XChat 2.8.9

XChat.org - 976KB (Open Source)

XChat is a popular Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client. It has a choice of a tabbed document interface or tree interface, support for multiple servers and is highly configurable.

XChat is a full-featured IRC client and includes all basic functionalities that are found in most other IRC clients, including CTCP, DCC file transfers and chats.

It supports a plugin system for various languages (including C, C++, Perl, Python, Tcl, Ruby, Lua, CLISP, D, and DMDScript). By writing plugins, the features and functionality of XChat can be extended and customized.

This is a 30-day shareware trial version.




Flash Player 10.1.53.64 RC 7 (Non-IE)

Adobe Systems Inc - 2.45MB (Freeware) - BETA


Adobe Flash Player is the high performance, lightweight, highly expressive client runtime that delivers powerful and consistent user experiences across major operating systems, browsers, mobile phones and devices.
Installed on over 750 million Internet-connected desktops and mobile devices, Flash Player enables organizations and individuals to build and deliver great digital experiences to their end users.

*Immersive experiences with Flash video, content and applications with full-screen mode.
*Low-bandwidth, high-quality video with advanced compression technology.
*High-fidelity text using the advanced text rendering engine.
*Real-time dynamic effects with filters for Blur, DropShadow, Glow, Bevel, Gradient Glow, Gradient Bevel, Displacement Map, Convolution, and Color Matrix.
*Innovative media compositions with 8-bit video alpha channels.
*Blend modes, radial gradient, and stroke enhancements.
*Additional image formats: GIF, Progressive JPEG, and PNG.

Flash Player 10.1.53.55 RC 5 (Non-IE)

Adobe Systems Inc - 2.45MB (Freeware) - BETA


Adobe Flash Player is the high performance, lightweight, highly expressive client runtime that delivers powerful and consistent user experiences across major operating systems, browsers, mobile phones and devices.
Installed on over 750 million Internet-connected desktops and mobile devices, Flash Player enables organizations and individuals to build and deliver great digital experiences to their end users.

*Immersive experiences with Flash video, content and applications with full-screen mode.
*Low-bandwidth, high-quality video with advanced compression technology.
*High-fidelity text using the advanced text rendering engine.
*Real-time dynamic effects with filters for Blur, DropShadow, Glow, Bevel, Gradient Glow, Gradient Bevel, Displacement Map, Convolution, and Color Matrix.
*Innovative media compositions with 8-bit video alpha channels.
*Blend modes, radial gradient, and stroke enhancements.
*Additional image formats: GIF, Progressive JPEG, and PNG.
This download is the standalone installer for Firefox, Opera and other Gecko-based browsers.

Flash Player 10.1.53.38 RC 4 (Non-IE)

Adobe Systems Inc - 2.45MB (Freeware) - BETA


Adobe Flash Player is the high performance, lightweight, highly expressive client runtime that delivers powerful and consistent user experiences across major operating systems, browsers, mobile phones and devices.
Installed on over 750 million Internet-connected desktops and mobile devices, Flash Player enables organizations and individuals to build and deliver great digital experiences to their end users.

Immersive experiences with Flash video, content and applications with full-screen mode.
Low-bandwidth, high-quality video with advanced compression technology.
High-fidelity text using the advanced text rendering engine.
Real-time dynamic effects with filters for Blur, DropShadow, Glow, Bevel, Gradient Glow, Gradient Bevel, Displacement Map, Convolution, and Color Matrix.
Innovative media compositions with 8-bit video alpha channels.
Blend modes, radial gradient, and stroke enhancements.
Additional image formats: GIF, Progressive JPEG, and PNG.
This download is the standalone installer for Firefox, Opera and other Gecko-based browsers.


Picasa 3.6 Build 105.65

Google - 11.81MB (Freeware)


Picasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Every time you open Picasa, it automatically locates all your pictures (even ones you forgot you had) and sorts them into visual albums organized by date with folder names you will recognize. You can drag and drop to arrange your albums and make labels to create new groups. Picasa makes sure your pictures are always organized.

Picasa also makes advanced editing simple by putting one-click fixes and powerful effects at your fingertips. And Picasa makes it a snap to share your pictures, you can email, print photos home, make gift CDs, instantly share your images and albums, and even post pictures on your own blog.

The latest version includes Web Albums (along with other improvements), but requires that you request an account from Google.


