Friday, November 06, 2009

Hamachi 2.0.1.66 – VPN Service Software for Secure Remote Access

Hamachi 2.0.1.66 (Windows, Freeware, 3.2MB) [alt DL] is a VPN service that easily sets up in 10 minutes, and enables secure remote access to your business network, anywhere there's an Internet connection.

Change: contains a fix for the "Loss of Hamachi IP" issue.

Useful for playing network games with your buddy, using the internet.

WhoCrashed 2.0 – Find Out What Caused the Blue Screen

WhoCrashed 2.0 (Windows, Freeware) reveals the drivers responsible for crashing your computer. Supports x86 and x64 Windows systems.

Whenever a computer running Windows suddenly reboots without displaying any notice or blue screen of death, the first thing that is often though about is a hardware failure. In reality, most crashes are caused by malfunctioning device drivers and kernel modules. In case of a kernel error, most computers running Windows do not show a blue screen unless they are configured to do so. Instead these systems suddenly reboot without any notice.

WhoCrashed shows the drivers which have been crashing your computer with a single click. In most cases it can pinpoint the offending drivers which have been causing misery on your computer system in the past. It does post-mortem crashdump analysis and presents all gathered information in a comprehensible way.

Normally, debugging skills and a set of debugging tools are required to do post-mortem crash dump analysis. By using this utility you do not need any debugging skills to be able to find out what drivers are causing trouble to your computer.

Another app is BlueScreenView 1.15 (Windows x86 only, Freeware), which scans all your minidump files created during 'blue screen of death' crashes, and displays the information about all crashes in one table. You could use this for x86 (32-bit) systems.

Mozilla Firefox Portable Edition 3.5.5

Mozilla Firefox Portable Edition 3.5.5 (Windows, Open Source, 9MB) is the latest Mozilla Firefox browser released as a portable app, so you can take your browser, bookmarks, settings and extensions on the go.

Change: Firefox main component has been updated to 3.5.5.

This is a great app that lets you use Firefox on a Windows computer without having to actually install it. Run it on your thumbdrive, or on the local drive.

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 5.4.0 – Play Any Audio or Video Files

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 5.4.0 (Windows, Freeware, 23.1MB) [alt DL] is a collection of codecs and DirectShow filters. It contains everything you need to play all your audio and video files.

Changes:

  • Updated Media Player Classic Home Cinema to version 1.3.1330.0
  • Added version 1.2.1008 of MPC-HC as alternative for those who have problems with the newer versions
  • Updated ffdshow to revision 3126
  • Added preferred filter tweaker for Windows 7
  • Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.24
  • Options to install secondary decoders: DivX H.264 decoder, Monogram AAC decoder, Gabest AVI splitter
  • Secondary decoders are disabled by default and can be activated with the Codec Tweak Tool
  • Fixed settings issue when user chose to store MPC settings in an INI file
  • Moved Media Player Classic DXVA options to a separate page so that people notice it better
  • The DXVA H.264 decoder is now disabled by default to prevent people with a buggy graphics driver to get playback trouble
  • Minor changes

Firefox 3.5.5 – Customizable Open Source Web Browser

Firefox 3.5.5 (Windows, Open Source, 7.7MB) [alt DL] is a web browser that sets the pace with dozens of new features to deliver a faster, more secure and customizable Web browsing experience for all.

Also available for Linux.

Change: Fixed several stability issues.

Flock 2.5.5 – Free Social Web Browser

Flock 2.5.5 (Windows, Freeware, 12.8MB) [alt DL] is a social Web browser, freeware, cross platform and based on Mozilla technologies.

Also available for Linux.

Changes:

  • Based on the Firefox 3 technology, providing a faster, safer, and more stable web surfing experience.
  • Incorporated Mozilla's 3.0.15 patch for Firefox.
  • Incorporated the latest Adobe Flash Player version.

If you want a browser that has built-in support for Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and much more social web services, you’ll surely like to try Flock.

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Winyl 1.7 – Free Music Player with Media Library Support

Winyl 1.7 (Windows, Freeware, 1.96MB) [alt DL] is a new music player for windows with media library support. This is full skinnable, small size and minimal use of system resources. It offers great new ways to organize and enjoy all your music.

Changes:

  • Proxy support
  • 32 bit sound processing (improves the quality of the equalizer)
  • Visual effects (buttons and cover fade)
  • Advanced settings for popup window
  • Bugs fixes and other minor changes

I’m currently trying this out, and I like it! Scans your selected audio folders really fast.

Dexpot 1.5.0 Build 1003 – Utility for Virtual Desktops

Dexpot 1.5.0 Build 1003 (Windows, Freeware, 3.8MB) [alt DL] optimizes the window management of your PC, eliminates the problem of the disorder on your desktop and has many more functions.

Dexpot makes working with your system substantially faster and more comfortable. All functions use a unified graphical interface which is very easy to operate.