From today's MajorGeeks front page-Mar 2010

bigbazza · Mar 1, 2010

A new day, a new week and a new Month.
The programs chosen for your consideration, on Monday March 1st 2010, are:

Belarc Advisor 8.1.11.2
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Belarc_Advisor_d1385.html

The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server.
Limitations: Free for personal use.
Size: 2.15 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded:389369 Times
Rating: 4.67 (421 votes).
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My note: A great program, (one I use) for identifying all the in's and out's of your PC, both Hardware and Software.

Combofix (Latest version)
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Combofix_d6402.html

Editor's note: Combofix is frequently updated, so we only provide a direct link to the author to ensure you are getting the latest version. Be sure to download it again the next time you need Combofix so you have the most recent version.

ComboFix is a program that scans your computer for known malware, and when found, attempts to clean these infections automatically. In addition to being able to remove a large amount of the most common and current malware, ComboFix also displays a report that can be used by trained helpers to remove malware that is not automatically removed by the program.

You should not run ComboFix unless you are specifically asked to by a helper. Also, due to the power of this tool it is strongly advised that you do not attempt to act upon any of the information displayed by ComboFix without supervision from someone who has been properly trained. If you do so, it may lead to problems with the normal functionality of your computer.

Please note that due to the nature of Combofix, it is advisable to use it only if you are guided by a computer expert.
Size: 3.69 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: 2K/XP/Vista
Downloaded:2794 Times
Rating: 4.38 (21 votes).
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My note: Beware. Take heed of all the warnings in the quote above. For the true Geek only. I'll pass on this one.:-D

DriverMax 5.5
http://www.majorgeeks.com/DriverMax_d5260.html

DriverMax allows you to easily reinstall all your Windows drivers. No more searching for rare drivers on discs or on the web or inserting one installation CD after the other. Simply export all your drivers (or just the ones that work ok) to a folder or a compressed file. After reinstalling Windows all drivers can be back in place in less than 5 minutes. Just one single computer restart will be required after all drivers are reinstalled.

The product is free, but the author requires e-mail registration of the software after 30 days of use.
Size: 3.69 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded:45564 Times
Rating: 4.45 (71 votes).
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My note: Having finally had solved my display amd mouse driver problems, I'll be using this ASAP.

Recuva (Slim) 1.36.479
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Recuva_d5514.html

Recuva (pronounced "recover") is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses!
Size: 1.44 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win XP/2003/Vista/Windows7
Downloaded:49966 Times
Rating: 4.29 (51 votes).
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My note: Installl it before you really need it, otherwise you might overwrite a file you are trying to recuva. :-D

From Way Off Base, today.

5,200 naked Aussies (borderline safe for work photo).
Lots of bare-*** Aussies.
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http://www.skunkpost.com/news.sp?newsId=1714

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 2, 2010

A final release for Opera out today.

The programs chosen for your consideration, on Tuesday March 2nd 2010, are:

PRTG - Free Network Monitor 7.3.1.5459
http://www.majorgeeks.com/PRTG_-_Free_Network_Monitor_d6070.html

PRTG Network Monitor is the powerful network monitoring solution from Paessler AG. It ensures the availability of network components while also measuring traffic and usage. It saves costs by avoiding outages, optimizing connections, saving time and controlling service level agreements (SLAs).

Businesses increasingly rely on their networks to move data, provide communication, and enable basic operations. Performance loss or system outages can seriously impact the bottom line of your business. Continuous network and server monitoring enables you to find problems and resolve them before they become a serious threat to your business.
Size: 46.4 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded:7579 Times
Rating: 5 (4 votes).
My note: Perfect rating so far.
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CPU-Z 1.53.5 Beta
http://www.majorgeeks.com/CPU-Z_d425.html

CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.
--CPU
Name and number.
Core stepping and process.
Package.
Core voltage.
Internal and external clocks, clock multiplier.
Supported instructions sets.
Cache information.
--Mainboard
Vendor, model and revision.
BIOS model and date.
Chipset (northbridge and southbridge) and sensor.
Graphic interface.
--Memory
Frequency and timings.
Module(s) specification using SPD (Serial Presence Detect) : vendor, serial number, timings table.
Size: 1.94 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded:51925 Times
Rating: 4.25 (121 votes).
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Audacity 1.3.12 RC1
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Audacity_d4427.html

Audacity is a free audio editor. You can record sounds, play sounds, import and export WAV, AIFF, Ogg Vorbis, and MP3 files, and more. Use it to edit your sounds using Cut, Copy and Paste (with unlimited Undo), mix tracks together, or apply effects to your recordings. It also has a built-in amplitude envelope editor, a customizable spectrogram mode and a frequency analysis window for audio analysis applications. Built-in effects include Echo, Change Tempo, and Noise Removal, and it also supports VST and LADSPA plug-in effects.
Size: 2.12 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: NT/200x/XP/Vista
Downloaded:50631 Times
Rating: 4.74 (93 votes).
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Opera 10.50 Final
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Opera_d559.html

A full-featured Internet browser, Opera includes pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated searches, and advanced functions like Opera's groundbreaking E-mail program, RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat. And because we know that our users have different needs, you can customize the look and content of your Opera browser with a few clicks of the mouse.

- Speed Dial: Your favorite sites are just one click away at all times.
- Search Shortcuts: Faster search - type your queries directly into the address bar.
- Trash Can: Instantly reopen recently closed tabs.
- Mouse Gestures: With Opera you can navigate the Web with your mouse.
- Opera Link: Synchronize data of your choice online, or among different computers and devices.
- Quick Find: Opera remembers not only the titles and addresses, but also the actual content of the Web pages you visit.
- Feed Preview: Preview a Feed by clicking on the feed icon, and you will see it in clean and efficient multiple-column layout.
- Quick and customizable Web search: Get quick access to Google, eBay, Amazon and more with the search field in the upper right corner.
Size: 9.37 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded:202395 Times
Rating: 4.69 (697 votes).
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Major Geeks slogan, selected for today.
"MajorGeeks.com - The Original Spyware Free Download Site."

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 5, 2010

2 programs to help protect you from dodgy websites and scam emails

The programs chosen for your consideration, on Wednesday March 3rd 2010, are:

Iconix eMail ID 3.90.1.31
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Iconix_eMail_ID_d5300.html

Iconix eMail ID is a client application that verifies the sender of an incoming email, and guarantees that the mail is actually coming from the company that it claims.

The service only works with companies that have registered with Iconix, which currently includes more than 300 companies such as eBay, PayPal, Citibank, Amazon.com, Expedia, and many others. Whenever an email arrives from one of the known senders, it is authenticated, and an icon displayed next to the message that indicates the validity of the mail.

Once Iconix is installed on your computer, it will automatically verify email messages whenever you use any of the supported services, there is no interface or additional configuration required. If are concerned about phishing scams involving major companies, give this software a try.

Iconix eMail ID supports IE and Firefox and works with Gmail, Yahoo, MSN and Hotmail accounts as well as Outlook Express.
Size: 5.10 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded:7132 Times
Rating: 3.16 (6 votes).
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WOT for Internet Explorer 20100303
http://www.majorgeeks.com/WOT_for_Internet_Explorer__d191.html

Make your Internet Explorer browser more secure with the WOT add-on. Keep yourself safe from spyware, adware, spam, viruses, browser exploits, unreliable online shops, phishing, and other Internet scams. With the free WOT browser add-on, you can easily see the reliability of companies and websites. WOT will warn you and save your computer before you interact with a harmful site.

WOT, Web of Trust, lets Internet users share their knowledge of websites, helping you stay in control when you surf the Web. Besides its users, WOT uses hundreds of trusted sources such as phishing site listings to keep you protected against rapidly spreading online threats.
Size: 960 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2K/03/XP/Vista
Downloaded:5255 Times
Rating: 3.61 (13 votes).
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Sysinternals Suite March 3, 2010
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Sysinternals_Suite_d5473.html

The Sysinternals Troubleshooting Utilities have been rolled up into a single Suite of tools. This file contains the individual troubleshooting tools and help files. It does not contain non-troubleshooting tools like the BSOD Screen Saver or NotMyFault.

The Suite is a bundling of the following selected Sysinternals Utilities:
NB: Too many to list here, check the link above for the full list.
Size: 11.5 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded:84744 Times
Rating: 4.75 (65 votes).
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Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 5, 2010

A new Vista start menu, today. :-D See below.

The programs chosen for your consideration, on Thursday March 4th 2010, are:

Google Chrome BETA 5.0.342.1
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Google_Chrome_BETA_d6246.html

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier
--Search from the address bar
Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.
--Thumbnails of your top sites
Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.
--Private browsing
Open an incognito window when you don't want to save your browsing history.
Size: 12.7 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded:30143 Times
Rating: 4.5 (36 votes).
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Vista Start Menu 3.6
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Vista_Start_Menu_d5573.html

Start working with pleasure using the new version of Vista Start Menu. It's interface takes into account how the brain processes visual information and turns the start menu into a simple and effective tool.
Size: 2.13 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: NT/200x/XP/Vista
Downloaded:36280 Times
Rating: 3.30 (78 votes).
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Comodo Internet Security 4.0.4167.742
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Comodo_Internet_Security_d6234.html

Comodo Internet Security includes an extensive white-list of safe executables called the 'Comodo Safe-List Database'. This database checks the integrity of every file and application asking for access to your PC. Comodo Internet Security will alert you of potentially damaging applications before they are installed. This is a ground-breaking method of protecting your PC. Traditionally firewalls only detect harmful applications from a blacklist of known malware - often-missing new forms of malware that are being created and launched daily.

Comodo Internet Security is continually updated and currently almost 3,000,000 applications are in Comodo Safe list, representing virtually one of the largest safe lists within the security industry. Put simply, the good stuff gets in, and the bad stuff gets nowhere near your PC’s insides.

Editors Note: The latest version includes the HopSurf toolbar, (Comodo's Search Engine) a new and innovative way to surf the Web and the ask.com search engine as optional installs. It also comes with an optional a free 30 day trial of LivePCSupport.
Size: 43 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded:13962 Times
Rating: 4.5 (58 votes).
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Major Geeks slogan, selected for today.
"MajorGeeks.com - Major tweaks for Major Geeks."

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 6, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration, on Friday March 5th 2010, are:

Comodo Dragon 1.0.0.10
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Comodo_Dragon_d6408.html

A Chromium technology-based Browser that offers you all of Chrome's features PLUS the unparalleled level of security and privacy you only get from Comodo. Including a greater level of privacy than Chromium technology offers.

Yes, the Internet has grown up. But the sophistication of millions of hackers, scammers, phishers and thieves has grown too. Which all makes Comodo Dragon THE Browser to have in the second decade of the twenty-first century.
Size: 20.9 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded:1495 Times
Rating: 4.56 (16 votes).
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AceMoney Lite 3.20
http://www.majorgeeks.com/AceMoney_Lite_d5570.html

With AceMoney you can manage multiple accounts of different types: checking, savings, credit cards, loans, debt accounts, etc. You can even create your own specialized account types, such as cash allowances for the kids! AceMoney makes it a breeze to create and manage your budgets. The program has more than 100 pre-defined spending categories, and you can define your own. You can set up budget limits for every category and track the difference between actual and budgeted values.

Do your financial math in multiple currencies, painlessly - the software supports more than 150 different currencies and automatically downloads exchange rates from the Internet! Track your spending habits and see where the money goes. Generate reports by categories or payees, as tables or pie charts. Now you can really find out just where last month's paychecks went! Find all your withdrawals and deposits by any parameter. Do on-line banking: download and import information from on-line banks in QIF, OFC and OFX formats. If you run a small business, export your data to HTML, XML, Text and CSV formats to generate statements or perform complex statistical analysis. Never miss a bill-payment date. AceMoney takes control of your finances and shows you when bills and income are due. Account information can be shared or password protected. Scheduled backup is automatic. Many other features are instantly usable without prior experience in accounting!
Size: 2.48 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded:12959 Times
Rating: 4.55 (9 votes).
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BitTorrent 6.4
http://www.majorgeeks.com/BitTorrent_d4377.html

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing/distribution protocol designed for transferring files from multiple locations. Because of the nature of this protocol, large files can be handled more efficiently than the typical client/server method.

MajorGeeks uses BitTorrent in some situations, which is denoted by the BitTorrent Icon. You will need this client installed to take advantage of this resource.
Size: 2.78 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded:244190 Times
Rating: 4.54 (433 votes).
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Notepad++ 5.6.8
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Notepad_d4910.html

Notepad++ is a free source code editor which supports several programming languages running under the MS Windows environment.

This project, based on Scintilla edit component (a very powerful editor component) are written in C++ with pure win32 api and STL (that ensures the higher execution speed and smaller size of the program), is under the GPL Licence.

