There's a small utility called "SHUTCMD.EXE" included in the Windows NT Resource Kit that you can use to shutdown or restart a local or remote computer.
For example, you can shutdown the local computer by running:
SHUTCMD /L
to shutdown a computer on your network ("SERVER1" being the name of the computer you want to shutdown): SHUTCMD \\SERVER1 /Y
to shutdown a remote computer connected to the Internet ("205.56.44.24" being the IP address of the computer you want to shutdown):
Preserve your photos, videos, music with the most established burning technology in the industry. The award-winning Nero Burning ROM 11 reliably burns content to CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Easy to use and even easier to share, the robust burning solution comes with powerful security and customizable features that go beyond just burning. Key features:
Burn long lasting discs - Exclusive Nero SecurDisc 3.0 burning helps ensure disc readability regardless of scratches, age and deterioration.
Span multiple discs - With Nero DiscSpan, you can split oversized files and burn them to the number of required discs at one time.
Rip audio - Easily create playlists or CD mixes of your favorite tunes right on your computer for instant playback.
Disc Surface Scan - Go beyond just burning with more SecurDisc features such as surface scan, which offers additional reliability of burned optical discs.
Disc copy - Copy music to CDs and even HD movies to Blu-ray Disc quickly and easily.
Please note:
The Nero Burning ROM 11 trial version can be tested for 15 days starting from the date of installation.
AVCHD authoring and playback as well as MPEG-4 and BD-AV formats are not supported in the Nero Burning ROM 11 trial version.
Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) is a set of powerful security tools designed to help users identify and remove malware and unsafe processes from Windows computers. Designed as a portable application, the software requires no installation and can be run directly from removable media such as a USB key. CCE consists of two core technologies:
KillSwitch - an advanced system monitoring tool that allows users to identify, monitor and stop potentially unsafe processes that are running on endpoint systems. Uniquely for a product of its type, KillSwitch leverages Comodo's huge whitelist database to isolate untrusted processes with an extremely high degree of accuracy – improving IT operational efficiency by reducing false positives and cutting the amount of time spent troubleshooting an endpoint machine.
Malware scanner – fully featured malware scanner capable of unearthing and removing viruses, rootkits, hidden files and malicious registry keys hidden deep within a system. The scanner is highly configurable, uses the latest heuristic techniques to detect previously unknown viruses, features first-class malware removal capabilities and is capable of detecting hidden drivers and services loaded during system start-up.
Features:
Classifies the threat level of all objects and processes currently loaded into memory and highlights those that are not trusted
Allows the admin to terminate, delete or suspend every untrusted item with a single click.
On-demand malware scanner quickly finds viruses, rootkits and hidden services
Avira AntiVir Personal - FREE Antivirus is a reliable free antivirus solution, that constantly and rapidly scans your computer for malicious programs such as viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, hoaxes, worms, dialers etc. Monitors every action executed by the user or the operating system and reacts promptly when a malicious program is detected. Avira AntiVir 12.0 Highlights:
More intuitive User Interfaces – A cleaner, more modern screen design with options organized by function, and a streamlined 2-click install process and automatic resolution of software conflicts during installation. Avira’s software was designed with default configurations to make installation easier, to keep the user safer, and to take the guesswork out of remaining secure. Also, users will discover that many components have been renamed so that every consumer can understand their function without reading the documentation. And best of all, a one-click “Fix Problems” button to solve any issues that might endanger users’ computers.
Smarter Code – Avira software has even further increased detection rates by out-witting malware that hides from ordinary antivirus software. New detection mechanisms find rogue code that hides even deep in the operating system.
Stronger Detection – All components have been fortified in order to better resist malware attacks that target antivirus software specifically. This fortification includes the ability for Avira software to function without many registry keys, better resistance against process termination and component deletion, and many other malware counter-measures.
In addition to a simpler interface, smarter code, and stronger detection, Avira 2012 also focuses on support by adding Live Customer Support for all premium products. If users run into any problems, they can connect directly with a technical support engineer who will fix the problems in real time over the Internet using Avira’s new Team Viewer feature.
Lastly, running two security solutions in parallel can have negative consequences on the stability of the PC and the overall experience with newly installed software. So in order to make the transition to the Avira products version 2012 as easy and painless as possible, automatic detection and removal of potentially incompatible software has been added in all installation programs. No worries, it is possible to select what 3rd party solutions to keep.
Detects and removes more than 150,000 viruses
Always among the winners of comparison test featured in computer journals
The resident Virus Guard serves to monitor file movements automatically, e.g. downloading of data from the internet
Scanning and repair of macro viruses
Protection against previously unknown macro viruses
Protection against trojans, worms, backdoors, jokes and other harmful programs
AntiVir protection against viruses, worms and Trojans
AntiDialer protection against expensive dialers
AntiRootkit protection against hidden rootkits
AntiPhishing protection against phishing
AntiSpyware protection against spyware and adware
NetbookSupport for laptops with low resolution
QuickRemoval eliminates viruses at the push of a button
Easy operation
Internet-Update Wizard for easy updating
Protection against previously unknown boot record viruses and master boot record viruses
SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition is 100% Free and will detect and remove thousands of Spyware, Adware, Malware, Trojans, KeyLoggers, Dialers, Hijackers, and Worms. SUPERAntiSpyware features many unique and powerful technologies and removes spyware threats that other applications fail to remove. Easily remove pests such as WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, and thousands more. Repair broken Internet Connections, Desktops, Registry Editing and more with our unique Repair System. Dedicated Threat Research Team scours the web for new threats and provides daily definition updates.
UPERAntiSpyware Free Edition does not include real-time blocking or scheduled scanning. Download
TeamViewer is the fast, simple and friendly solution for remote access over the Internet - all applications in one single, very affordable module.
