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Adds custom QuickSupport and IM support
TeamViewer, a solution for easy and friendly desktop sharing developed by the company with the same name, has recently received an update on the Mac side. Adding Custom QuickSupport and enhanced partner list options like notifications for incoming chat messages and grouping of offline partners, the new software is immediately available.
TeamViewer establishes connections to any PC all around the world in an instant, enabling you to remote-control your partner's PC as if you were sitting right in front of it, the makers explain. If you install TeamViewer as a system service, it will be up and running whenever you start your computer.
The software even allows remote control of unattended computers and servers. Users get cross-platform support as well, meaning they are able to connect to a Mac from their Windows machine and back.
TeamViewer is touted as being a very secure solution. According to its makers, all versions feature completely secure data channels with key exchange and RC4 session encoding, the same security standard used by https/SSL.
TeamViewer 4.1.6717 brings the following changes, according to the release notes:
- Custom QuickSupport: The Custom QuickSupport module can now be created for Mac OS X.
- Instant Messaging: TeamViewer now includes full Instant Messaging capabilities with the partners in your partner list.
- Enhanced partner list options like notifications for incoming chat messages and grouping of offline partners.
- Several minor improvements and fixes.
TeamViewer 4.1.6717 includes full file-transfer capabilities, is fully cross-platform compatible for connections to and from Windows machines, and is available for free download using the link below. The software requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later and is a Universal Binary. TeamViewer is completely free for non-commercial, personal use. The software comes with integrated file transfer that allows you to copy files and folders from and to a remote partner, which also works behind firewalls.
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VSO PhotoDVD is the best DVD Photo Slideshow Software to create DVD's from your photos. Watch your pictures on any home DVD player. Share your digital pictures on a DVD with friends or family. VSO PhotoDVD animates your images to make a video DVD Slide show. You can add optional soundtracks and comments to your pictures using DVD subtitles. The result is attractive and vibrant. The product is very easy to use and burn with any DVD writer.
A wizard style interface lets you define the folders or files where to select the pictures. You can define multiple lists of music files to play in the background, and add up to 3 channels of DVD subtiles. The transitions and animations of your pictures are completely automatic and will enhance the experience of sharing your best memories. Use focus points to highlight the details of your pictures, like the sparkling eyes of your new born baby. You can watch the results on a regular TV or computer using a DVD Player. This format uses the best quality available at the moment. A copy of your source files is stored in the DVD project and lets you keep trace of your digital pictures without quality loss using a computer.
Key Features:
‧ Support picture formats: JPG, GIF, BMP, ANI, PCX, EMF, WMF, and more...
‧ Support native RAW format : Canon RAW .CR2, Nikon .NEF, .DNG, Minolta and more...
‧ Supported audio formats for background music: MP3, WMA, OGG, MPC, WAV, APE
‧ Awesome pan and zoom effects
‧ Fullscreen (4:3) and Widescreen (16:9) output
‧ DVD output on DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW media (Single or Double Layer)
‧ Specify a focus point for each picture (highlighted by zoom techniques)
‧ Basic picture editing (rotation, black and white or color, etc.)
‧ Up to three subtitles tracks (for different languages)
‧ Up to three audio tracks for different background music
‧ Supports both PAL and NTSC formats
‧ Fast and highgrade MPEG2 encoder
‧ Universal DVD burning engine included
‧ Multilingual support
‧ Optimized for Windows XP and Windows Vista
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Pixarra TwistedBrush Pro Studio - digital paint software with complete natural art tools - oils, acrylics, pastel, charcoal etc. Software for artists without the complexity of other art programs. TwistedBrush Pro Studio - creating art the way it should be, simple and fun!
Simplicity without sacrifice, powerful enough for the professional artist yet simple enough for the novice. TwistedBrush Pro Studio has one of the most versatile and powerful brush engines in existence, yet it was designed from day one to be easy to use. TwistedBrush Pro Studio has more than 3,000 brushes, 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.
TwistedBrush Pro Studio runs on all versions of the Windows operating system and is designed for all realms of digital art including natural media fine art, photo retouching, photo composition, photo cloning to turn your photos into the look of hand painted artwork, mandala art, patterns, manga, even 3D like painting with the incredible blob modeling tools.