Main Features: ( see link above, too much to show here).
Size: 3.08 MB
License: Freeware (GPL)
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded:69515 Times
Rating: 4.76 (142 votes).
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KeePass Password Safe 2.1.0
http://www.majorgeeks.com/KeePass_Password_Safe_d5939.html

Today you need to remember many passwords. You need a password for the Windows network logon, your e-mail account, your homepage's ftp password, online passwords (like CodeProject member account), etc. etc. etc. The list is endless. Also, you should use different passwords for each account. Because if you use only one password everywhere and someone gets this password you have a problem... A serious problem. The thief would have access to your e-mail account, homepage, etc. Unimaginable.

KeePass is a free/open-source password manager or safe which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key-disk. So you only have to remember one single master password or insert the key-disk to unlock the whole database. The databases are encrypted using the best and most secure encryption algorithms currently known (AES and Twofish). For more information, see the features page.
Size: 1.84 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded:5081 Times
Rating: 4.92 (14 votes).
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My note: Almost perfect rating. How many passwords are you trying to remember? Or do you use the same password for everything? :-o

From Way Off Base, today.
7 Ways to Nap at Work
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/48872
Quote from 1 way, on how to nap.:-D

Mental_floss being the 21st century operation that it is, MY bosses understand the importance of a workday nap! If you are fortunate enough to work for a company that encourages naps, Metro Naps has office furniture that will make your power napping simple and pleasurable. Their Energy Pod is optimized to make the most out of the short time you can get away with napping at work. Lucky you!
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Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 7, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration, on Saturday March 6th 2010, are:

System Explorer 2.1.1
http://www.majorgeeks.com/System_Explorer_d6381.html

Detailed informations about Tasks, Processes, Modules, Startups, IE Addons, Uninstallers, Windows, Services, Drivers, Connections and Opened Files.
Easy check of suspicious files via VirusTotal or Jotti service.
Easy search details about file/process via online databases.
Launcher ("New Task..." dialog) with integrated AutoSearch and AutoCompletion.
Action History for monitoring processes activities.
Performance graphs for monitoring usage of system resources in time.
System Snapshots for easy finding of system changes.
System Report builds rich text report containing major informations about your System.
Multilanguage and Plugins Support.
Version 2.0 brings brand new user interface and Windows 7 support.
Security feature with online File Reviews
Size: 1.35 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded:3368 Times
Rating: 4.6 (5 votes).
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Fresh Diagnose 8.34
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Fresh_Diagnose_d440.html

Key features of Fresh Diagnose:

System Information: Scanning your system and give you a complete report about your computer's hardware and software, for examples: mainboard information, video system information, PCI/AGP buses information, peripheral (keyboard, mouse, printer, etc.) information, network information.

System Benchmarks: Testing your system performance, such as CPU, hard disk, CD/DVD ROM, and compare it with other systems.

Use this free software to learn more about your computer and its components, detect/diagnose any problems in your computer, and increase your computer's performance!

Editors note: Author link removed. Now forces you to enter an email for download link and popups begging you not to leave. Lame.
Size: 2.20 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded:119710 Times
Rating: 4.11 (54 votes).
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UltraDefrag 4.1.0
http://www.majorgeeks.com/UltraDefrag_d5727.html

UltraDefrag is an open source disk defragmenter for Windows NT 4.0 and later operating systems. It makes use of the same defragmenting API used by many other windows defrag utilities, both open and closed source. However, UltraDefrag has many features that makes it unique. Firstly it has a kernel mode driver that does most of the work, secondly is the ability to run the application at boot up time in a manner similar to chkdsk. This allows for faster defragmentation time and the ability to defragment all files including system files. It can also defrag single file or multiple directory and can generate a list of all fragmented files.
Size: 286 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2K/
Rating: 3.21 (47 votes).
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From Way Off Base, today. :-D
Mugshot, video and details on the woman who smashed her car into Ferrari dealership.
http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/inde..._smashed_her_car_into_ferrari_dealership.html

The 33-year-old Lavezzo, a former member of the 11th Hour Comedy Troupe, was suspected of being high on drugs when she drove into three garage doors made of metal just before 4 a.m. on March 4. She proceeded to smash through other, glass doors, including those to the showroom, Portland Police said.
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Major Geeks slogan, selected for today.
"Major Geeks.com- Feel the Geek.. BE the Geek!"

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 7, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration, on Sunday March 7th 2010, are:

Taskbar Thumbnail Tweaker 1.0
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Taskbar_Thumbnail_Tweaker_d6414.html

While one can manually edit the registry to make Taskbar Previews appear faster or increase taskbar thumbnail preview size, this freeware app lets you do so easily!

If you would to make your taskbar thumbnail previews bigger or you¡¯d like the previews to appear faster, you can easily change the setting using Taskbar Thumbnail Tweaker.
---Simply move the slider ¡®Increase or Decrease the size of taskbar Thumbnail preview¡® to the desired position.
---If you wish to change the delay time, move the slider ¡®Increase or Decrease the delay time of Taskbar Thumbnail preview¡®. If you want them to appear fast set them as ¡®0¡ä.
---If you like Text-only preview, check the Taskbar Thumbnail preview ¨C Text only box.
---Click Apply when done. Log off. Log on.
---To restore Windows 7 defaults, click Reset button.
Size: 86.9 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 7
Downloaded:207 Times
Rating: N/A (0 votes).
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My note: 207 downloads, 0 votes. Be the first to vote.:-D

TwistedBrush Open Studio 16.18
http://www.majorgeeks.com/TwistedBrush_Open_Studio_d4724.html

Whether you choose TwistedBrush Pro Studio or the free TwistedBrush Open Studio edition you'll be using one of the most versatile and powerful brush engines in existence packaged into an easy to use program. TwistedBrush has more than 5,000 brushes available, along with all the features that artists love to use: layers, realistic media, photo cloning, tracing, masks, particles, filters, script recording, scripts to AVI, drawing tablet support, brush shapes, patterns, textures, integrated scanner support, image brushes, drawing guides, reference image views, dirty brushes, scratch layer, dynamic palettes and a whole lot more.
Size: 13.2 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded:17996 Times
Rating: 4.18 (33 votes).
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CPU-Tweaker 1.4 Final
http://www.majorgeeks.com/CPU-Tweaker__d6079.html

Same as MemSet but for CPU with Integrated Memory Controller only,
CPU-Tweaker allow to change memory timings under Windows.
You can read principal and secondary timings, and eventually change these timings values.

Supported processors:
-AMD Phenom DDR2 & DDR3.
-INTEL Core i7 DDR3. (Timings and frequency Reading only)
Size: 410 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win XP/2003/Vista/Windows7
Downloaded:4621 Times
Rating: 4 (4 votes).
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Major Geeks slogan, selected for today.
"MajorGeeks.com - Geek before it was Chic. "

Remember to check out www.majorgeeks.com for the full listing of new programs and updates.

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 8, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration, on Monday March 8th 2010, are:

PRTG - Free Network Monitor 7.3.2.5476
http://www.majorgeeks.com/PRTG_-_Free_Network_Monitor_d6070.html

PRTG Network Monitor is the powerful network monitoring solution from Paessler AG. It ensures the availability of network components while also measuring traffic and usage. It saves costs by avoiding outages, optimizing connections, saving time and controlling service level agreements (SLAs).

Businesses increasingly rely on their networks to move data, provide communication, and enable basic operations. Performance loss or system outages can seriously impact the bottom line of your business. Continuous network and server monitoring enables you to find problems and resolve them before they become a serious threat to your business.
Size: 1.03 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded:233 Times
Rating: 5 (2 votes).
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Work-In-Progress Backup Keeper (WIPBackup) 1.0.23
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Work-In-Progress_Backup_Keeper_WIPBackup_d6374.html

Work-In-Progress Backup Keeper (WIPBackup) is a lightweight backup tool for keeping all changes of your files so you can go back and restore your files or just view your changes. WIPBackup never throws anything away and is easily configured to suit your work in progress backup needs. Never again lose that important idea or change, even from last week or last month.

WIPBackup Keeper is not a system backup utility but it is your best friend for keeping everything you have ever edited or changed for reference purposes, for history, for recovery.

Originally designed to help developers keep all the incremental changes that happen while writing applications, the product's performance and versitility will help anyone who spends time creating content from losing anything.

WIPBackup stores its data on one of your external drives or to another internal drive and is available everytime you start your computer. We don't recommend making backups to the same hard disk.

You may try WIPBackup risk free for 30 days and even after the evaluation period, your backups are still accessable.

WIPBackup is Window 7, Vista, XP compatible, requires Microsoft® .Net 3.5 and will work on 32 or 64 bit systems.
Size: 1.03 MB
License: Shareware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded:233 Times
Rating: 5 (2 votes).
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My note: SHAREWARE, but a 30 day free trial.

ID3 Renamer 3.0.2
http://www.majorgeeks.com/ID3_Renamer_d4948.html

Do you have loads of MP3 files in a directory and need to write a single common piece of information into them (e.g. the interpret or the album name)? Do you need to clean some portion of the ID3 tag? Do you need to remove the diacritics? ID3 Renamer can help.

ID3 renamer is useful if you need to rename a large number of files in a directory accordingly to their ID3 description and a given "formula" (e.g. (%Track) %Artist - %Title). Such a function is pretty "smart", as it lets you assembly the filename as you wish and use the variables from the ID3 tag in the filename. It is required you mark them with a "%" at the beginning, followed by an ID3 section label (literally - i.e. the first letter is capital, exactly as it is referred to in the roll-down menu).

ID3 renamer can also create a new tag if there is none in the file yet; it lets you easily write into new files too.
Size: 73.2 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded:22216 Times
Rating: 4.38 (13 votes)
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My note: Only a 73KB download.

UndercoverXP 1.23
http://www.majorgeeks.com/UndercoverXP_d2587.html

UndercoverXP is a free program to easily print CD covers. It supports JPEG, Gif, PNG and Bmp formats and can automatically scale front covers, back covers, front + inside, inlays, DVD Boxes, Playstation covers and Pressit / CoolBela LD001 CD labels to the correct sizes. Other types can be easily added via a configuration file.
Size: 934 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded:15748 Times
Rating: 4.12 (8 votes)
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Today's selections are only a portion of those shown at www.majorgeeks.com and only at a particular time of the day.
Some may be added after I review the days listings.

If they have been listed previously, then this listing is the latest upgrade.
For lots more programs and updates, today, goto www.majorgeeks.com

Check the Ratings score, out of 5, on the right hand side of the program/s you have chosen. This is the MG members review, and maybe should be taken into consideration.

For you non-MG members / visitors / guests or 900+ lurkers reading this, also check out the "Must Have Free downloads" at
http://www.majorgeeks.com/page.php?id=20
for lots of good FREE stuff. If you find anything particularly useful in those listed, let us know.

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 9, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration, on Tuesday March 9th 2010, are:

Avast! Free Edition 5.0.462
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Avast_Free_Edition_d1968.html

All-inclusive and comprehensive protection FREE avast! antivirus Home Edition includes ANTI-SPYWARE protection, certified by the West Coast Labs Checkmark process, and ANTI-ROOTKIT detection based on the best-in class GMER technology. No additional purchase is required.
Simple to use and automated Daily automatic updates ensure continuous data protection against all types of malware and spyware. Simply install and forget. We've made avast! as simple to use as possible.
We support more Windows versions (from Windows 95 to Vista 64bit) than any other anti-malware product. No matter what system you have, avast! has it covered.
Multilingual avast! Home Edition is offered in over 30 language versions.
Size: 40.9 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded:470566 Times
Rating: 4.74 (1307 votes).
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Orbit Downloader 3.0.0.3
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Orbit_Downloader_d5640.html

Orbit Downloader is a great speed, super light,easy-to-use and free rich media downloader. It is based on p2p and multi-source downloading technology and supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, MMS and RTSP protocols. Using Orbit Downloader, you can almost download everything online with 500% faster speed, like youtube video, rapidshare files, flash and streaming media etc. Anyway, Orbit Downloader is an indispendsable tool for download acceleration and management.
Size: 2.45 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded:46376 Times
Rating: 4.40 (96 votes).
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Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 3.5
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Microsoft_Malicious_Software_Removal_Tool_d4471.html

The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool checks Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 computers for and helps remove infections by specific, prevalent malicious software; including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom. When the detection and removal process is complete, the tool displays a report describing the outcome, including which, if any, malicious software was detected and removed. The tool creates a log file named mrt.log in the %WINDIR%\debug folder.

Note The version of this tool delivered by Windows Update runs on your computer once a month, in the background. If an infection is found, the tool will display a status report the next time you start your computer. If you would like to run this tool more than once a month, run the version that is available from this Web page or use the version on the Malicious Software Removal Tool Web site.
Size: 9.36 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded:252687 Times
Rating: 4.44 (112 votes).
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MediaInfo 0.7.29
http://www.majorgeeks.com/MediaInfo_d6346.html

It is free software (free of charge and free access to source code: GPL or LGPL licence).
---What information can I get from MediaInfo?
---What format (container) does MediaInfo support?
---What can I do with it?
Size: 1.84 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded:1702 Times
Rating: 5 (3 votes)
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My note: Too much info to list here. Check the link above, for full details.

