Web Server with native support for ASP and SSL.....(free).....

BackgroundCMD is a command prompt folder background shell extension. It allows you to start a command prompt (an instance of cmd.exe) from any directory that you're currently browsing. The are many command prompt shell extensions out there. However, as far as I can tell, none of them allow you to open a console window in the current directory that you're browsing. Most will only allow you to right-click a folder and have the command prompt start in that folder.....(free).....

Through this tutorial, you will learn how to back-up your DVDs without the use of an expensive DVD Burner.....(free).....

You can use this program to create dated backups of FTP websites. The program allows the downloading of specific directories as well as recursive directory downloads. It also supports the exlusion of specified files and directories, and can be used with windows scheduled tasks to perform scheduled FTP backups.....(free).....

Bacula is a set of computer programs that permits the system administrator to manage backup, recovery, and verification of computer data across a network of computers of different kinds. Bacula can also run entirely upon a single computer and can backup to various types of media, including tape and disk. In technical terms, it is a network Client/Server based backup program. Bacula is relatively easy to use and efficient, while offering many advanced storage management features that make it easy to find and recover lost or damaged files. Due to its modular design, Bacula is scalable from small single computer systems to systems consisting of hundreds of computers located over a large network .....(free).....

This tool does nothing, it only emulates a bad application... It can only change process priority class, start an endless loop (i.e. stop responding) and crash its process. In addition it can flash window and terminate shell process for testing purposes! Examine it with your system utilities for task response - task and desktop switching, preview making, minimizing to tray, etc. Source code included!.....(free).....

Balloon Killer XP - Get Rid of Those Annoying Balloon Tips in Windows XP.....(free).....

Make your own Windows apps using PHP scripts. This tool embeds php scripts into a single executable exe file via command line options. Fully documented and comes with examples.....(free).....

Nice simple text based monitor. Useful, free version.....(free).....

Crash on Demand Utility. You say the drivers you develop aren't doing a good enough job of crashing your system and you need a way to force a system crash? Here's that way: BANG! Run BANG.EXE and a dialog box with a big red button reading "Crash Now!" appears. Click the button and... BANG! Or, change your mind and click on the little "Never Mind" button. Somebody's needed to write this utility for years.....(free).....

BareGrep is a tool for searching files in Windows. It is similar to the Unix grep tool in that the search strings are specified with a regular expression. BareGrep performs an incremental search and presents the search results in a tabular format that allows easy navigation and sorting of the results. BareGrep can be used for searching multiple files. BareGrep supports DOS/Windows and Unix text files and binary file formats .....(free).....

BareTail is a real-time file viewing utility. Like the Unix tail -f utility it can be used to view the end of a growing file. It is ideal for viewing logs or traces in real-time. It can be used to view huge files (larger than 2GB) and runs with the same performace regardless of the file size. With BareTail you can scroll to any point in a file instantly, even if the file is enormous. BareTail supports DOS/Windows and Unix text files .....(free).....

Bart's PE Builder helps you build a bootable Window CD-Rom or DVD from Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 very suitable for PC maintenance tasks.....(free).....

Disable right mouse clicks. Allows parents and teachers to easily restrict several functions of the computer mouse and keyboard. The right mouse button can be switched off completely.....(free).....

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner detects a multitude of spyware, adware, trojan, keylogger, foistware and trackware components; sources of irritation that antivirus software does not deal with. The scanning process will only take about two seconds and tell you how to uninstall the invasive threat using simple step-by-step instructions or put you in contact with the vendor for the most up-to-date and safe uninstall instructions. Currently Bazooka detects 500+ spywares, adwares, keyloggers and dialers .....(free).....

The BCArchive software is designed to compress a group of files or folders to a single encrypted file .....(free).....

Simple tool that lists all DLLs referenced by an executable or a library file.....(free).....

Bean Maker is an innovative and fully customizable source code generator, designed to help boost programmers' productivity. It can generate any kind of files (*.java, *.xml, *.tld) using simple text templates enhanced with with special tags. Bean Maker works for any kind of computer language, although it was designed originally for Java and J2EE programmers. Whether you are looking for consistency across development teams, simplification of repetitive tasks or just error free code generation Bean Maker is the tool for you. Ease of use and innovative template-tags make this utility an essential tool for every developer.....(free).....

