Screenshot Captor 2.81.01

Simple and functional screenshot program

Screenshot Captor includes an excellent set of filters and special effects for your screenshots: frames, borders, shadow effects, arrows and a lot more.

In general, the program features so many possibilities that you may feel a bit overwhelmed at the beginning. Our advice is to be patient and give the program a chance - it's really worth it.

Languages:

English

Recent changes in Screenshot Captor:

• Full set of scanner acquisition tools and scanner image correction

OS requirements for Screenshot Captor:

• OS: Win98/98SE/2000/XP/Vista/7

Pros

• Great variety of capturing options
• Many filters and effects to apply
• Doesn't take up much resources
• Simple to use

Cons

• Problems when trying to apply some effects
• Requires a learning curve

Softonic rating:

Excellent

9/10

License:

Free

Added:

June 28, 2005

Updated:

May 6, 2010

Publisher:

Website

File size:

8.8 MB

Downloads:

4,474

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DAEMON Tools 4.35.6

An excellent virtual CD/DVD drive emulator

With Daemon Tools you can easily emulate up to four virtual drives in your system, and mount a wide range of image files on them.

Languages:

English, German

Recent changes in DAEMON Tools:

• Windows 7 beta supporting (SPTD 1.58);
• Protected images creation: Password field on Disc Imaging dialog;
• Compressed images creation: Compress option on Disc Imaging dialog;
• Image Catalog item was moved to the first level of Main Menu;
• mdf-file type association option;
• Languages updates.

About the license:

• Free for personal use. Daemon Tools offers to add a default search provider, a customized start page and a toolbar to your browser, but you can choose not to install them.

OS requirements for DAEMON Tools:

• OS: Win2000/XP/Vista/7

Pros

• Small CPU footprint
• Supports a wide range of formats
• Saves you the need to burn CDs / DVDs
• Works faster than actual CD drives

Cons

• Requires a reboot after installation
• Virtual drives limited to 4
• Doesn't let you create image files

Softonic rating:

Excellent

9/10

License:

Free

Added:

December 11, 2008

Updated:

May 7, 2010

Publisher:

Daemon-tools

File size:

9.1 MB

Downloads:

722,083

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Picasa

image viewer and organizer

Our Rating: (Excellent)

Picasa is a powerful, yet easy to use and attractive tools suite to manage and organize your digital images and photos. It offers one simple place to organize, edit, and share your pictures. After installing, the software can automatically scan your drive(s) for images and intelligently sorts them into virtual photo albums, ready for you to customize and organize (your original images are not moved). Picasa offers several easy to use photo editing features that enable you to apply image adjustments, corrections and special effects that can be applied and undone without modifying your original photos. Other features include photo printing, photo email, image collages, slideshow and timeline view, image tags and much more. Picasa also supports facial recognition, a cool feature that can automatically categorize your photos based on the person appearing in it.

Freeware Picasa does not contain any adware or spyware.

Publisher	Google, Inc.
File Size	12093 kb
Version	3.6 Build 105.65 (history)
Last updated	May 06, 2010
License	Freeware
Windows	XP/Vista/7

ServersCheck Monitoring Software

monitor servers and devices

Our Rating: (Excellent)

ServersCheck Monitoring is a tool for monitoring, reporting and alerting on network and systems availability. It can monitor devices, using any TCP Port (HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, NNTP, POP3, SMTP, VNC, DNS, etc.) and also perform database checks (ODBC, Oracle, MySQL), trap SNMP values (disk space, free memory, CPU usage etc.), verify content served from a web server and check Windows services and process availability. In addition to regular network devices, the program can also can monitor environmental devices like temperature, humidity, flooding. ServersCheck Monitoring Software runs as a local service and is administrated via a browser based interface that provides statistical graphs. The alert options include notifications via email, SMS or MSN as well as sound alerts and command executions. Unlike many other monitoring tools, ServersCheck can alert you of an issue even when your network is down by using and optional hardware GSM modem (sold separately), which sends out alerts via SMS. Free to use with up to 10 monitors.

Free Trial, $582.00 for 50 monitors ServersCheck Monitoring Software does not contain any adware or spyware.