Remote control of computers over the Internet, Instantly take control over a computer anywhere on the Internet, even through firewalls. No installation required, just use it fast and secure. Training, sales and teamwork, TeamViewer can also be used to present your desktop to a partner on the Internet. Show and share your software, PowerPoint presentations etc. File transfer, chat and more, Share your files, chat, switch the direction during a teamwork session, and a lot more is included in TeamViewer.
The Sysinternals Troubleshooting Utilities have been rolled up into a single Suite of tools. This file contains the individual troubleshooting tools and help files. It does not contain non-troubleshooting tools like the BSOD Screen Saver or NotMyFault. The Sysinternals Suite is a bundle of several Sysinternals Utilies like AccessChk, Autologon, Ctrl2Cap, DiskView, Disk Usage (DU), LogonSessions, PageDefrag, ProcessExplorer, PsLogList, PsPasswd, RegMon, RootkitRevealer, TCPView, VMMap, ZoomIt. What's new in Sysinternals Suite 2011.12.05
Autoruns v11.2: This update fixes a bug in the jump-to-folder function when executed on disabled items and correctly locates print monitor DLLs when they are stored in print monitor-specific system director.
Disk Usage (DU) v1.4: This update to Du, a command line utility for analyzing the disk space consumed by directories, adds a CSV output option, accounts for the file system cluster size in its on-disk size calculations, and includes alternate data streams.
Process Explorer v15.1: This update of Process Explorer, a Task Manager replacement, adds support for new Windows 8 features by giving the processes hosting immersive applications a distinct highlight color, shows immersive application package names in process tooltips and as a new process view column, lists AppContainer and capability SIDs in the process security properties, and updates the GPU support to be compatible with Windows 8. Other enhancements include GPU memory counters with more descriptive labels, display of the logon session ID on the security properties, and reporting of suspended processes as suspended in the CPU usage column.
Strings v2.42: This Strings release fixes a bug that would result in a crash when the –n or -b options are specified without a file name.
Tip: Don’t forget to download the Windows System Control Center (WSCC) a free, portable program that allows you to view, execute and organize the utilities from various system utility suites (Sysinternals included).
A full-featured Internet browser, Opera includes pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated searches, and advanced functions like Opera's groundbreaking E-mail program, RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat. And because we know that our users have different needs, you can customize the look and content of your Opera browser with a few clicks of the mouse.
Speed Dial: Your favorite sites are just one click away at all times.
Search Shortcuts: Faster search - type your queries directly into the address bar.
Trash Can: Instantly reopen recently closed tabs.
Mouse Gestures: With Opera you can navigate the Web with your mouse.
Opera Link: Synchronize data of your choice online, or among different computers and devices.
Quick Find: Opera remembers not only the titles and addresses, but also the actual content of the Web pages you visit.
Feed Preview: Preview a Feed by clicking on the feed icon, and you will see it in clean and efficient multiple-column layout.
Quick and customizable Web search: Get quick access to Google, eBay, Amazon and more with the search field in the upper right corner.
RealWorld Paint is a lightweight, easy-to-use, freeware image/photo/animation editor. It can be used to create or edit computer images or animations, convert images to animations and back. RealWorld Paint can also be used for photo retouching.
Lean, mean and clean
RealWorld Paint installs or requires NO additional packages on your computer. No .net Framework, no adware, no spyware. It just works and on a wide range of Windows versions. RWPaint can use up to 4 cores of your modern multi-core processor to speed up drawing on a large canvas.
Modify your photographs
With RealWorld Paint, you can resize, crop or cut out objects from photographs.
Crop pictures and remove perspective with the Crop tool.
Change shapes with the Shapeshifter tool (Liquify in Photoshop's terms).
Make animations
RealWorld Paint allows you to create simple animations like flashing buttons or animated forum avatars.
Add new frames by dragging and dropping images from a file manager or via clipboard.
Modify each frame as a normal layered image.
Convert animations to filmstrips and vice versa.
Built-in GIF optimizer without cryptic settings.
Use layers and styles
Save time, maintain consistent look and feel, simplify future updates. That's what appropriate use of layer styles does for you.
Use classic layer styles like bevel, shadow, fill, outline, or glow.
Design your own layer style by combining any available image filter to achieve effects like automatic symmetry or kaleidoscope drawing.
Save your favorite layer styles into your own personal style library (with previews). Download pre-made styles.
Photoshop, GIMP, Paint.net compatibility
You won't have to leave your old projects behind. RealWorld Paint can import and export native image files of other popular image editors. Images are imported or exported with layers.
Photoshop's .psd files are imported with selected layer styles. Compatible layer styles are converted to RWPaint's native layer styles.
RealWorld Paint also supports many standard image files like .jpg, .png, .bmp, .gif and more.
Give it a try!
…and you will be pleasantly surprised. While the application looks simple, you will discover it goes deeper than an average freeware image editor after using it for a while. It is fast and responsive, capable of working with large images, it supports mouse gestures, can do gamma-aware blending, Photoshop plug-ins, and that’s just the beginning. And best of all: .net framework is NOT needed and the application is easily portable.
What's new in this version: Animated PNG support
The PNG codec is now able to read and write PNG animations. Animations and pictures are always written using 32-bit color depth. To create animated pngs instead of gifs by default, add the Animated PNG Image to your favorite formats above the GIF Image on the Formats tab of the Application options window. Paint.net 3.5.10 compatibility
The .PDN format codec is now able to import files saved with version 3.5.10 of Paint.net. Minor bugs were fixed in export to .pdn, .xcf and .psd.
