Unlimited backup profiles are supported. A_dailyBackUp can be configured to start the backup automatically after the program starts (using command line options (switches) and to exit when the backup is finished. The files or complete directories will be stored in ZIP compatible archives using a very fast and secure compression procedure.....(free).....

36 useful internet tools in one program. General tools: Search throughout 40 different search engines at once, Web catalog, Latest news, Spam remover, Links manager, Applications manager, Language translator, Dictonary, Clipboard history, Agenda with world clock, Currrency converter, Quotes (stock symbols)., SMS, Password kepeer, Password revealer, Weather forecast, Memory defragmenter, Backup utility, Horoscop, Love calculator, Dating calculator, Games. Network tools: Telnet SSH, Proxy, Ping, Trace, DNS lookup, Port scanner, Finger, WhoIs, IP2Geo. URL tools: Submit url, Url info, Link popularity, Position analysis, Keyword density.....(free).....

ABC Security Protector enables you to protect your PC by disabling some features like use of the MS-DOS command prompt in Windows and real mode DOS applications from within the Windows shell, and disable function keys on boot up like the F5, F6 and F8 keys. The program is very useful if you want to disable the lowlevel access to your system. It's easy to use, reliably protected by the password and excellent online help is also available.....(free).....

ABC is an improved client for the Bittorrent peer-to-peer file distribution solution. ABC makes a queuing system on top of BitTornado.....(free).....

Feature rich word processing program similar to Microsoft Word.....(free).....

AbsoluteControl(tm) offers a wide range of OS control tools available on a single click. It can set your screen resolution with highest possible refresh rate, open\close your CD drives, reboot, shutdown, poweroff, hibernate and send to standby mode your system. AbsoluteControl monitors memory usage providing you with most up to date information without the need to perform even a single mouse click. AbsoluteControl handles ALL Microsoft operating systems, runs in background and is capable of automatic updating. The destribution size is 100 kb only including comprehensive help system.....(free).....

AbsoluteDeNoiser is an easy to use software (step 1,2,3) that produces very competitive noise reduction filtering for digital images. It is a Java software that should run on almost every machine.....(free).....

Absolute Uninstaller is similar to standard Windows Add - Remove program but more powerful.The standard Add/Remove program can't uninstall applications completely which often leaves broken registry keys ,unnecessary files on the hard disk.The more junk files your computer have ,the slower it runs. Uninstall Manager can wipe off all the junk files clearly in seconds.It offers a more user-friendly way to remove unneeded applications and to improve your computer efficiency.....(free).....

Abyss Web Server is a compact web server available for Windows, MacOS X, Linux and FreeBSD operating systems. Low requirements for great performance. Abyss Web Server does not require huge memory or excessive computing power to run. That's why it can be used without problems even on small or out-dated systems. It performs at least as well as the common web servers available on the market. Easy configuration.....(free).....

Access Monitor is a User Access Log utility designed for the Windows XP Operating Systems .....(free).....

Some useful resources for the global email-only community .....(free).....

Access to MySQL is a small program that will convert Microsoft Access Databases to MySQL. Wizard interface. Transfer data directly from one server to another. Create a dump file. Select tables to transfer. Select fields to transfer. Transfer password protected databases. Supports both shared security and user-level security. Optional transfer of indexes. Optional transfer of records. Optional transfer of default values in field definitions. Identifies and transfers auto number field types. Command line interface. Easy install, uninstall and upgrade .....(free).....

The Microsoft Zune portable media player contains a miniature hard drive that is used to store your music files, videos and pictures. Unlike most other portable media players, iPods, MP4 players and the like, the Zune does not appear as an external hard drive in My Computer. You cannot copy files to and from it using Windows Explorer. You have to use the somewhat clunky Zune software to add and remove files. This article describes how you can make your Zune portable media player appear to your computer as a portable hard drive so that you can access it using Windows Explorer. However, due to the way the Zune has been designed, there are some limitations to Explorer access that cannot be overcome.....(free).....

ActivIcons makes it simple to change properties for various icons on your Windows Explorer desktop......(free).....

Utility that allows you to add recognition of Windows XP visual styles into programs that have not this ability. Actual XP Style does not harm executables, because it works by creating an external manifest file in the same directory as the application itself (Go to Products).....(free).....

The strange and foreboding world of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick and the film adaptations of his work, including the latest, A Scanner Darkly. Audio from NPR.....(free).....

