Global Softwares

Great Softwares List Part 3 Of 3

2007-08-31T08:24:00.000-07:00

FILE MANAGERS
XYplorer File Manager	Best all-around customizable file manager with a Lifetime license.
Directory Opus	Advanced and highly customizable file manager that can do virtually anything.


FILE UTILITIES; RENAMERS; DUPLICATE FINDERS
Locate File Search Utility (F)	Saves the names of all files in your hard drives to a small file database.
FileLocator Pro	Excellent tool for searching your documents in numerous ways.
Advanced Find and Replace	Make global changes across many files and folders to any file.
Directory Lister (F)	Generates listings of files from user-selected folder in HTML, TXT or CSV format.
Beyond Compare	Essential utility for comparing text files, folders, archives, and FTP sites.
Bulk Rename Utility (F)	A well-designed fast, easy renamer with all its functions on one screen.
Flash Renamer	Flexible tool for renaming any file or folder.
CloneSpy Duplicate Finder (F)	I've tried and used many, but CloneSpy is my favorite.
Unlocker (F)	Tool to help delete locked files and folders.
KillBox (F)	A tool to delete in-use files or processes that won't close.
Copy It Anyway (F)	Tool that allows you to copy locked files and folders.


ARCHIVE, SYNCHING, DOWNLOAD TOOLS
Super Flexible File Sync.	Advanced, full of high-end features, and is the class of the category.
DirSync	A highly accurate synching and backup tool. You can rely on DirSync.
SyncBackSE	Allows you to backup or synchronize your files and directories.
WinRAR	The master of all archive tools, WinRAR can do almost everything.
7-Zip (F)	Nifty little archiver that lets you move to 7z format if you choose.
Squeez archiver	The most feature-rich archiver available.
Image for Windows	Backup and restore entire partitions/volumes for any hard drive.
UltraISO	Image utility for creating, editing, and converting CDs/DVDs.
File Splitter and Joiner (F)	Allows you to quickly split and rejoin large text or binary files.
Teleport Pro	High-end, easy-to-use tool for getting (leeching) data or entire websites.
Star Downloader Pro	Accelerates your downloads by splitting the files into several parts.
Free Download Manager (F)	Download files and whole web sites from any remote server.
NewsLeecher	Premier newsreader to download anything posted on Usenet.
NeoDownloader	Download photos, music, movies, and walk away.


SECURITY, PRIVACY TOOLS
TrueCrypt disk encryption (F)	Keeps your secrets secret and tell snoops to bugger off.
CCleaner (F)	Removes unused and temporary files from your system.
Spybot Search & Destroy (F)	Remove spyware and adware from your computer

Great Softwares List Part 2 Of 3

2007-08-31T08:23:00.000-07:00

PRINTING, FONTS, PDF
FinePrint	Virtual printing utility that saves you a ton of paper every year.
PDF Factory Pro	Damn fine and highly accurate PDF printer utility. You'll love it.
Nitro PDF	If you need standard scale PDF creation and management, then Nitro is it.
Cfont Pro Font Manager	Super flexible and well-designed font manager loaded with features.
Foxit PDF Reader (F)	Small, clean, fast, and free, Foxit renders PDF files with great speed.
MainType Font Manager	A well-coded advanced font manager with full Unicode support.
X-Fonter Font Manager	A traditional powerhouse font manager that can hang with anyone.


IMAGE VIEWERS/EDITORS
ACDSee 9, ACDSee Pro	The best photo viewer, graphic converter, and image management tool. Period.
XnView (F)	Freeware viewer and editor that holds its own against anyone.
FastStone MaxView (F)	Fantastic little app for opening photos for a customizable quick views.
PicaJet FX	An image management and organization tool that is similar to ACDSee.
IrfanView (F)	A perennial crowd favorite for good reason — it works very well with any format.
VuePrint (F)	Versatile viewer with some editing capabilities. Great for sifting through collections.
FastStone Image Viewer (F)	A strong browsing and editing features have quickly made FastStone a leader.