AxCrypt 1.7.2126.0

Axantum Software - 1.50MB (Open Source)


AxCrypt is used to share and work with stored documents, and e-mail attachments, in a secure manner.

If your documents reside on a document sharing service, intranet or file server AxCrypt is especially well suited and will usually seamlessly integrate, and make sharing and storing sensitive data as easy as not protecting it.

AxCrypt is great for protecting your documents such as private letters, correspondence, job information, medical information, financial details stored on a local hard disk or network server.

Just right-click any document file and encrypt it with AxCrypt. Viewing and opening for update is just as convenient as before encryption due to AxCrypt's automatic decryption/open/re-encryption function.

If you use a Key-File on a diskette or USB thumb drive, your files will be encrypted to the highest level of protection as long the Key-File is kept secret.

To encrypt a file, right-click it in Windows Explorer, select 'AxCrypt > Encrypt' and enter a pass phrase plus the path to an optional strong key file.


Paint.NET 3.5.5 Beta 2

Rick Brewster - 4.04MB (Freeware) - BETA


Paint.NET is an image and photo manipulation application.

Every feature and user interface element was designed to be immediately intuitive and quickly learnable without assistance. In order to handle multiple images easily, Paint.NET uses a tabbed document interface. The tabs display a live thumbnail of the image instead of a text description. This makes navigation very simple and fast.

Usually only found on expensive or complicated professional software, layers form the basis for a rich image composition experience. You may think of them as a stack of transparency slides that, when viewed together at the same time, form one image.

Many special effects are included for enhancing and perfecting your images. Everything from blurring, sharpening, red-eye removal, distortion, noise, and embossing are included. Also included is our unique 3D Rotate/Zoom effect that makes it very easy to add perspective and tilting.

Adjustments are also included which help you tweak an image's brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, curves, and levels. You can also convert an image to black and white, or sepia-toned.


TightVNC 2.0 Beta 2

TightVNC - 634KB (Open Source) - BETA


TightVNC is a free remote control software package derived from the popular VNC software. With TightVNC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just like you would do it sitting in the front of that computer.

TightVNC can be used to perform remote control and administration tasks in Windows, Unix and mixed network environments. It can be very helpful in distance learning and remote customer support.

TightVNC provides these features which are otherwise absent in standard VNC
*File transfers in versions for Windows.
*Support for video mirror driver (Windows 2000 and above).
*Scaling of the remote desktop (viewer for Windows and Java viewer).
*Efficient "Tight" encoding with optional JPEG compression.
*Enhanced Web browser access.
*Support for two passwords, full-control and read-only.



GPU-Z 0.4.2

techPowerUp - 509KB (Freeware)


GPU-Z is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU.

*Support NVIDIA and ATI cards
*Displays adapter, GPU and display information
*Displays overclock, default clocks and 3D clocks (if available)
*Validation of results
*No installation required
*Support for Windows 2000 / XP / Vista (both 32 and 64 bit versions are supported)


Download: GPU-Z 0.4.2

Paint.NET 3.5.5 Beta 1

Rick Brewster - 4.81MB (Freeware) - BETA


Paint.NET is an image and photo manipulation application.

Every feature and user interface element was designed to be immediately intuitive and quickly learnable without assistance. In order to handle multiple images easily, Paint.NET uses a tabbed document interface. The tabs display a live thumbnail of the image instead of a text description. This makes navigation very simple and fast.

Usually only found on expensive or complicated professional software, layers form the basis for a rich image composition experience. You may think of them as a stack of transparency slides that, when viewed together at the same time, form one image.

Many special effects are included for enhancing and perfecting your images. Everything from blurring, sharpening, red-eye removal, distortion, noise, and embossing are included. Also included is our unique 3D Rotate/Zoom effect that makes it very easy to add perspective and tilting.

Adjustments are also included which help you tweak an image's brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, curves, and levels. You can also convert an image to black and white, or sepia-toned.


Digsby Beta (build 78)

dotSyntax - 18.38MB (Freeware) - BETA


Digsby provides you with IM, email and Social networks in one easy to use application.


*Instant Messaging - Digsby is a multiprotocol IM client that lets you chat with all your friends on AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, and Jabber with one simple to manage buddy list.

*Email Notifications - Digsby is an email notification tool that alerts you of new email and lets you perform actions such as 'Delete' or 'Report Spam' with just one click.

