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Menuet 64 v0.56 File Size: ( Windows Installer exe ) 762KB License: Freeware Operating Systems: Windows XP HomePage: http://www.menuetos.net/index.htm Screenshots: http://www.menuetos.net/screens.htm MenuetOS is an Operating System in development for the PC written entirely in 32/64 bit assembly language, and released under the License. It supports 32/64 bit x86 assembly programming for smaller, faster and less resource hungry applications. Menuet has no roots within UNIX or the POSIX standards, nor is it based on any operating system. The design goal has been to remove the extra layers between different parts of an OS, which normally complicate programm…

Iconix eMail ID 3.73.2.3 File Size: 4.65 MB License: Freeware Operating Systems: Windows All HomePage: http://www.iconix.com/index.php Email Supported: http://www.iconix.com/productsheetPageico.php FAQ: http://www.iconix.com/faq/?lang=en Email fraud robbed 3.5 million people of an estimated $2.8 billion in the last year. Truemark icons reduce the risk of email fraud by confirming the source of the sender. Here is how the solution works: Iconix eMail ID is a client application that verifies the sender of an incoming email, and guarantees that the mail is actually coming from the company that it claims. The service only works with companies that h…

Linux Multi Media Studio 0.4.2 File Size: 14.2MB License: Open Source Operating System: LInux Requirements: Essential * Qt 3.x (multithreaded!) At least one of the following: * ALSA-lib, JACK or SDL * SDL_sound, libvorbis or libsndfile Optional but strongly recommended: * libsamplerate * WINE * Stk Wiki: http://lmms.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Screenshots: http://lmms.sourceforge.net/screenshots.php HomePage: http://lmms.sourceforge.net/home.php Demos: http://lmms.sourceforge.net/demos.php What is LMMS? LMMS aims to be a free alternative to popular (but commercial and closed- source) programs like FruityLoops/…

si.Mail 1.1.0.1770 File Size: 4.1 MB License: Open Source Operating System: Windows 2000/2003/Me/XP HomePage: http://www.simail.si/ Wiki: http://www.simail.si/wiki/Main_Page Screenshots: http://www.simail.si/screenshots/ ChangeLog - IMPR: Message preview/view window now shows CC headers if they are present. - IMPR: Right click menu in edit window should display Cut,Copy, Paste items. - FIX: carret not shown when editing e-mail address. - FIX: When editor in plain text mode, you could paste formated text into it. - FIX: On Vista all open file dialogs were shown as Save dialogs. - FIX: Fixed crash when refreshing View indexes, and message was supposed to …

Spicebird Beta 0.7 License: Open Source File Size:10.0MB HomePage: http://www.spicebird.com/ Screenshots: http://www.spicebird.com/category/image-ga...-07-screenshots Detailed Release Notes: http://www.spicebird.com/spicebird/0.7/releasenotes Spicebird is an free and open source collaboration client from Synovel. It simplifies communication for users by providing integrated access to the various tools of collaboration in a single application. It provides easy access to various Web services while users can retain all the advantages of a desktop application. Spicebird provides e-mail, calendaring and instant messaging with intuitive integration and unl…

Vuze 4.1.0.0 (formally Azureus) File Size: 9.5MB License: Open Source Operating Systems: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64 HomePage: http://azureus.sourceforge.net/ Vuze wiki: http://wiki.vuze.com/index.php/Main_Page Plugins: http://azureus.sourceforge.net/plugin_list.php Vuze is a BitTorrent client written in Java. The BitTorrent protocol is a new way of exchanging or distributing data over the internet. Downloading also means uploading, and the amounts of each are linked, to ensure fairness and rapidity in the spread of the file at hand. Plugins -3D View -SMS Notifications -Country Locator -FireFrog -HTML Web UI -Jython -Ono -Progr…

TrueCrypt 6.1a File Size: 2.99 MB License: Open Source OperatingSystems: Windows Vista/XP, Mac OS X, and Linux HomePage: http://www.truecrypt.org/ Screenshots: http://www.truecrypt.org/screenshots.php Download: http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads.php TrueCrypt is a software system for establishing and maintaining an on-the-fly-encrypted volume (data storage device). On-the-fly encryption means that data are automatically encrypted or decrypted right before they are loaded or saved, without any user intervention. No data stored on an encrypted volume can be read (decrypted) without using the correct password/keyfile(s) or correct encryption keys. Entire …

