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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.60.0.1600 Beta / 1.51.2.1300 Final

2011-12-24T22:50:00.000+02:00

Malware bytes goes where your normal AV has failed. This little gem of antivir software has saved me on several occasions. Its very light, very small, and a life-saver to put it simple. Malwarebytes has unique scanning features which allow it to catch even the most elusive troublemakers on your PC, I recommend it from personal experience. The program has a free and shareware version, the free one is good enough and provides excelent remedy for a sore windows, the shareware provides active defense and scanning. I've been unable to try the shareware version, but if the freeware is any clue, it should be more than worth it.

The latest version can be found here.

Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.7 Beta 1 / 2.6.1 Final

2011-12-24T22:44:00.000+02:00

What used to be Mozilla Aplication Suite is now SeaMonkey. New name, new project and also - new team. Its a a fine heir to Mozilla, all things considered. The packet includes all the tools for working on the net, browser, html redactor, email and news clients, address books and irc. Add ons and plug ins can personalize each fresh install and the browse is fast and fairly stable - decent choice for surfing the web. Do I even have to mention its open source?

You may download the Windows version here.

The linux version is here.

Aaand the MacOS?

Right here.

Gigabyte LUXO X10

2011-11-27T10:08:00.001+02:00

Gigabyte shows us a new gaming PC box, designed for maximum efficiency and no compromise to heat. Nope, none at all.

Its 440x180x430 at around 5.5 kg with adjustable HDD/ODD to allow placing bigger video-cards. Up to 4 dvds and 4 HDDs can be installed with 2 USB 3.0 and 2 audio ports on the front panel. It comes with (yes again) 4 120mm fans and holes for water cooling ready, with the side structure designed for air circulation efficiency. I'm not saying it can cool your beer, but it definitely won't warm up your pizza. Unfortunately the price tag is yet to be attached...

Wipe 2012.4455

2011-11-22T08:27:00.000+02:00

Wipe is a free, simple and decent tool for what? Well wiping your browsing history, index.dat files, cash, temps, cookies and so on, cleaning the traces from your worn after your actions on the web. Its similar to ccleaner and bitbleach in that aspect and its a freeware.

You can download it from here:
http://privacyroot.com/programs/setups/setup_wipe.exe

The GodFather 0.81 Beta 2 / 0.80 Final

2011-11-20T09:47:00.000+02:00

Except they have a sense of humor, I will give them that.
The GodFather is in control of all your audio files. That is - its a audio file manager, you can rename songs, edit tags, make playlists, convert files and so on and so forth. The interface is multi-language and its a freeware.

You can see some screenshots here:
http://www.jtclipper.eu/thegodfather/screenshots.html

The official page is here:
http://www.jtclipper.eu/thegodfather/

And you may download the latest stable version here:
http://www.jtclipper.eu/thegodfather/tgf_full.zip

Android PC the size of a USB flash

2011-11-20T09:44:00.000+02:00

If you though they were getting small wait for 2012 to see this.
A norwegian company has designed a mini-device that can be used for hardware emulation of Android OS.

Cotton Candy by FXI looks like a USB flash, BUT its a right and proper PC with ARM processor Samsung Exynos at 1.2 GHZ, 4-core Mali-400 MP graphics chip, microSD slod, HDMI port, Wi-Fi and BlueTooth.

Норвежка компания създаде миниатюрно устройство, което може да се използва като хардуeрен емулатор на операционна система Android. It works under Android 2.3 and can be attached to a laptop, PC or even TV. So far its a prototype, expected as I said in 2012 for roughly 200 dollars.

Миниатюрният компютър се очаква на пазара през втората половина на 2012 година на цена под 200 долара. Показаният прототип все още няма достъп до Android Market, но финалният продукт вероятно ще предложи такъв.

Advanced SystemCare 5.0.0.150 Final

2011-11-16T09:56:00.000+02:00

You will love it.
The former Advanced Windowscare, now known as Advanced SystemCare finds and solves problems for your PC before they even started. It is more or less and fire and forget tool that will fix the biggest gripes - lag and crashing in no time. Its one of the easiest, smartest and most powerful maintenance tools available and its a freeware above all.

Official page is here:
http://www.iobit.com/advancedwindowscareper.html

And you may download it from here:
http://download.iobit.com/asc-setup.exe

Free Opener 1.2

2011-11-15T09:00:00.000+02:00

Free Opener is a simple tool to open and organise files in over 70 formats- PDF, PNG, JAVA, PHP, PSD, HTML, BMP, JPEG, TIFF, XML, RESX, PPT, PPTX, AVI, FLV, MID, MKV, MP3, MP4, MPEG, WMV, DOC, DOCX, 7Z, SRT, CR2, DNG, and so on and so forth. Its useful if you are supposed to work with dozens of file types everyday since it saves you the trouble of finding and installing the necessary programs by presenting a single universal offer. Its also freeware, so no excuses not to try it.

