Microsoft Image Composite Editor

automatic photo stitching

Microsoft Image Composite Editor (ICE) enables you to seamlessly combine (stitch) a series of photos to create a high resolution panorama image. You can simply drag&drop the individual shots onto the interface and the program will automatically analyze and stitch them to create a perfect panoramic scene. Other features include automatic exposure blending, auto-crop and adjustable panorama rotation. The finished panorama can be exported to JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PNG, HD Photo, Silverlight Deep Zoom, or you can publish it directly to Photosynth.

Freeware

Publisher	Microsoft Research
File Size	2218 kb
Version	1.4.4 ...history
Last updated	Jun 01, 2011
Popularity	5/10
License	Freeware
Windows	XP/Vista/7

Polyglot 3000

automatic language identifier

Polyglot 3000 can automatically identify the language used in a text, phrase, or (sometimes) even a single word. Just paste or type the text into the provided field, or load a text file, and the program will identify it from a database of over 400 languages that it can recognize. The longer the text sample, the better are the odds of proper identification. Worked well with the languages we tested.

Freeware

Publisher	Emulator 3000
File Size	2269 kb
Version	3.58 ...history
Last updated	May 31, 2011
Popularity	3/10
License	Freeware
Windows	Win (All)

PDFCool Studio

PDFCool Studio is a utility for creating, editing, encrypting and converting PDF documents. You can use the program to edit existing PDF files or to create new PDF files from any printable document, including photos, MS Office documents, webpages etc. Other features include support for batch processing, text editing, PDF security settings and a sleuth of other tools for various editing and PDF manipulation tasks.

Free Trial $29.95 to buy

Publisher	Newera Software Inc.
File Size	34572 kb
Version	2.12.110528 ...history
Last updated	May 31, 2011
Popularity	10/10
License	Free Trial $29.95 to buy
Windows	XP/Vista/7

Trial limitations: 30 day trial. Fully functional.

Nsauditor Network Security Auditor

network audit and utility suite

Nsauditor Network Security Auditor is a complete networking utilities package that includes a wide range of tools for network auditing, scanning, monitoring and more. You can discover network services and check them for vulnerabilities, list all TCP and UDP endpoints with their associated process, discover NetBios names, audit MS SQL servers, scan for common Adware traces and more. The program also includes real-time network packet filtering and analyzing, web proxy scanning, password auditing, IP address lookup and more than 35 network tools for scanning, sniffing, enumerating and gaining access to machines, DNS and WHOIS lookups, e-mail validation, HTTP traffic generator and intrusion detection based on security events log. Reports can be generated in HTML and XML format. Overall, this is a very complete package for a surprisingly low price.

Free Trial $69.00 to buy

Publisher	Nsasoft Llc.
File Size	6269 kb
Version	2.2.2 ...history
Last updated	May 28, 2011
Popularity	8/10
License	Free Trial $69.00 to buy
Windows	Win (All)

CopyTrans Manager

manage your iPod without iTunes

CopyTrans Manager enables you to manage your iPod songs without the need to use the iTunes interface. You can add and delete files, edit tag information, create playlists and also play your files (provided you have the proper codecs installed on your PC). The program automatically categorizes your iPod content based on genre, album and artist and also provides a keyword search function to quickly locate a title. CopyTrans Manager does not require iTunes to be currently installed, however it requires the iTunes drivers to be present which are usually left behind from a previous install. If iTunes has never be installed on your PC, you will need to install it at least once.

Pros: Loads a little faster than iTunes; does not require iTunes to be currently installed

Cons: Requires additional codecs to play many iTunes items; cannot copy files from your iPod

Freeware

Publisher	WindSolutions
File Size	7022 kb
Version	0.943 ...history
Last updated	May 28, 2011
Popularity	6/10
License	Freeware
Windows 32/64-bit	Win (All)

TightVNC

remote computing tool

TightVNC is an enhanced version of VNC, which is optimized to work over slow network connections such as low-speed modem links. It allows you to access your computer desktop remotely via a client program or with a web browser, using the built in HTTP server. While original VNC can be very slow when your connection is not fast enough, TightVNC allows you to work remotely almost in real time in most environments. Besides bandwidth optimizations, TightVNC also includes many other improvements, optimizations and bugfixes over the original VNC. TightVNC is compatible with the standard VNC.

Freeware

Publisher	WebSite
File Size	646 kb
Version	2.0.3 ...history
Last updated	May 27, 2011
Popularity	5/10
License	Freeware
Windows	Win (All)