| 79 Software - Utilities Resources |
| Adblock Plus now allows “acceptable ads,” becomes SomeAdsBlocked Plus |
| The creator of Adblock Plus, the most popular browser add-on in the world, has finally acted on his crisis of faith and turned off ad blocking for non-intrusive “acceptable ads.” This change has only been made to the Firefox version of the add-on, but Chrome will receive the same treatment in the following months. |
| December 12, 2011 |
| Andrew Consortium, The |
| The Andrew Consortium, named after the co-founder of Carnegie Mellon University, offers a graphical user interface system used to combine a variety of software functions into one. |
| Provides Products |
| Animate your Windows 7 desktop wallpaper |
| A free application called Okozo Desktop can transform your static Windows 7 desktop wallpaper into a mesmerizing animation. |
| October 06, 2011 |
| AOL Revamps AIM with Facebook, Google Chat Apps |
| AIM, AOL's seminal instant messenger app, just received a preview update to pull it out of obscurity and compete with other more popular chat apps like Facebook Chat, Google Talk, Skype and a slew of others that aggregate disparate clients and boast features like video and picture-sharing. |
| November 17, 2011 |
| Auslogics Disk Defrag Professional 4 preview |
| When you're looking to optimize a PC's performance, then defragmenting its hard drive and reorganizing the file layout is generally a very good place to start: it's easy to do, typically delivers great results, and doesn't have to cost you anything as there are plenty of excellent freeware defrag utilities around. |
| December 22, 2011 |
| AuthentiX for IIS |
| The essential tool for website access management. Form-based or 100% cookie-free "Basic Authentication" website protection while keeping your NT Users Names and Passwords private. |
| Provides a Service |
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| barcode font |
| Company provides latest barcode inventory software to make high-quality barcode labels in minimal time. |
| Provides Information |
| BExplorer (Better Explorer) 2.0.0.531 |
| Explorer is an application that is at the very heart of Windows and it is used for everything from browsing through digital photos, to accessing your music collection or simply copying files from one folder to another. As these are operations that are so central to working with Windows, it is important that the tool you use to interact with your files is as intuitive and feature packed as possible. If you have found that Explorer is a little lacking, BExplorer is a free alternative that you may well prefer. |
| October 31, 2011 |
| Better benchmarking with Sandra 2012 |
| SiSoftware has released the latest version of its flagship system information and benchmarking utility, Sandra 2012. |
| November 9, 2011 |
| BumpTop |
| BumpTop is a fun, intuitive 3D desktop that keeps you organized and makes you more productive. Like a real desk, but better. |
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| CCleaner 3.15 improves like a well-aged wine |
| Popular system cleanup and optimization tool CCleaner has been updated with a range of improvements and a smattering of new features. CCleaner 3.15 sees support for the cleaning of a range of new applications including Freemake Video Downloader, Camtasia Studio and Ashampoo Burning Studio. As you would expect from any app update there are also a number of bug fixes as well as a small range of additional options. |
| January 26, 2012 |
| Collectify |
| learn about innovative new software for cataloging your things. |
| Provides a Service |
| content management system |
| Company provides WinASO Registry software for unique use and Clean during installation and un installation of software. |
| Provides Products |
| CyberLink PowerDVD 11 Ultra |
| The latest version of PowerDVD adds a nifty iPhone/Android remote app, and better 2D-3D conversion, and lots of movie community interaction. |
| May 25, 2011 |
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| Data Recovery Freeware |
| Manufacturer of NTFS lost data recovery application recover erased office documents, audio songs, video clips from corrupted partitions of hard disk drive. |
| Provides Products |
| Day Clipboard Utility |
| Day Clipboard Utility is a nice little app that takes text or an image that you've copied to the clipboard and captures it into itself upon your request. It will then save said image or text file in its own folder. This whole process can be automated, or you can approve each piece of text or image as it comes in to the clipboard. |
| Provides Products |
| Dealio Free Price Comparison Shopping Toolbar |
| that brings you the lowest prices on products while you shop the Web. Dealio searches hundreds of reputable stores like Amazon, Best Buy, and CompUSA, as well as millions of eBay auction and eBay Store listings so you never overpay online again. |
| Provides Products |
| Decipher Svchost processes in Windows with Svchost Viewer |
