Download Sumatra PDF 2.1.1 Free

Download Sumatra PDF 2.1.1 Free

Sumatra PDF is a basic PDF viewer that aims to make viewing PDFs as quick and light as possible.

In the world of PDFs, applications to view and edit can get bloated quickly. The more features you add, the slower the programs become, a problem that blights lots of otherwise excellent applications.

Sumatra PDF aims to overcome this by cutting out almost all of the features that weight other PDF editors and viewers down. Of course, to be so streamlined it has few configuration options and won't let you edit or create documents, but if you only want to view the occasional PDF, if will do the job really well.

Great language options and good zoom and search functions are two extra features that add to Sumatra PDF's good points. It opens large files quickly and efficiently, and has a series of hotkey commands that make working with PDFs even easier. Help is online only, but Sumatra PDF is such a simple program that we doubt you'll have any problems.

Sumatra PDF - very quick, but extremely basic.

Recent changes

• fixes for a few crashes

Sumatra PDF supports the following formats

PDF, XPS, DjVu, CBZ and CBR.

Notes

This is the installable version of Sumatra. If you'd like a portable version, you can download it .

Pros

• Opens PDFs very quickly
• Good for eBooks

Cons

• Few extra features
• Cannot create or edit PDFs

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Download Pidgin Portable 2.10.4 Free

Download Pidgin Portable 2.10.4 Free

Are you tired of heavy instant messengers, which are slow to load, full of colours, animations, and add-ons that put a considerable strain on the whole performance of your PC?
If so, then consider an alternative, lightweight solution like Pidgin Portable which has the advantage, like its name says, of running from a USB pen drive.
You will be able to use it wherever you are, without having to install anything on any computer while travelling or working.
Just plug in your USB pen drive and run the exe file to have all your contacts from different accounts, available for a chat.
Pidgin Portable is able to connect to multiple networks: AIM, MSN, Yahoo! , XMPP, ICQ, IRC, SILC, SIP/SIMPLE, Novell GroupWise, Lotus Sametime, Bonjour, Zephyr, MySpaceIM, Gadu-Gadu, and QQ.
You will never again need to use different messengers for every account you have, Pidgin manages them all at once. Although the interface is rather simple and the icons available are limited, the program is light and lets you choose a picture to represent you.

Try Pidgin portable if you are tired of heavy instant messengers and if you would like multi account application that can run from a USB pen drive, without any installation on the computer you?re using.

Recent changes

• General:
  
• Support building against Farstream in addition to Farsight. (Olivier Crete) (#14936)
  
• IRC:
  
• Disable periodic WHO timer. IRC channel user lists will no longer automatically display away status, but libpurple will be much kinder to the network.
  
• Print unknown numerics to channel windows if we can associate them. Thanks to Marien Zwart. (#15090)
  
• MSN:
  
• Fix a possible crash when receiving messages with certain characters or character encodings. Thanks to Fabian Yamaguchi for reporting this!
  
• XMPP:
  
• Fix a possible crash when receiving a series of specially crafted file transfer requests. Thanks to José Valentín Gutiérrez for reporting this! (CVE-2012-2214)
  
• Windows-Specific Changes:
  
• Words added to spell check dictionaries are saved across restarts of Pidgin

Pros

• Portable program
• Light and clear interface

Cons

• Reduced numbers of icons
• No voice chat support

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Download Acronis True Image 2013 Home Free

Download Acronis True Image 2013 Home Free

With Acronis True Image you can create a complete disk image of your operating system, applications, user data and settings and backup all your Outlook data (emails, contacts, tasks). Whilst creating a backup you can select or exclude files according to their extension. Acronis True Image also allows you to backup the settings of certain applications.

The detailed wizard interface in Acronis True Image makes the whole backup process pretty straightforward. If you already have a backup file of all your data, Acronis True Image can create a differential file and update your backup with all the latest changes instead of creating a new file from scratch. The Snap Restore function will allow you to use your system while it is being restored.

Acronis True Image also introduces a ?Secure Zone? feature where you can create a protected partition on your hard drive and save sensible information and backups. The ?Secure Zone? can be resized at will to accommodate more files.

Let?s move on to the recovery features in Acronis True Image. Creating bootable media ensures that you have an external solution to reboot your PC in case of a major breakdown. This process is as simple as working with the backup tools. You can choose to create a safe or a full version (twice as big as the safe version), but it is probably best to create both. Acronis offers many bootable media possibilities like FTP, CDR or DVD. You can clone multiple hard drives and add extra partitions to make more space on your PC. If your operating system fails, easily boot and start the recovery process simply by pressing F11.