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ooVoo is the next evolution in online communication — a remarkably easy way to have a face-to-face video conversation with friends, family or colleagues, no matter where they are in the world. ooVoo is a startup videoconferencing and instant messaging application, similar to Skype video. ooVoo allows video chats with up to 6 participants, and unlike Skype video, does not use a P2P network. Using ooVoo is easy and fun, all consumers need is a computer, a broadband connection and a Web camera. In addition, ooVoo offers video messaging to an email or another ooVoo account, text messaging, and file sharing. You can also even send video messages to users who don't have the software installed.
ooVoo, launched in June 2007, is privately held and headquartered in New York City.
ooVoo is remarkably easy to use: easy to download, easy to install, and best of all: it's FREE!
Features:
* FREE Phone Calls. FREE calls from ooVoo to a landline or mobile phone in the USA or Canada.
* ooVoo Video Call. Start a face-to-face conversation and include up to six people.
* ooVoo Video Message. Tired of typing emails? Give your fingers a break and send a video message to one friend or a group.
* Find Friends. Import contacts from the most popular email programs: Office Outlook, Gmail, MSN Hotmail, Yahoo mail, AOLmail and more.
* Record video call. Create instant memories by recording your ooVoo video calls.
* Video Effects. Do you want to grow a virtual mustache or become a Superman – all while on a video call? Now you can.
* Chat. Text chat with up to six friends at a time!
* Send Files. With ooVoo it’s easy to share files with your friends!
* Sidebar View. Enable sidebar view to clearly view documents or other tasks on your screen.
* ooVoo me Link. Build your blog or MySpace page to life with an ooVoo link.
* Privacy. ooVoo is an exciting and fun new way to communicate and we want every one of your ooVoo experiences to be safe and secure.
Size: 16.8 MB
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Linux for your netbook
Jon Ramvi had the pleasure to announce earlier today, September 8th, the immediate availability of Easy Peasy 1.5, an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution designed for netbooks. Among the new features brought by Easy Peasy 1.5, we can mention support for many new netbooks, 3D desktop effects, faster startup times, a new look, and many more (see below for details).
"easypeasy one-point-five (or as I would say it: en-komma-fem) is finished, and it finished up real good. We’ve taken our time to iron out bugs and put in new features to again give the netbook community a great Linux distribution." Jon Ramvi said in the official release announcement.
Highlights of Easy Peasy 1.5:
· Based on Ubuntu 9.04;
· Linux kernel 2.6.30 (optimized for netbooks);
· New artwork;
· Added support for more netbooks;
· A hybrid image is now available for download
· Ability to install from a Macbook;
· USB installation support;
· EXT4 is now the default filesystem;
· Banshee replaces Songbird, as the default music player;
· Ability to run 3D applications on a 3D desktop;
· The hard-drive footprint is now smaller;
· OpenOffice.org office suite 3.1;
· Updated many applications;
· Ubuntu security updates are now available for Easy Peasy users;
...and many annoying bugs were fixed!
About Easy Peasy
Formerly known as Ubuntu Eee, Easy Peasy is a Linux distribution based on the popular Ubuntu operating system, but specifically designed for netbooks. With a very efficient and good-looking interface to help differentiate your netbook from regular, portable computers, a full-blown Internet experience with Mozilla Firefox, Java and Flash, as well as complete office capabilities through the latest OpenOffice.org suite, Easy Peasy is a good way to unleash all of your netbook's power. The extended hardware support available enables you to install and use Easy Peasy on all existing netbook models.
Download Easy Peasy 1.5 right now:
Easy Peasy 1.1 (ISO) Stable[iso] [913 MB]
Easy Peasy 1.5 Beta 1 (ISO) Unstable[iso] [954 MB]
Microsoft DirectX is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich
The DirectX APIs give multimedia applications access to the advanced features of high-performance hardware such as three-dimensional (3-D) graphics acceleration chips and sound cards. They control low-level functions, including two-dimensional (2-D) graphics acceleration; support for input devices such as joysticks, keyboards, and mice; and control of sound mixing and sound output.
Because of DirectX, what you experience with your computer is better 3-D graphics and immersive music and audio effects.
• Apple is now offering 30,000 ready-made ringtones for $1.29 a pop. These come from all four major labels, and differ from the current system, which allows you to make your own ringtone from any song you've purchased from the store for a fee of 99 cents. The new system cuts out the need to even buy the song.
• Apple has sold 30 million iPhones since the launch of the device.
• More than 20 million iPod Touches have been sold.
• More than 100 million iPod Nanos have been sold.
• Users have downloaded 1.8 billion apps from a catalog of more than 75,000.
• Apple has 100 million registered iTunes users.
• Users have submitted more than 27 million music libraries to contribute to the Genius feature, totaling 54 billion songs.
• iPhone developer Tapulous demonstrated an upcoming title called Riddim Ribbon that lets players race on their own music tracks. Looks quite similar to PC title Audiosurf.
