfers
  
• HIPAA compliant security
  
• Mode Z compression
  
• User-friendly interface(s)
  
• Site to Site file transfers
  
• FULL drag and drop support
  
• Start/stop/resume of transfers
  
• Auto retry of failed transfers
  
• Transfer bandwidth control
  
• Browser integration
  
• File masking (wildcards)
  
• Keep Alive functionality
  
• Remote file searching
  
• File permissions (CHMOD)
  
• Advanced directory listings
  
• .ht access & .htpasswd editing
  
• One click transfers
  
• Keep Alive functionality
  
• Automatic S/Key support
  
• Favourites via menu & drop down
  
• Desktop shortcuts & drop u/l's
  
• Command line support
  
• FTP/HTTP Proxy, Socks 4&5 support
  
• Queuing of multiple FTP transfers on multiple sites
  
• Sessions to save FTP transfers for later resuming
  
• Recursive uploading, downloading, and deleting
  
• Optional reconnecting of lost connections
  
• Legacy SFTP client support and options
  
• Low memory footprint (~4mb connected - most clients are 8-12mb)
  

All this and more for free - Try and find another commercially supported free ftp client with SSL & SFTP (there aren't any!).

Minimum requirements: Windows all

DC++ - Ver: 0.782 r2402.1

DC++ is an open source client for the Direct Connect protocol. Direct Connect allows you to share files over the internet without restrictions or limits.

The client is completely free of advertisements and has a nice, easy to use interface.

Firewall and router support is integrated and it's easy and convenient to use functionality like multi-hub connections, auto connections and resuming of downloads.

Here are some key features of "DC++" :-

• Open source software, code freely available under the GNU GPL
  
• Joins multiple hubs at the same time
  
• List of bookmark-like favourite hubs and users
  
• Shares large files and many files per your organization scheme
  
• Tiger Tree Hashes (TTH) used for file integrity
  
• Search across all (or selected) connected hub by type, size, or name
  
• Resume of downloads, with optional search for alternate sources
  
• Logging options and configuration for chat, private messages, downloads, and uploads
  
• Auto configuration of UPnP routers
  
• vMAGNET link support for linking to specific content
  
• Automatic and manual download priorities
  
• Saving of user's file lists for browsing and queuing
  
• Translation into other languages by custom supplied get text po language files
  
• Segmented downloading
  

Minimum requirements: Windows all

IE9 Tweak er Plus - Ver: 2.0

Our IE9 Tweaker originally allowed you to tweak a few settings in IE9 RC. Our Home Page Maker allows you you to customise your Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome & Opera browser home page. Now combining the best tweaks of these two apps – and more – we have now developed and released a new freeware IE9 Tweaker Plus.

IE9 Tweaker Plus allows you to tweak, customise and change over 27 settings in Internet Explorer 9, all from one single window. It offers the following tweaks :-

Appearance Tweaks :-

• Show/Lock Menu Bar
  
• Show/Lock Command Bar
  
• Show/Lock Links Bar
  
• Show/Hide Status Bar
  
• Show large/small icons
  
• Toggle 3D border
  
• Use Clear Type fonts
  
• Toggle Caret Browsing
  
• Always start in full screen
  
• Tweak maximum connections and downloads
  
• Set maximum rows on New Tab page: 2 to 5
  

• Disable Internet Options
  
• Disable Menu Bar
  
• Disable Command Bar
  
• Disable Links bar
  
• Disable Favourites
  
• Fix savings passwords issue
  
• Disable full-screen
  
• Disable RSS feeds pane
  
• Disable Windows Search – web history indexing
  
• Set InPrivate Home page
  
• Create InPrivate Desktop Shortcut
  
• Create InPrivate Start Menu shortcut
  

IE9 Tweaker Plus also allows you to create a custom home page. Its Home Page Maker module allows you customize your Internet Explorer 9 home page.

Minimum requirements: Windows Vista/ 7

JAP / JonDo - Ver: 00.14.004

JAP Anon Proxy provides the functionality to surf the web without being observed. This means that neither the requested server nor any observer on the Internet can know which user has viewed which web page.