Naturally, Acronis True Image comes with a scheduling feature to automatically handle these tasks for you. It also offers password protection for your files and folders. Acronis True Image will log all the actions that you undertake, making it easy to check the last time you did a backup or what files you saved.

Overall, we were impressed by the speed, simplicity and choice of actions present in Acronis True Image. The only downsides to it were the lengthy installation process and not being able to handle multiple tasks at the same time.

Pros

• Helpful wizard
• Fast, detailed action process
• Instantly restore your machine and OS
• Backup Outlook data and media files
• Create bootable recovery CDs
• Create and resize Secure Zone on your PC

Cons

• Long installation process
• Doesn?t handle multiple tasks

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Download All My Books 3.2 Build 1204 Build 1200 Free

Download All My Books 3.2 Build 1204 Build 1200 Free

All My Books is a complete book organizer with which you can easily create and manage a database with books in any format ? paper, ebook or audiobook.

Each book entry in All My Books features all the information you need about it, from the cover to the year of publication, including also author, summary, genre, rating and ISBN. All this information can be conveniently extracted from several online resources, such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Powells and Bol.

All My Books includes many other tools that make it a great app to manage your books. You can track loans, see statistics about your favorite genres, export a list of your books to various formats, and password protect the database, among other tasks.

On the downside, All My Books is not as ebook-ready as other book managers we?ve tried, such as Calibre. It doesn?t let you import whole folders and doesn?t have support for ebook readers.

Manage your complete book collection (paper, ebook and audiobook) quickly and efficiently with All My Books.

Recent changes

• - New visual control is used now for the book list (fixed scrolling related problems)
  
• - Added an ability to sort book list by Author
  
• - Added an ability to sort exported books by Author
  
• - Added an ability to add Subject field as an additional column to the book list
  
• - Added new "Compact2" template for printing the collection or export to PDF
  
• - Subjects and Binding types are available now in Directories menu instead of Preferences
  
• - Fixed getting book details from Ozon.ru, b&n, Powells, bol.com
  
• - Fixed lookup by ISBN on Amazon when "Remove hyphens from ISBN" option is turned off
  
• - New logo and icons :)

All My Books supports the following formats

TXT, HTML, CHM, PDF, XLS, FB2, FB2.ZIP, LRF, LIT, MOBI, PRC, PDB, EPUB, MP3, WMA, OGG

Pros

• Extract data from online bookstores
• Export data to various formats
• Stats, loan tracker and more
• Password protection

Cons

• Not so great for ebooks

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Download ArmA 2 Demo Free

Download ArmA 2 Demo Free

Arma II is an enormous and serious war simulation. From infantry to helicopters, you are thrown into realistic conflicts in an imaginary former Soviet state.

This massive demo lets you go through the extensive training, and two missions. Skipping the training is not recommended because Arma II is not Call of Duty, and simply running around shooting will result is quick death! You're taken through all the controls, vehicles, parachuting and more. It's not easy, and there are lots and lots of controls.

Once you've had the training it's on to the three missions. There is a transport mission, where you have to fly with a group of marines into combat, and there's an infantry mission where an enemy stronghold is being stormed. It's not Hollywood war, and this is very much a game for people interested in simulation. Standing up carelessly will result in bullets hitting you apparently from nowhere. You have to learn to work with your team and be patient!

The graphics are detailed, and with lots going on, so you'll need a powerful machine for Arma II to run smoothly, even with the graphics on the low setting. The sound is pretty good, although the speech animation is quite poor. The focus is so much on realism, that this isn't much of a game. It's complicated, confusing and hard! If that's what you're looking for, Arma II will suit you perfectly.

This is a hard game, and not one for the casual player. Despite the parachuting being pretty bad, most of the play modes are well done, and simulation fans will find much to enjoy here

Notes

Not recommended for people under 17

Pros

• Lots of depth
• Tons of weapons and vehicles
• Surprisingly good enemy AI
• High realism

Cons

• Some people will definitely find it boring
• Some speech is a bit ridiculous

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Download Ocster Backup Free 1.79 Free

Download Ocster Backup Free 1.79 Free

Making backup copies is already hard enough without having to learn how to use the corresponding backup software too. Luckily you can now use Ocster Backup Free to make things much easier!

Ocster Backup Free is a really simple program that helps you create backup copies of your most important document in just a few simple steps. The program works as a wizard that guides you through the whole process; asking for the folders to backup, their destination, the backup schedule and a password to protect it.

Once you've completed all the steps, the backup job will be completed for the first time in the background. Meanwhile you can start creating another one or move on to something else.

