Articles by Samer Kurdi
WinCDEmu is a free, open source program that can mount disk images (.ISO, .IMG, .CUE, .BIN and .RAW) into virtual CD or DVD drives. It works invisibly without a user interface, and simply allows the user to double click on an image file to mount a CD/DVD image into a virtual drive, and to right-click “eject” to unmount.
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JPEG to PDF is a free program that can convert JPG images into a PDF file (or multiple PDF files) quickly and easily. It is a small, portable program that does not require installation.
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Hulu desktop is a free desktop client for Windows and Mac that connects to the Hulu service and plays Hulu videos and programs within a sleek, feature-rich interface, without the need for an internet browser. It features a spectacular look-and-feel, high-definition video, and offers the ability to resume partially watched shows. It also supports standard Windows Media Center or Apple IR remote controls. Read more on Hulu Desktop: high quality, browser-free videos optimized for a “Media Center” style experience…
Volvo The Game is a free 3D driving simulator featuring the Volvo S60 Concept car. It also features virtual recreations of two racetracks, the “Eco Drive Arena” in Gothenburg, Sweden, and the Chayka race track in Kiew, Ukraine. Game modes include competing against computer controlled opponents as well as best lap-times against yourself or against players from around the world through internet multiplayer.
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The Twingly screensaver is a free screensaver that displays blog postings visually on a representation of the globe in real time as they are published on the internet.
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Greased Lightbox is a free Firefox/GreaseMonkey script that delivers "Lightbox" type image viewing style (seen on sites like this one) to many sites that link to images such as Flickr and Google images.
PicPick is a free screen capture utility which offers an integrated image editor and various tiny tools such as a color picker, pixel ruler, protractor, crosshair, whiteboard etc.
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Click on a world map to see images from all over the world using Earth Album, a free web service that is a mash-up of Flick and Google Maps.
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Folder Menu is a free utility that can display a popup-list of favorite folders, files, and program shortcuts via hotkey or by using the middle mouse button. An added function is the ability to browse your files and folders within the popup dialog.
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Finally, a new theme. Although I liked the old Lightbreaker theme, I’d been wanting to move away from it for some time. After researching Wordpress themes for quite a long time (free and paid) I finally decided to go with the this one, Arthemia Premium (there is an excellent free version as well, which can be found here). Read more on A new theme for Freewaregenius!…
PowerTools Lite is a free registry and system cleaning utility based on jv16 PowerTools 2009 utility suite, one of the best available registry cleaning utilities. PowerTools Lite is designed to provide regular or novice users with a safe, effective registry and system cleanup. It removes unnecessary data from the registry, performs a general PC cleanup, and cleans MRU and history data from most applications and from Windows. Read more on PowerTools Lite: a new, freeware version of the famous jv16PowerTools registry cleaner…
Hana Outlook Folder Search (HOFS) is a free Outlook add-on designed to provide instant Outlook folder lookups as well as an in-folder email de-duplication function.
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