Description:

OpenOffice.org is an open-source, multiplatform and multilingual office suite comparable with MS Office.

It is compatible with all other major office suites and is free to download, use, and distribute. It was previously known as StarOffice before it became an open-source project. OpenOffice comes with OpenWriter - a word processor, OpenCalc - a spreadsheet and OpenImpress - a presentational package.

• The first office suite to use the new OASIS OpenDocument format, the future-proof international standard for office software
• Easy to install, with a whole new look and feel, matched to the type of computer in use
• More intuitive, more easy to use than ever, with a host of new usability features
• Complete with Base: an easy-to-use database manager with a fully integrated database
• Compatible with other software packages - now understands even obscure and rarely used features in major competitors.

You may download OpenOffice.org Version 2 completely free of any licence fees, use it for any purpose - private, educational, government and public administration, commercial - and pass on copies free of charge to family, friends, students, employees, etc.

The version offered for download here is the Windows version. Versions for other platforms are available from OpenOffice.org.

Technical:

Title:	OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 RC2
Filename:	OOo_3.0.1rc2_20090112_Win32Intel_install_en-US.exe
File size:	128.05MB (134,267,397 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
License:	Open Source
Date added:	January 14, 2009
Author:	OpenOffice.org www.openoffice.org

Change Log:

• Grammar checking is now available in OpenOffice.org Writer. Therefore the former dialog gets extended to handle grammar checking too. The dialog is now also able to show a vendor logo as a bitmap and name in the dialog title.
• As practice has shown, it is a quite common case that OOo is used to edit documents of alien formats on network. Unfortunately it looks to be impossible to let the file be locked using file system locking, since it does not work in heterogeneous file systems as expected, and the mentioned scenario has been recognized as very important one. Thus the locking mechanics of OOo is not recognizable for third-party applications, except they implement support for OOo locking mechanics. The implementation in childworkspace fwk94 let the alien files be locked using the OOo file locking mechanics as well. That solves at least the cases when a file of alien format is edited only by OOo3.x in network.

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Description:

Maxthon Internet Browser software is a powerful tabbed browser with a highly customizable interface. It is based on the Internet Explorer browser engine (your most likely current web browser) which means that what works in the IE browser will work the same in Maxthon tabbed browser but with many additional efficient features like...

• Tabbed Browsing Interface
• Mouse Gestures
• Super Drag&Drop
• Privacy Protection
• AD Hunter
• RSS Reader
• IE Extensions Support
• External Utility Bar
• Skinning

Technical:

Title:	Maxthon 2.5.1.4075
Filename:	mx_2.5.1.4075.exe
File size:	4.95MB (5,192,424 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 14, 2009
Author:	Maxthon International Ltd www.maxthon.com

Change Log:

Core:

• Redesigned browser framework and added new anti-freeze feature
  

Plugin and External Tools:

• Improved plugin security. Security id is no longer accessible in max.src. Existing Script/HTML plugins are not affected, individual COM plugins could obtain the security id through a new putSecurityId method if necessary.
  

Interface:

• Added clean browser history option in the exit confirmation dialog
• Added a save as option in Collector, support ANSI, Unicode, and UTF-8 txt format
• Added a notice window when cleaning browser history
• Fixed a GDI leakage when tab is dragged
• Fixed a favorites and RSS sidebar focus problem
• Fixed a Maximize problem in mult-monitor environment
• Fixed a Float Button position problem under Split View
• Fixed a RSS duplicate addition alert problem
• Fixed a freeze problem when the shadow of menu is clicked
• The URL of favorites is shown when mouse hover favorites sidebar
• The close button on the active tab now works on mouse released (previously when mouse pressed)
  

Capture:

• Fixed problem capturing long web pages
  

Others:

• Fixed a zoom problem under IE8
• Fixed a freeze problem when maxthon exits
• Fixed a Magic Fill auto fill problem
• Fixed problem opening .url shortcut
• Fixed some browser window focus problems
• Fixed some memory leakage problem
• Possibly fixed problem that browser frame may not be drawn
• Possibly fixed problem that browser window may go behind other windows when opening external url
• Improved page scrolling efficiency
• Web page zoom ratio is limited between 10% to 1000%

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Description:

XnView is freeware software that allows you to view and convert graphic files. It's very fast and easy to use. But more importantly it supports more than 400 graphics formats!

• Import about 400 graphic file formats
• Export about 50 graphic file formats
• Multipage TIFF, Animated GIF, Animated ICO support
• Image IPTC, EXIF metadata support
• EXIF auto rotation support
• IPTC editing
• Resize, rotate, crop support
• Lossless rotate & crop (jpeg) support
• Adjust brightness, contrast...
• Auto levels, contrast
• Modify number of colors
• Apply filters (blur, average, emboss, ...)
• Apply effects (lens, wave, ...)
• Fullscreen mode
• Slide show with effects
• Batch convert, batch rename
• Create WEB page easily
• Screen capture
• Create contact Sheet
• Create or edit Multi-page file (TIFF, DCX, LDF)
• TWAIN & WIA support (Windows only)
• Print support (Windows only)
• Drag & Drop support (Windows only)
• Compare image side by side
• Filmstrip layout
• 44 languages support (Windows only)

Technical:

Title:	XnView v1.96 Beta 2
Filename:	XnView-beta2.zip
File size:	15.77MB (16,532,115 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
License:	Non-Commercial Freeware
Date added:	January 13, 2009
Author:	XnView.com www.xnview.com

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Description:

LimeWire is a fast P2P file-sharing application, letting users share and search for all types of computer files, including movies, pictures, games, and text documents. The application's other features include dynamic querying, the ability to preview files while downloading, advanced techniques for locating rare files, and an extremely intuitive user interface.

