Flickr Wallpaper Rotator - Photo tool

PHOTO TOOL
Flickr Wallpaper Rotator
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 551KB

This tool changes your Windows wallpaper by grabbing new photos from Flickr. You can tags for topics that interest you or specify a particular user account as the primary source. You can choose if you want the images centred, tiled or stretched and set the rotation frequency.

DupeGuru Music Edition - Duplicate file finder

DUPLICATE FILE FINDER
DupeGuru Music Edition
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7, Mac OS X or Linux
File size: 10.1MB

This program scans your system and identifies duplicate audio files based on name, creation date, tag and content. It supports most popular music formats and can play files directly in the software.

Free Audio Converter - Audio tool

AUDIO TOOL
Free Audio Converter 
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 9.6MB

The latest excellent program from Freemake lets you convert your music from one format to another. The program can handle all the key audio formats, including MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC and OGG. The software can send converted tracks directly to iTunes, join multiple files together and extract audio from virtually any kind of video file format. Future versions of the software will also let you rip and burn audio CDs and MP3 discs.

Doppler - Game

GAME
Doppler
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 4.2MB

In this game, clouds are solidifying and falling to earth. To find out why and reverse the phenomenon, you need to collect rain samples by grabbing them before they evaporate. Aside from the falling clouds, there are other perils to avoid, such as tumbleweeds, birds, gale-force winds and lightning. Shadows will indicate where falling objects are about to land.

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2012 - Anti-virus tool

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AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2012
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 3.7MB

The latest version of AVG's popular free anti-virus software has had a minor makeover and introduces some welcome new features. AVG Advisor is a new monitoring component that pops up a warning when it detects anything that might impact on the performance of your system. For example if you spend a while browsing the web and opening multiple tabs in Firefox a warning will eventually appear telling you that the browser is consuming too much memory and you should restart it. If you run other AVG products such as LiveKive, Family Safty and PC TuneUp, you can now access them directly through the software. These tool are also available to purchase via an integrated store. Family Protection currently costs just 95p to cover three PCs and you can try LiveKive free for 30 days before deciding whether or not to buy. The biggest change to the suite concerns performance. The software is now smaller and lighter and scans are significantly faster, although, crucially, no less thorough. The LinkScanner component which protects you from malicious websites as you browse has been improved to make it more accurate and AVG can now identify and remove rogue anti-virus programs and ransomware.

nSpaces - Desktop tool

DESKTOP TOOL
nSpaces
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 531KB

If one Desktop isn't enough for you, this free tool will create multiple work spaces with different wallpapers or colours for each which you can switch between at the click of a button. You can customise the hotkey, label the Desktops and set a password that will let you lock your work spaces.

Hexonic PDF Split and Merge - PDF tool

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Hexonic PDF Split and Merge
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 658KB

This PDF-editing tool lets you split files into separate pages or sections and merge several documents together. You can drag and drop PDFs to the window and choose the options you require add page numbers and footers to the document and change the layout style. Click Preview to see the results and hit Start Processing to save the new file.

Minus - File sharing tool

FILE SHARING TOOL
Minus
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7 Mac OS X or Linux
File size: 4.4MB

There's no shortage of online file-hosting services, but Minus is one of the better options. You can add files via the web interface or drag and drop content onto the Desktop application's System Tray button. Once uploaded the item will appear in the program's timeline window and you can give it a name and make it public or private. You can upload as many files as you like provided each one is less than 200MB in size. Minus also offers browser extensions for Firefox, Chrome and Safari and apps for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 7.

The Stanley Parable - Game

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The Stanley Parable
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7 or Mac OS X, Steam, Source SDK Base 2007
File size: 278MB

Stanley works in a dead-end job, but one day everyone suddenly vanishes and he's left to explore on his own. A narrator tells you what Stanley did and you can choose to follow that path or annoy and confound the narrator by doing something entirely different. The game is short and there's no actual challenge but it's very amusing and there are six different endings to discover. To install the game you will first need to download Steam and open an account. Follow the instructions in the read me file to get everything up and running.

PC Monitor - Remote access tool

REMOTE-ACCESS TOOL
PC Monitor
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Min requirements: Windows XP / Vista / 7
File size: 3MB

Install this program and you will be able to securely monitor and manage up to three computers from anywhere using a web browser or mobile phone. It works with any Apple device, Android handset and Windows Phone 7. You just need to install the relevant free application. You can view the system status and uptime, processor , memory and hard-disk usage. You can also view running processes and schedule tasks see who is logged on and start, pause or stop a service. PC Monitor also lets you browse your hard disks and restart, shut down and suspend your computer from afar.