Saturday, December 29, 2007

Top Freeware - Dupkiller 0.8.2



Although the cost of hard disk has dropped significantly over the years, you may still find that there is not enough room to store all your files. One of the proble is because there are too many duplicated files in your hard disk.

Dupkiller 0.8.2 can help you to identify and clean those duplications.

The program will find unneeded copies of files in those locations where you even would not consider to search. There is comparison not only by name, last modification date or size. One can compare files by their contents, and what's more, to set what per cent they must match; one can search different-length files, include or exclude files by mask, etc.

In addition, unlike other programs of this sort, DupKiller performs all operations faster and better, because of complicated algorithms of data processing built in the search mechanism of the program.

Website to download - http://www.dupkiller.net/index_en.html

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Xubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon and eeeXubuntu



Xubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon is a stable verion of the Linux Operating System.

Xubuntu is a complete Linux operating system based on Ubuntu. The main difference between Xubuntu and Ubuntu is the fact that Xubuntu is a little lighter on system requirements and it uses Xfce as it's desktop. Xubuntu is perfect for that old computer just lying around in your basement.

For people with EeePC, there is also a designed to fit on eeePC. eeeXubuntu is a custom version of the Xubuntu 7.10 Live CD with fully-integrated hardware support, including native wireless drivers, functioning Ethernet support, tweaks for low-resolution desktop environments, and other miscellaneous fixes. Wherever possible, these changes are incorporated using custom .deb packages rather than spewing assorted files all over post-install.

You may want to visit the following sites for information:

http://www.xubuntu.org/

http://wiki.eeeuser.com/ubuntu:eeexubuntu:home

Saturday, December 8, 2007

Detailed Computer Information - CPU-Z 1.42

CPU-Z 1.42 gives you detailed information on your computer. It is especially important for those of you who loves to overclock.

Information provided are:

  • CPU
  • Cache
  • Motherboard
  • Memory
Platform - Windows
Size - 408K
Cost - Free
Website to download - http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Top Freewware - Free PDF Converter - PrimoPDF V3.2



Convert to PDF from any application by simply 'printing' to the PrimoPDF® printer - it couldn't be easier! Within minutes, you can create high-quality PDFs by converting from Word, Excel, and virtually any other printable file type.






  • Completely FREE PDF Converter - not just a trial version.

  • Print to PDF from virtually any Windows® application.

  • Create PDF output optmized for print, screen, ebook, or prepress.

  • No annoying pop-up ads, no registration requirement - no catch!

  • High-quality, easy to use PDF creator for all users.

  • New! Ability to merge PDF files upon conversion.

  • New! Now supports Windows Vista.


Platform - Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / Vista

Size - 29.87MB

Website to Download - http://www.primopdf.com/

Sunday, November 18, 2007

High Compression File Archiver - 7-Zip


"7-Zip" is a file archiver with the high compression ratio. The program supports 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, LZH, CHM, GZIP, BZIP2, Z, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB formats. Compression ratio in the new 7z format is 30-50% better than ratio in ZIP format.
Platform - Win95/98/ME/2000/NT/XP/Vista
Cost - Free (GNU Library or Lesser General Public License (LGPL))
Size - 840K

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Small and fast PDF Reader - Foxit Reader


"Foxit Reader 2.2" is a free PDF document viewer and printer, with incredible small size (only 2.1 M download size), breezing-fast launch speed and amazingly rich feature set. Foxit Reader supports Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista. Its core function is compatible with PDF Standard 1.7.

  • The following is a list of compelling advantages of Foxit Reader:
  • Incredibly small
    The download size of Foxit Reader is only 2.1 M which is a fraction of Acrobat Reader 20 M size.
  • Breezing-fast
    When you run Foxit Reader, it launches instantly without any delay. You are not forced to view an annoying splash window displaying company logo, author names, etc.
  • Annotation tool
    Have you ever wished to annotate (or comment on) 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.
  • Text converter
    You may convert the whole PDF document into a simple text file.
  • High security and privacy
    Foxit Reader highly respects the security and privacy of users and will never connect to the Internet without users' permission. While other PDF readers often silently connect to the Internet in the background. Foxit PDF Reader does not contain any spyware.

