Media Monkey Standard 2.1

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.mediamonkey.com

Media Monkey is an all-in-one tool for categorising your music files by genre, artist, year, etc. You can also edit ID tags, rename songs and create playlists easily. Music file formats supported include mp3, OGG and WMA.

Natural Voice Text to Speech Reader Standard 3.5

Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements: 500MHz processor, 64MB RAM, 200MB hard disk space
Web: http://www.naturalreaders.com

Convert any text into voice audio format and listen to them using your music player or even write them on CD.

UnderCoverXP 1.06

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://jump.to/undercoverxp

UnderCoverXP is a small program that allows you to easily print CD covers using your favourite image files. It supports JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP formats and can automatically scale front covers, back covers, front + inside, inlays, DVD boxes - even Playstation covers to the correct sizes.

GoSing! 2.70a

Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.gosing.com

GoSing! is a free computer karaoke player that is fully compatible with KAR, MID and MK1 karaoke files (all of which can be found on the Net).

SpywareBlaster 2.6.1

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Donationware
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.javacoolsoftware.com

SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for so-called spyware, but prevents it from being installed in the first place. It helps stop known spyware from being installed into your machine without your knowledge.

MRU-Blaster 1.5

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Donationware
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.javacoolsoftware.com

MRU-Blaster is a privacy-cleaning tool that scans your computer for MRU entries, cookies and Internet cache files and offers to remove them.

SpywareGuard 2.2

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Donationware
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.javacoolsoftware.com

Spywareguard is another tool and it provides real-time protection against spyware. It can catch and block spyware before it is executed with signature-based scanning for known spyware and heuristic/generic detection capabilities to catch new mutated spyware.

McAfee AVERT Stinger 1.9.7

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger

Stinger is a stand-alone tool used to detect and remove specific viruses. It is not a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to help you remove some of the nastiest viruses and worms around. This version recognises over 30 worms, viruses and Trojans. Note: you need to download this file to your hard drive before running it.

Pop This! 4.0

 

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.mathies.com/popthis

Pop This! is a small anti-pop-up software product that works directly from within Internet Explorer, preventing pop-ups before they are displayed and loaded.

AntiVir Personal Edition

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://freeav.com

Another free anti-virus that boasts real-time scanning, scanning and repair, protection against boot record viruses, ease of use, and of course the most important - free updates. It currently has a database of 70,000 viruses. Note: before a new installation you should uninstall your old AntiVir Personal Edition!

Sygate Personal Firewall 5

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm

Sygate has delivered an effective and easy-to-use personal firewall solution to protect you from hackers, Trojans, DoS attacks and more. The software allows you to simply grant Internet access to programs that request it and everything else is locked down; this is also an effective barrier to Spyware and other programs that may try to phone home without your knowledge. There's an easy-to-follow graphic representation of current traffic and applications with access permissions, and an online security test to make doubly sure you are safe.

WinPatrol 6.5

Operating system: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.winpatrol.com

Winpatrol's cheery mascot, Scotty the Windows Watch Dog, can sniff out worms, adware, spyware, cookies and Trojan horses and is particularly effective in foiling those annoying BHOs (Browser Help Objects) such as the insidious toolbars and other annoying programs that can install themselves unnoticed. It will also help you identify and control what programs are running on your system and alert you if anything new tries to install itself.

AV Voice Changer Software 3.0.95

Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Shareware (14-day trial). Some features diabled.
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.audio4fun.com

AV Voice Changer allows you to instantly disguise yourself by changing your voice while you chat online, for security or just for fun. Voice is changed directly from microphone input so it is compatible with many chat programs including ICQ, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Messenger, Paltalk, and more.

Huminity

Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.huminity.com

Huminity is a free program that combines a new concept in online social networking and chat.

Starter 5.6.1.38

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://members.lycos.co.uk/codestuff

Starter is a startup manager that allows you to view and manage all the programs that are starting automatically whenever Windows boots.

Windows Uptime 1.6

Operating system: Windows 98/Me/NT4/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.rundegren.com/software/windowsuptime

Windows Uptime is a small free program that displays how long in days, hours, minutes and seconds that your system has been up, both local and remote computers. It also displays the exact time of boot and idle time.

Folder Lock 4.295

Operating system: Windows 98/Me/NT4/2000/XP
Licence: Shareware - 15 Use trial
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.newsoftwares.net

Folder Lock lets you password- protect your folders and files from unwanted viewing by family, friends, co-workers and other unauthorised users.

Post-it® Software Notes 3.0 Lite

Operating system: Windows 2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.3m.com/market/office/postit/com_prod/psnotes

If your monitor is covered with yellow pieces of sticky paper, then you can most probably use this. This free Lite version will give you a taste of a digital post-it reminders.

CDBurnerXP Pro 2.1.7

Operating system: Windows 2000/XP
Licence: Donationware
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.cdburnerxp.se/

This is a free CD/DVD-Writer program. You can use it to write data and audio on CD-R, CD-RW DVD+R/RW discs. It currently supports WAV and WMA files for audio and supports Burn-Proof technology, multi-session disks, import of ISO images and more. Note: you must uninstall any previous versions first.

X-Fonter 4.1

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://users.pandora.be/eclypse

Here's a handy way to preview and browse through all the fonts installed on your system to find that certain look or feel. It works with all type of fonts including TrueType, OpenType, PostScript, raster or vector, and upon installation and startup will detect all these different font types installed on your system. You can also try out your fonts with different styles, colours and effects, then create and save 3D graphics as JPEGs or GIFs, for use in presentation programs or Web pages.