Get easy access to your favorite programs while surfing the Web by using this handy utility to add "launch" buttons directly to Internet Explorer's own toolbar.....(free).....

The Adobe AIR SDK provides the tools necessary to build and deploy Adobe AIR applications, including: Framework for Adobe AIR APIs, Template for the Adobe AIR application install badge, Command-line Adobe AIR Debug Launcher (ADL), Command-line Adobe AIR Developer Tool (ADT).....(free).....

Adobe AIR is a cross-operating system runtime that lets developers combine HTML, Ajax, Adobe Flash, and Flex technologies to deploy rich Internet applications (RIAs) on the desktop. Adobe AIR allows developers to use familiar tools such as Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, Flex Builder 3, Flash CS3 Professional, or any text editor to build their applications and easily deliver a single application installer that works across operating systems .....(free).....

Beta version. Use Advanced Security for Outlook to learn what programs are trying to access Outlook and permanently allow or deny access to the program and the next time it requests access, the action you choose for this program will be automatically executed and Outlook Security will not annoy you with messages about trying to access e-mail addresses you have stored in Outlook. .....(free).....

Aero Peek is one of the new features that gets introduced in the new Microsoft operating system Windows 7 that is poised to come out later this year. Aero Peek actually refers to a set of features that are introduced, one of them with the ability to show the computer desktop hiding all active windows in the process. The feature in Windows 7 is enabled by hovering over an icon in the Windows 7 Task Bar. AeroPeek for Windows XP and Windows Vista tries to mimic that behavior.....(free).....

Screensaver contains all the greatest Flash clocks - handwritten digital clock by Yugo Nakamura, timeline by InsertMonkey, Hans Donner's Time Dimension, and many others.....(free).....

A life saver if your system goes bad .....(free).....

Saves a log file detailing all file system changes and RunOnce activities that will happen during the next system startup after you install new software .....(free).....

File and directory synchronizer that works on local, network or removable devices. Use it to synchronize your data between PCs, laptops, USB drives and more .....(free).....

Aloaha sign! is an excellent tool to validate PDF, d2d, p7m, xmldsig and PKCS 7 signatures. Furthermore it is possible to digitally sign virtually any filetype with any native supported smartcard.....(free).....

Replace your Windows cursors with something better .....(free).....

alphaCML is a simple command line that sits quietly on your desktop: you can type commands into it to open applications or files. You can customize the position and the color of the text (prompt and command) and of the background. Files are opened with their default associated application. alphaCML can open applications also with "aliases". It uses the system default aliases, and it supports, via AppPaths, custom ones ......(free).....

AltDrag allows you to drag windows with the mouse when pressing the alt key. You can also press the shift key to make the window stick to other windows. Fullscreen windows, such as games, will not be dragged. .....(free).....

Adds more functionality to your mouse for interacting with Windows. You can move windows and controls which do not support the ability to move. Resize windows and controls which do not support this ability. HYide any window from desktop (to tray bar or completely) and restore it. You can change transparency of window. You can assign key-mouse combination to standart menu items. Use mouse to run your programs and open documants from everywhere.....(free).....

W3C's Editor/Browser. Amaya is a browser/authoring tool. It is used to demonstrate and test many of the new developments in Web protocols and data formats. Given the very fast moving nature of Web technology, Amaya has a central role to play. It is versatile and extensible and is available on both Unix and Windows '95/NT platforms. Amaya has a counterpart called Jigsaw which plays a similar role on the server side. Amaya is a complete web browsing and authoring environment and comes equipped with a "WYSIWYG style" of interface, similar to that of the most popular commercial browsers. With such an interface, users can easily generate HTML and XHTML pages, as well as CSS style sheets......(free).....

Fun... This site will show you how to super-activate specific parts of your brain- the amygdala and frontal lobes- with newly discovered methods that turn on incredible creativity, intelligence, pleasure, and esp as easy as clicking on a light switch.....(free).....

System of remote computer access. Reliable and accessible way of providing remote computer assistance and remote teaching for your clients or employees in any place of the world. Ammyy Admin connects remote computers within some seconds without any installation or configuration. You can view a computers of your clients, manage their keyboard and mouse.....(free).....

