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mardi 29 janvier 2013

Download Lego Batman 2 Free

Download Lego Batman 2 Free

Play the first part of the new Lego Batman 2 game, the action puzzle game suitable for the whole family. You can expect the same great production values, humor and gameplay we have come to expect from the Lego series.

Lego Batman 2 is the best game in the Lego series so far, and it brings Superman into the story to fight evil alongside Batman and Robin. Great for adults and kids, the Lego games are excellent mixes of action and puzzle solving. Lego Batman 2 is no exception, but brings fantastic voice acting to the series as well.

New Gameplay

Lego Batman 2's gameplay is easy to pick up, with plenty of variety. You can play cooperatively as Batman and Robin or switch between characters when necessary. Both have different abilities, and different suits which give them yet more. It's not difficult, but is hard enough that kids will have to keep on their toes to survive. The puzzles are well designed, also without being too difficult.
Lego Batman 2 introduces an open world structure, Gotham City, but individual stages play just like we're used to in Lego titles.

Lego Batman 2 looks great, with all the superheroes and villains animated with tons of humor and character. It's still a lego game, but this looks better than ever. The voice acting is fantastic, and gets the tone just right. There are great jokes throughout, with plenty for all ages to enjoy.

Lego Batman 2 is an excellent family video game that's as fun to watch as it is to play. Gotham City's open world design means there's lots to explore and find, and there are lots of characters to unlock and play with.

Review last updated: 26/06/12

Pros
  • Fun gameplay
  • Great graphics and animation
  • Excellent voice acting
  • Lots to do!
Cons
  • Occasional camera position problems

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Download YoWindow 3.0.85 Free

Download YoWindow 3.0.85 Free

YoWindow is a weather forecast app that stands out from the crowd.

Instead of displaying data as a desktop notification, YoWindow features a colorful, fully-animated window that displays a nice landscape and changes according to actual weather conditions.

Besides having a very original interface, YoWindow is also quite informative. It displays the current weather situation (sunny, cloudy, rainy and so on) plus temperature (both real and the one it actually feels like), wind, pressure, and humidity. All these conditions are reflected in an customizable animated background ? which you can replace with your own photos as well.

YoWindow includes the weather forecast for the next three days. You can click on each day to access the information right away, or move the timeline on top to check how weather conditions change as hours go by ? and also see beautiful sunsets and dawns. The program can be set as your default screensaver as well.

Generally speaking, YoWindow is a surprisingly nice weather forecast tool, though I missed having more landscape designs to use as background. Another annoying detail was not to be able to scroll down the list of countries and cities with your mousewheel when choosing a location.

YoWindow is an original, colorful app for checking the weather forecast on your computer.

Pros
  • Original, attractive animated interface
  • Displays lots of information
  • You can use your own photos as background
  • Can be used as screensaver
Cons
  • Only one landcape image as background
  • No scrolling in location selection menu

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Download Flexify 2.73 Free

Download Flexify 2.73 Free

Flaming Pear is famous for being a prolific creator of cool Photoshop plug-ins and this versatile tool is another great addition to the developer's portfolio.

You can achieve some quite stunning visual effects, simulating many types of lenses within an intuitive working environment.

We love the way the program gives you as much or as little control over the effects as you desire.

You can either choose to experiment with the Latitude, Longitude and Spin settings yourself, or roll a dice to achieve random effects. This is a superb tool for getting unique lens effects on the fly as well as creating panoramic views.

Review last updated: 29/06/12

Pros
  • Gives you the flexibilty to tweak effects or apply at random
  • Great for making panoramic views
Cons
  • You'll need Photoshop to make use of it

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Download viDrop 0.6.8 Free

Download viDrop 0.6.8 Free

viDrop a lightweight video converter that comes with a bunch of presets for different devices.

If you have a lot of video downloaded from around the internet, they may or may not work with your devices. viDrop will help you convert your videos into a format that works with your device of choice.

It is simple enough for novices and has enough features for experts who want to tweak specific features. There are two modes in the application: simple and advanced. The simple mode, viDrop will choose the most compatible and popular settings for your videos. You can just choose from the list of presets and convert.

viDrop users looking for more control have advanced options for adjust the size of the file, bitrate, frames per second, and many more controls over things like audio and subtitles.

One strange thing to note is that viDrop requires administrator privileges to run. While this program isn't a virus, it is curious as to why it needs elevated permissions to convert video.

Overall, viDrop is a good, lightweight video conversion app that does the job well.

Review last updated: 13/07/12

Pros
  • Small footprint
  • Quick conversions
  • Simple and advanced settings
Cons
  • Requires admin privileges

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Download Instagrille 2.0 Free

Download Instagrille 2.0 Free

Instagram is hugely popular on iOS and Android, but until now there hasn't been a Windows desktop app for following the photo community. Instagrille is that app.

Instagrille runs through the Pokki desktop widgets app, and adds the Instagram logo to the task bar, next to the Windows button. Click the icon and the app pops up. You can view what's popular straight away, and if you sign in with your Instagram account, you can view your own photos and the feed from the users you follow.

Instagrille is attractive, although it would be nice if you could run it without Pokki too, as two icons are unnecessary!

Until Instagram themselves make one, Instagrille is a useful way to check out the photo sharing network without looking at your phone!