GRAPHICS, IMAGE TOOLS
PhotoFiltre Studio	Solid image editor that can do most of the tasks you'll need every day.
Noiseware	Makes digital photos better by filling in grain or smoothing out rough spots.
Screenshot Captor (F)	Incredible donationware screen capture utility that will instantly impress you.
SnagIt Screen Capture	Sets the standard for all other screen capture utilities. Takes some setup.
Multiple Image Resizer (F)	Easy, fast, accurate — that's what I like!
AutoStitch	Allows you to stitch together many photos in wide angle to create a panorama.
Pixeur (F)	Finds and displays the RGB, Hex, and Long value of any color you select.


MULTIMEDIA, VIDEO
VirtualDub (F)	Extremely efficient video capture and processing program.
ConvertXtoDVD	Converts any video file format (DivX, AVI, WMV, etc.) to a DVD-compliant video.
TMPGEnc (F)	MPEG-1,2 encoder that can convert and compress your video file in high quality.
GSpot Codec Info App (F)	Allows you to see what codecs you need installed to watch a video.
ProShow Gold	Allows you to create stunning and professional slide shows.
GOM Media Player (F)	Media player to die for. Highly customizable.
Media Player Classic (F)	You can't go wrong with this one; it plays every damn thing out there.
Video Edit Magic	Video editing tool that includes advanced features, but is easy to use.
AudioGrabber (F)	Useful tool for CD-ripping and producing MP3s.
Exact Audio Copy (F)	Advanced tool for CD-ripping and producing MP3s.
Audacity audio editor (F)	Solid audio editor that makes editing easy.
Nero Burning ROM	Highly reliable CD/DVD burning utility. I love it because it works every time.
DVD Shrink (F)	Tool for fitting a DVD-Video disc on a single DVD.
AnyDVD	Allows you to decrypt CSS-encrypted DVDs and remove their region codes on the fly.
ImgBurn (F)	Enables you to burn CD/DVD images with ease.
IsoBuster Pro	Powerful utility that can extract, create, edit, and convert CD/DVD image files.
UltraISO	Powerful utility that can extract, create, edit, and convert CD/DVD image files.
MagicScore Maestro	Music notation software for musicians. Great for collegers.


HOTKEYS, SCRIPTING
AutoHotkey (F)	Scripting utility to create your own macros and hotkeys. Get this. Learn this.
HotKeyz (F)	Excellent utility for creating Windows-wide hotkeys, expanding your keyboard.


ONLINE-ONLY APPS
Colour Contrast Check (F)	Helps determine the whether colors for your website are correctly contrasted.
Color Coordinator (F)	Helps determine the right color scheme for your website.
MetaLink Creator (F)	Allows users to connect to different download sources for your programs.
Lorem Ipsum generator (F)	A site that generates greek text in various fonts. You'll see it's use.
Google Calendar (F)	Simple but highly useful online calendar.


WEB-DEV: CSS, RSS, FTP
KompoZer (F)	An excellent HTML/CSS editor built on the NVU architecture.
Style Master CSS editor	Updated frequently and following the latest W3C standards, this is the one.
Microsoft Expression Web	Much better than its given credit for being, and damn easy to use.
Feed Editor	Build any RSS feed using this well-designed tool.
Opera browser (F)	The most accurate CSS browser ever built, to a fault, and my personal favorite.
Mozilla Firefox (F)	Wildly popular browser that is extensible, customizable, and updated frequently.
GreatNews RSS Reader (F)	Simple, elegant RSS reader that does no wrong.
Website-Watcher	Allows you to monitor changes in any website, while doubling as an RSS reader.
EmFTP Pro	Small, tight, well-designed FTP client.
FTPRush	Great FTP client that has set a new standard for all.
AI RoboForm Pro	A password utility and automatic form filler for your browser. Get this.
PADGen (F)	Creates perfect PAD files (Portable Application Descriptions) for your programs.
AM-DeadLink (F)	Detects dead links in your browser's bookmarks or favorites folders.
REL Link Checker Lite (F)	Detects dead links in your website's external links.
Xenu's Link Sleuth (F)	Also detects dead links in your website's external links.
XSite link extractor (F)	Load and parse any webpage into a simple structured view, seeing every link.
Search Engine Buddy (F)	Creates the best meta tag combinations for search engines to find your site.