• Ease of use - just install, run, and search
• Ability to search by artist, title, genre, or other metainformation
• Elegant multiple search tabbed interface
• "Swarm" downloads from multiple hosts help you get files faster
• iTunes integration for Mac and Windows users
• Unique "ultrapeer" technology reduces bandwidth requirements for most users
• Integrated chat
• Directly connect to a computer
• Browse host feature--even works through firewalls
• Added Bitzi metadata lookup
• International versions: Now available in many new languages
• Connects to the network using GWebCache, a distributed connection system
• Automatic local network searches for lightning-fast downloads
• Support for MAGNET links that allow you to click on web page links that access Gnutella

Technical:

Title:	LimeWire Basic 5.0.5 Beta
Filename:	LimeWireWin.exe
File size:	15.92MB (16,697,744 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 13, 2009
Author:	Lime Wire LLC www.limewire.com

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Description:

This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP.

Autoruns' Hide Signed Microsoft Entries option helps you to zoom in on third-party auto-starting images that have been added to your system and it has support for looking at the auto-starting images configured for other accounts configured on a system. Also included in the download package is a command-line equivalent that can output in CSV format, Autorunsc.

You'll probably be surprised at how many executables are launched automatically!

Autoruns works on all versions of Windows including Windows XP 64-bit Edition (for x64) and Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition (for x64).

This download includes the exe and command line versions of Autoruns.

Technical:

Title:	Autoruns 9.38
Filename:	Autoruns.zip
File size:	564KB (577,363 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 13, 2009
Author:	Microsoft SysInternals www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals
Homepage:	technet.microsoft.co...nals/bb963902.aspx

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Descritpion:

Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.

The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top window always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom window depends on the mode that Process Explorer is in: if it is in handle mode you'll see the handles that the process selected in the top window has opened; if Process Explorer is in DLL mode you'll see the DLLs and memory-mapped files that the process has loaded. Process Explorer also has a powerful search capability that will quickly show you which processes have particular handles opened or DLLs loaded.

The unique capabilities of Process Explorer make it useful for tracking down DLL-version problems or handle leaks, and provide insight into the way Windows and applications work.

Process Explorer works on Windows 9x/Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Server 2003, and 64-bit versions of Windows for x64 processors, and Windows Vista.

Technical:

Title:	Process Explorer 11.32
Filename:	ProcessExplorer.zip
File size:	1.54MB (1,615,519 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 13, 2009
Author:	Microsoft SysInternals www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals
Homepage:	www.microsoft.com/te...ocessExplorer.mspx

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Description:

Use Yahoo! Messenger to call and talk over the Internet just like you're on the phone. All you need is a headset, or a microphone and speakers. It's that easy - just click the Call button. If no one's there, leave a voicemail!

You can also get much better sound quality than regular phone lines. Try it out - you and your friends will really hear a difference.

Find, add, share friends... It's easier than ever to add and invite friends to Messenger. You can even send your contact information to a friend's Address Book.

Technical:

Title:	Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2112
Filename:	ymsgr900_2112_us.exe
File size:	14.15MB (14,839,576 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 13, 2009
Author:	Yahoo! Inc www.yahoo.com
Homepage:	messenger.yahoo.com

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Description:

Pidgin (previously called Gaim) is a multi-protocol instant messaging (IM) client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows. It is compatible with AIM and ICQ (Oscar protocol), MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, SILC, GroupWise Messenger, and Zephyr networks.

Pidgin users can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on AOL Instant Messenger, talking to a friend on Yahoo Messenger, and sitting in an IRC channel all at the same time.

Pidgin supports many features of the various networks, such as file transfer, away messages, typing notification, and MSN window closing notification. It also goes beyond that and provides many unique features. A few popular features are Buddy Pounces, which give the ability to notify you, send a message, play a sound, or run a program when a specific buddy goes away, signs online, or returns from idle; and plugins, consisting of text replacement, a buddy ticker, extended message notification, iconify on away, spell checking, tabbed conversations, and more.

Technical:

Title:	Pidgin 2.5.4
Filename:	pidgin-2.5.4.exe
File size:	13.61MB (14,275,882 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
License:	Open Source
Date added:	January 13, 2009
Author:	Gaim www.pidgin.im

Change Log:

libpurple:

• Fix a connection timeout with empty Gadu-Gady buddy lists. (Martin Rosinski)
• Don't ignore namespace information when parsing XMPP data. (Michal Witkowski)
• Fix a crash that occurred when retrieving certain Offline Messages on MSN.
• Extended purple-url-handler to handle "gtalk" URI's. (Paul Aurich)
• Fix the hang on exit in Network Location Awareness for Windows XP and Windows Vista. (Paul Aurich)
  

MSN:

• Change Contact Server to temporarily fix connection problems. (Thanks to Youness Alaoui)
  

XMPP:

• Support for XEP-0191 blocking. (Vijay Raghunathan)
• Don't put SASL PLAIN or IQ Auth passwords in debug logs. (Paul Aurich)
• Fix removal of avatars (both PEP and vCard), we weren't removing them correctly before. (Paul Aurich)
  

Pidgin:

• Fix a crash in the Add Account dialog when changing protocols under certain circumstances.
  