Ocster Backup Free doesn't have any other configuration options or extended functionality, but it's the perfect choice for those who look for a simple, effective backup tool.

Are you too lazy to do backups regularly? If so, try Ocster Backup Free and see how easy it can be to keep all your documents safe.

Pros

• Step-by-step wizards
• Support for scheduled backups
• Can password protect backups

Cons

• Few configuration options

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Download Men in Black III Windows 7 Theme Free

Download Men in Black III Windows 7 Theme Free

Men in Black III Windows 7 Theme is a desktop theme for Windows 7 PCs.

It's been fifteen years since the first Men in Black movie hit theaters and entered international pop culture. Now Agents K and J are back in this third installment of the popular movies.

Men in Black III Windows 7 Theme offers seven high quality wallpapers that feature actors Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith and MIB newcomer, Josh Brolin, in official Men in Black regalia. The images are crisp, with the movie title logo features prominently. In one image, all three actors appear, while another features a nice gritty texture with the MIB logo.

Most of the wallpapers in the Men in Black III Windows 7 Theme are great and offer enough space to arrange desktop icons, although one or two might make it challenging to arrange more than a few of them without covering an integral part of the wallpaper. The wallpapers are all great choices for sci-fi fans, and MIB enthusiasts in particular.

It would've been nice if the Men in Black III Windows 7 Theme had included customized icons or some sort of sound clips from the first two movies. Unfortunately, all this theme pack comes with is wallpapers.

Men in Black III Windows 7 Theme offers some great quality wallpapers of the upcoming MIB movie.

Pros

• Seven HD wallpapers
• Great image quality
• Iconic shots from the MIB III movie

Cons

• No customized desktop icons or sound effects included

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Download QupZilla 1.2.0 Free

Download QupZilla 1.2.0 Free

QupZilla is a lightweight, multi-platform web browser that takes design and technical cues from Firefox and Chrome.

When you first open up QupZilla, you'll instantly feel at home if you've ever used Chrome or Firefox. If you're not satisfied with the default theme, there are a few included with the application. QupZilla will provide an identical user experience across all platforms.

In terms of features, QupZilla is good, but not great. There is support for extensions, but there aren't many to choose from. Luckily QupZilla includes a built-in Flash player and adblocker. This takes out the work of having to install these manually. Unfortunately, QupZilla doesn't sync bookmarks between systems or devices, which Firefox and Chrome both do.

In terms of performance, QupZilla is excellent. Pages loaded quickly. This is no surprise as the browser blocks ads and Flash content until it's clicked on. This can be disabled if the user wants to view the contents of the entire page.

Overall, QupZilla proved to be a stable and great performing web browser. Unfortunately, in most cases, it just can't match the integration and features of its more popular rivals.

Recent changes

• Brazilian Portuguese, Indonesian, Georgian, Japanese and Romanian translation
  
• added information about configuration page qupzilla:config
  
• added option to show only icons in bookmarks toolbar
  
• added alt+d shortcut for focusing locationbar
  
• added possibility to import bookmarks folder structure on html import
  
• added option to create search engine from input element on page
  
• added "don't load tabs until selected" option when restoring session
  
• added option to separate http and https proxy configuration
  
• added new page into site info: databases
  
• added command line option to open url in current tab
  
• support for utf-8 filenames in Content-Disposition header (downloads)
  
• support for whitelisting/blacklisting cookies
  
• improved source viewer, it now shows line numbers
  
• improved html import - support for importing folders
  
• improved performance of bookmarks import and deleting
  
• sending referer header when opening new tab from webview
  
• user agent workaround for google sites
  
• fixed history of frames not saving
  
• fixed loading unicode urls from command line
  
• fixed removing local certificates
  
• fixed dark color of text in locationbar when using dark theme
  
• fixed garbled rendering of desktop notifications
  
• fixed text in locationbar on https sites when using dark theme
  
• fixed not saving cookies on crash
  
• fixed option not to send Referer header to servers
  
• fixed showing bad total + downloaded size when starting download
  
• fixed toggling WebInspector
  

Pros

• Built in Flash and adblock
• Great performance
• Supports many Linux distros and Windows
• Easy to use interface

Cons

• Limited extension selection
• No bookmark or settings sync

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Download Rdio 1.9.1.0 Free

Download Rdio 1.9.1.0 Free

Rdio has released a desktop application allows users to listen, socialize with, and manage their music.

Music subscription service, Rdio, has released a dedicated desktop application that perfectly emulates its web interface. Manage your music library, create playlists, and explore new music. Rdio subscribers can also sync their music to their devices using the app. Lastly, all of the popular and recommended music charts are still available for perusal.

