Top 10 Freeware - August 2006

Top 10 Freeware
(August 2006)

Programs listed alphabetically

Belarc Advisor
Version 7.2, release date: August 8, 2006
The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server. Free for personal use.
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Converber
Version 1.4.0, release date: August 1, 2006
Converber is a unit converter. It is a powerful software utility that will help make easy conversions between 924 various units of measure in 31 categories. Converber converts everything from length and force to flow and temperature.
Features:
- Gives immediate access to all categories or single category
- Favorites menu to bookmark your frequently-used conversions
- Offset correction for meter value compensation (New!)
- Quickly search the unit list and immediately see results
- Step backwards or forwards through the most recently used conversions
- Single or multiple preference file(s) for different users
- Shows either common units or ALL units
- Converts as you type, so no convert button is required
- Includes equation editor to add your own custom units
- Allows you to select/unselect the conversion file(s)
- Can change the number of significant digits of the output
- Option to select decimal-point precision
- Option to select scientific notation only
- Inverts selected units with the quick swap feature
- Displays the category to give further information
- Converts left-to-right OR right-to-left
- Runs stand-alone using no dll files or registry settings
- Remembers last window position and size (if desired)
- Comes with extensive help file
- Supports transparency (Windows 2000, XP only)
- Supports a multi-language user interface
- And more...
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Inno Setup
Version 5.1.7, release date: August 19, 2006
Inno Setup is a free installer for Windows programs.
Features:
- Support for all versions of Windows in use today -- Windows 95, 98, 2000, 2003, XP, Me, NT 4.0.
- Extensive support for installation of 64-bit applications on the 64-bit editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Both the x64 and Itanium architectures are supported. (On the Itanium architecture, Service Pack 1 is required to install in 64-bit mode.)
- Supports creation of a single EXE to install your program for easy online distribution. Disk spanning is also supported.
- Standard Windows 2000/XP-style wizard interface.
- Customizable setup types, e.g. Full, Minimal, Custom.
- Complete uninstall capabilities.
- Installation of files: Includes integrated support for "deflate", bzip2, and 7-Zip LZMA file compression. The installer has the ability to compare file version info, replace in-use files, use shared file counting, register DLL/OCX's and type libraries, and install fonts.
- Creation of shortcuts anywhere, including in the Start Menu and on the desktop.
- Creation of registry and .INI entries.
- Integrated Pascal scripting engine.
- Support for multilingual installs.
- Support for passworded and encrypted installs.
- Silent install and uninstall.
- Full source code is available (Borland Delphi 2.0-5.0).
Screenshot | Download (1171 kB)

Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder
Version 1.5, release date: August 5, 2006
The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install windows from your registry. It has the options to copy the key to clipboard, save it to a text file, or print it for safekeeping. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Windows Vista, Office 97, Office XP, and Office 2003.
This version is a quick update to add support for Windows Vista.
Download (260 kB)

PopCorn
Version 1.76, release date: August 9, 2006
PopCorn 1.76 (is no longer actively supported, updated or developed) is a freeware ultra-lightweight POP3/SMTP e-mail client It works as a client/server application, reading mail 'directly' from POP3 servers. It is ideally suited for 'on the road' mail access, for scanning, reading and sending mail over slow connections. It supports multiple user profiles, enabling you to read and send mail from any number of accounts. It requires no installation, no data is saved locally other than a portable .INI file containing account information. It is ideal for cleaning up POP3 accounts, removing spam, unwanted mail, large attachments etc... It has a mail editor allowing you to compose and send new mail, reply to, forward and re-direct received mail. It fits easily on a floppy or other portable (even read only) media, making it easy carry around at all times.
Screenshot | Download (220 kB)