*Social Networking - Digsby is a social networking tool that alerts you of events like new messages and gives you a live Newsfeed of what your friends are up to.

Version 38 onwards is a stub installer that includes numerous toolbars etc., we recommend you do not install these.


Firebird 2.5.0 RC2

Firebird Project - 6.94MB (Open Source) - BETA


Firebird is a relational database offering many ANSI SQL standard features that runs on Linux, Windows, and a variety of Unix platforms. Firebird offers excellent concurrency, high performance, and powerful language support for stored procedures and triggers.


Firebird is a fully featured and powerful RDBMS. It can handle databases from just a few KB to many Gigabytes with good performance and almost free of maintenance!


Below is a list of some of the Firebird's major features:
*Full support of Stored Procedures and Triggers
*Full ACID compliant transactions
*Referential Integrity
*Multi Generational Architecture
*Very small footprint
*Fully featured internal language for Stored Procedures and Triggers (PSQL)
*Support for External Functions (UDFs)
*Little or no need for specialized DBAs
*Almost no configuration needed
*Large user community
*Optional single file embedded version
*Dozens of third party tools
*Careful writes - fast recovery, no need for transaction logs!
*Many ways to access your database
*Native support for all major operating systems
*Incremental Backups
*64bits builds available
*Full cursor implementation in PSQL
*Monitoring tables
*Connection and Transaction Triggers
*Temporary Tables


Google Chrome 5.0.366.2 Beta

Google - 15.87MB (Open Source) - BETA


Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.


One box for everything
Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.

Thumbnails of your top sites
Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.

Incognito mode
Don't want pages you visit to show up in your web history? Choose incognito mode for private browsing.

Safe browsing
Google Chrome warns you if you're about to visit a suspected phishing, malware or otherwise unsafe website.

For information about alpha and developer builds, check out the Chrome dev channel here.


Foxit Reader 3.2.1.0401

Foxit Software - 6.67MB (Freeware)


Foxit Reader is a free PDF document viewer, with incredible small size, breezing-fast launch speed and rich feature set. Its core function is compatible with PDF Standard 1.7.


*Incredibly small: The download size of Foxit Reader is just a fraction of Acrobat Reader 20 M size.
*Breezing-fast: When you run Foxit Reader, it launches instantly without any delay. You are not forced to view an annoying splash window displaying company logo, author names, etc.
*Annotation tool: Have you ever wished to annotate (or comment on) a PDF document when you are reading it? Foxit Reader allows you to draw graphics, highlight text, type text and make notes on a PDF document and then print out or save the annotated document.
*Text converter: You may convert the whole PDF document into a simple text file.
*High security and privacy: Foxit Reader highly respects the security and privacy of users and will never connect to the Internet without users' permission. While other PDF readers often silently connect to the Internet in the background. Foxit PDF Reader does not contain any spyware.


CDBurnerXP 4.3.0.2015

cdburnerxp.se - 4.41MB (Freeware)


CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. It also includes the feature to burn and create ISOs, as well as a multilanguage interface. Everyone, even companies, can use it for free. It does not include adware or similar malicious components.

Key Features include
*burn all kinds of discs
*audio-CDs with or without gaps between tracks
*burn and create ISO files
*data verification after burning process
*create bootable discs
*multi-language interface
*bin/nrg to ISO converter, simple cover printing and much more!
*Operating Systems: Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista/Windows 7


Firefox 3.6.3

Mozilla Organization - 7.97MB (Open Source)


The Web is all about innovation, and Firefox sets the pace with dozens of new features to deliver a faster, more secure and customizable Web browsing experience for all.

User Experience. The enhancements to Firefox provide the best possible browsing experience on the Web. The new Firefox smart location bar, affectionately known as the "Awesome Bar," learns as people use it, adapting to user preferences and offering better fitting matches over time.

Performance. Firefox is built on top of the powerful new Gecko platform, resulting in a safer, easier to use and more personal product.

Security. Firefox raises the bar for security. The new malware and phishing protection helps protect from viruses, worms, trojans and spyware to keep people safe on the Web.

Customization. Everyone uses the Web differently, and Firefox lets users customize their browser with more than 5,000 add-ons.

