Showing posts with label Utility. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Utility. Show all posts

8.4.11

Schedule Shutdown Computer


PShutDown - PShutDown is a small, very easy to use application specially designed to help you schedule various actions. Freeware/GPL. Windows/all

Download 1 MB
Link: Download PShutDown

20.10.09

Freeware to transfer pictures from digital camera



WIA-Loader transfers pictures from a camera or flash card to the PC. It offers many options to name image files and folders and give you the possibility to geocode pictures with gpx-files.

Features:

    * Fast and easy transfer of images to your computer
    * Brings structure to your photo collection
    * Uses different profiles for different tasks
    * Automatically rotates images (depending on EXIF data)
    * Embeds GPS data in your images
    * Creates HTML galleries for imported images
    * WIA-Compatible cameras can be 'remote' controlled:
          o Take pictures with a mouseclick
          o Exposure bracketing

To run WIA-Loader under Windows, you need .NET Framework 2.0 or better.  To run WIA-Loader on Linux and MacOS X, you need the Mono-Framework 2.4 as a replacement for .NET.

Compatible: Win 9x/ME/NT/2K/XP/2K3/Vista. Download 3.01 Mb.

17.10.09

Freeware for Diet Plain



Diet Buddy, free program was designed to accompany you professionally on your way to your dream weight.

Diet Buddy include a complete 16 week professional fitness and diet plan - the perfect substitute for a personal trainer. It is easy and fun to follow and guarantees fast success. All exercises are described and illustrated comprehensibly so that you will have no trouble at all following the routines, no matter what your training level is. If you do not like to stare at the computer screen while exercising - no problem! Just print out the routines and lose weight wherever you want.

Furthermore, valuable information on proper eating and cardio training will let you find out which foods to eat to gain best results and how many calories you burn in different activities. Even sample meal plans are included.

Now it is easy to get in great shape fast! See for yourself - for free.

Compatible: Windows. Download 1.02 Mbyte.





Repair broken AVI file





DivFix++ repairs AVI files which other programs couldn't.

DivFix++ has supports CLI tools, this means you can fix, preview and delete movies automatically via script (by using argument parameters...)
 
DivFix++ program code supports lots of operating system, because it´s writen by cross-platform API, wxWidgets. Compatible with Linux, Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, Mac OSX.

What's New in version 0.34:

    * Added Cross Win64 compilation target.
    * Added RPM spec and DEB control files.
    * Updated About->Translators strings layout for wx2.9.0.
    * Added wxWidgets 2.9.0 compatibility.
    * Added four_cc MJPG, Motion JPEG codec.
    * Changed Makefile for some compatibility for other OS.
    * Changed install mechanizm at make file.
    * Added resource.rc file for windows theme support.
    * Added Ukranian translation by Andriy B.
    * Fixed broken CLI mode thread.
    * Cleaned unneccessary code.
    * Updated Korean, Spanish and Italian Translations to v0.33

Download 900 Kbytes.

TV Shows on Internet



TVTrigger is a free resource for 3000+ shows, with all the information you need. Listen to shows’ official soundtrack, and watch episodes’ trailer. Also you can find information about a show’s cast, crew, episodes, and network.

TVTrigger also acts as a Bittorrent client. We provide you with a very efficient and practical torrent search engine and downloader designed only for TV shows. The search engine gives you the ability to search easily for a show by season, episode, or just by name. Adding a show to your favorites saves locally all the show’s information for easier and faster access, and enables the monitoring feature.

TVTrigger doesn’t collect or use any kind of personal information. TVTrigger may update this privacy policy by posting a new version on this page. You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are familiar with any changes.

Monitoring a show links between TVTrigger as the TV shows resource, and TVTrigger as a Bittorrent client. Monitoring automatically searches for the newest episode(s) for your favorite show, and immediately add it to your downloads list. Also you can find much more settings for every favorite show that could make your life much easier.