The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server.....(free).....

Ben Edelman analyzes methods and effects of spyware, with a focus on installation methods and revenue sources. Ben has documented advertisers supporting spyware, advertising intermediaries funding spyware, affiliate commission fraud, and click fraud.....(free).....

BeOS R5 Personal Edition for Windows comes in a self-installing executable, making installation easy and painless. If you're running Windows Millenium Edition, Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP, you will need to create a boot disk with the included utilities. Otherwise, you can simply double-click the icon installed on your desktop to launch the Be Operating System. This does not in any way alter or harm your Windows installation. BeOS Personal Edition is entirely self-contained within a file installed onto your Windows partition. If you would like to put it in its own partition, however, you may do that from within BeOS.....(free).....

10 of the most useful extensions if you build or run websites.....(free).....

Portable software runs on your USB key drive or your iPod, or a memory stick, or any type of external drive you plug into a USB port. You don't have to install anything on the computer's hard drive. It's like carrying your office around with you. Or... carrying your home to the office. These kind of apps are becoming more and more popular as USB flash drives get cheaper and cheaper. If you ever do any work at more than one computer, go get one now, then install this freeware. Then you can do something else. If you want. Or, you can just hold your key drive and feel good about what you've just done .....(free).....

The FBI, the Federal Trade Commission, and the National Consumers League held a news conference Monday to warn about so-called "phisher sites" reports CBS News technology consultant Larry Magid. Stealing identities and credit card numbers with bogus e-mail and Web sites that appear to come from legitimate companies is an increasing problem on the Internet.....(free).....

BFilter is a filtering web proxy. It was originally intended for removing banner ads only, but since then its capabilities have been greatly extended. Unlike most of the similar tools, it doesn't rely on blacklists (although it does support them). The problem with blacklists is that advertisers are always one step ahead. You see an ad slip through, you update your blacklist, and in case it didn't help, you add a new entry yourself. Once I got tired of that, I decided to write a proxy that would detect ads heuristically, much like modern anti-virus software manages to detect many viruses unknown to it.....(free).....

Some BHOs are helpful, like the Adobe Acrobat or Google Toolbar Browser Helper Objects, but there could be malicious ones among them that will harm your computer, especially those planted by viruses or spyware. BhoScanner allows you to discover browser helper objects of your computer including parasites and trojans. BhoScanner gives you a quick look at the BHOs installed on Local or Remote PC, tells you by coloured icons ( green icon - safe, yellow icon - unknown, red icon - harmful ) whether specific BHO is known to be safe or harmful .....(free).....

Another Slackware Linux build that'll run on a Windows partition. Designed to be installed to a FAT filesystem, without the need to repartition your drive to get the benefits of running Slackware Linux. BigSlack includes the majority of a full Slackware install - including a preconfigured X Windows setup and GNOME, requiring about 850 megs of free space. BigSlack is ideal for people who have the hard drive space to spare, are looking to try out a full Slackware Linux installation, but do not want to repartition their hard drive.....(free).....

Web based application encodes and decodes ASCII text .....(free).....

The theory behind binaural beats is that if you apply slightly different frequency sine waves to each ear, a beating affect is created in the brain itself, due to the brain's internal wiring. If, in the presence of these tones, you relax and let your mind go, your mind will naturally synchronize with the beat frequency. In this way it is possible to tune the frequency of your brain waves to particular frequencies that you have selected, using of the four bands: Delta: deep sleep, Theta: dreaming and intuitive stuff, Alpha: awake, focussed inside, and Beta: awake, focussed outside .....(free).....

Easy BitTorrent client, full protocol implementation, configurable.....(free).....

BitTorrent client that is optimized for fast download performance. During evaluation testing on more than 100 real BitTorrent swarms, BitTyrant provided an average 70% download performance increase when compared to the existing Azureus 2.5 implementation, with some downloads finishing more than three times as quickly .....(free).....

BartMark Bitmap Encoder will allow you to encode text messages into ordinary full color bitmap images or monochrome bitmap images. Encoded bitmaps can be converted to/from various non-lossy formats such as TIFF uncompressed or PNG .....(free).....

