PatrolAssist 1.0.0.6

Internet Police Scanner Software

PatrolAssist enables you to listen to police live police scanner broadcasts from 28 major cities in the US, including LAPD, NYPD, LVPD (Las Vegas), Atlanta PD, and others. The plain interface provides an integrated Media Player control as well as a list of common police codes for each channel.

JetDrive 2008

Disk defragmenter

JetDrive is a disk defragmenter that offers file and folder defragmentation, as well as registry defragmentation and junk file removal. It can be run manually (as needed) or set to automatic mode to defragment selected drives whenever your computer is idle. Other features include folder visualization, system files degragmentation and cleaning of temporary files, however these features are disabled in the trial version.

CamZoomer 3.0

virtual pan and zoom web cam

CamZoomer allows you to turn your ordinary web cam device into a virtual pan and zoom camera with 8x digital zoom. Of course the software is not able to physically turn or move your web cam, however it takes advantage of the fact that most USB web cams support rather large resolution (640x480), which is usually not used to it`s full extend for Internet broadcasting. CamZoomer sits between your web cam and software and automatically captures the images at the highest resolution supported by the camera, and uses the extra capture area to emulate panning and tilting of the camera. In addition, CamZoomer can be used as a splitter, allowing you to connect multiple applications to the same device.

Flash Album Creator 2.16

Create a Flash photo slideshow

Flash Album Creator lets you create your own digital photo slideshow and publish it as a Flash file on the web, or as standalone EXE file. The slideshow comes with a small navigation menu that the user can use to start/pause the slideshow. When used for web publishing, Flash Album Creator can also create the HTML page, including custom title and background. The result is an attractive Flash presentation of your images. The program can only handle images properly that are larger than 640x480 (most digital camera images are). Other can also be processed but may be stretched to fit.

ST Thumbnails Explorer 1.2.2240

Thumbnail image browser

ST Thumbnails Explorer is an image file manager that allows you to browse thumbnails of image files in a selected directory. It also displays the additional property values (if any) and allows to sort the thumbnails based on various criteria. The program supports all popular image formats, as well as Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW and Macromedia FreeHand.

Mp3Tag 5.9

Mp3 tag editor

mp3Tag is an easy-to-use, multi-functional viewer and editor of mp3-tags (ID3v1 and ID3v2). It allows you to simultaneously change one or more fields of a tag for a single or multiple files. The built in lyrics editor also enables you to retrieve the lyrics for a selected song from the Internet and save them right inside the mp3 file. In addition, you can rename files, based on their tag information, save pictures in MP3 tags, and also create mp3 tags from parts of the filename and/or using directory name. mp3Tag comes with a built in player and a modern interface that supports drag and drop.

Active GIF Creator 3.2

Create animated GIF images

Active GIF Creator enables you to create animated GIF images for the web. You can import image frames from a variety of formats, edit tham with the internal image editor or script editor, set transparency, delay, animation size and other common parameters. The program also allows you to apply several effects to selected frames (e.g. shake, ripple), add particles to the animation and insert text annotations. Other features include command-line features, web preview, GIF optimization, GIF comments and more. The animation can be saved as project, animated GIF, AVI video clip or several (static) image formats. In addition to GIF animations, you can also create simple buttons and image maps.

Spyware Terminator 2.1.1.314

Adware and spyware scanner

Spyware Terminator is a full-feature adware and spyware scanner with real-time protection that can remove or quarantine spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, home page hijackers and other malware threats. The scan behavior can be customized based on your level of experience, ranging from automatic interception to complete user control over how to handle any potential threats. Spyware Terminator offers manual and scheduled scans as well as real-time protection for your browser settings, HOSTS file, startup entries and other system areas. The program can optionally use ClamAV for additional virus protection. Other features include a file analysis tool, system restore, Locked File Removal, integrated spyware reporting, automatic updates and more.

Uranium Backup Free 6.5.1.2377

Personal backup tool

Uranium Backup Free is a personal backup tool that enables you to backup your data to local drives, network drives or external USB/Firewire drives. You can create multiple backup sets and choose to run them manually or schedule them for automatic execution. The free version is limited to simple backup sets, other versions can be purchased that offer features lacking in free version.

Pros: Can be scheduled for automatic backups

Cons: No CD/DVD backups; no FTP backups;

Visual Task Tips 3.1

Taskbar enhancement

Visual Task Tips is a handy Windows shell enhancement that displays a thumbnail snapshot of any Windows that was minimized to the Windows taskbar. Just hover your mouse over a taskbar item and instead of the standard info tip, you will see a small snapshot of the Window. Visual Task Tips works with minimized folder, applications and web pages.

Ashampoo ClipFinder 1.34

video search tool

Ashampoo ClipFinder is a video search tool that searches some of the popular video sites for content that matches your query. It supports YouTube, MySpace, MetaCafe, iFilm and several German video sites. The results are returned as video thumbnails and can be viewed with the integrated player - no need to visit the website. Other features include an option to bookmark and/or download selected videos and access to advanced search options. Ashampoo ClipFinder requires a free registration after 10 days.

