Jay's Freewares

Dexpot

2010-01-03T22:25:00.000+08:00

Dexpot is a freeware that allows to create multiple virtual desktops for Windows to increase the work area of your screen by up to 20 times and easily switch from one to the other. This is easy to use even with beginners. Each virtual desktop is independent and can have its own resolution, icons and wallpaper. Nevertheless, you're allowed to move application windows to other virtual desktops. A very useful tool to increase your space and work more efficiently. You can easily switch between desktops from the tray icon, or via hotkey, or even use an automatic desktop slideshow that rotates all virtual desktops. In addition, you can move and copy windows from one desktop to another among the desktops, set up rules to automatically move, copy or close windows and more. Dexpot is one of the most advanced desktop managers out there, that is easy enough for beginners, but offers some great flexibility for more demanding users as well.

File Size: 3.70Mb
Publisher: Dexpot GbR
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Rename Master v2.9.3

2009-11-16T17:27:00.003+08:00

Rename Master is a utility freeware which enable to rename large groups of files with a few clicks only. This utility is useful especially working with websites, file archives, or collections of music, videos, or pictures that need to be renamed according to the user's way of naming. Just simply add, remove, or replace parts of the filename or rename it via file properties, MP3 tags, JPEG, JFIF and EXIF tags. With this utility, you don't have to spend time renaming each file one at a time. Some of its features are intelligent number sorting, JPEG/MP3 tag support and many more Meta-Variables, auto-Preview support , "scipts" to save commonly used renaming options, [*] and [?] command prompt style wildcards for replacing and remove options, "undo" button so a renaming operation can be rolled back, floating thumbnail window for viewing pictures and, optional thumbnail file list view and optional Explorer integration for right-clicking on folders or using "Send To."

File Size: 1.82MB
Publisher: Jackass JoeJoe
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Starter v5.6.2.9

2009-11-08T16:03:00.003+08:00

Starter is a simple software yet a useful one that allows you to view and manage all the programs that are starting automatically whenever operating system is loading. It is an alternative startup manager for Microsoft Windows. It enumerates all the hidden registry entries, startup folders' items and some of the initialization files, so that the user could choose to temporarily disable selected entries, edit them, create new, or delete them permanently. It also list all the running processes with possibility to view extended process' information (such as used DLLs, memory usage, thread count, priorities etc.), and to terminate selected process (even a Windows NT service, having enough access rights). Another one is Windows' services (and drivers) manager with some advanced features.

File Size: 680KB
Publisher: CodeStuff
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Largest Files Finder

2009-11-01T22:54:00.002+08:00

Largest Files Finder is a free software that helps you to find the 100 largest files on your hard disk or within multiple subdirectories. It automatically scans the hard drive and shows the top 100 largest files once started. You will see the information of each file like file name, full folder path, file size and date of last change. Even if some files are hidden, this tool can still locate these files so you don't need to worry if there are hidden files with large file size which are not useful and need to be deleted to free disk space. You can still scan other drives or directories to locate large files. It only takes 60 seconds to complete 200GB disk scan. Among of its features are: doesn't require installation, doesn't require run time modules, doesn't write to the registry, doesn't modify files outside of its own directories and isn't adware.

File Size: 253KB
Publisher: www.file.net
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DiskDigger v0.8.3

2009-10-27T19:03:00.011+08:00

DiskDigger is a free software that can recover files from any type of media including hard disk, memory cards from SD, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, etc. and USB flash drives. It can recover any types of files such as photos, videos, music, documents, and many other formats. It can even scan disks are already reformatted or badly formatted and disks with bad sectors. It bypasses the Windows the file system drivers as it scans your disk directly. It supports different file systems including FAT12 for floppy disks, FAT16 for older memory cards, FAT32 for newer memory cards and hard disk, NTFS for newer hard disks, and exFAT - Microsoft's new successor to FAT32. The software doesn't need to be installed. It is just a single executable file that you can run from anywhere.

File Size: 1.44MB
Publisher: Dmitry Brant
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uTorrent 1.8.4

2009-10-24T11:00:00.010+08:00

µTorrent is the world's most popular BitTorrent client and become favorite among torrent users worldwide due to its innovative interface, minute CPU usage and extensive download details. With its ultra quick installtion process and a minimal use of PC resources, it is undoubtedly on of the most reliable torrent clients on the market. Among of its feautures are bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading and Mainline DHT (compatible with BitComet). It also supports the Protocol Encryption joint specification (compatible with Azureus 2.4.0.0 and above, BitComet 0.63 and above) and peer exchange.

The program is resource-friendly. It was written with efficiency in mind. It does not hog valuable system resources - typically using less than 6MB of memory, allowing to use the computer as if it weren't there all all. The program itself is contained with a single executable less than 220KB in size. It is also skinnable and localized. Various icon, toolbar graphic and status icon replacements are available, and creating your own is very simple. µTorrent also has support for localization, and with a language file present, will automatically switch to your system language. If your language isn't available, you can easily add your own, or edit other existing translations to improve them! It is also actively developed and improved. The development team puts in a lot of time working on features and making things more user-friendly. Releases only come out when they're ready, with no schedule pressures, so the few bugs that appear are quickly addressed and fixed. It supports the following languages:English, Spanish, German, French, Arabic, Catalan, Chinese Simp, Chinese Trad, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Euskera, Finnish, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese BR, Russian, Swedish, Turkish.