| Back in November of last year in my blog post titled Identify and get detailed information about processes in Windows 7, I showed you how to use Windows Task Manager to track down detailed information about any process running in Windows 7. As I did so, I mentioned that if the process you are interested in learning more about is listed as Svchost.exe, you can use the Tasklist command line tool to learn which services are running in a Svchost.exe process by opening a Command Prompt and using the command |
| April 14, 2011 |
| Defraggler update supports Windows 7 SP1 |
| Piriform Software has released a new update for its free Windows defragmentation utility. Defraggler 2.03 is now fully compatible with Windows 7 Service Pack 1, and it includes a number of interesting new features and fixes. |
| March 14, 2011 |
| Disk Data Recovery Software |
| In a very short time period you can safely and affordably retrieves your lost, formatted hard disk media drive files and folders or other saved data. |
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| Download FTPPro |
| It looks and feels just like Windows Explorer, except you can also transfer files to and from FTP sites. |
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| Enhance your Windows 7 multiple monitor system with DisplayFusion |
| In this edition of the Windows Desktop Report, Greg Shultz introduces you to DisplayFusion and shows you some of great features for managing multiple monitors tucked away in this program. |
| August 4, 2011 |
| Explorer Toolbar Editor 1.0.0 |
| Explorer is no different to other Windows applications in the way it includes toolbar that can be used to quickly access common options. As you are browsing through your files you will notice that depending on the type of folder you have selected, there are buttons on display that can be used to do everything from burning files to disc or adding them to a playlist to emailing them or changing sharing properties. |
| August 22, 2011 |
| eToolz: Traceroute, Ping, WHOIS, Google PageRank and more |
| If you're not comfortable with the command line versions of Ping, Traceroute and other essential network tools, then there's no shortage of GUI versions which offer a little extra convenience. |
| January 23, 2012 |
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| File Recovery Windows |
| Professional Sim card free file recovery software is very helpful for users and effectively regains accidentally deleted data |
| Provides Information |
| Foxit PDF Reader 5 better fits with Office 2010 and Windows 7 |
| Foxit Software has released version 5 of its popular, lightweight PDF viewer, Foxit Reader. Version 5.0 now boasts XFA electronic form-filling capability, the ability to fit a document to the width of the page and split the screen into two or four panes, and a redesigned interface that includes an option to mimic the ribbon used in Office and Windows 7. |
| May 27, 2011 |
| Free WebM Video Converter 1.0.0.920 |
| There are a plethora of video formats to choose from, and it is likely that if you own a number of cameras - such as your camcorder, digital camera or mobile phone - the chances are that they all record footage in different formats. To ensure the best possible compatibility when it comes to sharing videos with others, it makes sense use convert videos to a more common format so more people will be able to open it without special codecs. |
| September 27, 2011 |
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| Get a better command line with ColorConsole |
| Most people could benefit from working at the Windows command prompt, if only occasionally. But it’s also an area that many PC users will do their best to avoid, because it’s just so uncomfortable to use: even apparently simple tasks like copying text from the command window to the clipboard turn out not to work exactly as you might expect. |
| December 28, 2011 |
| Get gestures in all your Windows apps with StrokesPlus |
| As Opera has shown, mouse gestures can be a great addition to a browser, providing a simple way to move through your history, open and close tabs, reload pages and otherwise navigate around the program, just by making small and simple mouse movements. |
| January 13, 2012 |
| Get the Windows 8 look and feel on XP, Vista or 7 |
| Even though the developer preview of Windows 8 is publically available, there will be some people who are keen to try out the upcoming operating system without having to go to the effort of setting up a dual boot system or wiping out their existing installation. This is where transformation packs can help, and the Windows 8 Transformation Pack 2.0 and UX Pack 3.5 have just been released with a view to making the task of mimicking Windows 8 easier and more impressive than ever. |
| October 06, 2011 |
| Give every window in Windows 7 a tabbed user interface |
| In this edition of the Windows Desktop report, Greg Shultz introduces you to WindowTabs and shows you how to configure the application to add a tabbed interface to Windows Explorer. |
| April 5, 2011 |
| Give Windows 7 the XP makeover with Classic Shell 3.3 |
| Do you miss the classic Windows XP Start menu? Are you annoyed by changes to Explorer, like the breadcrumb navigation? Or do you feel that the Windows 7 copy dialog is a step backwards, rather than an improvement? |
| January 9, 2012 |