JAP has to be installed on the user's computer to allow him to surf the web anonymously and without being observed. This is necessary since all requests and all of the servers' answers have to be sent not directly to the web server, rather via a so-called Mix Cascade. These mixes are interposed stations, and all messages are directed through these stations.

Since many users make use of the anon service at the same time, the internet connections of each user are hidden among those of all the other users. Every user could have been responsible for any connection. Nobody, no outstanding person, no other user, not even the operator of the AN.ON service can determine which internet connections were requested by a certain user.

Minimum requirements: Windows all

LanWhoIs - Ver: 1.0.1.12

LanWhoIs provides information about domains and addresses in the Internet.

This program helps you find out who, where, and when registered the domain or site you are interested in, and the information about those who supports it now. LanWhoIs will answer all your questions about domain (site) holder or IP address. LanWhoIs within seconds will give you information about domain and address.

Minimum requirements: Windows 2000/ XP

Mask My IP - Ver: 2.1.7.8

Any web resource you access can gather your personal data through your unique IP address, your ID in the Internet. Anybody anywhere can take anything they want from your computer anytime.

Advancing with an edge in online protection technology, Mask My IP, protects your security and privacy by virtue of concealing your real IP address, to keep your online activities - email surfing chat all the things you do on the Web - private and secure on your computer, which is completely Free to use.

This easy-to-use Mask enables you to hide your IP Address, surf the web anonymously, guard against hackers, prevent identity theft and credit card fraud, and it can also assist you continuing to post messages even if you are banned, sending anonymous emails, blocking ISP eavesdropping, and stopping junk emails and spam.

NOTE : Unless you opt out, the Ask toolbar will be installed, your default search engine change as will your home page.

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7

Network Monitor II - Ver: 9.2

Will display your internal IP address and external IP. The Network Monitor II (wired and wireless) sidebar gadget was developed to show your internal IP address, external IP address and with your country flag when you are connected to the internet, network utilisation, upload speed, download speed and total (both current session and global) of usage.

Minimum requirements: Windows Vista/ & x64/ 7/ & x64/ Local Network Area Connection or Wireless Connection

Orbit Downloader - Ver: 4.0.0.9

Orbit is a download accelerator and manager based on P2P technology. Orbit Downloader supports HTTP / FTP / HTTPS / RTSP / MMS / RTMP protocols and provides a total solution to download rich media. So you can download music and video from social music/video websites more simply and easily.

Features:

Super Light - micro-sized and resource-friendly:
Orbit Downloader is written with efficiency in mind, it typically uses less than 3MB of memory and 3% of cpu when downloading. Additionally, the installation package is less than 1.6MB.

Great Speed:
Orbit Downloader is based on p2p and multi-source downloading technology, which make you download files up to 500% faster than before.

Supports RapidShare:
Orbit Downloader supports most of file-sharing service websites, including megaupload, badongo, sendspace, yourfilehost, uploading, filefront, 4shared, turboupload, depositfiles, filefactory, more....

Easy to Use:
Orbit Downloader has a simple and clear user interface. It is easy to use and config for both newbies and professionals

NOTE : Unless you opt out, the program will change your home page. It will also offer to install the program Registry Reviver.

Minimum requirements: Windows 2000/ XP/ 2003/ Vista/ 2008/ 7

WhoisThisDomain - Ver: 1.61

Gets information about a registered domain from WHOIS server.

WhoisThisDomain allows you to easily get information about a registered domain.

WhoisThisDomain is a software that provides domain information.

WhoisThisDomain automatically connect to the right WHOIS server, according to the top-level domain name, and retrieve the WHOIS record of the domain.

The program supports both generic domains and country code domains.

Minimum requirements: Windows all/ Internet connection, on a firewall, you should allow outgoing connections to port 43

YouSendIt Express - Ver: 2.9.0.38

A simple to use application that allows you to send/receive files while online. YouSendIt Express is the Easiest, Fastest way to Send and Receive files. Right from your desktop at no extra charge!

