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Archive for the 'Software' Category


Get the sky in your PC.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 14th November 2008

Would you like to stare at the night sky in the comfort of your home ? Stellarium will allow you to do that. A free and open source planetarium for computers, the software displays a realistic sky in 3D on your monitor. All you need to do is set your coordinates.

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Protect the data on your flash drive from prying eyes.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 3rd November 2008

Rohos Mini Drive is a free encryption software that allows you to safeguard your USB drive by setting up a hidden and secure partition.

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A new way to computer security.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 29th October 2008

In my earlier post I reported about the inefficiency of traditional anti-virus tools against new threats. New tools that use a different approach to secure your system are available.

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Create PDF files with doPDF.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 21st October 2008

If you’ve wanted to create pdf files but was put down by the price of the tools for creating such files, you may want to check doPDF, a free PDF converter for both personal and commercial use. Once installed, it will create a virtual printer  driver that allows you to produce PDF files, from any application, by selecting the “Print” command.

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A free audio and video converter.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 19th October 2008

Quick Media Converter is a free software that helps you to convert easily video and audio files from one format to another, extract and convert audio files from video or audio media, extract and convert Video without sound.

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Visit China’s Forbidden City from the comfort of your desk.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 18th October 2008

From 1644 until 1912, the end of the Imperial period in China, the Forbidden City in Beijing, a magnificent palace, has been home to the Chinese emperor from the QIng dynasty. The Forbidden City was created to embody the idea of the emperor as the center of the universe, and to evoke a visceral sense of his power.

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Open Office 3.0 final, ready for download.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 14th October 2008

If you don’t feel like paying for an office suite, the third version of the open source Open Office suite is available for download in its final, non beta, version. Beside many improvements, it’s fully compatible with Microsoft Office 2007.

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Monitor the health of your hard drive.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 14th October 2008

HD Tune is a freeware utility which allows you to benchmark, scan and get important information about your computer’s hard drive.

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Your antivirus program may no longer be up to the task.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 13th October 2008

McAfee, one of the leading providers of antivirus solutions in the world, believes that the traditional antivirus tools based on virus signatures have become obsolete and cannot address today’s threats.

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Give an artist’s touch to your photos.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 7th October 2008

Artweaver is a freeware image editor with several tools that allows also the creation of artistic designs. You can also turn your photos to sketches.

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