Finch:

• Redirect stderr outputs to the debug window.
• Fix rebinding actions with the arrow-keys and tab.

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Description:

Maxthon Internet Browser software is a powerful tabbed browser with a highly customizable interface. It is based on the Internet Explorer browser engine (your most likely current web browser) which means that what works in the IE browser will work the same in Maxthon tabbed browser but with many additional efficient features like...

• Tabbed Browsing Interface
• Mouse Gestures
• Super Drag&Drop
• Privacy Protection
• AD Hunter
• RSS Reader
• IE Extensions Support
• External Utility Bar
• Skinning

Technical:

Title:	Maxthon 2.5.1.3835 Beta
Filename:	mx_2.5.1.3835.exe
File size:	4.95MB (5,190,384 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 12, 2009
Author:	Maxthon International Ltd www.maxthon.com

Change Log:

Core
Redesigned browser framework and added new anti-freeze feature

Plugin and External Tools
Improved plugin security. Security id is no longer accessible in max.src. Existing Script/HTML plugins are not affected, individual COM plugins could obtain the security id through a new putSecurityId method if necessary. (Note: COM plugins are disabled in this beta)

Interface
Added clean browser history option in the exit confirmation dialog
Added a save as option in Collector, support ANSI, Unicode, and UTF-8 txt format
Added a notice window when cleaning browser history
Fixed a GDI leakage when tab is dragged
Fixed a favorites and RSS sidebar focus problem
Fixed a Maximize problem in mult-monitor environment
Fixed a Float Button position problem under Split View
Fixed a RSS duplicate addition alert problem
Fixed a freeze problem when the shadow of menu is clicked
The URL of favorites is shown when mouse hover favorites sidebar
The close button on the active tab now works on mouse released (previously when mouse pressed)

Capture
Fixed problem capturing long web pages

Others
Fixed a zoom problem under IE8
Fixed a freeze problem when maxthon exits
Fixed a Magic Fill auto fill problem
Fixed problem opening .url shortcut
Fixed some browser window focus problems
Fixed some memory leakage problem
Possibly fixed problem that browser frame may not be drawn
Possibly fixed problem that browser window may go behind other windows when opening external url
Improved page scrolling efficiency
Web page zoom ratio is limited between 10% to 1000%

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Description:

From Piriform, the company that brought you CCleaner and Recuva... they now bring you a file defragmentation tool... Defraggler!

It differs from other defrag tools on the market, by enabling you to quickly and simply defrag the files you want to, without having to process the whole drive. Simply run it, select the file and defragment in seconds. No more struggling with the Windows defragmentation tool!

• Defrag Individual Files
• Compact and Portable
• Vista Support
• Locate Files on the Drive
• Freeware

And remember like all Piriform products, Defraggler is completely free for both corporate and individual use.

Technical:

Title:	Defraggler 1.06.118
Filename:	dfsetup106.exe
File size:	727KB (744,824 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 12, 2009
Author:	Piriform www.piriform.com
Homepage:	www.defraggler.com

Change Log:

• Added interactive drive map.
• Improved scheduler handling of multiple drives.
• Fixed rare crash in Vista when defragging Folder entries.
• Optimized file placement for Win2k3.
• Improved placement of large files at end of drive.
• Added Dutch, Ukranian and Norwegian translations.
• Various UI tweaks.
• Several minor bug fixes.

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Description:

Notepad++ is a free source code editor (and Notepad replacement), which supports several programming languages, running under the MS Windows environment.

This project, based on the Scintilla edit component (a very powerful editor component), written in C++ with pure win32 api and STL (that ensures the higher execution speed and smaller size of the program), is under the GPL Licence.

• Syntax Highlighting and Syntax Folding
• WYSIWYG
• User Defined Syntax Highlighting
• Auto-completion
• Multi-Document
• Multi-View
• Regular Expression Search/Replace supported
• Full Drag 'N' Drop supported
• Dynamic position of Views
• File Status Auto-detection
• Zoom in and zoom out
• Multi-Language environment supported
• Bookmark
• Brace and Indent guideline Highlighting
• Macro recording and playback

Technical:

Title:	Notepad++ 5.1.4
Filename:	npp.5.1.4.Installer.exe
File size:	2.67MB (2,798,317 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
License:	Open Source
Date added:	January 12, 2009
Author:	Notepad++ notepad-plus.sourceforge.net

Change Log:

• Add localization on run time feature : Change language on the run time for Unicode version (via preferences dialog).
• Add the ability to force opened ANSI document as UTF-8 w/o BOM.
• Fix verbose backup bug (while the backup dir is not set).
• Fix bug that external lexer doesn't work with Unicode version.
• Fix recent files list bug.
• Include a help content file.
• Add new plugin notification message NPPN_WORDSTYLESUPDATED.
• Add 2 plugin messages for shortcut feature : NPPN_SHORTCUTREMAPPED notification and NPPM_GETSHORTCUTBYCMDID message.