Remlap KnowledgeBASE
Version 2.21, release date: August 29, 2006
Remlap KnowledgeBASE is a free-format, text, images and digital objects database application. Employing an innovative system of Keywords Indexing, documents can easily be located at a later date.
Documents can easily be created within the editor, which includes many advanced features found in quality word processors. Including, Spell Checking, Microsoft Word style, Live Spell-Checking and Microsoft WordArt. Spreadsheets and charts can be displayed within a document and be linked back to the original file, in order to reflect any changes.
Remlap KnowledgeBASE is auto-configured for multi-user/network support and is therefore ideal for use in business, schools and colleges as well as meeting the needs of the individual/personal user.
Primarily designed as an educational tool for school and college students, Remlap KnowledgeBASE, while being easy to use, is flexible and powerful enough to meet with most demands. From lawyers, academics and journalists through to business administration and information dissemination across large networks.
While presenting the end-user with traditional and familiar interfaces, Remlap KnowledgeBASE provides support for the latest Internet technologies of information sharing. RSS Feeds and Podcasts can be linked into a document. Podcasts are streamed to the end-user via the integral virtual iPod player. With an increasing number of schools and universities releasing lectures and lesson-material as Podcasts, now students can link the original into their notes; a real bonus at examination revision time.
The exclusive KnowledgeBASE Resource Packets act as both a secure place for storing confidential or personal information and as a method of publishing additional material on a network, without fear of having the original material defaced or deleted. Image, audio and video files are further protected against unauthorized copying by being displayed in KnowledgeBASE's integral media player.
Screenshot | Download (14.2 MB)

SpeQ
Version 2.3.4, release date: August 2, 2006
SpeQ is a small, extensive mathematics program with a simple, intuitive interface. All calculations are entered in a sheet. In there you can freely add, edit and execute all calculations. You can define variables and functions, and plot graphs of your functions. You can save your calculations for later re-use.
Features:
- Expression calculations with arithmetic, conditional, logical and bitwise operators
- Around 100 built-in mathematical, physical and conditional constants and colors
- Around 60 built-in functions for Analysis, Arithmetic, Complex, Hyperbolic, Integers, Probability, Statistics, Trigonometry
- Define your own variables and functions for use in calculations
- Plot fully adaptable graphs, trace the plotted functions, save your graphs
- Complex number calculations
- Colored workarea
- Save and load sheets
- Orderly overview of all available functions and constants in the Functionstree
- A list with all defined variables and functions in the Memorylist
- Context-sensitive help and a detailed users guide.
Screenshot | Download (330 kB)

TaskSwitchXP
Version 2.0.11, release date: August 8, 2006
TaskSwitchXP is an advanced task management utility that picks up where the standard Windows Alt+Tab switcher leaves off. It provides the same functionality, and adds visual styles to the dialog and also enhances it by displaying thumbnail preview of the application that will be switched to. TaskSwitchXP also has a powerful process and window management capability that allows you quickly to close/minimize applications and their groups. The unique capabilities of TaskSwitchXP make it useful for tracking down multitudinous windows, and provide insight into the way Windows and applications work. TaskSwitchXP works only on Windows XP/2003 based operating systems.
Screenshot | Download (394 kB)

Unlocker
Version 1.8.4, release date: August 24, 2006
How often have you tried to delete or rename a file or folder and got
Cannot delete file (or folder): It is being used by another person or program.?
Unlocker is a tool which will help you removing this Windows bug.
Simply right click the file or folder and select Unlocker. If the file or folder is locked then a window will appear with a list of processes locking the file or folder. Select the locks and click Unlock and you are done. OS: Windows 2000/XP/2003.
Download (50 kB)

WinSnap
Version 1.1.6, release date: August 24, 2006
WinSnap (Windows Snapshot Maker) is a small enhancement utility for taking and editing screenshots. It automates all manual work and handle technical issues that previously you might perform only with Photoshop or other image editors. Initially, WinSnap was designed simply to take snapshots of non-rectangular windows, such as windows with XP visual styles, skinned media players, etc. Now it is supplemented with professional smoothing shadows, coloring effects, canvas transformations, ability to automatically save images in various image formats and more. WinSnap can help you easily make small thumbnail previews and full-sized screenshots for your web blog and home page, visualize technical and educational materials, send reduced-size images through e-mail. You will perform professional screenshots immediatelly with one click!
Screenshot | Download (126 kB zip)

July 2006