Description:

Adobe Reader is free software that lets you open, view, search, and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. The latest version of Adobe Reader includes additional features such as:

• Provides better overall performance for faster launch times and real-time zooming and panning
• Enables you to fill out and submit PDF forms from a variety of devices
• Helps you download and organize digital editions (formerly known as eBooks) on a variety of devices, with full support for portrait or landscape viewing
• Lets you display and share Adobe Photoshop Album slide shows and electronic cards, and export images for online photo processing (Note that online photo services vary regionally.)
• Allows you to save a range of files attached to PDF documents, such as word processing documents, spreadsheets, and multimedia files, and open them in their native applications.

Technical:

Title:	Adobe Reader 9.1
Filename:	AdbeRdr910_en_US.exe
File size:	25.50MB (26,739,584 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
License:	Freeware
Date added:	March 10, 2009
Author:	Adobe Systems Inc www.adobe.com
Homepage:	www.adobe.com/products/reader/

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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 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:

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:

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:

Foxit Reader is a free PDF document viewer and printer, with incredible small size (only a few M download size), breezing-fast launch speed and rich feature set. Foxit Reader supports Windows Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista. Its core function is compatible with PDF Standard 1.7.

• Incredibly small: The download size of Foxit Reader is only 2.55 M which is 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.

Technical:

Title:	Foxit Reader 3.0.1301
Filename:	FoxitReader30_enu_Setup.exe
File size:	3.69MB (3,874,048 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 1, 2009
Author:	Foxit Software www.foxitsoftware.com
Homepage:	www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

Change Log:

A dead loop error appears when printing pages or a range of pages by entering 1, 3, 7-10, etc. in the Pages text box within the Print dialog box.
Symptoms: If you print pages or a range of pages by entering 1, 3, 7-10, etc. in the Pages text box within the Print dialog box with Foxit Reader 3.0 Build 1222, the printing doesn’t stop.

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Description:

Foxit Reader is a free PDF document viewer and printer, with incredible small size (only a few M download size), breezing-fast launch speed and rich feature set. Foxit Reader supports Windows Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista. Its core function is compatible with PDF Standard 1.7.

• Incredibly small: The download size of Foxit Reader is only 2.55 M which is 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.

Technical:

Title:	Foxit Reader 3.0.1222
Filename:	FoxitReader30_enu_Setup.exe
File size:	3.69MB (3,865,856 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
License:	Freeware
Date added:	December 27, 2008
Author:	Foxit Software www.foxitsoftware.com
Homepage:	www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

Change Log:

This updated version has fixed some major bugs that were in previous versions and makes Foxit Reader V3.0 more stable and user-friendly.

The bugs fixed in this release include:

• The annotations added by the typewriter tool will be rotated along with the page.
• Pop up "Mozilla Firefox is not installed" when users failed to install Firefox plug-in.
• May take a long time to open a file in Windows Vista Home version.
• This updated version allows users to delete the advertisements.
• The Auto-Rotate feature may be unavailable when printing with Snapshot tool.
• Go back to the default settings of the printer properties when users reopen the PDF files.
• This updated version will choose to print documents in actual size mode or fit to paper mode based on the default settings in the print dialog box with Command lines.
• Page numbers are printed in a disorderly way when printing multiple copies in double-side mode.
• The slow launch speed when running Foxit Reader for the first time after the system startup.

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Description:

Portable Document Format (PDF) is the de facto standard for the secure and reliable distribution and exchange of electronic documents and forms around the world. CutePDF Writer (formerly CutePDF Printer) is the free version of commercial PDF creation software. CutePDF Writer installs itself as a "printer subsystem". This enables virtually any Windows applications (must be able to print) to create professional quality PDF documents - with just a push of a button!

FREE for personal and commercial use! No watermarks! No Popup Web Ads!

Technical:

Title:	CutePDF Writer 2.71
Filename:	CuteWriter.exe
File size:	1.54MB (1,613,856 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
License:	Freeware
Date added:	December 22, 2008
Author:	CutePDF www.cutepdf.com
Homepage:	www.cutepdf.com/Prod...CutePDF/writer.asp

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Descriprion:

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 2.8.0.8 RC1
Filename:	fd28beta.exe
File size:	4.16MB (4,360,958 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
License:	Freeware
Date added:	December 12, 2008
Author:	NewsGator Technologies www.newsgator.com
Homepage:	www.newsgator.com/NG...x?ProdID=FeedDemon

Change Log:

• Added: Embedded ads via The Deck
• Added: Cleanup Wizard and Panic Button can now be limited to specific folders
• Added: Separate confirmation before removing a feed, watch or clippings folder that contains tagged items
• Changed: Simplified Cleanup Wizard (now a simple dialog instead of a wizard)
• Changed: Cleanup Wizard now defaults to not removing tagged items
  

• Fixed: Embedded video overlaps fixed header in newspaper (only partially fixed in previous versions)
• Fixed: "Share" icon fails when synching with NGES (150640)
• Fixed: Clicking the previously selected feed/folder doesn't refresh the newspaper

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Description:

AbiWord is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft Word and is rapidly becoming a state of the art Word Processor. It has lots of features useful for your daily work, personal needs, or for just some good old typing fun.

AbiWord is unique among word processors in its drive to become a fully cross-platform word processor. Our source code is carefully written so that AbiWord will run on virtually any operating system with a minimum of time spent on porting. This combined with our support for internationalization (the ability to run AbiWord in many languages) gives AbiWord a massive potential user-base.