From Way Off Base, today.
Family see Jesus image in Marmite.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8071865.stm

The family said they found the image comforting.
It may not be immediately obvious to everyone, but one family are convinced they can see the face of Jesus on the lid of a jar of Marmite.
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Major Geeks slogan, selected for today.
"MajorGeeks.com - Live Fast, Geek Hard"

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 10, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration, on Wednesday March 10th 2010, are :

JAlbum 8.7
http://www.majorgeeks.com/JAlbum_d5953.html

JAlbum makes web albums of your digital images and aims to be the easiest to use and most powerful tool in this category - and free!
With JAlbum you have full control of the look of the generated album, not just color theme and basic layout, still making an album is just a matter of drag and drop + a button click if you prefer to use one of the many existing looks.
JAlbum will make index pages, slide show pages and process your images and even upload the final album to the Internet for your friends to see.

Here are some key features of "JAlbum":

Easy to use User Interface:
Runs on many systems:
32 Languages:
Skins - endless customization:
Add comments:
IPTC and EXIF support:
Apply filters:
Other Filetypes:
Make an album:
Share straight from your computer:
Publish to the web:
· With Jalbum's free hosting you get a unique url: yourname.myjalbum.net. Jalbum will create your account and upload your albums to your new web album page.
Upload the album:
Tell Jalbum community:
Manage your albums:
Create your own skin:
Size: 13.7 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded:4837 Times
Rating: 5 (6 votes).
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My note: Perfect rating so far. Visit the link above for the full explanations of the headings above.

Belarc Advisor 8.1.11.3
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Belarc_Advisor_d1385.html

The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server.
Limitations: Free for personal use.
Size: 2.15 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded:392295 Times
Rating: 4.68 (422 votes).
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My note: Is your PC Security rated more than 1.88/10 by Belarc? Most aren't !

Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.1.3.100
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Auslogics_Disk_Defrag_d5266.html

Disk fragmentation leads to system slowdowns, PC crashes, slow startup and shutdown and sometimes to system failures. Auslogics Disk Defrag is designed for fast optimization of today's modern hard disks. Get the maximum performance out of your expensive hardware investments. And it's absolutely FREE.
Size: 2.22 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded:203893 Times
Rating: 4.56 (395 votes).
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My note: Works with W7 as well. :cool

JaBack 8.36
http://www.majorgeeks.com/JaBack_d5684.html

JaBack is backup software with advanced automation features. The backup file is in standard zip format which allows you to restore data using any zip utility. After backup, You can ftp or email the backup file. Synchronize, copy, and zip tasks are also included to satisfy all your backup and archiving needs. Schedule tasks by the second or minute, or on a hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly basis. In addition, the chaining feature can run tasks in sequence or conditionally depending on exit codes. It supports dynamic variables to achieve advanced automated tasks. Schedules can be synchronized to allow or prevent overlapping schedules.
Size: 22.8 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded:11453 Times
Rating: 3.33 (3 votes).
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My note: Only rated 3.33/5

From Way Off Base, today.
Happy birthday Chuck Norris. You rock.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris

Norris appeared in a number of action films, such as Way of the Dragon in which he starred alongside Bruce Lee and was The Cannon Group's leading star in the 1980s. He next played the starring role in the television series Walker, Texas Ranger from 1993 to 2001. As a result of his "tough guy" image, an Internet phenomenon began in 2005 known as Chuck Norris facts, ascribing various implausible feats of strength to Norris.
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My note: Go to the link above for the full quotes.

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 11, 2010

Make sure you visit www.majorgeeks.com for the full listing of great releases out today. Too many great sounding programs for me to list here in this meant-to-be abridged review. :cool

The programs chosen for your consideration, on Thursday March 11th 2010, are :

Free Disc Burner 2.2.3.57
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Free_Disc_Burner_d6419.html

Free Disc Burner writes any files, folders (data) to any disk as well as writes multi session disks (there is a possibility to write up files to the same disk), lets erase information from a disk, supports Blu-Ray.
Supported Media Types: BD-R / BD-RE (Blu-Ray), DVD-R Double Layer, DVD-R Dual Layer, DVD+R / DVD+RW, DVD-R / DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R / CD-RW.

Device Features:
- supports buffer protection technologies (BurnProof, JustLink, etc.);
- advanced speed detection;
- advanced file system detection anywhere on the disc;
- automatic selection of write modes;
- erase functionality.

Data Features:
- writes multi-session or disc-at-once to ALL supported media formats including Blu-Ray (BD-R and BD-RE);
- creates disc images on-the fly (no staging to hard drive is required);
- easy file/folder manipulation;
- imports existing data from any supported file system or from any session and appends or edits;
- supports UNICODE file and folder names for multi-byte.
Size: 6.74 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded:74 Times
Rating: 1 (1 votes).
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My note: 1 MG member didn't think much of it. :-D Maybe this release is better.

Tweak Me! 1.0.4
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Tweak_Me_d6364.html

Tweak Me! Is a new unique Windows Tweaking Application which supports Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7! Never has it been so easy to tweak all most used versions of Microsoft Windows using just one application. Tweak Me! has a modern user friendly GUI which makes it extremely easy for you to manage the most important tweaks which save you a lot of time when setting up Windows!

Compared to other tweaking utilities, Tweak Me! contains mostly tweaks which don't just represent settings you can change using the ordinary Windows GUI. I spezialised on teaching it tweaks which are mainly not easy to achieve using Windows. Tweak Me! also differs between the operating system you use and just offers you the tweaks which are supported by your current system!

Key Features:
Disable User Account Control (UAC)
Disable Windows Defender
Many security tweaks
Many performance tweaks
Tweak Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, Windows Update
Enable Aero (also on Home Basic Editions but without transparency
Size: 230 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded:5210 Times
Rating: 5 (12 votes)
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My note: perfect rating, so far.

SpeedyFox 1.4.2
http://www.majorgeeks.com/SpeedyFox_d6241.html

Mozilla Firefox is by far the best feature-rich and fastest browser out there, but with the passage of time it slows down considerably. It will take a lot of time to load during startup, the overall speed will be effected, and browsing Histories will be too slow. This is very common problem and it occurs largely because of fragmentation of databases.

SpeedyFox is a brand new small utility that fixes this problem with a single click! It seems unbelievable but after you optimize your Firefox with this tool, you will get a fresh newly-installed feel because the speed indeed gets considerably faster. You will get up 3 times faster startup speed, browsing history will become faster, and performing operations with cookies will be quicker than before.
Size: 442 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded:11829 Times
Rating: 4.06 (33 votes).
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WinTricks 6.0a
http://www.majorgeeks.com/WinTricks_d5608.html

WinTricks is one of the largest and most up-to-date programs for Windows tips, tricks, and secrets available today. WinTricks includes tips/tricks for all versions of Windows, plus the Registry, Desktop, AOL, Laptop, Internet, and more. You will find that this program is easy to navigate and it has complete instructions on all of our Tips, Tricks, and Secrets.
The newest version includes even more new tips/tricks and a new browser interface.
Size: 1.06 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded:10563 Times
Rating: 3.93 (15 votes).
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Right Click Context Menu Extender 2.0
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Right_Click_Context_Menu_Extender_d6392.html

Freeware utility which allows you to add some important items to the right click context menu.

File and Folder Options:
- Option to add or remove Copy To
- Option to add or remove Move To
- Option to add or remove Admin Command Prompt
- Option to add or remove Encrypt/Decrypt
- Option to add or remove File List Create
- Option to add or remove My Computer God Mode
- Option to add or remove Hide File
- Option to add or remove Unhide File
- Option to add or remove Hide Folder
- Option to add or remove Unhide Folder
- Option to add or remove Take Ownership

Desktop Options:
- Option to add or remove Flip3D
- Option to add or remove Desktop God Mode
- Option to add or remove Control Panel
- Option to add or remove Task Manager
- Option to add or remove Administrative Tools
- Option to add or remove Registry Editor

Simply Check to add items to Right-Click Menus and press Apply. To remove the items, uncheck the box and click Apply. The menus also add’s icons next to available Menu Options. Some however, do not support this feature.
Size: 115 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 7
Downloaded:1631 Times
Rating: 5 (6 votes)
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My note: perfect rating, so far.

This Weeks 10 Top MG Downloads

1. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
2. Game Booster
3. Win7codecs
4. Vista Codec Package
5. x64 Components
6. mp3DirectCut
7. QuickTime Alternative
8. AVG AntiVirus Free Edition
9. Unlocker
10. EVEREST Free Edition
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My note: Go to www.majorgeeks.com and scroll down until you see the heading on the left hand side column. You can then click on the program/s you are interested in for the MG link.

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 12, 2010

Make sure you visit www.majorgeeks.com for lots of AV updates out today.

The programs chosen for your consideration, on Friday March 12th 2010, are :

Apple Safari for Windows 4.0.5
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Apple_Safari_for_Windows_d5683.html

Experience the web, Apple style, with Safari: the fastest, easiest-to-use web browser in the world. With its simple, elegant interface, Safari gets out of your way and lets you enjoy the web - up to 2 times faster than Internet Explorer. Safari's clean, sleek look lets you focus on the web instead of your browser. The browser frame is a mere one pixel wide. You see a scroll bar only when you need one. You see no status bar by default a blue progress bar fills the address field as the page loads giving you more room to browse and view the web.

And with commonly used tools like a Google search field built right into Safari, you can get anywhere on the web faster.

Tabbed browsing, pop-up blocker and more are all fully implemented and supported.
Size: 30.1 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2K/03/XP/Vista
Downloaded:27274 Times
Rating: 2.86 (190 votes).
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My note: MG PC members didn't think much of Safari up until now. Maybe this release is better.:-D

Norman Malware Cleaner March 12, 2010
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Norman_Malware_Cleaner__d5450.html

Norman Malware Cleaner is a Norman program utility that may be used to detect and remove specific malicious software (malware).
Note that it should not be used as a substitute for running normal proactive antivirus protection, but rather as a reactive tool to handle systems that are already infected.

By downloading and running the program below it will clean an infected system completely:

kill running processes that are infected
remove infections from disk (including ActiveX components and browser helper objects)
reveal and remove rootkits
restore correct registry values
remove references created by malware in hosts file
remove windows firewall rules for malicious programs
Size: 62.5 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded:110648 Times
Rating: 4.52 (114 votes).
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MAME 0.137s
http://www.majorgeeks.com/MAME_d4627.html

MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. When used in conjunction with an arcade game's data files (ROMs), MAME will more or less faithfully reproduce that game on a PC. MAME can currently emulate over 2600 unique (and over 4600 in total) classic arcade video games from the three decades of video games - '70s, '80s and '90s, and some from the current millennium. MAME's purpose is to preserve these decades of video-game history. As gaming technology continues to rush forward, MAME prevents these important "vintage" games from being lost and forgotten.
Size: 10.9 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded:61862 Times
Rating: 4.76 (115 votes).
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My note: Main snag is that you've gotta have the ROM's. :cry

Rising PC Doctor 6.0.1.17
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Rising_PC_Doctor_d6127.html

Rising PC Doctor, professional and smart security tool to computer users.

With its seven key functions of automatic malware analysis, immunization of USB storage devices, ability to repair Microsoft Internet Explorer & Windows, Trojan Behavior Detector & Blocker, protection against malicious websites, Internet Explorer protection and Trojan Download blocker, Rising PC Doctor will greatly enhance your protection against malware and cyberthreats.
Size: 8.42 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded:14761 Times
Rating: 3.39 (43 votes).
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From Way Off Base, today.
Florida Friday: Man Angered By $70 Water Bill Sets Home On Fire.
http://cbs4.com/local/arson.fire.mobile.2.1554103.html

Police say Dossey torched his Fort Lauderdale mobile home causing firefighters to put out the blaze to prevent it from spreading to other homes on the 1300 block of Southwest 21st Terrace Wednesday afternoon.

Now, Dossey is charged with first-degree arson.
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Major Geeks slogan, selected for today.
"Major Geeks.com- Trying to get a date since 2002."

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 13, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration, on Saturday March 13th 2010, are :

Intel Processor Identification Utility Windows Version 4.22
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Intel_Processor_Identification_Utility_Windows_Version_d4984.html

The Intel® Processor Identification Utility was developed by Intel Corporation to identify the processor inside a system, assuring the processor contains intended technologies and is operating at the tested and rated frequency intended by Intel Corporation.
Size: 1.14 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 28579 Times
Rating: 4.76 (21 votes).
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Nokia Ovi Player 2.1.10304.00
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Nokia_Ovi_Player_d6420.html

Nokia Ovi Player is an easy-to-use software that helps you manage your music collection. It automatically imports the compatible music files already saved on your PC. With all your music in one place you can create playlists, rip and burn CDs, and view or edit track information. You can transfer music between your mobile and PC (and vice versa) so you can listen to the music you choose, whenever and wherever you want.

All in all, you will be able to consider that Nokia Ovi Player will put music at your finger tips.