• Send and receive right from your desktop, no need to open a browser
  
• 25% faster uploads
  
• Automatically zip and send files and folders
  
• Resumable upload, handles network interruptions
  
• Includes standard features like password protection, certified delivery, file expiration control
  
• Convenient drag and drop and right-click sending options
  
• Remembers previously entered email addresses
  

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7

Multi Media

Cole2k Media Codec Pack Advanced - Ver: 7.9.5

The Advanced Codec Pack is an easy to install package that will allow any DirectShow enabled player, such as Windows Media Player to play an incredible variety of file formats.

Not only is the Advanced Codec Pack a fantastic add on for music and movie playback, but it is also packed with main stream encoder codec's for producing audio and video files.

Installation of the package is made easy for users through the informative menu's.

Options that may cause problems have a warning in the description pane, the installer will also unselect options that may cause conflicts.

Features :-

• DivX 7.4 Pro Video Codec.
  
• DivX h.264 Video (Decoder) Codec.
  
• XviD 1.3 Video (Encoder) Codec - Koepi's 24/02/11 Build.
  
• ffdshow Video Codec x86 20110207 revision 3755 by xxl.
  
• ffdshow Video Codec x64 20110218 revision 3760 by clsid.
  
• Microsoft - Windows Media 9 Video Codec 9.0.1.369.
  
• Flash Video Splitter x86 + x64 1.4.2499.
  
• InterVideo Video Filter 7.0.27.191.
  
• CyberLink DVD Video/SP Filter 6.0.2.2806.
  
• AC3Filter x86 + x64 1.63b.
  
• AC3File x86 + x64 0.7b.
  
• Spdifer x86 + x64 0.3b.
  
• DivX ACM Audio Codec also known as Windows Media Audio 4.1.
  
• Lame MP3 3.98.2 ACM Codec.
  
• DSP-worx Bass source filter 1.30.
  

• Haali Media Splitter x86 + x64 14/08/10 - For MP4, MKV, OGM and AVI container files.
  
• Matroska Source Splitter x86 + x64 1.4.2499.
  
• MP4 Source Splitter x86 + x64 1.4.2499.
  
• MPEG Source Splitter x86 + x64 1.4.2499.
  
• RealMedia Source Splitter x86 + x64 1.4.2499.
  
• AVI - AC3/DTS Converter + DTS/AC3 Source Filter x86 + x64 By Gabest.
  

• VSFilter x86 2.39.5.2 + x64 2.37 - Subtitle Reader.
  
• CDXA Reader 1.4.2499 - Also known as Form 2 Mode 2 CD or XCD.
  
• GSpot Codec Information Appliance 2.70a.
  
• Shell Context Menu - Allows you to manually register and unregister dll's,
  
• ocx's, ax's and exe's through the right click context menu.
  

NOTE : Unless you opt out, the program will install the Dealio Toolbar and change your default search engine.

Minimum requirements: windows XP/ 2003/ Vista/ 7

Security

Cryptainer LE - Ver: 9.1

As reviewed by CNET :-

"File encryption is the way to go to prevent prying eyes from viewing important documents, but no one wants to mess with a lengthy encryption process. Cryptainer LE Free offers users a quick and easy way to securely encrypt their private data.

The program introduces two separate windows to your desktop at startup. The larger of the two windows walks you through the setup process for creating an encrypted volume. First, you have to browse for and select the location for the volume. Next, the program asks you to enter a label for the container, the volume size (up to 25MB), and a password. Finally, you have to select from two different encryption algorithms (Blowfish448 and AES256). We quickly went through each step to create our encrypted container, which appeared on our desktop. Upon creation, the smaller window expanded to include our encrypted volume. It was there that we were able to drag and drop files for immediate encryption. We were also given the options to view our encrypted files in Windows Explorer, load and unload the files, and encrypt the files to send by email. Each time we tried to access Cryptainer, it successfully prompted us for our password. Creating and sending encrypted files by e-mail was as simple as selecting the file and applying a password. The program gives you the option of creating an encrypted self-extractor so that your recipient can decrypt the file without having to install Cryptainer. The program includes a very lengthy Help file as well as startup tips, so you're covered.