The AMS audio masking system uses a Windows PC to create pink noise tones to assist to 'mask' confidential sensitive background conversations. Typically AMS is used in waiting rooms to reduce the ability to overhear confidential conversions but it can also be used as a security device to prevent the interception of sensitive conversations. Install AMS on any Windows PC with a sound card. Move the computer speakers to between the conversation and potential listeners and adjust the volume (very soft noise can be effective). AMS will automatically start when you turn on your computer and runs in the background 24/7. You can continue to use your PC as normal while AMS sits on the task bar tray.....(free).....

Run Linux natively inside Windows. andLinux is a complete Ubuntu Linux system running seamlessly in Windows based 32-bit systems. andLinux is not just for development and runs almost all Linux applications without modification.....(free).....

Angry IP Scanner (or simply ipscan) is an open-source and cross-platform network scanner designed to be fast and simple to use. It scans IP addresses and ports as well as has many other features. It is widely used by network administrators and just curious users around the world, including large and small enterprises, banks, and government agencies. It runs on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X .....(free).....

Anim8or is a 3D modeling and character animation program.....(free).....

The basic purpose of AniTuner is to create, edit and convert Windows animated cursors (.ani files)......(free).....

Great list of anonymizers and proxies for surfing in privacy .....(free).....

If you use Google, and you accept it's cookie, you should give some thought to the implications, both good and potentially bad : this page tries to help you do that, together with an easy way to anonymize it without missing out on its benefits .....(free).....

With its emergency task manager, AntiFreeze offers a last recourse when you find your computer in a hung state. Because programs consume too much CPU or too much memory or too many programs have been started, your computer has become unresponsive. The mouse still moves but no programs are responding, you cannot switch to other programs or even close them. You have even tried to start the Windows Task Manager even that won?t work because it does not get enough attention from the scheduler to respond to your mouse clicks and keyboard presses. You are ready to press the reset button, instead you can press the hotkey of AntiFreeze. It will put to sleep all running programs except the most critical ones, giving you the opportunity to close down the programs which are causing problems. You may even be able to save or recover your work (Go to Free Downloads).....(free).....

Remove Outlook duplicate records with this Microsoft Outlook utility .....(free).....

The anti-virus or anti-malware test file. A number of anti-virus researchers have worked together to produce a file that their (and many other) products "detect" as if it were a virus. It is safe to pass around, because it is not a virus, and does not include any fragments of viral code. Most products react to it as if it were a virus (though they typically report it with an obvious name, such as "EICAR-AV-Test").....(free).....

Want to see some interesting tech? Antique light bulbs, early radio tubes, discharge tubes, x-ray tubes and more .....(free).....

Will hide your screen from external eyes. No mouse clicks, no fingers configurations to press simultaneous key combination. Just move the mouse pointer to one of the screen corners and viola! Your screen will be hidden with blank window, screensaver or with the screenshot that you could make earlier .....(free).....

Standalone player for MPEG-4 encoded video (Flash) files. And this FLV player tool can help you post video files to website or BLOG with clicks. In addition, the FLV meta information injection feature easily enables you to add the FLV meta data to FLV video files .....(free).....

Any Password is an easy-to-use tool that lets you store and arrange all your passwords, user IDs, and related information in a tree form. The program saves this information in encrypted files which can be protected by a password. So, the only thing you need to remember is the password for the file. Any Password can also generate random passwords with specified parameters (length, used characters, etc.). You can find any stored information using the incremental search feature.....(free for personal use).....

All-in-One video converting tool with easy-to-use graphical interface, Any Video Converter provides just that, allowing you to effortlessly convert video files between every format, for FREE! Any Video Converter is a professional video converter which can convert video files from various formats with fast converting speed and excellent video quality . It can convert almost all video formats including DivX, XviD, MOV, rm, rmvb, MPEG, VOB, DVD, WMV, AVI to MPEG-I, MPEG-I, DVD NTSC, DVD PAL, Flash for Video (FLV) , AVI Video and Customized WMV movie formats. It also supports any user defined video file formats as the output. It has an unmatchable speed and high quality. Any Video Converter makes batch file conversion simple. Create a batch list of any different formats and convert them all to a single selected format. The converted files will be saved to a pre-selected directory folder and the original files will remain untouched .....(free).....

Any Weblock is a web content control software that gives you the power to block any website on your local computer. It works with any web browser and displays a fake error page. No network knowledge required to configure. You only need to know the domain/subdomain names of the websites.....(free).....