Features:

· Import your existing music collection
· Search by artist, album, track or genre and create playlists for any mood
· Copy music direct to your mobile with Rip'n'Go
· Transfer music between your PC and Nokia devices
Size: 1.05 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded: 193 Times
Rating: 5 (1 votes)
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My note: One for you Nokia owners.

UltraDefrag 4.2.0 RC3 Beta
http://www.majorgeeks.com/UltraDefrag_d5727.html

UltraDefrag is an open source disk defragmenter for Windows NT 4.0 and later operating systems. It makes use of the same defragmenting API used by many other windows defrag utilities, both open and closed source. However, UltraDefrag has many features that makes it unique. Firstly it has a kernel mode driver that does most of the work, secondly is the ability to run the application at boot up time in a manner similar to chkdsk. This allows for faster defragmentation time and the ability to defragment all files including system files. It can also defrag single file or multiple directory and can generate a list of all fragmented files. The program is available for both 32bit and 64bit version of Windows running on both AMD and Intel based processor.
Size: 286 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2K/03/XP/Vista
Downloaded: 30214 Times
Rating: 3.21 (47 votes).
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My note: Beware, I don't think I like the idea of a BETA release of a defragger.

SmartSniff 1.53
http://www.majorgeeks.com/SmartSniff_d5895.html

SmartSniff allows you to capture TCP/IP packets that pass through your network adapter, and view the captured data as sequence of conversations between clients and servers. You can view the TCP/IP conversations in Ascii mode (for text-based protocols, like HTTP, SMTP, POP3 and FTP.) or as hex dump. (for non-text base protocols, like DNS)
System Requirements:

SmartSniff can capture TCP/IP packets on any 32-bit Windows operating system (Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP) as long as WinPcap capture driver is installed and works properly with your network adapter.
Under Windows 2000/XP (or greater), SmartSniff also allows you to capture TCP/IP packets without installing any capture driver, by using 'Raw Sockets' method. However, this capture method has some limitations and problems:

Outgoing UDP and ICMP packets are not captured.
On Windows XP SP1 outgoing packets are not captured at all - Thanks to Microsoft's bug that appeared in SP1 update... This bug was fixed on SP2 update, but under Vista, Microsoft returned back the outgoing packets bug of XP/SP1. On Windows Vista with SP1, only UDP packets are captured. TCP packets are not captured at all.
Size: 64 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 3931 Times
Rating: 5 (2 votes).
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My note: One for the true Geeks.

From Way Off Base, today. :-D
Sweet-toothed toddler climbs INSIDE lolly machine to grab sweets... and gets trapped.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/wor...chine-guzzle-sweets--gets-trapped-inside.html

It's a toddler's dream: locked in a world of lollipops.

But the situation rapidly turned into a mother's nightmare as two-year-old Cohen Stone became trapped inside an arcade machine.

Attracted by the colourful prizes of sweets and teddy bears, Cohen somehow managed to climb up inside the glass case.
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Major Geeks slogan selected for today.
"MajorGeeks.com - Live Fast, Geek Hard"

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 14, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration, on Sunday March 14th 2010, are :

EraseTemp 3.4.6.2
http://www.majorgeeks.com/EraseTemp_d1805.html

EraseTemp is a utility that automatically deletes old temporary files from your computer.

You will need to have .net framework installed. You can get this from windowsupdate.
Size: 123 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 26181 Times
Rating: 3.44 (9 votes).
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SIV (System Information Viewer) 4.06
http://www.majorgeeks.com/SIV_System_Information_Viewer_d4779.html

System Information Viewer is a general Windows utility for dumping lots of useful Windows, Network and hardware info - CPU info, PCI info, USB info, Machine Info, Hardware Sensors, Networked computers, Operating System Information and more.
Size: 1.65 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win XP/2003/Vista/Windows7
Downloaded: 38649 Times
Rating: 4.78 (70 votes)
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My Note: Excellent rating.

System Explorer 2.1.2
http://www.majorgeeks.com/System_Explorer_d6381.html

Major Features:

Detailed informations about Tasks, Processes, Modules, Startups, IE Addons, Uninstallers, Windows, Services, Drivers, Connections and Opened Files.
Easy check of suspicious files via VirusTotal or Jotti service.
Easy search details about file/process via online databases.
Launcher ("New Task..." dialog) with integrated AutoSearch and AutoCompletion.
Action History for monitoring processes activities.
Performance graphs for monitoring usage of system resources in time.
System Snapshots for easy finding of system changes.
System Report builds rich text report containing major informations about your System.
Multilanguage and Plugins Support.
Version 2.0 brings brand new user interface and Windows 7 support.
Security feature with online File Reviews.
Size: 1.35 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded: 4836 Times
Rating: 4.6 (5 votes).
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Mp3tag 2.46
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Mp3tag_d5817.html

Mp3tag is a powerful and yet easy-to-use tool to edit metadata (ID3, Vorbis Comments and APE) of common audio formats. It can rename files based on the tag information, replace characters or words from tags and filenames, import/export tag information, create playlists and more. The program supports online freedb database lookups for selected files, allowing you to automatically gather proper tag information for select files or CDs.

Mp3tag supports the following audio formats:

Advanced Audio Coding (aac)
Free Lossless Audio Codec (flac)
Monkey's Audio (ape)
Mpeg Layer 3 (mp3)
MPEG-4 (mp4 / m4a / m4b / iTunes compatible)
Musepack (mpc)
Ogg Vorbis (ogg)
OptimFROG (ofr)
OptimFROG DualStream (ofs)
Speex (spx)
Tom's Audio Kompressor (tak)
True Audio (tta)
Windows Media Audio (wma)
WavPack (wv)
Size: 2.27 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded: 29626 Times
Rating: 4.97 (43 votes).
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My Note: Excellent rating.

Major Geeks slogan selected for today.
"Warning: Use of this site may cause you to excessively download cool programs and feel "geeky". "

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 16, 2010

Make sure you check out www.majorgeeks.com today. Lots of AntiVirus definition updates out today, as well as plenty of program updates and new ones. Too many to list here.

The programs chosen for your consideration, on Monday March 15th 2010, are :

Gmail Notifier 1.0.0.78
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Gmail_Notifier_d4373.html

Gmail Notifier alerts you when you have new email messages in your mailbox. Also, you can read email headers, delete emails or mark them as read. Use Gmail Notifier to check up to 5 Gmail accounts.

Gmail Notifier gives you:
- Account login in one click
- Counter of unread emails
- Sound and tray icon alerts
- Read email headers and body
- Delete emails or mark as read
- IMAP connectivity over SSL
- Support for multiple accounts
- Support for UTF-8 emails
- Support for mailto links
- Support for hosted domains
- Attachment indicator
- 100% Spy and spam free
- Auto version updates
- Save window position
- Make window topmost
- Run at startup
Size: 2.62 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 34737 Times
Rating: 3.96 (51 votes).
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Predator 2.0.1.468
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Predator_d6397.html

PREDATOR locks your PC when you are away, even if your Windows session is still opened.

It uses a regular USB flash drive as an access control device, and works as follows:
- you insert the USB drive
- you run PREDATOR (autostart with Windows is possible)
you do your work...
- when you're away from your PC, you simply remove the USB drive:
once it is removed, the keyboard and mouse are disabled and the screen darkens
- when you return back to your PC, you put the USB flash drive in place:
keyboard and mouse are immediately released, and the display is restored.
Size: 964 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win XP/2003/08/Vista/Windows7
Downloaded: 601 Times
Rating: 3 (3 votes).
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My note: Only an average rating by MG members. :cry

Process Lasso 3.82.2
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Process_Lasso_d4050.html

Process Lasso is a software that will improve system responsiveness and stability. Process Lasso is a unique new technology intended to automatically restrain running processes that are consuming too many CPU cycles.

Often times, processes that are 'out-of-control' can bring an NT system to a near halt. Once one or more processes have become CPU resource hogs, termination of the offending process(es) is very difficult since it is nearly impossible to even open the task manager.

With Process Lasso, these processes are temporarily reduced in priority so that the system is returned to a responsive level. Process Lasso can even work when multiple processes are responsible for a decrease in system responsiveness.
Size: 1.53 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2K/03/XP/Vista
Downloaded: 57900 Times
Rating: 4.36 (121 votes).
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From Way Off Base, today.
R.I.P: Actor Peter Graves found dead at his home in Pacific Palisades.
March 14, 2010 | 5:08 pm
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lan...nd-dead-at-his-home-in-pacific-palisades.html

Actor Peter Graves was found dead Sunday at his home in Pacific Palisades, according to law enforcement sources. Graves, who starred in "Mission: Impossible," "Airplane!" and Billy Wilder's "Stalag 17"--apparently died of natural causes, the sources said.

Graves was 83, according to a biography on the website IMDB.com.
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My note: R.I.P Peter. Stalag 17 is one my old-time all-time favourite movies. He was great in the Mission Impossible TV series as well.

Major Geeks slogan selected for today.
"Major Geeks.com- Feel the Geek.. BE the Geek!"

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 17, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration for Tuesday March 16th 2010, are :

save2pc 4.02
http://www.majorgeeks.com/save2pc_d5580.html
save2pc allows you to easily grab and save desired youtube 11 reasons why you should get the save2pc:

1. Download videos from Youtube, Google, veoh, Tangle, Vimeo, Myspace Video, Megavideo.com, DailyMotion.com etc.
2. Download videos from adult video servers: RedTube, PornoTube, ShockerVideo, Tube8, xTube, Spankingtube, YouPorn, Megaporn ( megarotic ), PornHub, yuvutu, xVideos, xHamster, VHO, Rude etc.
3. Download High Quality videos and High Definition.
4. Automatic URL-parsing and multi-thread downloading. Download several files at the same time.
5. Convert downloaded videos into iPod, PSP, PDA, iPhone, Mobile Phone format.
6. Save the downloaded video into various formats: .avi, .mpeg, .flv or even .wmv
7. Convert downloaded videos into extra mobile devices and audio formats: mov,mp4,3gp,3g2,mp3,wav.
8. Preview selected videos before downloading. Get the size, length, rating, views of a file before downloading it!
9. Youtube flagged content age verification bypass. You don't even need to create an account to download such videos.
10. save2pc is a small, fast, useful, practical and powerful. It has a clean, simple interface.
11. Free lifetime technical support. Registred users can suggest new video sites or any other features.
Size: 2.94 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win XP/2003/Vista/Windows7
Downloaded: 224964 Times

Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Internet_Explorer_9_Platform_Preview_d909.html
The Platform Preview is an early look at the Internet Explorer 9 platform so some features are incomplete, some may change, and some may be added.

Microsoft asks that you refrain from providing feedback on features where noted that they are either partially implemented or not available. Microsoft is aware of their condition and will provide updates in future releases. Similarly, for known issues, Microsoft is also aware of their existence and are actively working on them.
Size: 14.2 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded: 14487 Times
Rating: 2.31 (16 votes).

bigbazza · Mar 17, 2010

To the readers of this column, disregard post # 16. I hit the Send button before I meant to and took too long to add and re-edit. :-o :cry

Will try again.

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 17, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration for Tuesday March 16th 2010, are :

save2pc 4.02
http://www.majorgeeks.com/save2pc_d5580.html

save2pc allows you to easily grab and save desired youtube 11 reasons why you should get the save2pc:

1. Download videos from Youtube, Google, veoh, Tangle, Vimeo, Myspace Video, Megavideo.com, DailyMotion.com etc.
2. Download videos from adult video servers: RedTube, PornoTube, ShockerVideo, Tube8, xTube, Spankingtube, YouPorn, Megaporn ( megarotic ), PornHub, yuvutu, xVideos, xHamster, VHO, Rude etc.
3. Download High Quality videos and High Definition.
4. Automatic URL-parsing and multi-thread downloading. Download several files at the same time.
5. Convert downloaded videos into iPod, PSP, PDA, iPhone, Mobile Phone format.
6. Save the downloaded video into various formats: .avi, .mpeg, .flv or even .wmv
7. Convert downloaded videos into extra mobile devices and audio formats: mov,mp4,3gp,3g2,mp3,wav.
8. Preview selected videos before downloading. Get the size, length, rating, views of a file before downloading it!
9. Youtube flagged content age verification bypass. You don't even need to create an account to download such videos.
10. save2pc is a small, fast, useful, practical and powerful. It has a clean, simple interface.
11. Free lifetime technical support. Registred users can suggest new video sites or any other features.
Size: 2.94 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win XP/2003/Vista/Windows7
Downloaded: 224964 Times
Rating: 4.50 (138 votes).
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Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Internet_E...view_d909.html

The Platform Preview is an early look at the Internet Explorer 9 platform so some features are incomplete, some may change, and some may be added.

Microsoft asks that you refrain from providing feedback on features where noted that they are either partially implemented or not available. Microsoft is aware of their condition and will provide updates in future releases. Similarly, for known issues, Microsoft is also aware of their existence and are actively working on them.
Size: 14.2 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded: 14487 Times
Rating: 2.31 (16 votes).
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Crypt4Free 5.3.2
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Crypt4Free_d6399.html

Crypt4Free builds on our award winning Advanced Encryption Package 2006 Standard. It uses two encryption algorithms to protect your files: Blowfish & DESX. And "Quick Wipe" secure files erasure algorithm to wipe sensitive files.