This security application will lock your desktop from unwanted users. There are several display options you can choose from, a totally black screen, capture the desktop, or display a specified bitmap. There is a setup screen where you can define the password, display type, mouse options, and more! There is no installation required, just click on Black Screen and the first time it is launched it will configure your system. Perfect program to secure you desktop with no hassles. Black Screen has a very ingenious mechanism that allows users to enter their password quickly to exit this security program (Note--page seems slow loading. Wait for it).....(free).....

Fabulous modeling and animating tool - open source 3D content creation suite, available for all major operating systems......(free).....

A hosts file you can use to block ads, banners, cookies, web bugs, and even most hijackers. Now includes most major parasites, hijackers and unwanted Search Engines!.....(free).....

Open Source GPL-licensed application made in Delphi. It's purpose is to replace the Windows Shell by a 3D-OpenGL interface in which you can walk in your desktop world. There will be many features, as showing an application window in a full-3D window that supports alpha blending, shortcuts to pop up apps or files, a 3D file explorer built as a maze, a rotating textured Earth planet to connect/disconnect/monitor an Internet connection. A real-time clock and calendar are featured too. Many other management features based on Control Panel are to be included: printers, networking, hardware, fonts, system time and date........(free).....

BluetoothView is a small utility that runs in the background, and monitor the activity of Bluetooth devices around you. For each detected Bluetooth device, it displays the following information: Device Name, Bluetooth Address, Major Device Type, Minor Device Type, First Detection Time, Last Detection Time, and more. BluetoothView can also notify you when a new Bluetooth device is detected, by displaying a balloon in your taskbar or by playing a small beep sound.....(free).....

BonkEnc is a CD ripper, audio encoder and converter for various formats. It can produce MP3, MP4/M4A, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, Bonk and FLAC files. BonkEnc makes it easy to convert your audio CDs to MP3 or Ogg Vorbis files which you can use in your hardware player or with your favorite audio software. The program supports the CDDB/freedb online CD database and CDText and automatically writes song information to ID3V2 or Vorbis comment tags.....(free).....

Use this to quickly create a bookmarklet from some javascript code.....(free).....

Nice introduction to this great form of power tool. Also lots of pre-built bookmarklets for your use.....(free).....

.Each bookmarklet is a tiny program (a JavaScript application) contained in a bookmark which can be saved and used the same way you use normal bookmarks. They allow you to perform a variety of useful functions on any html page you have surfed to, e.g., change the font, read the cookies the site has passed to you, zoom, autoscroll, get the last update time and lots more. (OK, so they're only shell extensions if you buy Bill Gates' assertion that IE4 is now part of the Windows shell, but they're so useful!).....(freeware).....

Boot builder allows you to create your own custom boot sector from scratch. This utility allows you to recreate or restore boot sectors lost due to virus or other damage to a drive. Boot sectors can be imported/exported to a disk or created from a template. This program supports FAT and NTFS boot sector types.....(free).....

BootPart is an easy tool for adding one partition in the Windows NT multi boot menu (for example, an OS/2 boot manager or Linux partition). Your active partition on your first hard disk must be a FAT16 primary partition. This can be a small partition. Bootpart 2.20 is compatible with Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.....(free).....

Create bootable CD-Roms for Windows and Dos, a tutorial.....(free).....

Build a BartPE -- Bart Preinstalled Environment -- bootable Windows CD-Rom or DVD from the original Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 installation/setup CD, very suitable for PC maintenance tasks. It will give you a complete Win32 environment with network support, a graphical user interface (800x600) and FAT/NTFS/CDFS filesystem support. Very handy for burn-in testing systems with no OS, rescuing files to a network share, virus scan and so on. This will replace any Dos bootdisk in no time.....(free).....

Create a CD or DVD image that contains: Video files?You can put as much video content as will fit on the bootable CD or DVD. You can also add music files (MP3 and Ogg Vorbis are supported) or other types of content that can be played by the MPlayer media player included with eMoviX. eMoviX?This micro Linux distribution is geared specifically for playing movies. It doesn't contain much more than a mini Linux distribution (created using User-Mode Linux and Debian packages) and MPlayer (to play the movies). All the software uses only about 10MB of the disk space on the CD.....(free).....