GUI solution for configuring and managing your Apache Web Server. Powerful windows based graphical user interface, for administering and working with Apache Web Server, from version 1.3.x to 2.2.x. .....(free).....

This info-sniffing program monitors all API calls made by applications and displays detailed information about each API called including parameters, return values and error codes .....(free).....

Small API monitor that allows the user to monitor the APIs called by the given application. KAM supports 1749 different APIs as for now .....(free).....

We think well of these tools, focusing on the management of Microsoft Networks, Servers and Workstations. Lots of Utilities, Scripts and how-to articles.....(free).....

Rather than looking for spyware traces or tracking applications that secretly send or receive data over the Internet, Arovax Shield blocks any attempt by malicious software to add entries to the auto-start menu, change the registry, hijack or install itself into a browser or find any other way to stealthy get itself onto a PC .....(free).....

According to the author of this article, "I first learned the term "turboing" when I worked second-level telephone technical support at Xerox. It refers to the actions of a customer who goes around the normal technical support process by contacting a senior person in the chain of command"......(free).....

ArtisanMX is affordable local and remote camera monitoring software developed for the Intellinet Network cameras, Axis cameras and Sony Network cameras due to their superior qualiy and robustness. Unlike other software, ArtisanMX is FREE for viewing up to 4 cameras .....(free).....

If you are one of those persons who thinks that life was easier in the old days - and this was back then when monitors only had one colour: green - then this tool might bring back that warm feeling. This small utility displays your desktop as ASCII art. It is a live display so everything you do on the desktop is reflected on the ASCII art display.....(free).....

ASCIIvalues is a small program that displays the ASCII value of each key as you press it. It shows ASCII character codes for alphabetic, numeric, and symbolic characters.....(free).....

Upload a picture and have it reproduced for you in Ascii.....(free).....

Software to start your own VoIP company. Asterisk is a complete PBX in software. It runs on Linux and provides all of the features you would expect from a PBX and more. Asterisk does voice over IP in three protocols, and can interoperate with almost all standards-based telephony equipment using relatively inexpensive hardware. Asterisk provides Voicemail services with Directory, Call Conferencing, Interactive Voice Response, Call Queuing. It has support for three-way calling, caller ID services, ADSI, SIP and H.323 (as both client and gateway). Check the Features section for a more complete list. For Linux FreeBSD, OpenBSD, MacOS X and Solaris.....(free).....

A new Desktop manager and Shell replacement for Windows 95/98/NT/2000. Aston fully replaces the standard Windows Desktop and gives you a lots of new features: nice looking, easy-to-change interface; detailed setup of any element; very simple visual configuring (no need to learn about complicated *.cfg files); toolbars of any size with plenty of levels; skins for all the elements; any size & shape icons, maybe animated; plug-ins (Litestep's also); hotkeys; and so on. Aston contains all the main Windows Desktop elements, like Desktop, TaskBar, Tray, Main Menu, DDE (without it, installers may corrupt), Drag&Drop, etc. Aston is based of fully original code and it is not a clone of any other shell......(shareware, $28 after trial).....

Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer .....(free).....

ATnotes creates Post-it like notes on the Windows desktop. It lives in the system tray, take very few resources, and supports a lot of languages. With ATnotes, you will never miss important events or lose information. You can organize your notes by using folders, set alarm, change color or font and send your note to your colleagues.....(free).....

ATPad is a simple Notepad replacement but provides many additional features, such as: Tabbed environment - especially useful for working with multiple files (for example, logs). Fully customizable editor - colors, fonts etc. Lines numbering - it's hard to find these days any respectable editor which does not support this feature. Portability - ATPad does not require installation, it can be started from any drive (fixed or flash) and leaves no traces on host computer after finishing. Lots more.....(free).....

ATITool is an overclocking utility designed for ATI video cards. Design target is to write a light-weight application for the enthusiast - so no questionable registry tweaks. Main Features: No limits overclocking. Finding maximum core and memory overclock by rendering into a Direct3D window and scanning the output for visual artifacts. Artifact scanning mode for non-ATI cards - use together with a 3rd party overclocking utility. Loading a predefined clock profile on Application/Windows startup. Hotkeys that can be used any time to load clocks from a profile. 3D application detection (Direct3D 8, Direct3D 9, OpenGL) to overclock your video card only when required.....(free).....

Tweaker for Radeon cards.....(free).....

Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.....(free).....