Cryptainer LE Free installs a desktop icon without asking, but cleanly uninstalls. We recommend this program to all users."

Minimum requirements: Windows all

Prey - Ver: 0.5.3

Prey lets you keep track of your phone or laptop at all times, and will help you find it if it ever gets lost or stolen. It's lightweight, open source software, and free for anyone to use. And it just works.

How it works
Basically you install a tiny agent in your PC or phone, which silently waits for a remote signal to wake up and work its magic.

This signal is sent either from the Internet or through an SMS message, and allows you to gather information regarding the device's location, hardware and network status, and optionally trigger specific actions on it. Next

Features :-

100% geolocation aware
Prey uses either the device's GPS or the nearest WiFi hotspots to triangulate and grab a fix on its location. It's shockingly accurate.

Wifi autoconnect
If enabled, Prey will attempt to hook onto to the nearest open WiFi hotspot when no Internet connection is found.

Light as a feather
Prey has very few dependencies and doesn't even leave a memory footprint until activated. We care as much as you do.

Know your enemy
Take a picture of the thief with your laptop's webcam so you know what he looks like and where he's hiding. Powerful evidence.

Watch their movements
Grab a screenshot of the active session -- if you're lucky you may catch the guy logged into his email or Facebook account!

Keep your data safe
Hide your Outlook or Thunderbird data and optionally remove your stored passwords, so no one will be able to look into your stuff.

No unauthorized access
Fully lock down your PC, making it unusable unless a specific password is entered. The guy won't be able to do a thing!

Scan your hardware
Get a complete list of your PC's CPU, motherboard, RAM, and BIOS information. Works great when used with Active Mode.

Full auto updater
Prey can check its current version and automagically fetch and update itself, so you don't need to manually reinstall each time.

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7

Wipe - Ver: 2011.06

Wipe is a free, easy to use and powerful security tool that allows you to protect your privacy by clearing browser history and cache, cleaning index.dat files, securely removing cookies, safely deleting auto complete history and temporary internet files and erasing any other tracks that you leave behind after having used your pc. Only the evidence of your activities, which is recorded and stored by your computer without your permission, is erased - no user documents are deleted!

Tracks preview
After the application starts you will see a screen listing all programs that may contain personal data you do not want to share. You can double click on any item in the list to see the number of files stored by the program and the amount of space each takes, e.g. view cookies, index.dat files etc.

You have the opportunity to deselect a program from being wiped or simply have all files securely deleted. Upon clicking the " Delete! " button, WIPE shows you a friendly screen displaying the icon of the program being cleaned, which specific file is being deleted, a tally of the number of files and amount of space being cleared and a graph showing you the remaining run time of the program.

Wipe has an additional built-in tool to protect your privacy: Screen Lock.
Try this software for free and discover the many invisible files in which Windows records your online and offline activities!

Smart program support
Wipe removes all traces of your online and offline activities in Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7, in the most popular browsers ( Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera ) and in many of your other, daily used, software programs.

Wipe comes with free monthly updates and regularly features new versions enabling it to recognize and erase usage tracks in newly released software.

No recovery!
Wipe incorporates US DoD 5220.22-M, Gutmann ( full 39 steps ) and Russian GOST algorithms to completely erase your personal and private data, making deleted usage tracks unrecoverable.

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7

Utilities

3DMark Vantage - Ver: 1.1.0

3DMark(R) Vantage is composed of four full bore benchmarking tests (2 CPU tests and 2 GPU tests) and 6 feature tests. Four presets, a new feature, vastly augments the variety of PCs that can be tested with the product.

Presets range from value through performance to high end cinematic rendering resolutions and features. By creating a new set of high end presets, 3DMark(R) Vantage is future proofed for the new multi-core CPU and Graphics Processing Unit products as well as supporting the Physics Processing Unit to expand the range of technology, testing and prevent the benchmark from being bottlenecked for its users.

