Audacity v 1.2.6

Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds.





You can use Audacity to:

• Record live audio (from microphone, line input, or other sources).
• Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
• Edit (Easy editing with Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete) Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files.
• Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
• Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
• And more! See the complete list of features.

For tutorial on how to use Audacity click here.

Size: 2.1 MB
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PDFCreator 0.9.5

PDFCreator easily creates PDFs from any Windows program.

Use it like a printer in Word, Excel , PowerPoint or any other Windows application.

Key Features:

• Create PDFs from any program that is able to print
• Security: Encrypt PDFs and protect them from being opened, printed etc.
• Send generated files via eMail
• Create more than just PDFs: PNG, JPG, TIFF, BMP, PCX, PS, EPS
  
  
• AutoSave files to folders and filenames based on Tags like Username, Computername, Date, Time etc.
• Merge multiple files into one PDF
• Easy Install: Just say what you want and everything is installed
• Terminal Server: PDFCreator also runs on Terminal Servers without problems

PDFCreator is free, even for commercial use!

Size: 15.2 MB
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7-Zip v4.57

7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio.


A light and very fast program for compressing and de-compressing files. It is far better than Winzip & Winrar.

The main features of 7-Zip:

• High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
• Supported formats:
  • Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
  • Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS
• For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
• Self-extracting capability for 7z format
• Integration with Windows Shell
• Powerful File Manager
• Plugin for FAR Manager
• Localizations for 69 languages

7-Zip works in Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista. There is a port of the command line version to Linux/Unix.

Size: 840 KB
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VLC Media Player v 0.8.6

VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.


VLC media player can play even broken files.

It doesn't need any external codec or program to work.


Size: 8.95MB

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Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.5.2

Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies.

Spybot also can clean program and Web-usage tracks from your system.
The handy online-update feature ensures that Spybot always has the most current and complete listings of adware, dialers, and other uninvited system residents.

Size: 9.3 MB
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PDF-XCHANGE VIEWER v 1.0.0.30

The PDF-XChange Viewer is smaller, faster and more feature rich than the Adobe Reader.

In addition to all the standard functions here are some of the features available in the PDF-XChange FREE Viewer:

• Add comments and annotations to any PDF file
• Add & apply Custom Stamps.
• Type directly on any PDF page.
• Export PDF pages or entire files to BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PNG and more
• Extract text from a PDF page or file.
• Make your navigation of large PDF files both simple and enjoyable with the Loupe and Pan tools

in addition to other useful functions.

Free for Private and Commercial use, provided not bundled with other software or for financial gain)

Size: 15.78 MB

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Arovax Shield 2.1.103 - Arovax AntiSpyware

Make your PC impenetrable to hackers completely free of charge!

Arovax Shield™ is a real time monitor which goes beyond what other security suites offer by adding another layer of protection to your system proactively. It runs silently in the background, watching for Malware/parasites that try to install on or modify your system.

Rather than looking for spyware traces or tracking applications that secretly send or receive data over the Internet, Arovax Shield blocks any attempt by malicious software to add entries to the auto-start menu, change the registry, hijack or install itself into a browser or find any other way to stealthy get itself onto a PC.

Size: 1.91 MB

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Avira AntiVir Personal - FREE Antivirus 8

Free Antivirus is a comprehensive, easy to use antivirus program, designed to offer reliable free of charge virus protection to home-users only.
A reliable free antivirus solution, that constantly and rapidly scans your computer for malicious programs (such as viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, hoaxes, worms, dialers etc.), monitoring every action executed by the user or by the operating system and being able to react promptly when a malicious program is detected.
Avira AntiVir Personal - FREE Antivirus is only available for single computer use for home.

Size: 21.28 MB

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CCleaner v2.08.588

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It is fast and very useful.

It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware!

CCleaner has four main sections which can be selected using the 4 icons in the left-hand navigation panel:

1. Cleaner: This is the main feature of the program, which will allow you to optimize your system, by removing unused and temporary files.


2. Registry: This is a more advanced feature which analyses your computers registry and fixes any problems and inconsistencies that exist.


3. Tools: This section allows you manage installed programs and applications.


4. Options: The Options section handles a wide array of preferences for how CCleaner runs.

Size: 2.77 MB

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FastStone Image Viewer 3.5

A fast, stable, user-friendly image browser, converter and editor.

It has a nice array of features that include image viewing, management, comparison, red-eye removal, emailing, resizing, cropping and color adjustments.

Image browser and viewer with a familiar Windows Explorer-like user interface

Support of many popular image formats like BMP, JPEG, JPEG 2000, GIF, PNG, PCX, TIFF, WMF, ICO and TGA

Its main advantages iclude:

1. Patch conversion and rename.
2. Image modification tools: Resize/resample, rotate/flip, crop, sharpen/blur, brightness/contrast, etc.
3. Slideshow creation with 150+ transition effects.
4. Screen capture capability.

Size: 4.05 MB

You can download it for free use at home from here.

OpenOffice.Org 2.4.1

A great office suite, easy to use and It is free.

OpenOffice.org is a full-featured office suite that's compatible with Microsoft Office, Word Perfect, Lotus and other office applications. It's easy-to-use and feature-rich, performing nearly all of the functions you'd expect in an office suite, but at no cost.
It is available in many languages and works on all common computers.
It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge.

You may use it for any purpose - domestic, commercial, educational, public administration. You may install it on as many computers as you like. You may make copies and give them away to family, friends, students, employees - anyone you like.

It includes:
1- OpenOffice.org Writer (flexible word processor, like Microsoft word).
2- OpenOffice.org Calc (powerful spreadsheet solution, like Microsoft Excel).
3- OpenOffice.org Impress (for presentation purposes; like Microsoft PowerPoint).
4- OpenOffice.org Draw (powerful graphics package)
5- OpenOffice.org Base (like Microsoft Access) fully featured desktop database management system.

OpenOffice.org 2 is the easy choice for an office software suite.


Size: 127.06 MB

You can download it directly from here

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 3.9.5

A must have media player.
It is free, simple, and can play all audio and video formates. You can take photos by capturing from your video.

K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of VFW/ACM codecs, DirectShow filters and tools.

The K-Lite Codec Pack is:

• - A user-friendly solution for playing all your audio and movie files.
  
• - With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play all the popular audio and video formats and even several less common formats.
• - The pack is suitable for both novice and expert users.

Size: 17.3 MB

Download it from this direct link.