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By Copernic · Posted
Glow 26.9 by Razvan Serea Glow provides detailed reporting on every hardware component in your computer, saving you valuable time typically spent searching for CPU, motherboard, RAM, graphics card, and other stats. With Glow, all the information is conveniently presented in one clean interface, allowing you to easily access and review the comprehensive hardware details of your system. Glow provides detailed information on various system aspects, including OS, motherboard, processor, memory, graphics card, storage, network, battery, drivers, and services. The well-organized format ensures easy access to the required information. You can export all the gathered data to a plain text file, facilitating sharing with others for troubleshooting purposes. No installation needed. Just decompress the archive, launch the executable, and access computer-related information. Glow runs on Windows 11 and Windows 10 64-bit versions. Glow 26.9 changelog: New Features The processor hardware detection engine has been significantly enhanced beyond traditional Intel and AMD architectures. Native support is now available for modern platforms such as Apple Silicon (M-Series) and the newly introduced NVIDIA Spark. In addition, all ARM-based processors can now be accurately distinguished between ARM32 and ARM64 architectures, providing precise hardware reporting. This marks a major milestone for Glow's hardware detection capabilities. The RAM manufacturer identification algorithm has been expanded. JEDEC vendor codes for popular brands such as Patriot, PNY, Team Group, GeIL, Lexar (Longsys), and Asgard/Gloway have been integrated into the database. This significantly reduces the likelihood of incorrect or "Unknown Manufacturer" results and improves overall hardware detection accuracy. New Public IP Address and Internet Service Provider (ISP) features have been added to the Network section. To ensure reliability, this information is retrieved from the trusted service ipwho.is. When Hiding Mode is enabled, no requests are sent and these features remain hidden, as they may expose sensitive information. The search engine used in the Installed Drivers, Installed Services, and Installed Applications sections has been enhanced. You can now perform more flexible and accurate searches using initials, partial matches, and loosely arranged character sequences. The TS Preloader loading bar has been rebuilt using our modern TS Custom Controls graphics library, developed entirely in-house. As a result of this infrastructure upgrade, the loading bar now features smooth rendering and rounded corners that align with the visual style of Windows 11. [TS Updater] A new validation algorithm has been added to check whether the target application is currently running before the update process begins. Bug Fixes Resolved a condition that could prevent TS Preloader from shutting down safely during rare application crash scenarios. Fixed a text alignment issue in the Network section affecting the display of DNS addresses. Alignment is now rendered correctly. [TS Updater] Fixed an issue that could prevent the updated application's executable "*.exe" file from being located after the update process. [TS Updater] Fixed a bug that could leave outdated "*.sha256" files in the application directory after an update. [TS Updater] Fixed a rare issue that could cause subfolders to be moved into the root directory after an update. [TS Updater] Fixed an issue during the first launch that could cause flickering and a temporary white window appearance due to Windows Defender interactions. Changes A small improvement has been made to the internet connectivity detection algorithm. Connectivity checks are now performed in the background with minimal impact on the user interface thread. The keyboard shortcuts in the top menu have been reorganized and simplified to provide a consistent experience across all Türkaysoft applications and to avoid potential conflicts with standard Windows shortcuts. The TS Preloader splash image has been updated with a Türkiye-themed stadium design to celebrate Türkiye's qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup—its first appearance in 24 years. Congratulations, Türkiye! The TS Custom Controls module has been updated to version 26.6, delivering improved stability and a more polished visual appearance. [TS Updater] The application icon has been redesigned to provide a more modern and refined look. Note: Always unzip the program before using it. Otherwise you may get an error. Download: Glow 26.9 | 1.8 MB (Open Source) Links: Glow Homepage | Screenshot | Github Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware -
By Steven P. · Posted