Burn them and listen to them on a long drive, or at work.....(free).....

id3 tag editor. AudioShell is a shell extension which allows you to view and edit music tags directly in Windows Explorer. It is support all files and tags standards supported by Tag&Rename. AudioShell adds ID3 tag editor and viewer tabs to the music files properties menu (you can edit ID3 tags file by file or in groups), detailed music files hints with tag and file information, and additional columns in the Explorer files list. Full Unicode support. Great tool for mp3 players owners! You can fast and easy fix files tags in Explorer before uploading its to your iPod/Creative or any other mp3 player .....(free).....

Configurable UDP and TCP port forwarder. Define IP address ranges to allow or block for each port being forwarded. Have program forward multiple ports simultaneously. View the current data throughput speed of each port forwarding operation. Have program log connection events to a text file. Have program hide in taskbar. Run program without installing (if desired). Bounce connections back to connector (on same or different port).....(free).....

XML and database content editor that allows non-technical business users to view and edit data in XML documents and relational databases.....(free).....

Auto Context is a Firefox extension that will open a customized popup menu when you select a text .....(free).....

This program can automatically delete files in a specific folder that are older than the specified time. It checks the file dates by modification time. You can have it run on every Windows startup to delete old temp files, backups, webcam snapshots history, temporary internet files, etc .....(free).....

Upload files out of a directory at intervals.....(free).....

AutoHotkey is a free, open-source utility for Windows. With it, you can Automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. You can write a mouse or keyboard macro by hand or use the macro recorder. Create hotkeys for keyboard, joystick, and mouse. Virtually any key, button, or combination can become a hotkey .....(free).....

If you have a need to do repetitive execution of a series of processes, AutoMode will make the task easy. Just set up a simple script once and automate the process thereafter. Scripts are stored in Ini files and you may have any number of these. AutoMode will sequentially execute at a configurable interval the process list you define. AutoMode waits until each process is complete before starting the next. Processes can also have an associated command line parameter. It also logs and timestamps the execution of each process to a screen display and a log file. A delayed startup option is also available.....(free).....

Great screen recorder solution to record screen to a video or Flash file, so you can record screen, set schedule, auto-scale videos .....(free).....

Resize your programs automatically, such as maximize, minimize, normal, minimize to tray, set application windows transparency, stay on top .....(free).....

Hard drive sterilization on a bootable floppy.....(free).....

AutoCompress scans files evaluating their compressabilty (or current compression ratio), and compresses them (or decompresses them) if they meet certain criteria; namely the date since modifitcation, compression ratio, and file size. (Go to Disk Utilities).....(free).....

Change the background wallpaper whenever you log to your computer.....(free).....

The Microsoft AutoPlay Repair Wizard scans your computer devices to find defective AutoPlay settings, and attempts to fix those it finds .....(free).....

Autorun (Quick Divx Starter) is a utility that scans its directory (or CD), and executes predefined commands when you press Player(s) buttons.....(free).....

This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP .....(free).....

Autostart and Process Viewer gives you a control over applications which start with Windows, and shows which processes are running on your computer. But the most important thing is that this program helps you find out which processes and autostart entries are new. You can "accept" a process or a program starting with windows, and if a new ("unaccepted") item appears - the program tells you about it.....(free).....

Multi-page browsing. No pop-ups, Integrated cache cleaner. Avant Browser is a fast, stable, user-friendly, versatile multi-window browser. Avant Browser is compatible with all Internet Explorer functions, including Java Script, Cookies, Real player, Media Player, Internet Explorer Favorites, Macromedia Flash and ActiveX Controls. .....(free).....

AVAST is an antivirus set that is able to detect the presence of viruses in computers working under the Windows 9x/Me or Windows NT /2000/XP. The package is able to detect a great quantity of known viruses. It is even able to detect the underlying activities of unknown or self modifying viruses, for which there is actually no possible direct detection.....(free for non-commercial use).....

Imperator Fla generates Fla-files (readable with Flash MX(6) or higher) from the selected input SWFs (compiled with Macromedia Flash) and thereby makes it possible to alter the content of a SWF even when the corresponding Fla got lost. Furthermore it gives you the opportunity to extract all included media-files (pictures, sounds and videos) so you can edit them with other programs. UPDATE--we made a mistake. This is shareware, $79. Sorry.....(shareware).....