Features:

Multiple simultaneous downloads
Configurable bandwidth scheduler
Global and per-torrent speed limiting
Quick-resumes interrupted transfers
RSS Downloader
Trackerless support (Mainline DHT)

File Size: 282KB
Publisher: BitTorrent, Inc.
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PagePlus SE 1.0

2009-10-21T10:14:00.006+08:00

PagePlus SE is an award-winning free desktop publishing software (DTP) that enables you to design stunning publications for your home, school or business with no experience required. With PagePlus you can create outstanding menus, greetings cards, flyers, posters, brochures and catalogues with easy-to-use Templates or create your own amazing designs for any occasions.

In order to continue using this software, the user must complete the registration process via online from the Serif's registration site. After completion, a registration key will be send to the user's email address which must be entered at the software's registration screen. The aim of registration is to provide with Serif 's monthly Newsletter and other carefully targeted email offers from Serif's group of companies including Gizoo and Harvard Graphics. It also provide the user to unsubscribe or optimize your email subscription at any time. Please take note this software is for personal use only and comes with a license that allows you to install it on only one PC. If it must be installed in a multi-user or network situation like a large organization, please contact this email address: edusales@serif.com

File Size: 19.5 MB
Publisher: Serif
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BatteryCare v0.9.7.3

2009-10-17T19:51:00.020+08:00

BatteryCare is a Windows software created to optimize the usage and performance of the modern laptop's battery. It monitors the battery's discharge cycles and also helps to increase it's autonomy and improves its lifetime.

The software accurately records the advanced algorithm when a complete discharge is performed. A notification balloon pops up to remind that a full discharge is required when the configured number of discharge cycles is reached. When in battery mode, the notification icon shows the remaining time and percentage of battery. For laptops that don't support the battery time left information, BatteryCare calculates the statistical remaining time and list the charge percentage. It also shows all the detailed information about the battery, such as wear level, capacities, consumption, manufacturer, etc. You can choose the power plan you prefer but it depends on the power source of the computer. The software also automatically disables the graphics accelerated theme in Windows Vista or demanding services that degrade battery lifetime but will be restored once power source from outlet is used. The program is self-updating hence no need to download and install new version. It only consumes 0.1% of Processor and Memory resources so it doesn't slow down your laptop.

Features:

Battery's discharge cycles monitoring
Complete battery information
Notification area information
Automatic power plans switching
Control over Windows Aero and demanding Services
Auto-updates
Lightweight in the system

File Size: 1.14MB
Publisher: Felipe Lourenco
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PowerPoint Viewer 2007

2009-10-11T14:23:00.006+08:00

PowerPoint Viewer 2007 views full-featured presentations for PowerPoint 97 and later versions. This viewer also supports opening password-protected Microsoft PowerPoint presentations. You can view and print presentations, but you cannot edit them in the PowerPoint Viewer 2007.

Key features:

the power to view animations
graphics effects
action settings
hyperlinks
custom shows

File Size: 25.7MB
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
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CDBurnerXP v4.2.6

2009-10-05T13:22:00.007+08:00

CDBurnerXP is an optical disc authoring software application for Microsoft Windows, written in Visual Basic .NET for the most part. It has international language support. The program supports burning data on CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD as well as burning audio files (WAV, MP3, MP2, FLAC, Windows Media Audio, AIFF, BWF (Broadcast WAV), and Ogg Vorbis) in the Red Book format. ISO images can be burnt and created. It can burn UDF and/or ISO-9660 formats. Bootable data discs are supported as well. It does not include adware or similar malicious components.

Key Features

burn all kinds of discs
audio-CDs with or without gaps between tracks
burn and create ISO files
data verification after burning process
create bootable discs
multi-language interface
bin/nrg → ISO converter, simple cover printing and much more!
Operating Systems: Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista/Windows 7

File Size: 3.95MB
Publisher: Canneverbe Limited
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VLC 1.0.2

2009-09-26T19:23:00.018+08:00

VLC media player is a free highly portable multimedia player supporting most audio and video formats (H.264, Ogg, DivX, MKV, TS, MPEG-2, mp3, MPEG-4, aac, ...) from files, physical media (DVDs, VCD, Audio-CD), TV capture cards and many network streaming protocols. It can also convert media files, transcode and act as a streaming server over unicast or multicast and IPv4 or IPv6. It doesn't need any external codec, program or codec pack to work.

Version 1.0.2 introduces many fixes for SSA decoding, v4l2, MacOS interface, ogg/theora, x264 modules, and security issues.