Features
:

    * Listings.
    * Keeps you updated with new shows added.
    * Featured shows (Shows we recommend).

System Requirements:

    * Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or higher.
    * Adobe shockwave player.
    * Adobe Flash.
    * Internet access.

For windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. Download 9.69 Mbytes


File sharing friendlier and faster



DreaMule has an unbelievable technology mix and brings the file-sharing world exclusive resources available in DreaMule only. The plus of DreaMule is an easier searching tool and a more pleasant, user friendly interface, together with a hidden, vital enhancement which puts many people off file sharing programs.

One example is the Low2Low technology, DreaMule's resource that ends with the common problem of LowID. Fake files is a frequent problem in current file-sharing softwares. DreaMule developed a fake files detector - no more wasting of time! Besides comments from other users about quality and veracity of the file.

DreaMule resolves the issue of having a ‘low ID’. It’s an open source, ad-free application, no spyware, no virus. Multilanguage interface!

Key Features:
  • Integrated video and music codec free player!
  • User Country Identification Flags
  • Download history
  • Dismiss any setting;
  • Xtreme download control for faster downloads than ever;
  • Keyboard shortcut to hide DreaMule (with just one click you can temporarily hide DreaMule, useful to users at work)
  • Completely in your language;
  • Advanced Maella bandwitch control;
  • NAFC (feedback network control);
  • Improved upload control;
  • Xtreme credits system;
  • PowerRelease - for fast release;
  • Anti-Leecher, no more leechers that download only and harm the web!
Only for Windows. Download 6.6 Mbytes.

Link: download DreaMule

16.10.09

Freeware to Analyze and Benchmark Computer



PC WIZARD is among the most advanced system information programs on the market. A powerful utility designed especially for detection of hardware, but also some more analysis. It's able to identify a large scale of system components and supports the latest technologies and standards. This tool is periodically updated (usually once per month) in order to provide most accurate results.

PC WIZARD
is also an utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system. It can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, Cache performance, RAM performance, Hard Disk performance, CD/DVD-ROM performance, Removable/FLASH Media performance, Video performance, MP3 compression performance.

Hardware Information

    * Mainboard / Bios (Connectors, ID String, MP Support ...)
    * Chipset (FSB Frequency, Norhtbridge, Hub, Direct Media Interface, XMB, NSI, ...)
    * Main Memory (FPM, EDO, SDRAM, DDR SDRAM, DDR-2 SDRAM, DDR-3 SDRAM, RDRAM, FB_DIMM, Timings ...)
    * Memory Profiles : EPP (SLi Ready), Intel XMP.
    * Cache Memory (L1, L2, L3, Size, Frequency ...)
    * Processors (Type, Speed, Multiplier coeff., Features, Model Number, Vanderpool Technology ...)
    * Coprocessor
    * APM & ACPI
    * Busses : ISA, PCI, AGP (2x, 4x,8x), SMBus/ i2c, CardBus, Firewire, Hyper-Transport ... )
    * DMI / SMBIOS
    * Mainboard Sensors, Processor, Hard Disk & Battery (Voltage, Temperature, Fans)
    * Video (Monitor, Card, Bios, Capabilities, Memory, Integrated Memory, Frequencies ...)
    * OpenGL & 3Dfx
    * DirectX (DirectDraw, Direct3D, DirectSound (3D), DirectMusic, DirectPlay, DirectInput, DirectX Media)
    * Keyboard, Mouse & Joystick
    * Drives (Hard Disk, Removable, CD-ROM, CDRW, DVD ...)
    * SCSI (Card, Controller, Adapter, Devices ...)
    * ATA/ATAPI & S-ATA (Devices, Type, Capabilities, S.M.A.R.T. Features, RAID)
    * Ports (Serial, Parallel, USB, IEEE-1394)
    * IDE & SCSI Devices
    * Twain & WIA Devices
    * PCMCIA (PC Card) Devices
    * Bluetooth Devices
    * Sound Card (wave, midi, aux, mix, AC'97 codec, High Definition Audio)
    * Printers (Local & Network)
    * Modem (Features, Speed ...)
    * Network (Server, Connexion, Firewall ...)
    * Security (Scan Ports ...)
    * PocketPC & SmartPhone Devices