Minimum System Requirements to run 3DMark Vantage:

Processor:
Requirement: SSE2 support
Recommendation: A dual-core processor with performance equivalent to
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+, or higher

Graphics Card
Requirement: Fully DirectX10-compliant graphics hardware with the latest available display drivers

System Memory
Requirement: Windows Vista minimum requirement
Recommendation: 2 GB or more

Hard Disk
1 GB of free hard disk space

AllDup - Ver: 3.3.0

AllDup is a tool for searching and removing file duplicates on your computer. The fast search algorithm will find duplicates of any file type, e.g., text, pictures, music or movies. The powerful search engine enables you to find duplicates with a combination of the following criteria: file content, file name, file extension, file dates, file attributes!

• Fast search algorithm
  
• Find duplicates with a combination of the following criteria: file content, file name, file extension, file dates, file attributes!
  
• Search is performed in multiple specified folders, drives, media storage, CD/DVD's...
  
• Search through an unlimited number of files and folders
  
• Search for duplicates of music and video files
  
• Search for duplicates of digital photo files
  
• Search for duplicates of executable and any other files
  
• Entire folders or individual files can be excluded from the search by masks or size conditions
  
• The built-in file viewer allows you to preview many different file formats and analyse the content of the file before deciding what to do with it
  
• Ignore the ID3 tags of MP3 files
  
• Convenient search result list
  
• Many flexible options help you to select unnecessary duplicates automatically
  
• The unnecessary duplicates can be deleted permanently or copied/moved to a folder of your choice
  
• Save and restore the search result for continue working later
  
• Export the search result to TXT or CSV file
  
• Create shortcuts or hardlinks to the last original file
  
• For your safety all files that have to be deleted can be moved to the Recycle Bin or a separate backup folder
  
• Detailed log file about all actions
  

CCEnhancer - Ver: 2.1

As reviewed by PC World :-

"If you're a fan of CCleaner, the best clean-up tool you can find anywhere, you'll be a fan of free CCEnhancer as well. As the name says, it enhances CCleaner's already considerable capabilities.

In case you haven't yet used the popular and well-reviewed CCleaner, here's a thumbnail sketch: It deletes unneeded files, erases your browsing tracks, kills unwanted cookies, and kills unnecessary files associated with a variety of programs, including all popular browsers, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office, and many others. It also includes a startup monitor, uninstaller, and other useful tools. (Related products from developer Piriform include defragger Defraggler, undelete program Recuva, and system info utility Speccy.)

CCEnhancer integrates directly into CCleaner, so much so that you may not even notice that CCEnhancer is running. It gives CCleaner the ability to clean the traces of more applications than CCleaner can normally handle--dozens of them, including Microsoft Works, LogMeIn, Ashampoo Burning Studio, and many others. CCEnhancer puts asterisks next to any programs in the CCleaner list that it gives CCleaner the ability to clean. Check the box next to any program whose traces you want cleaned, and CCleaner will clean them, along with the programs it normally cleans.

You'll need to keep a few things in mind when running CCEnhancer. During the installation process, you'll almost certainly get a notice that the latest rules haven't been downloaded, so make sure to click Download Latest. If the rules don't download, add http://content.thewebatom.net/ and CCEnhancer.exe to your firewall and anti-virus ignore list. You may also have to run the program as an administrator in Windows Vista and Windows 7. I didn't have to do so on my 32-bit test system running Windows Vista, but installation instructions say that you need to.

Once you do that, though, you're ready to go. Anyone who uses CCleaner should use CCEnhancer: You get more cleaning with no more effort. If only the same could be said about cleaning one's house."

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7/ CCleaner/ Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5

Easeus Deleted File Recovery - Ver: 3.0.1

Easeus Deleted File Recovery enables you to recover files that have been accidentally deleted, even after they have been emptied from the recycle bin or were deleted directly from another program.

Minimum requirements: Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista/ 7

J7Z - Ver: 1.1.0

J7Z is an easy-to-use and powerful basic archiver for Windows with some new features.

Compression: 7-Zip, BZip2, Zip, GZip, Tar.
Decompression: 7-Zip, BZip2, Zip, GZip, Tar, RPM, DEB, CAB, ARJ, CPIO, Rar, CHM, ISO, LZH, NSIS, Z, Split.

