Connects Windows PCs to IBM's zSeries (S/390) and iSeries (AS/400) mainframes.....(TRIAL).....

Incredible online file conversion - audio, video, xml, txt, anything.....(free).....

Just drop this bizarre player into your audio (or video) collection and let it roll. ZEEPLAY plays your audio & video files (currently MP3, WAV, MID, MPG and AVI files are supported) one by one (max 500) within the directory where ZEEPLAY is saved. Actually ZEEPLAY is a "one-button tray player": the only visible button is for stopping and restarting the stream (by mouse click). Thus ZEEPLAY is the easiest player ever created.....(free).....

Interesting and versatile menu system. Using keystrokes that work no matter what program you are in, you can: Launch a program or bring it back into focus, Open a document, folder or Internet resource, Search the Internet, Minimize or maximize a window, Resize, move or alter a window, Issue a Media command, such as play, pause or volume up/down, Start your screensaver or shutdown your computer, Access hidden Windows utilities, Control Winamp or compatible media players, Instantly display any menu of programs or actions at the mouse pointer, Launch other programs automatically on ZenKEY startup.....(free).....

The Zero Install system makes software installation not merely easy, but unnecessary. Users run their applications directly from the Internet from the software author's pages. Caching makes this as fast as running a normal application after the first time, and allows off-line use.....(free).....

Virtual mouse-controlled theremin, the "space age" musical instrument of the 50's featured in many classic Sci-Fi movies. Unlike a standard analog theremin, which typically has a sinewave oscillator and some basic vibrato, SpaceTheremin lets you choose from six different oscillator types (sine, square, triangle, sinc, saw, and pulse). The same waveforms can also be used for vibrato.....(free).....

ZHider is a tiny and easy-to-use utility that can instantly hide windows (programs) with a quick keystroke. Windows are hidden completely from view and from the task bar without a trace. Hidden windows can easily be brought back into view with another quick keystroke that toggles their visibilty from hidden to visible. Handy for a wide range of practical uses including removing annoying, clutter windows (too many instant messages?), holding secret messages for yourself that you don't want to save or close, protecting privacy if someone wanders by, and yes -- even hiding windows from employers .....(free).....

The problem: You need to hide your open windows, quickly. The desktop is filled with them. The toolbar is hidden. You can only remember - Ctrl + Alt + Del. You panic. What do you do? It's easy! Draw a zigzag and Zigzag Cleaner will hide applications and documents. All or spare. To restore, just draw another zigzag. Easy? You bet! Program will speed up your work considerably .....(free).....

We don't know what this is, but we thought you might be interested since you can boot into it. According to the authors, "The ZigZag system is very hard to explain, especially since it resembles nothing else in the computer field that we know of, except perhaps a spreadsheet cut into strips and glued into loops. It is a PRINCIPLED SYSTEM OF INTERCONNECTION. Lists and Spreadsheets are rational ways of connecting things, but they have shortcomings. Hierarchical directories are a standard way of connecting things, but they have extreme shortcomings. The ZigZag structure (we don't know the best term-- zzstructure, zzspace, quantum hyperspace?) is extremely simple but has remarkable properties. It can be built into almost anything, and has default visualizations".....(free).....

Install Slackware Linux on a Windows partition. ZipSlack is a special edition of Slackware Linux that can be installed onto any FAT (or FAT32) filesystem with about 100 MB of free space. It uses the UMSDOS filesystem and contains most of the programs you will need. This means that you do not need to repartition your hard disk if you already have DOS or Windows installed. ZipSlack installs into a directory on your DOS filesystem. It can also be installed to and booted from a Zip disk. This distribution is ideal for people who don't have a lot of hard disk space, do not have a fast Internet connection to download the entire distribution, or who want a Linux distribution they can carry around on a Zip disk.....(free).....

Zipeg opens ZIP, RAR, ARJ, LHA, 7z and many other types of archives. Zipeg helps to preview files and Jpeg photographs (.jpg, .png) before extracting them. Decompress, unzip, expand, extract or drag and drop exactly what you want to where you want. Runs on: Windows 2000, XP, 2003, MCE and Vista.....(free).....

ZSNES is a Super Nintendo emulator programmed by zsKnight and _Demo_. On April 2, 2001 the ZSNES project was GPL'ed and its source released to the public. It currently runs on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and DOS. Remember that this is a public beta.....(free).....

Will allow you to edit and modify Internet Explorer Security Zones.....(free).....

Solution for extending your desktop display using displays of other computers (including Pocket PC) with a network connection. Like VNC, ZoneScreen is able to mirror a local desktop to another computer in the network. The main difference is that it also allows you to extend desktop, not only mirror it. Also, you could use ZoneScreen for Windows Mobile to extend/mirror your desktop to screen of your handheld. All you need for ZoneScreen to work is network connection between your computers (your computers are both connected to the same network, or connected directly with cross-over cable or 1394 firewire cable, etc). In case you are using Poket PC, you may also use connection provided by ActiveSync (using cradle cable, IR port, etc).....(free).....

Define zones that autosize windows dropped on them.....(free).....

Zorro is a utility to completely blank the screen except for a rectangular area selected by the user. This is especially useful for watching videos on your computer without being distracted by other programs.....(free).....

Not by ABA Games, but it has a similar feel. "Z-lock is a Japanese shooter with a twist: your shot power is directly proportional to the number of enemies locked on to you."

Cool fun Japanese game. "Scrolling in all directions! Destruction! Destruction! Destruction! Destroy the enemy fortress destroyed by explosion Purazumabonba shooting super! Good score attack even burn! Break Through all 50 stages!"

ZoomIt is screen zoom and annotation tool for technical presentations that include application demonstrations. ZoomIt runs unobtrusively in the tray and activates with customizable hotkeys to zoom in on an area of the screen, move around while zoomed, and draw on the zoomed image

Organize before they rise

Cool multifunction utility. A million features... Launch a program, bring it back into focus, or move to another one. Use an Infinite desktop space. Spread groups of windows around and move between them seamlessly. Iconize windows. Save Desktop area by replacing windows with 'live' icons showing CPU and memory usage. Open a document, folder, Internet resource or start a search. Move, minimize, or make windows transparent. Make them bigger, smaller, send them to the tray. Set them to 'Always on top' or tile them. Play. Issue a Media command, such as play, pause or volume up/down. Use an unlimited desktop to move across and place program windows. Start your screensaver, shutdown your computer, open a CD door and more. Access hidden Windows utilities. Control Winamp or compatible media players. Instantly display any menu of programs or actions at the mouse pointer. Launch other programs automatically on ZenKEY startup. Simulate a series of keystrokes (Script any action - automate tasks).

Convert pdf files to plain text format files in batch mode. Zilla PDF to TXT Converter also support convert specific pages range to txt files

ZBar is a utility for those who use multiple monitors. If you have a single screen, then there's nothing to see here. Move on.