Acrobat Reader 5.1

Requirements: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP; Netscape Navigator 3.x or Internet Explorer 3.x
Limitations: None
Contact: Adobe Systems www.adobe.com

The Adobe Acrobat Reader allows you to view, navigate, browse, and print portable document format (PDF) files that have been created by Adobe Acrobat.

This latest version includes a host of new features, such as the ability to save copies of files downloaded in Web browsers; drag-and-drop toolbar icons, dynamic thumbnail generation, and other usability improvements: access to Web-hosted applications and online services; support for Adobe Illustrator 9.0 graphics containing transparency; compatibility with previous versions of Acrobat Reader; better display of text on LCD screens using Adobe CoolType technology; and more.

Install - run the program from its current location

Requirements: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Limitations: None
Contact: Shavlik Technologies

HFNetChk.exe v3.86 is the latest version of Microsoft's well-known free command line tool from Shavlik Technologies. This tool allows you to scan your network for missing security patches. You can also use HFNetChk to assess patch status for the Windows NT 4.0; Windows NT Terminal Server; Windows 2000; Windows XP operating systems; as well as hotfixes and service packs for IIS 4.0; IIS 5.0; SQL Server 7.0; SQL Server 2000 (including MSDE); Exchange Server 5.5; Exchange Server 2000; Windows Media Player; Front Page Server Extensions; Microsoft Java Virtual Machine; Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC); and Internet Explorer 5.01 or later.

Install - run the program from its current location

Requirements: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Limitations: None
Contact: SOW www.sowsoft.com

Google Monitor is a simple application that allows you to find and track the ranking of your Web site or any given URL in Google search results. It offers two modes of operation: you can enter a URL and a keyword to find the top results and where your site ranks among them, or select a URL and find its ranking for several keywords at once. You may store statistics for all URLs and keywords, and keep notes to further track search trends and the performance of your Website. This new version now supports the use of keywords with non-english symbols; the exporting of results to Windows Clipboard; the exporting of results to Excel files; and the ability to delete URLs with the DEL key.

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Requirements: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Limitations: None
Contact: Simple Systems www.gotsimple.com

Annoyed by unwanted Messenger pop-up ads? Message Stopper stops them cold. Message Stopper is guaranteed to stop all Messenger pop-ups no matter who sends them. Messenger Blocker runs at start-up so you're always protected against unwanted ads. Messenger Spam is the fastest growing type of unsolicited advertising on the Web today. It has been recorded as growing as quickly as 1000% a month. If you haven't received a pop-up message through Messenger, you will soon. ISPs and governments are powerless to stop it. Laws do not exist to govern these types of messages. Even If you trace down the sender of these pop ups, there is no legal way to stop them. Until now.

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Requirements: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Limitations: None
Contact: Zybez www.zybez.com

The most complete Runescape toolkit with calculators, skill guides, quest help, live chat, and latest news directly from Zybez.com. Runescape Toolkit comes with an auto-updater that will make sure you are running the latest version automatically. There are countless other features available such as 'always on top', Profiles (for more than one user), links to valuable sites, maps, and even a personal notepad so you can keep important events, such as arranged trades and parties in a safe and easy.

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Requirements: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP; SQL 7/2000 database with ODBC connection
Limitations: None
Contact: DCM Web www.dcmweb.co.uk

Admin Creator can work with almost any SQL 7/2000 database to generate a set of ASP pages to form an administration system for that database. Admin Creator can handle foreign keys, many-to-many relationships, parent/child displays and much more.

Install - run the program from its current location

Requirements: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Limitations: None
Contact: Aladdin Systems  www.aladdinsys.com

This compression utility will decompress just about any file (including SIT, Compact Pro, BinHex, and RAR) on the Internet or attached to email.

Smart expansion of Palm files allows for the automatic transfer of files at sychronisation, and automatic updating features help to keep your copy of StuffIt Expander up-to-date.

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Requirements: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP; DirectX 7.0
Limitations: None
Contact: DivXNetworks, Inc. www.divx.com

Formerly known as DivX Player and DivX Codec, this major update to the popular video software contains everything you need to create and watch videos in the popular DivX video format.

DivX 5.0 includes many new features, such as enhanced video quality, more effective compression capabilities, and full support for the MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile decoding method. Version 5.0 is also optimised for AMD Athlon and Athlon XP processors and supports the new MPEG-4-based DivX file format. DivX Video Bundle also includes the new DivX Player 2.0 alpha, which supports the MPEG-4 format and offers a skinnable interface system.

Version 5.0.2 is a bug fix release that addresses issues discovered in DivX 5.0.1.

Install - run the program from its current location

Requirements: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
Limitations: Watermark on images
Contact: Hyperionics www.hyperionics.com

HyperSnap-DX Pro is a screen-capture tool that not only captures standard desktop programs, but also DirectX, 3dfx Glide games, and video or DVD screens.

The program can save and read pictures in more than 20 graphical formats, including BMP, GIF, JPEG, TIFF, and PCX. Hot keys or the automatic timer can be used to grab an image from the screen. Additional features include the ability to display the cursor in captured images, cropping tools, palette and resolution settings, and the option to acquire from a TWAIN device (scanners and digital cameras). In version 4.52, the text toolbox has an extra colour button to select font colours that are not present in the standard Windows font dialog.

