Download Winamp 5.63 Full Free

Download Winamp 5.63 Full Free

Winamp was born as a very basic media player and has slowly but consistently improving for many years. Its main purpose was to be completely customizable and through the years, many people have contributed to a library that now consists of over 20,000 skins and loads of plug-ins.

When Winamp version 5 was released, Nullsoft redeemed themselves in the public's eyes after producing a much improved player to replace Winamp 3. They didn't need much encouragement as they justified skipping version number 4 by saying that it was such a huge improvement that it deserved to be called 5!

Luckily they are justified in their opinion, as Winamp offers everything you might want in a media player. Using the skins, you can set it to look like the original or the current default which looks great and puts you in control of all your media quickly and easily. I particularly like Winamp's minimized player that consists of a small bar that you can place on the edge of your screen. Of course, if neither of these agree with your taste you can download and try any of the thousands others available on the Winamp website.

Winamp supports a wide range of file formats, and because the program is small and simple, it works quickly on almost all computers. Have a look through the available plug-ins and you will also find that you can hook up your iPod and manage its music library.

Winamp may have been around for ever, but it hasn't been left behind and is a fully featured music player that's really customizable. A good alternative to iTunes.

Recent changes

• New Winamp Orgler
  
• Improved iPod Sync Support
  
• New iTunesLibrary Import
  
• New Online Services Gallery
  
• New OurStage Radio Online Services
  
• New Spinner MP3 of the Day Online Service
  
• New Turkish, Romanian, and Portuguese Language Packs

Pros

• Fully customizable
• Small installation
• Runs quickly

Cons

• No MOV support
• Rip only on full version

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Download India Ink 1.997 Free

Download India Ink 1.997 Free

India Ink is a plugin for Photoshop that lets you alter the appearance of your digital images.

Photoshop is an unquestionably powerful graphic design tool. Plugins like India Ink only serve to enhance your design experience.

India Ink lets you convert your color images to black and white halftones, often giving your images a bit of an old world newspaper feel. In addition, the plugin also has special color modes that produce interesting effects. These effects many parts of an image the effect of having been etched or drawn.

If you're looking for new filter options for Photoshop, India Ink will give your photos a nicely aged appearance.

Review last updated: 28/06/12

Pros

• Turns colors images into black and white halftones
• Alters color images to create an etched look

Cons

• Can be tricky to install

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Download BluetoothView 1.65 Free

Download BluetoothView 1.65 Free

If you're not satisfied with the Bluetooth detector on your PC then try BluetoothView which simplifies connecting to Bluetooth devices.

BluetoothView is a small utility that runs in the background and monitors the activity of Bluetooth devices around you. For each detected Bluetooth device, it displays the Device Name, Bluetooth Address, Major Device Type, Minor Device Type, First Detection Time, Last Detection Time and other minor details. The program works very discreetly and only notifies you in the taskbar with a popup when it has discovered a new device. However, if you don't want the balloon in your taskbar, you can always instruct it to use a beep sound instead. To be honest, unless your bluetooth detector on your PC is really poor you don't really need this utility but then again, if you constantly work between Bluetooth devices, then you'll find it a much better way to find and connect than manually searching for them.

If you're a heavy Bluetooth user, then you'll find that BluetoothView makes life easier in finding the devices you need to connect to.

Recent changes

• Added 'Hide Paired Devices' option. Paired devices are usually detected even when they are not active, so this option allows you to hide them

Review last updated: 02/07/12

Pros

• Makes connecting to Bluetooth devices much easier
• Works quietly and discreetly

Cons

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Download Password Safe 3.29 Free

Download Password Safe 3.29 Free

Password Safe is a free security app that will help keep your passwords safe, secure and easily managed.
Password Safe works by creating a virtual safe in which you can store your passwords.
When you need one, you open the safe and copy the password, closing it again when you have finished. You can create as many safes as you need, which is perfect for keeping various aspects of your life perfectly compartmentalized.

One of Password Safe's major benefits is its clear layout and comprehensive options - a good combination.
You create your safe and add as many passwords as you need. The configuration options are as comprehensive as any we've seen here at Softonic, with all the usual suspects - virtual keyboard, import/export options, hotkeys, password policy options and security parameters.

Password Safe is a comfortable program to use, but only experience will tell if the safe format is the best for you. Although it's comfortable, we didn't like Password Safe quite as much as other apps like BlackBox, but you might find that it is the perfect password manager for you - it's certainly in with a very good chance.

