Thought of the day 28 aug 2010

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

-- Eleanor Roosevelt

Some free softwares 27th aug 2010

[UPDATE] Q-Dir V4.35 Posted: 27 Aug 2010 05:14 AM PDT Q-Dir is a quad-pane file explorer that is capable of displaying 4 Explorer panes simultaneously. It supports favorites, file/color filtering, export to XLS/CSV/TXT/HTML, screen magnifier, quick preview etc.

[UPDATE] FeedRoller V0.62 Posted: 27 Aug 2010 03:47 AM PDT FeedRoller is a lightweight RSS and Twitter feed ticker that shows scrolling headlines from your favorite news sites, blogs and twitter accounts, directly on your desktop. Written in AutoHotkey.

[UPDATE] Back4Sure V3.0.0 Posted: 27 Aug 2010 03:44 AM PDT Back4Sure is a feature-rich backup solution for typical backup use. The program can make a backup to hard-disk, USB drive or network. Files can be compressed to a ZIP or 7-zip file of various compression levels to one or multiple compressed files (separated by directory structure). Other features include encrypted backups, file filters, a cleanup mode to remove old versions from incremental backups, and multiple settings profiles ("job" files).

[UPDATE] M3U Dropper V0.59 Posted: 27 Aug 2010 12:40 AM PDT M3U Dropper creates, imports, and organizes playlist files that take selections from an audio/video collection and put them in an order of your choice. This is useful for example in creating a mix of songs or videos with a specific mood or purpose. As the name suggests, the program creates M3U files which are used in most software players (Winamp, Foobar, etc.) and some hardware players. Although other programs can generate these files, M3U Dropper can use a more portable method of relative pathways. A 64-bit version is also available for download from the website. Note: according to the author, Windows Media Player and VLC support playlists with "mixed media," or both audio and video.

[UPDATE] XMedia Recode V2.2.6.3 Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:38 PM PDT XMedia Recode is an audio/video converter. It converts most audio/video formats such as 3GP, DVD, AVI, MP4, WMV, ASF, etc. so that they can be played on popular mobiles devices/PDAs such as iPod, iPhone, Samsung, SonyEricsson, Zune, PSP, Blackberry, LG, etc. Note that the website is in German, but the application supports English. Additionally, this program may or may not be in compliance with one or more licenses.

[UPDATE] WhatInStartup V1.25 Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:34 PM PDT WhatInStartup displays the list of all applications that are loaded automatically when Windows starts up. It allows you to easily disable or delete unwanted programs that runs in your Windows startup. You can use it on your currently running instance of Windows, as well as you can use it on external instance of Windows in another drive. Additionally, the program will "ban" programs from re-adding themselves to startup.

[UPDATE] Miranda IM V0.9.2 Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:29 PM PDT Miranda IM is a extensible, customizable instant messenger client supporting AIM, ICQ, IRC, Gadu Gadu, MSN, Yahoo and Jabber. The program can support more protocols via an extended plugin system to include Netsend, Skype, Facebook, etc. and an add-on system can add other features such as skins, an RSS feed reader, weather alert, world clock, secure messaging, etc. Alternately, Miranda IM Portable is another portable package optimized for external flash memory.

[UPDATE] DownTester V1.26 Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:25 PM PDT DownTester tests your Internet download speed by connecting and downloading from multiple locations. It will sequentially test the download speed of URLs that you choose, going to the next after specified number of seconds has been elapsed or after it downloads the specified amount of KB according to your preferences. DownTester also allows you to test the speed of network shares on your LAN (for example: \MyCompf$tempmyfile.zip). However, be aware that this test calculates the speed by using the number of bytes read from the file, instead of counting the number of bytes transferred over the network. A detected bottleneck may therefore not be caused by your network equipment, but the computers on it.

[UPDATE] Index Your Files - X! V5.0.2.5 Posted: 26 Aug 2010 06:35 AM PDT Index Your Files allows you to index and search through all your files or folders on local or networked drives. Searching can be done by name, date, size, location etc., and boolean operators are available to to perform multiple keyword searches. You can invoke Windows Explorer context menus on found files to perform operations such as drag/drop, copy, rename, delete etc. It also includes internal viewers for text, HTML and image files.

[UPDATE] MPlayer WW SVN-r31981 Posted: 26 Aug 2010 06:19 AM PDT MPlayer WW is a feature-rich fork of mplayer, a cross-platform media decoder that plays hundreds of different video and audio formats, including DVD and DivX, without additional codecs. It has a native UI, options dialog (MEditor2), and skin support.

thought for today 27 aug 2010

"Hope is a vigorous principle; it sets the head and heart to work, and animates a man to do his utmost. It makes a seeming impossibility give way."

