Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.60.0.1600 Beta / 1.51.2.1300 Final

Malware bytes goes where your normal AV has failed. This little gem of antivir software has saved me on several occasions. Its very light, very small, and a life-saver to put it simple. Malwarebytes has unique scanning features which allow it to catch even the most elusive troublemakers on your PC, I recommend it from personal experience. The program has a free and shareware version, the free one is good enough and provides excelent remedy for a sore windows, the shareware provides active defense and scanning. I've been unable to try the shareware version, but if the freeware is any clue, it should be more than worth it.



The latest version can be found here.

Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.7 Beta 1 / 2.6.1 Final

What used to be Mozilla Aplication Suite is now SeaMonkey. New name, new project and also - new team. Its a a fine heir to Mozilla, all things considered. The packet includes all the tools for working on the net, browser, html redactor, email and news clients, address books and irc. Add ons and plug ins can personalize each fresh install and the browse is fast and fairly stable - decent choice for surfing the web. Do I even have to mention its open source? 

 You may download the Windows version here.


The linux version is here.

Aaand the MacOS?

Right here.

Joomla! 1.7.3 Final

Joomla is a content managing system that can help you make your own website and control every aspect of it, from input, through images, catalogues and so on. Its free, open code PHP system using  MySQL.
It has plenty of page cashing abilities, RSS readers, print versions, blogs, surveys, news flashes, you name it. Translated in over 60 languages, with a global of users and developers of about 150 000(and growing as you can guess). It has a GNU General Public license and is available to all. 




The official page is here
http://www.joomla.org/

Aaand you can download from here.
http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/16024/69674/Joomla_1.7.3-Stable-Full_Package.zip

Slim Browser 6.00 Build 065

 Slimbrowser is based on I.E.(but only based fortunately, they are not staying true to the original) with a decent set of options, which are now pretty much the usual for any web browser - tabbed browsing, pop up stopping, auto-form filling, grouping pages in categories and so on. It has quick searches, auto-log ins, online translations and other useful gimmicks which include HTML/script editing for web designers and FTP uploads.
Its a freeware program so giving it a try won't hurt anybody.
 


The official page is here:
http://www.flashpeak.com/

And you can download Slim browser from here: 
http://slimbrowser.flashpeak.com/release/sbsetup.exe

The IcontrolPad

Don't go wait what now? Considering how many people carry smartphones, it was a bit inevitable. The one thing that stops them from being a viable gaming platform is the lack of decent controls. Not anymore as it seems. It uses Bluetooth to connect to your mobile device and should be compatible with all smartphone models, even though the name implies otherwise. For stable connection and comfort it has a holding stock for the phone. The controller does not need to be physically attached of course, but it helps. It was designed with the idea of making a universal joypad so it can be used with tablets and PCs, though so far it has only been tested on BlackBerry Torch, HTC Desire, iPhone and several more. Inbuilt battery has 1350mAh power which can also recharge the phone too via USB adapter. The standard model of the IcontrolPad should be selling for the modest price of 62$.

SUMo 2.14.2.119

SUMo or Software update Monitor is  a free program, that allows users to check for updates to software of their choosing. SUMo constantly monitors for updates and downloads them when available. Its better than the internal auto-update that most software has because that only kicks in when said program is started, while SUMo will monitor all the time, and can keep you up to date without the annoying search through websites
When you fire up SUMo for the first time, it scans the pc for available software and then notifies for updates.

SUMo can be downloaded here:
ftp://ftp2.kcsoftwares.com/kcsoftwa/files/sumo_lite.exe

Registry Mechanic 11.0.0.277

Registry mechanic will allow you to sweep, fix and optimise your OS registry with just a few clicks. It uses a number of algorithms to find missing, misleading or broken registry keys which can lead to non-existent objects and cause problems to your OS. Keeping your registry clean is always a good idea, as it will keep your performance up. Its also capable of defragmenting registries which will be another boost to performance and stability. Pretty much the only problem with it, is that its, yes you guessed it, a shareware.

You can download Registry Mechanic here:
http://www.pctools.com/mirror/rminstall.exe

Weather Watcher Live 7.0.95

Considering that Winter is coming, Weather Watcher Live ain't a bad idea, since it allows you monitor weather in any point of the world. The program updates in real time from the internet and always presents up to date info.
Its easily integrated in the system tray of Windows OS. and can give future prognosis as well. Its unfortunately a shareware, but as we all know, most things in life are not free.

You can download Weather Watcher Live from here:
http://wwl.s3.amazonaws.com/Installs/WWL7095.exe

Advanced Renamer 3.15

Because come on, those 400 photos can take an age to rename by hand!

Advanced renamer 3.15 is a tool for group renaming of files, done automatically in 6 different ways, changing not only the file names, but attributes too - EXIF info, ID2 and ID3 tags and so on. If an error occurs the program can rollback some or all the changes. It's freeware, available in a multi-language interface.



The program  can be downloaded here:
http://www.advancedrenamer.com/down/advanced_renamer_setup.exe
And for portables it can be downloaded here
http://www.advancedrenamer.com/down/advanced_renamer_portable.zip

From the makers of Comodo antivirus - the Comodo Dragon browser

Ah, Comodo antivirus - the AV that turns your PC into a virtual police state if you let it so. While it does require the user's attention a lot at least in the start until you've unblocked all your favorite programs games and so on, Comodo AV's "draconian"(hehe) measures are definitely effective and its one of the better freeware AVs on the market.
Now those same gentlemen have released their own browser - the Comodo dragon, which incorporates the best of their code. What better way to stay safe, when your browser is an AV program in its own right?

The Comodo browser can be downloaded here.
http://download.comodo.com/dragon/DragonSetup.exe