Publisher	ServersCheck BVBA
File Size	47507 kb
Version	8.2.0 (history)
Last updated	May 06, 2010
License	Free Trial, $582.00 for 50 monitors
Windows	XP/2003/Vista/7
Trial Limitations	Limited to 10 monitors, no time restrictions

Privatefirewall

personal firewall

Our Rating: (Very Good!)

Privatefirewall is a Personal Firewall and Intrusion Detection Application that helps prevent unauthorized access to your PC, at home, the office, or on the road. Privatefirewall constantly monitors the sensitive areas of a PC where intrusion can occur, including browser security settings, network settings etc. and reports on their status. The program is easy to install/use and provides protection right "out of the box". The interface will accommodate advanced users as well as novice users, it does not overload you with options and features, yet provides access to powerful rule settings and filers for advanced users via the right click menu. Privatefirewall offers everything that you`d expect from a personal firewall, including Packet Filtering, Internet traffic (packet) filtering, port scanning, IP tracking, SecurePOP email protection, and a proprietary Application Control Engine, which monitors all applications that access the Internet. The program integrates with the Windows Security Center, and offers a choice of 3 different profile settings for at home, at work and on the road, which makes it especially interesting for Notebook users that frequently connect to other networks.

Freeware Privatefirewall does not contain any adware or spyware.

Publisher	Privacyware.com
File Size	8483 kb
Version	7.0.20.39 (history)
Last updated	May 07, 2010
License	Freeware
Windows	2000/XP/Vista/7

Photostage

create photo slideshows

Our Rating: (Very Good!)

Photostage enables you to create multimedia slideshows from your images and share them with family and friends as video files or on CD/DVD. You can add transition effects, audio narration or background music, create zoom effects, adjust image settings, crop and rotate your photos, add text captions, insert video clips and more. The finished slideshow can be converted to several formats for computer and mobile devices (iPod, phones, PSP etc.), or burned to CD or DVD media.

Adds a folder with shortcuts to additional software from the same developer into the Start menu.

Freeware

Publisher	NCH Swift Sound
File Size	2331 kb
Version	2.02 (history)
Last updated	May 07, 2010
License	Freeware
Windows	2000/XP/2003/Vista/7

Mipony 1.0.9

Excellent dowload manager for file hosting sites

With Mipony you can manage all your downloads from free hosting sites in a much easier, more comfortable way.

Languages:

English, Spanish, German, French, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, Greek, Italian, Polish, Turkish, Portuguese PT

Mipony supports the following formats:

Megaupload, Rapidshare, Hotfile, Easy-share, Gigasize, Mediafire, Depositefiles, Filefactory, Uploading, 4shared, Letitbit, Sendspace, Zshare, Freakshare, Storage.to, Uploadbox, Uploaded.to, Ziddu, Netload, Sharex, Badongo, Kewlshare, Ugotfile, Sharingmatrix, Filesend, Bigandfree, Zippyshare, Bitroad, Oron, Extabit, Shareflare, 2shared, Ifile, Divshare, Filesmonster, USAupload, Novaup, Vip-file, Anonym, Megashares, Filebase, Appscene, File-rack, etc.

Softonic rating:

Excellent

9/10

License:

Free

Added:

April 15, 2010

Publisher:

Mipony

File size:

5.0 MB

Downloads:

1,083

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Spyware Terminator

adware and spyware scanner

Our Rating: (Very Good!)

Spyware Terminator is a feature packed adware and spyware scanner with real-time protection that can remove or quarantine spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, home page hijackers and other malware threats. The scan behavior can be customized based on your level of experience, ranging from automatic interception to complete user control over how to handle any potential threats. Spyware Terminator offers manual and scheduled scans as well as real-time protection for your browser settings, HOSTS file, startup entries and other system areas. The program can optionally use ClamAV for additional virus protection. Other features include a file analysis tool, system restore, Locked File Removal, integrated spyware reporting, automatic updates and more.

Installs a Crawler Search toolbar and changes your browser setting unless you opt out during setup.