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Description:

MediaMonkey is a music manager and jukebox for serious music collectors and iPod users. It catalogs your CDs, OGG, WMA, MPC, FLAC, APE, WAV and MP3 audio files. It offers an intelligent tag editor which looks up missing Album Art and track information via Freedb and the web, and an automated file and directory renamer to organize your music library.

It includes a CD ripper, CD/DVD Burner, and audio converter for saving music, and manual or automated playlist editors for creating music mixes. Its player automatically adjusts volume levels so that you don't have continually fiddle with the volume control and supports hundreds of Winamp plug-ins and visualizations; or if you prefer, it can use Winamp as the default player. It also includes portable audio device synchronization that allows you to quickly synch tracks and playlists with iPods and other portable audio devices.

• Organize music and edit tags in your audio library with a powerful, intuitive interface
• Automatically lookup and tag Album Art and other metadata
• Manage 50,000+ files in your music collection without bogging down
• Play MP3s and other audio formats, and never again worry about varying volume
• Record CDs into OGG, MP3, FLAC and WMA files
• Convert MP3s, OGG, FLAC and WMA files into other formats with the Audio Converter
• Create playlists and music mixes quickly and easily to suit any occasion
• Synchronize with iPods / MP3 players effortlessly and convert tracks on-the-fly
• Plus much more...

Technical:

Title:	MediaMonkey 3.1.0.1209 Beta
Filename:	MediaMonkey_3.1.0.1209_Debug.exe
File size:	9.73MB (10,198,840 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 11, 2009
Author:	Ventis Media www.mediamonkey.com

Change Log:

User can't modify FilenameMappings
Options' button on Extensions dialog doesn't work in some cases
Encoder version info added to multiple incorrect fields (regression)
Need "Cancel" for TOC read errors
Search for exact text containing special characters doesn't always work
MM can throw errorneous The directory %s cannot be created message.
Write ratings tags in a format that can be read by WMP/MP3 Tag
Forward/Backward history not saved properly
History should remember track selection
One-click rating works even if tracklist doesn't have focus
Some characters don't work in Amazon search
Clearing out the search bar doesn't undo the search
WMA attribute WM/OriginalReleaseTime isn't supported by MM
Searching for special chars like '.' no longer works with new full-text search engine

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Description:

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Google Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

One box for everything

Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.

Thumbnails of your top sites

Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.

Shortcuts for your apps

Get desktop shortcuts to launch your favorite web applications.

For information about alpha and developer builds, check out the Chrome dev channel here.

Technical:

Title:	Google Chrome 1.0.154.43
Filename:	ChromeSetup.exe
File size:	505KB (516,768 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
License:	Open Source
Date added:	January 10, 2009
Author:	Google www.google.com
Homepage:	www.google.com/chrome

Change Log:

This is a minor update to add the following fixes:

• Update Gears to version 0.5.8.0 to fix a crash with some offline applications
• Enable spell-checking for Hebrew

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Description:

XnView is freeware software that allows you to view and convert graphic files. It's very fast and easy to use. But more importantly it supports more than 400 graphics formats!

• Import about 400 graphic file formats
• Export about 50 graphic file formats
• Multipage TIFF, Animated GIF, Animated ICO support
• Image IPTC, EXIF metadata support
• EXIF auto rotation support
• IPTC editing
• Resize, rotate, crop support
• Lossless rotate & crop (jpeg) support
• Adjust brightness, contrast...
• Auto levels, contrast
• Modify number of colors
• Apply filters (blur, average, emboss, ...)
• Apply effects (lens, wave, ...)
• Fullscreen mode
• Slide show with effects
• Batch convert, batch rename
• Create WEB page easily
• Screen capture
• Create contact Sheet
• Create or edit Multi-page file (TIFF, DCX, LDF)
• TWAIN & WIA support (Windows only)
• Print support (Windows only)
• Drag & Drop support (Windows only)
• Compare image side by side
• Filmstrip layout
• 44 languages support (Windows only)

Technical:

Title:	XnView v1.96 Beta 1
Filename:	XnView-beta1.zip
File size:	17.23MB (18,072,118 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
License:	Non-Commercial Freeware
Date added:	January 10, 2009
Author:	XnView.com www.xnview.com

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Description:

Picasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Every time you open Picasa, it automatically locates all your pictures (even ones you forgot you had) and sorts them into visual albums organized by date with folder names you will recognize. You can drag and drop to arrange your albums and make labels to create new groups. Picasa makes sure your pictures are always organized.

Picasa also makes advanced editing simple by putting one-click fixes and powerful effects at your fingertips. And Picasa makes it a snap to share your pictures, you can email, print photos home, make gift CDs, instantly share via Hello, and even post pictures on your own blog.

The latest version includes Web Albums (along with other improvements), but requires that you request an account from Google.