Features:

Interface
Easy in use
Skin support (1 skin in standard downloadable package)

- Work with files
Crypt4Free encrypts every kind of file on every kind of medium, whether floppy disk, removable hard drive, zip drive, tape drive or other

Full .ZIP support Crypt4Free can browse for existing .zip archives, extract its contents and even create new .zip archives!

Built in files compression to reduce size in transmission.
Size: 4.23 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: NT/200x/XP/Vista
Downloaded: 952 Times
Rating: N/A (0 votes).
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My note: Be the first to vote.

CrystalDiskInfo 3.5.3a
http://www.majorgeeks.com/CrystalDiskInfo_d5931.html

CrystalDiskInfo is a HDD health monitoring utility. It displays basic HDD information, monitors S.M.A.R.T. values and disk temperature.
Size: 1.33 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded: 64895 Times
Rating: 4.94 (58 votes).
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My note:Excellent rating. :cool

ZipGenius 6.3.1.2501
http://www.majorgeeks.com/ZipGenius_d4696.html

ZipGenius is the file compression suite you were searching for: it is free and easy to use, plus it supports more than 20 formats of compressed archives, including RAR, ARJ, ACE, CAB, SQX, OpenOffice.org documents and the excellent 7-zip. ZipGenius now can precompress executable files going to be added to a ZIP archive through the UPX compressor.
Size: 7.19 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win XP/2003/Vista/Windows7
Downloaded: 40571 Times
Rating: 4.60 (56 votes).
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From Way Off Base today.
Where Are They Now? 8 Child Stars From Classic Horror Films
http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2010/03/15/what-happened-to-the-children-of-horror-movies/

Major Geeks slogan selected for today.
"MajorGeeks.com - The Few, The Proud, The Geeks. ":-D

Bazza

NB: Check out www.majorgeeks.com for the full listing
Baz

bigbazza · Mar 18, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration for Wednesday March 17th 2010, are:-

Mozilla Firefox 3.7 ALPHA 3
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Mozilla_Firefox_3.7_ALPHA_3_d5905.html

Here are some key features of "Firefox":

· Comprehensive popup controls to keep unwanted advertising off your desktop;
· A tab browsing mode that lets you open several pages in a single window, allowing you to load links in the background without leaving the page you're on;
· Integrated search (powered by Google);
· Industry leading accessibility with Find As You Type - find links and page text by simply typing;
· Simplified privacy controls that let you cover your tracks more effectively;
· A streamlined browser window that lets you see more of the page than any other browser while at the same time being more configurable;
· A large variety of free downloadable extensions and themes that add specific functionality and visual changes to the browser.
Size: 8.06 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 124603 Times
Rating: 4.27 (93 votes).
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a-squared Free edition 4.5.0.27
http://www.majorgeeks.com/a-squared_Free_edition_d4281.html

a-squared (a²) is a complementary product to antivirus software which is specialized in protection against harmful software. Antivirus software often features an inadequate protection against Trojans, Dialers and Spyware. a² fills this gap.

a² is free, however you can purchase the "Personal Edition" for $29.95 which includes more advanced features such as:
- Intrusion Detection System
- Analyses the behavior of all running programs
- System-Firewall
- Autostart-Viewer
- Process-Viewer
- Automatic update.
Size: 79.8 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win XP/2003/Vista/Windows7
Downloaded: 564033 Times
Rating: 4.63 (692 votes).
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My note:79 MB download.

Dr.Web CureIT 5.00.10 [17.03.2010]
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Dr.Web_CureIT_d4783.html

This is a FREE anti-virus and anti-spyware utility based on Dr.Web Anti-virus scanner, which will help you quickly scan and cure, if necessary, a computer operated by MS Windows 95OSR2/ 98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP/2003/2008/Vista/7 without installation of the Dr.Web Anti-virus...
The utility contains the most up-to-date add-ons to the Dr.Web virus databases going up to twice per hour frequency at periods of high malware submissions.

Dr.Web CureIt! detects and removes
* Rootkits * Mass-mailing worms * E-mail viruses * Peer-to-peer viruses * Internet worms * File viruses * Trojans * Stealth viruses* Polymorphic viruses * Bodiless viruses * Macro viruses * MS Office viruses * Script viruses * Spyware * Spybots * Password stealers * Keyloggers* Paid Dialers * Adware * Riskware* Hacktools * Backdoors * Joke programs * Malicious scripts * Other malware*.
Size: 32.2 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 66663 Times
Rating: 4.48 (93 votes).
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From Way Off Base, today.
A Dash of Guinness
http://www.chow.com/stories/10971

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we’ve rounded up both sweet and savory recipes that incorporate dark, velvety Irish stout.
1. Beef Braised in Guinness.
2. Irish Cheddar and Stout Fondue.
3. Warm German Potato Salad.
4. Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes.
5. Welsh Rarebit Bites.
6. Guinness Stout Marinade.
7. Guinness–Milk Chocolate Ice Cream.
8. Guinness Pub Burgers.
9. Gingerbread with Stout.
10. Cheddar Beer Dip with Smoked Sausage.
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My note: Go to the link above for expanded descriptions of these 10 recipes. :cool

MajorGeeks slogan selected for today.
"MajorGeeks.com - No Geek, no glory."

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 18, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration for Thursday March 18th 2010, are:-

MPlayer (2010-03-17)
http://www.majorgeeks.com/MPlayer_d5663.html

The MPlayer for Windows package contains the most recent builds of MPlayer for the Windows platform as well as SMPlayer and MPUI

MPlayer for Windows provides native support for more than 192 Video and 85 Audiocodecs.

For maximum performance, the installer includes optimized builds for different CPU types. Furthermore the Full-Package includes the Binary Codec Package, while the Light-Package does not.

Here are some key features of "MPlayer for Windows (Full Package)":
· The award-winning OpenSource Media Player "MPlayer" available for Windows now!
· Self-contained "all-in-one" installer (made with NSIS)
· More than 192 Video- und 85 Audiocodecs supported natively!
· Latest optimized MPlayer builds by Celtic Druid
· Improved version of MPUI front-end (compiled with Delphi7 Professional)
· Binary Codec Package for Windows (included in Full-Package only)
· Full multi-language Unicode support (more than 20 languages to choose)
· Optimized builds for: Athlon-XP, Athlon-64, Core 2, Pentium-4, Pentium-4 Precott, Pemtium-M
· Generic build that runs on all CPUs (Runtime Detection)
Size: 27.2 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 63096 Times
Rating: 4.68 (160 votes).
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TeamViewer 5.0.8081
http://www.majorgeeks.com/TeamViewer_d5911.html

TeamViewer is the fast, simple and friendly solution for remote access over the Internet - all applications in one single, very affordable module.
Instantly take control over a computer anywhere on the Internet, even through firewalls. No installation required, just use it fast and secure.
TeamViewer can also be used to present your desktop to a partner on the Internet. Show and share your software, PowerPoint presentations etc.
Share your files, chat, switch the direction during a teamwork session, and a lot more is included in TeamViewer.
TeamViewer is absolutely FREE for personal, non-commercial use.
Size: 2.69 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded: 17211 Times
Rating: 4.85 (63 votes).
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My note: Excellent rating. Has anyone tried this between different continents? For example, I'd like to try it between Australia and a friend in Africa.

Google Chrome Portable 4.1.249.1036
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Google_Chrome_Portable_d6295.html

Google Chrome Portable is a web browser that runs web pages and applications with lightning speed. It's designed to be simple and stylish. It's packaged as a portable app, so you can take your browsing experience with you.

Google Chrome's features include:
- Quick to start up
- Loads web pages in a snap
- Runs web applications faster than ever
- Designed for efficiency and ease of use
- Search and navigate to web pages from the same box
- Arrange and organize tabs however you wish — quickly and easily
- Get to your favorite websites with just a click, from the thumbnails of your most visited sites in the New Tab page
- Themes to add delight to your browser.
Size: 1.32 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded: 3076 Times
Rating: 5 (1 votes).
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My note: Perfect rating so far. One vote. :-D

From Way Off Base, today.
Russian Lunar Rover Found: 37-Year-Old Space Mystery Solved
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100316164950.htm

"The tracks were visible at once," says Stooke. "Knowing the history of the mission, it's possible to trace the rover's activities in fine detail. We can see where it measured the magnetic field, driving back and forth over the same route to improve the data. And we can also see where it drove into a small crater, and accidentally covered its heat radiator with soil as it struggled to get out again. That ultimately caused it to overheat and stop working. And the rover itself shows up as a dark spot right where it stopped."
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bigbazza · Mar 19, 2010

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:cool

The programs chosen for your consideration for Friday March 19th 2010, are:-

Glint 1.26 (Build 1019)
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Glint_d830.html

Glint monitor shows system activity by using system performance counters in local or remote computer. Recent values can be also shown as graphs. It also displays the most active processes in system in descending CPU
activity order. Counters names and last values are shown in tool tips. Settings dialogs allow to select counters and indicators colors along.
Size: 416 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded: 12767 Times
Rating: 5 (4 votes).
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My note: Perfect rating so far.

electric sheep 2.7b25
http://www.majorgeeks.com/electric_sheep_d4547.html

Electric Sheep is a collaborative abstract artwork founded by Scott Draves. It's run by thousands of people all over the world, and can be installed on any ordinary PC or Mac. When these computers "sleep", the Electric Sheep comes on and the computers communicate with each other by the internet to share the work of creating morphing abstract animations known as "sheep". The result is a collective "android dream", an homage to Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.

Anyone watching one of these computers may vote for their favorite animations using the keyboard. The more popular sheep live longer and reproduce according to a genetic algorithm with mutation and cross-over. Hence the flock evolves to please its global audience. You can also design your own sheep and submit them to the gene pool.

This program is recommended only if you have a high-bandwidth, always-on connection to the internet such as DSL or cable modem. Due to server load issues it may take several hours before it can display sheep.
Size: 2.65 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded: 29222 Times
Rating: 4.55 (69 votes).
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Remove Fake Antivirus 1.63
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Remove_Fake_Antivirus_d6323.html

Remove Fake Antivirus 1.57 is used to remove:

- Security Tool
- Antivirus Live
- Personal Security
- Cyber Security
- Alpha Antivirus
- Windows Enterprise Suite
- Security Center
- Control Center
- Braviax
- Windows Police Pro
- Antivirus Pro 2010
- PC Antispyware 2010

----- and many more ( go to link above)

Remove Fake Antivirus is used to remove fake antivirus programs which are viruses or trojans.

Editor's note: These variations can change rapidly and be difficult to remove. Often you need multiple programs or scans to effectively eliminate these infections. If this does not work for you, we suggest using Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and or reading our Malware Removal Guide.
Size: 189 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded: 6938 Times
Rating: 2.73 (15 votes).
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My note: Make sure you heed the Editor's note. It may be the reason for the low Rating.

RemoveIT Pro 19.3.2010
http://www.majorgeeks.com/RemoveIT_Pro_d5205.html

Locates & Removes many new dangerous files including Spyware, Malware, Virus, Worms, Trojan's and Adware that other popular AV programs do not find.

Editor's note: Some false positives were spotted in x64 systems.
Size: 3.4 MB
License: Shareware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded: 138104 Times
Rating: 4.63 (602 votes).
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My note: Although listed as Shareware, it can be run legally as Freeware. :cool

Major Geeks slogan, selected for today.LOL
"MajorGeeks.com - This is my Geek. There are many like him but this one is mine."

From Way Off base, today.
First Hover with the STOVL F-35B Joint Strike Fighter
http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/inde...th_the_stovl_f_35b_joint_strike_fighter_.html

Lockheed Martin video of the first hover with the STOVL F-35B Joint Strike

Fighter at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. The flight began with a conventional takeoff before F-35 lead STOVL pilot Graham Tomlinson initiated conversion to STOVL mode at 200 knots airspeed. He then slowed the aircraft to 60 knots and flew a decelerating approach to a zero airspeed hover at 150 feet above the runway. This marked the first free air hover by the F-35B.
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Bazza

NB: I do not always test or use the programs that I list in this thread. I list the ones that I think will appeal to MG readers (and try to vary them as a mix for you to try)

Baz
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bigbazza · Mar 20, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration for Saturday March 20th 2010, are:-

FotoSketcher 1.96
http://www.majorgeeks.com/FotoSketcher_d6345.html

FotoSketcher is a 100% free program which can help you convert your digital photos into art, automatically. If you want to turn a portrait, the photograph of your house or a beautiful landscape into a painting, a sketch or a drawing then look no further, FotoSketcher will do the job in just a few seconds.

Thanks to FotoSketcher you can create stunning images to make original gifts for your friends or relatives. Create birthday cards, season's greetings stationary or simply print your work of art and hang it on the wall.

Different styles are available: pencil sketch, pen and ink drawing, various painting renderings. You can also improve your original photo with simple tools (enhance contrast, sharpen, simplify image, increase luminosity, color saturation etc...).