AIMP is a powerful audio player that allows you to listen to your favorite music with an outstanding sound quality. Its appearance resembles that of another classical audio player (Winamp), so you'll get used to it very quickly. It can also be customized with skins.
The program includes a 18-band equalizer, a visualization window to display rhythmic visual effects and a playlist editor to organize your audio files. A nice fading effect makes your list of songs look like an endless music loop and a handy volume normalizing feature avoids drastic volume changes between tracks. Also, the player's main functions can be conveniently controlled by global hotkeys.
Besides playing music, AIMP features three extra utilities which also enable you to record any sound on your computer, convert audio files from one format to another and view or edit tags. AIMP is based on the well-known audio engine BASS, so it's easy to connect new plug-ins (from the plug-in library included in the program) and expand the player's functionalities.
What's new in this version:
• Added localizations: Farsi
• Localizations were updated
• Sound Engine: Resampler algorithm has been improved
• Player: Player now detects full screen applications only on the current monitor
• Player: Ability to start playback of bookmark using "Enter" key
• Plugins: Radio Browser - ability to input genre manually
• Track list: Total duration of playlist now displays in "DD:HH:MM:SS" format
• Fixed: Incompatibility with AVG and Avast antivirus
• Fixed: Incompatibility with Synaptics TouchPad
• Fixed: External playlist is not reloaded when trying to open it again
• Fixed: Player doesn't receive links to the internet radio via command line
• Fixed: Player doesn't allow drop new file to the end of playlist, if "Auto merge similar categories" option is active
• Fixed: ID3v2 tag doesn't read to the end in some cases
• Fixed: "Show information about selected files" option doesn't work
• Fixed: Player doesn't work correctly with playlists in M3U8 format
• Fixed: No an ability to capture internet-radio, if station doesn't send meta-data
• Fixed: Navigation by track doesn't work for remote files
• Fixed: Audio Library doesn't detects drive letter correctly in some cases
• Fixed: Known memory leaks
SmoothTranscode is a simple to use multimedia transcoder, allowing you to convert video and audio files from one format to another. It is powered by FFmpeg, which provides high quality encoding of many popular formats, as well as video post processing.
This is an early development release, which means many features may not be available yet or may not work as intended, although we do consider the software to be stable enough for general use.
What's new in SmoothTranscode 0.4 Beta:
[NEW] .Net Framework detection added to installer
[NEW] Full 64 bit support
[NEW] Support for files opened through Windows Explorer
[NEW] Addition of various bitrate settings (Same Quality, VBR and CBR)
[NEW] Addition of frame rate setting
[NEW] Addition of advanced options for H.264
[UPDATED] New application icon
[UPDATED] Refreshed user interface
[UPDATED] Start and stop points temporarily removed due to incomplete implementation
[UPDATED] Save file dialog now automatically chooses the extension for the selected format
[UPDATED] Codec lists now change to show only codecs compatible with the selected container
Developed for the conceptual stages of design, Google SketchUp is a powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D modeling software tool that combines a simple, yet robust tool-set with an intelligent drawing system that streamlines and simplifies 3D design. From simple to complex, conceptual to realistic, Google SketchUp enables you to build and modify 3D models quickly and easily. Are you remodeling a kitchen, landscaping your back yard or adding a deck to your home? Google SketchUp makes it faster, easier and a lot more fun. From simple to complex, from conceptual to realistic, Google SketchUp helps you see your vision before you build it.
Get started right away.
Most people get rolling with SketchUp in just a few minutes. Dozens of video tutorials, an extensive Help Center and a worldwide user community mean that anyone who wants to make 3D models with SketchUp, can.
Model anything you can imagine.
Redecorate your living room. Design a new piece of furniture. Model your city for Google Earth. Create a skatepark for your hometown, then export an animation and share it on YouTube. There's no limit to what you can create with SketchUp.
Get models online for free.
You can build models from scratch, or you can download what you need. People all over the world share what they've made on the Google 3D Warehouse. It's a huge, searchable repository of models, and it's free.
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The Adobe® AIR, runtime enables you to have your favorite web applications with you all the time. Since applications built for Adobe AIR run on your desktop computer without a web browser, they provide all the convenience of a desktop application.
Companies like eBay and AOL are using Adobe AIR to create exciting new applications that allow you to use their services on your desktop.
In short, Adobe AIR means applications that are easier, more powerful, and more fun to use.
Be safe on the web: Adobe AIR helps ensure safe installations by requiring digital signatures on each AIR application that identify the application and its creator before you install.
There are tons of applications available to customize your Windows installation, but the problem is that most are tweak specific. Hardly any offering multiple customization options. Ultimate Windows Customizer (UWC) is the first integrated freeware that offers you almost everything that can be customized in a Windows installation – well everything that matters, at least!
It is important to note that before running Ultimate Windows Customizer, if you have tweaked your operating system either manually or by using any other software, we recommend that you reverse the changes first. This is due to the fact that upon First Run, UWC will generate backups of the Current Files and Registry Settings, to allow the user to revert back to Default. Due to the wide nature of Customizations, this is the only option to revert back to Default.
Once you are sure about this, create a System Restore Point first. Then you can go ahead and start customizing to your heart’s content!
Ultimate Windows Customizer Features:
Lets you customize almost all aspects of Windows including, Start Button, Logon Screen, Windows Explorer, Libraries, Context Menu, Taskbar, Windows Media Player and more
Very simple and easy to use. No manual Hacks. No need to manually edit the Windows Registry and Windows System files
Tested over and over for compatibility between various customizations.
70+ major features with literally tons of sub-features
Built in Update Feature to be easily notified of new updates.
Backs up all System Files and Registry Settings that UWC deals with and does not modify these.