There really isn't a downside to reformatting and doing a clean install, but if there was one I suppose it could be that the installation of SP1 might be quite time consuming, especially if you do it through Windows Update. However, there is a way to reduce this time expenditure. If you fall into the category of users that frequently reformat their systems and clean install XP from the CD then creating a slipstreamed version of XP/SP1 can be a huge time saver.....(free).....

Bootminder will warn you if a floppy is in your A: drive when you are closing down Windows. If you then take out the disk from that drive, the next time you start your computer, it will not boot from that floppy. Conclusion: a reduced chance of a boot-virus infection .....(free).....

Stardock BootSkin is a program that allows users to change their Windows 2000 and Windows XP boot screens. Unlike other programs that can change the Windows XP boot screens, BootSkin does so in a safe manner. It doesn't patch the Windows XP kernel. Nor does it require the user to download replacement Windows XP kernels to do so. This has 2 advantages: 1) Boot screens that use BootSkin are typically under 20K compared to other boot screen programs whose files are over 2 MEGABYTES. 2) There is no risk of having your system unable to boot due to a corrupted file or after applying a service pack.....(free).....

BossKey is a simple virtual desktop program. Create hot-keys to switch between the desktops and have one set of windows/applications on one and a different set of windows/applications on another and flip between them instantly with a single keypress. Up to 10 virtual desktops can be defined and windows can be designated always visible.....(free).....

Box.net is a web-based service that lets you store files online, share with other people, and collaborate on projects. Only first gig is free .....(free).....

Upload any image, get back a perfect Windows icon .....(free).....

Did you know that your brain is not perfect? Test it now using this game that points up some cognitive foibles.....(free).....

By clicking the illustrated brain, find out which parts of the brain handles which functions, and, for some, when during a person's life these areas are wired. .....(free).....

Looking for a professional but fun broadband speed test? Here is just what you need, and best of all, it's free! Own a website and want to place this broadband test on it? No problem, easy to do and it's free as well.....(free).....

Nice site full of tweaks and testing apparati for your broadband connection--speed tests, port scanners, remote wake up, security scan, packet loss, lots more.....(free).....

Browse3D operates like a typical Windows program, while providing instant access to multiple Web pages visually. The 3-walled room interface provides an intuitive user interface and unique time saving benefits. Browse3D enhances the features of Microsoft?s Internet Explorer and allows users to find and view multiple web pages simultaneously in a 3D desktop environment. Organize Web content while browsing, save rooms of information containing multiple Web pages, and exchange these rooms with colleagues and friends.....(free version).....

Highlight a text link, then right click your context menu to launch the link. Very handy. Saves a lot of cutting and pasting.....(free).....

Control and kick out the hijackers, kung-fu style.....(free).....

Web app lets web designers view screenshots of their pages in different browsers, at different screen resolutions and with different plugins. Note, there is some lag time between submitting the site and receipt of the screenshots. As of Monday night the length of the job queue is circa 3 hours.....(free).....

MalWare Removal Tool. BugHunter is a DOS based program which does not require installation of any sort, It can easily be copied to various media and be used to disinfect other systems. BugHunter does not edit the registry of the system, it simply identifies and optionally removes found files. As BugHunter relies on dat file technology similar to that of a virus scanner, updates to the datafile and the program itself will be released from time to time on the Website.....(free).....

Log in to numerous sites with these free web passwords to bypass compulsory registration. You're browsing the web and you click a link to an article on a site (let's say nytimes.com) but instead of getting the article you get a screen asking you to login or register. Infuriated at the idea of pointlessly registering for yet another site you turn to your good buddy bugmenot.com.....(free).....

System Cleanup "Rescue" USB Drive - Having a USB drive available that houses a bunch of handy tools can be a lifesaver; you don't have to worry about if the infected PC can connect to the Internet (you should really be offline anyway).....(free).....

Burn to the Brim is an open-source freeware program designed to make selection of files to optimally fill a CD a breeze.....(free).....

Shows you the conglomerate of current world news hotspots, and associated headlines. Interesting way to look at the news.....(free).....