Recent changes

• User can now add a database name and description via the Properties diaolg
  
• Allow filters to match on rules based on the password's length
  
• Shift + "left mouse button 'Double-Click'" now configurable for user. The default is copy the username to the clipboard
  
• Preferences stored in the database are shown in blue in the Options dialogs

Pros

• Great options
• Virtual keyboard
• Create different safes
• Define password policy

Cons

• Not all interfaces are attractive
• No automatic update

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Download Bitcasa 0.1.4.1527 Free

Download Bitcasa 0.1.4.1527 Free

Bitcasa is more than just an application. There is a whole service managing your files in the cloud.

If your computer is running out of space or if you're worried about losing your important files, Bitcasa will help you out in both situations. Bitcasa is a service that can sync your files, back up your files, and make your folders "infinite."

The way that Bitcasa makes your folders and storage infinite is by storing all of your files in their cloud. Nothing will be stored on your local machine, relying on an internet connection to access your files. That's the biggest caveat about Bitcasa, which is that you must have a high speed internet connection to access your files.

Thankfully, Bitcasa also syncs your files, if you don't want to rely on an internet connection to access your files. By syncing your files, Bitcasa makes sure that the most recent changes to your files is persistent across all of your machines. You also can work with your files offline and syncing will take place once you connect to the internet.

For the paranoid, Bitcasa uses AES-256 bit encryption on their servers so your files are well protected from hackers and prying eyes. For those not familiar with encryption algorithms, you can rest knowing that AES-256 is very secure.

In use, Bitcasa works well and has pretty speedy performance. It can be a bit confusing trying to access your infinite folders at first but once you see how everything can be accessed via the Bitcasa app on each of your computers, you'll soon forget about managing space at all.

Bitcasa is still a relatively new service so there's no cost yet. Eventually, Bitcasa may charge a monthly fee for infinite storage. This will be worth it for those looking to simplify their file management and want to back important files at the same time.

Review last updated: 11/07/12

Pros

• Theoretically infinite storage
• Speedy uploads and sync
• Safe server-side encryption
• Backs up your files to the cloud
• Windows and Mac clients

Cons

• More confusing to use than competitors
• Unintuitive web interface

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Download Perfect Resize 7.0.7 Free

Download Perfect Resize 7.0.7 Free

Enlarging and changing the scale of images requires powerful software to make it look professional.
Perfect Resize Standard Edition is a powerful software for producing professional image enlargements.

It's designed specifically for use with images created in Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements and the latest version has been fully updated to make it compatible with the Adobe CS6 suite.

This means Perfect Resize now features a new scaling technology, faster performance and a completely new user interface.

Perfect Resize allows you to enlarge an image to any size or resolution you need but most importantly, it maintains fine image detail and eliminates what are known as "edge halos". Cropping and resizing is simple and you can do it within Adobe Photoshop CS6.

The only downside to Perfect Resize is that, although it's much simpler than most CS6 apps, it's still not something that beginners will pick up quickly. Fortunately, there are many tutorials on the developer page to help.

Perfect Resize will help you produce accurate and unblemished enlargements and give you professional results.

Recent changes

• Adds Photoshop CS6 compatibility.

Notes

Formerly called Genuine Fractals.

Review last updated: 12/07/12

Pros

• Enlarge images to any size
• Highly accurate enlargements
• Integration with Adobe CS6 suite
• Plenty of tutorials

Cons

• Not suitable for beginners
• Aimed mainly at professionals

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Download Format Factory 3.0.1 Free

Download Format Factory 3.0.1 Free

Format Factory is a free, fully-featured, converter that enables you to convert audio, video, and even images, between the most popular formats.

Format Factory's supported formats include WMV, AVI, MPG, MP3, WMA, AAC, JPG, PNG, GIF, and many more. Better still, Format Factory supports media formats used by most major portable devices, including PSP and iPhone.

The app is very easy to use, although it does have a slightly unintuitive interface. Format Factory's file browser doesn't appear until you select the target format, which is a bit weird, but as long as you know this it's no problem. You can select individual files to convert, or complete folders, and also tweak some basic conversion settings.

Format Factory isn't particularly original but what makes it really useful is that it handles images as well as audio and video. Most converters like this only handle audio and video, so adding images to the mix gives it an edge, especially considering it's free. We also like the Audio Joiner in Format Factory, which allows you to take two separate clips, join them together and then convert them. It would've been nice to have preset profiles for mobile conversions, but you can't always have it all in a free app!

