Wednesday, February 20, 2008
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.