Download: Firefox 3.6.3

TopStyle 4.0.0.75

TopStyle - 5.56MB (Commercial Demo)


TopStyle contains powerful tools for building standards-compliant web sites.



*Preview CSS while you write it.
*Easily create pleasant color schemes for your site.
*Style Checker validates your CSS syntax against multiple browsers.
*Use Site Reports to see at-a-glance where CSS styles are used in your site.
*Style Upgrade quickly replaces all outdated HTML code with equivalent CSS styling.


Miro 3.0

Participatory Culture Foundation - 29.72MB (Open Source)



Miro is a free HD video player. It can play almost any video file and offers over 6,000 free internet TV shows and video podcasts.

Miro has a simple, gorgeous interface designed for fullscreen HD video. Since Miro downloads most videos, you can take your shows with you, even on an airplane. Quite simply, Miro is a better way to watch all the video you care about.

Unlike your browser, Miro's built for HD. The built-in Miro Guide connects you to thousands of free High Definition video shows. Miro downloads video fast and stores it on your local computer for a level of quality that is often impossible on streaming video websites (even the ones that call themselves 'HD').

Can't open a video? Now you can, with Miro. Miro can play virtually any type of video file - Quicktime, WMV, MPEG, AVI, XVID, and more.

When it comes to video podcasts, Miro goes far beyond iTunes by letting you subscribe to BitTorrent RSS feeds, with one of the fastest torrent downloaders in the world. Miro makes BitTorrent RSS dead simple-- when a new episode is available, it will download automatically and be ready to watch.


Download: Miro 3.0

RealPlayer SP 1.1.3

RealNetworks Inc - 19.88MB (Freeware)


RealPlayer has always enabled you to play RealAudio (*.ra) and RealMedia (*.ram) files.



*Download videos from thousands of Web sites with just one click
*Build your own video library and playlists
*Play all major audio and video formats
*Flash Video support
*DVD, SVCD, VCD burning and video recording

RealPlayer for personal use includes audio CD burning capabilities, DVR-style playback buffering, multimedia search, Internet radio, a jukebox-style file library, an embedded web browser (using Microsoft Internet Explorer), and the ability to transfer media to a number of portable devices, including Apple's iPod, MP3 players, and Windows Media devices.

Vista Codec Package 5.6.5

Shark007 - 21.98MB (Freeware)


All the codecs you need for Vista to play AVIs, DVDs and more!

It does not contain a media player and it doesn't associates filetypes. With this package installed you will be able to use any media player, limited only by the players' capabilities, to play DVD's, movies and video clips of almost any filetype. Streaming video is supported in all popular web browsers. By default you won't need to make any adjustments to enjoy a variety of media content immediately. Users have the ability to choose what is installed using the public redistributable or after an unattended install, you can select to remove specific portions without removing the entire package. Future releases will recognize previous releases and are capable of performing upgrade installations.

The Vista Codec Package is also compatible with all versions of Windows XP.

Picasa 3.6 Build 105.56

Google - 11.83MB (Freeware)


Picasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Every time you open Picasa, it automatically locates all your pictures (even ones you forgot you had) and sorts them into visual albums organized by date with folder names you will recognize. You can drag and drop to arrange your albums and make labels to create new groups. Picasa makes sure your pictures are always organized.

Picasa also makes advanced editing simple by putting one-click fixes and powerful effects at your fingertips. And Picasa makes it a snap to share your pictures, you can email, print photos home, make gift CDs, instantly share your images and albums, and even post pictures on your own blog.

The latest version includes Web Albums (along with other improvements), but requires that you request an account from Google.

AntiVir Personal 10.0.0.561

Avira GmbH - 40.32MB (Non-Commercial Freeware)


Avira AntiVir Personal - FREE Antivirus is a reliable free antivirus solution, that constantly and rapidly scans your computer for malicious programs such as viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, hoaxes, worms, dialers etc. Monitors every action executed by the user or the operating system and reacts promptly when a malicious program is detected.