File Size: 17.6MB
Publisher: VideoLan Team
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Duplicate Cleaner 1.4.3

2009-09-24T20:08:00.011+08:00

Duplicate cleaner is a useful program to help you organize the contents of your home hard drive or corporate network. You'd be surprised just how many redundant or duplicate files you could find forgotten in an obscure documents folder. Duplicate Cleaner will deep scan for all types of files - photos, music, films/video, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, text files - you name it, if it appears twice on your computer then Duplicate Cleaner will find it. Once these files are found you are provided with helper tools to enable you to select which copies to delete or move. These files can be deleted to the recycle bin, moved into an archive elsewhere, or replaced with hardlinks.

Features:

Find Duplicate Files by content
Cleaner hard drives means faster performance
Fast Scanning and accurate duplicate comparison (MD5 Hashing algorithm)
Deep scans music - locate duplicate music formats (MP3, iTunes, etc)
Flexible search parameters
Intelligent Selection Assistant
Search home or networked drives
Search multiple locations
Export / Import results in CSV format
View Path,Size and Date of files
Large, resizable list window
Image preview window
Delete duplicate file to the Recycle bin
Move duplicate files to a new location
Turn duplicate file into hard links (NTFS file systems only)
Protection for Windows and system files
Supports multiple languages
No Spyware, Adware or any other rubbish
Free!

File Size: 1.76MB
Publisher: Digital Volcano
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Paint.NET v3.36

2009-09-23T12:40:00.012+08:00

Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and plugins.

It started development as an undergraduate college senior design project mentored by Microsoft, and is currently being maintained by some of the alumni that originally worked on it. Originally intended as a free replacement for the Microsoft Paint software that comes with Windows, it has grown into a powerful yet simple image and photo editor tool. It has been compared to other digital photo editing software packages such as Adobe® Photoshop®, Corel® Paint Shop Pro®, Microsoft Photo Editor, and The GIMP.

Latest Changes:

Improved: Effect rendering should be a little faster now
Changed: Implemented some changes to the "Add Noise" effect that were suggested by a forum member
Changed: The canvas background color is now always #c0c0c0
Changed: The auto-updater should now correctly detect .NET 3.5 and newer, which will help to save bandwidth when Paint.NET v4.0 is released (it will require .NET 3.5)
Fixed: Paint.NET now works on a system that has the .NET 3.5 SP1 "Client Profile" installed
Fixed: When zoomed in and the cursor is to the top-left of the image (negative coordinates), the ruler is now highlighted in the correct area. Fixed: The effect rendering system no longer sets the "Tag" property on the configuration dialog
Fixed: Some incorrectly authored plugins would cause a crash when loading their support details (author, copyright, etc.)
Fixed: There was a bug in the color wheel for IndirectUI that caused it to show the wrong values at initialization
Fixed: There was a performance problem for effects that used the IndirectUI color wheel control
Fixed: In some rare cases, Paint.NET would crash while shutting down
Fixed: When using the "Fixed Ratio" feature of the Rectangle Selection tool, it would crash if 0 was specified for both the width and height

File Size: 1.55MB
Publisher: dotPDN LLC
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Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

2009-09-22T21:36:00.006+08:00

By installing the Compatibility Pack in addition to Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003, you will be permitted to open, edit, and save files using the file formats new to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.

The Compatibility Pack can also be used in conjunction with the Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003, Excel Viewer 2003, and PowerPoint Viewer 2003 to view files saved in these new formats. For more information about the Compatibility Pack, see Knowledge Base article 924074.

File Size: 27.5MB
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
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Format Factory 2.10

2009-09-21T22:11:00.010+08:00

Format Factory is a free, fully-featured, multifunctional media converter that enables you to convert audio, video, and even images, between the most popular formats. It provides the following functions:

All to MP4/3GP/MPG/AVI/WMV/FLV/SWF
All to MP3/WMA/AMR/OGG/AAC/WAV
All to JPG/BMP/PNG/TIF/ICO/GIF/TGA
Rip DVD to video file , Rip Music CD to audio file
MP4 files support iPod/iPhone/PSP/BlackBerry format
Supports RMVB,Watermark, AV Mux

Format Factory's Feature:

Support converting all popular video,audio,picture formats to others
Repair damaged video and audio file
Reducing Multimedia file size
Support iphone,ipod multimedia file formats
Picture converting supports Zoom,Rotate/Flip,tags
DVD Ripper
Supports 50 languages

What's with version 2.10

Added "All to Custom"
Added "Watermark", support png,bmp,jpg
Added "Mux"
Added "Video Crop"
Fixed AV sync of some wmv files.
Fixed problem of ffdshow filter installation

File Size: 21.5MB
Publisher: Free Time
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Virus Effect Remover 3.0.10

2009-09-20T14:05:00.006+08:00

Virus Effect Remover is a free tool which help you to remove the effect of virus from windows registry and file system. It also detect the registry error caused by virus and enables the Blocked content like task manager , registry editor, folder option and other Windows OS features. It helps remove virus manually and overcome all restriction which a virus did in your System. Similar to XP Tools, it also brings together the most commonly used Windows tasks under one roof, making it easy. The inbuilt registry backup tool, lets you take a backup and restore backup’s easily.