DWARF mini review: the world's smallest smart telescope for night and day sky captures by Steven Parker DWARFLAB reached out to me asking if I was interested in checking out the DWARF mini, which is a portable astronomy telescope designed for amateur astronomers. Why do I say it's for amateurs? Well, for starters, it's not what you'd call "high end"; it's more of a professional-grade starting point for amateurs serious about capturing what's up there in our night and day skies. A typical amateur astronomer is most likely thousands of dollars deep into the hobby, and I will make no claims that this DWARF mini (at a fraction of the cost) could replace it all, okay? Well, if you read on, it will be clearer what I am trying to convey. Disclosure: DWARFLAB provided a free sample without any editorial input or review pre-approval. I have always been interested in looking up and observing the night sky. I see satellites crossing the sky above my garden most nights, and I am always looking at the moon. Yeah, I have a 200MP camera on my phone, but at 200X zoom, AI takes over and makes the pretty moon pictures that I snap, the DWARF mini does not, you get an actual true picture of what you can barely see with the naked eye. Before we start, let's share the highlights of the DWARF mini in bite-sized format: Pocket-Sized & Ultra-Lightweight Weighing just 1.85 lbs (840g), the DWARF mini easily fits into a backpack or large pocket. Its all-in-one, compact design makes it the ultimate grab-and-go digital telescope for hiking, camping, or traveling to dark-sky locations. Intuitive App Control & Built-in Sky Atlas Go from unboxing to your first shot in just 3 minutes! The DWARFLAB App provides a seamless experience with an interactive star map. Simply select your target and start exploring without the steep learning curve of traditional setups. Auto GOTO & 360° Pivot Freedom Enjoy pinpoint automated tracking with full 360° rotation. Powered by a high-sensitivity Sony IMX662 sensor (1/2.8-inch, 2.9μm pixels), it captures amazing, low-noise astro details, bringing faint nebulas and star clusters to life with stunning clarity. Pro-Level EQ Mode & Long Exposure Unlock advanced deep-space imaging with Equatorial (EQ) Mode. Supporting impressive single-frame exposures up to 90 seconds and featuring built-in light pollution filters, it easily cuts through city glow to reveal intricate celestial structures. Smart Cloud Processing & All-Ages Fun Effortlessly enhance your raw data with integrated cloud processing for professional-grade results. Perfect for beginners, kids, and adults, this telescope makes exploring and sharing the wonders of the universe an exciting, family-friendly adventure. The packaging is a pretty minimal affair with the outer box opening like a flap to reveal the plastic mould of the DWARF mini sitting in it. Below, the Sun filter, charging cable, cleaning cloth, and documentation can be found. DWARFLAB also provided a Mini Hydraulic Tripod ($89.99), and I highly recommend getting it if you plan on purchasing the DWARF mini, as it fully supports the motorized tracking feature of the telescope; plus, at 840g, the weight of the telescope, you will need a tripod that supports more than the weight of a smartphone anyway. What's in the box DWARF Mini Smart Telescope × 1 Sun Filter x 1 Type-C to Type-C Cord x 1 Cleaning Cloth x 1 User Guide With that out of the way, here are the full specs: DWARF mini Dimensions (DWH): 60.70 mm x 100.38 × 183.61 (2.39" x 3.95" x 7.23") Weight: 840g (1.85lbs) Aperture diameter: 30 mm (telephoto), 3.4 mm (wide angle) Image Sensor: SONY IMX662 1/2.8" (Telephoto) OmniVision OS02K10 1/2.8" (Wide-angle) Focal length: 150 mm (telephoto), 6.7 mm (wide-angle) Equivalent focal length: 1016 mm (telephoto), 45 mm (wide-angle) Shutter Speed: Tele - 1/10000-90s, Wide - 1/10000-30s Maximum exposure time: 90s (telephoto & wide-angle), Both in EQ mode Rotation range: Lens: 225°, Base: 360° Effective Pixels: 2.07M Maximum Resolution: 1920 × 1080 (Telephoto & Wide-angle) Built-in filters: Astro, Dark, Duo-Band (Telephoto), Astro (Wide-angle) Output: JPG, FITS, TIFF, MP4 Shooting Mode: Photos, Videos, Astronomy, Burst Shooting, Time-lapse Photography Storage: 64 GB Battery: Built-in 7000 mAh, supports external USB charging Charging Port: Type-C NPU: 1 TOPS Features: WiFi, NFC NFC One-Touch Connection Astronomy Post-Processing/Appointment Shooting/Astronomy Mosaic Wi-Fi Transmission Range: 15m (open environment) Color: Black Compatibility: iOS & Android smartphones/tablets Warranty: 2-years (24-months) MSRP: $399 Design Charge port On/off button Lens On the DWARF mini itself, it is a pretty minimal affair. On one side, there is a Type-C USB port to charge the non-removable 7000 mAh battery, and on the other side, a large button to power on or off the telescope. The button is flanked by an LED that is green when connected via the DWARFLAB app, or lights up red when being powered off. Below the button, there are four LEDs that indicate battery power. The DWARF mini does not have any sharp edges as all sides are rounded off; it has a good heft to it, but the weight of it feels quite balanced in the hand, so it isn't top or bottom-heavy. On the front there is the DWARFLAB logo which is quite small and there are no other markings on it. The tripod offers full 360° rotation of the motorized base, which allows for tracking for the time-lapse mode, but also for the 90-second captures of nearer objects in the sky, such as the Sun or the moon. Usage To get started, simply power on the DWARF mini and open the DWARFLAB app, tap on Connect, and it will scan for the DWARF mini over the Wi-Fi network. The device supports both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi, as well as Bluetooth for discovery, so connection issues were minimal in my experience with it. As previously noted in the specs, the DWARF mini will stay connected with a phone or tablet up to 15 meters in