One of the great things about Rdio is its social network integration. It supports Twitter, Facebook, and Last.fm. Social is really where Rdio separates itself from competitors like Spotify. You can follow people on Rdio and have their music activity show up in your feed. It is a great way to discover new music and to see what your friends have been listening to. You can even create a collaborative playlist with your friends.

One interesting feature of the Rdio desktop app and the Rdio web interface is that the desktop application can scan your iTunes collection so that your iTunes library will show up in Rdio's interface. Rdio still acts as a music streaming application, but you can also send tracks to be downloaded to your mobile device if you pay for the monthly plan.

There are still a few areas that Rdio could improve upon, like including more artists. Its library is not as extensive as Spotify's. It would also be nice to see a section for lyrics.

Overall, Rdio's desktop application retains all of the functionality of its web interface while providing a couple of improved features like iTunes matching.

Pros

• Social network integration
• Collaborative playlists
• Sync music to your mobile devices
• Great music discovery tools

Cons

• Initial iTunes scan is slow
• Requires Rdio subscription to just stream

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Download Stellarium 0.11.2 Free

Download Stellarium 0.11.2 Free

Chances are that not very many people have heard of Stellarium although it is very similar to one of the most popular pieces of software available today ? Google Earth. While Google?s software allows you to focus on the earth from a starting point in outer space, Stellarium reverses your perspective and places you at any point on the earth?s surface, staring up and out into deep space.

An interesting feature in Stellarium is that as time passes, the virtual star system will evolve, with the sun setting and the various constellations becoming more prominent in the dark night sky. You have a selection of visual effects that you can switch on or off such as the atmosphere, or trace lines for the star systems. Impressive stuff for a few minutes, but once you?ve got the general gist of what Stellarium entails, you?ll quickly tire of zooming out to distant stars and watching as they slowly move across the screen.

While Google Earth brings you detailed photos of our planet?s surface, Stellarium can only achieve a much lower resolution representation of the solar system?s planets, without mentioning the fact that stars are limited to simple white dots zipping through the sky. With over 120,000 stars accurately plotted out in this virtual planetarium, it?s obvious that a lot of work has gone in to its creation. However, Stellarium's excruciating level of detail is likely only to appeal to the real die-hard star gazers.

The idea behind Stellarium is a good one in theory, but when it comes down to it most people will see it as little more than a smart, interactive screensaver. That said, if you have an affinity for astronomy, would like to learn the constellations, or simply enjoy watching beautiful sunsets, then Stellarium is for you.

Recent changes

• You can find the full changelog here: http://stellarium.sourceforge.net/

Pros

• Realistic sunsets and sunrises
• Constellations traced out
• Accurate star positions

Cons

• Imagery not detailed
• Designed for use in a dome (planetarium)
• Narrow appeal

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Download Converseen 0.4.9 Free

Download Converseen 0.4.9 Free

Converseen is an open source batch image converter that's quick and simple to use.

Performing batch edits to your photos can be a pain, but Converseen can make the task hassle-free. Converseen is free, open source, and easy to use. Add as many photos you want, select the format you wish to convert them to, resize, rename, and more. The app will quickly convert all of your photos and put them in a user-defined folder.

The most impressive thing about Converseen is its support for over 100 image formats. There shouldn't be any problems converting your photos to any format. Resizing them to a specific size is great if you are trying to format them for a blog.

Converseen performs perfectly. Photos are converted within seconds and the user can adjust the quality of the picture with a slider for specific formats. Converseen is as quick, if not quicker than other batch image converters like Photopus.

Overall, Converseen delivers on both performance and file support but could use a few more options.

Recent changes

• Fixed a bug with special characters

Converseen supports the following formats

Most popular formats include: DPX, EXR, GIF, JPEG, JPEG-2000, PDF, PhotoCD, PNG, Postscript, SVG, and TIFF.

Pros

• Quick performance
• Supports over 100 image formats
• Ability to resize and rename images quickly
• Handles large batches of images

Cons

• Limited to simple edits to photos

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Download Stellarium Portable 0.11.2 Free

Download Stellarium Portable 0.11.2 Free

Stellarium is a popular open source astronomy application that enables you to gaze at stars from the comfort of your own home. And now with Stellarium Portable you can put the whole universe in your pocket.

Stellarium Portable offers the same tools, options and functionality as its desktop version, only with this one you can install it on any USB device and use it on any PC without leaving traces on the system. The only requirement is that the host PC needs to be powerful enough to render the maximum quality.