Features :

Blocks Auto Run from removable media and fixed media.
Unlocker – to remove locked files.
File & Folder Options
Shows currently running process
Startup processes
Windows Repair Tools – Dr.Watson and System File Checker
Removes all restriction which a virus does.

Requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.

File Size: 1.61MB
Publisher: Avinash Sachan
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InstantStorm 1.5.3

2009-09-16T11:47:00.006+08:00

InstantStorm is a Windows freeware tool for creating Flash based screensavers with many advanced features. All you have to do is to choose an SWF file, set screensaver parameters and compile an executable installer. All 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows are fully supported, including Windows 95 and Windows Vista. And the best of all—there are no nag screens or other annoying stuff. Unlike many other tools, InstantStorm allows you to fully customize your screensaver's about box, installer and uninstaller including all texts.

Purposes

InstantStorm is a 100% freeware product and can be used for all purposes, including commercial usage. Here are some examples of what InstantStorm can be used for:

You can create your own screensaver just for your computer to make your system interface look nicer.
You can create a nice family screensaver and send it to your friends.
You can create a screensaver to promote your company's new product and put it to your corporate website.
As a network administrator, you can install your screensaver to all computers in your company.
If you're a PC manufacturer, you can for example pre-install a nice Flash screensaver to all your new laptops.

Easy to use

InstantStorm is really easy to use. If you're a beginner, the New Project Wizard will help you make a professional screensaver in three simple steps. You can save all your projects to be modified or compiled whenever you want.

Customization features

InstantStorm is the only free Flash screensaver creator that allows you to fully customize your screensavers.

InstantStorm screensavers include no nag screens or other annoying stuff.
All installer's texts and images can be changed.
A custom icon file can be specified for your screensaver.
Installer supports custom license and readme files.
InstantStorm screensavers are fully localizable. You can translate all screensaver interface strings to your language.
The integrated Settings dialog designer allows you to customize the content (both images and SWF files are supported) of your screensaver's settings dialog. Users can view this dialog by clicking the Settings button in system display properties.
Screensaver installer can be protected by a password.
A custom screen resolution for a screensaver can be defined.

Flash features

InstantStorm is designed to support all important Flash features.

If your Flash movie requires external files like SWF, TXT or AS, you can distribute them along with your screensaver.
Adobe Flash 9 format is now fully supported.
If the screensaver's main Flash movie includes "stop" ActionScript actions, InstantStorm allows you to remove them before compiling the screensaver.
Three scale modes are available – show all, 100% and exact fit.
Thanks to screensaver exit event customization, interactive screensavers can be created with ease.

Previews

Unlike most other Flash screensaver solutions, InstantStorm allows you to see what your screensaver's installation is going to look like without compiling anything. Screensaver preview and settings dialog preview are available as well.

Compatibility

All screensavers created with InstantStorm support Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista.

File Size: 2.71MB
Publisher: Jan Kolarik and Ondrej Vaverka
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Spybot - Search & Destroy©® 1.6.2

2009-09-14T19:28:00.012+08:00

Spybot Search & Destroy (S&D) is a popular proprietary spyware and adware removal program compatible with Microsoft Windows 95 and later. It detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Along with spyware and adware detection and disinfection capabilities, Spybot-S&D can repair the Registry, Winsock LSPs, ActiveX objects, browser hijackers and BHOs, PUPS, computer cookies, trackerware, heavy duty, homepage hijackers, keyloggers, LSP, tracks, trojans, spybots, revision, and other kinds of malware. It can also to some extent protect a user's privacy by deleting usage tracks like tracking cookies. Spybot-S&D also includes an "Immunize" feature to block the installation of spyware before it occurs e.g. by modifying the hosts file. Another tool included in Spybot-S&D is a file shredder, for the secure deletion of files. Spybot-S&D is not intended to replace anti-virus programs, but it does detect some common trojans. It can also clean usage tracks, an interesting function if you share your computer with other users and don't want them to see what you have been working on. And for professional users, Spybot-S&D allows you to fix some registry inconsistencies and extended reports. Recently, Spybot-S&D also added an anti-rootkit function. To see a list of threats Spybot-S&D can remove, in the navigation bar at the left click on Support then Threats. For an introduction to Spybot-S&D, please read the tutorial (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/tutorial/index.html).

File Size: 15.6MB
Publisher: Safer Networking Limited
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Free Download Manager 3.0.848

2009-09-13T22:57:00.014+08:00

FDM is a powerful, easy-to-use and absolutely free download accelerator and manager. Moreover, it is 100% safe, open-source software distributed under GPL license. It utilizes the entire bandwidth of your internet connections even if you download from slow web sites. The new version features prioritized and partial torrent downloads, support for Chrome and Safari browsers, multifile metalinks, FDM plugins, and numerous optimizations.