an open environment, such as a backyard. Lighting status Powering on: The green circular light will rotate and breathe in turn Powering off: The red circular light is gradually extinguished Connecting: Green light strip rotating Connected: Green light strip solid/always on 4 lights 1= 0-25%, 2= 25-50%, 3= 50-75%, 4= 75-100% battery power To view the full lighting status, such as tracking mode and connection failure, you can check the user guide on the official DWARFLAB page. DWARFLAB app Above, you can see the steps undertaken to connect the DWARFLAB app to my Galaxy S26 Ultra. Weirdly, I got an alert that a firmware update failed to get uploaded to the DWARF mini the first time, but upon retrying, it worked. Then place the DWARF mini outside, make sure your smartphone or tablet is connected to it, and then head back inside, because you can manage it from the comfort of your home. Simply enter the Atlas tab in the app and search for what you want to capture, and then tap on the camera icon; the DWARF mini will then attempt to track the object and give you a live view right on your connected device. Results I've had the DWARF mini since April, but even though my garden is south-facing, I had a lot of trouble trying to capture a good image of the moon. In the end, it was possible after I took it with me on a trip to my parents in Southend, UK, at the end of May. Here is a capture of the moon, resulting from 20 stacked images over a 90-second exposure. What you are seeing here is not AI-assisted. A good example of what I mean is the latest flagships with their 200MP cameras claiming to capture things like closeups of the moon, and while they are not as good as the above example on the DWARF mini, the resulting image on smartphones is actually AI-assisted above 30X zoom. Here is an example of a similar shot at the moon at 200X zoom using an HONOR Magic8 Pro. The difference is clear. Next, here we have a shot of the daytime moon. Here is a shot of Arcturus, the red giant star, which is the fourth brightest in the night sky. As previously mentioned, it could be a bit clearer, but clouds passing in front of it muddied the shot a bit. The Sun The DWARF mini also ships with a sun filter, meaning you can take great shots of the sun as well. Tracking Sun Resulting (stacked) shot Live zoom The pictures themselves are limited to Full HD, and some of the examples actually came out in HD (1280x720), but this is because the standard telescopic result is in 720p while "Wide" is in 1080p. Above you can see how in the app the Sun is tracked, the resulting capture, and Live zoom. I have only scratched the surface of what is possible with this telescope; I found several examples online of shots of the Milky Way, among others, such as nebulae and galaxies. All of this requires patience and knowledge, although if you know what you are looking for, simply enter it in the Atlas tab in the DWARFLAB app, tap the camera icon, and the telescope will attempt to track it. Conclusion The good The DWARF mini definitely places itself in a price point that makes astrology accessible to anyone looking to get started in the hobby. Say you want to have a closer look at the moon, simply enter it in the Atlas, and the Live view also lets you zoom in and snap pictures. The bad Some issues I came across while operating the DWARF mini were that it sometimes failed to connect unless I held my smartphone right next to it, and finding and tracking sometimes took several attempts to get it calibrated. I discovered that it helped if I sort of positioned and pointed the telescope in the general area it was supposed to detect, but this obviously wouldn't work with objects you can't see with the naked eye; more testing is required for that. Another bit of advice is to ensure that the lens is clean. While making the examples of live zooming on the sun, I discovered that the telescope lens and sun filter were not completely clean, and only after cleaning with a microfiber cloth was I able to get a decent shot of the sun. Where to buy and a coupon Okay, $399 is not cheap for a side hobby, but nor is a $1,500 smartphone flagship that you'll most likely have for a couple of years. This is a one-time entrance into astrology, and it won't become obsolete in one year like a smartphone. It's a thumbs up from me. The DWARF mini is available to buy right now in the U.S. and U.K. at the links below. DWARF mini for $399 on the official site DWARF mini for $399 on Amazon U.S. Use the NEOWIN5OFF coupon code for an additional 5% off at checkout (expires June 21) As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. -
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The name, you mean? If so, it's actually the objects common name. There's another one called NGC 7293 which is also known as Helix Nebula (because we're looking at a helix structure top down) but other times also known as the Eye of God. You'll understand when you see it -
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Updated by kinetix63, 15th December 2006
Originally compiled by sanctified, and updated by Simon thanks to Neowin members.
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Application - http://url/to/homepage
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Items marked in bold are new additions, the previous revision of the list can be found here.