Technical:

Title:	Picasa 3.1 Build 70.73
Filename:	picasa3-setup.exe
File size:	9.47MB (9,934,392 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 10, 2009
Author:	Google www.google.com
Homepage:	picasa.google.com

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Description:

With MSN Messenger you can chat online instantly in real time with friends, family and colleagues. It's faster than e-mail, more discreet than a phone call.

Chat using a webcam, send text messages to mobile phones, and express yourself instantly online in real time with new, cool emoticons.

MSN Messenger looks like you! Sign in with your own picture, create your own emoticons, and represent yourself with new, cool backgrounds!

Technical:

Title:	Windows Live Messenger 2009
Filename:	wlsetup-custom.exe
File size:	1.09MB (1,144,136 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 9, 2009
Author:	Microsoft Corporation www.microsoft.com
Homepage:	messenger.msn.com

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Description:

NVIDIA ForceWare software unleashes the full power and features in NVIDIA's desktop, gaming, platform, workstation, laptop, multimedia, and mobile products. Delivering a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range of games and applications, ForceWare software ensures the best experience with your NVIDIA hardware.

• Incredible 3D and video performance for all of your applications.
• Rock-solid system stability, greater compatibility, and reliability with NVIDIA® Unified Driver Architecture (UDA).
• Industry-leading features for graphics, audio, video, communications, storage, and security.
• Robust product support for over ten unique operating systems.
• Continual product performance and feature updates for the life of your NVIDIA hardware.

Download link:

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Description:

LimeWire is a fast P2P file-sharing application, letting users share and search for all types of computer files, including movies, pictures, games, and text documents. The application's other features include dynamic querying, the ability to preview files while downloading, advanced techniques for locating rare files, and an extremely intuitive user interface.

• Ease of use - just install, run, and search
• Ability to search by artist, title, genre, or other metainformation
• Elegant multiple search tabbed interface
• "Swarm" downloads from multiple hosts help you get files faster
• iTunes integration for Mac and Windows users
• Unique "ultrapeer" technology reduces bandwidth requirements for most users
• Integrated chat
• Directly connect to a computer
• Browse host feature--even works through firewalls
• Added Bitzi metadata lookup
• International versions: Now available in many new languages
• Connects to the network using GWebCache, a distributed connection system
• Automatic local network searches for lightning-fast downloads
• Support for MAGNET links that allow you to click on web page links that access Gnutella

Technical:

Title:	LimeWire Basic 5.0.4 Beta
Filename:	LimeWireWin.exe
File size:	16.09MB (16,867,472 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 8, 2009
Author:	Lime Wire LLC www.limewire.com

Change Log:

Just released the first LimeWire 5 beta

If you've tried the earlier alphas, you'll know it's a pretty big change from earlier versions of LimeWire. For those who haven't tried it... The first thing you'll notice is we rewrote the entire interface from scratch. You'll also noticed that we've included support for Jabber (XMPP). This means that LimeWire can sign-on to your favorite Jabber service and it will detect other friends of yours that are also signed on. You can share files directly with your friends. When you search, you'll see results from friends listed above other search results.

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Description:

Skype is software for calling other people on their computers or phones. Download Skype and start calling for free all over the world.

The calls have excellent sound quality and are highly secure with end-to-end encryption. You don't even need to configure your firewall or router or any other networking gear.

Additionally it doesn't just work on Windows. Skype is also for Mac OS X, Linux and PDAs using Pocket PC, with a native look and feel for each platform. Talking, sending instant messages or even file transfers work between different platforms like a charm.

• Skype calling - Skype has all the features of an ordinary phone so its even easier to manage your calls.
• Video calling - see who you are talking to at the same time as speaking to them.
• Add Skype and SkypeOut contacts - Add contacts who use Skype and those who use ordinary phones so you can call more people.
• Organising groups - group contacts under certain names and share them with your contacts so they can talk to them too.
• Basic chat and emoticons - when it's not convenient to call, chat or Instant Message (IM) your contacts.
• Group chat - for when it's easier to chat or Instant Message (IM) all your friends at once.
• Profile settings - change how you appear to the world and let people know a bit about you.
• Conference calling - talk to more than one friend at a time.
• Import contacts - search your address book to find friends and family that already have a Skype name and start calling them for free.
• View Outlook contacts - view and call your Microsoft Outlook® contacts quickly and directly from your Skype contact list.
• Quickfilter and Speed-Dial - find Skype contacts, recent chats and SkypeOut contacts quickly and easily, then enter their Skype name to call them back quickly.

Technical:

Title:	Skype 4.0.0.181 Beta
Filename:	SkypeSetup-Beta.exe
File size:	22.64MB (23,743,784 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 7, 2009
Author:	Skype Technologies www.skype.com
Homepage:	www.skype.com/getconnected/

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Description:

Looking for a great way to view and manage your RSS feeds from your desktop? Look no further than FeedDemon, the most popular Windows RSS reader.

The easy-to-use interface makes it a snap to stay informed with the latest news and information. You can completely customize the way feeds are organized and displayed and set up custom news watches based on keywords. You can even download podcasts and audio files and have them show up on your portable audio device.

