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Create PDF Files



PDFCreator is a free tool to create PDF files from nearly any Windows application. Only for Windows.

Features:

    * safe-to-install awardCreate PDFs from any program that is able to print
    * Security: Encrypt PDFs and protect them from being opened, printed etc
    * New: Digitally sign your PDFs to ensure that you are the author and the file has not been modified
    * New: Create PDF/A files for long term archives
    * Send generated files via eMail
    * Create more than just PDFs: PNG, JPG, TIFF, BMP, PCX, PS, EPS
    * AutoSave files to folders and filenames based on Tags like Username, Computername, Date, Time etc.
    * Merge multiple files into one PDF
    * Easy Install: Just say what you want and everything is installed
    * Terminal Server: PDFCreator also runs on Terminal Servers without problems.

Open source file and archive manager




PeaZip can extract most of archive formats both from Windows and Unix worlds: currently 87 file extensions are supported ranging from mainstream 7Z, RAR, TAR and ZIP to experimental ones like PAQ/LPAQ family, currently the most powerful compressor available.

PeaZip suppors a wide range of compression and encryption standard, from fastes to most powerful ones, and allows to export job definition as scripts to bridge the gap between GUI and console applications, and let the user pick the best of the two worlds.

You can use PeaZip on all Windows version and on Linux (PeaZip is a desktop neutral application) with the same features and look and feel; moreover, for both platforms, PeaZip is also available as standalone, portable application not needing installation.

PeaZip is freeware, free of charge for any use, and is also free as in freedom since it's Open Source (LGPLv3).

Free image and photo editing software




Paint.NET an image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows with a simple, intuitive, and innovative user interface. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help,  tutorials, and plugins.


Originally intended as a free replacement for the Microsoft Paint software that comes with Windows, it has grown into a powerful yet simple image and photo editor tool. It has been compared to other digital photo editing software packages such as Adobe® Photoshop®, Corel® Paint Shop Pro®, Microsoft Photo Editor, and The GIMP.

 Minimum System:

    * Windows 7 (recommended),
         or Windows XP SP2,
         or Windows Vista,
         or Windows Server (2003 SP1 or newer)
    * .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (free download from Microsoft)
    * 512 MB of RAM
    * 1024 x 768 screen resolution
    * 200+ MB hard drive space
    * 64-bit mode requires a 64-bit CPU and a 64-bit edition of Windows

Language:

English, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish.

Multithreaded video transcoder HandBrake



HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows.

HandBrake works with any DVD-like source: VIDEO_TS folder, DVD image or real DVD (unencrypted--protection methods including CSS are not supported internally and must be handled externally with third-party software and libraries), and some .VOB and .TS files
Most any multimedia file it can get libavformat to read and libavcodec to decode.

Outputs:

    * File format: MP4 and MKV
    * Video: MPEG-4, H.264, or Theora (1 or 2 passes or constant quantizer/rate encoding)
    * Audio: AAC, MP3, Vorbis or AC-3 and DTS pass-through (supports encoding of several audio tracks)

HandBrake is compatible with Windows XP/Vista/7, Linux, Mac OS.

Universal Chat Client


Pidgin is a chat program which lets you log in to accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on MSN, talking to a friend on Google Talk, and sitting in a Yahoo chat room all at the same time.

Pidgin is compatible with the following chat networks out of the box: AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, MySpaceIM, and Zephyr. It can support many more with plugins.

Pidgin
is free and contains no ads. All our code is open source and licensed under the GNU General Public License. This means you can get Pidgin's underlying code and modify it to suit your needs, as long as you publish the changes you make for everyone to benefit from as well.

Pidgin is translated into many different languages, thanks to the generous contributions of our volunteer translators.

Link: download free chat program Pidgin

Download Online Videos



Icyvideo, free service online, download for you videos from a few websites including the following:

    * YouTube
    * blip.tv
    * Break
    * Dailymotion
    * eBaumsWorld
    * FunnyorDie
    * Metacafe
    * MotionBox
    * MySpace
    * Spike (iFilm)
    * StreetFire
    * trilulilu.ro
    * tu.tv
    * Tudou
    * Veoh
    * videa.hu
    * Vidly
    * Vimeo
    * Yahoo!

1. Copy the URL of the video page
2. Paste it in the box where it says "Enter the URL of the video page here"
3. Click "Download" to show the download links
4. Right-click the download link, choose "Save Link As..." and rename if neccesary.
or...


Format Video are:

3GP - Low quality for mobile phones
FLV - Normal quality for general computer use
MP4 - High Quality for iPod, PSP and other handheld devices
MP4 - High definition for general computer use.

Link: Download Online Videos

Search Engine for RapidShare




Rapidshare.net will index all files people want to publish to the public, all they have to do is change his or her links to rapidshare.net instead of the usual .com extension. In addition to making the files reachable.

Rapidshare.net also provides “same name recognition” where if a file gets deleted from the official rapidshare, the new service will try to find a replacement so no users hit a 'dead end'.


Face in the hole




FunFacer, having Fun With Pictures.

FunFacer is one of these popular sites that let you create a photo mashup. By using it you can create your own funny images by uploading a picture, doing the necessary adjustments and choosing in which picture you want your face to be plastered, and where.

In FunFacer you can add hair, lips, ecc... Once the finished picture is ready you can proceed to save it and show it to your friends, or to the hapless soul you caricaturized.

Very simply to use!

Query in two search engines at the same time



Twin Searching, free application that gives you the ability to insert a query in two search engines at the same time (selecting from a list of twelve), and follow the results in a dual frame pane of your default browser.

Twin Searching permits only two search engines to be selected at a time (by ticking and un-ticking the check boxes), and does not accepts the " http:// " text in its search entry.
 
Twin Searching checks if you are ready to perform the searching, and does so if nothing is missing.

System Requirements :  Win All
Size :  0,96 M

Freeware for Free Memory Computer



Instant Memory Cleaner forces pages out of physical memory and reduce the size of running processes working sets, to a minimum.

• Real-time free memory indicator included.

• Real-time current memory details of your system are available anytime (sensors understand up to 2 GB of memory for the information they are giving, but the cleaning is taking place to the total amount of the existing memory).

Instant Memory Cleaner is more effective with Windows XP and if you want better results, the paging file of your System must be at least as large as the system's physical memory.

System Requirements :  Win XP/Vista
Size :  1,80 Mb

It is still possible to switch to Windows 10 for free

Microsoft, with Windows 10, had decided to distribute it almost for free to those who already had Windows 7, Windows 8 and 8.1 on their PC. ...