3D Graphics:
3Delight Free - http://www.3delight.com/index.htm
Anim8or - http://www.anim8or.com/
Art Of Illusion - http://www.artofillusion.org/
Blender - http://www.blender3d.org/
Freestyle - http://freestyle.sourceforge.net/
Gelato - http://www.nvidia.com/page/gz_home.html
Houdini (Free Edition) - http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com...3&Itemid=89
Maya Personal Learning Ed. - http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index...&id=7639525
Now3D - http://digilander.libero.it/giulios/Eng/homepage.htm
OpenFX - http://www.openfx.org
Pointshop 3D - http://graphics.ethz.ch/pointshop3d/downloadPS3D20.html
POV-Ray - http://www.povray.org/
SketchUp - http://sketchup.google.com/
Terragen - http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/
Toxic - http://www.toxicengine.org/
Wings 3D - http://www.wings3d.com/
Anti-Virus:
a-squared - http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
AntiVir - http://www.free-av.com/
Avast - http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
AVG - http://free.grisoft.com/
BitDefender - http://www.bitdefender.com
ClamWin - http://www.clamwin.com/
Anti Spyware:
Ad-aware SE Personal - http://www.lavasoft.de/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
Arovax AntiSpyware - http://www.arovaxantispyware.com/
Arovax Shield - http://www.arovaxshield.com/download.php
Bazooka - http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html
Browser Hijack Retaliator http://www.zamaansoft.com/products/bhr/
Hijackthis - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
Microsoft Windows Defender - http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/s...re/default.mspx
Sentinel - http://www.runtimeware.com/sentinel.html
SpyBot Search & Destroy - http://spybot.safer-networking.de/
SpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Spyware Terminator - http://www.spywareterminator.com/
Super AntiSpyware - http://www.superantispyware.com/index.html
ToolbarCop - http://windowsxp.mvps.org/toolbarcop.htm
Watcher - http://www.donationcoders.com/kubicle/watcher/index.html
WinPatrol - http://www.winpatrol.com/
Winpooch - http://winpooch.free.fr/page/home.php?lang=en&page=home
Audio Creation
Gungirl Sequencer - http://ggseq.sourceforge.net/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage
HammerHead - http://www.threechords.com/hammerhead/introduction.shtml
Jesusonic - http://www.jesusonic.com/soft.php
Jungulator - http://www.iamthemightyjungulator.com/downloads
KRISTAL Audio Engine - http://www.kreatives.org/kristal/index.php
LoopBe1 - http://www.nerds.de/en/loopbe1.html
MIDI Pattern Generator 64 - http://www.gradywerks.com/mpg64/
orDrumbox - http://ordrumbox.sourceforge.net/
Reaper - http://www.cockos.com/reaper/index.php
Smart PC Record - http://www.voiceemotion.com/smartrecorder.htm
Tu2 - http://www.brambos.com/tu2.html
Audio Players:
1by1 - http://mpesch3.de1.cc/1by1.html
Apollo 37zx - http://koti.welho.com/hylinen/apollo/[/b]
Billy - http://www.sheepfriends.com/?page=billy
CoolPlayer - http://coolplayer.sourceforge.net/
DeejaySystem MK1 - http://www.deejaysystem.com/prod_mk1.asp
DeliPlayer. http://www.deliplayer.com/
Foobar 2000 - http://www.foobar2000.org/
iTunes - http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Jet Audio Basic - http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/jetaudio/
Juke - http://www.wolosoft.com/en/juke/index.html
Mixere - http://mixere.sourceforge.net/
Mixxx - http://mixxx.sourceforge.net/
monoRAVEik - http://www.mono211.com/monoraveik/mr1200.html
MoreAmp - http://sourceforge.net/projects/moreamp/
MPXPlay - http://mpxplay.sourceforge.net/
Musik - http://musik.berlios.de/
musikCube - http://www.musikcube.com/
QCD Player - http://www.quinnware.com/
Screamer Radio - http://www.screamer-radio.com/
VUPlay - http://www.vuplayer.com/vuplayer.php
Winamp - http://www.winamp.com/
Xion - http://xion.r2.com.au/
XMPlay - http://www.un4seen.com/xmplay.html
Zinf - http://www.zinf.org/
Audio Tools:
Audacity - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Audiograbber - http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/
Audiograil - http://www.kcsoftwares.com/index.php?kmp3
AudioShell - http://www.softpointer.com/AudioShell.htm
Balthers Graphic Groove Box - http://www.balther.dk/gboxenter.html
beatharness - http://www.beatharness.com/
BeSweet - http://dspguru.doom9.net/
CDex - http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/
CUE Splitter - http://www.shareup.com/CUE_Splitter-download-30218.html
dBpowerAMP Music Converter - http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm
EAC - http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/