ClamAV/SOSDG 0.92.1-1

Command line anti-virus

ClamAV/SOSDG (formerly ClamAV For Windows) is a Windows command line version of the GPL licensed anti-virus solution. It includes a set of command line tools, including a high speed scanning daemon, that can be used to scan computers for viruses, or used by mail servers or proxy servers (via command line) to clean incoming messages. The program offers free definition updates and comes with detailed (PDF) documentation. Suited for advanced users only.

AdiIRC 1.7

IRC chat client

AdiIRC is an IRC client with multiserver support and a customizable interface. It offers all the standard IRC features including private chats, basic Identd features, sysinfo, and Winamp support. The program stores all it`s settings in text files and does not require an installation.

Jarte 3.1

word processor

Jarte is a text editor with a unique interface and many features. It uses the Windows built-in word processing engine at its core, but offers far more functionality then WordPad. This makes Jarte a great replacement for both the WordPad word processor and the NotePad text editor programs. Jarte opens rich text and plain text documents including DOC documents created with Microsoft Word. Some of the features include multi-document support, formatting tools, customizable background pattern and color schemes as well as clip functions, spell check, multi-level undo, USB drive installation and much more.

MoveIt2 6.5

Automatically move or upload files

MoveIt2 is a utility to automatically move files that are added to a specific folder. You can set filters based on the file name, rename files using regular expressions when moving them to the new destination, create directories based on the file name or date and check if the file already exists. The program can move files from/to local folders as well as FTP directories. MoveIt2 offers quite a few features that make the program very flexible and useful for a variety of file management tasks as well as file backups. It runs in the system tray and automatically monitors the selected folders for any additions that match your file moving rules. You can set up to 5 working threads, each with individual settings. Other features include detailed logging, support for subdirectory scanning, command-line options and more. This free Lite version is restricted to 5 MoveIt2 threads (moving rules), which should be sufficient for most users. Documentation is provided from the website.

SEO Studio 2.9.1.145

Search engine submission and tools

SEO Studio is a tools suite for search engine submissions, web site optimization and search engine rankings. It offers keyword analysis of your pages and allows you to compare your site with the keywords that are used by top ranking competitors. The program also includes a search engine submission module which allows you to submit to the major search engines, as well as various minor sites and directories, organized by countries. The results are presented in simple HTML reports, that can be customized with your company information and also sent via email.

iSysCleaner Pro 1.0.2.167

iSysCleaner Pro 1.0.2.167

iSysCleaner Pro is a simple tool that searches for junk files on your computer and allows you to delete them. It currently cleans Windows Temporary Files, browser cache, cookies, lost cluster files, recycle bin contents, user defined junk files (folders) and a few more. An easy-to-use tool for a basic PC clean-up.

Codelobster 3.3.2

Codelobster 3.3.2

Codelobster is a web code editor, that supports TXT, CPP, JAVA, JSP, PHP, PL, ASP, HTML, CSS, XML, XSL, JS, VBS and SQL. It offers all the standard editing tools, as well as built-in online and offline preview, syntax highlighting, spell-checking, code collapsing, as well as auto-complete and context help for JavaScript, CSS and ASP code. It can also convert HTML files into JSP, PHP, PL, ASP ones and vice versa.

GoodSync 6.2.8

GoodSync 6.2.8

GoodSync is a file synchronization tool that enables you to backup your files and/or synchronize them with another location such as a different drive, folder, USB drive or network location. The program supports one-way and two-way synchronizations, it can propagate deletions and check for conflicts, which can be reviewed and approved before executing the synchronization. You can also execute jobs automatically when a removable device is connected, periodically, or schedule via Task Scheduler. Other features include file filters and exclusions, support for time shifts, chained syncing, backup of deleted files and more. After the 30 day trial, GoodSync can be used for free for up to 3 synchronization jobs with less than 100 files each.

Outlook Express Email Saver 5.1.61

Outlook Express Email Saver 5.1.61

Outlook Express Email Saver allows you to backup your email, address book and internet favorites in a single step. You can specify a backup directory and even schedule the backups to take place automatically. The software comes with a simple, easy to use interface.

SmartWhois 4.3

SmartWhois 4.3

SmartWhois - a handy utility for obtaining information about any IP address or hostname in the world. Unlike standard whois utilities, SmartWhois automatically delivers information associated with an IP address no matter where it is registered geographically. In just a few seconds you get all you want to know about a user: domain, network name, country, state or province, city. Even if the IP address cannot be resolved to a hostname, SmartWhois won t fail. Supports Socks5 proxy connections. The program has a pleasant and easy to read interface, making it refreshingly different from other clients.

AAA Logo Software 1.22

AAA Logo Software 1.22

AAA Logo Software is a very powerful, yet easy to use program to create highly professional logos from a set of customizable templates, custom fonts, and thousands of high quality design objects and clipart that come ready-to-use with the software. You can design a logo from scratch, or use one of the base templates to get started. The base concept can then easily be customized in every aspect. The program uses an intuitive WYSIWYG editing approach, that allows full control over the design, without requiring you to have any editing experience. Don`t be fooled by the rather generic name, the program produces some very impressive designs, that can easily measure up against many professional logo designs.

Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB938979)

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Visual Studio 2008 Overview White Paper

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