*Detects and removes more than 150,000 viruses
*Always among the winners of comparison test featured in computer journals
*The resident Virus Guard serves to monitor file movements automatically, e.g. downloading of data from the internet
*Scanning and repair of macro viruses
*Protection against previously unknown macro viruses
*Protection against trojans, worms, backdoors, jokes and other harmful programs
*AntiVir protection against viruses, worms and Trojans
*AntiDialer protection against expensive dialers
*AntiRootkit protection against hidden rootkits
*AntiPhishing protection against phishing
*AntiSpyware protection against spyware and adware
*NetbookSupport for laptops with low resolution
*QuickRemoval eliminates viruses at the push of a button
*Easy operation
*Internet-Update Wizard for easy updating
*Protection against previously unknown boot record viruses and master boot record viruses

DivX Play 8.0

DivX Team - 39.86MB (Freeware)


DivX® 7 for Windows is a free download that provides everything you need to enjoy high-quality digital videos on your computer, including HD H.264 (.mkv) videos with AAC audio and videos created using all previous versions of DivX technology. You can also play your DivX files (.divx, .avi) on millions of DivX Certified® devices today. Look for DivX Plus™ HD Certified devices later this year that will support playback of all DivX and DivX Plus files, as well as .mkv (H.264/AAC) videos from the Internet.

Web Player: DivX Web Player lets you play up to HD-quality DivX® video in your web browser. You can also use DivX Web Player to easily embed DivX videos onto your website or blog.

Community Codec: With the DivX Community Codec, you can watch high-quality DivX® and DivX Plus™ (.mkv) videos using your favorite media player or create DivX files with popular third-party software.

Drag-and-drop DivX HD video creation (15-day trial): Convert your digital videos to the DivX® format for playback on your computer or DivX Certified® devices in one easy step. DivX Converter now supports the new DivX Plus™ HD profile so you can easily convert your HD video to H.264 (.mkv) with AAC audio.

DivX Pro Codec (15-day trial): The codec that revolutionized the video world is at it again.

Download: DivX Play 8.0

Sandra Lite 2010 SP1 (16.36)

SiSoftware - 24.19MB (Non-Commercial Freeware)


SiSoftware Sandra (the System ANalyser, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant) is an information & diagnostic utility. It should provide most of the information (including undocumented) you need to know about your hardware, software and other devices whether hardware or software.

It works along the lines of other Windows utilities, however it tries to go beyond them and show you more of what's really going on. Giving the user the ability to draw comparisons at both a high and low-level. You can get information about the CPU, chipset, video adapter, ports, printers, sound card, memory, network, Windows internals, AGP, PCI, PCI-X, PCIe (PCI Express), database, USB, USB2, 1394/Firewire, and so on.


Maxthon 2.5.12.4534

Maxthon International Ltd - 6.38MB (Freeware)


Maxthon Internet Browser software is a powerful tabbed browser with a highly customizable interface. It is based on the Internet Explorer browser engine (your most likely current web browser) which means that what works in the IE browser will work the same in Maxthon tabbed browser but with many additional efficient features:


The Ultimate Out-of-box Experience
*Easy to use and powerful straight out of the box
*Download now for free, forever!

Maxthon Works the Way You Want It To
*Swap, add, move, remove, and change Maxthon's tool bars, icons, menus, colors, skins, and layouts until it looks the way you would have designed it.
*Don't like menus? Use hot keys, word aliases, toolbars, or mouse gestures - it's all up to you.
*Pick from more than 1,400 plug-ins that make Maxthon the do-all of browsers.
*Remote conferencing, screen capture, electronic passports, and automatic password inlcuded, free.

Security.
*Maxthon is 100% free of viruses, spyware, adware – any kind of malware.
*The built-in Ad Hunter blocks harmful, or just irritating ads, images and pages.
*Filter packs screen out offensive and irritating Web pages.

eMule 0.50a Beta 2

eMule Project - 3.23MB (Open Source) - BETA


eMule is a filesharing client which is based on the eDonkey2000 network but offers more features than the standard client.


*Clients use several networks to create one reliable network. (ED2K, Source Exchange, Kad) Kad is now in an open testphase.
*eMule's Queue and Credit system helps to ensure that everyone will get the file he wants by promoting those that upload back to the network.
*eMule is completely free. eMule is also completely free of any Adware, Spyware, and ect. We do this for fun and knowledge, not for money.
*Each file checked for corruptions while downloading to ensure an error free file.
*The eMules Intelligent Corruption Control helps to speed up the correction of corrupted parts.
*Auto priorities and Source management allows you to start many downloads without having to monitor them.
*The Preview function allows you to look at your Videos and Archives before they are completed. For video previewing, we recommend the Video Lan Client.
*The eMule features webservices and a webserver that allows you to have quick access to and from the internet.
*You can create categories for your download to organize them.
*To find the file you want, eMule offers a wide range of search possibilities which include: Servers (Local, and Global), web based (Jigle, and Filedonkey), and Kad (Still in Alpha).
*eMule also allows you to use very complex Boolean searches that make the searches much more flexible.
*With the messaging and friend system, you can send messages to other Clients and add them as friends. In your friend list, you can always see if a friend is online.
*With the build in IRC client, you can chat with other downloaders and chatters around the globe.