System Information

    * MCI Devices (mpeg, avi, seq, vcr, video-disc, wave) & ACM
    * SAPI
    * Passwords (Outlook, Internet Explorer, MSN Messenger, Dialup ...)
    * DOS Memory (base, HMA, UMB, XMS, EMS, DPMI, VCPI)
    * Windows Memory
    * Windows (Version, Product Key, Environment, Desktop, XP Themes ...)
    * Windows UpTime (Boot, Shutdown, BlueScreen, System Restore Points ...)
    * TrueType & OpenType Fonts
    * WinSock (Internet), Telephony et Remote Access
    * OLE (Objects, Servers ...)
    * Microsoft® Applications
    * Activity (Process, Tasks, Threads)
    * Modules (DLL, DRV, 32 & 16-bits) & NT Services
    * Internet Navigator (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla, FireFox)
    * .NET Global Assembly Cache (GAC)
    * ODBC
    * CMOS/RTC
    * Resources (IRQ, DMA, E/S, Memory)
    * System files (.ini, .log, .bat, .nt, .dos ...)

System Benchmarks

    * Processor (Dhrystone (MIPS), Whetstone (MFLOPS), Mandelbrot fractal ...)
    * L1, L2, L3 Cache, RAM (Bandwidth, Latency ...)
    * Main Memory (Bandwidth, Latency ...)
    * Hard Drives
    * CD/DVD Rom
    * DirectX 3D
    * Video
    * Removable/Flash Support
    * MP3 Compression
    * VISTA Experience Index

Compatible: All Windows. Download 4.5 Mbytes.

Free System Information Program



SimpleEye, a freeware stand-alone executable. No install required. Includes self-referencing link creation/deletion code.

It displays the following system information:

UserName.
Local Date and Time.
ComputerName.
Computer Uptime.
CPU(s) (Model, Manufacturer etc).
CPU Clock Speed(s) (MHz).
Graphics Card (Model, Manufacturer etc).
Audio Card(s) (Model, Manufacturer etc).
Network Card(s) (Model, Manufacturer etc).
USB Device(s). Processes (Total, minimum and maximum).
RAM (Total, load, minimum and maximum load (load including Page File)).
Local Disk Drives (Total space and load).
The information SimpleEye displays is updated every 60 seconds.
Dynamic information is flagged when in 'NetworkMode' (designed for roaming network users, or single-machine multi-user environments).

Requires: Win XP/2K/2003. Download 150 Kbytes.

Link: download free program to display system information.

Free Program to Speed Up Computer



ReWIN is a free small tool that helps you repair, clean and speed up you computer. ReWIN increases overall speed by applying all necessary tweaks/optimizations. It changes registry settings from Windows XP, improving the performance and the functionality.

ReWIN has a deep system analyzer and diagnostic features which attempt to find and repair several potential problems with the computer affecting its performance. ReWIN analyzes and cleans up windows using a huge database of definitions, alghoritms and cleaning rules. It modify incorrect values and restore them to the appropriate settings.

A standard windows installation has many services turned on and running that you may not have any use for, consuming CPU and memory that can potentially slow down your system. ReWIN perform an automatic tune-up based on what is suitable for your system, setting up, enabling or disabling Windows services. Disabling the unnecessary services can result in significant performance gains for production machines and virtual machines.

The operating system gradually accumulates unnecessary information. This garbage considerably slows down the performance of both the operating system and installed software. ReWIN can remove all information that is useless for the user and only wastes space on the hard drive.

At the end of the repair process, ReWIN requires a reboot of the computer.

