Freac: powerful audio converter and CD ripper, optimized for multi-core PCs
While there are many free programs that can rip CD’s and perform audio file conversions, many of them do not support multi-core processing. For most modern PC’s this means that the software does not utilize the full processing power of your machine, resulting in longer encoding and conversion times (significantly longer if, say, you were [...]
IconViewer: easily view or save icons in libraries or executables, straight from Windows Explorer
Have you ever wished there was an easy way to view and/or copy and save icons that reside in libraries or executable files? With IconViewer you can do this straight from Windows Explorer, by right-clicking properties on a file that contains icons (e.g. DLL, Exe, or ICO files) then going to the new “Icon” tab [...]
FileBucket: use a virtual “file basket” to perform copying, moving, and other file operations
FileBucket is a free file and folder organizational tool that allows you to collect files and folders from several locations into a single “virtual basket”, then perform a number of operations such as moving or copying them to another location. Aside from Copy and Move, other possible operations include deleting items in the basket, creating [...]
uMap: visualize your uTorrent downloads on a Google map of the world
Have you ever wondered where in the world (literally) your torrent downloads are coming from? Whether you are downloading from people in adjacent states or countries or whether your file is being delivered from across the globe? If you use uTorrent (and by all means you should be), you could use an add-on (or "App", [...]
Briss: crop your PDF documents using a visual interface
Ever wanted to crop a PDF document or eBook? Briss is a freeware software that allows you to do this visually, by drawing rectangles over the page layout of your PDF. It works great in conjunction with ebook reading devices, to remove excess margins and hone in on the text or content of the document, or cropping multiple columns of text to create a page out of each for example. [...]
Freeware bonanza at Donationcoder – NANY 2011 event
Every year the folks over at Donationcoder sponsor an annual "New Apps for the New Year" event where they showcase a number of freeware programs. The programs usually run the gamut, from utilities to games to productivity software. NANY in many cases provides fertile ground for original and unique software concepts to appear. This year [...]
Okozo desktop: display animated, flash-based interactive wallpapers on your desktop
Okozo desktop installs flash-based animated desktop wallpaper on Windows Vista and Windows 7, utilizing DirectX 9.0c and Adobe flash. Because they are flash-based, Okozo desktop animations differ from the "dreamscene" WMV-based desktop animations in that they can provide a wide range of interactive functionality, such as being able to respond to cursor movements, to display [...]