Here are some key features of "J7Z" :-

• Update an existing archive quickly
  
• Backup a folder to a storage location
  
• Create or extract a protected archive
  
• Increase efficiency by using archiving profiles
  

Minimum requirements: Windows all. Java Runtime Environment Ver: 1.6

Nvidia BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) - Ver: 6.01

Nvidia BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) enables you to change the sign-on message text & colour, GPU & memory clocks, hidden features like SBA (Side Band Addressing) and much more.

NiBiTor is the original and definitive BIOS tweaker that supports the latest NVIDIA graphics cards. NiBiTor allows graphics card enthusiasts to have full control over advanced features and functionality found on firmware of supporting cards.

And this to gain some extra performance, enable certain hidden features and get extra stability on the NVIDIA based graphics cards.

Detailed BIOS information output:

Device ID
BIOS Version
BIOS Date
Vendor
Core/Memory Clock display

2D Core/Memory Clock
3D Core/Memory Clock
Throttling Core/Memory Clock
Core Voltage display

2D Voltage
3D Voltage
Throttling Voltage
Memory Timings display
Product Identification
Ability to modify the several BIOS Parameters

Core Clock defined within the BIOS
Memory Clock defined within the BIOS
Core Voltage defined within the BIOS
Memory Timings defined within the BIOS
Temperature Settings defined within the BIOS
Fan Speed Settings defined within the BIOS
Specific Boot Settings

Graphics Card OEM and Advanced Signon Message
Monitor Specific Parameters
Graphics Card Initiation Settings
TV Mode Selection (NTSC/PAL)
Ability to check BIOS Integrity

BIOS Checksum Checking
BIOS Structure Checking

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ 2003/ Vista/ 7

Panda Batch File Renamer - Ver: 1.4

Panda Batch File Renamer is a small, easy to use application specially designed to help you rename your files fast.

The intuitive interface provides a flexible way to quickly alter file names. The current and final file names are shown side-by-side on the screen and any changes are displayed on screen immediately.

Information taken directly from the ID tags of photo and music files can be inserted into the file name. Multiple renaming options can be queued up to make very detailed changes to file names if required.

A history of changes is kept, allowing them to be undone if a mistake is made. Renaming options can be saved so that you do not have to repeatedly recreate them.

Minimum requirements: Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista/ 7

Portable ShellExView - Ver: 1.65

ShellExView is a amll program designed to scan your system for 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.

The ShellExView utility displays the details of shell extensions installed on your computer, and allows you to easily disable and enable each shell extension. ShellExView can be used for solving context-menu problems in Explorer environment.

Minimum requirements: Windows all

Process Explorer - Ver: 14.1

As reviewed by Seth Rosenblatt :-

"If you've ever tried tracking down a process in Windows Task Manager, you know it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Process Explorer makes the job a lot easier. This freeware utility displays running processes in an intuitive tree format that includes not only process names, but also program icons and other data, such as description, image, and processor time.

It also can identify the process for a given application window or look up a process name in Google--a handy way to spot spyware. The latest version, more than three years in the making, introduces several new features. You can now drill down into the multiple svchost processes and see what each one is controlling via mouse-over tooltip, learn which Internet Explorer 8 process controls which tab, and a new .NET assembly information tab under Properties for assistance in .NET troubleshooting.

Additional features offer detailed information on performance, DLLs, threads, handles, TCP/IP connections, security settings, and environments. Despite its lack of visual polish, Process Explorer is one of the best Task Manager replacements we've seen."

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7

RAM CPU Taskbar - Ver: 1.3.2

RAM CPU Taskbar is a very lightweight and easy to use application that was designed in order to provide you with a simple means of checking how much free physical memory you have on your system and also view the current CPU load.

The program simply works behind the taskbar and with the clever colour usage lets you know if the usage level is critical or normal.

Here are some key features of "RAM CPU Taskbar" :-

• Colour changer - Normal, warning and critical colours
  
• Warning and critical percentage changer
  
• Data source - Paging, physical or both
  
• All resolutions (tested on 1280x800, 1680x1050 and 1920x1080) Left to right or right to left
  
• Small icons taskbar
  
• Uses only 9 MB of memory itself!
  