The official page is here.
http://www.freeopener.com/

And you can download Freeopener here.
http://www.freeopener.com/freeopener_setup.exe

Joomla! 1.7.3 Final

2011-11-14T11:51:00.001+02:00

Joomla is a content managing system that can help you make your own website and control every aspect of it, from input, through images, catalogues and so on. Its free, open code PHP system using MySQL.
It has plenty of page cashing abilities, RSS readers, print versions, blogs, surveys, news flashes, you name it. Translated in over 60 languages, with a global of users and developers of about 150 000(and growing as you can guess). It has a GNU General Public license and is available to all.

The official page is here
http://www.joomla.org/

Aaand you can download from here.
http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/16024/69674/Joomla_1.7.3-Stable-Full_Package.zip

LinuxLive USB Creator 2.8.7

2011-11-13T18:24:00.000+02:00

LinuxLIVE USB Creators allows you make a bootable Live USB for Linux. Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu, Debian Live Gnome, CentOS, Damn Small LInux, Puppy Linux, Kuki, Linux Mint, CrunchBang и Super OS. and so on and so forth are supported. Its a freeware so no loss to give it a try.

It can be downloaded here:

http://www.linuxliveusb.com/downloads/?version=stable-portable

NINJA 3 Rev. B - keeping it cool (The CPU that is)

2011-11-10T10:57:00.000+02:00

Japanese company Scythe Co. Ltd, famous for making PC cooling systems, unveiled the next version of the CPU fan - NINJA 3 - the NINJA 3 Rev. B.

Differences with the old model are compatibility with Socket LGA775/1366/1156/1155/2011 (Intel) and Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1 (AMD). Otherwise, not much new - same weight about 1040 grams, 120 mm Slip Stream fan with 1300-1900 rpm. The usual so to speak

So far its unknown what the price tag will be and when it will be available on the market.

Mozilla Firefox Portable 8.0

2011-11-09T12:10:00.000+02:00

A fully functioning variant of Mozilla Firefox, optimised for working from a USB-stick, it needs no installation so it should be working directly from the carrier.Great if you have to use someone else's PC, since it(obviously) also caries on your data, preferenses, add-ons and passwords. Portable Firefox should be working from CD, Flash card or mp3 players too. The same things that we know and love Firefox for are present here as well, the RSS, tabbed browsing, download manager, pop-up blocker etc.
Its a freeware and above all - open source so you can(if you know how) tweak it to your heart's desire.

It can be downloaded here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/portableapps/files/Mozilla%20Firefox%2C%20Portable%20Ed./MozillaFirefoxPortable

Slim Browser 6.00 Build 065

2011-11-09T12:01:00.000+02:00

Slimbrowser is based on I.E.(but only based fortunately, they are not staying true to the original) with a decent set of options, which are now pretty much the usual for any web browser - tabbed browsing, pop up stopping, auto-form filling, grouping pages in categories and so on. It has quick searches, auto-log ins, online translations and other useful gimmicks which include HTML/script editing for web designers and FTP uploads.
Its a freeware program so giving it a try won't hurt anybody.

The official page is here:
http://www.flashpeak.com/

And you can download Slim browser from here:
http://slimbrowser.flashpeak.com/release/sbsetup.exe

27 inches of gaming beauty

2011-11-06T21:20:00.000+02:00

Because Philips thinks about us, as the new G-Line 273G3D shows.

To put it simple - 27 inch display - 1920x1080(Full HD), dynamic contrast 20000000:1, 120 Hz, matrix reaction - 2 milliseconds. In the body - 2 HDMI 1.4 ports also a VGA interface and wireless 3d glasses.Unfortunately no price tag is announced yet, but a kidney might be involved in this(and it will be totally worth it)

The IcontrolPad

2011-11-03T12:03:00.000+02:00

Don't go wait what now? Considering how many people carry smartphones, it was a bit inevitable. The one thing that stops them from being a viable gaming platform is the lack of decent controls. Not anymore as it seems. It uses Bluetooth to connect to your mobile device and should be compatible with all smartphone models, even though the name implies otherwise. For stable connection and comfort it has a holding stock for the phone. The controller does not need to be physically attached of course, but it helps. It was designed with the idea of making a universal joypad so it can be used with tablets and PCs, though so far it has only been tested on BlackBerry Torch, HTC Desire, iPhone and several more. Inbuilt battery has 1350mAh power which can also recharge the phone too via USB adapter. The standard model of the IcontrolPad should be selling for the modest price of 62$.

Your Uninstaller! 7.4.2011.12

2011-11-02T13:18:00.000+02:00

Your Uninstaller is the word's first Drag&Uninstall™ uninstaller, as an alternative to the Add/Remove programs of Windows. It offers easier way to get rid of useless stuff, and works 5 to 10 times faster than Microsoft's original. It can detect necessary(or to be precise in this case, the unnecessary) registry keys and remove them with your permission. It supports the SmartUninstall™ technology which allows the complete removal of any program, scanning the registry after de-install to scrub the leftovers. It supports a Drag&Uninstall™ feature which allows you to yes - simply drag and drop into Your Uninstaller! and get on with it. Its a shareware but considering how much effort was put in it I suppose we could live with that.