EffecTV - http://pbx.mine.nu/effectv/
Encounter 2003 - http://www.waschbusch.com/software.htm
Gephex - http://www.gephex.org/index.php
GermaniXEncoder - http://www.germanixsoft.de/
iTunes Agent - http://ita.sourceforge.net/index.html
KraMixer - http://www.kramware.com/
M4a/Flac/Ogg/Ape/Mpc Tag Support Plugin for Media Player & Media Center 2005 - http://www.softpointer.com/WMPTagSupport.htm
MediaInfo - http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en
MP3 Book Helper - http://mp3bookhelper.sourceforge.net/
MP3 Tag - http://www.mp3tag.de/
Mp3 Tag Tools - http://massid3lib.sourceforge.net/
mp3DirectCut - http://mpesch3.de1.cc/mp3dc.html
MP3Gain - http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/
mpTrim - http://www.mptrim.com/
MusicBrainz - http://musicbrainz.org/
opcode - http://www.opcode.co.uk/opd2d/default.asp
SC Free Audio Extractor - http://www.download-up.com/download-SC_Fre...tractor-60.html
SoundEngine Free - http://www.cycleof5th.com/en/index.htm
TagScanner - http://xdev.narod.ru/tagscan_e.htm
The GodFather - http://users.otenet.gr/~jtcliper/tgf/
TigoTago - http://www.tigotago.com/
Vibe Streamer - http://www.vibestreamer.com/
Whorld - <a href="http://whorld.org/"'>http://whorld.org/" target="_blank">http://whorld.org/
CD/DVD Burning/Cover creation:
Burn4Free - http://www.burn4free.com/
Burnatonce - http://www.burnatonce.com/
Burrrn - http://www.burrrn.net/
CDBurnerXP - http://www.cdburnerxp.se/
CDRDAO - http://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/
CDR Tools Frontend - http://demosten.com/cdrfe/
Deepburner - http://www.deepburner.com/
DVDAuthor GUI - http://download.videohelp.com/liquid217/dvdauthorgui.pl
DVDStyler http://dvdstyler.sourceforge.net/
eCover - http://www.esoftware.it/eCover/index.html
GUI for dvdauthor - http://www.videohelp.com/~gfd/
ImgBurn - http://www.imgburn.com/
ISO Recorder - http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm
MediaCD - http://www.botproductions.com/mediacd/index.html
SilentNight Micro CD/DVD/ISO/AUDIO Burner - http://www.silentnight2004.com/NEW_Download.html
Smart CD-Menu Creator - http://www.cupidsystems.com/products/smart...eator/index.php
Ultimate CD/DVD Burner - http://www.mispbo.com/burner.htm
Compression / Decompression:
7-zip - http://www.7-zip.org/
Alzip - http://www.altools.net/Downloads/DownloadA...88/Default.aspx
bzip2 - http://www.bzip.org
Compress it - http://www.rg-software.de/
ExtractNow - http://www.extractnow.com/
FilZip - http://www.filzip.com/
Info-Zip - http://www.info-zip.org/
IZArc - http://www.izarc.org
KGB Archiver - http://kgbarchiver.sourceforge.net/
QuickZip - http://www.quickzip.org/
SimplyzIP - http://www.dpaehl.de/
TUGZip - http://www.tugzip.com/
UPX - http://upx.sourceforge.net/
Zip&Go - http://www.handybits.com/zipngo.htm
Defrag Software:
Auslogics Disk Defrag - http://www.auslogics.com/disk-defrag/index.php
DIRMS & Buzzsaw - http://www.dirms.com/
JkDefrag - http://www.kessels.com/JkDefrag/
OpenVMS - http://www.execsoft.com/freeware/freeware.asp
Whitney Defrag - http://www.whitneyfamily.org/Hacks/?item=Defrag
Desktop Enhancements:
Autohotkey - http://www.autohotkey.com/
AutoSmall - http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~wingdog/soft1.html
AveDesk - http://www.aqua-soft.org/board/showthread.php?t=17372
Clocktrayskins - http://www.drive-software.com/windowsclock.html
CursorXP - http://www.stardock.com/products/cursorxp/download.html
Desktop Sidebar - http://www.desktopsidebar.com/
Filehand - http://www.filehand.com/
Glass2k - http://www.chime.tv/products/glass2k.shtml
Kapsules - http://kapsules.shellscape.org/
Launchy - http://www.launchy.net/#intro
Locate32 - http://locate32.webhop.org/
Lost Goggles - http://www.lostgoggles.com/
Menu Inventor - http://micron.ic.cz/menuinventor
MouseIMP - http://www.mouseimp.com/
Panorama - http://www.ivory.org/panorama.html
Qliner Hotkeys - http://www.qliner.com/hotkeys/default.htm
Rainlendar - http://www.rainlendar.net/cms/index.php
RKLauncher - http://home.cogeco.ca/~rklauncher/
Samurize - http://www.samurize.com/
SlickRun - http://www.bayden.com/SlickRun/
Snippy - http://www.bhelpuri.net/Snippy/
Taskix - http://taskix.robustit.com/
TaskSwitchXP Pro - http://www.ntwind.com/taskswitchxp/
Trip - http://trip.glenmurphy.com/
Weather Watcher - http://www.singerscreations.com/
WinRoll - http://www.palma.com.au/winroll/
Yahoo! Widget Engine (Formerly Konfabulator) - http://widgets.yahoo.com/
Download managers:
Flashget - http://www.amazesoft.com/index_en.htm
Free Download Manager - http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/
Fresh Download - http://www.freshdevices.com/freshdown.html
Gigaget - http://www.gigaget.com/