Freeware

Publisher	Crawler, Llc.
File Size	11353 kb
Version	2.7.1.623 (history)
Last updated	May 05, 2010
License	Freeware
Windows	2000/XP/Vista/7

CallingID Toolbar

anti-phishing browser add-on

Our Rating: (Very Good)

CallingID Toolbar is a toolbar for Internet Explorer and Firefox that automatically displays owner information of the website you are currently visiting. It includes the physical address, company name and a risk assessment, based on a variety of verification tests. Unlike regular Whois tools, that simply use the owner information provided by the registrar, CallingID verifies that the organization actually exists at the address it claims to, using external sources, like yellow pages, Dun and Bradstreet and several other databases. The program can protect you from phishing scams, and other online dangers.

Freeware CallingID Toolbar does not contain any adware or spyware.

Publisher	Callingid
File Size	7544 kb
Version	1.8.1.32 (history)
Last updated	May 05, 2010
License	Freeware
Windows	2000/XP/2003/Vista/7

GetFolderSize

analyze disk space usage

Our Rating: (Very Good)

GetFolderSize enables you determine the size of folders and sub-folders on your local drives and other storage devices. It produces a report that shows the total size for each folder, the overall percentage of disk space used and the number of files in each folder. You can also drill down and inspect the content of each folder and sort the view by file date, extension, size and other details. GetFolderSize can display sizes in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes or gigabytes, either as rounded values as decimals. Other features include options to print or export a folder list, Unicode support, optional Explorer integration and more.

Freeware
GetFolderSize does not contain any adware or spyware.

Publisher	Michael Thummerer Software Design
File Size	2281 kb
Version	2.2.6
Added	May 05, 2010
License	Freeware
Windows	XP/Vista/7

Free Audio Editor 2010

full featured audio editor

Our Rating: (Excellent)

Free Audio Editor enables you to edit MP3, WMA, WAV, and OGG files with ease. It allows you to apply audio effects (silence, delay, echo, reverse, fade etc.), change pitch, reduce recording noise, and much more. All effects and changes can be previewed without making changes to your original file. The program can import audio from external sources, local audio or video files, or you can record directly from your microphone. Free Audio Editor can also download and extract audio from YouTube videos and convert the extracted audio to MP3 and several other popular formats. An optional Deluxe version can be purchase that adds Audio CD burning and ripping, batch processing, Text-to-speech conversion, and more.

Freeware
Free Audio Editor 2010 does not contain any adware or spyware.

Publisher	Fae Systems
File Size	19854 kb
Version	6.9.1
Added	May 05, 2010
License	Freeware
Windows	2000/XP/Vista/7

AllDup

find duplicate files

Our Rating: (Excellent)

AllDup enables you to find duplicate files across one or more folders or drives. You can choose to match files by size, name, date, attributes and byte-by-byte content comparison, and also configure a variety of settings to exclude certain file types or folders from the search. AllDup will then scan the selected folders and produce a list of all duplicate files that were found. The list is organized into groups, which makes it easy to manage the results and process the files. You can manually select the files that you consider to be duplicates, or you can use the smart select options that allows you to automatically select files based on their date or folder location. The duplicate files can be processed in several different ways, you can choose to delete them, move or copy them to a different folder, or rename them in their current location. Other features include export of search results, custom search profiles, built-in file preview, support for ID3 tags, and more.

Freeware
AllDup does not contain any adware or spyware.

Publisher	Michael Thummerer Software Design
File Size	2758 kb
Version	3.0.2
Added	May 05, 2010
License	Freeware
Windows	2000/XP/Vista/7

MyPaint

freehand digital painting

Our Rating: (Very Good!)

MyPaint is a digital paint editor that allows you to create freehand drawings and painting by using your graphics tablet and a vast variety of digital paint brushes. It allows you to toggle all tool windows with keyboard shortcuts, allowing you to cover the entire screen with your drawing canvas so you can focus on your work. The program includes a ton of brushes for realistic paint effects (and you can even create your own), as well as layer support, Undo, color sampling and more. Your creation can be saved in Open Raster format (.ora) or exported to PNG or JPG image. Talent not included.

Freeware MyPaint does not contain any adware or spyware.

Publisher	Martin Renold
File Size	8067 kb
Version	0.8.2
Added	May 05, 2010
License	Freeware
Windows	Win (All)