• EA demonstrated Madden 10 which uses virtual, onscreen controls.
• Gameloft has had 20 million game downloads. The company demonstrated a new first-person shooter game called Nova that's reminiscent of Halo.
Correction: This post initially included some incorrect pricing information. The OS 3.1 update only costs money for those who had not yet upgraded to 3.0 or higher. Also, the iPod Shuffle price cut refers to the 2GB model.
Apple announced the release Wednesday of OS 3.1, which will be a free update to both iPhone and iPod Touch owners.
With 3.1, users on both platforms can now get Genius recommendations for applications they've purchased. These show up in the App Store app, as well as in iTunes, and function in a similar fashion to Genius for music. It takes your purchase information and sends it to Apple, which will analyze it for similar purchases, and offer up recommendations. This may end up being a more precise system since there are fewer apps than music tracks.
3.1 also adds a new security feature for iPhone owners--the capability to lock down the device over the air using MobileMe. Previously, if your phone was lost or stolen, this feature would only be enabled if the user had set it that way.
iTunes 9
Apple introduced a new version of iTunes, which offers iPhone and iPod Touch users a way to better organize applications they have added to the device. Users can now drag and drop apps to multiple home screens at once, instead of doing so on the device itself.
Another new feature in iTunes 9 that users in households are sure to enjoy is something called Home Sharing. This lets you automatically sync purchases across multiple computers within a household. This means they don't have to be redownloaded, or transferred from portable devices, which can save time if you're in a hurry.
The Genius feature and DJ feature have been mashed together to create something called Genius Mixes. The software can create multiple stations of music without the user having to pick a song for it to start from.
The software also has a new purchase-centric feature called iTunes LP, that adds a handful of digital pack-ins to purchased albums such as liner notes, photos, videos, lyrics, and links to online resources. This confirmed rumors Apple had been cooking up such a feature going back earlier this year.
In the same vein of iTunes LP, there's iTunes Extras--basically repackaged bonus features from movies and TV shows. This aims to add a little more value to rented and purchased video content, and steer customers toward Apple's store instead of some of the competition.
Symantec is betting heavily that program behavior is the future battlefront of security and is making a big push in its 2010 security program lineup with a behavioral engine called Quorum.
Debuting Wednesday, both the basic Norton AntiVirus 2010 and the more robust Norton Internet Security 2010 will use Quorum, which Symantec is calling an advanced security network based both on traditional malware signatures and on reputation for both files and software.
The Quorum system uses the uniqueness of mutating malware against the threat itself, said Dan Nadir, director of product management for Norton AntiVirus and Norton Internet Security. Multiple variations of a single threat have become a potential risk to the efficacy of definition-based antivirus, so a system like Quorum--in which the unfamiliarity of a new threat becomes the tool by which the threat is neutralized--could drastically improve security programs.
Symantec noted that it hasn't abandoned last year's pledge to improve Norton's performance, and it is keeping the quick scan to about one minute. An in-progress scan conducted with the beta version used about 70MB of RAM, while the program used about 15.5 MB when idle. Symantec also exposes how much memory the program is using in the main pane. Symantec says that in the final version, Norton users should expect to see working memory usage at less than 10 MB, and that the "quick scan" should be completed in 64 seconds.
Finds and Removes the Deepest Malware that Your Antivirus Misses! IObit Security 360 is an advanced malware & spyware removal utility that detects, removes and protects your PC from various of potential spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, bots, worms, and hijackers. With the unique "Dual-Core" engine and the heuristic malware detection, IObit Security 360 detects the most complex and deepest spyware and malware in a very fast and efficient way. IObit Security 360 has a real-time malware protection and frequent automatic updating for prevention of zero-day security threats. IObit Security 360 can work with your Antivirus for a superior PC security.
Key Features and Benefits:
• Complete PC Security Care
Antimalware, antispyware, anti-adware, anti-Trojan, anti-bots, and more. There will be no antivirus and firewall functions in this version, but we can help your Antivirus defend any tricky and complex threat.
Currently, there is not any solution that offers a 100% effectiveness rate for detecting viruses and malware. You may become a victim of misleading advertising, if you buy such a product under those premises.
• 1-click Solution and Very Easy to Use
Traditional Advantages of IObit. We love simple and automatic style.
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Thanks to the unique "Dual-Core" anti-malware engine, complicated analysis can be made faster now.
• Finds the Deepest Infections
We use DOG (Digital Original Gene), a novel heuristic malware detection method, to find the most complex threats.