LeechGet - http://www.leechget.net/en/
Retriever - http://www.halogenware.com/software/retriever.html
Star Downloader - http://www.stardownloader.com/downloads.php
Sun Download Manager - http://www.sun.com/download/sdm/index.xml
wackget - http://millweed.com/projects/wackget/
wget - http://xoomer.virgilio.it/hherold/
WellGet - http://www.wellget.com/
WinBITS - http://www.darvin.de/english/
wxDownload Fast - http://dfast.sourceforge.net/index.html
Educational Utilities:
Kicad - http://www.lis.inpg.fr/realise_au_lis/kicad/
Molecular Workbench - http://mw.concord.org/modeler/
Periodic Table - http://paulalanfreshney.com/education/pt/
SciCraft - http://www.scicraft.org/
Scilab - http://www.scilab.org/
XCCalc - http://www.geocities.com/hjsmithh/Calc/XCCalc.html
Encryption and data security:
Axcrypt - http://axcrypt.sourceforge.net/
Blowfish Advanced CS- http://web.bsn.ch/lasse/bfacs.htm
ccrypt - http://ccrypt.sourceforge.net/
CRYPTAINER LE - http://www.cypherix.com/cryptainer_le_download_center.htm
Eraser - http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/default.php
File Shredder - http://www.sys-shield.com/fileshredder.htm
fseKrit - http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Other/fSekrit/
KeePass - http://keepass.sourceforge.net/
GnuPG - http://www.gnupg.org/
Lock Note - http://locknote.steganos.com/
PGP Freeware - http://www.pgp.com/products/freeware.html
PicoCrypt - http://picofactory.com/picocrypt.html
TrueCrypt - http://www.truecrypt.org/
File Managers:
2xExplorer - http://netez.com/2xExplorer/
A43 - http://http://www.primitus.us/a43/
BarracudaDrive - http://barracudaserver.com/examples/BarracudaDrive/
CubicExplorer - http://www.cubicreality.com/
ExplorerXP - http://www.explorerxp.com
freeCommander - http://www.freecommander.com/index_en.htm
Gyula's Navigator - http://www.wanari.com/
JExplorer - http://home.megapass.co.kr/~woosjung/
MeeSoft Commander - http://meesoft.logicnet.dk/
SequoiaView - http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/
File repair and recovery:
ADRC Data Recovery Software Tools - http://www.adrc.net/data_recovery_software/index.html
Avira UnErase Personal - http://www.free-av.com/antivirclassic/avira_unerase.html
FreeUndelete - http://www.officerecovery.com/freeundelete/
PC Inspector File Recovery - http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/UK/welcome.htm
VAIOSoft Recovery Manager - http://www.vaiosoft.com/products/recoverymanager.html
Firewalls:
Comodo Personal Firewall - http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com
Filseclab Personal Firewall - http://www.filseclab.com/eng/products/firewall.htm
Jetico Personal Firewall - http://www.jetico.com/index.htm#/jpfirewall.htm
NetVeda Safetynet - http://www.netveda.com/consumer/safetynet.htm
Outpost Firewall (version 1 is free) - http://www.agnitum.com/download/outpost1.html
SoftPerfect Personal Firewall - http://www.softperfect.com/products/firewall/
Zonealarm Basic firewall - http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/comp...reeDownload.jsp
FTP Clients:
CoreFTP - http://www.coreftp.com/
FFFTP - http://www2.biglobe.ne.jp/~sota/ffftp-e.html
Filezilla - http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla
Flash Wanderer - http://www.pablosoftwaresolutions.com/html/ftp_wanderer.html
miFiles - http://www.simdata.com.au/products/miFiles/miFiles.htm
SmartFTP - http://www.smartftp.com/
FTP Servers:
Cerberus - http://www.cerberusftp.com/
FileZilla - http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/
Golden FTP Server - http://www.goldenftpserver.com
GuildFTPD - http://www.guildftpd.com/
Quick 'n Easy FTP Server Lite - http://www.pablosoftwaresolutions.com/html...ftp_server.html
SlimFTPd - http://www.whitsoftdev.com/slimftpd
TYPSoft FTP Server - http://en.typsoft.com/
WarFTPD - http://www.jgaa.com/
zFTP Server - http://www.zftpserver.com/
HTML Editors:
1st page 2000 - http://www.evrsoft.com/download.shtml
Aracnophilia - http://www.arachnoid.com/arachnophilia/
Blocknote - http://www.blocknote.net/index.shtml
Elfima Notepad - http://www.elfima.com/enotepad.php
FoxEditor - http://foxeditor.sourceforge.net/
FTP
HTML-Kit - http://www.chami.com/html-kit/
JoJoThumb - http://www.jojosoftware.de/jojothumb/english/default.htm
Notetab light - http://www.notetab.com/
NVU - http://www.nvu.com/index.html
PSPad - http://www.pspad.com/
Selida - http://selida.camelon.nl/
SuperEdi - http://www.wolosoft.com/en/superedi/
Trellian webPAGE - http://webpage.vendercom.com/
TSW WebCoder - http://www.tsware.net/
visualEdit - http://www.activecampaign.com/visualedit/
WeaverSlave - http://www.weaverslave.ws/weaverslave.31.html
WebDwarf - http://www.virtualmechanics.com/products/dwarf/