Platform - Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista
Cost - Free
Size - 2.1MB
Website to Download - http://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

The Ultimate Image Burner - ImgBurn Version 2.3.2.0


"ImgBurn" is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit!

ImgBurn supports a wide range of image file formats - including BIN, DI, DVD, GI, IMG, ISO, MDS, NRG and PDI.

It's a very flexible application with several advanced features that are often lacking in other tools, especially when it comes to burning DVD Video discs. It supports all the latest drives without the need for updates (including booktype / bitsetting / advanced settings on many of the major ones - i.e. BenQ, LiteOn, LG, NEC, Plextor, Samsung, Sony).




Platform - Win XP/2000/Vista, Linux
Size - 1.5MB
Cost - Free
Website to Download - http://www.imgburn.com/

The Award-Winning Free Firewall Software - Comodo Free Firewall Version 2.4


"Comodo Firewall" is one of the smartest firewalls you can ever see. While providing answers to firewall questions, users usually do not understand the complex questions which involve complicated connection details like IP addresses, Ports, Application paths etc.

Comodo Firewall Pro helps you to understand what is going on by analyzing each alert and providing you an intuitive, easily understandable Security Considerations section with each question it asks.

With its built-in application database, Comodo Firewall Pro classifies more than 10.000 applications according to their risk level such as SAFE, SPYWARE, ADWARE etc. It is the only firewall which has such a big application database and which uses such a database to analyze the security risks.

Comodo Firewall Pro is a complete, easy to manage and effective barrier that keeps hackers out and personal information in.
Platform - Windows 2000 / XP / 2003
Size - 7.57MB
Cost - Free

All-in-One AVI/DVD Utility - Avi2Dvd Version 0.4.5 beta


Avi2Dvd is an All In One tool in order to convert with just few clicks an AVI/OGM/MKV/WMV/DVD to DVD/SVCD/VCD.

Supports multiple audiostreams and up to three textual external subtitles. From the version 0.3.4 and later it can support DV-AVI Videos, so it can handle captured avi's from digital videocameras. Avi2dvd can also produce semi professional dvd menus with chapter/audio/subtitles buttons with extreme facility !
Platform - Win XP / Vista
Size - 2.4MB
Cost - Free

Monday, November 5, 2007

Accelerate Web Browsing - Google Web Accelerator

"Google Web Accelerator" is an application that uses the power of Google's global computer network to make web pages load faster. Google Web Accelerator is easy to use; all you have to do is download and install it, and from then on many web pages will automatically load faster than before.

Google Web Accelerator uses various strategies to make your web pages load faster, including:

  • Sending your page requests through Google machines dedicated to handling Google Web Accelerator traffic.
  • Storing copies of frequently looked at pages to make them quickly accessible.
  • Downloading only the updates if a web page has changed slightly since you last viewed it.
  • Prefetching certain pages onto your computer in advance.
  • Managing your Internet connection to reduce delays.
  • Compressing data before sending it to your computer.
Platform - Windows XP or Windows 2000 SP 3+ with Internet Explorer or Firefox
Size - 1.65MB
Cost - Free
Website to Download - http://webaccelerator.google.com/index.html


* There is a small display on the menu bar of your browser where it will display the total time saved. For me, I have been using Firefox today for over 3 hours and the total time saved was 6.2 minutes. Not bad.

Three Times Faster Download - BitComet Ultra Accelerator

"BitComet Ultra Accelerator" is an effective plug-in for BitComet P2P. The program includes most modern technology that is used to increase speed of BitComet downloads. Also the number of your download sources will be improved - you can have more seeds available than normally revealed by your BitComet. Interface is beautiful and easy to use.

Features includes:

  • Finished and wrong files are cleaned automatically;
  • Finds more sources at user-specified intervals;
  • Interface is easy to use and good-looking;
  • Interface is easy operable by a system tray icon;
  • Automatically resumes paused downloads;
  • Configuration from last run is saved and auto loads on start-up;
  • Clean and free, without any adware or spyware.

