The Virtual Desktop Manager - VirtuaWin v4.0 beta4 made available

VirtuaWin is a virtual desktop manager for the Windows operating system (Win9x/ME/NT/Win2K/XP/Win2003/Vista). A virtual desktop manager lets you organize applications over several virtual desktops (also called 'workspaces'). Virtual desktops are very common in Unix/Linux, and once you get accustomed to using them, they become an essential part of a productive workflow.

VirtuaWin is designed to be simple and elegant to use yet still be highly configurable and extensible.

Website to download - http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtuawin

Free on the fly Encryption Software - CryptoExpert 2008 Lite

CryptoExpert creates encrypted virtual disks and these disks are visible as usual disks with drive letters (for example, G:, H:, Z:, i.e. with any drive letter that is not used by other system devices).

The data stored on a CryptoExpert disk is stored in the container file. A container is a file, so it is possible to backup a container, move or copy it to other disk (CD-ROM or network, for instance) and continue to access your encrypted data using CryptoExpert.

Any free drive letter (or choosen letter) in the system may be used to mount and to open an encrypted file-container for access. When the virtual disk is opened, you can read and write data as if it were a conventional removable disk. You can do anything with a CryptoExpert virtual drive that you can do with a normal hard drive; only that with CryptoExpert, the encrypted volumes require password authentication before the files become accessible.


Product Features

• Using powerful encryption algorithm to encrypt your data: CAST 128 bit
• Ability to create encrypted containers (files vault) up to 20 Megabytes in size
• Access to your files on virtual volume on the fly
• Mapping any free drive letter like G:, F:, K: for virtual volume
• Requires password authentication before the files become accessible
• Works with all Windows application - even DOS applications
• Really Fast
• Looks like normal hard drive

Website to download - http://www.secureaction.com/cryptoexpert/lite/

Convert Video with Any Video Converter Free

Nowadays, there are lots of video that can be downloaded from the web. To allow all those video to be watch in different portable devices (PSP, iPod, MP4, etc), you will need to find utility to convert them to the required format. I recommend the use of Any Video Converter Free.

Any Video Converter 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, for FREE! It can convert almost all video formats including DivX, XviD, MOV, rm, rmvb, MPEG, VOB, DVD, WMV, AVI to MPEG-I, MPEG-I, DVD NTSC , DVD PAL, Flash for Video (FLV) , AVI Video and Customized WMV movie formats. It also supports any user defined video file formats as the output. It has an unmatchable speed and high quality.

Features of Any Video Converter Free includes:

• User-friendly interface that is easy to use.
• Converts all video formats MPEG-I, MPEG-I, DVD NTSC , DVD PAL, Flash for Video (FLV) , AVI Video and Customized WMV movie formats.
• Batch convert any video formats including avi, wmv, asf, mpg, mp4, etc.
• Support DivX and Xvid avi format as importing and exporting video
• Support default video/audio settings or user customized parameters for video and audio.
• Has the option to preview the video in real-time before conversion .
• World's fastest video conversion speed with stunning video and audio quality.
• Supports adjust many video/audio options for MP4 files. For example, video/audio sample rate, bit rate, video size...

Website to download - http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/

Portable Applications for your USB Thumb Drive

The cost of USB Thumb Drive has dropped significantly during the past few years. To make use of the amount of storage in those drives, I recommend the use of this PortableApps.

PortableApps is a collection of portable software that allow customers to add to USB Thumb Drive. There are a total of 12 different applications for your everyday use. It also included a user menu as illustrated in one of the picture I attached.

The list of these application in the standard version includes:

PortableApps Suite (Standard Edition):

• ClamWin Portable (antivirus),
• Mozilla Firefox - Portable Edition (web browser),
• Gaim Portable (instant messaging),
• OpenOffice.org Portable (office suite),
• Sudoku Portable (puzzle game),
• Mozilla Sunbird - Portable Edition (calendar/task manager)
• Mozilla Thunderbird - Portable Edition (email client) and runs comfortably from a 512MB drive.

Website to download - http://portableapps.com/suite