Features:

· repair, clean, speed up and regain control of your Windows XP.
· ONE CLICK DOES IT ALL !
· Repair: reset the file and registry permissions, fix several windows
· errors, rebuild the missing registry keys, fix clutter and faulty
· settings, reset to the default settings
· Speed up: perform several performance boosting optimizations,
· enable, disable and optimize windows services, fix security
· vulnerabilities, fix random crashes and restarts
· Clean up: remove useless and cached registry keys, folders and
· files, Windows updates, broken installer remnants, internet tracks

Compatible: Windows XP. Size to download: 3,1 Mbyte.

Freeware Disk Clone



PC Disk Clone Free is a handy cloning application. An self-bootable CD application that makes it easy to clone a hard drive or partition within your computer.

Key features:

Clone with High Speed:
· When you clone a hard disk to another within the computer box, the transfer speed can accelerate to 7GB per minute. You wait much less time than other competitive products.

Clone to Removable Hard Disk:
· PC Disk Clone can use a USB or Firewire(IEEE1394) cable to clone to an external drive.

Clone any System on any File System type:
· PC Disk Clone is independent of file system formats and operating systems.
· Clone unknown, hidden or proprietary Partition Formats
· Besides the abilities to clone NTFS, FAT, EXT2, EXT3, HFS, XFS, JFS and ZFS Disk Formats, cloning can also be very successful in case of unknow, hidden, or proprietary file systems.

Clone Dual Boot Systems:
· PC Disk Clone can copy hard disk with dual bootable systems. For instance, Windows and Linux within one hard disk can start up successfully in the backup disk.

Necessary Tool for Data Rescue:
· PC Disk Clone can also be used for data rescue. Because hard disk with defective areas always need to be copied to another disk before any recovery procedure. Otherwise, the recovery may cause further defects resulting from the inherent exposure of the recovery operation. PC Disk Clone reduces the exposure to its minimum due to its sector copy mechanism. (Note: Only Sector copy can be used to recover data from hard drive.)

PC Disk Clone is ideal to migrate Windows Systems to new computer with the help of Microsoft Sysprep tool. After a few preparation using sysprep, Migrating Hard Disk Data, as well as eliminating the annoyance of reinstalling Windows and of loosing personal information, will become easy and efficient.

Best Choice to Upgrade/Replace Hard Drive.

Compatible: Windows 2K / XP / 2003 / Vista / Linux-Unix. Download 67.3 Mbytes.

Freeware Photo Collections Organizer



Ashampoo Photo Commander 5 FREE is an all-in-one application for organizing, editing, sharing and presenting photo collections. It also features additional creativity tools and audio and video management capabilities, making it a complete media management package.

Ashampoo Photo Commander is compatible with over 60 graphics, video and audio formats are supported. Exclusive: Version 5 now includes full read and write support for transparent JPEGs (.jng files).

This free version is a major overhaul, bringing even more speed, better quality, many new features and effects and an enhanced user interface. For example, thumbnail generation and display are now faster than ever before.

Key Features and enhancements:

    * Faster: The entire program has been optimized throughout for more speed. For example, thumbnail generation and display are now much faster than ever before.
    * Better tools: All editing tools have been improved for easier and even better editing quality.
    * Frame Style Center: This new creativity tool enables you to add artistic picture frames and vignettes to photos. In addition to this you can also create high-quality greeting cards. Includes a wide selection of vignette styles and greeting card templates. Greeting cards can be mailed from within the program.
    * Collage Tool: Select photos and generate artistic collages complete with background images with a couple of clicks.
    * Calendar Tool: Create and print 12-month photo calendars in three different styles as novel gifts.
    * Full-screen editing: A new mouse tool bar makes it possible to edit your photos in full screen mode for maximum detail.
    * New mouse tools: Callout tool for creating text bubbles, clone tool for retouching photos, eraser tool.
    * Canon RAW files: Improved support for Canon RAW files, including faster loading.
    * CD/DVD burning: Completely new burning technology for saving photos and slide shows to CD and DVD.
    * Batch processing: Now includes an option for adding drop shadows to multiple images at the same time.
    * Skins: Improved skinning system, now also supports user-created buttons, also with graphic images. Menu colors are skinnable.