Usenet is one of the oldest repositories of information on the internet. In fact, it predates the internet as we know it. When you think of Usenet, you should generally think of mailing lists. Actually, you should think of a gargantuan network of mailing lists. Large ISPs are blocking Usenet. Luckily for those of us who are sensible, rational, responsible, law-abiding adults who embrace Usenet as an invaluable resource, there are ways to get around these internet restrictions.....(free).....

BI-Lite CUBE-it Zero is a FREE OLAP Cube builder for SQL Server which brings building cubes within the grasp of anyone familiar with MS Access or SQL Server. CUBE-it Zero bridges the gap between Access Queries and OLAP CUBES. CUBE-it Zero extends the reach of OLAP cubes to everyone by enabling the creation of cubes using a simple 4 step process. Whilst not a replacement for a data warehouse, CUBE-it Zero, delivers fully functional SQL Server OLAP cubes that do not require the foundation of a data warehouse

Plenty of utilities can recover deleted files, but what if you can't boot your computer, or the whole drive has been formatted? Here's how to dig deep and recover the most elusive deleted files, or even whole partitions

Two methods of putting the fresh new release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) on a USB stick. The first method will create a bootable USB stick with a live version and the second process will create a live version with persistence. Both methods are an excellent way to always have your favorite Ubuntu system and software with you

Beat the censors... A slideshow explaining it all

Boot builder allows you to create your own custom boot sector from scratch. This utility allows you to recreate or restore boot sectors lost due to virus or other damage to a drive. Boot sectors can be imported/exported to a disk or created from a template. This program supports FAT and NTFS boot sector types

BatteryCare is a software created to optimize the usage and performance of the modern laptop's battery. It monitors the battery discharge cycles and increases autonomy, improves its lifetime

Portable tool to securely delete data

Browser Size is based on a sample of data from visitors to google.com. Special code collects data on the height and width of the browser for a sample of users. For a given point in the browser, the tool will tell you what percentage of users can see it. Thanks to The Windows Club

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Browser Chooser is a small tool acting as the default browser allowing you to choose what browser to open the link in. It gives you the flexibility to choose what browser to use for any given task. It is developed in VB.Net and geared towards Windows Vista and Windows 7

Keeping track of where you've been does not end with simply clearing out your browsing history and other private data—your operating system continues to store more information about what you've been up to, like cached DNS lookups and worse, Flash cookies that don't get wiped. It's worth noting that you won't be able to erase all of your tracks all the time—if you are browsing stuff that you shouldn't at work, you can still get caught by a system admin even if the history on your PC is gone. On your own PC, however, here is how to boost your browsing privacy

You can back up your data files on to disk, diskette, CD or DVD. Buckup Mill will keep track of file versions and disks. You can restore any file to any previous version without having to know on which disk or in which backup set it is located. You can create unlimited incremental backups. This saves time, backups and restores are very fast

BlinkSync is a free file and directory synchronization tool. It works both locally and over a network. It has a command line interface and is particularly suitable for scripting. Common uses include build processes, deployment/publishing, and content updates

Program launcher. ButtonBar is a remake of the toolbar shipped with the old 16-bit MS-Office, with some major improvements

BlueScreenView scans all your minidump files created during 'blue screen of death' crashes, and displays the information about all crashes in one table. For each crash, BlueScreenView displays the minidump filename, the date/time of the crash, the basic crash information displayed in the blue screen (Bug Check Code and 4 parameters), and the details of the driver or module that possibly caused the crash (filename, product name, file description, and file version). For each crash displayed in the upper pane, you can view the details of the device drivers loaded during the crash in the lower pane. BlueScreenView also mark the drivers that their addresses found in the crash stack, so you can easily locate the suspected drivers that possibly caused the crash

On a laptop or connected to an HDTV, boxee's free software lets you navigate all your personal movies, TV shows, music and photos, as well as streaming content from websites like MLB, Netflix, Pandora, Last.fm, and Flickr from one screen with the TV remote. Thanks to Lifehacker

Binary Viewer is a free windows utility allowing you to open and view any file located on your computer regardless of format file was saved. It displays file content in hexadecimal, octal, decimal and text format, therefore letting you to peek into binary files, usually not viewable by standard Windows viewer/editors like Notepad. Most likely you will use it to: Analyze internal format of binary files, Reverse engineering of programs and files saved in proprietary file, Check content of files not viewable by other means, Compare/check differences between binary files. Supports large file sizes (up to 4GB files), MDI (Multiple Document Interface) allows working with multiple files simultaneously, Simple and intuitive user interface, Two-column display for easy viewing same content in multiple formats, Allows selecting, copy and saving to the file, Has very small memory footprint