Error Log for easy display
Easy uninstallation via the Control Panel.
Creates System Restore Point before any customizations are done.
UWC also includes the following tools which will be of help to you before, during or after the customization process:
RegOwnIt: Lets you to take ownership of a Windows Registry key
Replace It : Lets you replace system files easily
Restart Explorer
Screenshot Tool
System File Checker
System Restore Creator
If you face any errors, the will be recorded in the Error Log for easy troubleshooting. You can view the error log by clicking on the View Error Log in the Extras tab.
UWC will automatically check for updates and download then automatically. But you can also Check For updates from the Settings & Extras tab.
Ultimate Windows Customizer runs on Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit. Support for Windows 8 and more customization options will be included in the next update.
Codec Tweak Tool will scan for broken filters and remove them. If the tool detects something that is broken, it will then prompt you with the details and you will be given the option to remove the broken item. With this tool you can do things like:
Scan the registry to detect and remove broken references to codecs and filters.
Generate a detailed log of all installed codecs and filters.
Enable/disable more than 200 popular codecs and filters (if they are installed).
This tool is a Swiss army knife for managing codecs and codec settings. Below is a short overview of the functionality that this tool has to offer.
Fixes: Detect broken codecs and DirectShow filters. Fix problems with the standard DirectShow filters of Windows. A fix for a specific sound problem. Generate log: Generate a text file with detailed information about all installed codecs and DirectShow filters, along with other relevant system information. Reset settings: Reset settings to recommended values for many popular codecs and DirectShow filters. Speaker configuration: Configure audio output settings for several popular audio decoders. Various Tweaks: Several configuration options for a few DirectShow filters that don't have an easily accessible interface for those options. DirectShow filter configuration: Easy access to the configuration interfaces of various codecs and DirectShow filters Backup settings: Backup the settings of several codecs and DirectShow filters. Restore settings: Replace your current settings with those from a previous backup. Manage DirectShow filters: Enable or disable DirectShow filters. Manage ACM/VFW codecs: Enable or disable ACM/VFW codecs. Manage DMO: Enable or disable DirectX Media Objects. Manage source filters: Configure your preferred DirectShow source filters (a.k.a. splitters) for several common file extensions. Thumbnail settings: Enable or disable the generation of thumbnails for several common video file formats in Windows Explorer.
Kingsoft Security has updated his powerful computer security suite which intensively can scan, detect and remove malware, using Kingsoft Cloud Security Engine and Kingsoft V10 Antivirus Engine, patch Windows vulnerabilities, clean junk files and optimize Windows performance. While this might all sound familiar, thanks to the abundance of cheap one-click optimizers, Kingsoft PC Doctor is an entirely different program. Anti-Trojan: Anti-Trojan function of the Kingsoft PC Doctor exploits both the revolutionary Cloud Security Engine and powerful V10 Antivirus Engine on local device which are presented by Kingsoft Security to defense billions of malicious Trojan viruses program away from your computer.
Windows Vulnerability Repair: Repair function of the Kingsoft PC Doctor provides computer users overall and intensive Windows OS vulnerability scan service and, support the users patch such vulnerability in fast and easy-to-use operation. Meanwhile, the Windows Vulnerability Repair function presents advanced performance on Microsoft Windows 7 OS.
Windows Cleaner: Cleaner is a powerful function of the Kingsoft PC Doctor which is designed for cleaning Windows OS unused files and temporary files, erasing traces of online activities and Internet history, and cleaning Windows register. Users can execute One-Click function to run the Cleaner to free up valuable computer hard disk space. System Repair: System Repair is an useful function of the Kingsoft PC Doctor which is designed for scan abnormal option of the Windows Operating System and, provide professional and fast repair service to computer users.
Trace Cleaning: Trace Cleaning is a powerful function which is designed for erasing traces of online activities, local computer operating behavior history and, Internet history. This function is located under the Cleaner option of the Kingsoft PC Doctor.
Plug-in Cleaning: Plug-in Cleaning function of the Kingsoft PC Doctor is a powerful suspicious plug-in application cleaner program. This function is located at the option of Anti-Trojan and, serve computer users to clean suspicious plug-in application and, defense potential security threats away. My Startup - Detailed Startup Time: As a newly added feature, "My Startup" displays the detailed startup time of user's PC. Are you still troubling with the slow startup? This useful feature can tell you the reason of your slow startup.
A few days before the launch of Cyber Monday, the US government is reportedly cracking down on a number of web sites that have been labeled to be selling pirated software or counterfeited merchandise. Torrentfreak.com reports that over the last day or so it has found that over 130 web sites have been taken over by the government. So far there's been no official word from any government agencies about these actions, although it's possible that they are waiting until Cyber Monday to make the official announcement.
The article lists the web sites that have been taken over, and most of them appear to charge people to use their businesses. From the list, it looks like the vast majority of the web sites had online store fronts that sold counterfeit sports apparel items. One of the sites, autocd.com, did apparently sell pirated software items.
The article points out that the federal government took control of over 82 web sites under similar conditions nearly one year ago including some web sites that distributed free music and movie downloads and a web site devoted to finding torrent-based files. The government, including the Department of Justice, called the efforts "Operation In Our Sites." However it doesn't appear that software download sites were the targets of this latest operation.
Trillian is a fully featured, stand-alone, skinnable chat client that supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, and IRC. It provides capabilities not possible with original network clients, while supporting standard features such as audio chat, file transfers, group chats, chat rooms, buddy icons, multiple simultaneous connections to the same network, server-side contact importing, typing notification, direct connection (AIM), proxy support, encrypted messaging (AIM/ICQ), SMS support, and privacy settings.