Features:

GNU General Public License
BitTorrent support
Upload Manage: easy way to share your files
Flash Video Download
Remote Control
Portable mode
Enhanced audio/video files support
Absolutely free and 100% safe
Download acceleration
Resume broken downloads
Smart file management and powerful scheduler
Adjust traffic usage
HTML Spider: Download whole web pages or even whole web sites with HTML Spider.
Simultaneous downloading from several mirrors
Zip files partial download
Active spyware and adware protection through active communication among users
Multi language support

File Size: 6.39MB
Publisher: FreeDownloadManager.ORG
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PrimoPDF 4.1.0.11

2009-09-13T17:54:00.009+08:00

PrimoPDF is a free tool for creating PDF files from printable documents such as MS Word files, images, text, web pages, etc. It comprises a user-friendly interface that enables printing to PDF from virtually any Windows application. Within minutes, you can create high-quality PDFs. It is easy to use and free from annoying ads. PrimoPDF installs as a virtual printer and is accessible from any program that offers a Print option. In addition to the standard features, it also offers the ability to optimize PDF output for printing to standard laser printers or for onscreen viewing. No watermark is added to the document, no limitations.

Features:

FREE PDF Converter - not a trial version.
Create PDF files from 300+ file types.
Make PDF documents for different uses, including online viewing, eBooks, office printing, and prepress (high-end printing).
Combine PDF files after they are converted.
Secure with passwords and add document information (title, author, etc.) during creation.
High-quality, easy to use PDF creator for all users.
No annoying pop-up ads, no registration requirement

File Size: 7.49MB
Publisher: ActivePdf Inc.
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IrfanView 4.25

2009-09-09T20:42:00.009+08:00

IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003 , 2008, Vista, Windows 7. The software was first made available in 1996. It is trying to be simple for beginners and powerful for professionals. It creates new and/or interesting features in its own way, unlike some other graphic viewers, whose whole "creativity" is based on feature cloning, stealing of ideas and whole dialogs from ACDSee and/or IrfanView! (for example: XnView has been stealing/cloning features and whole dialogs from IrfanView, for 10+ years). It was the first Windows graphic viewer worldwide with Multiple (animated) GIF support. One of the first graphic viewers worldwide with Multipage TIF support. The first graphic viewer worldwide with Multiple ICO support. It is designed to be a lightweight viewer/player which is noted for its speed, ease of use, and ability to handle a wide variety of graphic file formats.

Some IrfanView features:

Many supported file formats (see http://www.irfanview.com/)
Multi language support
Thumbnail/preview option
Paint option - to draw lines, circles, arrows, straighten image etc.
Toolbar skins option
Slideshow (save slideshow as EXE/SCR or burn it to CD)
Show EXIF/IPTC/Comment text in Slideshow/Fullscreen etc.
Support for Adobe Photoshop Filters
Fast directory view (moving through directory) ulti language support
Batch conversion (with image processing)
Multipage TIF editing
File search
Email option
Multimedia player
Print option
Support for embedded color profiles in JPG/TIF
Change color depth
Scan (batch scan) support
Cut/crop
IPTC editing
Effects (Sharpen, Blur, Adobe 8BF, Filter Factory, Filters Unlimited, etc.)
Capturing
Extract icons from EXE/DLL/ICLs
Lossless JPG rotation
Unicode support
Many hotkeys
Many command line options
Many PlugIns
Only one EXE-File, no DLLs, no Shareware messages like "I Agree" or "Evaluation expired"
No registry changes without user action/permission!
and much much more

File Size: 1.29MB
Publisher: Irfan Skiljan

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Beneton Movie GIF 1.1.2

2009-09-09T14:39:00.011+08:00

Beneton Movie GIF is a free GIF editing tool. Either beginners or advanced users will find an utility to this simple, quick and effective program.

Features:

Supports 48 file formats such as BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, and AVI
Multiple frames selecting
Drag and drop frames for a quick editing
20 different effects, divided in 2 big categories: normal and animated
Supports individual frame properties: delay and transparent for each frame
Save and load a batch of frames (frame1.bmp, frame2.bmp, etc.)
A complete built-in image editor with many tools (pencil, shapes, airbrush, alpha brush, fill, selection, text)
A simple preview window that previews individual frames or the animation with options such as zoom, loop, etc.
Many others!

File Size: 5.09 MB
Publisher: Beneton Software
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CPU-Z 1.52.2

2009-09-08T21:25:00.005+08:00

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CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.

CPU

Name and number.
Core stepping and process.
Package.
Core voltage.
Internal and external clocks, clock multiplier.
Supported instructions sets.
Cache information.

Mainboard

Vendor, model and revision.
BIOS model and date.
Chipset (northbridge and southbridge) and sensor.
Graphic interface.

Memory

Frequency and timings.
Module(s) specification using SPD (Serial Presence Detect) : vendor, serial number, timings table.

System

Windows and DirectX version.