A-Squared Free 4.0.0.38 File Size: 44.24 MB License: Freeware Operating Systems: Windows All HomePage: http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/ A-Squared Free is a complementary product to antivirus software which is specialized in protection against harmful software. Antivirus software often features an inadequate protection against Trojans, Dialers and Spyware. A-Squared Free fills this gap. This is just for use as an on demand scanner for detection and removal there is no realtime protection with the free version. Features *Scan your PC for infections of Trojans, Viruses, Spyware, Adware, Worms, Bots, Keyloggers and Dialers. *Two Cleaning Sc…

Autoruns 9.39 File Size: 564 KB License: Freeware Operating System: Windows 2000/2003/2008/Vista/XP HomePage and Download: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinte...s/bb963902.aspx *Please Note: Autoruns 9.39 is also available through the ( AMT ) Anti-Malware Toolkit Autoruns 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. A "show non-Microsoft only" option helps you to zoom in on third-party auto-starting images that have been added to your system. You'll probably be surpr…

ReactOS 0.3.8 File Size: 32.5 MB License: Open Source Operating Systems: Windows NT/2K/XP/2003 HomePage; http://www.reactos.org/en/index.html FAQ: http://www.reactos.org/en/about_userfaq.html wiki: http://www.reactos.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Screenshots and Videos: http://www.reactos.org/en/media.html ReactOS® is an advanced free open source operating system providing a ground-up implementation of a Microsoft Windows® XP compatible operating system. ReactOS aims to achieve complete binary compatibility with both applications and device drivers meant for NT and XP operating systems, by using a similar architecture and providing a complete and equival…

Loudtalks Lite File Size: 1.4MB License: Freeware Operating Systems: Windows 2000/2003/2008/Vista/XP HomePage: http://loudtalks.com/ Screenshots: http://loudtalks.com/products_loudtalks_lite_screenshots/ Loudtalks Lite , brings voice back to the Internet communications. It's a little application, which allows you to talk to your friends or colleagues instantly with a single touch of a button. Think walkie talkie. It's faster than text chat and more convenient than calls. It supports one to one and one to many communication. Incoming messages could be re-played. The application is fast and lightweight and doesn't require any configuration. Free push-to-ta…

RunScanner is a completely free windows system utility which scans your system for all configured running programs. You can use runscanner to detect autostart programs, spyware, adware, homepage hijackers, unverified drivers and other problems. You can import and export your results and let other people help you to solve your problems. - Top rated freeware - Scanning of 120+ hijack locations - Online malware analysis of results - Powerful process killer Kill multiple processes at once Kill and rename Kill and delete Delete at next reboot - Saving and importing of .run files (all information available) …

XnView *File Size: 5.1MB (Windows version) License: Freeware Operating Systems - Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP/VistaWindows 3.x - MacOS X - Linux x86- - Linux ppc - FreeBSD x86 - OpenBSD x86 - NetBSD x86 - Irix mips - Solaris sparc - Solaris x86 - HP-UX - AIX * File Size of XnView will vary depending on the type of Operating System HomePage: http://pagesperso-orange.fr/pierre.g/xnview/enhome.html Screenshots: http://pagesperso-orange.fr/pierre.g/xnvie...creenshots.html Formats: http://pagesperso-orange.fr/pierre.g/xnview/enformats.html XnView is a group of utilities that features viewing, converting…

Auslogics System Information 1.3.18.240 File Size: 2.4 MB License: Freeware Operating Systems: Windows 7/Vista/2008/XP/2000/2003 HomePage: http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/syste...mation/download Screenshots: http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/syste...ion/screenshots Auslogics System Information provides comprehensive and easy to understand information about your system configuration. It can show hardware configuration, video-card information, OS details, list of running processes and other information. The information can be saved as a file and sent to technical support. And it's absolutely FREE. With hardly a stumble, this freeware utility quic…

Comodo Internet Security (32-bit) 3.8.61948.459 Beta File Size: 33.4MB License: Freeware Operating Systems: WindowsXP, Windows Vista HomePage and Download: http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/index.html Comodo Internet Security is designed to be the that integrates Comodo Antivirus, Comodo Firewall and Comodo Defense+ in a seamless manner. fixed many bugs in Comodo Firewall with this release. Also available in (64-bit version) Features Firewall Protection A firewall is your first line of defense in protecting private information. Our award-winning firewall is designed to prevent unauthorized hackers from obtaining your private information. …

Menu Inventor 1.1 File Size: 1.4MB License: Open Source Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows XP HomePage and Screenshots: http://micron.me.uk/menuinventor Skins: http://micron.me.uk/mi/skins Menu Inventor is a free menu manager . If you are tired of the simplistic Windows Start Menu and are Looking for a better alternative, Then this program will breath new life into it and solve that issue. Itis both fast, organized and packed with features that will enhance the look and feel of your start menu. Nothing is perfect the first time, so Menu Inventor is rigged with on-the-fly editing tools, that allow you to customize, re-invent and polish your menu to per…