USENET, P2P/FILE SHARING TOOLS Some of these apps are also listed in other categories
NewsLeecher	Top-of-the-line newsreader that downloads anything via Usenet.
Giganews	The proven best Usenet server you'll find. Get the Unlimited account, too.
WinRAR	The master of all archive tools, WinRAR can do almost everything.
QuickPAR (F)	Utility for creating, checking, and extracting Parity Volumes (PAR files).
NetLimiter Pro	Limits your download/upload bandwidth speed during peak times per app.
PowerPost-A&A (F)	An app for consistently and intelligently posting files to Usenet.
FastStone MaxView (F)	Fantastic little app for opening photos for a customizable quick views.
ArtCine NFO Creator (F)	The best NFO creation app available, hands down.
SFV Checker	Tool that ensures your multi-volume file archives are complete and accurate.
QuickSFV (F)	A tool for SFV (simple file verification) checking and creation. Just wonderful.
File Splitter and Joiner (F)	Allows you to quickly split and rejoin large text or binary files.
Miranda IM client (F)	A flexible, modular open-source multi-protocol instant messenger.
ImgBurn (F)	Enables you to burn CD/DVD images with ease.
HFS, HTTP File Server (F)	Fantastic file-sharing software which allows you to send and receive files.
μTorrent (F)	Efficient, feature-rich BitTorrent client.

Great Softwares List Part 1 Of 3

2007-08-31T08:20:00.000-07:00

1. WORD PROCESSING
OpenOffice Writer (F)	The Open Source powerhouse (Writer) with a universal file format and great usability.
TextMaker	The best word processor you've never heard of. Now you have. Get this; be productive.
Zoho Writer (F)	Zoho brings never-seen-before tools to the word processor. I love this.
Google Docs (F)	Fast, responsive, and doesn't let you make a mistake. No footnotes yet, though!
LaTeX (F)	A typesetting program for technical and scientific documentation.


2. TEXT EDITING
EmEditor Pro	Well-designed for power, dazzling speed, and ease of use. Get this.
UltraEdit	Standard setting in almost every way, and great for writers, not just coders.
E Text Editor	Exciting, unique, powerful, and customizable. Wow.
PSPad (F)	The favorite freeware alternative that packs a full, advanced feature set.


3. OUTLINING, PIM, CALENDAR
Microsoft OneNote	The best outliner to date. More people should discover this gem.
Calendarscope	Broad options and print abilities define this app.
Google Calendar (F)	An online calendar that goes where you go.


4. OFFICE TOOLS
Algebrus Calculator	A sophisticated scientific calculator for both general and science work.
MoffSoft Calculator	Simple, powerful, flexible, customizable. Does every damn thing.
Karen's Time Cop (F)	General countdown/count up timer for every use.
Master Converter	Now I know that kbps is a measure of bandwidth!
Visual Thesaurus	Oh god, this app will make you a word smackfu master.


5. SPREADSHEET, MATH, DB
OpenOffice Calc	The spreadsheet with the best file format. It's so good it knocked MS Excel off the list.
ASAP Utilities	Makes you an expert with Excel and accesses its database features.
Power Utility Pak	Adds functionality to Excel that Microsoft forgot.
statistiXL	Forget all the rest, this is the best statistical app you'll find for college or grad school.
Math911	Are you math-stupid? Math911 will cure that right fast.


