FotoMix

photo manipulation software

FotoMix enables you to mix and blend pictures to achieve greenscreen/bluescreen effects. It allows you to blend a person or object from one photo into another background by simply painting over the areas you want to become transparent and then inserting the object into a new background. You can also use the software to remove or replace backgrounds, create photo collages, blend multiple images into one, and for many other fun projects.

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

Freeware (Ad-supported)

Publisher	Digital Photo Software
File Size	2543 kb
Version	8.5.5 ...history
Last updated	Aug 26, 2011
Popularity	8/10
License	Freeware (Ad-supported)
Windows	XP/Vista/7

Game Fire

optimize your PC for gaming

Game Fire helps you speed up your PC for gaming sessions by temporarily turning off unneeded Windows features and services, and defragmenting your system memory. Once you are done playing your game, simply click a button to turn off Gaming Mode and the program will undo all changes and restore your system to the previous state.

Installs as sponsored toolbar unless you opt-out during setup.

Freeware (Ad-supported)

Publisher	Smart Pc Utilities, Ltd.
File Size	7995 kb
Version	2.0.99 ...history
Last updated	Aug 24, 2011
Popularity	9/10
License	Freeware (Ad-supported)
Windows 32/64-bit	XP/Vista/7
Requirements	.NET Framework 4

Skype

make Internet phone calls

Skype is a user friendly video and text messaging software, that allows you to make free Internet phone and HD video calls to any Skype user, anywhere in the world. The sound quality is as good or even better than regular phones, and requires no additional equipment, besides a normal PC microphone or headset.

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

Freeware (Ad-supported)

Publisher	Skype Limited
File Size	1056 kb
Version	5.5.0.114 ...history
Last updated	Aug 24, 2011
Popularity	6/10
License	Freeware (Ad-supported)
Windows	2000/XP/Vista/7

Combined Community Codec Pack (CCCP)

codec and filter pack

Combined Community Codec Pack (CCCP) is a simple playback pack for Windows with the goal of supporting the majority of video formats in use today. The program includes a variety of codecs as well as CoreWavPack, FFDShow, VfW Interface, FLV Splitter (MPC-HC), Haali Media Splitter, MPEG-2 Decoder, VSFilter and Media Player Classic Home Cinema.

Freeware

Publisher	CCCP Project
File Size	8561 kb
Version	2011-7-30
Added	Aug 25, 2011
Popularity	n/a
License	Freeware
Windows 32/64-bit	XP/Vista/7

VideoLobster (Free Version)

video converter

VideoLobster enables you to convert your video files between different formats in a few simple steps. You can choose to crop a portion of the frame, apply video filters to improve picture quality and the paid version also allows you to add a custom image or text watermark to the video.

Freeware

Publisher	Videocharge/CodeLobster
File Size	29417 kb
Version	1.0
Added	Aug 22, 2011
Popularity	n/a
License	Freeware
Windows	XP/Vista/7

MadAppLauncher

mouseless application launcher

MadAppLauncher is a simple application launcher that provides quick access to all your favorite programs, documents and folders. A single keyboard hotkey brings up the main launchpad where each shortcut icon is assigned to a letter from your keyboard (QWERTY layout). Simply press the associated key on your keyboard to launch the item assigned to it. You can drag programs, folders or documents into the launchpad and easily arrange them the way you want. The launchpad is limited to 26 letter keys (+4 extra keys), however you can create multiple tabs to organize a large number of shortcuts efficiently.

Freeware

Publisher	Roberto Concepcion
File Size	1398 kb
Version	1.0.4.0 ...history
Last updated	Aug 23, 2011
Popularity	4/10
License	Freeware
Windows	XP/Vista/7

Antirun

disable or manage autorun on USB drives

Antirun is simple solution to prevent autorun.inf/AutoPlay programs from executing automatically when you insert a USB drive or other removable storage device. The program scans the drive for an autorun.inf file and alerts you if it finds one. The autorun.inf file is a simple text file that contains instructions to automatically launch a program when the drive is inserted (very common with commercial software CDs/DVDs), but it can also be abused to automatically launch a malicious program or script. Other features include an option to safely remove (eject) a drive and an option to disable the autorun functionality in the Windows registry.

Freeware

Publisher	Antirunlabs
File Size	305 kb
Version	2.3
Added	Aug 23, 2011
Popularity	n/a
License	Freeware
Windows 32/64-bit	2000/XP/Vista/7

AdBlockVideo

Block Video Ads

AdBlockVideo is an add-in for Firefox 5/6 that automatically skips advertising commercials when you watch streaming video on popular sites like Hulu, CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, and others. The program automatically kicks in whenever you watch an online video, there are no configuration options or settings to tweak. You may notice a brief delay while the video ad is being skipped (2-5 seconds). Not compatible with Adblock Plus.

Freeware

Publisher	AdBlockVideo
File Size	14841 kb
Version	1.0
Added	Aug 23, 2011
Popularity	n/a
License	Freeware
Windows 32/64-bit	XP/Vista/7

AVStoDVD

convert videos to DVD format

AVStoDVD enables you to convert various AVI and MPEG formats to DVD compliant streams and burn them to disc, save them as DVD folder structure or store them in ISO format. The program takes advantage of several Open Source applications that come included with the installer (AviSynth, ImgBurn, QuEnc/HCenc/ReJig/FFmpeg...) and are seamlessly integrated with AVStoDVD. AVStoDVD supports subtitles, PAL/NTSC output (PAL is set as default), DVD Authoring, DVD Menu editing and more.

Freeware

Publisher	AVStoDVD (Open Source)
File Size	34730 kb
Version	2.4.1
Added	Aug 19, 2011
Popularity	n/a
License	Freeware
Windows	XP/Vista/7

Speak-A-Message

send voice emails

Speak-A-Message (Free Home Edition) enables you to send voice emails, using your default email client. The program provides a simple recording interface and automatically attaches the WMA compressed recording to an outgoing message. The program also includes a Speech-to-text features that can automatically transcribe a voice message to text. If you are using Outlook, Speak-A-Message will integrate directly with your email toolbar.

Freeware

Publisher	Inventivio Gmbh
File Size	10063 kb
Version	7.1.0 ...history
Last updated	Aug 20, 2011
Popularity	4/10
License	Freeware
Windows 32/64-bit	Vista/7

SmartPower

automatic PC shutdown based on a schedule

SmartPower is a Windows Service that enables you to automatically suspend, hibernate, shutdown and wake-up your computer based on a custom schedule. You can configure a default schedule that applies to all days or configure individual weekdays separately. What makes this program "smart" is the fact that you can configure conditions that, if valid, will prevent the schedule action from taking place.

Freeware

Publisher	Ignatu Software
File Size	333 kb
Version	1.2.2 ...history
Last updated	Aug 20, 2011
Popularity	4/10
License	Freeware
Windows 32/64-bit	XP/Vista/7
Requirements	.NET Framework 3.5