• GOM Player - Simple, Free & Light media player with popular codecs.
• SmartDefrag - Optimize and defrag your hard disk.
• FTP Drive - Map a drive to your FTP space.
• TVUPlayer - Watch live TV on the Internet.
• KeePass - Store all your passwords safely.

Here’s a great download for all you monitor freaks. If you’re the type that must have meters for everything trackable, NetStat Live is just for you.

Sure beats the default task manager stats you have built into Windows. NetStat Live is a small, easy to use TCP/IP protocol monitor which can be used to see your exact throughput on both incoming and outgoing data, whether you’re using a modem, cable modem, DSL, or even local network.

I love this app as it has a very small footprint and will not bogg down your computer.

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Tags : netstat, track network, freeware

Finally, I’ve downgraded to XP from the preinstalled Vista on my notebook. Usability is crap as most of the softwares I use are not compatible with Vista. Plus it takes up resources the size of an elephant dung.

Are you using Vista yourself? How is it treating you? Tell me about it!

eEye Digital Security makes excellent security assessment software for Windows and the Blink Personal Edition is a great product for personal and home office use. The best part about this software is that it’s FREE.

Blink Personal is the first and only integrated Internet security solution to expose system and application flaws that currently go undetected and un-patched, even when using Microsoft Windows Update. It’s time to completely protect your system and personal information - not just block attacks.

• Blocks and removes viruses, spyware, worms, trojans, and other malicious programs
• Protection from unknown ‘zero-day’ attacks
• Protects against Identity Theft and Phishing attempts
• System and Application firewalls protect against hackers and unauthorized system changes
• Intrusion prevention and system protection prevent remote attacks and unauthorized program execution
• Detection of missing operating system and application patches
• Detection of weak configurations that leave personal information at risk of being compromised

Try it today!

Audacity is a great open source audio editor for all platforms. Below are some of it’s features.

• Record live audio.
• Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
• Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and WAV sound files.
• Cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together.
• Change the speed or pitch of a recording.

I think this is the most widely used software for most podcasters. Give it a try today!

Yes I’m currently using 2 Vistas … one of which is good and the other one sucks so much I’m thinking of downgrading.

The one I love is my Garmin eTrex Vista GPS receiver. This vista was indispensable during my Europe trip last year. I’ll be so lost without it.

Of lately, I’ve been using a lot of it’s built in electronic compass. It accurately shows me where I’m heading and more importantly where a particular house door is facing. You see, I’ve been house hunting for myself and my uncle.

Another feature I used is the barometric altimeter. Since I’ve been checking out houses near the beach … you need to have a home with at least 15meters elevation above sea level … just to be safe.

This Vista is always with me when I’m deep in the jungle … just in case I don’t wanna wait for the stars to tell which way is north.

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If you love drawing, try out Pencil. Pencil is an open source software for creating hand drawn animation using vector and bitmap graphics.

Pencil is available on both Windows and Mac operating system.

Tags : pencil, animation, hand drawn, vector, bitmap