ImageUSB

write an image to multiple USB drives

ImageUSB enables you clone your USB Flash drive by creating a UFD image, which can then be used to create an exact copy of your USB stick. You can even write the image concurrently to multiple UFDs, making it easy to create mass duplications of your USB Flash drive. ImageUSB works with all kinds of UFD images, including bootable Flash drives. Standalone software, no installation needed.

Freeware

Publisher	PassMark Software
File Size	416 kb
Version	1.1.1003
Added	Jan 13, 2011
License	Freeware
Windows	XP/Vista/7

Axence NetTools Pro

a set of essential networking tools

Axence NetTools Pro is a set of essential networking tools that includes network monitoring, port scanner, NetStat, TCP/IP Workshop, graphical ping, Traceroute, Bandwidth measuring, SNMP browser and more. You can monitor ping responses from multiple devices or websites and be alerted via email, sound or message dialog when a server becomes unavailable. The TCP/IP Workshop allows you to troubleshoot TCP/IP problems by establishing a manual TCP connection with a host. Other features include statistical history graphs and export to HTML, XML and CSV. Axence NetTools Pro requires free registration after 30 days.

Pros: Statistical graphs and ping history; includes all standard networking tools

Cons: NetWatch limited to ping monitoring; no custom port or TCP connection monitoring

Freeware

Publisher	Axence Software, Inc.
File Size	11633 kb
Version	4.0.10.8642 ...history
Last updated	Jan 14, 2011
License	Freeware
Windows	2000/XP/2003/Vista/7
Requirements	.NET Framework 1

Glary Utilities Free

system utilities

Glary Utilities Free is an all-in-one package that includes a variety of system tools to help you clean your PC from junk files, remove Internet traces, find invalid registry entries, manage startup programs, optimize system memory, defrag the registry, and more. The program also includes a disk space inspector to locate large folders and files, a Context Menu Manager to disable unused right-click options for files and folders and a duplicate file finder. Other features include and Internet Explorer Assistant, a Privacy Shredder for secure file deletion, a file undelete tool and an encryption/decryption tool.

Freeware

Publisher	Glarysoft Ltd.
File Size	6249 kb
Version	2.31.0.1098 ...history
Last updated	Jan 14, 2011
License	Freeware
Windows 32/64-bit	2000/XP/2003/Vista/7

Oracle VM VirtualBox

virtualization software

Oracle VM VirtualBox is an Open Source virtualization software that enables you to run one or more operating systems within a virtual machine while running Windows. The program comes with an easy to use interface and step by step wizards that allow you to create your first VM within a matter of minutes. VirtualBox fully supports shared folder for easy data exchange between hosts and guests, as well as Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), Virtual USB Controllers and USB over RDP.

Freeware

Publisher	Oracle
File Size	77487 kb
Version	4.0
Added	Jan 14, 2011
License	Freeware
Windows	XP/Vista/7

Genie Timeline Free 2.1.8.340

A simple, two-stage backup solution

Genie Timeline is an extremely easy-to-use backup tool, that will monitor your computer and keep copies of all the files you want. This free utility has some limitations, but will cover most users' backup needs.

License:

Free

Language:

English

Developer:

Genie-Soft | More programs (17)

OS:

WinXP/Vista/7

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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. The firewall and antivirus features can be installed individually, you do not have to install both.

Freeware

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Publisher	Comodo Inc
File Size	34399 kb
Version	5.3.44816.1227 ...history
Last updated	Jan 12, 2011
License	Freeware
Windows 32/64-bit	XP/Vista/7

ImgBurn

CD/DVD/Blu-ray burning

ImgBurn enables you to burn most types of DVD/CD/Blu-ray images, including .iso, .nrg, .bin, .img and others. The program offers direct support for many of the latest CD/DVD writers. In addition to writing of images, you can also use the software to build your own ISO images from files and folders of your choice. ImgBurn includes a variety of advanced features to deal with dual layer DVDs, create DVD folder structures and more. Very capable, no documentation provided though.

Installs the ASK toolbar unless you opt-out during setup.

Pros: Burn a variety of image files, not just .ISO; create your own ISO images; highly customizable settings

Cons: No documentation

Freeware

Publisher	LIGHTNING UK!
File Size	5185 kb
Version	2.5.5.0 ...history
Last updated	Jan 13, 2011
License	Freeware
Windows 32/64-bit	Win (All)

avast! Home Edition

anti-virus scanner

avast! Home Edition is a complete anti-virus package, that is is free for registered home non-commercial users. It contains an on-demand scanner with two interfaces (simple for novices and advanced for experienced users), an on-access scanner with Standard Shield (which protects against execution and opening malware programs) and an embedded e-mail scanner which scans incoming and outgoing email messages. avast! Home integrates with the Windows Explorer right click menu and also includes a special screen saver which is able to scan your system while your computer is not in use. Updates are incremental and frequently made available for manual or scheduled download. You will download a 30 day demo, if you would like to continue free usage beyond that time, you`ll need to register from the home page to obtain a free activation key by email. The effectiveness of this product has been certified by these independent labs: ICSE, TWestCoast Labs, VirusBulletin.

Freeware

Publisher	ALWIL Software
File Size	57186 kb
Version	5.1.889 ...history
Last updated	Jan 13, 2011
License	Freeware
Windows 32/64-bit	XP/Vista/7

Avidemux

video editor for simple cutting and encoding

Avidemux is a video editor for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many popular file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 (iPod) and ASF, using a variety of codecs that come included with the software. You can use Avidemux to cut scenes from an existing video, merge multiple clips, apply a variety of video filters and optionally re-encode the video to a different format. Other features include a built-in bitrate calculator, automatic video settings for popular uses (iPod, DVD etc.) and several advanced video tools.

Freeware

Publisher	Mean
File Size	10751 kb
Version	2.5.4 r6854 ...history
Last updated	Jan 11, 2011
License	Freeware
Windows	2000/XP/Vista/7

DevManView

Alternative device manager

DevManView is an advanced alternative to the standard Windows Device Manager. It displays all device entries in a flat table view instead of a tree view and allows you to sort devices by manufacturer, status, device type, driver date and other properties. The program also includes additional technical information for each device, along with a keyword search and filtering option. DevManView can load devices from your local machine, a remote computer or a separate Windows installation folder on the same computer.

Freeware

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Publisher	Nir Sofer
File Size	51 kb
Version	1.15
Added	Jan 11, 2011
License	Freeware
Windows	2000/XP/Vista/7

TinyPic

simple image resizing

TinyPic is a simple but effective tool to resize one or multiple images by simply dragging them onto the TinyPic interface. The program is designed for people who are not familiar with image resizing and compression levels, and it is basically fool-proof to operate. You can select between 3 different sizes and a `supersmall` option that further reduces the size by increasing the compression level. The resized images are saved with a new name in the same folder, or can be placed in a new folder, named after the selected image size.

Freeware

Publisher	Efpage
File Size	1140 kb
Version	3.16b ...history
Last updated	Jan 11, 2011
License	Freeware
Windows	2000/XP/Vista/7

Image Renaming

add dates to your images

Image Renaming is a small and simple program to add dates to your images. You can choose between creation date, file date, last modified and last accessed date and either append it to the file name, or add it as text overlay directly into the image(s). If you add it to the image, you can also select the position, font type, size and color to be used.

Freeware

Publisher	Bassem Srouji
File Size	51 kb
Version	2.2.0.0 ...history
Last updated	Jan 08, 2011
License	Freeware
Windows	Win (All)
Requirements	.NET Framework 2.0