| Got USB device troubles? Try BusDog |
| When a favorite USB mouse stopped working last week, I tried all the usual techniques to try and get it running again: so I unplugged and reconnected it, looked for driver updates, checked Device Manager for clues, and so on -- but with no success. |
| January 17, 2012 |
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| Inventory Software Management |
| Extremely robust invoicing management tool provides advance accounting features that manage company records, customer vendor records, tax information, sales purchase order analysis and other accounting entries. |
| Provides Products |
| IObit Unlocker cracks open locked files |
| IObit Software has released a public beta of a new file-unlocking tool. IObit Unlocker Beta 1.0 is designed to allow users to access files that have been locked by running programs or processes for the purposes of deleting, renaming, copying or moving. |
| March 10, 2011 |
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| Live Chat Software |
| Live2Support offers live chat and live support software since more than seven years. It is one of the top ten live chat providers, which offers one to one text chat service and 24X7 supports. |
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| Make Encrypted Containers With BestCrypt |
| BestCrypt is a file-encryption tool that focuses on the creation of encrypted containers. Each container file can be any size from a few megabytes to as large as an entire drive (on an NTFS drive; 4 gigabytes on FAT32). The user's individual needs will determine how they make containers, and where BestCrypt is strongest compared to competing programs I've tried (such as the free and open source TrueCrypt and FreeOTFE) is in the area of creating and managing multiple containers. |
| March 10, 2011 |
| MAGIX PC Check and Tuning 2012 review |
| When it comes to optimizing the performance of your computer it is possible to take a very hands-on approach and get involved in editing the registry and checking that you do not have too many startup programs running. But this is not something that everyone has time for or, indeed, the inclination. PC Check and Tuning 2012 is the latest in a series of system maintenance utilities from MAGIX, and it can be used in a quick, one-click mode -- or you can get more involved if you like. |
| October 13, 2011 |
| Manage Your Network Bandwidth with Kerio Control 7.2 |
| There are a variety of demands on network bandwidth, but some are much more mission critical than others for small and medium businesses. Kerio has updated its Kerio Control UTM (Unified Threat Management) platform to include bandwidth management and quality of service capabilities that let businesses ensure that important network traffic is given priority. |
| August 30, 2011 |
| Microsoft releases Silverlight 5, includes new tools for 3D game development |
| Microsoft has released the complete version of Silverlight 5, the company's latest version of its rich Web application framework. This update was first revealed nearly one year ago at Microsoft's Firestarter developer event. |
| December 12, 2011 |
| Mz Vista Force |
| Tweak Windows Vista in many different ways. |
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| Need better Windows file management? Try xplorer2 2. |
| London-based ZABKAT Software has released version 2.0 of its Windows Explorer replacement tool. xplorer2 2.0 includes a number of notable new features and improvements, including support for dockable and floating panes. |
| July 25, 2011 |
| Norton Power Eraser |
| Norton Power Eraser's aggressive detection features catch threats others miss. It can also remove malware that blocks antivirus installation. The combination of Norton 360 and Norton Power Eraser set new scoring records in all categories of my malware removal tests. |
| March 11, 2011 |
| Nitro PDF Reader |
| Nitro PDF Reader |
| Create PDF files, comment and review, save PDF forms, extract text and images, type text directly onto the page, and more. |
| Provides Information |
| Nitro PDF Reader 2.1 improves Windows 64-bit support |
| San Francisco-based Nitro PDF has released version 2.1 of its freeware Portable Document Format viewing and creation tool. Nitro PDF Reader 2.1, which is also available as a separate 64-bit build, is a feature-rich PDF viewer with built-in PDF creation functionality, including the ability to directly convert over 300 document formats if the document's parent application is installed. |
| October 10, 2011 |
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| O&O releases new defrag and disk image server software |
| Hard drive management specialist O&O Software has revealed the latest Server Editions of its flagship defrag and disk imaging tools. But while the packages are clearly targeted at businesses, they could be useful to anyone who has to manage a network. |
| November 23, 2011 |
| Organize Windows 7's taskbar into Bins |