Format Factory is an excellent conversion tool for anyone who converts between video, audio and images on a regular basis.

Recent changes

• Added right button menu item to invoke Format Factory.Now you can use it to convert and view info of media files
  
• Fixed the profiles of iPad,PSP that fail to be played
  
• Fixed bugs in Mux
  
• Updated codecs to MediaInfo 0.7.44,ffdshow rev3882,Haali 1.11.96.14

Format Factory supports the following formats

Audio: MP3, OGG, WMA, M4A and WAV.
Image: JPG, BMP, PNG, TIF and ICO
Video: MP4, AVI, 3GP, MPG and FLV

Pros

• Support for converting audio, video, and images
• Compatible with most portable devices

Cons

• Interface is a bit confusing
• Tries to create an eBay shortcut on installation

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Download PhotoKit Color 2.2.2 Free

Download PhotoKit Color 2.2.2 Free

PhotoKit Color is an image optimization tool for Photoshop.

Getting the color contrasts just right in your pictures can make an amazing difference in the quality and appeal of your photos. PhotoKit Color is a great means of making subtle changes to your images to really make them pop.

PhotoKit Color works as a plugin to Photoshop that adjusts everything associated with the color of your images. It follows that it also consequently optimizes the way your images look. PhotoKit Color can make changes on anything from color adjustments to tweaking color combinations. You can even make skin tones darker or ligher with this plugin.

By adding a series of layers that are similar to filters, PhotoKit Color is able to balance the colors in your image. Each different color set offers varying effects. Everything in PhotoKit Color is pre-configured, so all you have to do is select the color set that changes your image to an appearance you like the most. Professional graphic designers might see it as a con that they can't refine the effects manually though.

Photoshop users who are serious about enhancing to quality of their images should give PhotoKit Color a try.

Pros

• Color sets are pre-configured for you
• Instantly makes skies bluer or skin colors smoother

Cons

• Doesn't allow manual refinement
• Only works with Photoshop

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Download SeaMonkey 2.10.1 Free

Download SeaMonkey 2.10.1 Free

Firefox is of course Mozilla's big success story but the Mozilla Foundation do a lot more than web browsers. The unusually named SeaMonkey is a Mozilla product which has lofty ambitions - to be a web browser, advanced email, newsgroup and feed client, IRC chat, and HTML editor in one.

If this sounds a bit much to pull of well you'd be right. SeaMonkey is a bit of an outdated concept nowadays and it's no surprise that it carried on the work that Netscape started many years ago. It's a lot to get right in one go but this latest release sees SeaMonkey finally brought up to date for the demands of internet users today. And you know from the start it can't be that bad - under the hood, SeaMonkey is based on the same Mozilla source code which powers such things as Firefox, Thunderbird, Camino, Sunbird and Miro.

The similarities of SeaMonkey with Firefox are obvious from the start and with good reason. SeaMonkey 2.0 has been refurbished with a modern version of Firefox based on Firefox 3.5.4 and is now much closer to Firefox as far as user profiles, add-ons, and functionality of user interface elements are concerned. Tabs in SeaMonkey can now be reopened after they have been closed and the way passwords and usernames are handled has been overhauled. To select another part of the suite you want to use, just go to the 'Window' option in the Menu Bar and select either Browser, Mail and Newsgroups, Address Book, IRC Chat and Composer.

There are several other major improvements in SeaMonkey related to the mail client. Setting up an account is easy and retrieving e-mail using the IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) protocol is now faster and mail is synchronized by default by your computer. And at long last, email accounts, folders, and messages can be viewed in tabs.

On the downside, in terms of looks, SeaMonkey hasn't changed an awful lot despite the release of Windows 7. The IRC chat client still looks very basic, techy and intimidating too. Also, some people feel that the new SeaMonkey has moved too far away from it's original Netscape origins in look, functionality and feel. Finally, there seems there is no basic import function to import passwords from earlier versions of Seamonkey or even Firefox, which is a bit annoying.

SeaMonkey will still probably still only appeal to those that have used it from version 1.0 but there's no doubt that this latest release makes it a much more competitive web suite.

Recent changes

• The domain name is highlighted in the location bar by default now, configurable in Preferences.
  
• The amount of tabs to be restored concurrently can be configured in Preferences now.
  
• News username and password auth dialogs have been combined and show for which server the prompt is now.
  