FotoSketcher is completely free and does not contain any adware, spyware or virus. It runs on any version of Microsoft Windows (sorry, no Mac version available).
Size: 3.88 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded: 2753 Times
Rating: 5 (6 votes).
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My note:Perfect rating so far. :cool

Mp3tag 2.46a
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Mp3tag_d5817.html

Mp3tag is a powerful and yet easy-to-use tool to edit metadata (ID3, Vorbis Comments and APE) of common audio formats. It can rename files based on the tag information, replace characters or words from tags and filenames, import/export tag information, create playlists and more. The program supports online freedb database lookups for selected files, allowing you to automatically gather proper tag information for select files or CDs.
Size: 2.28 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded: 30320 Times
Rating: 4.97 (43 votes)
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My note: Almost perfect rating. Go to the above link for the formats supported.

PureRa 1.5
http://www.majorgeeks.com/PureRa_d6183.html

PureRa is a simple tool that does a simple job: it removes files from your computer that other mainstream cleaning programs tend to oversee. Some of our targets can simply be removed to create some valuable space while others are removed in an attempt to repair certain problems because they will simply recreate themselves.

Targets that are currently removed by PureRa are:

- Config.msi Folder [The Config.msi folder contains backup of that are being installed or updated during an install. Sometimes a Windows Installer package is sloppy and doesn't automatically remove unpacked setup files and the Config.msi folder can get cluttered with useless files]

- Thumbs.db [when you view the contents of a folder in 'Thumbnail' or 'Filmstrip' view a system file called Thumbs.db is generated automatically by Windows XP. Thumbs.db contains a copy of each of the tiny preview images generated for image files in that folder so that they load up quickly the next time you browse that folder. Thumbs.db also stores your settings with regard to thumbnail and filmstrip view. Though they are small they may annoy you because there may be hundreds of them]

- Iconcache.db [The icons used in Windows are saved in an icon cache. These can become corrupted and lead to garbled/fuzzy icons. Deleting the Iconcache.db file will force Windows to re-create itself flawlessly]

- .sqm-files [sqm-files are created by MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messenger. It is rumored that they are created to become the reports that these programs will send if you turn on the option to allow Microsoft to gather information about your use of MSN Live Messenger (read surfing behavior). These reports are still being generated (as sqm-files) but not send]

- Desktop.ini [Desktop.ini is used to tell Windows how to display a folder. For example, enabling Thumbnail view creates a desktop.ini file in that folder which amongst other things, tells Windows to add an extra item to the View menu for that folder. Desktop.ini files are also used when you customize folders, change their icons etc.]
Size: 33.1 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win XP/Vista
Downloaded: 2677 Times
Rating: 4.62 (8 votes).
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My note: Really small download (33KB)

From Way Off Base, today.
Trainers invent new toothbrush for killer whale.
http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=127893

Orlando, Florida -- Whale trainers at SeaWorld in Orlando are taking new safety precautions when it comes to the killer whale that drowned a trainer last month.

According to park officials, trainers will stand farther away from the whale when brushing his teeth. Trainers will now have a 2-foot extension to brush Tilikum's teeth three times a day.

Forty-year-old Dawn Brancheau was killed after being thrashed underwater by the whale after a performance. Tilikum grabbed her by her long ponytail and pulled her below the water in front of about 20 spectators.
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Major Geeks slogan selected for today.
"MajorGeeks.com - It's like sports for geeks."

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 21, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration for Sunday March 21st 2010, are:-

Windows 7 Start Button Changer 2.0
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Windows_7_Start_Button_Changer_d6373.html

The Windows 7 Start Button Changer application was developed to be a small tool that will allow you to change the Windows 7 Start Orb or Button easily.

If you are bored of look at the same old Windows 7 Start Orb, you can now change it easily. Click on Select & Change Start Button to select a custom Start Orb.

The program will backup you original explorer.exe, change the start button and restart explorer.exe. To restore the default Start Orb and explorer from the backup, click Restore Original Explorer Backup.

Editor's note: This was created by a 12 year old at The Windows Club forums. Cool!
Size: 599 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 7
Downloaded: 1809 Times
Rating: 2.4 (5 votes).
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My note: Maybe this update will rate better.

Parted Magic 4.9
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Parted_Magic_d6107.html

The Parted Magic OS employs core programs of GParted and Parted to handle partitioning tasks with ease, while featuring other useful programs (e.g. Partition Image, TestDisk, fdisk, sfdisk, dd, and ddrescue) and an excellent set of documentation to benefit the user. An extensive collection of fileystem tools are also included, as Parted Magic supports the following: ext2, ext3, ext4, fat16, fat32, hfs, hfs+, jfs, linux-swap, ntfs, reiserfs, reiser4, and xfs.

Parted Magic requires at least a PII processor and 400MB of RAM to operate or 128MB in "Live" mode.
Size: 73.6 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 9429 Times
Rating: 5 (10 votes).
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My note: Perfect rating but I would suggest making a FULL backup before using any partitioning software. Just in case.

ZipGenius 6.3.1.2520
http://www.majorgeeks.com/ZipGenius_d4696.html

ZipGenius is the file compression suite you were searching for: it is free and easy to use, plus it supports more than 20 formats of compressed archives, including RAR, ARJ, ACE, CAB, SQX, OpenOffice.org documents and the excellent 7-zip. ZipGenius now can precompress executable files going to be added to a ZIP archive through the UPX compressor.
Size: 7.29 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win XP/2003/Vista/Windows7
Downloaded: 41155 Times
Rating: 4.60 (56 votes).
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From Way Off Base, today.
Restaurant accused of serving whale closes.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2010/03/20/13303406-ap.html

LOS ANGELES — A Santa Monica sushi restaurant accused of serving illegal and endangered whale meat is closing its doors...
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Major Geeks slogan, selected for today. :-D
"MajorGeeks.com - Have you hugged a Geek today? "

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 22, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration for Monday March 22nd 2010, are:-

Avira AntiVir Personal - FREE Antivirus 10.0.0.561
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Avira_AntiVir_Personal_-_FREE_Antivirus_d955.html

Avira AntiVir Personal - FREE Antivirus is 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. Monitors every action executed by the user or the operating system and reacts promptly when a malicious program is detected.

Avira AntiVir Personal is a comprehensive, easy to use antivirus program, designed to offer reliable free of charge virus protection to home-users, for personal use only, and is not for business or commercial use. Available for Windows or UNIX...
Constantly and rapidly scans your computer for malicious programs.
Limitations: Free of charge for private and not for commercial use.
Size: 40.3 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded: 2675746 Times
Rating: 4.71 (5566 votes).
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My note: Great rating with lots of votes. :cool

Rainmeter 1.2 Rev 357 Beta
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Rainmeter_d4460.html

Rainmeter is a Windows customization application. Empower your desktop with an expandable library of useful tools – handy notes and application launchers, weather and feeds from the web, system status and more. Then, rearrange and modify them to suit your personal style. With Rainmeter, your desktop is finally yours.

Among Rainmeter 1.0's numerous improvements:
- A built-in theme manager, RainThemes, to save and load your setups.
- Complete compatibility with Windows Vista and 7. (Your data is no
longer stored in Program Files, which eliminates problems with UAC.)
- New visual options, such as text shadows, transformation matrices and
improved anti-aliasing.
- Expanded plugin support for iTunes, WiFi and even Recycle Bin management.
- An official online forum at Rainmeter.net
(http://www.rainmeter.net/forum/index.php) for support, discussion,
third-party addons, tips and feature requests.
Size: 8.65 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win XP/2003/Vista/Windows7
Downloaded: 55490 Times
Rating: 4.75 (45 votes).
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My note: Great rating.

HotKeyz 2.8.1.0
http://www.majorgeeks.com/HotKeyz_d854.html

HOTKEYZ is a shortcut utility with shortcut control for executing other files, launch them in a Normal, Minimized or Maximized State. The Parameter option gives you parameter control when launching another application like Internet Explorer and surfing to a specific site as parameter. For example Crogram FilesInternet ExplorerIexplore.exe with the parameter www.skynergy.com. It also features launching your e-mail window when composing a new e-mail even if your e-mail program is not active or not focused.

Define shortcuts for Launching files, Minimizing the current active window, showing HOTKEYZ itself or hiding it. The HOTKEYZ system tray icon will change color to indicate a key press. The shortcuts work with the WIN, CTRL, ALT, SHIFT.
Size: 1.29 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 15223 Times
Rating: 5 (13 votes).
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My note:Excellent rating so far.

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 22, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration for Monday March 21st 2010 (cont), are:-

Opera 10.51 Final
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Opera_d559.html

A full-featured Internet browser, Opera includes pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated searches, and advanced functions like Opera's groundbreaking E-mail program, RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat. And because we know that our users have different needs, you can customize the look and content of your Opera browser with a few clicks of the mouse.

- Speed Dial: Your favorite sites are just one click away at all times.
- Search Shortcuts: Faster search - type your queries directly into the address bar.
- Trash Can: Instantly reopen recently closed tabs.
- Speed Dial: Get your favorite Web page with just one click.
- Mouse Gestures: With Opera you can navigate the Web with your mouse.
- Opera Link: Synchronize data of your choice online, or among different computers and devices.
- Quick Find: Opera remembers not only the titles and addresses, but also the actual content of the Web pages you visit.
- Feed Preview: Preview a Feed by clicking on the feed icon, and you will see it in clean and efficient multiple-column layout.
- Quick and customizable Web search: Get quick access to Google, eBay, Amazon and more with the search field in the upper right corner.
Size: 9.39 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded: 204845 Times
Rating: 4.69 (704 votes).
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From Way Off Base, today.
Me real beauties: Cap’n Jack bans false breasts. :-D
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7069895.ece

If the predatory molls and purse-snatching lassies in the next Pirates of the Caribbean blockbuster seem a little deflated compared with their swashbuckling predecessors, blame it on Walt Disney’s new ban on actresses with artificial enhancements.

Under Rob Marshall, the director of the fourth chapter of the family films, only the naturally endowed will stand a chance of crossing swords with Johnny Depp...
In a request to casting directors circulated around Los Angeles last week, the film-makers say they are seeking “beautiful female fit models. Must be 5ft 7in-5ft 8in, size 4 or 6, no bigger or smaller. Age 18-25. Must have a lean dancer body. Must have real breasts. Do not submit if you have implants.”

In a request to casting directors circulated around Los Angeles last week, the film-makers say they are seeking “beautiful female fit models. Must be 5ft 7in-5ft 8in, size 4 or 6, no bigger or smaller. Age 18-25. Must have a lean dancer body. Must have real breasts. Do not submit if you have implants.”
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Major Geeks slogan selected for today.
"MajorGeeks.com - You want the Geek? You can't handle the Geek! "

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 23, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration for Tuesday March 23rd 2010 (cont), are:-

Yahoo! Messenger 10.0.0.1258
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Yahoo_Messenger_d4235.html

By downloading the Yahoo! Messenger application to your computer, you can send instant messages.

Make PC-to-Phone calls* (at ridiculously low rates).
Start using your computer to "Phone Out" to regular phones and mobile phones. You'll love the convenience and sound quality. PC-to-phone calls to the U.S. and over 30 countries for 2¢ a minute or less. See all rates - More info

1-415-555... Give your PC its very own phone number.
While sitting comfortably at your computer, let friends "Phone In" using regular and mobile phones. For under $2.50 per month, choose a phone number in a variety of area codes and countries around the world. Plus while you're on the road, your telephone number stays the same.
Size: 16.8 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 102795 Times
Rating: 4.37 (356 votes).
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Glary Utilities (No Toolbar) 2.21.0.863
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Glary_Utilities_No_Toolbar_d6236.html

One Click A Day For PC Maintenance, Keeps Any PC Problems Away. With millions of worldwide users, the first-rank & free Glary Utilities is an INDISPENSABLE friend for your PC, with its 100% safe, thorough & quick cleaning and worry-free restoration.

Glary Utilities is a freeware with registry and disk cleaning, privacy protection, performance accelerator and amazing multifunctional tools. It can fix dogged registry errors, wipe off clutters, optimize internet speed, safeguard confidential files and maintain maximum performance.

The era of PC vex is dwindling as Glary Utilities comes. It is a freeware with registry and disk cleaning, privacy protection, performance accelerator and amazing multifunctional tools. It can fix dogged registry errors, wipe off clutters, optimize internet speed, safeguard confidential files and maintain maximum performance.

It is designed for both novice and professionals. User-friendly interface shows clear & detailed directions. For novice, all work can be done with just 1 or 2 clicks, while for professionals, abundant options are available.
Size: 5.79 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win XP/2003/Vista/Windows7
Downloaded: 14023 Times
Rating: 4.48 (27 votes).
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My note: A toolbar version is also available.

