Friday, January 27, 2012

BlueScreenView - Crash report tool



CRASH-REPORT TOOL
BlueScreenView
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 59.8KB

The ultimate Windows crash is known as the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). There's no way of saving the error message when it appears, but this tool displays all the information recorded in the 'dump' files created during the crash.

Dictation Pro - Speech recognition tool


SPEECH-RECOGNITION TOOL
Dictation Pro
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 8.2MB

As well as transcribing words as you say them, this speech-recognition tool supports voice commands and multiple profiles and can recognise different voices and pronunciation styles. The program comes with a decent built-in word processor that saves your dictated documents in all the usual formats, including DOCX and PDF. Sadly the supplied dictionary is US-English only, but you can easily add new and alternative words and phrases to its database.

WhoCrashed - Crash report tool



CRASH-REPORT TOOL
WhoCrashed
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 1.5MB

If your PC has crashed for no obvious reason, this tool can explain why. WhoCrashed will tell you exactly what happened and which driver or piece of hardware or software was responsible.

Mouse Without Borders - Networking tool



NETWORKING TOOL
Mouse Without Borders
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 1.1MB

This Microsoft Garage project lets you control up to four computers over a network using a single mouse and keyboard. You can drag and drop files between the connected systems lock or log into all your computers at the same time and share screen captures between devices. You'll need to install the software on all your PCs, but the set-up process is very straightforward and only takes a few seconds.

WinCrashReport - Crash report tool



CRASH-REPORT TOOL
WinCrashReport
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 164KB

Run this tool when an application crashes and it will display detailed information about the event, including what actions various processes were performing when the crash occurred. It currently only analyses 32-bit app crashes.

Super Smash Land - Game

GAME
Super Smash Land
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 18MB

Super Smash Land has been designed to look and feel like it is being played on the original Nintendo Game Boy handheld device. Up to four characters, who can either be controlled by real people or by your computer do battle across various stages. You can choose to play as the familiar Nintendo figures of Mario, Kirby, Link or Pikachu, while Mega Man also makes an appearance later on.

Fusion - Photo tool



PHOTO TOOL
Fusion
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 1.4MB

If you have several photos of a scene taken using different exposures, you can use this program to blend them together to create a single High Dynamic (HDR) image. Fusion can also produce composite pictures from a selection of shots using the same exposure. You can tweak various settings including contrast and saturation.

Celframe Free Antivirus - Antivirus tool

ANTI-VIRUS TOOL
Celframe Free Antivirus
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 35.9MB

This new anti-virus tool can be installed alongside your existing software to provide an additional layer of security. The program offers real-time, on-demand and scheduled protection, and automatically balances its performance based on available system resources. This means that if you run a scan during idle moments, Celframe Free Antivirus will power through it. However if you start using your computer again, the scanner's priority will be reduced, freeing up resources and letting you get on with other tasks while the scan continues to run quietly in the background. The program boasts a dual-scanning engine so as well as relying on regularly updated definition files, it checks suspicious items against its cloud database to make sure that you are fully protected from the very latest threats. Celframe also offers a separate antu-rootkit scanner. The software comes with integrated filters for Facebook and Twitter that prevent you from accidentally clicking a malicious link and stop you sharing dodgy links with friends. To use the feature you will have to securely log into your social-networking accounts via the software. The friendly interface of Celframe Free Antivirus makes it perfect if you don't have much technical ability, though there are plenty of advanced configuration options under the bonnet that let more confident users tailor the software to their personal needs.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

BDLot DVD ISO Master - DVD tool



DVD TOOL
BDLot DVD ISO Master
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 2.5MB

This simple tool lets you back up and copy any DVD in just two steps. Stick the source disc in your drive and lunch the software, choose any optional settings and hit the Run button. The movie is saved as an ISO file on your hard disk. Once this is done, select the 'ISO to DVD' tab and browse for the file. Put a blank DVD into the drive, choose a write speed and any other settings and click Run.


Forget-Me-Not - Game



GAME
Forget-Me-Not
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7 or Mac OS X
File size: 3.8MB

In this Pac-Man-style arcade game, the aim is to chomp flowers and fruit, get the key and tow it to the exit. There are various foes out to kill you or steal the key back but, fortunately, you're equipped with a gun so you can blast them out of the way.

AppCleaner - Clean-up tool



CLEAN-UP TOOL
AppCleaner
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7 or Linux
File size: 945KB

This free tool scans your system looking for old leftover files from installed applications that you can remove to free up space. Just click Analyse to begin the scan, then click Clean to remove any junk that AppCleaner finds. Files that can't be cleaned will be marked with a yellow warning symbol. You can specify which programs, browsers, Registry sections and Windows elements to target. There are also options for uninstalling software, managing Windows start-up and deleting unwanted System Restore points.

IObit Uninstaller 2 - Uninstaller

UNINSTALLER
IObit Uninstaller 2
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 1.2MB

Although Windows comes with its own built-in uninstaller, IObit's recently updated tool is faster and offers some useful additional features, including the ability to uninstall multiple programs in one go. If an application refuses to go, you can force it to uninstall by entering the software's full file path or dragging and dropping the file onto the program window. You can also search for the obstinate item by name. By default, IObit Uninstaller 2 will create a restore point before uninstalling something but you can skip this step if you wish. There's also a powerful scan option that can find and remove leftover files and Registry entries.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

POP Peeper - Email tool



EMAIL TOOL
POP Peeper
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 1.2MB

Instead of wasting bandwidth by downloading spam, unwanted messages and potentially infected attachments, you can use this program to preview and delete email while it's still on the mail server. POP Peeper also lets you read, reply to and print messages without needing to open your email program, and can forward incoming emails as attachments. The notification icon, which sits in your System Tray, will alert you when new mail arrives, but can be configured to show unread messages instead.



Monday, January 9, 2012

Duplicate Cleaner - Duplicate file finder



DUPLICATE FILE FINDER
Duplicate Cleaner
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 1.6MB

Duplicate Cleaner lets you identify duplicates of any type of file, including photos, music tracks and documents. If offers a wealth of filtering options and you can specify file types to include and exclude from scans.

System Checkup - System tool



SYSTEM TOOL
System Checkup
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 4.1MB

Iolo's System Checkup tool scans for problems such as start-up bottlenecks, low memory, Registry errors, security issues, junk files, disk corruption and slow downloads and then gives your system an overall rating. Click View Details next to a section to see what it's found so you can tackle the problem yourself or if you prefer pay for a one-time fix. You can also purchase a premium repair package for $29.95 per year.

Awesome Duplicate Photo Finder - Duplicate file finder



DUPLICATE FILE FINDER
Awesome Duplicate Photo Finder 
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 840KB

This program lets you view thumbnails of potential duplicate images (or shots of a similar composition) side by side. You can then move, delete or view them in Explorer.