Without stealing your home page and with no other included software, pop-ups, or spyware, Trillian provides unique functionality such as:
contact message history,
a powerful skinning language,
tabbed messaging,
global status changes (set all networks away at once),
Instant Lookup (automatic Wikipedia integration),
contact alerts,
an advanced automation system to trigger events based on anything happening in the client,
CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. It also includes the feature to burn and create ISOs, as well as a multilanguage interface. Everyone, even companies, can use it for free. Key Features include:
burn all kinds of discs
audio-CDs with or without gaps between tracks
burn and create ISO files
data verification after burning process
create bootable discs
multi-language interface
bin/nrg to ISO converter, simple cover printing and much more!
Operating Systems: Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista/Windows 7
Changelog:
Disc spanning improved, number of copies for disc copying and better working (in regard to upgrades) MSI installer.
Note: Offers to install a 3rd party program that you can easily opt out of during install.
Web Builder is a WYSIWYG (What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get) program used to create complete web sites. WYSIWYG means that the finished page will display exactly the way it was designed. The program generates HTML (HyperText Markup Language) tags while you point and click on desired functions; you can create a web page without learning HTML. Just drag and drop objects to the page position them 'anywhere' you want and when you're finished publish it to your web server (using the build in Publish tool). Web Builder gives you full control over the content and layout of your web pages. One Web Builder project file can hold multiple web pages. WYSIWYG Web Builder features:
- No HTML knowledge needed!
- Drag and drop objects from the toolbox on the page: Text, Lines, Images, Marquees and Tables.
- Site Management. Easily add, edit, clone and structure your web pages from a single file.
- Customizable menus, toolbars, keyboard accelerators, dockable windows, tabs, autohide windows.
- Form layout object to create forms, including actions, hidden fields etc.
- Supports Form fields: Editbox, TextArea, Checkbox, Radiobutton, Combobox and Button.
- Rich text support: text object can contain different fonts, colors, links and sizes.
- Option to add custom HTML for each object (Before Tag, Inside Tag, After Tag).
- Custom HTML object to insert your own HTML or Javascripts.
- ActiveX, JAVA, Flash, Windows Media player, Quicktime, Real Audio and other Plug-In support.
- Publish your entire web site, a single page or a group of pages (to local drive or a web server) .
- Build-in Photo Gallery maker, with lots of cool features like picture frames!
- Rollover images.
- Bulleted Lists: Circle, Disc, Square, Numeric (1, 2, 3), Alpha (a, b, c) , Roman (I, II, III) and custom images.
- Image maps.
- Customize scrollbar colors for Microsoft Internet Explorer.
- Navigation bars.
- Ready-to-use Javascripts.
- Template support. Already more than 100 templates available!
- Support for Cascading Style Sheet positioning (layered layout).
- Insert Symbols (special characters).
- Verify links tool.
- Rotating Image component (useful for Ad Banners).
- Support for third-party add-ons, using the Web Builder Component Developers Kit.
- Import existing HTML pages.
- Hyperlink Style Sheet, to customize the colors/formatting of hyperlinks.
- Show optional rulers.
- Page transitions in Page Properties.
- Inline Frame component (IFRAME).
- Go menu: easily create a drop-down navigation menus.
- Menubar: powerful menu script that can mimic complex menus found in popular GUI applications.
- Shape object (Rectangle, Round rect, Ellipse, Diamond, Hexagon, Octagon, Parallelogram, Triangle, Trapezoid, Arrows, Flag, Flower, Heart, Signs, Stars, Talk Bubbles and much more!
- Embedded OLE component.
- Embedded page object. This allows you to re-use objects from other pages (master page concept). What's new in this version:
WYSIWYG Web Builder 8.0 has more than 150 new features/improvements, full list of changes here.
It looks like Microsoft is getting close to releasing a new version of Microsoft Security Essentials, as some Microsoft Connect participants are being invited to join a new Microsoft Security Essentials Public Beta program. Microsoft vaguely state that the newest MSE beta will have “the latest protection features”, and the beta program itself will “start soon” after you accept the invitation.
Apart from the fact that Microsoft is running a brand new beta program for MSE, we really have absolutely no other details. This is possibly for Microsoft Security Essentials version 3, as previously in June of last year Microsoft ran a beta program before releasing version 2 of the free antivirus software.
If you have been invited to join the Microsoft Security Essentials beta you will have received an email from Microsoft Connect. If not and you would like to join, you can try your luck over at the Microsoft Connect webpage. In the meantime, we await what the new MSE has in store.
Thanks to aznkid25 and Tech Greek for the tip in the forums!
Back in July, Facebook video calling powered by Skype was launched. Today we are thrilled to announce our partnership with Facebook has reached yet another milestone with the launch of Skype 5.4 Beta for Mac and Skype 5.7 Beta for Windows allowing you to conduct a Facebook-to-Facebook call from within Skype. This new development in the Skype-Facebook partnership is the latest example of how Skype is removing communication barriers and making it easier to connect with friends, family and business colleagues. Our approach to social is about personal connections with people. We are on a mission to connect over one billion people and our continued partnership with Facebook brings us one step closer to this goal.
Initiating a Facebook-to-Facebook call from within Skype is quite easy; all you need to do is connect your Skype and Facebook accounts. Then, select a Facebook friend and hit the video call button in Skype- your friend simply picks up the call from Facebook. This new feature lets you maintain social connections with your Facebook friends and compliments previously announced features such as being able to see when your Facebook friends are online, read their status updates and IM them all from Skype.
Besides this great new Facebook feature, additional new features added to Skype 5.4 Beta for Mac and Skype 5.7 Beta for Windows including video rendering giving a smoother video experience for Mac users and group screen sharing for Windows users with a Premium subscription (group screen sharing is currently available for Mac users). Users who are chatting one-on-one will also be able to screen share with live video streaming.
