Useful Freewares...

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SynthFont

SynthFont is a program for playing midi files using SoundFonts. A midi file is different from - for instance - a MP3 file in that the file does not contain any audio data. The file is a collection of notes and instructions for how to play them. SynthFont combines this data with the audio data in a SoundFont to produce ("render") an audio version of the song.

*www.synthfont.com/

 

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TweakStar - Recommended

*www.freewarefiles.com/screenshot/tweakstar.jpg

The TweakStar is instantaneous, smart, trustworthy and yet easy-to-use Windows tweaking application.

TweakStar offers a results-oriented solution in tuning the PC system to the optimal performance, maximal flexibility and reliability for each user.

Features:

Allows you to fine-tune System and Hardware settings
Provides the variety of Applications configuration and customization tweaks
Windows XP, Windows Vista compatibility

*tweakstar.com/

 

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FlashQard - A Must Have IMO

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FlashQard is an educational software to improve your learning process. It is designed to help you learn not only a new language but anything that can be learnt!

This aim is achieved by using the widely used method, called Leitner System, and the idea of "different card types for different purposes".

Leitner System (proposed by Sebastian Leitner in the 1970s) is one the most efficient methods for learning. Which allows you to focus on the most difficult flashcards and not waste your time on what you have already learnt.

FlashQard is developed to combine the immense power of computers and the power of Leitner System.

Features

Free and open source software (GPL License).
Arranges flashcards in different categories.
Different types of flashcard for different purposes.
An advanced text editor for editing rich text.
Infinite number of images can be inserted inside each flashcard.
An image editor embedded inside the text editor (NEW)
Can fetch appropriate images from internet (Google images).
Unicode support.
Can save all flashcards (even images) within a single file in XML format.
Therefore, it can be carried and used elsewhere.
Supports KVTML and CSV file formats.
Import and merge other files.
Records every answer to each flashcard for analysis.
[Auto]Pronounce as you go through your cards ("espeak" program should be installed).
Displays you which flashcards should be reviewed during the session (but it doesn't persuade you to review only those).
Fully customizable review.
Search for flashcards (title/contents. Regular Expressions are also supported).
Drag and drop cards, images, text from anywhere
Available for GNU/Linux and MS Windows.
Available in other languages.

*flashqard-project.org/

 

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RapidTyping - A must have IMO

*www.rapidtyping.com/img/download-touch-typing-tutor.png

Learn how to use your keyboard in a fun and entertaining way for absolutely free. Rapid Typing Tutor is designed to teach adults and kids to use their computer keyboard more efficiently than ever. Learning to type is fun with the typing game included with Rapid Typing Tutor, while its extensive training statistics and customized lessons are rarely seen in the much more expensive products.

Full Feature List : *www.rapidtyping.com/features.html

*www.rapidtyping.com/

 

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Danys Virtual Drum

A realistic drum simulator that features a number of effects and allows you to record your drum session.

Features:

Is totally free!
Various key sets for all!
Realistic sound effects!
Nice graphics effects!
Contains a lot of musical bases!
You can record your video or your song!

*danysvirtualdrum.forumfree.net/

 

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Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.

Microsoft Security Essentials is a free download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure — when you’re green, you’re good. It’s that simple.

Microsoft Security Essentials runs quietly and efficiently in the background so that you are free to use your Windows-based PC the way you want—without interruptions or long computer wait times.

Features:

Comprehensive malware protection
Simple, free download*
Automatic updates
Easy to use

*www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

 

[iBot]

How can you miss The GIMP, Visual Studio Express?

 

[azaad_shri75]

is there any free or open source software yet free to use alternate for autocad and any 3d software as good as maya or max.

 

[Deleted member 26636]

don't know an alternate to autoCAD but you can use blender in place of max/maya....though its not as featured as max or maya.

 

[azaad_shri75]

ok, I knew of blender, other than this

 

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Panda USB Vaccine 1.0.1.4 - A Must Have IMO

*research.pandasecurity.com/blogs/images/usbvaccine/usbvaccine.jpg

Panda USB Vaccine is a free utility from Panda Security Research which helps prevent malware infections due to the autorun feature of Windows Operating Systems. Once executed the user can choose two types of vaccinations: Computer Vaccination or USB Drive Vaccination.

USB Vaccine allows users to vaccinate their PCs in order to disable autorun completely so that no program from any USB/CD/DVD drive (regardless of whether they have been previously vaccinated or not) can auto-execute. This is a really helpful feature as there is no user friendly and easy way of completely disabling autorun on a Windows PC.

Panda USB Vaccine can be used on individual USB drives to disable its autorun.inf file in order to prevent malware infections from spreading automatically. When applied on a USB drive, the vaccine permanently blocks an innocuous AUTORUN.INF file, preventing it from being read, created, deleted or modified. Once applied it effectivelly disables Windows from automatically executing any malicious file that might be stored in that particular USB drive. The drive can otherwise be used normally and files (even malware) copied to/from it, but they will be prevented from opening automatically. Panda USB Vaccine currently only works on FAT & FAT32 USB drives. Also keep in mind that USB drives that have been vaccinated cannot be reversed except with a format.

*research.pandasecurity.com/archive/Panda-USB-and-AutoRun-Vaccine.aspx

 

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Disktective

*www.disktective.com/images/disktective1_400.jpg

Running out of disk space? Don't know what's eaten it? Then run Disktective, our award-winning disk-reporting tool, to trace used-up space on your system.

With Disktective you can find out the real size of your directories and distribution of used space inside them. Each directory may contain hundreds of subdirectories each containing many files. Simply run Disktective and let Disktective create a complete report displaying the real sizes of all directories and their containing subdirectories.