Platform - Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Size - 1.34MB
Cost - Free
Website to Download - http://www.trafficspeeders.com/

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Free CD/DVD Burner Solution - InfraRecorder Version 0.43.1



"InfraRecorder version 0.43.1" is a free CD/DVD burning solution for Microsoft Windows. It offers a wide range of powerful features. The features includes:

  • Create custom data, audio and mixed-mode projects and record them to physical discs as well as disc images.
  • Supports recording to dual-layer DVDs.
  • 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).

Platform - Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Size - 2.56MB
Cost - Free software released under GPL version 2
Website to Download - http://infrarecorder.sourceforge.net/?page_id=5

Friday, November 2, 2007

Disc Quality Test Utility - Nero CD-DVD Speed 4.7.7.5


"Nero CD-DVD Speed 4.7.7.5" is a program for testing optical drives and media and is part of Nero Toolkit. This is part of the "Nero Burning ROM" but this component is free for download.

The key features include:

  • Support for CD, DVD, BD and HD DVD drives/media
  • Read/write transfer rate
  • Create disc/verify function
  • Disc quality tests (PI/PO, C1/C2, Jitter)
  • TA jitter test
  • Scan disc
  • Bitsetting
  • etc
Platform - Windows
Size - 799K
Website to download - http://www.cdspeed2000.com/download.html



Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Popular Free Antivirus Software - AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition



Protecting your PC from Virus is very important. Although there are lots of AntiVirus software in the market, "AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition" provides basically the same protection with no cost.

AVG is easy to use, uses low system resources, provides an automatic update functionality. It also supports real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run. Furthermore, all infected files are safe handled in AVG's Virus Vault.

Platform - Windows
Size - 29MB
Cost - Free for home use
Website to download - http://free.grisoft.com/doc/downloads-products/us/frt/0?prd=aff

Powerful CD and DVD Burning Package - DeepBurner Free 1.8

DeepBurner is an advanced and extremely powerful CD and DVD burning package. This software allows you to burn any data, copy any disc, make backups, create astonishing photo albums, make ISO images and Video DVDs with this very easy to handle professional software!

It also includes a tool to create and print CD/DVD labels, and also lets you design an auto start menu to launch documents or programs from the CD.

The interface is easy to use by drag and drop of files into the burning queue. DeepBurner supports also different certified formats for burning, as well as BurnProof and Overburning technologies.

Platform - Windows XP
Size - 2.74MB
Cost - Free
Website for download - http://www.deepburner.com/?r=products&pr=deepburner

Protect against Internet Attacks - ZoneAlarm Free Firewall

ZoneAlarm is a very famous brand in the firewall industry. "ZoneAlarm Free Firewall" provides all basic features to protect your system from internet intrusion.

In this free edition, it provides:

  • Systematically identifies hackers and blocks access attempts.
  • Automatically makes your computer invisible to anyone on the Internet
Platform - Windows XP/2000Pro
Size - 4MB
Cost - Free
Website for download- http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Faster, more secure and fully customizable - Firefox 2.0.0.8

The award-winning Web browser "Firefox 2.0.08" is now faster, more secure, and fully customizable to your online life. With Firefox 2, we’ve added powerful new features that make your online experience even better.

  • Enjoy a Better Web Experience
    Firefox 2 delivers helpful new features to make your online experience more productive.

  • Stay Secure on the Web
    Firefox continues to lead the way in online security, and now includes active protection from online scams to keep you safer.

  • Personalize Your Browser
    Choose from over a thousand useful add-ons that enhance Firefox. It’s easy to personalize Firefox to make it your own.

* Please also note that Mozilla has also released Firefox 3.0 Alpha and we will provide updated information once a formal release is announced.


Platform - Windows, Mac, Linux

Size - 5.7MB (for Windows)
Cost - Free
Website - http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

Monday, October 29, 2007

Display DVD/CD Info - Optical Info 1.0

It is very common to have a DVD burner nowadays. However, do you know exactly the file format supported by the burner? There are lots of DVD format such as DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R, etc. Also, what about the information of the DVD you inserted into the burner?