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Requirements: Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP
Limitations: 40-day trial
Contact: RarLab  www.rarlab.com

WinRAR is the 32-bit Windows version of the RAR Archiver, a powerful archiver and archive manager. RAR files can usually compress content 8 to 15 per cent more than ZIP or ARJ files. WinRAR's main features include strong general and multimedia compression, the ability to process non-RAR archive formats, long filename support, programmable self-extracting archives (SFX), damaged archive repair, authenticity verification, embedded file comments and encryption. Unicode is supported in archive file names, allowing non-English file names to be handled painlessly.

Install - run the program from its current location

Requirements: Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP; DirectX 7; sound card
Limitations: Shareware
Contact: WinZip Computing www.winzip.com

WinZip is a straightforward, fast and easy-to-use zipping and unzipping utility that includes built-in support for popular Internet file formats such as TAR, ZIP, UUencode, XXencode, BinHex, MIME, and Unix-compressed files. Older ARC, ARJ, and LZH files are supported via external programs.

Install - run the program from its current location

Requirements: Windows 95/98/ME
Limitations: None
Contact: Stefan Berglind hem.spray.se/doxx

HZ Tool is a freeware tool for Windows 95/98 that lets you set the refresh rate for all resolutions, including the ones that Windows normally won't let you use. You can also change resolution and bit-depth.

Install - run the program from its current location

Requirements: Windows 2000/XP
Limitations: Trial
Contact: Intellipool AB www.intellipool.com

Sentry is an easy-to-use, browser-based network monitor that can help you to keep an eye on a variety of different protocols and services on LAN or Internet machines. It runs under Windows 2000 and Windows XP as a service and consumes minimal system resources. The interface is Web-based and all you need is a device with a Web browser to control Sentry.

Sentry is structured into actions, objects and agents as well as configurable operators and groups. Monitoring agents include RDP 5.0 (Windows Terminal Server), ICA (Citrix Metaframe 1.7-1.8), ODBC, LDAP, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, DNS, TFTP, IMAP4 TCP port scan (firewall test), SSH2, ping, syslog, eventlog, CPU load, swap file usage, disk space and many others. The program is able to log errors and informative messages to XML file, syslog, Windows eventlog or an ODBC database. Notification options include SMS, NotePage, PageGate and, of course, email.

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Requirements: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Limitations: 30-day trial
Contact: ACD Systems www.acdsystems.com

The ACDSee PowerPack digital camera software kit combines ACDSee, ACD FotoCanvas and ACD FotoAngelo. Get, view, organise, print, enhance and share your digital photos quickly using ACDSee. Fix and beautify your images with ACD FotoCanvas and make multimedia slide shows you can share with anyone using ACD FotoAngelo.

ACD FotoCanvas 2.0 photo editing software lets you correct and enhance your digital photos quickly. Enjoy tools such as red-eye reduction, free-angle rotate, crop and sharpen in this easy-to-learn photo editor. Or add artistic flare with tools such as clone area, airbrush and magic wand and blending modes such as luminosity. Enjoy over 40 special effects filters including bulge and shrink, ripple, swirl, wind and sepia.

ACD FotoAngelo 2.0 slideshow software and screen saver creator lets you add sound, text and transition effects. Simple tools such as the image ordering drag-and-drop storyboard area make creating shows with this multimedia builder quick and easy. When you're done, you can save your project as a stand alone program that you can send to anyone by email.

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Requirements: DOS, Windows 3.x/95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Limitations: None
Contact: Vanadac dban.sourceforge.net

Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) is a self-contained boot floppy that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.

Install - run the program from its current location

Requirements: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Limitations: None
Contact: Leszek Skorczynski freeware.prv.pl

Directory Lister lets you list files in selected directories (hard disks, diskettes, CD-ROMs) into text or HTML file. It has a large number of options and automated listings are available (for FTP owners). Directory Lister lets you list all the files you have in selected directories on your hard disk, CD-ROM, floppy and other media devices you want into text or HTML files. It is a freeware program, so it is free to distribute.

You can: choose which items you want to list ù subdirs, size, date, time, attributes, directory names, directory size, full path, CRC32 value; choose the width of these fields; choose which directories you want to include; choose if you want a text file or HTML file; choose sort options; choose mask for filenames; generate listing for each processed directory; load and save your settings; and list files from command line (for FTP owners).

Install - run the program from its current location

Requirements: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Limitations: None
Contact: PalickSoft www.siguardian.com

HDD Temperature is a disk utility that checks and monitors the temperature of hard drives to help prevent data loss. Using S.M.A.R.T. technology included in all modern hard disks, this program analyzes and show its current temperature. You can set-up the maximum value for drive temperature and in case of over-heating HDD Temperature can display a warning message.

Install - run the program from its current location

Requirements: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Limitations: None
Contact: JMK Software www.korbeeck.nl

Post-it Notes is an easy-to-use program to manage your ideas and thoughts. In other words it is the perfect replacement of the classic yellow note on your desktop ù you can add text messages to your working space. With Post-it Notes, you will never forget the most important meetings, ideas and thoughts. It is possible to insert, delete, print and undock your message. You can store a title, message, date, time and URL in each note. Other features available are: browsing through your messages, mailing a message, setting an alarm for every message, sorting your messages and more.

Install - run the program from its current location

Requirements: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Limitations: None
Contact: Moon Software www.moonsoftware.com

Password Agent is a password manager program that allows you to store all your passwords, secret notes and data snippets in a single, easy to navigate and secure database. Too many passwords to remember? Pieces of paper that you once used to write down your important account information are lost? Want to find a required password quickly? Password Agent keeps track all of your different passwords ù no problems, no worries. It also stops strangers from accessing your private information.

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