AVIDiag is an utility that allows you to get an additional information about your system, related to video capture, editing and playback. AVIDiag tests some system capabilities and generates a report that can be written to a text file. Also AVIDiag creates a file dump (in general, an avi file dump) and recognises few common codecs.....(free).....

Avi2Dvd is an All In One tool in order to convert with just few clicks an Avi/Ogm/Mkv/Wmv/Dvd to Dvd/Svcd/Vcd. Supports multiple audiostreams and up to three textual external subtitles. From the version 0.3.4 and later it can support DV-AVI videos, so it can handle captured avi's from digital videocameras. Avi2dvd can also produce semi professional dvd menus with chapter/audio/subtitles buttons with extreme facility.....(free).....

Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities. Avidemux is available for Linux, BSD, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows under the GNU GPL license.....(free).....

The time may come that you'll need to reinstall your Windows XP. If you do reinstall Windows XP, then you'll need to re-activate it too - that is, unless you keep this tip handy .....(free).....

Write your data to CD, DVD and Blu-ray Discs quickly and easily using FREE AVS Disc Creator.....(free).....

The Azure Services Platform provides a range of functionality to build create, migrate and extend applications that span from consumer web to enterprise scenarios. You can use these services individually or together, with either new or existing applications.....(free).....

A free Steam FPS game. "Start playing America's Army 3 today. America's Army fans and new players alike can now experience America's Army 3, the official U.S. Army game, which has more authentic military elements including training, technology, weapons, and audio than any other military game."

What is AssaultCube? AssaultCube is a FREE multiplayer first-person shooter game, based on the CUBE engine. Taking place in realistic environments, with fast, arcade gameplay, it's addictive and fun!"

This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP. Autoruns' Hide Signed Microsoft Entries option helps you to zoom in on third-party auto-starting images that have been added to your system and it has support for looking at the auto-starting images configured for other accounts configured on a system. Also included in the download package is a command-line equivalent that can output in CSV format, Autorunsc

Enhances the new Magnifier in Windows 7 to turn any mouse into a presentation mouse, where zooming in/out and moving around becomes a breeze without a keyboard. Thanks to Instant Fundas

AutoSizer automatically resizes programs for you, keeping them at a specific size or keeping them maximized. One popular use is to keep Internet Explorer maximized when you go on the web. It works with most software programs, and supports maximizing to specific monitors on multi-monitor computers. Use the handy Always On Top system tray menu to quickly position specific programs above all others

Not really a full Windows shell replacement but rather a replacement for the start menu, which is superseded by a panel, on start button mouse click. This panel has many functions. You can see a number of sections, each of which allows you to add your own function. You can execute programs placed in start menu, manage your files, switch between virtual desktops, customize system. Also permits you to group programs

AlgoSim is a very intuitive and advanced mathematical software for numerical analysis and visualisation, and physical simulation. It offers a unique design and an almost poetic depth of features

AppCrashView is a small utility for Windows Vista and Windows 7 that displays the details of all application crashes occurred in your system. The crashes information is extracted from the .wer files created by the Windows Error Reporting (WER) component of the operating system every time that a crash is occurred. AppCrashView also allows you to easily save the crashes list to text/csv/html/xml file

Creates a database of computers on your network and their configurations. Allows you to track what applications are installed across your network for license auditing purposes. A great help for large networks trying to ensure they are legitimate. Audit also provides a great way of determining which computers in your network require hardware upgrades or software installations

A small Auto Mute software utility to make a PC silent when it's turning on or is waking up. Thanks to freewaregenius.com

This free app allows you to use your monitors more effectively by dividing your screen into custom sections. It mimics the Windows 7 snap feature but goes further by allowing you to place your windows into any of two, three, or four sections on the screen through drag and drop. It also works with all versions of Windows and even works well alongside the Windows 7 snap feature (you can have both working together simultaneously)

Google Android, the telephone operating system, has been ported to run on x86 machines, just like the one in front of you. ISO images are available. Unclear whether source code only is available. If so, you'll have to compile it yourself

With Advanced Shortcuts Composer you can create shortcuts to run programs with a pre-defined destination, priority and keyboard hotkeys to activate

It works. Just follow the single direction

How to get safe and quick access to alternative file systems? DiskInternals Linux Reader is a new easy way to do this. This program plays the role of a bridge between your Windows and Ext2/Ext3 Linux file systems. This easy-to-use tool runs under Windows and allows you to browse Ext2/Ext3 Linux file systems and extract files from there

