Top 10 Freeware - May 2005

Top 10 Freeware
(May 2005)

Programs listed alphabetically

1by1
Version 1.49, release date: May 26, 2005
Tired of creating and updating playlists? 1by1 is a small, fast and handy player which is not only small: It provides powerful tools to handle your file collection and listen to your tracks.
Directory Player (needs no playlists) · Extensive file navigation · Full resume play (remembers last track and position) · ACM (mp3) and mpglib (mp3/mp2) support · Winamp input plugin support · Audio dynamics and stereo enhancer · Gapless/track mixing · Directory finder (plays whole drives) · Cue sheet support · Playlist support · Favorites
Windows 9x, NT, 2K, XP
Screenshot | Download (85 kB)

7-Zip
Version 4.20, release date: May 30, 2005
7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio. The program supports 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB formats. Compression ratio in the new 7z format is 30-50% better than ratio in ZIP format. It also compresses to ZIP 2-10% better than PKZip and WinZip.
(Win 98/ME/NT/2k/XP)
Screenshot | Download (1038 kB)

A43
Version 2.44, release date: May 13, 2005
A43 is a freeware file management utility for Windows 2000/XP.
- Integrated text editor with unlimited size. Dynamic highlighting for the web.
- Integrated zip/unzip features. Simply drag-n-drop files or click a button. You can also turn your zip archives into self-extracting archives the same way.
- Integrated file search to quickly locate and jump to those lost files.
- Integrated quick launch area for fast access to the programs you use the most.
- Favorite buttons to quickly open those often used folders.
- Dual-pane view for those that demand speed in file management.
- Requires no installation, no data is written to the system registry. A43's configuration information is saved in a local .ini file.
Keep it on your pen/jump drive and take it where ever you go.
Screenshot | Download (773 kB)

Cathy
Version 2.22, release date: May 18, 2005
An extremly small, very fast and easy to use media cataloging tool. You can use it to index files stored on removable media (CD-ROMs, LS120, Iomega Zip and Jaz disks, or even diskettes), hard disks or net drives, and create searchable catalogs that can be used without having access to original media. Searching capabilities are based on file name, date and size. Additional features include filtering options, search duplicates or singles, customizable date format, etc. Found files can be opened (executed) or deleted directly, if they are present. Drag&drop support. Directory trees, MP3 album/song lists can be printed, disk space usage can be investigated. Single file executable, no install needed.
Download (45 kB)

EVEREST Home Edition
Version 2.01, release date: May 30, 2005
EVEREST Home Edition is a freeware hardware diagnostics and memory benchmarking solution for home PC users, based on the award-winning EVEREST Technology. It offers the world's most accurate hardware information and diagnostics capabilities, including online features, memory benchmarks, hardware monitoring, and low-level hardware information.
Screenshot | Download (2.8 MB)

Magic Mail Monitor
Version 2.94b11, release date: May 23, 2005
Magic Mail Monitor (MMM) is a POP3 mail monitor with multiple accounts support. It sits silently in your system tray, and notifies you about new messages in one of your mailboxes. Then you can preview messages and delete unwanted mail in order to avoid spam and viruses.
Download (149 kB)

Once-A-Day II
Version 1.0.3, release date: May 16, 2005
Have a job that should be run exactly once each day? Karen's Once-A-Day II is just what you need! The program lets you specify progams, web pages and files. Each will be run or opened automatically, the first time Windows starts each day, or the first time a particular user logs on each day. Start Windows, or log on, more than once in any given day and the programs, pages, and files will not be re-opened! (Required: Visual Basic Runtime v6.0)
Screenshot | Download (1068 kB)

QuickZip
Version 4.60, release date: May 25, 2005
QuickZip allows you to work with 20 encode types and 44 archive extensions. This archiver allows you to List, View, Extract and Modify files in supported archives.
Advanced File Listing allows you to view a directory listing, sort, archive thumbnails and highlight based on user settings. You can Drag and Drop files and load contents from FTP or Pocket PC. You can also export filelist to HTML, formated .txt, .csv and .pdf format.
Download (4.1 MB)

RegSeeker
Version 1.45 ß, release date: May 14, 2005
RegSeeker includes a powerful registry cleaner and can display various informations like your startup entries, several histories (even index.dat files), installed applications and much more! With RegSeeker you can search for any item inside your registry, export/delete the results, open them in the registry. RegSeeker also includes a tweaks panel to optimize your Windows! (RegSeeker is FREE for personal use only!)
Screenshot | Download (350 kB) (21 languages included)

TCP Optimizer
Version 2.0.1, release date: May 23, 2005
The TCP Optimizer is a free, easy Windows program that provides an intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet connection. Just download and run, there is no installaion required. The program makes it easy to find the best MTU and RWIN values, test latency and tweak all the important broadband related registry parameters. The Optimizer can be helpful with tuning any Internet connection type, from dialup to Gigabit+ :)
Screenshot | Download (592 kB)

April 2005