• Automatic and Frequent Updates
IObit Security 360 Team is ready now.
• Work with All Antivirus Products
Everyone needs a qualified antivirus software, And IObit Security 360 will surely be the best mate for your current Antivirus.
• Free for Home/Non-commercial Use
Scan & Remove is free, and real-time protection is free too. You will love this small but powerful free anti-malware.
Freeware
Size: 8.63 MB
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Ashampoo Burning Studio 9 is a major update that improves almost every aspect of the program, adding many new features and capabilities in every part of the program. It also introduces a new Movie Editor for editing and combining your videos before burning them to DVD. The Movie Editor has functions for cutting, transitions, fades, subtitles, titles and more, plus a point-and-click DVD menu editor with animated themes for creating great-looking interfaces for your DVD movies.
The new version also packed with improvements, new features and fine tuning that make all Burning Studio’s functions more powerful and even easier to use.
Ashampoo® Burning Studio 8
The complete, compact and easy burning suite. Does your burning software do everything but you can’t find anything? Did installing it take up several gigabytes of hard drive space and fill up your Taskbar? Ashampoo Burning Studio 8 is different. It's compact, fast and amazingly easy to use. You just choose from a list of tasks and the software guides you through every step. And even though it has all the functions you would expect from a complete burning suite, the entire software takes up less than 80 megabytes on your hard disk.
Ashampoo CD/DVD/Blu-ray burning application makes it really easy to create & copy your own data, video, audio and multisession CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs.. Many current CD/DVD burning programs are universal “everything including the kitchen sink” applications that are overloaded with countless confusing functions.
With Ashampoo Burning Studio you can save your music and data files to CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs with just a couple of mouse clicks! Ashampoo Burning Studio supports all current DVD and CD writers. The program supports following disc types: CD-R, RD-RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R Double Layer and Blu-ray.
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AVG Anti-Virus FREE Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection tool. AVG Anti-Virus FREE is available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the product! Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing the high-level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers. AVG Anti-Virus FREE is easy-to-use and will not slow your system down (low system resource requirements).
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is for private, non-commercial, single home computer use only. Use of AVG Free Edition within any organization or for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited. Your use of AVG Free Edition shall be in accordance with and is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the AVG Free Edition License Agreement which accompanies AVG Free Edition.
Highlights include:
• Automatic update functionality
• The AVG Resident Shield, which provides real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run
• The AVG E-mail Scanner, which protects your e-mail
• The AVG On-Demand Scanner, which allows the user to perform scheduled and manual tests
• The AVG heueristic analysing monitor
• Free Virus Database Updates for the lifetime of the product
• AVG Virus Vault for safe handling of infected files
• Great customer satisfaction!
Supported platforms: Windows 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP/ XP Pro x64 Edition/ Vista/ Vista x64 Edition
Size: 67.3 MB
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CDBurnerXP is an easy to use and free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-dvds. It also includes the feature to burn and create ISOs, as well as a multilanguage interface. You can create data and audio CDs with or without gaps between tracks, burn and create ISO files, create bootable discs. It does however support Burn-Proof technology, multi-session disks, import of ISO images has bin/nrg - ISO converter, simple cover printing and much more.
In addition to CD/DVD burning, you can also rip audio CDs, normalize WAV files, encode MP3 files, erase disks. Compatible with Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista operating systems. Everyone, even companies, can use it for free. It does not include adware or similar malicious components.
• burn any Data on CD-R/CD-RW/DVD+R/DVD-R/DVD+RW/DVD-RW, including double layer mediums
• burn mp3-CDs to store many audio files on one single disc • create bootable discs
• verify written Data automatically after burning process
• use either the internal browser to add your files or the intuitive Drop-Box to drag and drop files directly from any Windows Explorer window
• save your compilations for creation of backups
• burn on-the-fly and with buffer-underrun protections
• import previous (ISO 9660) sessions and edit existing file structure on CD/DVD
• quick- and full-erase disc
• copy data discs (possible copy-protection is not bypassed)
• retrieve recorder and disc information
Since CDBurnerXP 4, we use the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (or any higher version) as basis for our application. If you are running Windows Vista, you already have .NET 3.0 preinstalled so there is nothing to care about. Any earlier operating system, however, requires that you install it manually.
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Freeware
download CDBurnerXP 4.2.5.1490 (Size: 3.08 MB)
Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Spam, LinkScanner & Firewall
Comprehensive protection for your computer! This award-winning product gives you unbeatable Internet security by protecting against viruses, spyware, hackers, spam and malicious websites. AVG Internet Security is a reliable and easy-to-use solution for home and small office users which is trusted by millions of users worldwide.