AlternativeTo is a new approach to finding good software. Tell them what application you want to replace and they give you great alternatives, based on user recommendations

ArsClip monitors the clipboard and keeps track of the entries. Press a configurable hotkey and select an item (or items) to quickly paste into a program. ArsClip used to be barebonez, but it has become a nicely featured program due to user requests for changes. ArsClip remembers the last 15 or more text entries entered into the Windows clipboard and can be configured to monitor non-text items. Delphi 6 source code is included - modify it freely for any non-profit use. NOTE: The newer versions are compiled with Turbo Delphi for Win32

Tiny stand alone DOS program that Enrypts and Decrypts any kind of files with a very safe and fast csprng algorithm

Run programs with your desirable pre-defined priority. Instead of using Windows Task Manager to change the Running Processes priority (something which is not convenient), Applications Priority Master gives you the ability to create programs' shortcuts, specifying the priority you want them to start with.So, make a list of programs and run them from Applications Priority Master, with a pre-defined priority according to your needs

You’re working at your desk, working on the computer with your mouse, trying to ignore the tingling or numbness you’ve had for months in your hand and wrist. Suddenly, a sharp, piercing pain shoots through the wrist and up your arm

Active Partition Manager is an application that helps you manage storage devices and the logical drives or partitions that they contain. You may create, delete, format and name partitions on your computer without shutting down the system. Most configuration changes take effect immediately

Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP. This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more

Utility that indicates the hard disk drive activity in a tray icon

A Fast and Efficient disk based backup utility. AKGBackup is a backup program written entirely in Java. As a result, it has the advantage that it should run on any platform as Java is a language having cross platform portability as one of its strong points. It is an utility for backing up your files on a different hard disk drive, network drives, floppies, different partition of the same disk drive or any media your operating system can write to

The Alternate Data Streams Shell is a utility for working with NTFS alternate data streams. It represents the streams as files and exposes its functions through the Windows shell facilities

According to the author, "Traditional backup programs are still largely built on concepts from the days when everyone backed up their data to cheap backup media (i.e. discs or tape). They are typically designed to backup all information to a set of backup media. Even though most backup programs now allow you to back up data to external hard disks or network locations, most still create monolithic backup files. Getting to the data once it's on the backup media usually involves a restore process that moves the individual file data back to a hard disk. Nowadays however hard disks are cheap and online storage is practically getting cheaper by the minute. Backing up using a process that creates large, monolithic backup files just doesn't make as much sense anymore. Hard drives are very good as storing individual files and online backups services are most efficient when they can upload small incremental files changes rather than larger monolithic backup files. After this realization I started to look for possible alternatives to the monolithic backup process. Most of what I found offered little more than what NT Backup and some clever scripts had to offer. There were some notable exceptions and the solution I ultimately settled on is largely inspired by one of these exceptions, a tool named rsync. However once I made the decision to move away from NT Backup and a traditional, monolithic backup system things got a lot more complicated."

Disk fragmentation leads to system slowdowns, PC crashes, slow startups and shutdowns. Auslogics Disk Defrag is designed for fast optimization of modern hard disks

WebCam Server for Windows. With AbelCams built-in webserver you don't need expensive web hosting. The server supports various technologies: SilverLight, PHP, CGI, Ajax, all documented with templates. Motion detection. Multiple camera support. Pan, tilt, zoom support.Configure AbelCam remotely with the Web Admin Interface Use any webcam, tv tuner or other capture device as video source

Disk eraser software for secure formatting of hard drives without the possibility of data recovery. DOS application can be run from floppy boot disk. DoD 5220.22-M compatible. Erasing PC Hard Drives. Free version

If you want to hack the context menu by adding shortcuts to your favorite website, here is a hack easy to apply

Google Chrome displays thumbnails of the most visited websites together with a search function and a list of recently closed pages which can be a great time saver if the user intents to open a website that is listed in that display

AdapterWatch displays useful information about your network adapters: IP addresses, Hardware address, WINS servers, DNS servers, MTU value, Number of bytes received or sent, The current transfer speed, and more. In addition, it displays general TCP/IP/UDP/ICMP statistics for your local computer