We're excited about these new enhancements and we would love for you to download the latest version of Skype so you can bring your social network to life with Skype. If you would like to discuss this new release or have any questions, please feel free to visit our new Skype Support Network.
µTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint. It was designed to use as little CPU, memory and space as possible while offering all the functionality expected from advanced clients. Micro-Sized Yet Feature Filled
Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in µTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading and Mainline DHT (compatible with BitComet). Additionally, µTorrent supports the Protocol Encryption joint specification (compatible with Azureus 2.4.0.0 and above, BitComet 0.63 and above) and peer exchange.
Resource-Friendly
µTorrent was written with efficiency in mind. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not hog valuable system resources - typically using less than 6MB of memory, allowing you to use the computer as if it weren't there at all. Additionally, the program itself is contained within a single executable less than 220 KB in size.
Skinnable and Localized
Various icon, toolbar graphic and status icon replacements are available, and creating your own is very simple. µTorrent also has support for localization, and with a language file present, will automatically switch to your system language. If your language isn't available, you can easily add your own, or edit other existing translations to improve them!
Actively Developed and Improved
The developer puts in a lot of time working on features and making things more user-friendly. Releases only come out when they're ready, with no schedule pressures, so the few bugs that appear are quickly addressed and fixed. What's new in this release:
Fix: fixed incorrect teredo MTU assumption
Fix: fix bug where the rating was not bound-checked in the comments tab
VMware Player is the easiest way to run multiple operating systems at the same time on your computer. With its user-friendly interface, VMware Player makes it effortless for anyone to try out Windows 7, Chrome OS or the latest Linux releases, or to create virtual "sandboxes" to test pre-release software in. VMware Player can also be used to run a virtual copy of an old PC so that you can recycle the old machines you have under your desk or stored in the closet.
Run multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single computer
Experience the benefits of preconfigured products without any installation or configuration hassles
Share data between host computer and virtual machine
Run 32- and 64-bit virtual machines
Use 3rd-party pre-configured virtual machines and images
Share data between the host computer and virtual machine
Broad host and guest operating system support
Support for USB 2.0 devices
Gain easy access to virtual machines via an intuitive home page interface
Companies like Google, Mozilla and Facebook have been speaking out against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), but Apple and Microsoft have obliquely thrown their support behind the legislation. Microsoft, along with Apple, Adobe, and a host of other major companies are part of the Business Software Alliance which supports the bill, VentureBeat reports.
The Senate bill, the PROTECT IP Act ('Prevent Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property') was introduced back in May by Sen Patrick Leahy (D), but is currently on indefinite hold. SOPA was introduced to the House on Oct. 26. The bill would force American payment providers, like Visa or PayPal, to cut off transactions with infringing sites, even those that are located overseas. The Business Software Alliance, made up of tech giants like Microsoft, Apple, Adobe and Dell, stated in a low key press release from back when SOPA was first introduced that they supported the bill. This explains Microsoft's silence on the bill, while other companies are rallying against it. Robert Holleyman, President and CEO of the BSA said that it was “...Important to strike the right balance between two sets of considerations – enabling effective action against online pirates, while ensuring the law does not impede technology innovation or the evolution of software and the internet...”
Due to the drastic changes it would cause in the way users access websites, some experts are afraid that it could do just that, according, ironically enough, to MSNBC. The bills also give federal courts the power to order ISPs, as well as search engines, to block websites that they feel infringe on intellectual property. This would require filtering DNS servers – the servers that match the address that you enter (neowin.net) to the IP (74.204.71.247). The filtered DNS wouldn't be able to connect the address that you enter with the IP you need to connect to the website.
Another problem is deciding what constitutes an infringing website. If every website hosting pirated content were to be blocked, virtually all user-created content portals, from YouTube to Windows Live Skydrive, would be taken down. Even though these sites have legitimate uses and are commercial products, the fact that some users upload pirated content would give the copyright owners justification to have them blocked, if SOPA passes.
It's sad to see Microsoft supporting a bill that is so dangerous to digital freedom, even if the support is coming from an organization that they are part of, rather than them independently. Luckily, even with some high profile support, SOPA has many high profile opponents, too, both in government and the technology industry. Right now, the chances of it becoming law are slim, but the scary truth is that another bill that's just as bad (or worse) will replace it before it's cleared the floor. As soon as one threat to internet freedom is defeated, another rises in its place. There's no time for complacency.
Head over to the Neowin Forums to join the discussion and share your thoughts on SOPA and internet freedom.
EMDB is a small utility to keep track of your DVD collection. With an automatic import from the database of IMDB, export to csv, text or complete website, thumbnail cover preview, a loan tracker, search function and multi-language user interface. EMDB is written in C++ using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and doesn't need a .NET framework or any other external libraries.
Changelog:
Import from HDD: New user interface with lots of options.
User Interface: Fixed sorting on numbers when more than 9999 movies in the database. Works fine now up to a million movies. That should be enough ;-)
Import from HDD: Fixed a crash when importing large number of movies in several sub folders.
Import from HDD: Movies with multiple results were you should select one from a list are queued until all automatic resolved movies are finished.
Import from HDD: Plot outline was not imported from Moviemeter.nl.
Import from HDD: Director was not imported if Director was already in the database.
Import from HDD: Better handle full DVD and Bluray file structures.
User Interface: Covers in movie details panel were sometimes cropped.
User Interface: Show TV Series cases option was not working.
User Interface: Fixed sorting on resolution.
Translations: Updated the Greek, Turkish and Swedish translations.