AbiWord is part of a larger project known as AbiSource, which was started by the SourceGear Corporation. The goal of the project was the development of a cross-platform, Open Source office suite beginning with AbiWord, the project's word processor.

AbiWord has been created by a worldwide group of volunteers and currently supports many languages and operating systems.

AbiWord is GNU Free Software, which means that you will always have the freedom to use it, make copies of it, and improve it. You are encouraged to make use of these freedoms and share the program with your family and friends!

• Multi Platform
• Interoperable with MS Word, RTF, OpenOffice, WordPerfect
• Advanced Document Layout
• Multi language versions
• Mail Merge
• Extensible Plugin Architecture

Technical:

Title:	AbiWord 2.6.5
Filename:	abiword-setup-2.6.5.exe
File size:	5.95MB (6,244,101 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
License:	Open Source
Date added:	December 4, 2008
Author:	AbiSource Community www.abiword.com

Change Log:

AbiWord 2.6 is a multi-platform word processor that combines state-of-the-art usability, powerful features, and excellent interoperability. Furthermore, it features a powerful framework for supporting custom extensions. AbiWord v2.6.5 is the latest stable release, which compared to v2.6.4 contains a good number of bugfixes and a couple of new features.

This release includes the following changes (and more!):

• Added our first iteraton of an Office Open XML filter. Features supported are: formatted text, formatted paragraphs, page breaks, columns, tab stops, footnotes, endnotes, headers/footers, fields, images, hyperlinks, bookmarks, lists, tables, and text boxes.
• Vastly improved LaTeX export filter, which even supports exporting equations now.
• Fixed a couple of annoying crashes in the GTK frontend, for example when overwriting a file or inserting a symbol.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the correct shaping of glyphs for complex scripts such as Arabic.
  

Note for Windows 95, 98 and ME users: AbiWord 2.6 is currently not available for your operating system. Please continue using AbiWord 2.4.6 instead.

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Descroption:

Adobe Reader is free software that lets you open, view, search, and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. The latest version of Adobe Reader includes additional features such as:

• Provides better overall performance for faster launch times and real-time zooming and panning
• Enables you to fill out and submit PDF forms from a variety of devices
• Helps you download and organize digital editions (formerly known as eBooks) on a variety of devices, with full support for portrait or landscape viewing
• Lets you display and share Adobe Photoshop Album slide shows and electronic cards, and export images for online photo processing (Note that online photo services vary regionally.)
• Allows you to save a range of files attached to PDF documents, such as word processing documents, spreadsheets, and multimedia files, and open them in their native applications.

Technical:

Title:	Adobe Reader 9.0
Filename:	AdbeRdr90_en_US.exe
File size:	33.50MB (35,124,856 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
License:	Freeware
Date added:	July 2, 2008
Author:	Adobe Systems Inc www.adobe.com
Homepage:	www.adobe.com/products/reader/

Change Log:

Adobe® Reader® 9 software adds much new functionality, especially relating to collaboration, PDF file creation, security, and an enhanced user experience.
Improved launch speeds

Looking for faster launch speeds? Adobe has enhanced general performance and, in particular, has reduced launch times with Adobe Reader 9. Try it: You'll notice the difference.
PDF Portfolios

Packages, introduced in Adobe Reader 8, have been greatly enhanced and renamed. Portfolios provide easy navigation when you work with multiple PDF documents and other document types. They also enable you to work with a collection of materials such as drawings, e-mail messages, spreadsheets, and videos as a single file, which makes distribution, storage, retrieval, and collaboration easy for end users.
Native Adobe Flash® support

Adobe Reader 9 can natively display rich media content, which you'll notice immediately with Portfolios. Interested in viewing SWF and FLV files? Adobe Reader 9 is the answer.
Acrobat.com (beta)

Included with Adobe Reader 9 is Acrobat.com (beta), an exciting new set of online services from Adobe. With Acrobat.com, you can create PDF files online; create and coauthor documents with others; host live web meetings; upload and share PDF files and other types of documents and control who has access to them; and even embed a rich, interactive preview of your document in a web page. All of these services and more are provided online, so you can access them from anywhere. And you'll find easy access points from within Reader 9. As an added convenience, Acrobat.com leverages Adobe AIR", so you can interact with Acrobat.com from your desktop. Acrobat.com on Adobe AIR is a small application that is included with your download of Adobe Reader 9. Available in select languages. Learn more
Improved CAD and geospatial functionality

CAD and geospatial functionality have been greatly enhanced in Adobe Reader 9. For instance, CAD designs or geospatial maps that have been converted to PDF offer Adobe Reader users access to CAD features, such as dimensions, or map features, such as longitude and latitude, for powerful collaboration and interaction.
PDF Standards Pane

When a PDF/A or PDF/X standard compliant file is opened, a Standards Pane appears and provides important file details.
Security enhancements

Adobe Reader 9 provides new digital signature functionality for an improved user experience. The new version also adds support for 256-bit AES encryption.
Accessibility enhancements

Adobe Reader 9 significantly improves the viewing of XFA forms for accessibility, while providing greater screen reader support.
Adobe Reader 9 MUI

Adobe Reader 9 MUI is Adobe's Multilingual User Interface version. This product is capable of installing any combination of supported languages. So, for example, you can install French, German, and Spanish simultaneously and then have the capability to switch among those languages within Adobe Reader. The user interface changes to the appropriate language on the fly.