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Saturday, January 22, 2011


Comodo Internet Security

personal firewall and antivirus

Comodo Internet Security (formerly Comodo Firewall) combines Comodo AntiVirus with a personal firewall that filters ingoing and outgoing traffic on your computer. It alerts you of any applications that attempts to connect to the Internet and allows you to permanently or temporarily allow or block the connection.

This program automatically installs the Ask.com toolbar unless you opt-out.

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Publisher Comodo Inc
File Size34404 kb
Version5.3.45685.1236 ...history
Last updatedJan 20, 2011
LicenseFreeware
Windows 32/64-bitXP/Vista/7

Thursday, January 20, 2011


Trillian

universal messenger

Trillian enable you to chat on Windows Live, Yahoo!, MySpaceIM, AIM, Google, ICQ, Jabber, Skype, IRC, and manage your Email, Facebook, and Twitter account - all from within a single application. Trillian lets you connect to multiple IM and social networks at the same time, managing contacts and real time status feeds efficiently.

This program automatically installs the Ask.com toolbar unless you opt-out.

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Publisher Cerulean Studios
File Size15890 kb
Version4.2.0.24 ...history
Last updatedJan 19, 2011
LicenseFreeware
Windows 32/64-bitWin (All)

WorldWide Telescope

virtual telescope software

Microsoft WorldWide Telescope is a virtual telescope software that enables you to explore the universe with the help of interactive star charts and high resolution imagery from some of the best land and sky based telescopes. . WorldWide Telescope also supports the ASCOM platform which allows you to connect and control a compatible telescope directly to the software. Telescope provides a user friendly interface, and is well suited for casual night sky explorers as well as more advanced star gazers and hobby astronomers.

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Publisher Microsoft Corp.
File Size41040 kb
VersionApogee Beta 2.8.15.1 ...history
Last updatedJan 19, 2011
LicenseFreeware
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
Requirements.NET Framework 2.0

Jarte

word processor

Jarte is a text editor with a unique interface and many features. It uses the Windows built-in word processing engine at its core, but offers far more functionality then WordPad. This makes Jarte a great replacement for both the WordPad word processor and the NotePad text editor programs. Jarte opens rich text and plain text documents including DOC documents created with Microsoft Word. Some of the features include multi-document support, formatting tools, customizable background pattern and color schemes as well as clip functions, spell check, multi-level undo, USB drive installation and much more.

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Publisher WebSite
File Size2972 kb
Version4.2 ...history
Last updatedJan 20, 2011
LicenseFreeware
Windows Win (All)

Wednesday, January 19, 2011


iSpy

motion and sound detection software

Our Rating: 5 stars (Excellent)

iSpy turns your ordinary webcam and microphone into an automatic surveillance system with motion and sound detection. You can limit the motion detection to selected areas, adjust the sensitivity and set the program to automatically record video whenever motion (and/or sound) is detected. In addition, iSpy can also alert you with a beep or execute a program of your choice. If you missed an alert, you can review the archived recording from the built-in media viewer at any time. Other features include timelapse recording, scheduled recording, support for multiple cameras and microphones, automatic AVI to FLV conversion, and more. iSpy also offers an optional (paid) service that allows you to access your camera stream from the password protected iSpy website and receive SMS or email notifications when alerts are triggered. (Open Source)

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Publisher DeveloperInABox
File Size7605 kb
Version2.0.0.1 ...history
Last updatedJan 18, 2011
LicenseFreeware
Windows XP/Vista/7

Shotty

screen capture tool

Shotty is a small screen capture tool that allows you to take high quality screen captures with excellent support for Windows Aero Glass effects. You can capture windows without getting 'dirty' corners, and (in LQ Mode) automatically apply a solid background color to your Aero Glass windows so that your desktop does not show through. In HQ mode, Shotty can capture a selected window with full alpha transparency and save it as 24-bit PNG file, which allows you to merge the image with any other background while maintaining the Aero Glass effect.

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Publisher Thomas Baumann
File Size634 kb
Version2.0
AddedJan 18, 2011
LicenseFreeware
Windows XP/Vista/7
Requirements.NET Framework 2.0

Google Sketchup

create 3D models of houses and interiors

Google Sketchup is an easy-to-use 3D modeling software that enables you to create 3D models of houses, buildings and many other objects, using an array of drag and drop tools and materials in a WYSIWYG editing environment. You can design your objects with rectangles, circles, ovals, arcs, lines and freehand drawings, and use a unique push/pull tool to add dimension to 2D objects. The program offers a library of building material patterns (brick, concrete, wood, glass, carpet etc.) and colors that you can use to add a realistic look to your creation. The finished design can be exported to popular image formats, including JPG, TIF, PNG and BMP, or shared via the Google 3D warehouse. Google Sketchup does not require any 3D experience, but you should read the supplied documentation and tutorials to make full use of the software - an interactive tutorial will explain the basic functionality for each selected tool. There is also a Pro version available, that offers export to 3D and raster formats.