WYSIWYG Web Builder - http://www.pablosoftwaresolutions.com/html...eb_builder.html
Image viewers:
Ahaview - http://www.aha-soft.com/ahaview/ahaviewfree.exe
ALSee Picture Viewer - http://www.altools.net/Default.aspx?tabid=54
BlueMarine - http://bluemarine.tidalwave.it/
FastStone Image Viewer - http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm
Futurix Imager - http://www.futurix.co.uk/imager/
Irfanview - http://www.irfanview.com/
Picasa - http://picasa.google.com
Shell Extension - http://www.firmtools.com/products/shellextension/
XNView - http://www.xnview.com/
Instant Messengers:
AMSN - http://amsn.sourceforge.net/index.php
Fomine LAN Chat - http://www.fomine.com/lan-chat.html
Gaim - http://gaim.sourceforge.net/
Google Talk - http://www.google.com/talk/
Mercury Messenger - http://www.mercury.to/
MiniAIM - http://miniaim.net/
Miranda IM - http://www.miranda-im.org/
Pandion - http://www.pandion.be/
PSI - http://psi.affinix.com/
qip - http://www.qip.ru/
Skype - http://www.skype.com/
SIM - http://http://sim-im.org/wiki/Main_Page
TerraIM - http://terraim.sourceforge.net/
Trillian Basic - http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/downloads/
Internet Explorer Front-Ends:
AM Browser - http://www.ambrowser.com/
Avantbrowser - http://www.avantbrowser.com/
Green Browser - http://www.morequick.com/indexen.htm
Maxthon - http://www.maxthon.com/
SlimBrowser - http://www.flashpeak.com/sbrowser/sbrowser.htm
IRC Clients:
BersIRC - http://www.bersirc.com/
BitchX - http://bitchx.org/
HydraIRC - http://www.hydrairc.com/
NodeIRC - http://node.sourceforge.net/
TinyIRC - http://www.tinyirc.net/
XChat - http://www.silverex.org/news/
Mail programs:
Cobian Herald - http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobherald.htm
Evolution for Windows - http://shellter.sourceforge.net/evolution/
Foxmail - http://fox.foxmail.com.cn/
i.Scribe - http://www.memecode.com/
Koma-Mail - http://www.koma-code.de/index.php?option=c...=5&Itemid=6
Mahogany Mail - http://mahogany.sourceforge.net/
NMZ Labs Mail Chekcer - http://www.nmzlabs.com/mail_checker
Pegasus Mail - http://www.pmail.com/
PopTray - http://www.poptray.org/
Revolver Mail - http://www.revolversoft.com/en/products/mail/index.php
Thunderbird - http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/
Anti-spam programs:
K9 - http://www.keir.net/k9.html
MailWasher- http://www.mailwasher.net/
POPFile - http://popfile.sourceforge.net/
SpamBayes - http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/
Spam Experts Home - http://www.spamexperts.com/products-servic...perts-home.html
SpamPal - http://www.spampal.org/
Network Tools:
ACMP - http://www.aagon.com/English/default.asp?A...em=JR40c089fpo9
BeyondCopy - http://beyondcopy.sourceforge.net/
CMDTime NTP Utility - http://www.softshape.com/download/
Ethereal Protocol Analyzer - http://www.ethereal.com/
Fomine NetSend GUI - http://www.fomine.com/net-send-gui.html
FreeNAS - http://www.freenas.org/
Gencontrol - http://www.gensortium.com/products/gencontrol.html
hamachi - http://www.hamachi.cc/
NetMeter - http://readerror.gmxhome.de/
NetProfiles - http://netprofiles.danielmilner.com/
NMap - http://www.insecure.org/nmap/
Ntop - http://www.ntop.org
PingPlotter - http://www.pingplotter.com
PRTG Traffic Grapher - http://www.paessler.com/prtg
PuTTY - http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty
RAS Graph & Stats - http://forum.flashfxp.com/showthread.php?s...p;threadid=2400
RealVNC - http://www.realvnc.com/
Remote Reboot - http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/05/r...ur-network.html
Tango Dropbox - http://tangoftp.com/
TightVNC - http://www.tightvnc.org/
Ultr@VNC - http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/
WinIPConfig - http://www.pkostov.com/wipcfg.html
WinNG - http://montaro.bur.st/winng/
WinSCP - http://www.winscp.com/
Office Application:
AbiWord - http://www.abiword.com/
OpenOffice.org - http://www.openoffice.org/
qjot - http://www.xtort.net/xtort/qjot.php
Scribus - http://www.scribus.net/index.php?name=Sect...id=2&page=1
TextMaker Viewer - http://www.officeviewers.com/
TreeDBNotes - http://www.softviewer.com/treedbnotes/free_index.htm
Partition Managers:
Dubaron - DiskImage http://www.dubaron.com/diskimage/
g4u - http://freshmeat.net/projects/g4u/
GParted LiveCD http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php
Partition Logic - http://partitionlogic.org.uk/
Partition Resizer - http://www.zeleps.com/
Ranish Partition Manager - http://www.ranish.com/part/
SwissKnife - http://www.compuapps.com/Download/swissknife/swissknife.htm
TestDisk - http://www.cgsecurity.org/index.html?testdisk.html
PDF Utilities:
Brava! Reader - http://www.bravaviewer.com/reader.htm