• Settings saving
  
• Start on Windows Login
  
• Don't show options screen at Application start up
  
• System tray icon
  
• Hidden from ALT-TAB list
  
• Icon works for extra large, large and medium as well as details/list
  
• Top and Bottom positioned taskbars
  

Minimum requirements: Windows 7

SIV (System Information Viewer) - Ver: 4.17

This program is a general Windows utility for displaying lots of useful Windows, Network and hardware info - CPU info, PCI info, PCMCIA info, USB info, SMBus info, SPD info, Machine Info, Hardware Sensors, Networked computers, Operating System Information and more.

Minimum requirements: Windows all

Start Menu Organiser - Ver: 1.5

Over time, as more and more applications get installed, the Start Menu can get so cluttered that you end up spending a lot of time just trying to find that program you want to run.

Minimum requirements: Windows all

System Ninja - Ver: 2.0.4.1

System Ninja is a lightweight program designed to clean your computer of unwanted junk, constantly slowing your entire system down. System Ninja features a fast and powerful file cleaner, Startup Manager, Process Manager, plus several useful tools such as CCEnhancer, FileAnalyser and MalRunDestroyer.

Powerful System Cleaner
System Ninja features a powerful scanning engine designed to locate junk files on your computer, wherever they are hiding. System Ninja looks at a files creation time, file extension, location and many other factors to determine whether it is not needed by your computer.

100% Freeware, 100% Safe
System Ninja is provided absolutely free of charge, with no strings attached. It is also 100% free from Virus’s, Malware, Spyware and all that other unwanted junk. We do not package any toolbars with System Ninja, nor do we use it to display ads or popups.

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7

Typhoeus Hotkeys - Ver: 1.2.0

Typhoeus Hotkeys is an application that runs in your taskbar at all times, you can create "Hotkeys" which you can use in seconds by using your keyboard.

Each hotkey is linked to a file, program or website and when activated opens the required object instantly saving you the hassle of searching through the start menu or your documents whenever you want to use it!

Typhoeus Hotkeys will make it easier for you to open often used files and webpages!

Here are some key features of "Typhoeus Hotkeys" :-

• Backups: Your hotkeys are always safe now that you can back them up and restore individually
  
• Instant Access: Access the activation screen in under a second, and open your file instantly
  
• Startup: Typhoeus Hotkeys is designed to start whenever you switch your PC On
  
• Auto Updating: Never miss an update; Typhoeus Hotkeys can check every day for new updates
  
• Disabling: Want to temporarily ignore a key? don't delete it, just disable it so you can use it later
  
• Simple Design: The UI is designed for the most simple user experience physically possible!
  

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7/ NET framework 4

Xleaner - Ver: 3.2.0.8

Xleaner is a free privacy and clean-up utility that allows you to get rid of junk files with ease. With Xleaner you can eliminate all these tracks that result from browsing the web on your computer, such as internet history, cookies, cache, auto complete memory etc. of your browser, and window's temp folders, run history, search history, open/save history, recent documents and more.

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7

Video

Alternative Flash Player Auto-Updater - Ver: 1.0.0.5

Adobe's Flash Player is the key to the internet's most used technology called Flash. Nowadays Flash can be considered one of the internet's basics. Therefore it has always been targeted by hackers, malware authors and so on.

Adobe tries to keep up with those by offering security updates - but although Flash offers update checks itself, many systems run outdated and insecure Flash Player versions. That is a huge security risk which must be eliminated.

Alternative Flash Player Auto-Updater is a simple, easy to use application specially designed to enable you to download and install Flash Player without having to download Adobe's download manager - it downloads the latest version and asks you whether it should be installed or not. You can choose to let it run at the start of Windows, this way you can be sure that your system will never run an outdated and extremely dangerous version of Flash Player.

Features :-

• Even works if no Flash Player is installed on the system (offers download)
  
• German & English (automatically detecting system language)
  
• Can work completely hidden (except notifications when updates are available)
  
• User can choose to let it start with Windows automatically
  

Minimum requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7

AoA Video Joiner - Ver: 3.0.2