Aximion provides a 3D interface for Windows-like operation systems. It replaces ordinary 2D GUI Windows interface with a true 3D virtual interactive environment. All two-dimensional windows and forms are transformed into three-dimensional and user can freely move them in 3D space, aquire, arrange and interact as with a common 2d windows. On the first stage of the project, we spent three years for testing capabilities of Windows system and trying various techniques and approaches of visualization and interacting. The result is a program that fully integrates into Windows and transforms 2D windows user interface into the true 3D environment, unlike other projects which create 3D environment that aren't related to the current system

XP tip: Create archives with significant names automatically by selecting the most important file in the group before creating your new archive

Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to Record live audio. Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs. Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files. Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together. Change the speed or pitch of a recording. And more! See the complete list of features

Tweaking.com - Advanced System Tweaker is a central hub for any kind of tweak or anything else that can be done via registry files, commands and vbscript files. The add-ons in the program allow it to grow and handle just about anything. The program has a direct link to search and find the growing list of add-ons. The program comes with 37+ add-ons already installed .....(free).....

Running a program such as VNC every time to administer computers over the Internet can be risky. The question is: How can you activate a program over the Internet without showing the host service? The Application Access Server [AAS] allows you to start and stop applications over the Internet. All you need is an Internet browser. One highlight is the "Stealth Mode". With this function, the AAS is hidden from all port scanners. Should there be an attack, the aggressor is put on a "black list" and will be denied access even if the correct password is used.....(free).....

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Advanced Onion Router is a client for TOR network and is intended to be an improved alternative for Tor+Vidalia+Privoxy bundle for Windows users. It is able to "force" a program and its plugins to use the Tor proxy regardless of its configured proxy.....(free).....

Microsoft has a plan to automatically upgrade Windows customers to the latest version of Internet Explorer available for their PC. That would be IE 8 for XP and IE 9 for Vista and Windows 7. This link provides downloads to prevent the auto upgrade on your machine.....(free).....

Lightweight portable Windows program. If you use desktop backgrounds, it helps you to see sometimes the wallpapers clean and in full bloom. With an automatic hiding and showing feature of the desktop icons, an adjustable timer and arbitrary activation options. It is the right desktop tool if the desktop is awash with icons so you can see more of your desktop background .....(free).....

AquaSnap is a free software that greatly enhances the way you can arrange windows on your Desktop. It gives you the possibility to snap windows to the edges or to the corners of the desktop simply by dragging and dropping them where you want. AquaSnap is a great replacement for the Aero Snap and Aero Shake features of Windows 7 and is compatible with every Windows versions and consumes very little memory and CPU .....(free).....

AutoPostit2 is a 100% freeware program that allows you, by the use of electronic Postit.

A nice console alternative for windows. Tabbed interface and dockable windows, Putty integration and a plugin system.

Avetix Antivirus Free ensures comprehensive protection of your PC, by intercepting all threats, such as viruses, worms, spyware and trojans. It also uses Anti-Adware technology to prevent unexpected and annoying advertising pages opening on your browser. Thanks to its preventive action, Avetix also ensures the removal of viruses before they appear on your computer, by checking suspicious files before they are opened and monitoring Internet and e-mail links that may be harmful to your PC. Avetix is an antivirus software that can guarantee total and constant protection during your normal daily computer activities. In the event of a probable threat, Avetix notifies you immediately and guides you through a range of actions. It automatically detects any risk to your computer and always notifies you while you are using the your computer. Its activity does not affect the efficiency of your operating system or slow down normal computer processes in any way, ensuring optimum performance

AutoIt v3 is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and general scripting. It uses a combination of simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window/control manipulation in order to automate tasks in a way not possible or reliable with other languages (e.g. VBScript and SendKeys). AutoIt is also very small, self-contained and will run on all versions of Windows out-of-the-box with no annoying runtimes required!

Active KillDisk Linux Console is an easy-to use and compact utility that allows to sanitize storage media using more than 23 international data sanitizing standards. It erases permanently all data on Hard Disks, Camera Flash Cards and USB disks, SCSI storage and RAID disk arrays even in parallel mode (several disks at the same time).

Alpine is a fast, easy to use email client that is suitable for both the inexperienced email user as well as for the most demanding of power users. Alpine is based on the Pine Message System, which was also developed at the University of Washington. Alpine can be learned by exploration and the use of context-sensitive help. The user experience is highly customizable through the use of the Alpine Setup command.

Atom is a text editor that's modern, approachable, yet hackable to the core a tool you can customize to do anything but also use productively without ever touching a config file.

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