Review last updated: 18/07/12

Pros

• Based on the same foundations as Firefox, etc.
• Much improved mail features
• Browsing is quicker and more similar to Firefox

Cons

• No way to import passwords and user names from previous versions
• Not many people will need the whole suite
• Some feel it has strayed from it's Netscape roots

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Download Ad-Aware Personal Security 10.4 Free

Download Ad-Aware Personal Security 10.4 Free

Ad-Aware Personal Security is an antivirus that detects and removes any viruses, spyware, adware or trojan. Protect your PC in real time with high efficiency and consume very few resources.

The Personal version of Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ adds extra anti-phishing protection when you're shopping and banking online. You can make any transaction without admitting the risk of data theft and fraud.

What's new in Ad-Aware 10

Ad-Aware has been redesigned to be even easier to use. From the main screen you can control all its protection features: safe navigation, real-time protection, firewall ...

Ad-Aware Personal Security's detailed analysis is completely configurable. There are plenty of options you can enable, meaning that coverage is as personalized as possible. For gamers, Ad-Aware Personal Security has a Game Mode, which mutes notifications and ensures its protection activity doesn't interfere with games.

Ad-Aware has come a long way from a simple ani-spyware app. It's now a fully-fledged antivirus, and if you do a lot of online shopping, Ad-Aware Personal Security is defintely an app to check out.

Pros

• Totally redesigned
• Now a full antivirus
• Specially tweaked for online shoppers and bankers

Cons

• Installation can be slow

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Download Wirecast 4.1.4 Free

Download Wirecast 4.1.4 Free

It's not often that you get a user-friendly broadcasting application that's good enough for professional use but that's exactly what Wirecast offers.

Wirecast is a simple-to-use broadcast environment that's ideal for producing professional webcasts on a relatively cheap budget. Wirecast allows you to use one or two live/recorded video sources and mix them all together as if you were in a TV mixing studio. You can connect external devices to read video, although some users have reported this can be temperamental as some cameras may not be supported.

The latest version of Wirecast has been updated to add some useful new streaming features enabling you to broadcast the widest possible range of footage. Most interestingly, Wirecast now supports streaming for any iPhone so you can set yourself up as a broadcaster on the move.

Wirecast allows you to add sliding transitions between feeds, and video sources can be cropped less than one minute before airing. There are some technical issues to be aware of. Many users have reported on forums that the source material paths and capture devices are remembered with a project, so Wirecast is not very flexible when sources are changed or material is renamed/moved. In addition, only a small number of characters for each shot name are displayed, which makes it difficult to distinguish between dozens of similar shots for pre-recorded material. However, in the case of such problems, users report that feedback from the program's developer has been prompt and helpful.

Wirecast is a user-friendly yet highly professional tool for creating webcasts that are sure to impress.

Recent changes

• Support for Flash streaming through Akamai CDN
  
• Support for iPhone H.264 streaming (Baseline Profile for both RTSP/RTMP) - Wirecast now enables streaming to iPhone through Wowza Streaming Server Pro Advanced.
  
• Support for Adobe (default) user authentication - Use Wirecast to stream to Adobe Flash media server with the default user authentication, which adds a level of security.
  
• Influxis FME WebViewer now supported
  
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• Fixes and enhancements
  
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• Auto-Reconnect for Windows Media and QuickTime Streaming Server
  
• Faster connection with some FMS servers (releaseStream now used)
  
• Better authentication with Limelight
  
• Changed name and branding for Mogulus integration to Livestream
  
• Ustream naming convention issue for channel name is fixed
  
• Opening/closing preferences was causing main window to change size
  
• Slider bars in Wirecast filter panel are now consistently viewable
  
• Issue with hanging when streaming to Limelight now fixed
  
• Issue with serial number when not connected to internet now fixed
  
• Added Baseline/Main Profile popup to QuickTime H.264 encoder setting
  
• Fixed issue when encoding H.264 content at 600x337

Notes

Does not work with low-end Direct3D graphics cards

Review last updated: 21/11/12

Pros

• Easy to use and understand
• Offers professional webcast production
• Allows you to stream from iPhone and Adobe Flash media server

Cons

• May not support all camera or DV types
• Can be inflexible when changing input sources
• Annoying "demonstration" message plays while you test it
• Requires Quicktime already installed

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Download RadioZilla 1.1 Free

Download RadioZilla 1.1 Free

RadioZilla is an internet radio and music streaming application that allows you to record live radio stations.