In addition, FeedDemon now synchronizes with NewsGator Online and the rest of the NewsGator RSS Suite. The software is pre-configured with dozens of feeds, so you can unleash the power of RSS right away.

From version 2.6.0.20, FeedDemon is freeware.

• Newspaper format for easy reading
• Search channels to discover relevant feeds
• Automatic synchronization with other NewsGator readers
• Built-in podcast receiver to download audio files to iPods

Technical:

Title:	Feed Demon 2.8.0.9 RC2
Filename:	fd28beta.exe
File size:	4.18MB (4,378,179 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 7, 2009
Author:	NewsGator Technologies www.newsgator.com
Homepage:	www.newsgator.com/NG...x?ProdID=FeedDemon

Channge Log:

• Added: Hovering over a short URL (TinyURL.com, etc.) now shows the full URL in a balloon tip so you know where the URL redirects (great when browsing Twitter). For a list of supported URL shortening services, see the file ShortUrl.xml in FeedDemon's \Data subfolder.
• Added: Automatic hyperlinking of URLs, @replies, #hashtags and author names in Twitter feeds. Profile pictures will also be displayed when subscribing to the Atom version of a Twitter feed if the feed is in a folder that isn't synchronized.
• Added: "Reply" link in newspaper when viewing a post from a Twitter feed
• Added: "Edit Tags" now bolds suggested tags that you've already used
• Added: "Attention Report" now enables exporting top feeds as OPML
• Changed: Embedded ad now becomes a text ad when resolution is 1024x768 or lower
• Changed: Email icon now shown in newspaper by default
• Fixed: Embedded ad steals focus from FeedDemon's newspaper
• Fixed: URL doesn't show in the status bar when you mouse over a link in an embedded ad
• Fixed: Bad comments in feed prevent some items from being shown in FeedDemon newspaper (discovered with this French Gizmodo feed)
• Fixed: Excessive flicker when selecting "Close Other Tabs"
• Fixed: "Edit Tags" sometimes display a URL as a suggested tag
• Fixed: EOutOfResources error when running FeedDemon in a remote session
• Fixed: FeedDemon comes to the front of other applications when the desktop alert's close button is clicked
• Fixed: FeedDemon warns that you're subscribing to a feed you're already subscribed to even when it's a secure feed that you've supplied a different login to
  

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Description:

The DivX Play Bundle gives you everything you need to start watching high-quality DivX videos, including DivX Video-on-Demand movies.

The DivX Player is capable of playing every DivX file ever created, with integrated support for advanced DivX Media Format features and special enhancements for high definition (HD) playback, providing the ideal way to enjoy all your DivX videos.

DivX Play supports the DivX Media Format allowing you to watch DivX videos (including DivX VOD movies) with advanced interactive features on your PC such as video menus, subtitles and alternate audio tracks.

The DivX Play bundle includes:

• DivX Player
• DivX Community Codec
• DivX Web Player

And free trial versions of:

• DivX Converter (15-day trial)
• DivX Pro Codec (15-day trial)

Technical:

Title:	DivX Play 7.0.0.186
Filename:	DivXInstaller.exe
File size:	18.44MB (19,333,112 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 6, 2009
Author:	DivX Team www.divx.com
Homepage:	www.divx.com/divx/windows/

Change Log:

• DivX Codec 6.8.5
• DivX Converter 7.0.0
• DivX Player 7.0.0,
• DivX H.264 Decoder 1.0.0
• DivX AAC Decoder 7.1.0
• DivX MKV Splitter 1.0.0
• DivX Web Player 1.4.2

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Description:

OpenOffice.org is an open-source, multiplatform and multilingual office suite comparable with MS Office.

It is compatible with all other major office suites and is free to download, use, and distribute. It was previously known as StarOffice before it became an open-source project. OpenOffice comes with OpenWriter - a word processor, OpenCalc - a spreadsheet and OpenImpress - a presentational package.

• The first office suite to use the new OASIS OpenDocument format, the future-proof international standard for office software
• Easy to install, with a whole new look and feel, matched to the type of computer in use
• More intuitive, more easy to use than ever, with a host of new usability features
• Complete with Base: an easy-to-use database manager with a fully integrated database
• Compatible with other software packages - now understands even obscure and rarely used features in major competitors.

You may download OpenOffice.org Version 2 completely free of any licence fees, use it for any purpose - private, educational, government and public administration, commercial - and pass on copies free of charge to family, friends, students, employees, etc.

The version offered for download here is the Windows version. Versions for other platforms are available from OpenOffice.org.

Technical:

Title:	OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 RC1
Filename:	OOo_3.0.1rc1_20081219_Win32Intel_install_en-US.exe
File size:	128.03MB (134,246,530 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
License:	Open Source
Date added:	January 6, 2009
Author:	OpenOffice.org www.openoffice.org

Change Log:

• Grammar checking is now available in OpenOffice.org Writer. Therefore the former dialog gets extended to handle grammar checking too. The dialog is now also able to show a vendor logo as a bitmap and name in the dialog title.
• As practice has shown, it is a quite common case that OOo is used to edit documents of alien formats on network. Unfortunately it looks to be impossible to let the file be locked using file system locking, since it does not work in heterogeneous file systems as expected, and the mentioned scenario has been recognized as very important one. Thus the locking mechanics of OOo is not recognizable for third-party applications, except they implement support for OOo locking mechanics. The implementation in childworkspace fwk94 let the alien files be locked using the OOo file locking mechanics as well. That solves at least the cases when a file of alien format is edited only by OOo3.x in network.