*www.treepad.net/download/disktec.zip

 

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CD brochure builder

*www.dvdcatalogues.co.uk/picts/cdshop.jpg

Powerful, unique features :

» Quality CD brochures, catalogues or training manuals in less time and for less cost.

» Simply drag and drop your content into folders to build a multimedia CD-ROM or use the CD Editor software to makes it even faster and easier.

» Absolutely no programming required.

» Combine and deliver all types of information including video (.avi, .mpg), pictures (.jpg & .gif), text (.rtf), sound (.wav, .mp3, .wma), Adobe *.pdf files, Power Point *.ppt, website *.htm, Word *.doc, Excel *.xls and any stand alone *.exe files.

» Distribution by CD-ROM, DVD, Memory stick, LAN or eBusiness card is cheap, fast and efficient.

We challenge you to find a program that is easier to use, or gives better results in less time.

*www.dvdcatalogues.co.uk/

 

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Arclab Dir2HTML - Freeware Directory to HTML Converter

*www.arclab.com/img/dir2html/dir2html-screenshot.jpg

Arclab Dir2HTML is a directory to HTML index converter which builds a html index file out of directory structures and files on your harddisk.

Dir2HTML supports recursive indexing, can create sub-sections for each subfolder within the index file and link files for online and offline projects using a custom link-prefix.

Software Features and Options

Convert a Directory Structure and Files to a single HTML File

Include Subfolders (recursive)

Create Subsection for each Subfolder or hide Subfolders

Create HTML Sitemaps (in .htm Format)

Mask (Search Files)

Link files using a custom Link-Prefix

Add a Back-Link

Add Size

Add Date

Add Description Cell

Add Summary (include total size and number of files)

Lowercase Files and Folders

Uppercase Files and Folders

Convert Spaces in Links to %20

Custom Page-Title

Table Align and Width

Custom Fonts and Colors


*www.arclab.com/products/dir2html/

 

[icehot]

Good freeware for partition management, rescuekit, drive backup
*www.paragon-software.com/free/

 

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Panda SafeCD 3.4.3.5 - A Must Have IMO

*research.pandasecurity.com/blogs/images/safecd/boot1.jpg

We just released Panda SafeCD version 3.4.3.5. This useful utility comes in handy when you need to clean a friend's PC (or your own) from a malware infested state. It is specially useful for detecting and disinfecting malware infections which give regular AV products running within Windows a hard time.

Features :
Automatic detection and removal of all types of malware.
Boot from CD or USB stick.
Supports using updated signature files.
Supports 13 languages.
Supports both FAT and NTFS drives.

The download consists of an ISO. You can either burn this into a CD/DVD or alternatively create a more convenient Boot USB stick by using something like the Universal Netboot Installer (UNetbootin).

In order to use a more updated signature database, the Panda SafeCD searches the registry for installed Panda applications that use the regular pav.sig file signature format. If you want Panda SafeCD to use a more updated signature file simply make sure there is an installed Panda product (normally in C:\Program Files\Panda Security) with an updated pav.sig file. If the Panda SafeCD finds a more recent pav.sig than the one included in the ISO, it will use the more updated one.

For a more recently updated signature database file download pav.sig from this blog. Remember this signature file is for tests only and updated on a "whenever-I-feel-like-it" basis, so it should not be used for production systems. For critical situations and to disinfect production systems use our regular signature file which gets updated at least once a day.

*research.pandasecurity.com/panda-safecd-3-4-3-5-released/

 

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CD Burning
Burning CDs can never be simpler. Rightclick on a folder and burn.
*www.exploreburn.com/Files/ExploreBurnSetup.exe
Though it claims to write DVD, I feel it is not good for DVDs but superb for CDs.
Another good one is burnaware-*www.burnaware.com/downloads.html

 

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Moo0 TimeStamp - Modify File Timestamp

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Moo0 TimeStamp lets you easily modify timestamp of files / folders.

Using this software, you can easily modify "Created", "Modified" and "Accessed" time of single / multiple files through setting specific time, by offset, or time zone setting. If you participate in open source projects over sea, or simply want to fake timestamp of some files, this software may be what you have been looking for.

*www.moo0.com/software/TimeStamp/download/free/

 

[chitvan]

the freewares i use....
OpenOffice with PDF editor extension,
*www.openoffice.org/


TextMaker Viewer
Supported file formats:
.docx, .docm Microsoft Word 2007
.sxw OpenOffice.org/StarOffice Text
.dotx, .dotm Microsoft Word 2007 templates
.rtf Rich Text Format
.doc Microsoft Word 6.0 up to Word 2007
.psw Pocket Word (Pocket PC)
.dot Microsoft Word templates 6.0 up to 2007
.pwd Pocket Word (Handheld PC)
.tmd TextMaker 6.0 up to 2010
.htm/html HTML documents
.odt OpenDocument Text
.txt Text files (DOS, Windows, Unicode, UTF-8)
allows pdf maker too like OoO
*www.officeviewers.com/


Photoscape for framing,watermarking,cropping & editing...etc...
*www.photoscape.org/ps/main/download.php


Yepic its a yahoo chat client....pidgin allows chat but we cant access yahoo rooms,while yepic allows room accessibility ...its small & much better than yahoo messenger...
*smartyinternet.com/2009/12/free-download-yepic-version-1-0-25-55-yahoo-messenger-chat-client/


Developer tools for PHP,C/C++,JAVA......
*www.eclipse.org/downloads/

 

[celldweller1591]

Free Office suite : OpenOffice.org is a good office suite linux , mac & windows. Latest stable release is OOo 3.2
visit *www.openoffice.org/ for details .