News and Corrections in v1.52

New design with "Graphics" tab.
New 64-bit version.
NVIDIA nForce 980a chipset support.
Intel Core i5 and Core i3 processors.
Intel Atom Z530, Pentium DC E6300 (2.8GHz) and Core 2 Solo processors.
Intel P55 and US15W chipsets preliminary support.
AMD Phenom TWKR support.
AMD Phenom X2 "Callisto" and Athlon X2 "Regor" processors.
AMD Opteron 6-core "Istanbul" processor.
Improved support for Windows 7.
New Intel logos.

File Size: 683KB
Publisher: Frank Delattre, CPUID
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Safari 4.0.3 (Windows)

2009-09-07T20:43:00.015+08:00

Safari is a web browser developed by Apple Inc. First released as a public beta on 7 January 2003 on the company's Mac OS X operating system, it became Apple's default browser beginning with Mac OS X v10.3 "Panther". Apple has also made Safari the native browser for the iPhone OS. A version of Safari for the Microsoft Windows operating system first released on 11 June 2007 supports both Windows XP and Windows Vista. The current stable release of the browser is 4.0.3 for Mac OS X and Windows. Safari had a 4.07% market share in August 2009.

Safari 4 is built on the world’s most advanced browser technologies including the new Nitro JavaScript engine that executes JavaScript up to 30 times faster than IE 7 and more than three times faster than Firefox 3. Safari quickly loads HTML web pages three times faster than IE 7 and almost three times faster than Firefox 3.

Safari renders web pages at lightning speed. It shows you your favorite sites at a glance. And it’s so smart, it even checks your spelling and grammar. It continuously redefines the browser, providing the most enjoyable way to experience the Internet. Meet Safari 4, the world’s most innovative browser.

What's New in v4.0.3

Stability improvements for webpages that use the HTML 5 video tag.
Stability improvements for 3rd-party plug-ins
Stability improvements for Top Sites
Fixes an issue that prevented some users from logging into iWork.com.
Fixes an issue that could cause web content to be displayed in greyscale instead of color.

File Size: 27.20MB
Publisher: Apple Inc.
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Vdownloader v1.0

2009-09-07T19:47:00.008+08:00

VDownloader can search, download and convert videos from Youtube, Google Video, Yahoo, Megaupload, Metacafe, MySpace, DailyMotion and many other similar sites at the same time. You can watch, download, or save videos with just one click. Its embedded meta search engine makes VDownloader different from other download managers. It searches at the same time in the most popular video sites so you will easily find the video you were looking for. It is also a powerful video converter allowing different output formats: it can download and save videos in: AVI, MPG, MP4, iPhone-iPod, PSP, 3GP for mobile phones, DVD-VCD, MP3 (extracting audio from videos). VDownloader is also a powerful video converter with multilingual support (English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Czech, Slovak and Japanese.

What's New in Version 1.0:

New User Interface.
Better support for High Definition (HD) videos.
Added new languages: Finnish and Turkish.

File Size: 5.16MB
Publisher: Enrique Puertas
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7-zip 4.65

2009-09-07T16:03:00.011+08:00

7-zip is a file archiver that offers high compression ratio. It is a free, open-source utility that includes support for multiple file formats as well as a command-line interface.

The main features of 7-Zip:

High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
Supported formats:
- Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
- Unpacking only: ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, DEB, DMG, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MSI, NSIS, RAR, RPM, UDF, WIM, XAR and Z.
For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
Self-extracting capability for 7z format
Integration with Windows Shell
Powerful File Manager
Powerful command line version
Plugin for FAR Manager
Localizations for 74 languages

File Size: 917KB
Publisher: Igor Pavlov
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K-Lite Codec Pack Full v5.1.0

2009-09-07T14:48:00.010+08:00

K-Lite Codec Pack is a free software that contains collection of codecs and related tools. It is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files. With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play all the popular movie formats and supports even some rare formats.

The K-Lite Codec Pack has a couple of major advantages compared to other codec packs:

It it always very up-to-date with the latest versions of the codecs.
It is very user-friendly and the installation is fully customizable, meaning that you can install only those components that you really want.
It has been very well tested, so that the package doesn´t contain any conflicting codecs.
It is a very complete package, containing everything you need to play your movies.

This Standard Pack contains everything you need to play all the commonly used formats. This package should be enough for the average user.

What's New in version 5.1.0:

Updated ffdshow to revision 3065
Updated Cyberlink MPEG-2 decoder to version 8.4.0.615
Updated Codec tweak Tool to version 3.1.0
New set of file type icons for Media Player Classic
Fixed file properties Explorer tab of Haali shell extension
Minor changes

File Size: 11.78MB
Publisher: Codec Guide
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Foxit Reader 3.1.1.0901

2009-09-07T11:43:00.010+08:00

Foxit Reader is a free PDF document viewer and printer, with incredible small size, breezing-fast launch speed and amazingly rich feature set. Its core function is compatible with PDF Standard 1.7.