Size and Os: 5 MB / Windows 2K / XP.

Free Norton Removal



Norton Removal Tool can remove some Norton software from your computer.

Norton Removal Tool
runs only on Windows. Norton Removal Tool should be used only if you have tried to uninstall the Norton program using Windows Add/Remove Programs and that did not work.

Norton Removal Tool can remove:

· Norton AntiSpam 2004/2005
· Norton AntiVirus 2003 through 2007.2
· Ghost 2003, Ghost Version 9.0 and 10.0
· Norton GoBack 3.1 through 4.2
· Norton Internet Security 2003 through 2007.2
· Norton Password Manager
· Norton Personal Firewall 2003 through 2006
· Norton SystemWorks 2003 through 2007
· Norton Confidential Online 2007
· Norton Internet Security Add-on Pack
· Norton Save and Restore 1.0
· Norton 360

Size to download and compatibility: 774 KB / Windows 2K / XP / Vista.

15.10.09

Free program to uninstall unwanted programs



The Portable KUninstall a small, quick and powerful uninstaller. It was designed to be a small, quick and powerful uninstaller.

Key features of "Portable KUninstall":

· Search items with key words
· Unicode support
· Locate key in Registry
· Much faster than "Windows Add or Remove Programs"
· Show more detail information
· Use Finder to uninstall running program or desktop icons, quick launch toolbar, taskbar or system tray
· Scan for leftover registry keys, files and folders to delete

License: Freeware. OS: Windows 2000/XP. Language: English, Chinese. Light download 322 Kbytes.

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Free defragmentation tool for Windows

UltraDefrag, powerful Open Source defragmentation tool for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Seven (Both 32bit and 64bit). It is very fast, because the defragmenting is done by kernel-mode driver.



There are three interfaces to them: graphical, console and native. The GUI is very useful, because it represents your filesystem visually as a color coded cluster map. The console is another option for those that prefer the command line. It allows you to run UltraDefrag from the task scheduler and scripts. Finally, the native executable will run at boot time in a manner similar to chkdsk.

The design of UltraDefrag is very simple. There are no skins and other unnecessary stuff. It is a small and powerful program with loads of enhancements and useful features. It has been translated to many languages.  

64 bit version available at authors site.  If you are having problems running UltaDefrag on Windows Vista then make sure to check out the VISTA INSTALLATION FAQ

Light Download: 674 Kbytes.



14.10.09

Freeware to Cleanup Windows Registry



Registry Repair is one of the safest Registry cleaning tools available in the market today. Its scanning engine is fast,thorough and safe.

This free cleaner tool allows you to fix your registry and optimize your PCs performance.With a few easy steps, you are able to find problems caused by invalid entries, references and links in the Windows registry and provides a list of the errors found, you can then choose to selectively repair each item or automatically repair them all.

Whenever you clean the Registry, a corresponding Undo file is generated for any changes made which can be used to recreate the entries deleted. You can restore any changes by clicking 'Restore previous repairs'. For added security,Registry Cleaner uses an 'ignore list' containing entries which when encountered upon while scanning are ignored.


Registry Repair will cleanup your Registry by finding

    * Invalid paths
    * Invalid file associations
    * Invalid file types
    * Invalid custom controls
    * Obsolete software entries
    * Dead file extensions
    * Invalid application paths
    * Invalid help paths
    * Invalid fonts
    * Obsolete start menu order
    * Adwares and Spywares that use registry
    * Invalid startup programs
    * Invalid shared programs
    * and all other dead entries through out the registry.

Compatible: Windows. Download 2.1 Mbytes.

Free vocabulary trainer



Voca, previously known as Vocatude, is a free vocabulary trainer for Windows and Linux. You will learn foreign language vocabulary faster and perhaps you will even find it fun! Voca can be used for any language, or even other things you want to memorise. You only need a word list, which you can create yourself or download from this website. It’s easy to upload your own word lists and you are encouraged to share your work with other users.