Gmail Notifier Plus 2.1.2
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Gmail_Notifier_Plus_d6430.html

The Gmail Notifier Plus application was designed to be a small tool that allows you to see a preview of all unread mails you have. It is using Gmail secured RSS feed to retrieve the mails so it should be pretty safe. Credentials are saved using a machine's dependent encryption.
Size: 1.09 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 7
Downloaded: 247 Times
Rating: N/A (0 votes).
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Mozilla Firefox 3 3.6.2 Final
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Mozilla_Firefox_3_d2248.html

Mozilla Firefox project (formerly Firebird, which was formerly Phoenix) is a redesign of Mozilla's browser component, written using the XUL user interface language and designed to be cross-platform.

Mozilla Firefox is a small, fast and very easy to use browser that offers many advantages over other web browsers, such as the ability to block pop-up windows and the tabbed browsing.
Size: 7.96 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 623652 Times
Rating: 4.63 (1299 votes).
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Miranda IM 0.8.19
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Miranda_IM_d4047.html

Miranda IM is a multi protocol instant messenger client. Miranda IM is designed to be resource efficient and easy to use. It uses very little memory, requires no installation and can easily be carried around on a single floppy disc.

The powerful plugin system makes Miranda IM extremely flexible. Only the most basic features are built in, but there are currently more than 130 plugins available for download that allows users to extend the functionality in Miranda IM. Plugins can be installed to add support for ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, Tlen, netsend and other protocols.
Size: 1.70 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 33766 Times
Rating: 4.61 (55 votes).
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From Way Off Base today.
Oops! Robbers break into wrong house (Mugshot fun continues)
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100323/NEWS0107/303230032/Oops++Robbers+break+into+wrong+house

PRICE HILL – Two men, both armed with weapons, tried to break into a home early Monday. Problem is, they had the wrong address, according to Cincinnati police.
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My note: See the mugshots. :-D

Major Geeks slogan selected for today.
"MajorGeeks.com - The Original Spyware Free Download Site."

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 25, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration for Wednesday March 24th 2010 (cont), are:-

JaBack 8.37
http://www.majorgeeks.com/JaBack_d5684.html

JaBack is backup software with advanced automation features. The backup file is in standard zip format which allows you to restore data using any zip utility. After backup, You can ftp or email the backup file. Synchronize, copy, and zip tasks are also included to satisfy all your backup and archiving needs. Schedule tasks by the second or minute, or on a hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly basis. In addition, the chaining feature can run tasks in sequence or conditionally depending on exit codes. It supports dynamic variables to achieve advanced automated tasks. Schedules can be synchronized to allow or prevent overlapping schedules.
Size: 22.8 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded: 11624 Times
Rating: 3.33 (3 votes)
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My note: Previous releases did not rate highly with MG members.

DVDFab HD Decrypter 7.0.2.7 Beta
http://www.majorgeeks.com/DVDFab_HD_Decrypter_d5168.html

DVDFab Express is simply the easiest way to copy a DVD movie. Just insert the movie and a blank DVD then press Start. Your entire movie - including menus, trailers and special features - is copied to a single DVD with just one click, and everything happens automatically.

DVDFab HD Decrypter comes with same functionality as DVDFab Decrypter, but with full HD-DVD and Blu-Ray support.
Size: 13.2 MB
License: Shareware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded: 276573 Times
Rating: 4.69 (359 votes)
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My note: Shareware, but works pretty well. 4.69/5 rating.

Q-Dir 4.14
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Q-Dir_d6000.html

Q-Dir makes your files and folder easy to manage. Fast and easy access, with an amazing Quadro-View technique.

Main Features:
- Favorites: Quick access to most often used folders.
- Drag&Drop: Move files by dragging in Q-views, and other programs such as MS Explorer.
- Clipboard: Copy/ Paste between the Q-Dir directory views, and other programs such as MS Explorer.
- Folder-Type: ZIP-, FTP-,cabinet-,network-, system - folders, shortcuts ...
- Views: Large icons, tiles, list, detail, thumbnail (Vista: extra large symbols) .
- Export: to XLS, CSV, TXT, HTML.
- Popup Menus: Desktop, My Computer.
- Screen magnifier: anything on the screen can be enlarged.
------- and lots more (Baz)
Size: 342 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded: 13841 Times
Rating: 4.86 (51 votes).
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My note: Excellent rating.

Chromium 5.0.361.0
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Chromium_d6125.html

Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all Internet users to experience the web.

Features
Tabs
Tab Movement
Design
Throbber
Window Frame
Omnibox
Input Types
Tab to Search
Result Types
Incognito
New Tab Page
Most Visited
Frequent Searches
Recent Bookmarks
Recently Closed Tabs
Downloads
----- and lots more (Baz)
Size: 21.1 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 4379 Times
Rating: 4.15 (13 votes).
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From Way Off Base, today.
Having Solved Our Nation's Problems, Lawmakers Eyeing National ID Card.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/20...d:+wired/index+(Wired:+Index+3+(Top+Stories+2))

Lawmakers are proposing a national identification card — what they’re calling “high-tech, fraud-proof Social Security cards” — that would be required for all employees in the United States.

The proposal by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-New York) and Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-South Carolina) comes as the states are grappling to produce another national identification card at the behest of the Department of Homeland Security. Virtually none of the states are in compliance with this Real ID program — adopted in 2005 — requiring state motor vehicle bureaus to obtain and internally scan and store personal information like Social Security cards and birth certificates for a national database.
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My note:Anyone interested in their privacy and the growing trend to public surveillance should try and obtain/read a copy of MONITOR written by Simon Davies and published by PAN. ISBN 0 330 35843 X.
First published in 1996 and mainly about the happenings in the UK and how Australia may be heading the same way as the UK.
The points made in the book equally apply to any nation especially after 9/11.
A quote.

After spending several years overseas, I returned home to find a passified nation (Australia) to find a passified nation neatly ordered under a canopy of surveillance. To my horror, I discovered that in a growing number of respects, Australia has more in common with Singapore than with Britain or America.
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Another quote.

How different to the extraordinary campaign of 1987, in which millions of people participated in the protest against the ID card.
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You will probably not find a copy in most bookshops, unless it is in the cheap bin. Your library may be the best chance by borrowing a copy.

Major Geeks slogan selected for today.
"MajorGeeks.com - Helping you void your warranty since 2002."

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 25, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration for Thursday March 25th 2010, are:-

Scott's Gmail Alert 4.00
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Scotts_Gmail_Alert_d6261.html

Scott's Gmail Alert is a notification program for Gmail, Google Apps, Google Calendar, and RSS feeds which quietly sits on your taskbar until it discovers new messages in up to five separate accounts. Send quick emails without logging in to Gmail directly, including replying to received messages and website email links. Set eye catching colors to alert messages to help differentiate important emails from others, using either the default or Windows Aero Glass theme.
Free for individual, no profit use.

Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, and the new Windows Seven. Including x64 versions. Firefox users: You may need the latest .net assistant plug in to load your gmail account in Firefox with Scott's Gmail Alert: Firefox Page for .net assistant.
Size: 1.12 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded: 1071 Times
Rating: 5 (1 votes).
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HDClone Free Edition 3.8.4a
http://www.majorgeeks.com/HDClone_Free_Edition_d3809.html

HDClone copies the content of hard disks on a physical level from one disk to another hard disk. Depending on the sizes of the hard disks, a complete or abridged image of the source disk will be created.

Free Edition:
The Free Edition of HDClone offers all necessary abilities to copy a complete hard disk onto another, larger hard disk. This can be utilized to migrate an existing installation to a new hard disk as well as for data rescue. The Free Edition is real freeware without obligation to buy and is intended for the short-term usage at no cost. But in case of more frequent usage, we recommend using one of the higher editions since they offer higher performance in the first line but also support a wider range of hardware as well as additional options which are optimized for regular or professional usage.

HDClone Free Edition supports IDE/ATA and SATA/eSATA hard disks and is able to copy up to 300 MB/min.
.......Other Editions available (baz)
Size: 10.1 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win XP/2003/08/Vista/Windows7
Downloaded: 56435 Times
Rating: 4.5 (54 votes)
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Win7codecs 2.4.4 Final
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Win7codecs_d5959.html

Win7codecs is an audio and video codec package for Windows 7. The installer will automatically remove most other popular codec releases from your computer before installing this concise yet comprehensive package. You won't need to make any adjustments or tweaks to enjoy your media content immediately. Windows Media Player and Media Center will instantly recognize all your files as playable.

It does not contain a media player and it does not associate file-types. With this package installed you will be able to use any media player, limited only by the players' capabilities, to play all movies and video clips. Streaming video is supported in several formats in all popular web browsers. Users of the Win7codecs have the ability to choose what is installed and where to install it using the public redistributable. After installation you can select to remove specific portions without removing the entire package. You can also re-add the removed items at any time.
Size: 25.1 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 7
Downloaded: 1878493 Times
Rating: 4.72 (1800 votes).
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From Way Off Base, today.
48 Parenting FAILs (Pictures)
http://www.forkparty.com/parenting-fails-pictures-children-smoking-drinking/
My note: Lots of them look staged, and/or Photoshopped.

Major Geeks slogan selected for today.
"Major Geeks.com- Feel the Geek.. BE the Geek!"

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 27, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration for Friday March 26th 2010, are:-

Comodo Dragon 4.0.1.6
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Comodo_Dragon_d6408.html

The Comodo Dragon has taken the latest Chromium technology and beefed it up in the one way necessary to make it the optimum Browser to use on today's malware plagued Internet. – Superior Security and Privacy.

All in all, Comodo Dragon will still provide you with the complete features of Chromium, while also enhancing them with Comodo's security and privacy benefits.
Size: 23.5 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded: 3095 Times
Rating: 4.6 (20 votes).
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Digsby Build 77
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Digsby_d6022.html

Instant Messaging:
digsby is a multiprotocol IM client that lets you chat with all your friends on AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, and Jabber with one simple to manage buddy list.

Email Notifications:
digsby is an email notification tool that alerts you of new email and lets you perform actions such as 'Delete' or 'Report Spam' with just one click.

Social Networking:
digsby is a social networking tool that alerts you of events like new messages and gives you a live Newsfeed of what your friends are up to.

Editors note: This is the clean install. A smaller download is available that bundles malware, so be careful.
Size: 18.3 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win XP/2003/Vista/Windows7
Downloaded: 1959 Times
Rating: 3.28 (7 votes).
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Process Explorer 12.0
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Process_Explorer_d4566.html

Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.

The display consists of two sub-windows. The top window always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom window depends on the mode that Process Explorer is in: if it is in handle mode you’ll see the handles that the process selected in the top window has opened; if Process Explorer is in DLL mode you’ll see the DLLs and memory-mapped files that the process has loaded. Process Explorer also has a powerful search capability that will quickly show you which processes have particular handles opened or DLLs loaded.

The unique capabilities of Process Explorer make it useful for tracking down DLL-version problems or handle leaks, and provide insight into the way Windows and applications work.
Size: 1.66 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 67092 Times
Rating: 4.93 (158 votes)
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My note: Excellent rating.

Sysinternals Suite March 25, 2010
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Sysinternals_Suite_d5473.html

The Sysinternals Troubleshooting Utilities have been rolled up into a single Suite of tools. This file contains the individual troubleshooting tools and help files. It does not contain non-troubleshooting tools like the BSOD Screen Saver or NotMyFault.

The Suite is a bundling of the following selected Sysinternals Utilities:

AccessChk
AccessEnum
AdExplorer
AdRestore
Autologon
Autoruns
BgInfo
CacheSet
ClockRes
Contig
Coreinfo
Ctrl2Cap
DebugView
Desktops
-------and much more (baz)
Size: 11.5 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 88620 Times
Rating: 4.77 (70 votes).
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From Way Off Base, today.
Florida Friday: House shopping? For $65 million, you can have Greg Norman’s Florida home
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-greg-norman-home-20100326,0,7755125.story

Golfer Greg Norman's Jupiter Island home has been named one of the nine "most expensive homes on the market," according to The Huffington Post.

Norman's property at 382 South Beach Road is priced at $65 million by its listing agent and real estate website Zillow.com, the source of The Huffington Post's nine properties.

According to Zillow.com, monthly payments on the property would be $271,787.

The home's listing price has changed three times since Norman placed it on the market in 2007.

High-end real estate firm The Corcoran Group Inc. first listed Norman's estate for $65 million. Nearly a year later, the firm dropped Norman's asking price to $47.5 million. The price on the six-building estate went back up to $60 million in November, and recently, Norman's agent raised the asking price back to the original $65 million.
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Major Geeks slogan, selected for today.
"MajorGeeks.com - It’s like Tweakasaurus Rex meets Geekzilla."

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 28, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration for Saturday March 26th 2010, are:-

System Explorer 2.1.4
http://www.majorgeeks.com/System_Explorer_d6381.html

Detailed informations about Tasks, Processes, Modules, Startups, IE Addons, Uninstallers, Windows, Services, Drivers, Connections and Opened Files.
Easy check of suspicious files via VirusTotal or Jotti service.
Easy search details about file/process via online databases.
Launcher ("New Task..." dialog) with integrated AutoSearch and AutoCompletion.
Action History for monitoring processes activities.
Performance graphs for monitoring usage of system resources in time.
System Snapshots for easy finding of system changes.
System Report builds rich text report containing major informations about your System.
Size: 1.37 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded: 6874 Times
Rating: 4.77 (9 votes).
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Yadis! 1.9.8
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Yadis_d5441.html

Yadis! is a free and simple backup application that protects your private information within minutes. It's intuitive design will guide you through a few steps, and before you know it, your personal data is brought in safety.