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Publisher Google, Inc.
File Size41074 kb
Version8.0.4811 ...history
Last updatedJan 18, 2011
LicenseFreeware
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7

Textarea Cache

cache the text you type into forms

Textarea Cache is a handy Firefox extension that automatically saves the text you type into textarea fields on websites, including forum messages, emails, user reviews etc. If the tab is closed unexpectedly (or by accident), you can easily salvage your input from the Textarea Cache log viewer. If there are sites that you don't want to keep in the cache, you can exclude them in the settings dialog. The program only caches the textarea fields, which are usually those for long text input, it does not cache regular input fields designed for Name, Address etc.

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Publisher Hemiola SUN
File Size26 kb
Version0.7
AddedJan 18, 2011
LicenseFreeware
Windows 32/64-bitXP/Vista/7

Tuesday, January 18, 2011


PicPick

screen capture and image editor

PicPick is screen capture application that includes an image editor and several on-screen measurement tools, including color picker, color palette, pixel ruler, protractor, crosshair and more.

Installs a Bing toolbar unless you opt-out during setup. info

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Publisher Daewoong Moon
File Size3448 kb
Version2.3.8 ...history
Last updatedJan 17, 2011
LicenseFreeware
Windows 32/64-bit2000/XP/Vista/7

Media Event Organizer

organize your photos by event

Media Event Organizer enables you to organize the photos in a specific folder by their date and event. The program scans your images and creates an organized overview based on the date gap between photos (default is 2 days) and optionally the year and month the photos were taken. You can then customize the event tree and assign meaningful names to each of the event entries.Once you're done organizing your images, Media Event Organizer can copy your images into a new folder structure (Organize Pictures) with each folder named after the event name you specified and optional folders for each year and month.

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Publisher GearMage
File Size331 kb
Version1.1
AddedJan 17, 2011
LicenseFreeware
Windows XP/Vista/7

Monday, January 17, 2011


K-Lite Codec Pack (Full)

installs popular audio and video codecs

K-Lite Codec Pack (Full) includes 99% of all the audio and video codecs you will ever need. Just install this pack, and you will be able to play just about any media file out there. It includes DivX, Xvid, x264, MPEG 1/2,MP3, Monkey`s Audio,Media Player Classic, On2 V6/V7 and many others. The installer lets you choose which codecs to install, or you can use the default profile which installs all of them. K-Lite Codec Pack also provides access to configuration options for each codec whenever available.

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Publisher Codecguide
File Size14438 kb
Version6.8 ...history
Last updatedJan 15, 2011
LicenseFreeware
Windows 32/64-bit2000/XP/Vista/7

Calibre

e-book manager and reader

Calibre is an open source e-book library management application that enables you to manage your e-book collection, convert e-books between different formats, synchronize with popular e-book reader devices, and read your e-books with the include viewer. The program also offers extensive support for synchronizing of e-books with popular devices, such as Kindle, Sony Reader, Nook, and many others.

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Publisher Calibre Open Source Team
File Size37794 kb
Version0.7.40 ...history
Last updatedJan 15, 2011
LicenseFreeware
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7

NetTraffic

monitor your upload and download speeds

NetTraffic is a simple network traffic meter that display two bar graphs that show your current upload and download speed in real-time. You can choose to keep the display on the desktop or as animate icon in the system tray. Other features include customizable bar graph scaling, support for multiple network interfaces and an option to be alerted if you are experiencing slow download speeds. Standalone software, no installation required.

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Publisher Patrice Zwenger
File Size16 kb
Version1.1.4005
AddedJan 15, 2011
LicenseFreeware
Windows 32/64-bit2000/XP/2003/Vista/7
Requirements.NET Framework 2.0

PDFrizator

create PDF photo presentations

PDFrizator enables you to create PDF presentations from your photos, images and comic book files (.cbr/.cbz). Simply select the images that you want to include, arrange them in the order you like, and the program will convert them into a seamless PDF file. You can even select a presentation mode that allows you to add background music and transition effects to create a PDF slideshow. You can combine files of different formats, even include other PDF files and merge it all into a single presentation.Other features include automatic image resizing, TWAIN support, and more.

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Publisher RTT
File Size3013 kb
Version0.5.0.3
AddedJan 15, 2011
LicenseFreeware
Windows 32/64-bitWin (All)

FastStone Image Viewer

full featured image viewer

FastStone Image Viewer is an image browser, viewer converter and editor with an easy to use interface and a nice array of features, that include resizing, renaming, cropping, color adjustments, watermarks and more. FastStone Image Viewer supports all major graphic formats including BMP, JPEG, JPEG 2000, GIF, PNG, PCX, TIFF, WMF, ICO and TGA as well as digital RAW formats including CRW, CR2, NEF, PEF, RAF, MRW, ORF and DNG).

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Publisher Faststone Soft
File Size4658 kb
Version4.3 ...history
Last updatedJan 15, 2011
LicenseFreeware
Windows 32/64-bitWin (All)