| OneUp Industries, a company launched by the author of such notable Stardock applications as Fences and ObjectDock, has released a public beta of its first software offering. Bins 0.95 is a Windows 7-only application that allows the user to group taskbar icons into convenient folders, or "bins" (hence the title). It's based on a similar feature that's found in Mac OS X, which supports "stacking" of dock icons in a similar way. |
| May 3, 2011 |
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| Packet Analyzer |
| Colasoft Capsa is a professional packet sniffer and protocol analyzer designed for network analysis, packet sniffing, packet decoding and network monitoring. With the ability of real-time packet sniffing and accurate protocol analyzing, Colasoft Capsa enables you to locate and troubleshoot network problems quickly and efficiently. |
| Provides Products |
| PC Tune-Up |
| repairs and rebuilds computer systems. Also provides information about viruses, error codes, tips, upgrades, and troubleshooting. |
| Provides Products |
| Peazip gets small changes in version 4 |
| Italian author Georgio Tani has updated his popular open-source archiving tool, Peazip, to version 4.0. Peazip 4.0, also available as a dedicated 64-bit build as well as separate 32-bit and 64-bit portable applications, allows users to both open and create archives in a variety of formats, including RAR and 7z, as well as the standard ZIP format. |
| September 20, 2011 |
| photo restoration software |
| Provides professional undelete photo utility to salvage all important missing photos and images which lost due to accidental deletion. |
| Provides Products |
| Process Monitor 2.96 |
| Process Monitor is an incredibly useful tool that will report on just about everything your PC applications are doing: the files they're accessing, Registry keys they're viewing, processes they're launching, and much more. |
| November 29, 2011 |
| Pulmon Beta 3: You don't have to wait for Windows 8 |
| It's hard to imagine, but Windows 8 beta could come as soon as next month's BUILD conference. One of the new features it looks likely to sport is the stripped-back Metro UI interface, which debuted in Windows Phone 7, and which will ensure Windows 8 works across a variety of devices including smartphones and tablets, not just computers. |
| August 2, 2011 |
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| RecoverBull |
| Freeware to download professional, fast and economical data doctor windows data recovery software with complete data recovery for all types of hard disk and removable media drives. |
| Provides Products |
| Replace Windows' Taskbar with Mac-like Dock |
| Anyone who’s ever used a Mac will probably be aware how beautiful and functional its dock is. In comparison, the Windows Taskbar, even the revamped version sported in Windows 7, can feel a little outdated. |
| November 25, 2011 |
| Restore Partition |
| Windows partition restores utility can recover lost and deleted audio, video and office documents files and folders without any hassle at user specific location. |
| Provides Products |
| Review: IObit Advanced SystemCare PRO 5 |
| There are two things that almost every computer owner is concerned with -- security and performance. When it comes to security there are all manner of tools that you can install from firewalls and antivirus to spyware and malware checkers, and there is certainly no shortage of tweaking tools available to help boost system performance. |
| December 2, 2011 |
| Revo Uninstaller |
| Revo Uninstaller solves an all-too-common problem: Programs whose uninstallation routines are sloppy. Not uncommonly, when you uninstall programs in Windows, they leave bits and pieces of themselves behind, such as Registry entries. |
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| Startup Disk 3.0 boosts Windows bootup time |
| Brisbane-based software developer r2 Studios has released a major update to its pioneering startup management application. As the name implies, Startup Delayer 3.0 allows users to delay startup applications to free up system resources and optimize the startup routine. It's also a fully featured startup manager by allowing users to disable and delete unwanted startup applications too. |
| May 18, 2011 |
| Software utility extends battery life of Windows 7 systems |
| TuneUp Utilities 2012 conserves battery life by shutting off hardware components and applications that aren't active. |
| October 21, 2011 |
| SUPERAntiSpyware 5: Big changes in a small package |
| SUPERAntiSpyware 5 has just been released, in what the authors are calling "our most significant update ever". This isn't just marketing hype, either, just about every area of the new build has been enhanced and improved. |
| August 3, 2011 |
| System Mechanic 10 (Updated) Review |
| System Mechanic, a software product from Iolo, is an all-in-one PC performance, repair, and upkeep utility for consumers. New features of System Mechanic 10 include CRUDD Remover, Program Accelerator, and Internet Connection Repair. We reviewed the software a few months ago but did not cover these three new features. So here, we'll take a look at the new features and consider how useful they really might be for more advanced and less advanced users. |
| June 15, 2011 |
| System Restore Explorer 0.0.5 beta |
| Explore your PCs system restore points with this clever tool |