Unique Internet security thanks to new technology - Only AVG gives you real-time protection against malicious websites thanks to our new LinkScanner technology.
Comprehensive protection for Windows against all online threats from the world's most trusted security company. Use the Internet with confidence in your home or small office.
* Easy to download, install and use
* Protection against all Internet threats
* Real-time security while you surf and chat online
* Top-quality protection that does not slow your system down
* Free support and service around the clock and across the globe
* Compatible with
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Size: 91.6 MB
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Total Solution for your Media Conversion. Convert all video files to AVCHD, psp, iPod, iPhone, swf, flv, DVD, VCD, Xbox360, PS3... ! E.M. Total Video Converter (TVC ) is a piece of extremely powerful and full-featured converter software that supports almost all video and audio formats. The software is designed to convert video for your mobile video player as 3gp, mp4, PSP, PS3, iPod, iPhone etc and also VCD or DVD player, XBOX360. Interface is simple and beautiful; Reaching various functions you only need to click the buttons. Even if you are a new user, you can understand it quickly either.
Total Video Converter includes a powerful media conversion engine which can save your much valuable time and help you with high speed contrast to the congeneric production. You can set detailed information for decode, video size, frame rate, video and audio formats, bit rate, sampling rate, etc and convert the files with convenience according to you demand.
Total Video Converter is a powerful and versatile video conversion software which supports playing and converting all kinds of video and audio formats files to be played in iPod, PSP, Zune, cellphone, PMP, PDA etc. Integrated Media Burning tool burns the converted files to AUDIO CD, VIDEO DVD/SVCD/VCD.
New Total Video Converter 3.50 let you experience Unparalleled High-Definition movie. It is the best and unique software today with incomparable support for converting and burning video to AVCHD disc which can work on PS3 and Blu-ray player. Meanwhile, it supports for converting and burning video to HD formats like H.264 TS, Mpeg-2 TS, WMV-HD, MKV-HD, DivX-HD, Divx-HD, MOV-HD, FLV-HD and MP4-HD.
E.M. Total Video Converter V3.50 New Features:
1 Convert and burn video to AVCHD which can work on PS3 and Blu-ray player. What's more, the HD videos of AVCHD (*.mts, *.m2ts, *.ts) can been converted to any other video formats.
2 Convert video to HD formats like H.264 TS, Mpeg-2 TS, WMV-HD, MKV-HD, DivX-HD, Xvid-HD, MOV-HD, FLA-HD and MP4-HD
3 Convert and burn WMV-HD video to DVD. Meanwhile, it can work on XBOX360.
4 Convert and burn common video to DivX-DVD. More importantly, it can work on DVD player with DivX capability.
5 Integrate a free tool for capturing game video.
Size: 10.1 MB
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Skype is the next phenomenon from the people who brought you KaZaA. Just like KaZaA, Skype uses P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you to other users – not to share files this time, but to talk and chat with your friends. The technology is extremely advanced – but super simple to use... You’ll be making free phone calls to your friends in no time!
Skype was founded in 2003 by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis. Skype created a little piece of software that makes communicating with people around the world easy and fun. With Skype you can say hello or share a laugh with anyone, anywhere. And if both of you are on Skype, it’s free. Skype is available in 28 languages and is used in almost every country around the world. Skype generates revenue through its premium offerings such as making and receiving calls to and from landline and mobile phones, as well as voicemail and call forwarding. Skype, based in Luxembourg, has relationships with a growing network of hardware and software providers and is an eBay company.
Features:
• Free unlimited worldwide phone calls to anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world
• Skype video (webcam), see who you are talking to with free video calls
• Chat with up to 100 people in group chats
• Conference call with up to four people for free
• Call ordinary phones with SkypeOut
• Superior sound quality – better than your regular phone
• Your calls are encrypted “end-to-end” for superior privacy
• Friends list shows you when your Skype friends are online and ready to talk or chat
• Works with all firewall, NAT and routers – nothing to configure!
• Super-simple and easy to use
• Based on cutting edge peer-to-peer technology developed by the creators of Kazaa and Joltid In order to use Skype for Windows software, your computer must meet the following minimum system requirements:
• PC running Windows 2000 or XP
• 400 MHz processor
• 128 MB RAM
• 15 MB free disk space on your hard drive
• Sound Card, speakers and microphone
• Internet Connection (either dial-up: minimum 33.6 Kbps modem, or any broadband: cable, DSL, etc.)
Size: 21.2 MB
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