BluetoothView is a small utility that runs in the background, and monitor the activity of Bluetooth devices around you. For each detected Bluetooth device, it displays the following information: Device Name, Bluetooth Address, Major Device Type, Minor Device Type, First Detection Time, Last Detection Time, and more. BluetoothView can also notify you when a new Bluetooth device is detected, by displaying a balloon in your taskbar or by playing a small beep sound

BB Flashback Express is free and enables you to record the screen, sound, webcam, share movies online or save them as Flash and AVI files.

Have you ever been faced with a file which you know has a structure, but even if you opened it in a text or hex editor, it still doesn't make sense? Typically these are system and data files developed over years by in-house programmers. Or they may be client files which you have been asked to read and extract the data. Inevitably you will need to climb into the actual data and see for yourself. That's what this program allows you to do. And since you can print the results you can also draw, write, or even doodle over the results without damaging the original. All it requires is a file to examine and a text editor to display the results

A roundup of the coolest computer interfaces past, present, and future

Buzzsaw.exe defrags files while you work, keeping your drive undefragmented in the background. Dirms.exe is a command-line defragmenter that will even partially defrag large files when instructed to do so

BatteryBar is a simple, straight-forward, battery meter that monitors the status of your battery and displays your battery's status in the taskbar. BatteryBar constantly monitors the status of your battery as you use your laptop. As it monitors your battery, it keeps historical data on your battery and provide you with a very accurate estimate of how much time is remaining on your battery

Press Ctrl-Q to block all input for 5 seconds

BootRacer allows you to check your Windows boot speed and check your boot rating

Boot Deleter is an application that adds itself to the Windows Explorer (shell) context menu and allows you to mark files and folders to be deleted when Windows next restarts. This allows you to delete items that are locked by running programs. Items can also be marked for deletion by passing the file/folder as a command-line argument or by dropping the item onto the Boot Deleter executable icon

Great article from Dan Lyons (Fake Steve Jobs) raising questions about some of the most popular sources of tech news just shilling for their own monetary interests. Must read!.....(free).....

Tweaking tool for the developer preview of Windows 8.....(free).....

BleachBit quickly frees disk space, removes hidden junk, and safeguards your privacy. You can erase cache, Internet history, cookies (including the much-maligned "evercookie"), DOM storage, unused localizations, and temporary files of 70 applications including Firefox, Internet Explorer, Flash, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari, Adobe Reader, APT, and more. Includes wipe function to prevent recovery of deleted files, supports the winapp.ini cleaner list, and available for 52 languages. Also available for Linux.....(free).....

This app will Give you a choice to reboot and go into standby or hibernation. It will then reboot your computer. After the reboot, a small dialog with a countdown timer will begin. After the timer is up, your computer will be put into the mode you chose. Thanks to Donation Coder.....(free).....

Replacement of standard windows explorer with more features for more convenient work! One of that is Tabs, additional toolbars and so on! This Project is designed for use with Windows 7 (according to Microsoft specifications it should work with Vista). The main goals of this project are: Adding tab functionality together with use of standard explorer browser control, Adding additional toolbars with more features, Glassy view.....(free).....

BITS Shell is a file copier/download manager which utilizes BITS and integrates into the Windows shell. It represents BITS jobs as files and exposes its functions through the Windows shell facilities.

Free Pre-Built Virtual Appliances, Uncompress and load into VMWare Player

File syncing on nearly all platforms using bit torrent protocol.

Bulk Rename Utility allows you to easily rename files and entire folders based upon extremely flexible criteria.

FREE utility with a multiple functions to help to extract data from PDF, convert PDF to CSV, PDF To XML, PDF To XLS or XLSX, PDF to TIFF images, extract file attachments and much much more!

Open Source Password Manager for Personal and Business. Bitwarden offers the easiest and safest way for teams and individuals to store and share sensitive data from any device. Self hosted options and free with cheap premium versions.