Free Applications

Opera

2008-10-08T16:52:00.007+08:00

Opera is a web browser and Internet suite developed by the Opera Software company. Opera handles common Internet-related tasks such as displaying web sites, sending and receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, IRC online chatting, downloading files via BitTorrent, and reading web feeds.

Features of Opera include tabbed browsing, page zooming, mouse gestures, and an integrated download manager. Its security features include built-in phishing and malware protection, strong encryption when browsing secure web sites, and the ability to easily delete private data such as cookies and browsing history by simply clicking a button. List of features.

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Powertoys

2008-10-03T03:23:00.006+08:00

Microsoft PowerToys add fun and functionality to the Windows experience. What are they? PowerToys are additional programs that developers work on after a product has been released.

List of programs:
Color Control Panel Applet
SyncToy
RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer
ClearType Tuner
HTML Slide Show Wizard
Open Command Window Here
Alt-Tab Replacement
Tweak UI
Power Calculator
Image Resizer
CD Slide Show Generator
Virtual Desktop Manager
Taskbar Magnifier
Webcam Timershot

Winamp

2008-09-23T12:55:00.007+08:00

Winamp is a multimedia player that supports numerous audio and video formats. It plays streamed video and audio content, both live and recorded,. It has a highly customizable media library, and has thousands of skins and plug-ins that allow you to change the look and feel of the player, as well as add new features. The player also has access to thousands of free songs, videos and online radio stations from SHOUTcast Radio and AOL Radio with XM. Features overview.

Adobe Reader

2008-09-23T04:03:00.008+08:00

Adobe Reader software is the global standard for electronic document sharing. It is the only PDF file viewer that can open and interact with all PDF documents. Use Adobe Reader to view, search, digitally sign, verify, print, and collaborate on Adobe PDF files. Read more.

Pivot

2008-09-17T21:45:00.005+08:00

Pivot Stickfigure Animator is a freeware program intended to build stick figure-based animations. The principle is that of movable stick figures, whose arms and legs can be rotated about pivots (joints). Users can set animation dimensions and speed, make and save their own stick figures, and load their own backgrounds. The animations can be saved as GIFs to be used on webpages

Click here to watch animations created using Pivot.

Audacity

2008-09-15T17:20:00.010+08:00

Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to:

Record live audio.
Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files.
Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
And more! See the complete list of features.

uTorrent

2008-09-15T16:53:00.007+08:00

A popular client for the BitTorrent P2P protocol. Micro-sized yet feature filled, this client is light on system resources and has many features that can be found in other clients.

Features:

Multiple simultaneous downloads
Configurable bandwidth scheduler
Global and per-torrent speed limiting
Quick-resumes interrupted transfers
Trackerless support (Mainline DHT)
RSS Downloader
Skinnable and localized

CPU-Z

2008-09-14T08:28:00.008+08:00

CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.

CPU

Name and number.
Core stepping and process.
Package.
Core voltage.
Internal and external clocks, clock multiplier.
Supported instructions sets.
Cache information.

Mainboard

Vendor, model and revision.
BIOS model and date.
Chipset (northbridge and southbridge) and sensor.
Graphic interface.

Memory

Frequency and timings.
Module(s) specification using SPD (Serial Presence Detect) : vendor, serial number, timings table.

System

Windows and DirectX version.

CPU-Z does not need to be installed. Just unzip the files in a directory and run the .exe. In order to remove the program, just delete the files.

Spybot - Search & Destroy

2008-09-13T19:43:00.010+08:00

Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.

Go here for a list of features.

MIRC

2008-09-13T19:42:00.008+08:00

mIRC is a full featured Internet Relay Chat client for Windows that can be used to communicate, share, play or work with others on IRC networks around the world, either in multi-user group conferences or in one-to-one private discussions.

It has a clean, practical interface that is highly configurable and supports features such as buddy lists, file transfers, multi-server connections, SSL encryption, proxy support, UTF-8 display, customizable sounds, spoken messages, tray notifications, message logging, and more.

mIRC also has a powerful scripting language that can be used both to automate mIRC and to create applications that perform a wide range of functions from network communications to playing games.

mIRC has been in development for over a decade and is constantly being improved and updated with new technologies.

GIMP

2008-09-12T14:25:00.008+08:00

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a freely distributed piece of software suitable for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition, and image authoring. It is a powerful piece of software with capabilities not found in any other free software product. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert-quality photo-retouching program, an online batch-processing system, a mass production image renderer, or an image-format converter. GIMP is modular, expandable, and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image-manipulation procedures to be easily scripted.

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition

2008-09-12T04:04:00.011+08:00

Basic antivirus and antispyware protection for Windows available to download for free. It is slight on resources and includes many features such as automatic update functionality, the AVG Resident Shield, which provides real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run, free Virus Database Updates , and AVG Virus Vault for safe handling of infected files.

Firefox

2008-09-12T03:15:00.010+08:00

Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser. Firefox includes pop-up blocking, tab-browsing, integrated Google search, simplified privacy controls, a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser, and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.