ApexDC++ is free P2P software for community sharing using the DC++ protocol. It is Open Source software published under GPL-2 allowing anybody to contribute. It has numerous features such as intelligent chunk spreading (super seeding), customization, themes, and a brand new user friendly GUI.
ApexDC++ is, and always will be, free from all forms of malware. The project is managed and developed by veterans of the P2P world.
The Direct Connect network is a decentralized network, made up of individual servers (hubs) that users join to share files with other members on that hub. Each hub is individually run by a fellow user of the Direct Connect network, and may have certain themes to the content on the hub. Hub owners set up rules to regulate their hub as they see fit. Direct Connect allows you to share files over the Internet without restrictions or limits. What's new in 1.5.1:
Fix: Possible fix for arranging toolbar for remote desktop users
Change: Files that no longer exist in downloads folder will be pruned from queue on startup
Change: Added encrypted ADC Fun hub to favourites (only if TGO hub is detected)
Change: Installer has option to launch ApexDC++ on startup
TeraCopy is a compact program designed to copy and move files at the maximum possible speed, providing the user a lot of features:
Copy files faster. TeraCopy uses dynamically adjusted buffers to reduce seek times. Asynchronous copy speeds up file transfer between two physical hard drives.
Pause and resume file transfers. Pause copy process at any time to free up system resources and continue with a single click.
Error recovery. In case of copy error, TeraCopy will try several times and in the worse case just skips the file, not terminating the entire transfer.
Interactive file list. TeraCopy shows failed file transfers and lets you fix the problem and recopy only problem files.
Shell integration. TeraCopy can completely replace Explorer copy and move functions, allowing you work with files as usual.
Full Unicode support.
Changelog:
Added: ‘Remove other’ to remove non-selected files from the list [Pro].
Added: Better handling multiple copy processes.
Added: Multiple retries to delete source files and folders after moving.
Added: Tray notification when adding files to the existing process.
Fixed: Problem with some non-Latin filenames.
Fixed: Copied files now have a correct creation time.
You may remember the rumors that were going around earlier this year about Microsoft's upcoming social network, which was going by Tulalip at the time. It turns out that Microsoft has been testing the service with select users since then, and The Verge's Thomas Houston got a sneak peak at the service, which they're now calling Socl.
The site features a sparse Metro design with bare bones navigation controls, and a heavy emphasis on search. You'll find a prominent search bar at the top of the page, which works kind of like a status update. The search bar lets you share what you're searching for, like 'live Dylan covers,' or what you're doing, such as saying you're 'at a live Dylan concert.' This will drop the appropriate Bing results into your feed, so your friends can see, share and comment on it. The items can be tagged by type, and it's a completely voluntary process, so you only share what you want (rest easy, you don't have to share your, ah, 'private' searches).
It's been reported that the tagging system is a bit too specific, since most people aren't going to be searching for generic terms like 'film' or 'technology,' but considering that its in such an early stage of development, it's a problem that will hopefully disappear.
One really novel feature that Socl brings to the table is video party, which lets you chat live with your friends via webcam and watch YouTube clips together. Like the rest of the site, it's built completely out of HTML5, so it's fast and easy to use. It's possible that this could be built using the Skype infrastructure that Microsoft recently acquired, but since the whole project has been fairly quiet, there's no word on that.
Socl is coming out of Microsoft's FUSE research group, so it may or may not actually end up getting a public release. The Verge says that Microsoft is planning on rolling out a larger public test via an invite system in the near future.
Ultimately, Socl looks like another part of Microsoft's campaign to make search 'less lonely,' as they put it in a recent press release. The business plan is all about driving more traffic to Bing, and it's easy to imagine Socl functioning not only as a stand alone product, but as a way for you to share your search results through other services, like Facebook and Twitter.
Protecting your computer with an antivirus solution is par for the course when you’re dealing with a Windows PC, but unfortunately it slows you down at the same time. Here’s how to improve your performance, at least a little bit.
We’re not going to sit here and tell you to go without antivirus, since that would be irresponsible. What we’re going to do today is explain how you can exclude certain folders with write-heavy operations to speed up your PC without putting yourself into extra danger.
Note: Before you start excluding any files, you keep in mind that changing any of the default security settings could be risky, and you should probably close the browser tab and run away. Or maybe print off the article and burn it. Also, the image is by xkcd
What Files Should You Exclude?
The general idea is that if you have some applications that are writing to the hard drive constantly, you should probably exclude the folders they are writing or reading from, as long as those applications are trusted and safe.
For example, if you’re using a virtual machine, which does both reads and writes from the hard drive on a fairly constant basis, you should make sure your antivirus application is not scanning those files and folders. Here’s a few examples of some things you may consider excluding:
Virtual Machine Directories: If you’re using VMware or VirtualBox, you should make sure those locations are excluded. This is actually what prompted this article, and probably the only significant performance boost out of the things we’re mentioning.
Subversion / TortoiseSVN Folders: Have you ever tried to do a big checkout of a source control project and had it fail? There’s a good chance that it’s conflicting with your antivirus application. This one has personally happened to me.
Personal Photo/Video Folders: Got you have a massive library of photos or videos that you’ve taken with your digital camera? As long as you only use this location for files copied from your SD card, there’s no reason to be scanning it and slowing your PC down while doing photo editing.
Legitimate Music Folders: If you’re downloading music from shady sources, this does not apply. If you’ve ripped your own CDs or downloaded from somewhere legitimate like Amazon, then you can safely exclude your music folder.
Windows Update Folders: This actually comes straight out of a Microsoft KB article—you’ll notice that they don’t recommend it, because they can’t do that in case somebody writes a special virus for the purpose of suing them, but the same principle applies.