Opera 10.51

Opera Software - 12.39MB (Freeware)



A full-featured Internet browser, Opera includes pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated searches, and advanced functions like Opera's groundbreaking E-mail program, RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat. And because we know that our users have different needs, you can customize the look and content of your Opera browser with a few clicks of the mouse.

*Speed Dial: Your favorite sites are just one click away at all times.
*Search Shortcuts: Faster search – type your queries directly into the address bar.
*Trash Can: Instantly reopen recently closed tabs.
*Speed Dial: Get your favorite Web page with just one click.
*Mouse Gestures: With Opera you can navigate the Web with your mouse.
*Opera Link: Synchronize data of your choice online, or among different computers and devices.
*Quick Find: Opera remembers not only the titles and addresses, but also the actual content of the Web pages you visit.
*Feed Preview: Preview a Feed by clicking on the feed icon, and you will see it in clean and efficient multiple-column layout.
*Quick and customizable Web search: Get quick access to Google, eBay, Amazon and more with the search field in the upper right corner.


Download: Opera 10.51

Google Chrome 5.0.356.2 Beta

Google - 13.53MB (Open Source) - BETA



Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

One box for everything
Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.

Thumbnails of your top sites
Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.

Incognito mode
Don't want pages you visit to show up in your web history? Choose incognito mode for private browsing.

Safe browsing
Google Chrome warns you if you're about to visit a suspected phishing, malware or otherwise unsafe website.

For information about alpha and developer builds, check out the Chrome dev channel here.


a-squared Free 4.5.0.27

Emsi Software - 70.69MB (Freeware)



Security must not be a privilege. Under this motto, Emsi Software provides the Malware scanner a-squared Free completely free of charge for private use. But it is not a very limited version, it is a full tool to clean your computer from Malware. Not only Spywares, as detected by classic Anti-Spyware programs, but also especially Trojans, Backdoors, Worms, Dialers, Keyloggers and a lot of other destructive pests, which makes it dangerous to surf the web.



The advantages to you:
*Frees your PC from Malware
*Quarantine for emergency
*Exceptionally easy to use

a-squared reliably detects:
*Trojans, Backdoors, Keyloggers
*Spyware, Adware, TrackingCookies
*Worms, Bots, Viruses
*Dialers


MySQL 5.1.45

MySQL AB - 39.06MB (Open Source)


MySQL Community Edition is a freely downloadable version of the world's most popular open source database that is supported by an active community of open source developers and enthusiasts.

MySQL delivers enterprise features, including:
*Partitioning to improve performance and management of very large database environments
*Row-based/Hybrid Replication for improved replication security
*Event Scheduler to create and schedule jobs that perform various database tasks
*XPath Support
*Dynamic General/Slow Query Log
*Performance/Load Testing Utility (mysqlslap)
*Improved! Full Text Search (faster, new dev templates)
*Improved! Archive engine (better compression, more features)
*Improved! User session and problem SQL identification
*Improved! MySQL embedded library (libmysqld)
*Additional INFORMATION_SCHEMA objects
*Faster data import operations (parallel file load)
*ACID Transactions to build reliable and secure business critical applications
*Stored Procedures to improve developer productivity
*Triggers to enforce complex business rules at the database level
*Views to ensure sensitive information is not compromised
*Information Schema to provide easy access to metadata
*Pluggable Storage Engine Architecture for maximum flexibility
*Archive Storage Engine for historical and audit data


Download: MySQL 5.1.45

uTorrent 2.0 Build 18620

Ludvig Strigeus - 312KB (Freeware)


µTorrent is a small and incredibly popular BitTorrent client.



Micro-Sized Yet Feature Filled
Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in µTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading and Mainline DHT (compatible with BitComet). Additionally, µTorrent supports the Protocol Encryption joint specification (compatible with Azureus 2.4.0.0 and above, BitComet 0.63 and above) and peer exchange.