WordWeb 2.2

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://wordweb.info/free/

This helpful thesaurus/dictionary can work on its own or be accessed from any program or Web page using a hot key combination. As well as finding definitions and synonyms, it can find sets of related words from within a 120,000-word database. WordWeb runs as an icon in the system tray and can access online definitions for cross-referencing. It also remembers the words you have searched for via a drop-down menu in the simple, no-hassle interface.

Fresh Download 6.60

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.freshdevices.com

Fresh Download is a free download manager that turbo charges downloading files from the Internet. You can pause and resume downloads so you don't waste time and money on expensive Internet connection charges, and it integrates with the major browsers such as Internet Explorer. It is 100% free; no charges, no banners in the software, no spyware.

Installation note: you will need to register for a registration code to unlock the software at http://www.freshdevices.com/download.html. You do not need to download the software however, as it's on this CD.

 

Encrypted FTP 3..2.1

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Free for non-commercial use
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.eftp.org

Encrypted FTP, when used both as client and on the server, will make your connection encrypted and therefore secure - perfect if you transfer sensitive data across the Net all the time. It uses a combination of key encryptions to allow fast and secure transfers over the Internet.

Google Deskbar

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://toolbar.google.com/deskbar/index.html

Google Deskbar enables you to search with Google from any application without lifting your fingers from the keyboard.

MSN Toolbar Beta

 

 

Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://toolbar.msn.com

Everyone seems to be getting into having search bars nowadays. Here is a new one from Microsoft as an add-on for Internet Explorer 5.01 or later. It uses MSN as your search engine but has other easy-to-access buttons to launch other Microsoft products such as MSN Messenger, Hotmail and the MSN Web site. It does have one feature not common to others - a pop-up blocker. This software is currently in the beta stage, which means it is still being tested for bugs. Please use with caution.

Mozilla Firefox 0.8

Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/NT4/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.mozilla.org

Mozilla Firefox is a preview of a next-generation browsing technology from mozilla.org. Includes tabbed browsing, pop-up blocking, page themes, etc. It is light and fast. This software is currently in the beta stage, which means it is still being tested for bugs. Please use with caution.

Advanced Effect Maker (Freeware Edition) 1.0

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Licence: Freeware with some purchase reminders
Minimum system requirements: Java 1.4 Runtime Environment is required in order to run this software. Windows users can download it from: http://www.java.com/ (Click on "Get Java Software").
Web: http://www.effectmaker.com

Advanced Effect Maker enables you to create Flash and JavaScript effects like slide shows, message applets, scrollers, games, site navigation menus and more without the need for any programming. This free edition comes with 40 effects. Note: Java 1.4 Runtime Environment is R in order to run this software. Windows users can download it from: http://www.java.com/ (Click on "Get Java Software")

HTML Calendar Maker Pro 3.8.6

Operating system: Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Shareware - Trial
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.htmlcalendar.com

HTML Calendar Maker allows you to create HTML or Web page calendars as easy as 1-2-3. All you have to do is fill up all calendar entries in each of the days, choose font, colour, layout and design of your calendar (there are plenty to choose from) and your calendar will be generated for you automatically.

AlbumCreator Pro 3.0

Operating system: Windows 98/Me/NT4/2000/XP
Licence: Shareware. The trial version does not allow you to add more than 12 photos to your album and will add watermark over thumbnails, but it has no time limit on usage.
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://albumcreator.firmtools.com

AlbumCreator is a great little automation tool for creating impressive online albums easily.

IconCool Editor 4.0

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Shareware - Trial
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.iconcool.com

IconCool Editor is a set of tools for creating and editing icons. You can create or edit icons for Windows XP in 32-bit colour depth with an alpha channel for those fancy looking semi-transparent XP icons. It also comes with image filters, gradient tools and 3D effects. It supports a huge range of image formats and even has a tool for building or modifying animated icons.

VectorEngineer Quick-tools 1.0

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.vectorengineer.com

VectorEngineer is a freeware CAD system capable of producing complex technical drawings and 3D renderings. Ideal for the hobbyist wishing to create plans, layouts, and technical designs, it's fully mouse driven with a point-and-click user interface. Admittedly it may help if you have a background in technical drawing and know the terminology, (verticles, B-Spline, Bezier Curves) but it's fairly easy to use, with help files and sample drawings included.

Mars Spirit Rover 3D Simulator 3.9.2

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.brainblock.com/nasa.asp

Join in the Mars madness with this simple simulator that lets you drive around on the surface of Mars, just like the current Rover missions to the red planet. The 3D-rendered landscape has all the features of the real Martian landscape including rocks, hills and craters, and a Martian sunset. Best viewed on a faster machine (PIII+) with a dedicated 3D graphics card.

Pokemon Simulator 4.2

Operating system: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Licence: Free
Minimum system requirements:
Web: http://www.zoopsie-media.com

For all you Pokemon fans out there, here's a complete Pokemon battle simulator. Featuring no less than all 386 currently existing Pokemon, you can battle individual Pokemon and trainers as well as participating in tournaments. It features a handy built-in Pokedex and allows you to battle to gain points and money to buy items such as Pokeballs, and features the ability to evolve Pokemon and battle with well-known characters from the TV series.