Back in the days of cassette tapes, it was much easier to record songs played over the radio. Nowadays, it's a bit more difficult but RadioZilla aims to make radio recording simpler for the digital age.

Open up RadioZilla and you'll see a list of music genres on the left side. Each one expands to become more specific. There is no search. Click on a radio station that looks good and RadioZilla will begin streaming. If you hear a song that catches your fancy, you can hit the red recording button or hit the "save" button, which detects when a song ends and will stop recording automatically.

Unfortunately RadioZilla is a big headache to use. Many, if not most, of its radio stations simply do not work. There is no error message other than "cannot connect." Radio stations are also sorted improperly. Stations in the 'Classical' section feature stations that played classic rock and romantic love songs instead of classical music from the romantic era.

Overall, RadioZilla is a great idea with poor execution. With streaming services like Spotify, there's really no need to record a low quality song from a radio feed.

Review last updated: 23/07/12

Pros

• Tons of radio stations to choose from
• Categorized by genre
• Auto detects ending of songs

Cons

• No search
• Many stations don't work at all
• Stations miscategorized

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Download Allmyapps 1.5.0.2 Free

Download Allmyapps 1.5.0.2 Free

Allmyapps is a desktop tool that lets you manage all the apps on your Windows PC.

If you're having trouble keeping track of everything you've installed on your computer, it's probably even more difficult for you to remember when each one needs to be updated. Allmyapps aims to fix that problem.

Once installed, you'll need to register for an Allmyapps account in order to actually do more than simply view the apps on your computer. You can register an account, or choose to sign in via your Facebook, Twitter or Gmail accounts.

Once signed in, Allmyapps will let you know which of the apps need updating of the ones you currently have installed. The update process is simple, just requiring you to agree to any of the terms of service required by the app needing to be updated. Then just sit back and watch the update status bar, as your update progresses to completion.

Allmyapps also offers a search feature, allowing you to search for new Windows apps to download and install.

Apart from a few stability issues where Allmyapps crashed mid-update, this is nifty tool for helping organize and keep the programs you currently have installed on your PC consistently up to date.

Pros

• Save all your apps to the cloud
• Search for and locate new apps
• Update new apps directly from your desktop

Cons

• Occasionally crashes

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Download Allway Sync 12.3.1 Free

Download Allway Sync 12.3.1 Free

Allway Sync is free file and folder synchronization software for Windows.

The program uses innovative synchronization algorithms to synchronize your data between desktop PCs, laptops, USB drives and more. Allway Sync combines bulletproof reliability with an extremely easy-to-use interface.

Recent changes

• Fixed bug in internal protocol of interaction with OffsiteBox.com service
  
• Updated language files
  
• Added the clipboard for filters with "Copy/Paste" operations
  
• Added "Clone job" operation
  
• Improved compatibility with different realizations of WebDAV servers
  
• Improved interaction between Synchronizer and "OffsiteBox.com" online data storage
  
• Added "Exclude" option for "Questionable files" on "Error Handling" page
  
• Fixed some minor bugs
  
• Updated language files

Pros

• Sycnhronises any Windows mobile device
• Very easy and intuitive for beginners

Cons

• Does not support all file types
• Struggles with very large files sometimes

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Download Boomerang for Gmail (for Safari) 1.0 Free

Download Boomerang for Gmail (for Safari) 1.0 Free

Boomerang for Gmail is an extension for Safari.

If you're super busy in your everyday life, trying to remember to send or respond to emails on time might cause an added element of stress to your life. It's entirely unnecessary though, considering helpful extensions like Boomerang for Gmail exist.

Boomerang for Gmail lets you schedule Gmail messages to be sent or responded to at a later point in time. You can also track messages to know whether or not you've heard back from a specific recipient.

Just write a message and schedule it to be sent whenever in the future you'd like, even if you're not online. Boomerang for Gmail is easy to use and integrates quite nicely into Gmail. The only real downside is that the free version only allows you to schedule 10 messages a month. For Gmail users who just need to shoot off a few emails a few times a month, possibly in anticipation of a vacation or some other event that'll keep them away from their computer, Boomerang for Gmail is an easy to use solution.

Boomerang for Gmail is a nicely designed Safari add-on that makes time management a snap for Gmail users.

Pros

• Schedule emails to be sent in advance
• Set up reminders
• Track email responses with ease

Cons

• Free version limits to 10 scheduled emails per month

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