6. SYSTEM TOOLS
Autoruns (F)	Lets you control what programs run during system boot.
Chameleon Startup Manager	Fully controls startup by selecting the programs to be launched.
Process Explorer (F)	Shows you info about which handles and DLLs processes are opened or loaded.
VMWare Workstation	Virtualization app that allows you to evaluate software safely or use when needed.
Total Uninstall	Bulletproof uninstaller to keep your system safe and clean from crappy installers.
Your Uninstaller Pro	Combine this with Total Uninstall and you're in great shape.
Everest Diagnostic Utility	Incredible system diagnostics and benchmarking app.
TuneUp Utilities	Corrects problems and optimizes your system.
BartPE (F)	Helps you build a bootable Window CD or DVD.
nLite (F)	For permanent Windows component removal and pre-install Windows setup.
HDD Temperature	Protects your hard drive from melting.
Karen's Registry Pruner (F)	Removes ghosted and orphaned entries in your Registry.
Find and Run Robot (F)	Rapidly find programs or documents with one key press.
UltraMon	Software for running two or three monitors on one system.
ShellExView (F)	Removes those damn useless and unwanted context or right-click menu items.
ClearTweak (F)	Improves text display with ClearType and font smoothing.
TreeCopy (F)	Copies your folder structure, but not the files, to another location. Very handy.
BGInfo (F)	Quickly displays system info on any computer at a glance.
Quick Access Infobar (F)	Provides definitions of the processes running on your system.
BootIt NG	Powerful partition and boot manager, including managing multi-boot OSes.
CopyWipe	Securely overwrite data when retiring a HD or prevent data from being recovered.
Eraser (F)	Wipes clean all the free space on your computer, truly erasing all deleted files.
TreeSize Pro	Returns deep and detailed reports on the size and space of your system drives.
JDiskReport (F)	Somewhat similar to TreeSize Pro, only a light, free version.

10 Free Online Storage Service Websites

2007-08-31T08:16:00.000-07:00

Storage and back-up is one of the most important things in Internet and Technology world. But the problem with all these technology is that they may crash anytime and we are bound to lose all our data. Backing up your files, be it images, files, documents, softwares, is necessary. Storing everything in back up device or hard disk is not feasible as it will increase the cost. Free online storage comes handy here. Many of the sites provides free online storage services that are secure. Here is the list of top 10 free online storage services.

1. Box.net: Box.net allows you to store your images, documents and other files online.

1 GB storage space.
10 MB upload file size.
Upload/ Download limit: 10GB per month.
Drag and drop with good interface.
Ability to create sub folders and share files.

2. eSnips: eSnips is a social content sharing site which gives you 5GB of free storage.

* 5GB of free storage space.
* No upload/download limit.
* Easily share the files and photos.
* Browser toolbar available.
* Community/ Social networking tools.

3. DropBoks: DropBoks is very simple in its interface and also very secure one.

* 1 GB free storage space.
* 50 MB upload files size.
* No upload/download limit.
* Simple interface and good security.

4. MediaMax: MediaMax, powered by Streamload, gives you a private and secure place to upload, store, access, and share your personal videos, photos, movies, music and files.

* 25 GB free storage- a large amount compared with most services.
* 1 GB transfer per month.
* 10 MB upload file size.
* Allows you to upload files to existing users without creating an account.

5. OmniDrive: Omni Drive allows you to share edit ad access all your files from the browser.

* 1 GB storage space.
* 5 GB monthly transfer, unlimited file size.
* Good interface.
* Integration with Zoho Office for online document editing.
* Drag-and-drop uploading; multiple folder levels. Posted by Ravi Raja at 5:01 PM

6. OrbitFiles: OrbitFiles is another online storage service which gives you 6GB of free storage space.

6 GB free storage.
Automated updates with Hercules uploader.
Allows you to edit your files.
Unlimited upload/download.

7. Mozy Online Backup: Mozy provides 2GB of free online storage, but Mozy currently works only on Windows. A beta version is available for Mac users.

2GB of free, secure storage.
Open/locked file support.
Block-level differential backup.
128-bit SSL support (to secure your data during transport)
448-bit Blowfish encryption.
Continuous or scheduled backup options.

8. Egnyte: Egnyte is a web 2.0 content sharing solution that combines sharing, automatic organization and a powerful search capability. Using continuous synchronization, Egnyte seamlessly integrates the desktop with the web.

1 GB storage space.
Integrated search.
Support for Windows and Mac OS (beta), browsers supported are IE and Firefox.

9. Xdrive: Xdrive is another online storage service which gives you 5GB of free online storage space.

5 GB free storage.
Conveniently access all your files from anywhere.
Back up your valuable files, music, photos and more - automatically.

10. IDrive E: IDrive gives you 2GB of backup space absolutely free for storing your photos, media files or other important documents. Best suited for individuals and families.

2 GB storage space.
No restriction on backup.
Unlimited bandwidth.

Apart from this there are other services like Gmail drive, Microsoft Live Folders, Rapidshare and Megaupload. So which service do you use for online storage? Please share your thoughts on online storage.