Cool PDF Reader - http://www.pdf2exe.com/reader.html
CutePDF - http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp
Foxit PDF Reader - http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php
Free Image Converter - http://www.downloadhotfile.com/download-do...rter-33715.html
Free PDF - http://www.webxd.com/zipguy/frpdfdl.htm
Ghostscript/GSView - http://www.ghostscript.com/awki
PDF 995 - http://www.pdf995.com/
pdf24-creator - http://www.pdf24.org/en/pdf24-creator.htm
PDF/Textbox - http://www.pdftextbox.com/default.aspx
PDFCreator - http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/
PDFTK Builder - http://www.angusj.com/pdftkb/
PDFRedirect - http://www.exp-systems.com/
PrimoPDF - http://www.primopdf.com/
Photo manipulation and image design:
3D Box Shot Maker - http://www.bosseye.com/boxshot/index.htm
ArtRage - http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html
Artweaver - http://www.artweaver.de/index.php?en_version
Beneton Movie GIF - http://software.benetonfilms.com/Beneton_Movie_GIF.php
ColorPic - http://www.iconico.com/colorpic/
Deep Paint - http://www.download.com/Deep-Paint/3000-21...tml?tag=lst-2-7
Delineate - http://delineate.sourceforge.net/
Faststone Photo Resizer - http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDetail.htm
IcoFX - http://icofx.xhost.ro/
Imagicon - http://www.download3000.com/download_9302.html
iIco - http://www.mintrasystems.com/world/product...duct.php?p=iico
Inkscape - http://www.inkscape.org/
JPEGCrops - http://ekot.dk/programmer/JPEGCrops/
Movie to Animated GIF Converter - http://www.evanolds.com/movtogif.html
Paint .NET - http://www.getpaint.net
Pixia - http://park18.wakwak.com/~pixia/
Pixie - http://www.nattyware.com/pixie.html
Pixrev - http://pylab.altervista.org/pixrev.html
PhotoFiltre - http://www.photofiltre.com/
PhotoMerge - http://www.kiwiczech.net
Sodipodi - http://www.sodipodi.com/index.php3
Synfig - http://www.synfig.com/overview/
The Gimp - http://www.gimp.org/
Tuxpaint - http://www.tuxpaint.org
Watermark Creation - http://www.leolasoft-herter.de/Download.html
Wax - http://www.debugmode.com/wax/
Wink - http://www.debugmode.com/wink/
WinMorph - http://www.debugmode.com/winmorph/
Programming:
ActivePerl - http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl
BlueJ - http://www.bluej.org/download/download.html
Crimson Editor - http://www.crimsoneditor.com/
Code::Blocks - http://www.codeblocks.org/
Context - http://www.context.cx/
Dev C++ - http://www.bloodshed.net/
Dev Pascal - http://www.bloodshed.net/
Digital Mars C++ - http://www.digitalmars.com/download/freecompiler.html
Eclipse - http://www.eclipse.org/
Enigma - http://www.enigma-uk.freeserve.co.uk/Enigma.htm
ExamDiff - http://www.prestosoft.com/ps.asp?page=edp_examdiff
Freepascal - http://www.freepascal.org/
JCreator LE - http://www.jcreator.com/download.htm
jEdit - http://www.jedit.org/
Metapad - http://www.liquidninja.com/metapad/
Notepad++ - http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm
Notepad2 - http://www.flos-freeware.ch/
Open Watcom - http://www.openwatcom.org/
PaseoExpress - http://www.paseosoft.com/
Pelles C - http://www.smorgasbordet.com/pellesc/index.htm
PHP Designer 2007 Personal - http://www.mpsoftware.dk/products.php
PHP Hypertext Parser - http://www.php.net/
Programmer's Notepad - http://www.pnotepad.org/
PSPad - http://www.pspad.com/
Python - http://www.python.org/
Ruby - http://www.ruby-lang.org/
Screenweaver - http://screenweaver.com/download
SE|PY ActionScript Editor - http://www.sephiroth.it/python/sepy.php
SharpDevelop - http://www.icsharpcode.net/opensource/sd/
WebMatrix - http://www.asp.net/webmatrix/
WinMerge - http://winmerge.org/
XML Copy Editor - http://xml-copy-editor.sourceforge.net/
Pop-up Blockers:
Google Toolbar for Firefox - http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/toolbar/index.html
Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer - http://toolbar.google.com/T4/?rd=f
NoAds - http://www.southbaypc.com/NoAds/
PopUp Stopper - http://www.panicware.com/product_psfree.html
Privoxy - http://www.privoxy.org/
Proxomitron - http://www.proxomitron.info/
RSS Readers:
Ablion - http://www.fileheaven.com/Abilon/download/14059.htm
BlogExpress - http://www.usablelabs.com/productBlogExpress.html
Feedreader - http://www.feedreader.com/
FireANT - http://www.antisnottv.net/
GreatNews - http://www.curiostudio.com/
klipfolio - http://www.serence.com/site.php
RssBandit - http://www.rssbandit.org/
RSSOwl - http://www.rssowl.org/
RssReader - http://www.rssreader.com/
RSS Xpress - http://rssxpress.free.fr/en/?page=&idNews=
SharpReader - http://www.sharpreader.net/
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