With "Optical Info 1.0" those information will be displayed for your reference.

Platform - Windows ME / NT / 2000 / XP
Size - 1.5MB
Cost - Free
Website - http://www.alexnolan.net/software/opticalinfo.htm

Powerful Internet Movie Player - RealPlayer 11 Beta

The latest "RealPlayer 11 Beta" which provides added features is finally released (beta version). In this version, it has included the support of the Flash, FLV, MOV, etc file formats. Furthermore, it has also included a one button download option. In this version, it can also integrate with IE and Firefox for webpage browsing. This allows users to view Youtube, Google Video type of short movies easily.

Platform - Windows 2000 / XP / Server 2003 / Vista
Size - 13MB
Cost - Free
Website - http://www.realplayer.com.au/freerp11.html

Sunday, October 28, 2007

WYSIWYM Document Processor - LyX 1.5.2

LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing based on the structure of your documents, not their appearance. It is released under a Free Software / Open Source License.

LyX is for people that write and want their writing to look great, right out of the box. No more endless tinkering with formatting details, 'finger painting' font attributes or futzing around with page boundaries. You just write. In the background, Prof. Knuth's legendary TeX typesetting engine makes you look good.

On screen, LyX looks like any word processor; its printed output -- or richly cross-referenced PDF, just as readily produced -- looks like nothing else. Gone are the days of industrially bland .docs, all looking similarly not-quite-right, yet coming out unpredictably different on different printer drivers. Gone are the crashes 'eating' your dissertation the evening before going to press.

All Purpose Photo Viewer - XnView 1.91.6

"XnView" a software to view and convert graphic files and it supports more than 400 graphics formats.

"XnView" (1.91.6/1.70) exists for Windows, MacOS X, Linux x86, Linux ppc, FreeBSD x86, OpenBSD x86, NetBSD x86, Solaris sparc, Solaris x86, Irix mips, HP-UX, AIX !

High Speed Browsing - Apple Safari 3.0.3

"Safari 3.0.3 Beta" is the latest browser from Apple Inc. The speed of displaying web pages are twice as fast as IE or Firefox. In this latest beta version, it has included the security update and to improve the stability.

Not more Spyware - Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5.1



Other than Anti-Virus protection, the protection from Spyware is also very important for your PC. "Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5.1" is the software that can identify and clean all the hidden spyware stored in your PC. At the same time, all the websites with spyware will be stored and it can prevent users from visiting the same website.

Platform - Win Me / 2000 / XP / Vista
Size - 7 MB
Cost - Free
Website - http://www.safer-networking.org

Saturday, October 27, 2007

MS Office Alternative - OpenOffice.org 2.3.0 rc 3

As an alternative to MS Office, "OpenOffice.org 2.3.0 rc3" is one of the most power software available. It is compatible with other major office suites, OpenOffice.org is free to download, use, and distribute.

Platform - Win 2000 / XP / Vista
Size - 108 MB
Cost - Free
Website - http://www.openoffice.org/index.html

Most Popular Anti-Spyware Product - Ad-Aware 2007 Free

To protect your computer from Spyware, "Ad-Aware 2007 Free" is one of the best tools available today. "Ad-Aware 2007 Free" can help to scan for backdoor and it helps to delete any unwanted cookies stored in your browser. You can use this to perform manual or periodic scan of your computer in order to avoid any spyware and to protect your computer.

Unique Forum Reader - Web Forum Reader 1.01

To read the latest topics of your favorite forum, it may not be so straight-forward. "Web Forum Reader 1.01" is a tool that is very power and it can display the latest topics automatically. Readers does not have to access to their favorite forum in order to read those latest topics:


Internet TV - Miro 0.9.9.1a

Tire of watching the same TV channels? You have to experience the power of Internet TV by "Miro 0.9.9.1a". It has the power to reach 500 channels and support the majority of the standard video format. The next version also support P2P (Peer-to-Peer) technology during transfer. The download rate is fast and the video are also very clear.