When you use a backup-tool, it's often a hard job to learn to know all of the features. And when you've finally managed to understand every possibility of that tool, you realize it's not just that what you wanted.
Requires: .Net installed.
Size: 773 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 8115 Times
Rating: 3.71 (7 votes).
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CrystalDiskInfo 3.5.4
http://www.majorgeeks.com/CrystalDiskInfo_d5931.html

CrystalDiskInfo is a HDD health monitoring utility. It displays basic HDD information, monitors S.M.A.R.T. values and disk temperature.
Size: 1.33 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded: 65791 Times
Rating: 4.95 (60 votes).
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My note: Excellent rating.

From Way Off Base, today.
Indiana woman claims Facebook status update prompted robbery.
http://www.inquisitr.com/67891/keri-mcmullen-facebook-status-update-burglary/

A woman from New Albany, Indiana says that one of her Facebook “friends” burglarized her house after she posted an update indicating that she and her fiancé would be out for the evening.

Keri McMullen says that the house she lives in is currently for sale, and that she and fiancé Kurt Pendleton recently installed home security cameras after a wine glass was broken and no one claimed responsibility:

“We put the cameras up last Monday because the house was being sold,” McMullen said. “Because people are showing the house while we’re not home, we want to know if something happens.”
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Major Geeks slogan selected for today.
"MajorGeeks.com - We know you're out there, and we're coming to get you."

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 28, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration for Sunday March 27th 2010, are:-

CrystalDiskInfo 3.5.5a
http://www.majorgeeks.com/CrystalDiskInfo_d5931.html

CrystalDiskInfo is a HDD health monitoring utility. It displays basic HDD information, monitors S.M.A.R.T. values and disk temperature.
Size: 1.02 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded: 66124 Times
Rating: 4.95 (61 votes).
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My note: EXcellent rating.

CrystalDiskMark 3.0.0a
http://www.majorgeeks.com/CrystalDiskMark_d5574.html

CrystalDiskMark is designed to quickly test the performance of your hard drives. Currently, the program allows to measure sequential and random read/write speeds.

64-bit and older operating sytem versions are available at the authors webpage.
Size: 865 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2K/03/XP/Vista
Downloaded: 28329 Times
Rating: 3.88 (18 votes).
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Sandboxie 3.45.04 Beta
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Sandboxie_d4993.html

When you browse the web, changes occur to your computer system. Most of the time these changes are harmless, like recording the addresses of web sites you have visited (and when), so the browser can help you complete a web address that you type in. Whether these changes are harmless or harmful, they do in fact happen to your computer system.

When you use Sandboxie to protect your browsing session, it catches all these changes just as the browser is about to apply them into your computer system. Sandboxie does record these changes on behalf of the browser, but it records them in a special isolated folder, called the sandbox.

The benefit of having a sandbox is that it ensures your ability to get rid of all changes done by the browser, simply by deleting the sandbox folder.
Size: 706 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 32412 Times
Rating: 4.59 (89 votes).
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Major Geeks slogan selected for today.
"MajorGeeks.com - We put the "eek" back in "Geek"."

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 30, 2010

My apologies for missing yesterday's column, but every time I clicked on an MG Forum shortcut ( that works usually ) I was transferred to the MG front page ( www.majorgeeks.com ). I gave up and had to go to an appointment.

I will post Monday's effort shortly. Then I will pose my problems to the MG Software folk as a separate post.

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 30, 2010

New versions of CCleaner out today.:cool
The programs chosen for your consideration for Monday March 29th 2010, are:-

fishCode Library (Free Note Edition) 17.3.3726.937
http://www.majorgeeks.com/fishCode_Library_Free_Note_Edition__d6372.html

fishCode Library .NET (Free Note Edition) allows you to store all of your notes
and information in an easy-to-use outline, makes your information accessible and searchable at any time.

Features:

· Multiple databases open at same time (Unlimited Databases and Nodes)
· Full-Featured Text Editor(hyperlinks, tables, pictures, and OLE objects support
· Depend/Merge/Move/Protect/Bookmark/Print nodes
· Import/Export node information from/to xml/txt/rtf files
· Import/Export note information from/to txt/rtf/htm/mht/doc/xml/odt/pdf/xps file
· Full-Text Search (Google-like search e.g: aa bb cc, "aa bb" cc)
· Full support of Unicode
· Drag and Drop Everywhere
· History navigation
Size: 2.56 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win7/Vista/XP
Downloaded: 667 Times
Rating: 5 (1 votes).
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CCleaner Slim 2.30.1130
http://www.majorgeeks.com/CCleaner_Slim_d4191.html

Also available:
CCleaner (With Yahoo toolbar)
CCleaner portable (Take it on a USB stick with you)

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool.
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.
Additionally it contains a fully featured registry cleaner.
But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware!

This is the installer without toolbar.
Size: 1 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 1605811 Times
Rating: 4.76 (2100 votes).
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My note: Excellent rating considering over 2,000 votes.

Driver Magician Lite 3.6.2
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Driver_Magician_Lite_d5591.html

Driver Magician Lite identifies all the hardware in your computer,
extracts their associated drivers from the hard disk and backs them up to a location of your choice. Then when you format and reinstall/upgrade your operating system, you can restore.
Size: 1.55 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 35464 Times
Rating: 4.27 (18 votes).
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Advanced SystemCare Free 3.5.1
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Advanced_SystemCare_Free_d5927.html

Click A Day to Clean, Repair, Protect & Optimize your PC

Advanced SystemCare Free (formerly Advanced WindowsCare Personal)
has a one-click approach to help protect, repair, clean, and optimize your PC.
With over 20 MILLION downloads since 2006, this fantastic, award-winning, free PC repair software
is a "must-have" tool for your computer. 100% safe with no adware, spyware, or viruses;
a PC maintenance program that’s incredibly easy to use.

Why waste money on expensive "registry cleaners" to fix your PC when Advanced SystemCare Free will
repair, tune, and maintain it for you – for free!
Size: 6.84 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win XP/2003/Vista/Windows7
Downloaded: 796885 Times
Rating: 4.60 (2267 votes).
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From Way Off Base, today.
Harvard Professor Makes Inhalable Coffee, No Cup Required.
http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/22/harvard-professor-makes-inhalable-coffee-no-cup-required/

Got a case of the Monday mornings?
If you’re like millions of other Americans, a nice, hot cup of joe might be your go-to cure, but what about all of those paper cups that go to waste just so that we can get our fix?
Well, one Harvard biomedical engineering professor, David A. Edwards, has developed a product that may make getting caffeine into your system a little more efficient – if not also more creepy.
Called Le Whif Coffee, Edwards’ java jolt comes in a biodegradable container about the same size as a tube of lipstick, and is ingested by inhalation instead of drinking.
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This Weeks Top 10 Downloads.

1. Game Booster
2. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
3. IObit Security 360
4. CCleaner Slim
5. Win7codecs
6. Advanced SystemCare Free
7. CCleaner Portable
8. Vista Codec Package
9. Nero 9 - Free version
10. CCleaner Standard
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Go to www.majorgeeks.com and scroll down the left hand side of the screen until you come to the heading. Click on any program/s you are interested in to go to the MG link.

Bazza

bigbazza · Mar 31, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration for Tuesday March 30th 2010, are:-

Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder 2.0.8
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Magical_Jelly_Bean_Keyfinder_d2612.html

The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your Product Key used to install windows from your registry. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 and XP. It now has the options to copy the key to clipboard, save it to a text file, or print it for safekeeping.
Size: 351 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 217585 Times
Rating: 4.72 (283 votes).
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AVG Rescue CD 9.0
http://www.majorgeeks.com/AVG_Rescue_CD_d6434.html

AVG Rescue CD is distributed as a bootable CD intended for OS recovery in such an event where the system cannot be loaded in the regular way - for example due to a substantial virus infection.

The AVG Rescue CD is essentially a portable version of AVG Anti-Virus supplied through Linux distribution. It can be used in the form of a bootable CD or bootable USB flash drive to recover your computer when the system cannot be loaded normally, such as after an extensive or deep-rooted virus infection. In short, the AVG Rescue CD enables you to fully remove infections from an otherwise inoperable PC and render the system bootable again.
Size: 69.3 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 512 Times
Rating: N/A (0 votes)
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My note: 63MB download, but could come in reeeeeeeal handy. :-D

FreePortScanner 2.8.1
http://www.majorgeeks.com/FreePortScanner_d4683.html

Free Port Scanner is a small, fast, easy-to-use and robust port scanner for the Win32 platform. You can scan ports on fast machines in a few seconds and can perform scan on predefined port ranges.The tool is designed with a user-friendly interface and is easy to use.
Size: 546 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 20778 Times
Rating: 3.5 (14 votes).
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Auslogics Disk Defrag 3.1.4.100
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Auslogics_Disk_Defrag_d5266.html

Disk fragmentation leads to system slowdowns, PC crashes, slow startup and shutdown and sometimes to system failures. Auslogics Disk Defrag is designed for fast optimization of today's modern hard disks. Get the maximum performance out of your expensive hardware investments. And it's absolutely FREE.
Size: 2.15 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7
Downloaded: 207686 Times
Rating: 4.55 (399 votes).
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My note: The one I have been using for ages.

Asterisk Key 9.7
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Asterisk_Key_d3558.html

Asterisk Key shows passwords hidden under asterisks.

Features

- Uncovers hidden passwords on password dialog boxes and web pages
- State of the art password recovery engine - all passwords are recovered instantly
- Multilingual passwords are supported
- Full install/uninstall support
Size: 452 KB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 111823 Times
Rating: 4.39 (73 votes)
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From Way Off Base, today.
Global Warming Activist Freezes to Death in Antarctica.
http://www.thefoxnation.com/global-...bal-warming-activist-freezes-death-antarctica

Famed global warming activist James Schneider and a journalist friend were both found frozen to death on Saturday, about 90 miles from South Pole Station, by the pilot of a ski plane practicing emergency evacuation procedures.

"I couldn't believe what I was seeing", recounted the pilot, Jimmy Dolittle. "There were two snowmobiles with cargo sleds, a tent, and a bright orange rope that had been laid out on the ice, forming the words, 'HELP-COLD'."
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My note: Ironic.

Major Geeks slogan selected for today.
"MajorGeeks.com - May the nForce be with you."

Bazza

NB: I do not always test, or use, the programs that I list in this thread.
I list the ones that I think will appeal to MG readers (and try to vary them as a mix for you to try)

Baz
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bigbazza · Apr 1, 2010

The programs chosen for your consideration for Wednesday March 31st 2010, are:-

Belarc Advisor 8.1.11.4
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Belarc_Advisor_d1385.html

The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server.

Limitations: Free for personal use.
Size: 2.15 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 395229 Times
Rating: 4.67 (423 votes).
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My note: Shows how slack I am with my Windows updates. :-o :-o

iTunes 9.1.0.79
http://www.majorgeeks.com/iTunes_d5285.html

iTunes music. Now 100% iTunes Plus.
Now, every song available on the iTunes Store is an iTunes Plus song. That means you get high-quality music with 256-Kbps AAC encoding, making every song you download virtually indistinguishable from the original recording. iTunes Plus songs are all free of burn limits and digital rights management (DRM). So the music you buy will play on iPod, Apple TV, all Mac and Windows computers, and many other digital music players. It’s also easy to upgrade songs you previously purchased from iTunes to iTunes Plus. You don’t have to buy the song or album again. Just pay the 30¢ per song upgrade price. (Music video upgrades are 60¢ and entire albums can be upgraded for 30 percent of the album price.)

Millions of songs for just 69¢, 99¢, or $1.29
Browse over 10 million songs on the iTunes Store and discover new favorites to add to your collection. Purchase songs for just 69¢, 99¢, or $1.29. And, as always, most albums are $9.99.
Size: 93 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 51760 Times
Rating: 3.52 (125 votes).
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My note: 93MB dowwnload. :cry Pity Aussies prices weren't that low.

TeamSpeak 3.0.0 Beta 21
http://www.majorgeeks.com/TeamSpeak_d6404.html

TeamSpeak is flexible, powerful, scalable software which enables people to speak with one another over the Internet. TeamSpeak consists of both client and server software. The server acts as a host to multiple client connections, capable of handling literally thousands of simultaneous users. This results in an Internet based conferencing solution that works in a variety of applications such as team mates speaking with one another while playing their favorite online game, facilitating inter-office communication among co-workers, or simply for personal communication with friends and family.
Size: 11.9 MB
License: Freeware
Requires: Win All
Downloaded: 592 Times
Rating: 5 (1 votes).
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bigbazza · Apr 1, 2010

For April 2010, go to:-
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=213456

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