| December 9, 2011 |
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| Take Control of Microsoft Office's Ribbon With Ribbon Helper |
| The Ribbon interface that Microsoft introduced with Office 2007--and refined in Office 2010--makes it easier to get at all of Office's features. But there's one small, annoying problem with it: When you want to go from one tab to another, you're forced to click that second tab, rather than merely moving your mouse over it. Office add-in Ribbon Helper for Office ($15) solves the problem. |
| May 31, 2011 |
| Take control of Startup programs with Microsoft Autoruns 11 |
| The art of streamlining your PC's startup to reclaim system resources and speed up boot times is an ancient one. Windows even comes with its own built-in tool, msconfig, for tweaking the system startup, but it's limited and awkward to use. |
| September 21, 2011 |
| Take control of the Windows 7 New menu with ShellMenuNew |
| Greg Shultz examines the utility ShellMenuNew and shows you how to use it to take back control of the Windows 7 New menu. |
| January 26, 2012 |
| The PC Decapifier |
| Get rid of the unwanted programs that are installed from the factory setup. |
| Provides a Service |
| The ultimate tweaker's guide to Windows |
| Our tips, tricks and hacks will let you customize XP and Vista in a multitude of ways. |
| Provides Information |
| TuneUp Utilities 2012 review |
| Every PC user would like their system to run a little faster, but making that happen yourself usually requires time, effort, and an in-depth knowledge of how Windows really works. |
| October 18, 2011 |
| TrueCrypt |
| TrueCrypt is a powerful, free, open source program that allows you to create encrypted volumes on your computer, or to encrypt entire disks, including your system disk. Furthermore, it allows you to create hidden volumes, or even an entire hidden operating system. |
| March 3, 2011 |
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| Use JetClean to improve your PC's health |
| As we mentioned yesterday, utilities developer BlueSprig has just released JetBoost 1.0, a free PC speedup tool designed to optimize your PC by closing down unnecessary processes. |
| December 20, 2011 |
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| Want better weather on Windows 7? Take Metro Home |
| While it's easy enough to check the time on your computer by looking at the clock in the system tray, and the weather by visiting any of a number of web sites, you may still want to check out Metro Home. This is a Windows desktop widget that displays the date time and weather in a stylish and customizable interface that fits the Windows Phone 7 look. |
| May 23, 2011 |
| Want to get cut on the digital media bleeding edge? Try VLC Media Player Nightly |
| Can’t wait for the next major release of VLC Media Player? Desperate to squash an annoying bug? Not afraid of installing untested, pre-release software on your computer? Willing to become a guinea pig ? If the answer to all of these questions is “yes”, then VLC Media Player Nightly might be for you. |
| December 27, 2011 |
| Watch Facebook videos with RealPlayer 15 |
| Real Networks has updated the Windows version of its multimedia player, RealPlayer, to version 15. Available in both free and function-enhanced Plus editions, RealPlayer provides a one-stop shop for organizing, sharing and accessing media content, both online and offline. |
| November 18, 2011 |
| Windows 8 UX Pack 2.0 |
| Fancy having a sneak peek at how the forthcoming Windows 8 will look? Put off by the idea of finding a beta version to install? Windows 8 UX Pack offers you a glimpse into the future of Windows without committing you to installing the full operating system. It basically skins Windows 7 to give it the distinctive look and feel of Windows 8, including the Metro theme, which basically uses a widget-like display to give you access to various tools and apps. |
| Provides Products |
| WinRAR 4.0 improves decompression performance by 30% |
| After four months of intensive testing, WinRAR 4.00 finally gets to drop the "beta" tag, with its first full public release appearing today. |
| March 8, 2011 |
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| X1 Enterprise Desktop Search Resource Center |
| X1 provides free, secure desktop search for business. Find, preview and take action on the information you need to do your job. |
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| XPlite and 2000lite |
| XPlite and 2000lite are powerful configuration utilities for Windows creating a modular Windows operating system where YOU are in control. XPlite gives you more than 160 ways to reduce the size, improve the security, and customize YOUR Windows XP or 2000 installation to suit YOU. |
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| You don't have to wait for Windows 8 |
| Why wait until Windows 8 is released before you sample the look and feel of the next version of Windows? WindowsX has released not one, but two tools that can revamp the Windows interface and give you a fresh new look that matches Windows 8's look and feel quite closely, right down to Metro-like functionality. |
| September 22, 2011 |