You can see screenshots of the program here:
http://www.ursoftware.com/yuscreenshots.html
And you can download it here:
http://download.ursoftware.com/dlds/yusetup7.exe

SUMo 2.14.2.119

2011-11-01T08:26:00.000+02:00

SUMo or Software update Monitor is a free program, that allows users to check for updates to software of their choosing. SUMo constantly monitors for updates and downloads them when available. Its better than the internal auto-update that most software has because that only kicks in when said program is started, while SUMo will monitor all the time, and can keep you up to date without the annoying search through websites
When you fire up SUMo for the first time, it scans the pc for available software and then notifies for updates.

SUMo can be downloaded here:
ftp://ftp2.kcsoftwares.com/kcsoftwa/files/sumo_lite.exe

WinSCP 5.0.4 Beta / 4.3.5 Final

2011-10-31T17:52:00.000+02:00

WinSCP is a program that allows you to upload using a protected SFTP. Connection is made through a SSH(Secure Shell), and the program is priceless for administrating distant machines. Interface is similar to Windows Commander, divided into two parts showing yours and the other machine involved, so if you've used WC you will have no problems with WinSCP. It has all basic file control options and as an added bonus - is a free open source project.

WinSCP can be downloaded here.
http://winscp.net/download/winscp435setup.exe

Registry Mechanic 11.0.0.277

2011-10-31T09:18:00.001+02:00

Registry mechanic will allow you to sweep, fix and optimise your OS registry with just a few clicks. It uses a number of algorithms to find missing, misleading or broken registry keys which can lead to non-existent objects and cause problems to your OS. Keeping your registry clean is always a good idea, as it will keep your performance up. Its also capable of defragmenting registries which will be another boost to performance and stability. Pretty much the only problem with it, is that its, yes you guessed it, a shareware.

You can download Registry Mechanic here:
http://www.pctools.com/mirror/rminstall.exe

Seagate might regain the top spot in the HDD market

2011-10-31T09:10:00.000+02:00

Seagate might become the biggest HDD manufacturer in the world again, after losing the leadership in number of devices sold to Western Digital. The company's assessment is, that the 4th quarter of the year will see about 40-50 million devices produced instead of 55 million due to parts deficit. Two WD factories have stopped temporarily due to flooding and won't resume normal productivity for another 4-6 months. They were providing roughly half of the company's total output . This handicap gives Seagate a chance to reclaim its first place as announced by digitimes.com, since its own Thailand factories are working at full capacity.

Weather Watcher Live 7.0.95

2011-10-30T13:13:00.000+02:00

Considering that Winter is coming, Weather Watcher Live ain't a bad idea, since it allows you monitor weather in any point of the world. The program updates in real time from the internet and always presents up to date info.
Its easily integrated in the system tray of Windows OS. and can give future prognosis as well. Its unfortunately a shareware, but as we all know, most things in life are not free.

You can download Weather Watcher Live from here:
http://wwl.s3.amazonaws.com/Installs/WWL7095.exe

Photomizer 1.3.2.1715

2011-10-30T10:03:00.000+02:00

A mostly automated shareware photo editor, supposedly requiring allmost no experience, even your grandmother should be able to use it. Employs highly accurate internal algorithms to analyse and improve every photo, making it more realistic by removing all defects found. Fixed all elements of digital photography - contrast, colour, balance, you name it. Its capable of group editing too.

You can download it here:
ftp://ftp.engelmann.com/photomizer.exe

Xinorbis 6.0.15b

2011-10-29T19:17:00.000+03:00

Xinorbis is a small hard disc/folder/partition analysis program. Don't let its size and freeware status fool you, its decent and capable of in-depth reports. If you are not sure just how exactly did you use up a 1 TB hard disc, this is the way to find out. You will be able to see the structure, content and order of your files in graphic and text reports which can also be exported in HTML, ASCII or XML format.

The program can be downloaded here:
http://www.xinorbis.com/xinorbis/XinorbisInstall.exe

Advanced Renamer 3.15

2011-10-29T15:32:00.001+03:00

Because come on, those 400 photos can take an age to rename by hand!

Advanced renamer 3.15 is a tool for group renaming of files, done automatically in 6 different ways, changing not only the file names, but attributes too - EXIF info, ID2 and ID3 tags and so on. If an error occurs the program can rollback some or all the changes. It's freeware, available in a multi-language interface.

The program can be downloaded here:
http://www.advancedrenamer.com/down/advanced_renamer_setup.exe
And for portables it can be downloaded here
http://www.advancedrenamer.com/down/advanced_renamer_portable.zip

From the makers of Comodo antivirus - the Comodo Dragon browser

2011-10-28T18:42:00.000+03:00

Ah, Comodo antivirus - the AV that turns your PC into a virtual police state if you let it so. While it does require the user's attention a lot at least in the start until you've unblocked all your favorite programs games and so on, Comodo AV's "draconian"(hehe) measures are definitely effective and its one of the better freeware AVs on the market.
Now those same gentlemen have released their own browser - the Comodo dragon, which incorporates the best of their code. What better way to stay safe, when your browser is an AV program in its own right?

The Comodo browser can be downloaded here.
http://download.comodo.com/dragon/DragonSetup.exe