Resource-Friendly
µTorrent was written with efficiency in mind. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not hog valuable system resources - typically using less than 6MB of memory, allowing you to use the computer as if it weren't there at all. Additionally, the program itself is contained within a single executable less than 220 KB in size.

Skinnable and Localized
Various icon, toolbar graphic and status icon replacements are available, and creating your own is very simple. µTorrent also has support for localization, and with a language file present, will automatically switch to your system language. If your language isn't available, you can easily add your own, or edit other existing translations to improve them!

Actively Developed and Improved
The developer puts in a lot of time working on features and making things more user-friendly. Releases only come out when they're ready, with no schedule pressures, so the few bugs that appear are quickly addressed and fixed.

Silverlight 4.0.50303 RC

Microsoft Corporation - 8.14MB (Freeware) - BETA


Microsoft Silverlight is a programmable web browser plugin that enables features such as animation, vector graphics and audio-video playback so you can experience rich Internet applications.

Silverlight offers a flexible programming model that supports AJAX, VB, C#, Python, and Ruby, and integrates with existing Web applications.

It supports fast, cost-effective delivery of high-quality video to all major browsers running on the Mac OS or Windows.


7-Zip 9.11 Beta

7-Zip.org - 1.01MB (Open Source) - BETA


7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio.


The main features of 7-Zip are:
*High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
*Supported packing / unpacking formats: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
*Supported formats for unpacking only: ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, DEB, DMG, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MSI, NSIS, RAR, RPM, UDF, WIM, XAR and Z.
*Compression ratio for ZIP and GZIP formats: 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
*Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
*Self-extracting capability for 7z format
*Integration with Windows Shell
*Powerful File Manager
*Powerful command line version
*Plugin for FAR Manager
*Localizations for 74 languages


Download: 7-Zip 9.11 Beta

AIM 7.2.6.1

America Online Inc - 7.03MB (Freeware)


The AIM® service is all about helping you keep in touch with your buddies. Whether you're sending IMs, sharing photos or doing a voice chat we want to make it better.

Features include:

*Sleek new design: New buttons, new layout, new color, new brand! Tell us what you think of our shiny gold look and the new layout.
*Profiles, profiles, profiles: Connect with your buddies like never before. Customize your profile, get updates from other social networks, and more. Now, you'll never miss an update on AIM.
*Status messages in the IM.
*:) Emoticons: You asked, we answered.
*AIM Blast: IM your friends, coworkers, or customers all at once, and all from the convenience of your Buddy List.
*More goodies: Sign in as invisible, Ctrl + F to search your Buddy List, Search the web from the IM window.

Download: AIM 7.2.6.1

SmartFTP 4.0.1085.0

SmartFTP - 12.89MB (Commercial Trial)


SmartFTP is an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client which allows you to transfer files between your local computer and a server on the Internet. With its many basic and advanced features SmartFTP also offers secure, reliable and efficient transfers that make it a powerful tool.

SmartFTP can be used for:
Web site publishing and maintenance
Upload and download of images, documents, movie and music files
Share your files with your friends and coworkers
Backups of local or remote files

SmartFTP offers these features:
Quickly rename multiple files.
Search your hard drive in the Local Browser (Windows Vista and higher)

Google Chrome 5.0.342.3 Beta

Google - 12.67MB (Open Source) - BETA


Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.


One box for everything
Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.

Thumbnails of your top sites
Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.

Incognito mode
Don't want pages you visit to show up in your web history? Choose incognito mode for private browsing.

Safe browsing
Google Chrome warns you if you're about to visit a suspected phishing, malware or otherwise unsafe website.

For information about alpha and developer builds, check out the Chrome dev channel here.

eMule 0.50a Beta 1

eMule Project - 3.23MB (Open Source) - BETA


eMule is a filesharing client which is based on the eDonkey2000 network but offers more features than the standard client.