The following is a list of compelling advantages of Foxit Reader over other PDF Reader:

Incredibly small: The download size of Foxit Reader is just a fraction of Acrobat Reader 20 M size.
Breezing-fast: When you run Foxit Reader, it launches instantly without any delay. You are not forced to view an annoying splash window displaying company logo, author names, etc.
Annotation tool: Have you ever wished to annotate (or comment on) a PDF document when you are reading it? Foxit Reader allows you to draw graphics, highlight text, type text and make notes on a PDF document and then print out or save the annotated document.
Text converter: You may convert the whole PDF document into a simple text file.
High security and privacy: Foxit Reader highly respects the security and privacy of users and will never connect to the Internet without users' permission. While other PDF readers often silently connect to the Internet in the background. Foxit PDF Reader does not contain any spyware.

What’s New in Foxit Reader 3.1

The following is a list of exciting new features in Foxit Reader 3.1.

Internet Search
Foxit Reader 3.1 supports internet keyword search. You can select the text and click the pop-up search icon or press and drag the mouse directly to search for the related information in internet.
Favorite Toolbar
Foxit PDF Reader 3.1 supports to customize the useful tools to appear in the Favorite Toolbar area, so that users can choose the tools that are used most often easily and quickly.
Comments Panel
Lists all comments in the PDF document, and provides a number of common options that helps users check their comments better, such as expanding or collapsing all comments, as well as sorting comments in different ways.
Summarize Comments
Allows users to generate a new PDF document with comments summary and set the document properties, such as paper setting, page range choosing, and so on. It is a convenient way to get a synopsis of all the comments associated with a PDF.
Document Restrictions
Now users can view document restrictions by clicking the Security tab in the properties dialog box. The document’s Security Method restricts what can be done to the document, and the Document Restrictions Summary displays a list of tasks that users can perform.
Supports MSAA
Part of user interface elements supports Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA), that is, to deliver the UI information to the MSAA client-side.
Streamlined UI
A completely redesigned UI with a new look and feel that makes Foxit Reader more intuitive than ever before, such as updated icons and the reclassified menu bar.

File Size: 5.05MB
Publisher: Foxit Software Company
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WinSock Xp Fix

2009-09-06T22:34:00.005+08:00

WinSock XP Fix offers a last resort if your Internet connectivity has been corrupted due to invalid or removed registry entries. It fixes the winsock settings on your Windows XP. It can often cure the problem of lost connections after the removal of Adware components or improper uninstall of firewall applications or other tools that modify the XP network and Winsock settings. If you encounter connection problems after removing network related software, Adware or after registry clean-up; and all other ways fail, then give WinSock XP Fix a try. It can create a registry backup of your current settings, so it is fairly safe to use. We actually tested it on a test machine that was having a Winsock problem due to some Adware removal, and after running the utility and rebooting, the connectivity was restored.

File Size: 1.4MB
Publisher: Option Explicit Software Solutions
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PC Wizard 2009 1.91

2009-09-06T20:43:00.015+08:00

PC WIZARD is a powerful system information utility designed especially for detection of hardware. It's able to identify a large scale of system components and supports the latest technologies and standards. This tool is being updated periodically (usually once per month) to ensure the accuracy of the results by providing new supports and improvements. It is also an utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system. It can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, hard disk performance, CD/DVD-ROM performance.

Hardware Information

Mainboard / Bios (Connectors, ID String, MP Support ...)
Chipset (FSB Frequency, Norhtbridge, Hub, Direct Media Interface, XMB, NSI, ...)
Main Memory (FPM, EDO, SDRAM, DDR SDRAM, DDR-2 SDRAM, DDR-3 SDRAM, RDRAM, FB_DIMM, Timings ...)
Memory Profiles : EPP (SLi Ready), Intel XMP.
Cache Memory (L1, L2, L3, Size, Frequency ...)
Processors (Type, Speed, Multiplier coeff., Features, Model Number, Vanderpool Technology ...)
Coprocessor
APM & ACPI
Busses : ISA, PCI, AGP (2x, 4x,8x), SMBus/ i2c, CardBus, Firewire, Hyper-Transport ... )
DMI / SMBIOS
Mainboard Sensors, Processor, Hard Disk & Battery (Voltage, Temperature, Fans)
Video (Monitor, Card, Bios, Capabilities, Memory, Integrated Memory, Frequencies ...)
OpenGL & 3Dfx
DirectX (DirectDraw, Direct3D, DirectSound (3D), DirectMusic, DirectPlay, DirectInput, DirectX Media)
Keyboard, Mouse & Joystick
Drives (Hard Disk, Removable, CD-ROM, CDRW, DVD ...)
SCSI (Card, Controller, Adapter, Devices ...)
ATA/ATAPI & S-ATA (Devices, Type, Capabilities, S.M.A.R.T. Features, RAID)
Ports (Serial, Parallel, USB, IEEE-1394)
IDE & SCSI Devices
Twain & WIA Devices
PCMCIA (PC Card) Devices
Bluetooth Devices
Sound Card (wave, midi, aux, mix, AC'97 codec, High Definition Audio)
Printers (Local & Network)
Modem (Features, Speed ...)
Network (Server, Connexion, Firewall ...)
Security (Scan Ports ...)
PocketPC & SmartPhone Devices

