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Adobe AIR 1.5.1

Freeware

The Adobe AIR runtime enables you to have your favourite web applications with you all the time. Since applications built for Adobe AIR run on your desktop computer without a web browser, they provide all the convenience of a desktop application.

Requires: Windows XP or Vista

Advanced SystemCare Free 3.2.0

Freeware

Optimise and tweak your PC, then repair and protect it. This free utility is equipped with all the features needed to maintain a smooth running, error free PC with relative ease. Provides your PC with all it needs from a maintenance perspective.

Requires: Windows 2000, Me, XP, Vista

Apple Safari 4 for Windows Preview

Freeware

Still a preview but now supports many new technologies. Browser your favourite websites in 'cover flow' mode, quickly search through your web history, tabs now function on top of the browser as well as being far faster and shipping with a Windows look-and-feel.

Requires: Windows XP or Vista

Adobe Reader 9.1

Freeware

View and print PDF files from your PC. Documents converted into PDF format preserve all the formatting, colours and graphics of the original document, regardless of the application or platform used to create it. Ideal for commercial printing.

Requires: Windows XP or Vista

Apple iTunes 8.1

Freeware

One of the best audio players on the market. However, its vast music store now gives holders of the video iPod the opportunity to preview and download music videos, TV programmes and now full movies, all at very reasonable prices.

Requires: Windows XP or Vista

Ashampoo Photo Optimizer Free 1.2

Freeware

Point it at the folder containing your images, choose to optimise all or selected photos, and it'll fix them for you. There's nothing else involved, no options to apply, histograms to look at or thumbnails to approve.

Requires: Windows 2000, Me, XP, Vista