*Clients use several networks to create one reliable network. (ED2K, Source Exchange, Kad) Kad is now in an open testphase.
*eMule's Queue and Credit system helps to ensure that everyone will get the file he wants by promoting those that upload back to the network.
eMule is completely free. eMule is also completely free of any Adware, Spyware, and ect. We do this for fun and knowledge, not for money.
*Each file checked for corruptions while downloading to ensure an error free file.
*The eMules Intelligent Corruption Control helps to speed up the correction of corrupted parts.
*Auto priorities and Source management allows you to start many downloads without having to monitor them.
*The Preview function allows you to look at your Videos and Archives before they are completed. For video previewing, we recommend the Video Lan Client.
*The eMule features webservices and a webserver that allows you to have quick access to and from the internet.
*You can create categories for your download to organize them.
*To find the file you want, eMule offers a wide range of search possibilities which include: Servers (Local, and Global), web based (Jigle, and Filedonkey), and Kad (Still in Alpha).
*eMule also allows you to use very complex Boolean searches that make the searches much more flexible.
*With the messaging and friend system, you can send messages to other Clients and add them as friends. In your friend list, you can always see if a friend is online.
*With the build in IRC client, you can chat with other downloaders and chatters around the globe.


Safari 4.0.5

Apple Inc - 30.18MB (Freeware)


At one time, web browsers simply got you to the Internet. But from the day it was released, Safari set the bar higher for web browsers. It introduced sophisticated design elements that made browsing a joy. Easy to use, Safari stayed out of your way and let you effortlessly navigate from site to site.

More browsing space: Safari is designed to emphasize the browsing, not the browser. The browser frame is a single pixel wide. You see a scroll bar only when needed. By default, there's no status bar. Instead, a progress indicator turns as your page loads. You'll find tabs at the very top of the browser, opening an even wider window for viewing websites. A great browser, Safari lets you simply enjoy the web.

Find the sites you need: Looking for a site you visited in the past but can't quite remember? Use Full History Search to quickly find sites using even the sketchiest search terms. And when you click a web page in Cover Flow, it's because you've already recognized it as the site you were looking for. No more guessing. Innovative features like these show you how good browsing can be.

Satisfy your need for speed: The world's fastest browser, Safari has speed to burn. Why should you wait for pages to load? You want to see those search results, get the latest news, check current stock prices, right now.

Downlod: Safari 4.0.5

Thunderbird 3.1 Beta 1

Mozilla Organization - 8.59MB (Open Source) - BETA


Thunderbird is a great email client from the same people who brought you the Firefox browser.

Thunderbird gives you IMAP/POP support, a built-in RSS reader, support for HTML mail, powerful quick search, saved search folders, advanced message filtering, message grouping, labels, return receipts, smart address book LDAP address completion, import tools, and the ability to manage multiple e-mail and newsgroup accounts.

*Tabbed email
*An Archive feature similar to the one in GMail
*Lightning fast search
*Smart folders

Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.1.3.100

Auslogics Software Pty Ltd - 2.23MB (Freeware)


Auslogics Disk Defrag is a compact and fast defragmentation tool that supports both FAT 16/32, and NTFS file systems. It’s supplied with advanced disk optimization techniques, which will remedy your system sluggishness and crashes caused by disk fragmentation.

Disk fragmentation leads to system slowdowns, PC crashes, slow startups and shutdowns. Auslogics Disk Defrag is designed for fast defragmentation of modern hard disks.

Features:
*Defrag and optimize
*Free space consolidation
*System files smart placement
*Keeping the MFT reserved zone clear
*Single file or folder defragmentation
*List of fragmented files
*Auto-defrag mode
*Scheduled defragmentation
*Customizing disk defrag
*Multiple languages

Foxit Reader 3.2.0.0303

Foxit Software - 6.60MB (Freeware)


Foxit Reader is a free PDF document viewer, with incredible small size, breezing-fast launch speed and rich feature set. Its core function is compatible with PDF Standard 1.7.


*Incredibly small: The download size of Foxit Reader is just a fraction of Acrobat Reader 20 M size.
*Breezing-fast: When you run Foxit Reader, it launches instantly without any delay. You are not forced to view an annoying splash window displaying company logo, author names, etc.
*Annotation tool: Have you ever wished to annotate (or comment on) a PDF document when you are reading it? Foxit Reader allows you to draw graphics, highlight text, type text and make notes on a PDF document and then print out or save the annotated document.
*Text converter: You may convert the whole PDF document into a simple text file.
*High security and privacy: Foxit Reader highly respects the security and privacy of users and will never connect to the Internet without users' permission. While other PDF readers often silently connect to the Internet in the background. Foxit PDF Reader does not contain any spyware.


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