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Description:

When you run a program on your computer, data flows from the hard disk to the program via read operations. The data is then processed and displayed, and finally flows back from the progam to the hard disk via write operations.

Sandboxie changes the rules such that write operations do not make it back to your hard disk.

• Intercept changes to both your files and registry settings, making it virtually impossible for any software to reach outside the sandbox.
• Traps cached browser items into the sandbox as a by-product of normal operation, so when you throw away the sandbox, all the history records and other side-effects of your browsing disappear as well.

Technical:

Title:	Sandboxie 3.34
Filename:	SandboxieInstall.exe
File size:	476KB (487,409 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 6, 2009
Author:	Sandboxie www.sandboxie.com

Change Log:

New Features:

• Translation to French, contributed by Mr Anonyme.
• DropMyRights-like feature: Sandbox Settings > Restrictions > Drop Rights
• Colored borders feature: Sandbox Settings > Appearance
• Support for JAWS and Windows-Eyes: Sandbox Settings > Applications > Accessibility

Fixes:

• Performance improvements for sandboxed programs.
• A forced Internet Explorer displayed an Open/Save popup window, when an Internet shortcut icon was clicked. The Open/Save window no longer appears.
• Sandboxed Windows Explorer can "paste" files that were "copied" outside the sandbox.
• Fixed a problem that prevented sandboxed applications from switching to full screen on Windows Vista.
• Fixed a problem when running Windows Live Mail sandboxed on Windows Vista.
• And many other smaller issues were resolved.

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Description:

SUPER © Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer. A GUI to FFmpeg, MEncoder, MPlayer, x264, mppenc, FFmpeg2theora & the theora/vorbis RealProducer plugIn.

If you need a simple, yet very efficient tool to convert (encode) or play any Multimedia file, without reading manuals or spending long hours training, then SUPER © is all you need.

Technical:

Title:	SUPER v2009 build 35
Filename:	SUPERsetup.exe
File size:	30.23MB (31,693,599 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 5, 2009
Author:	eRightSoft www.erightsoft.com
Homepage:	www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

Change Log:

[ADD] Support to encode, play and render WMV9 and WVC1 with the ASF, AVI, MKV, WMV and Zune containers
[ADD] Support to encode, play and render WMA3 with the ASF, AVI, MKV, WMV and Zune containers
[ADD] Bframe support when using the WMV9/WVC1 video codecs
[ADD] OGG (Audio Only) Output Container, rename the old OGG(Video, Audio) to OGM(Video, Audio)
[ADD] Support to encode, play and render vorbis (very high quality) with the OGG (Audio Only) container
[ADD] Support to encode, play and render FLAC (lossless) with the MKV, OGM, OGG containers
[ADD] H.264 Profile/Level/Ref CheckBox to tweak 3GP/3G2, iPod, Zune, PSP, PS3, TS and M2TS containers
[FIX] a long list of small bug fixes and coding enhancements..

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Description:

GPU-Z is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU.

• Support NVIDIA and ATI cards
• Displays adapter, GPU and display information
• Displays overclock, default clocks and 3D clocks (if available)
• Validation of results
• No installation required
• Support for Windows 2000 / XP / Vista (both 32 and 64 bit versions are supported)
• .. and yes, the author of CPU-Z has granted us permission to use a name similar to his product. Thanks Franck.

Technical:

Title:	GPU-Z 0.3.1
Filename:	GPU-Z.0.3.1.exe
File size:	367KB (376,112 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 5, 2009
Author:	techPowerUp www.techpowerup.com

Change Log:

• Fixed crash on systems without NVAPI (Win 2K, old NV drivers)
• Optimized RV770 BIOS reading code for speed (faster application startup)
• Improved voltage reading code for recent ATI cards
• Added support for fan speed monitoring on ForceWare 180.xx and up
• Added voltage monitoring for NVIDIA (GT200)
• Changed reading method for RV770 sensors, fixes race conditions with other software and on-board fan control
• NVIDIA 9800 GTX+ listed as 55nm now
• Added support for Intel Q43/Q45
• Added support for NVIDIA Quadro FX 4700 X2, GTX 295, GTX 285
• Added preliminary support for NVIDIA GT212, GT214, GT215, GT216, GT218

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Description:

FileZilla is a powerful FTP-client for Windows NT4, 2000 and XP. It has been designed for ease of use and with support for as many features as possible, while still being fast and reliable.

The program offers support for firewalls and proxy connections as well as SSL and Kerberos GSS security.

