Software Reviews 2 – Dec 2008

 
Active@ Kill Disk – Hard Drive Eraser
http://www.killdisk.com/
 
Active@ ISO Burner (Freeware)
http://www.ntfs.com/downloads/Iso-burner.exe
 
Active@ DVD Eraser (Freeware)
http://www.ntfs.com/downloads/EraseDVD-Setup.exe
 
Free Video Conferencing and Video Messaging
http://www.oovoo.com
 
Uninstall Tool 2.3.1
http://www.crystalidea.com
 
PPSee 1.29
Template-based image internet gallery maker and the image viewer
http://pponec.net/ppsee
 
MakeitOne MP3 Album Maker 3.31
MakeitOne MP3 Album Maker allows you to join selected MP3 files into a single file
http://www.makeitone.net

URl Snopper
http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/urlsnooper/
 
Core Temp 0.96.1
http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp
 
Regshot v2.0.1.33
http://regshot.yeah.net

cdburnerxp (freeware cd/dvd burner) – http://www.cdburnerxp.se/
Burnaware (freeware cd/dvd burner) – http://www.glorylogic.com/
Cobian Backup (freeware backup) – http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/

Minimize Windows to Icon on Desktop http://aquaria.za.net

Unattended Installation of WK,XP,W2K3  http://unattended.sourceforge.net

Freeware DVD Rip Combination – RipIt4Me / DVDDecrpyter / DVDShrink -http://www.ripit4me.org/

Enable hidden options – http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/speedload/Enabler.htm

 HX DOS Extender - http://www.japheth.de/HX.html

 The world’s truly “universal” disk-Imaging solution has landed!
 http://www.binaryresearch.net/products/the_universal_imaging_utility
  
 http://www.freefixer.com
 
Free IP Scanner
http://www.eusing.com/ipscan/free_ip_scanner.htm

LanTopolog 1.09
http://lantopolog.googlepages.com/
LanTopolog is a freeware application that provides physical network topology discovery, visualization and monitoring

HandBrake for Windows 0.93
http://handbrake.m0k.org/
Handbrake is a utility that can convert standard DVD’s into a compressed format of your choice. mp4 with AAC audio or AVC with h264 video and AAC audio.

Parted Magic 3.1
http://downloads.partedmagic.com/
Parted Magic is a Linux LiveCD/USB/PXE with its elemental purpose being to partition hard drives.

CrystalDiskInfo 2.0.1
http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en
CrystalDiskInfo is a HDD health monitoring utility. It displays basic HDD information, monitors S.M.A.R.T. values and disk temperature.

The GIMP 2.63
http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/
GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.

7-zip 4.61
http://www.7-zip.org/

WebShot 1.64
http://www.websitescreenshots.com/
WebShot enables you to capture full size or thumbnail screenshots of webpages and save the resulting image in JPG, PNG, GIF or BMP format. You can either capture the entire page (fully scrolled) in full size or tweak the browser window and resizing settings to create a thumbnail image of the site. WebShot can capture websites based on a single input URL, or you can load URLs from a text file (one per line) and batch process the list of sites n a single run. A command-line interface is also available for advanced users. 

Spiceworks IT Desktop v3.2
http://www.spiceworks.com/product/
Your network may be complicated and expensive but your IT management tools don’t need to be. Spiceworks IT Desktop is the only application that combines Network Inventory, Help Desk, Reporting, Monitoring and Troubleshooting in a single, easy-to-use interface designed for IT teams in small and medium businesses. Plus, Spiceworks lets you collaborate with IT pros around the world to solve problems, share ideas and decide what additional features you need in Spiceworks.

Ultimate Windows Tweaker v1.0
http://www.winvistaclub.com/uwtf.html
Ultimate Windows Tweaker is a Tweak UI Utility for tweaking and optimizing Windows Vista, 32-bit & 64-bit.