-- Jeremy Collier, critic

Freeware Collection.. 18-8-2010

[UPDATE] DNS Benchmark V1.1.3881.1 Posted: 17 Aug 2010 08:09 PM PDT DNS Benchmark is a unique, comprehensive, accurate utility to determine the exact performance of local and remote DNS nameservers. Note: Functional in Linux via Wine.

[UPDATE] EssentialPIM Free V3.71 Posted: 17 Aug 2010 12:20 PM PDT EssentialPIM includes a calendar/scheduler, todo list, contact manager, e-mail client, and tree-like multi-level outliner. Data can be imported from other sources including Outlook, TreePad, Google calendar etc., and exported to a variety of formats including HTML, vCard, iCal, RTF, CSV, iPod, text, etc.

[UPDATE] BonkEnc V1.0.16 Posted: 17 Aug 2010 08:54 AM PDT BonkEnc is a CD ripper, audio encoder and converter for various formats. It can produce MP3, MP4/M4A, Ogg Vorbis, AAC and Bonk files. More formats are available through plugins. BonkEnc makes it easy to convert your audio CDs to MP3 or Ogg Vorbis files that you can use in your hardware player or with your favorite audio software. The program supports the CDDB/freedb online CD database and CDText and automatically writes song information to ID3V2 or Vorbis comment tags.

good feed for day 13 aug 2010

"A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power."

-- Brian Tracy, Author

some freeware softwares 8th august 2010

[UPDATE] Universal Viewer V5.3.2 Posted: 07 Aug 2010 03:44 AM PDT Universal Viewer is a file viewer that supports many different formats like text, binary, rtf, images, videos, audio, etc. One nice feature is that it can open large text files very quickly without eating memory. One downside is that there is no editing of these files, but useful if you have to go through large log files.

[UPDATE] Stinger V10.0.1.995 Posted: 07 Aug 2010 03:38 AM PDT Stinger is a stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses. It is not a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist administrators and users when dealing with an infected system. Stinger utilizes next generation scan engine technology, including process scanning, digitally signed DAT files, and scan performance optimizations.

[UPDATE] Simple Port Forwarding V3.0.5 Posted: 07 Aug 2010 03:35 AM PDT The programs helps with the automation process of port forwarding on a variety of routers, without the need to know the technical details of the particular router. Ideal if you use a wide variety of routers, but dislike reading the manual.

[UPDATE] Don't Sleep V2.02 Posted: 07 Aug 2010 03:31 AM PDT Don't Sleep is a small portable program to prevent system shutdown, Standby, Hibernate, Turn Off and Restart.

[UPDATE] Listary V2.00 (Build 203) Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:43 PM PDT Listary is an enhancement that allows you to quickly search almost any listing in Windows by simply typing your search terms. The program will pop up a small, semi-transparent window in Explorer windows (including open/save dialogs), Task Manager, Registry Editor, and even directly on your desktop. The program works with almost any application with a system-generated list. Although some programs will automatically jump to the first letter you type (a find-as-you-type feature of Windows Explorer), you must type quickly for more than one letter and can't see your output. Listary brings a long-time feature of Linux to Windows, letting you enter whole words, and type slower with automatic changes. Additionally, it allows wildcards and has the ability to edit your input with immediate results. Advanced features include hotkeys, autocomplete, blacklists, favorites, a customizable window. Note that the program contains many "pro"-only features, but the program is very functional in its basic version.

[UPDATE] KMPlayer V2.9.3 Posted: 06 Aug 2010 04:33 PM PDT KMPlayer is a audio/video player that supports a wide range of file formats, including AVI, MKV, MPEG, OGM, MP4, ASF etc. without any additional codecs installed. It also has full VCD/DVD playback functionality. In addition, it is able to play incomplete/damaged AVI files, or media files that are locked while downloading or sharing. Note that this program may or may not be in compliance with one or more licenses.

[UPDATE] Thunderbird Portable V3.1.2 Posted: 06 Aug 2010 08:12 AM PDT Mozilla Thunderbird is a skinnable, feature-rich email client with support for plugins and many protocols including SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, NNTP and RSS. It comes with advanced search tools, message filtering, Bayesian spam detector, built-in spell checker, and many more. Thunderbird Portable is a special build optimized for use on external flash media.

[UPDATE] EssentialPIM Free V3.7 Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:52 AM PDT EssentialPIM includes a calendar/scheduler, todo list, contact manager, e-mail client, and tree-like multi-level outliner. Data can be imported from other sources including Outlook, TreePad, Google calendar etc., and exported to a variety of formats including HTML, vCard, iCal, RTF, CSV, iPod, text, etc.

some other cool softwares

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty Collector's Edition
Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 3-User
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade
iWork '09
Adobe Photoshop Elements 8
QuickBooks Pro 2010 [DOWNLOAD]
Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 [Mac]
Family Tree Maker 2010 Essentials