Loudtalks 0.9.0.38 Beta File Size: 1.4MB License: Freeware Operating Systems: Windows 2000/2003/2008/Vista/XP HomePage: http://loudtalks.com/ Start Guide and Screenshots: http://blog.loudtalks.com/2007/09/26/loudt...ck-start-guide/ Loudtalks brings voice back to the Internet communications. It's a little application, which allows you to talk to your friends or colleagues instantly with a single touch of a button. Think walkie talkie. It's faster than text chat and more convenient than calls. It supports one to one and one to many communication. Incoming messages could be re-played. The application is fast and lightweight and doesn't require any configura…

AbiWord 2.6.6 File Size: 5.6MB License: Open Source Operating Systems: Windows All,GNU/Linux, BSD, Solaris (2.6, 7,8,9,10), AIX, HP/UX (10.20, 11.0), OSF/1, Tru64: HomePage: http://www.abiword.com/ Screenshots; http://www.abiword.com/screenshots/ Other System Requirements: http://www.abiword.com/support/require/ Change Log * Fix a bug that caused scrolling in the opposite direction when scrolling quickly on Unix platforms. * Fix a bug which caused the Office Open XML exporter to conflict with other exporters. * Various tweaks to the OpenDocument importer. AbiWord is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft Word and is rapidly becoming a s…

Celestia 1.5.1 This was developed by Chris Laurel (About), http://www.shatters.net/~claurel/resume.html File Size: 22.7MB License: Open Source Operating Systems: Windows 2000,Windows2003, 9x, WindowsXP HomePage: http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ Screenshots: http://www.shatters.net/celestia/gallery.html Wikibooks: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Celestia Celestia provides photo-realistic, real-time, three-dimensional viewing of the solar system, the galaxy and the universe. It is an easy to use, freely-distributed, multi-platform, open source, software package which has become a valuable tool for astronomy education. Used in homes, schools, museums and…

SlickRun A command line Utility is a free program. This software is designed specifically for power users, who constantly go to the Start Menu to use the Run command. SlickRun can save you time with its floating on screen command window.In addition you can create "Magic Words", one word aliases that can quickly launch programs when you type them into the command window. This floating command line utitlity will appear above your PC's system tray clock showing the date and time ( yes you can move it wherever you like ) clic it and it turns into a tiny command line where you can type in "regedit" or "%temp%" or any of those other things you might like to check out. Right-cli…

BitDefender Internet Security 2009 File Size: 153 KB (installer) Hard Drive installed: 112MB License: Shareware Operating Systems and Minimum Requirements *Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (32/64 bit) or higher *Windows Vista (32/64 bit) and Windows Vista SP1 *Windows Home Server *Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) *Net Framework 1.1 (also available in the installer kit) Supported IM Software (for IM encryption) *Yahoo! Messenger v8 *Windows Live Messenger v8.5 Home Page: http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-2217-en...ml#requirements I have this program directly installed to give as accurate an assessment as possible regarding the p…

Google Chrome 2.0.157 File Size: 8.49 MB License: Freeware : Operating Systems: Windows XP/Vista Home Page: http://www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Features New Tab page Every time you open a new tab, you'll see a visual sampling of your most visited sites, most used search engines, and recently bookmarked pages and closed tabs. Applicati…

A-Squared Free 4.0.0.21 File Size: 44.4 MB License: Freeware Operating Systems: Windows All Home Page: http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/ A-Squared Free is a complementary product to antivirus software which is specialized in protection against harmful software. Antivirus software often features an inadequate protection against Trojans, Dialers and Spyware. A-Squared Free fills this gap. This is just for use as an on demand scanner for detection and removal there is no realtime protection with the free version. Features *Scan your PC for infections of Trojans, Viruses, Spyware, Adware, Worms, Bots, Keyloggers and Dialers. *Two Cleanin…

Pidgin (formerly 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, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Lotus Sametime, and Zephyr networks. Gaim 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, and typing notification. It also goes beyond that and…

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, written in C++ with pure win32 api and STL that ensures the higher execution speed and smaller size of the program. Notepad++ supports the following languages: C, C++, Java, C#, XML, HTML, PHP, javascript, RC resource file, makefile, ASCII art file, doxygen, ini file, batch file, ASP, VB/VBS source files, SQL, Objective-C, CSS, Pascal, Perl, Python and Lua. Changes: Add localization on run time feature : Change language on the run time for Unicode version (via prefere…