Sunday, November 23, 2008

KM Media Player

The most annoying experience while trying to play a video file is to see that your media player has failed to open it.The main reason for this problem is the non availability of Codecs(Coding decoding files) for that particular video format.One way to overcome this problem is to install a good codec pack like Klite kodec pack.But still you may fail with some formats.

KM Player which is currently supported by Pandora TV is the best media player available in the industry today.I can say this with confidence based on my own experiance and the feedbacks from many of my friends to whom I have recommended this cute utility.Surprising fact is that I have not found any format which cannot be played by KM Player till date.It has got a sleek design and a decent look.Many skins are also available to make it more beautiful.Quality of video playback is excellent and it has got loads of useful features as bonus. A portable version of KM Player is also available which you can download here.

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Friday, November 21, 2008

Smart Math Scientific Calculator

Smart Math Scientific Calculator is one of the easiest and most convenient calculator so far created. A wide range of advanced features are available in Smart Math Calculator including precision control that allows results to be computed up to 1000 decimal digits or displayed as exact fractions such as 1/3. More advanced features include the possibility of defining recursive functions with base-case conditions and more.In Smart Math Calculator not only you can have multiple expressions at same time, but you can also assign the result of these expressions to variables and then use the variables in other expressions. You can also create your own functions that receive one or more parameters. If you try this utility, I am sure you will appreciate that this is a must have utility. To view a larger screen shot click here.
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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Greenfish Icon Editor

Greenfish Icon Editor is an easy-to-use, yet professional icon and cursor editor.It is in many ways different from other icon editors and is somewhat like a photo editor.It uses ICO and CUR formats and can store multiple images in any color depth. It supports dynamic color depth. ie. Greenfish Icon Editor will automatically detect the count of colors used, and update the color depth accordingly.You can also create animated cursors and GIF files.Example is shown here.

Greenfish Icon Editor Pro can currently open and save ICO, CUR, ANI, PNG, XPM, BMP, JPEG and GIF formats.
  • The ANI format is used for storing animated cursors.
  • The PNG format is the ideal solution when saving only a single page.
  • The XPM format is mainly used on Linux platforms.
  • The BMP format does not support transparency and is always uncompressed.
  • The JPEG format does not support transparency and has a lossy compression method. It is excellent when saving photos but far not suitable for icons.
  • The GIF format can store at most 256 colors using a lossless compression method, which is not as powerful and modern as the PNG compression, but it can be used for storing animations
  • Use batch conversion if you want to convert several image files to icons, icons to image files, etc. at one time.
To view a screen shot click here

Why I recommend this software.
  1. Easy to use, lightweight, no installation (portable)
  2. Greenfish Icon Editor Pro is not just an icon editor, but it can also be used to create other small images with alpha channel as well.
  3. It can be used for Creating artistic text.
  4. It can create animated icons.
  5. Easy to use interface
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Undelete Plus

It is very common to delete important files by accident in our day to day computing.Restoring of file is possible if the deleted file is there in the recycle bin.But in many cases you may have emptied recycle bin.Some large files will not be stored in the recycle bin,instead they will be deleted permanently.if you delete files in the DOS window it will not go to recycle bin. Undelete Plus is a quick and effective way to restore accidentally deleted files. It can also recover files that have been emptied from the Recycle Bin, permanently deleted files within Windows using the Shift + Delete, and files that have been deleted from within a Command Prompt.It lists all the files, and tells you whether it can likely be restored.Undelete Plus works under Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista operating systems. The program supports all Windows file systems for hard and floppy drives including FAT12/16/32,NTFS/NTFS5 and image recovery from CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMedia and Secure Digital cards.
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Why I recommend this software.
  1. Very fast.
  2. Support to DOS and command line delete.
  3. Even Image recovery from your camera card possible.
  4. No Adware,Spyware etc.

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Monday, November 10, 2008

Zip/UnZip

If you ever used the Internet, you've probably encountered archive files like Zip, Rar, Arj etc.IZArc provides you one of the best way to handle these archived files. It's both powerful and very fast.IZArc includes tight integration with My Computer and Windows Explorer.You can drag and drop to or from Explorer, or zip and unzip without leaving Explorer.You can right click any file or folder and convert it to a Zip file of your choice.
IZArc is capable of handling almost all Zip file types namely-7-ZIP, A, ACE, ARC, ARJ, B64, BH, BZ2, BZA, CAB, CPIO, DEB, ENC, GCA, GZ, GZA, HA, JAR, LHA, LIB, LZH, MBF, MIM, PAK, PK3, RAR, RPM, TAR, TAZ, TBZ, TGZ, TZ, UUE, WAR, XXE, YZ1, Z, ZIP, ZOO and lot more.
You can create zip files of formats like zip, 7z, bza, tar.bz2, cab, jar, lha, tar, tar.g2 and yz1. Out of these I like 7Z as it offers maximum compression ratio but compression ratio may change with type of file compressed. IZArc also features secure encryption in form of .ize files. By using the encryption tool, you can secure any data on your computer with 256 bit encryption.You can run IZArc from command line if you wish.You can download command line version here.
You can see a screen shot by clicking here.

Why I recommend IZArc.
  1. It supports almost all zip file types.
  2. You need not use different programs to handle different file types
  3. Excellent integration with Windows shell and Windows explorer.
  4. Supports drag and drop.
  5. You can creat Zip files in a variety of formats.
  6. Spyware or adware free.
  7. Very fast.
  8. IzArc can integrate with your existing Antivirus program(You will have to configure it)
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Monday, November 3, 2008

Antivirus

Avast! 4 Home edition.
Common belief is that good antivirus programs does not come free.Avast is an exception. You can trust this award winner. Avast features a powerful resident module that is able to detect a virus before it has any chance to infect your computer. File system protection ensures that no virus will be started on the computer.It is always better to use a firewall also as the first line of defence and Comodo firewall is a good choice.
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Malware remover

Malwarebytes
Finding a good malware remover is a tough job as many malware removers are really malwares by itself. Many others may not be effective as expected to newer malicious softwares. Malwarebytes is an award winning versatile utility which can identify and remove malicious software from your computer.It can provide the needed assistance to remove the infection and restore the machine back to optimum performance.View screen shot.
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware monitors every process and stops malicious processes before they even start. The Realtime Protection Module uses advanced heuristic scanning technology which monitors your system to keep it safe and secure. In addition, threats center will help you to keep up to date with the latest malware threats.

Why I recommend Malwarebytes
  1. Support for Windows 2000, XP, and Vista.
  2. Quick scanning.
  3. Database updates released Very frequently.
  4. Quarantine to hold threats and restore them at your convenience.
  5. Works together with other anti-malware utilities.
  6. Easy integration with windows shell(you can right click and scan files)

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Sunday, November 2, 2008

Video Accelerator

SpeedBit Video Accelerator
While downloading videos from Youtube and other such sites it is very annoying to wait for the video to download fully. SpeedBit Video Accelerator significantly reduces buffering problems and video interruptions, making streaming videos play faster and smoother, so that you can spend more time watching videos and less time waiting for them to load.
To know how speedbit accelerates videos click here
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Saturday, November 1, 2008

Access 2007 Runtime

Access 2007 Runtime
You may have noticed difficulty in opening softwares created in Access 2007 file format if you are using Access 2003, XP, 2000 or lower versions.The best solution is to install Access 2007 Runtime in your system.You will be able to use the software created in Access 2007. Run time is a freeware created by Microsoft and it can be distributed freely.
To download Run time click here.