Granola

make your PC more energy efficient

Granola can help you save money on electricity be reducing the power consumption of your PC without affecting your normal work routine or causing performance loss. The program uses sophisticated workload modeling and prediction algorithms to monitor your computer usage and slows down the CPU when you are not actively using any processing power. Granola also tracks your energy consumption and produces a report that estimates your total savings (based on your local energy rate). The program will start saving you energy as soon as you install it, no further configuration is needed although there are some settings available to customize the reports and desired energy savings.

Freeware

Publisher	MiserWare
File Size	8590 kb
Version	3.3.3 ...history
Last updated	Jul 14, 2011
Popularity	3/10
License	Freeware
Windows	XP/Vista/7

John`s Background Switcher

automatic background switcher

John`s Background Switcher enables you to automatically switch your desktop wallpaper every X hours. You can select individual images to be used or rotate through images in a folder on your PC or downloaded from various images sites including Flickr, SmugMug, Picasa, Facebook, Yahoo! and others.

Freeware

Publisher	John Conners
File Size	1948 kb
Version	4.4 ...history
Last updated	Jul 15, 2011
Popularity	1/10
License	Freeware
Windows 32/64-bit	Win (All)

SimilarImages

find duplicate or similar images

SimilarImages is an advanced tool for finding duplicate or similar images on your computer. The program can scan one or more folder location and find similar pictures based on several different scan methods. You can adjust the sensitivity by setting a threshold value that determines how much alike images need to be in order to be considered similar.

Freeware

Publisher	Nils Maier
File Size	2289 kb
Version	2010.09 Beta
Added	Jul 15, 2011
Popularity	n/a
License	Freeware
Windows	XP/Vista/7

Mozilla Firefox

web browser

Mozilla Firefox is an independent web browser that offers tabbed browsing combined with numerous handy features like popup blocking, Live Bookmarks (RSS integration), password manager and more. The functionality can be extended with dozens of freely available plug-ins (Extensions). Firefox can import all your Internet Explorer Favorites as well as some other settings, so switching is made easy. The default features of Firefox are good for general web surfing. An abundant collection of freely available extensions (add-ons) allow you to easily add the features you want and customize the browser to fit your needs. Other features include integrated spell checking, interface improvements, improved RSS features, and integrated anti-phishing.

Freeware

Publisher	Mozilla Foundation
File Size	13362 kb
Version	5.0 ...history
Last updated	Jul 13, 2011
Popularity	6/10
License	Freeware
Windows 32/64-bit	2000/XP/Vista/7

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition

anti-virus scanner

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is an anti-virus scanner that offers Resident Protection, e-mail Scanner, On-Demand Scanner, and Virus Vault for safe handling of infected files and automatic updates. The free version is limited in features, but includes all basic scanning functionality as well as real-time protection. It uses the same scanning engine as the commercial version, however updates are provided on a low priority basis and it displays a nag screen to promote the commercial version.

This program automatically installs a Yahoo! toolbar unless you opt-out.

Freeware (Ad-supported)

Publisher	Grisoft, Inc.
File Size	5440 kb
Version	2011.1390 ...history
Last updated	Jul 12, 2011
Popularity	8/10
License	Freeware (Ad-supported)
Windows	2000/XP/Vista/7

KeePass Password Safe

secure password manager

KeePass Password Safe is a secure password manager that allows you to store your sensitive login information in an encrypted database. It allows you to organize your entries into categories and offers several ways to conveniently enter your username/password; you can use drag and drop, copy to the clipboard, or create auto-type sequences that can enter the login information with a single click. The program also includes support for TAN passwords and allows you to create TAN lists which automatically expire a password once it has been used.

Publisher	Dominik Reichl
File Size	1933 kb
Version	2.16 ...history
Last updated	Jul 12, 2011
Popularity	5/10
License	Freeware
Windows 32/64-bit	Win (All) +
Requirements	.NET Framework 2.0

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	2.5.5 r7200 ...history
Last updated	Jul 12, 2011
Popularity	6/10
License	Freeware
Windows	2000/XP/Vista/7

Free Screen To Video

capture desktop video

Free Screen To Video is a screen capture tool that enables you to record desktop activity and save it as video file in Flash (FLV,SWF), AVI or WMV format. You can choose to capture the entire screen, a selected area on your desktop or only a specific window, and also configure the video quality, including frame rate, video size and more. If you have a microphone connected to your PC, you can optionally include an audio narration as well. The program is easy to use, you just have to select the format that you want to record to, select a capture mode and click a button.

Installs a Dealio toolbar and changes your browser search to Yahoo! unless you opt-out during setup!

Freeware (Ad-supported)

Publisher	Koyote Soft
File Size	4829 kb
Version	2.0 ...history
Last updated	Jul 12, 2011
Popularity	6/10
License	Freeware (Ad-supported)
Windows	2000/XP/Vista/7
Requirements	.NET Framework 2.0

SpeedBit Video Accelerator

improve online video playback

SpeedBit Video Accelerator reduces buffering problems when viewing standard and HQ videos on YouTube and many other sites. The program automatically detects when you are viewing a video from one of the supported sites and automatically accelerates the transfer by using multiple parallel connections, thereby allowing for significantly improved download speeds and video playback. During our review, the actual speeds for downloading complete videos were indeed multiple times faster when SpeedBit was activated, however we did not experience buffer problems with any of the sites we tested (with or without acceleration), so the overall viewing experience was the same.

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

Freeware (Ad-supported)

Publisher	Speedbit Ltd.
File Size	5964 kb
Version	3.2.3.5 ...history
Last updated	Jul 12, 2011
Popularity	4/10
License	Freeware (Ad-supported)
Windows 32/64-bit	2000/XP/2003/Vista/7
Requirements	.NET Framework 4