System Information

MCI Devices (mpeg, avi, seq, vcr, video-disc, wave) & ACM
SAPI
Passwords (Outlook, Internet Explorer, MSN Messenger, Dialup ...)
DOS Memory (base, HMA, UMB, XMS, EMS, DPMI, VCPI)
Windows Memory
Windows (Version, Product Key, Environment, Desktop, XP Themes ...)
Windows UpTime (Boot, Shutdown, BlueScreen, System Restore Points ...)
TrueType & OpenType Fonts
WinSock (Internet), Telephony et Remote Access
OLE (Objects, Servers ...)
Microsoft® Applications
Activity (Process, Tasks, Threads)
Modules (DLL, DRV, 32 & 16-bits) & NT Services
Internet Navigator (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla, FireFox)
.NET Global Assembly Cache (GAC)
ODBC
CMOS/RTC
Resources (IRQ, DMA, E/S, Memory)
System files (.ini, .log, .bat, .nt, .dos ...)

System Benchmarks

Processor (Dhrystone (MIPS), Whetstone (MFLOPS), Mandelbrot fractal ...)
L1, L2, L3 Cache, RAM (Bandwidth, Latency ...)
Main Memory (Bandwidth, Latency ...)
Hard Drives
CD/DVD Rom
DirectX 3D
Video
Removable/Flash Support
MP3 Compression
VISTA Experience Index

MEMORY and CACHE: These benchmarks measure the maximum achiveable memory bandwidth. The code behind these benchmarks method is written in Assembly (x86, SSE, SSE2, SSE3). Memory benchmarks utilize only one processor core and one thread.

PROCESSOR : These benchmarks measure performance in terms of Integer Millions of Instructions Per Second (Integer MIPS) and Millions of Floating Point Operations Per Second (MFLOPS). The code behind these benchmarks method is written in Assembly (x86, x87, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW!). Processor benchmarks are HyperThreading, multi-processor (SMP) and multi-core (CMP) aware.

Tools

Can save, print, e-mail a report
Can save a TXT, RTF, HTML, PDF or CSV report
Can export any graphics as BMP file
Can export text and graphic with the clipboard
Web update Wizard
Communicate with Motherboard Monitor
Dump (Hardware registers, System BIOS, video BIOS ...)

Multi Languages

Dutch
English
French
German
Greek
Italian
Russian
Serbian
Slovak
Spanish

Use this 100% free software to learn more about your computer and its components, detect/diagnose any problems in your computer, and increase your computer's performance.

File Size: 4.84MB
Publisher: CPUID
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Perfect Utilities 3.03

2009-09-06T18:46:00.025+08:00

Perfect Utilities system suite is a simple and easy-to-use freeware which will optimize your PC and fix computer problems

Perfect Utilities will try to mend the problems that lead to blue screen and deadlock errors and other annoying problems and it will maintain system stability and security.

Perfect Utilities will keep your PC running smoother and improve its overall performance. Perfect Utilities combines more than 20 system optimization and cleaning tools in one bundle and offers an attractive and easy to use interface.

Perfect Utilities combines the following features:

Perfect Disk Cleaner
Quickly find and wipe away all the garbage files
Perfect Registry Cleaner
Detect, clean, and repair invalid Registry entries and errors
Perfect History Cleaner
Clean online activity tracks and protect your online privacy
Perfect 1-Click Maintenance
Support to quickly maintain your system with one mouse click
Perfect Task Scheduler
Schedule your maintenance tasks that take place automatically
Perfect Disk Defrag
Defragment your disks and improve computer performance and stability
Perfect Memory Optimizer
Clean, optimize, and free up your computer's memory
Perfect Shortcuts Fixer
Fix the invalid shortcuts from your system
Perfect Duplicate File Finder
Trace and remove the unintended duplicate files
Perfect System Control
Organize and manage your Windows settings
Perfect BHO Remover
Remove BHO(s) you don't want to keep
Perfect Startup Cleaner
Manage program execution at Windows startup
Perfect Auto Shutdown
Schedule your computer for shutdown at a specified time
Perfect Process Manager
Manage currently running programs
Perfect Uninstall Manager
Uninstall programs you don't need anymore
Perfect System Information
Provides comprehensive information on your computer
Perfect Windows Tools
Provides an easy way to launch Windows Tools
Perfect Registry Backup
Back up and restore the Windows Registry
Perfect Registry Search
Search the registry by specific wildcard
Perfect Undelete
Recover deleted files on NTFS, FAT32, FAT16 and FAT12 volumes
Perfect File Shredder
Delete files securely, ensuring that they cannot be recovered later
Perfect File Splitter
Split any type of file into smaller pieces
Perfect EXE Protector
Protect any Windows executable file with a password

File Size: 5.53MB
Publisher: Suining YiLong Software
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