Voca is free software, under the GNU General Public License. This means you are free to use it, distribute it, and change it to your needs. Do different types of exercises, including grammar, pronunciation and picture tests. Take tests with open answers, self-check, or multiple choice. Voca has support for multiple translations of a single word.

Voca is the result of many months of work over the course of several years.

Compatible: Windows - Linux. Download 2.56 Mbytes.

Free Pdf Calendar 2010 to Print



Free Print Your 2010 12 Pages Mon thru Fri Landscape PDF Calendar No-Ads No-Logos.

2010 Calendars

    * 2010 Single Page (Annual)
    * 2010 Two Pages (Semi-Annual)
    * 2010 Three Pages (4 Months / Page)
    * 2010 Four Pages (Quarterly)
    * 2010 Six Pages (Bi-Monthly)
    * 2010 Twelve Pages (Monthly)
    * 2010 Fifty Two Pages (Weekly)
    * 2010 365 Pages (Daily)

Link: Download Free Pdf Calendar 2010

Image Viewer Freeware



WildBit Viewer, a compact and fast image viewer with slide show and editor. Includes and eye catching interface within blazing fast folder, file list and thumbnail viewer. It offers users the ability to view, edit, and design slideshows with their pictures. With simple commands and fantastic results, photo lovers will find a lot to enjoy here.

WildBit Viewer includes also Image Info with Image EXIF meta data JPEG and TIFF support and IPTC (IIMV4) information (like PhotoShop file info) from JPEG and TIFF, Thumbview has changeable views, sorting and thumbnail predefined sizes for fast thumbnail size setting. Viewer also includes shell toolbar, you can drop your favorite folder there and use it as an organizer.

It also includes image compare. In Compare you can compare images side-by-side. In Favorites you can save list of favorite images and load list later on and you can create custom show in to Slide Show also that list you can edit with Custom Show List Editor. With Slide Show you can view images within 172 different transition effects. Slide Show includes now multi-monitor support for fast switching between two monitors.

WildBit Viewer supports all major graphic formats including BMP, JPEG, JPEG 2000, GIF, PNG, PCX, TIFF, WMF and TGA (over 70 formats).

Compatible:  Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 98. Download 8.46 Mbytes.

Link: download Free and Fast Image Viewer.

13.10.09

Freeware Recovery Data Cd DVD

Recovery Toolbox for CD Free has been developed for recovering data from corrupted media of all types that are most common nowadays: CD, DVD, HD-DVD, Blu-Ray, etc.

Recovery Toolbox for CD allows you to recover files of any types. The tool completely scans disks and saves as much information as possible. During the recovery process, Recovery Toolbox for CD Free uses a lot of different algorithms, which considerably increases the amount and quality of recovered data.



The program allows the user to control the recovery process in the most comfortable way: what files and from where to recover, where to save data and so on. It is also possible to view all necessary information both about the source of the data being recovered and about the location they will be saved to.

Features:

    * Recovering corrupted data from all most common types of media for today
    * Working with data that became corrupted both after a physical damage of the media and due to program errors
    * Allowing the user to completely control the recovery process
    * Giving the user as detailed report about the data recovery process as possible

All these brilliant features are absolutely free of charge! From now on you have an available, simple, but still powerful tool for data recovery that does not require any money!

Link: download freeware to recovery data from Cd DVD

12.10.09

To Draw on Windows Desktop



NAPALM, freeware that lets you draw over your Windows desktop, using animated fire ink, and tweak the fire generator parameters.
Allows saving/restoring of artwork & style and import of bitmap files. It is useless, thus absolutely necessary ;-) OK, maybe you can use it to leave notes on your desktop!

Requires Windows XP, Vista or above (will NOT work under Windows 9x). Download 1,4 Mbytes.

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. ...