Other Scenarios
There’s a nearly infinite number of applications and scenarios for everybody’s PC, so it’s hard to say exactly what is going to work on your PC—but there’s a way you can figure it out for yourself using Process Monitor, the great tool from Sysinternals at Microsoft.
Just open up Process Monitor, and then “uncheck” all of the little icons on the right-hand side of the toolbar, leaving only the “Show File System Activity” one checked. At this point you’ll see loads and loads of items in the list, with every access to the file system.
You can use this data to figure out which applications are constantly reading and writing to the hard drive, and then based on the safety of those files, you can choose whether or not to exclude them. Don’t Exclude File Types, Exclude Folders
When you exclude a filename or file extension, you are telling your antivirus software to completely ignore those files anywhere on your system, which could cause a security problem. It’s a much better bet to exclude a particular folder that you know is safe, like your virtual machine folders. Always Scan Files from the Internet
I’ll start by saying this should go without saying… which always seems to be said anyway… but you should make absolutely certain to scan any files that come from anywhere on the internet, and especially when those files come from torrents or other similar sources rife with viruses. All Antivirus Applications Work Differently
The next thing to mention is that not every antivirus application is going to work the same way—for instance, by default, AVG only scans a specific set of file extensions, and files with no extensions. There’s no way to tell—without benchmarking, at least—whether excluding folders will make a performance difference if they don’t scan those extensions.
Some other anti-virus applications, however, don’t limit themselves to specific file types, so you’ll need to dig into the settings for your particular application.
Excluding Files from Microsoft Security Essentials
Microsoft Security Essentials makes it real simple to exclude files—just head into the Settings, choose Excluded files & locations on the left-hand side, and then add folders into the list on the right-hand side.
You’ll probably notice that MSE doesn’t slow your system down very much anyway.
Excluding Files from AVG Anti-Virus
As we mentioned earlier, AVG works a little differently—if you head into Tools –> Advanced settings…
Then head to Resident Shield –> Advanced Settings to see the list of file types that are currently being scanned. You’ll notice that AVG always scans files with no extensions, which shouldn’t normally pose a problem, but depending on the applications you’re using there might be a problem.
You can switch to the Resident Shield –> Excluded Items to add in folders or specific files to exclude from scanning.
We’re not going to cover every other antivirus application, but they all pretty much work the same. Also, we prefer Microsoft Security Essentials.
Funny Related Story
About 10 years ago, when I was still fairly new at the vaporware company I was working for at the time, the ILOVEYOU worm attacked our email system, crushing our Microsoft Exchange server with an overload of emails, and then the worst possible thing happened—our email server became corrupted. The IT staff ran the recovery tools, which fixed the problem and all was well… for a few hours until it became corrupted again. And again.
After a couple days of this problem, I finally popped my head in the door and asked to take a look. Sure enough, the problem became very clear within minutes.
That’s right. You guessed it…
They had installed the desktop edition of Norton Antivirus on the email server, and they didn’t exclude the database folder for Exchange. Virus-laden emails came into the Exchange database, and then Norton proceeded to rip them right out of the database itself, corrupting the files badly in the process.
Of course, I removed Norton and proceeded to grab a reputable antivirus plugin for Microsoft Exchange, which cleaned the emails the proper way, and all was well. Until the brilliant IT person installed Norton again. *sigh* At least I got a promotion out of it.
Wrapping Up: Use This Tip At Your Own Risk
Just to wrap up, and as we said earlier, forget that you read this article, and if you get a virus don’t blame us. This especially applies if you’re not really sure what you’re doing—this probably isn’t something you should mess with.
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.
The Web is all about innovation, and Firefox sets the pace with dozens of new features to deliver a faster, more secure and customizable Web browsing experience for all.
User Experience. The enhancements to Firefox provide the best possible browsing experience on the Web. The new Firefox smart location bar, affectionately known as the "Awesome Bar," learns as people use it, adapting to user preferences and offering better fitting matches over time.
Performance. Firefox is built on top of the powerful new Gecko platform, resulting in a safer, easier to use and more personal product.
Security. Firefox raises the bar for security. The new malware and phishing protection helps protect from viruses, worms, trojans and spyware to keep people safe on the Web.
Customization. Everyone uses the Web differently, and Firefox lets users customize their browser with more than 5,000 add-ons.
Have you ever been doing something, like playing a game, and had that obnoxious Sticky Keys dialog pop up? You answer No and it goes away… and then shows up again the next day. Here’s how to make it go away for good.
In case you aren’t sure what we mean… hit the Shift key five times fast.
Yeah, annoying. It’s a helpful accessibility feature for some people, but it’s really irritating for the rest of us. Disable Sticky or Filter Keys
If you didn’t click on the “Go to the Ease of Access Center” link, you can simply navigate in Control Panel to the Ease of Access center, and find the link for “Make the keyboard easier to use”.
Once you are there, you’ll want to make sure the boxes for “Turn on Sticky Keys” or “Turn on Filter Keys” are turned off—which simply means the feature isn’t active at the moment, but doesn’t mean the annoying popup will go away.
For that, you’ll have to click on either “Set up Filter Keys” or “Set up Sticky Keys” (or both). Disable Filter Keys Popup
If you went to the Filter Keys setup screen, remove the checkbox from “Turn on Filter Keys when right SHIFT is pressed for 8 seconds”.
This will completely disable the irritating popup. Disable Sticky Keys Popup
If you chose the setup for Sticky Keys, uncheck the box for “Turn on Sticky Keys when SHIFT is pressed five times”.
And that should disable the annoying popup dialogs for either Windows 7 or Vista. Windows XP users will find similar shortcuts under Accessibility in Control Panel.