With Stellarium Portable you'll be able to look at the sky from any location in the World, which means you can check the different star constellations visible from different areas in the world. Stellarium Portable also lets you add extra information to the image, such as a grid with parallels and meridians, constellation art based on mythological figures and cardinal points, among others.

While Stellarium Portable doesn't include highly-detailed imagery and makes traveling from one point to another a bit confusing sometimes, it's also a very interesting app ? as long as you like astronomy. And if not, it also works great as an entertainment for coffee break.

Stellarium Portable is a pocket-sized free planetarium that will please all astronomy fans out there.

Recent changes

• One of the main directions of this version is localization:
  
• most of the text used by the default plug-ins is now translatable
  
• landscape names are now translatable
  
• country names are now translatable
  
• scripts names and descriptions are now translatable
  

Pros

• An astronomy app that fits in your USB memory sitck
• Loads of information about planets, stars, constellations and more

Cons

• May only appeal to astronomy lovers
• No highly detailed imagery

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Download Construct 2 r90 Free

Download Construct 2 r90 Free

Construct 2 is an intuitive development program that requires no programming experience.

If you've ever wonder how gamesare made, Construct 2 will dissect those elements for you. No coding required! If you want to start programming or having your child learn to program at an early age, Construct 2 is an excellent program that's simple to use and provides professional results.

The application is beautifully designed and follows the Windows ribbon interface design aesthetic. Construct 2's interface reminds me Photoshop, with layers on the right and the project in the center. This makes the interface easy to learn.

Construct 2 comes with a bunch of game demos that you can try out and see what the program is capable of. There are also plenty of tutorials on the website, which is a great way to get started. Import textures into the application to start building game levels. Actions and events are handled in layers to show how sequences are supposed to progress.

After your project is done, Construct 2 can upload your game to Facebook or the Google Chrome Web Store. The free version of Construct 2 has no time limitations, so you can try it out for as long as you'd like. Paying for the individual license will give you sound effects, music, and other more advanced features.

Construct 2 is a great way for anyone of any age to start developing HTML 5 games. It's a great learning tool and powerful enough to be used by businesses.

Pros

• Intuitive interface
• Powerful and simplified tools
• Ability to export to Chrome Web Store
• Great demos and tutorials to get started

Cons

• Doesn't teach basic programming
• Free version lacks more advanced features

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Download Channel 9 Metro App Free

Download Channel 9 Metro App Free

The Channel 9 Metro app gives users the opportunity to view videos from the Channel9.msdn.com website straight from their desktop.

Channel9.msdn.com offers videos on a variety of different developer and consumer topics. Channel 9 is a community that highlights people who develop software products and connects them to actual users. The Channel 9 Metro apps gives these users (and developers too, if they like!) the opportunity to browse and watch videos from Channel 9's website directly within Metro's interface.

The app is nicely integrated, although some videos are slower to load and play than others. There's a lot of text on some of the video descriptions, which seems a little cluttered in an otherwise minimalist and primarily white interface.

Channel 9 is easy to navigate and appears to be pretty consistently updated with new videos as well, which is a plus.

Fans of Channel 9's website will appreciate the ease with which they can now browse and watch videos directly within Metro's interface.

Pros

• Browse and watch Channel 9 videos in-app
• Easy to navigate
• Nice integration with the Metro interface

Cons

• Some videos are slow to load

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Download CopyTrans Manager 0.977 Free

Download CopyTrans Manager 0.977 Free

Are you sick of iTunes? Would you like to use a lighter, faster tool to handle the contents of your iPod or iPhone? CopyTrans Manager is the answer to your needs.

CopyTrans Manager is an excellent replacement for the sometimes slow iTunes. It lets you fully manage your iPod, just like the Apple tool: see the contents stored in the device, create playlists, add new music and videos, edit the file's tags ? including album artwork... everything on a simpler, lighter application.

The program is compatible with the latest firmware version (3.0) and also with the iPhone 3G S. CopyTrans Manager includes a built-in player that you can use to play music and video files, though the video preview doesn't work with large files.

Although CopyTrans Manager is not as feature-rich as iTunes (for example, it doesn't display lyrics or recognize iPod apps), it's a perfect alternative for those of you who are looking for a faster, easier iPod manager.

If you don't like iTunes, CopyTrans Manager is a great tool to easily manage music and video in your iPod or iPhone.

Pros

• Compatible with iPod and iPhone
• Supports the latest firmware
• Fast and light on resources
• Includes built-in player

Cons

• Misses some features from iTunes
• Video preview doesn't work with large files

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