Features:

• Easy to use
• Multilingual (English, German, French, Japanese, just to name a few)
• Strong encryption support using SFTP over SSH and FTP over SSL/TLS
• Supports transfer resuming and files larger than 4 GiB
• Site Manager
• Queue support
• Proxy support
• Speed limits
• MODE Z transfer compressing

Technical:

Title:	FileZilla 3.2.0 RC2
Filename:	FileZilla_3.2.0-rc2_win32-setup.exe
File size:	3.65MB (3,825,508 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
License:	Open Source
Date added:	January 5, 2009
Author:	FileZilla filezilla.sourceforge.net

Change Log:

• Change wording of some strings
• Support yet another directory listing variant on obscure MVS style systems
• Fix odd behavior if deleting items from site manager
• Do not show proxy password in message log on SFTP connections
• Properly display "bytes" suffix in filelist status bar if not using thousands separator

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Description:

Fraps is a universal Windows application that can be used with all games using DirectX or OpenGL technology. In its current form Fraps performs many tasks and can best be described as:

• Benchmarking Software - See how many Frames Per Second (FPS) you are getting in a corner of your screen. Perform custom benchmarks and measure the frame rate between any two points. Save the statistics out to disk and use them for your own reviews and applications.
• Screen Capture Software - Take a screenshot with the press of a key! There's no need to paste into a paint program every time you want to capture the screen. Your screen captures are also automatically named and timestamped.
• Realtime Video Capture Software - Have you ever wanted to record video while playing your favourite game? Come join the Machinima revolution! Throw away the VCR, forget about using a DV cam, game recording has never been this easy! Fraps can capture audio and video up to 1152x864 and 100 frames per second!

Technical:

Title:	Fraps 2.9.8
Filename:	setup.exe
File size:	966KB (989,040 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
License:	Shareware
Date added:	January 4, 2009
Author:	beepa.com www.beepa.com

Change Log:

2.9.8 - 3rd Jan 2009

• Fixed crash on installation for some users
• Fixed Fraps not working with Combat Arms
• Fixed counter not switching properly between multiple active 3D applications
• Fixed Fraps not detecting windowed games while monitoring DWM
• Systray icon now turns red while recording
• Minor optimizations and bug fixes
• Reduced memory footprint of 64-bit version of Fraps

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Description:

MediaMonkey is a music manager and jukebox for serious music collectors and iPod users. It catalogs your CDs, OGG, WMA, MPC, FLAC, APE, WAV and MP3 audio files. It offers an intelligent tag editor which looks up missing Album Art and track information via Freedb and the web, and an automated file and directory renamer to organize your music library.

It includes a CD ripper, CD/DVD Burner, and audio converter for saving music, and manual or automated playlist editors for creating music mixes. Its player automatically adjusts volume levels so that you don't have continually fiddle with the volume control and supports hundreds of Winamp plug-ins and visualizations; or if you prefer, it can use Winamp as the default player. It also includes portable audio device synchronization that allows you to quickly synch tracks and playlists with iPods and other portable audio devices.

• Organize music and edit tags in your audio library with a powerful, intuitive interface
• Automatically lookup and tag Album Art and other metadata
• Manage 50,000+ files in your music collection without bogging down
• Play MP3s and other audio formats, and never again worry about varying volume
• Record CDs into OGG, MP3, FLAC and WMA files
• Convert MP3s, OGG, FLAC and WMA files into other formats with the Audio Converter
• Create playlists and music mixes quickly and easily to suit any occasion
• Synchronize with iPods / MP3 players effortlessly and convert tracks on-the-fly
• Plus much more...

Technical:

Title:	MediaMonkey 3.1.0.1207 Beta
Filename:	MediaMonkey_3.1.0.1207_Debug.exe
File size:	9.58MB (10,041,776 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 3, 2009
Author:	Ventis Media www.mediamonkey.com

Change Log:

• SDBIniFile.StringValue is not Unicode Capable (regression)
• Script configs written to .ini file incorrectly for non-western languages (regression)
• Search bar: Boolean 'OR' should be localizable
• Delete command doesn't work for Composer node
• DB Maintenance is very slow for large DBs
• Custom toolbars appear messed up (regression)
• Genre delete / refresh issue
• 3rd column of track browser doesn't work properly
• Podcasts: Import / Export OPML
• Podcast: Scan misses adding "duplicates" to PodcastEpisodes.
• Podcast: Re-scanned tracks not re-linked to existing episodes (regression)
• Find More From Same -> Folder (Explorer) issues (regression)
• 24 Bit FLAC files are not playable in some cases
• Installing build 1205 messes up Toolbar

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Description:

7-Zip is an open source file archiver predominantly for the Microsoft Windows operating system. It operates either as a command line program or with a graphical user interface. It also features integration with the Windows shell environment. 7-Zip is free software, distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Features:

• High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
• 7-Zip is free software distributed under the GNU LGPL
• Supported formats: 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, Z, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB
• For ZIP and GZIP formats 7-Zip provides compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
• Self-extracting capability for 7z format
• Integration with Windows Shell
• Powerful File Manager
• Powerful command line version
• Plugin for FAR Manager
• Localizations for 55 languages

Technical:

Title:	7-Zip 4.64
Filename:	7z464.exe
File size:	918KB (939,698 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
License:	Open Source
Date added:	January 3, 2009
Author:	7-Zip.org www.7-zip.org

Change Log:

• The bug in 7-Zip 4.63 was fixed: 7-Zip could not decrypt .ZIP archives encrypted with WinZip-AES method.

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