Free System Diagnostic Tool - ESET SysInspector

ESET SysInspector is a free, state of the art diagnostic tool for Windows NT based systems. It peers into your operating system and captures details such as running processes, registry content, startup items and network connections. Once a snapshot of the system is made, ESET SysInspector applies heuristics to assign a risk level for each object logged. Its intuitive graphical user interface enables the user to easily slice through the large volume of data using a slider to select objects of a particular color coded risk level for closer examination. ESET SysInspector is a convenient utility for the tool box of every IT expert and first responder.

Key Features:

• Ability to generate and save a detailed log to be used by an IT expert or uploaded to an online forum for diagnosis
• Option to exclude private, personal information from being saved in logs
• Integrated Anti-Stealth technology allows discovering hidden objects (e.g. rootkits) in MBR, registry entries, drivers, services and processes
• Ability to compare two existing logs for differences makes it easy to detect changes over time
• Log entries are assigned a color code risk level for easy filtering
• Intuitive hierarchical navigation of logs
• Fast and compact single file executable, ideal for first responders to run from a USB drive without lengthy installation

Website to download - http://www.eset.com/download/sysinspector.php

Protect your USB Thumb Drive with TrueCrypt

With the increase of storage in the USB Thumb Drive, people can keep a lot data in those removable storage. There were a number of incidents recently where people has lost the USB Thumb Drive and leads personal data / video / photos being disclosed to the public.

With TrueCrypt, you can be assured that the data in the Thumb Drive will be encrypted and protected.

Main Features include:

• Encrypts an entire partition or storage device such as USB flash drive or hard drive.
  
• Encrypts a partition or drive where Windows is installed (pre-boot authentication).
• Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.
• Provides two levels of plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password:
  1) Hidden volume (steganography – more information may be found here).
  2) No TrueCrypt volume can be identified (volumes cannot be distinguished from random data).
• Encryption algorithms: AES-256, Serpent, and Twofish. Mode of operation: XTS.
  

Website to download - http://www.truecrypt.org/

Free Photoshop with Adobe Photoshop Express

Adobe announced the introduction of Photoshop Express which is an web based version of Photoshop.

It provides most of the basic functions of Photoshop such as amplify your image:

Do what you want with your photos. Give them cartoon colors. Distort them. Go nuts. Turn average photos into jaw droppers with options like Pop Color, Sketch, Hue, Black & White, Tint, and more.

It also provides you with 2GB of storage for your photos for your use. Create your own exhibit and let people play and interact with it. Display your images in 3D or as a grid. The choice is yours. You control how everything looks in your gallery.

Website - https://www.photoshop.com/express/landing.html

AceStock - FREE Personal Investment / Stock Monitor

AceStock is a FREE personal investment monitor. You can't afford not to have this tool if you own any stock, participate in Stock Options plan or just want to know what's happening on the market with your 401k today. AceStock brings realtime stock quotes right on your desktop. You don't have to watch it all the time, AceStock works in a completely automatic mode. Every so often AceStock downloads the latest stock quotes from the Net and issues an alert if the stock is out of your defined range. This is it, nothing else, but isn't that all you want to know about your invesments? The latest version of AceStock adds many new data sources for true international investors, it supports quote downloads from Yahoo, Yahoo UK, Money Central, Google Finance, AMFI India, India Times, Russian Trade System and Zagreb Stock Exchange. As an investor you probably know that there are a lot of web sites providing similar service. AceStock not only replaces several opened pages with one window, but also provides these benefits:

• Don't spend your time refreshing web pages - AceStock downloads quotes automatically in the background and does all the math for you!
  
• Some sites send emails if your stock is out of predefined range. Do you really want to read an email about something that has happened several hours or even days ago? AceStock alerts you immediately about any price changes!
  
• AceStock doesn't take any precious space on the taskbar - it stays in system tray all the time and blinks if your attention is required!

Website to download - http://www.mechcad.net/products/acestock