Recent changes
  • View nearby images
  • Resizable window
  • Download images
  • Search Instagram
  • Share on Twitter and Facebook

Review last updated: 09/07/12

Pros
  • Access instagram from Windows
  • Fast
  • Easy to use
Cons
  • Can't disable Pokki icon when running

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Download Melancholytron 1.64 Free

Download Melancholytron 1.64 Free

Melancholytron is a plugin for Photoshop that lets you alter digital images to give them an old-world, melancholy feel.

Photoshop users already know the popular graphic design tool already comes with a lot of great filters and effects. Plugins can give you even more options for image customization though, and that's exactly what Melancholytron does.

From Flaming Pear Software, developers of other plugins like Flexify and LunarCell, Melancholytron gives you a lot of different options to change the feel and appearance of your photos.

Users can change the color and tone of images with Melancholytron. You can even subdue an image's color in order to direct a viewer's focus to a specific area in your photo. This is not only an effective marketing tool for creating gorgeous ads but also makes your photo look even more professional, no matter what level of photographic background you possess.

If you want to give your images a nostalgic or subtly melancholic appearance, give Melancholytron a try.

Pros
  • Change color, hue and saturation in images
  • Alter an image's focus for optimal emotional impact
  • Easy to use
Cons
  • Tricky to install

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lundi 28 janvier 2013

Download Hofmann Digital Album 8.2 Free

Download Hofmann Digital Album 8.2 Free

Hofmann Digital Album helps you create stylish paper photo albums with digital images imported from your computer.

Using Hofmann Digital Album is very easy, thanks to the program's step-by-step album setup process and intuitive customization interface. All you have to do is select a few basic settings for your album, such as cover, design and number of pages, and choose the photos you want to include in it. Note that you must select complete folders, not individual files.

Once the initial setup is complete, you're ready to start customizing album details. Hofmann Digital Album displays your album in a multi-paned interface, with different areas for selected photos, album pages and extra effects ? which you can apply just by dragging and dropping them onto the album?s page.

Hofmann Digital Album includes tons of different covers, page layouts, album backgrounds, clipart, masks and frames to turn your photo album into a truly personal work of art. The Preview function enables you to check the album?s final appearance before ordering it online. You can also download images from your favorite social networks like Facebook, Flickr, and Picasa.

With Hofmann Digital Album you can easily turn a collection of digital pictures on your computer into a fully customized printed photo album.

Recent changes
  • New customization options
  • Create unique photo books with the genuine Swarovski glass
  • Your memories will shine forever
  • Choose from 21x29 cm or 29x29 cm photo books and digital or photo paper print

Review last updated: 29/10/12

Pros
  • Easy step-by-setp setup process
  • Very easy to customize
  • Lots of decorative elements
  • You can order online from the program
Cons
  • You can't select individual photos when creating the album
  • Fixed number of pages - you can't enter a new one

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Download Stratiform 2.1.1 Free

Download Stratiform 2.1.1 Free

Stratiform is an addon that lets you customize Firefox's look.

Firefox comes included with a lot of different color themes for customization. If you want to be able to add your own personal touches to your browser's interface, Stratiform can give you that flexibility.

You can change Firefox directly from the browser's interface with Stratiform. Just click the little icon to the right of the bookmarks. A tab will open that gives you a variety of customization options that can change your toolbar, the tabs, and other add-ons and buttons. You can even change the appearance of text fields.

Stratiform mostly affects the appearance of colors, as well as the size of certain aspects in Firefox (such as the tabs), but it allows you to specify exactly how you want areas of the browser to look, which is nice.

Unfortunately, Stratiform isn't compatible with all other add-ons available in Firefox, so it might run into issues, depending on what else you already have installed.

Stratiform is a great add-on that gives you a wide level of customizability when it comes to the appearance of Firefox's UI.

Review last updated: 13/07/12

Pros
  • Personalize the Firefox interface
  • Easy to use
Cons
  • Not compatible with all other add-ons

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Download Magical Diary Free

Download Magical Diary Free

Magical Diary is an illustrated text adventure set in a bizarre world where you enroll in a Magic School, and have to survive. It features Manga style art, but is not a Japanese game, although it is frequently as weird as Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.

Developer Hanako Games says its games are not just girl games, but definitely girl friendly. That's a fair assessment of Magical Diary, so while anyone might want to play, there's a definite girly-slant to it.

You'll begin by creating your character, with a name and a look, and then through text prompts you'll follow as you enter the school. Magical Diary is like a fantasy novel with choice, and there is enough choice that you can repeat the game and see lots of new content. The artwork isn't animated, but adds character to the story and characters you'll meet.

The opening sequence is a little dull, with not enough choice, and your first week in Magical Diary can be a bit bewildering. However, as you progress, the game's story gets quite unusual and much more interesting.

Magical Diary isn't for everyone - it's slow, and is essentially a text adventure with pictures. If that sounds like fun to you, try out the game!

Review last updated: 18/07/12

Pros
  • Unusual
  • Good puzzles
  • Fun story
Cons
  • In-game tutorial is sparse
  • Slow

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Download ShootMania Storm Beta Free

Download ShootMania Storm Beta Free

ShootMania Storm is an online multiplayer futuristic first person shooter. From the makers of the massive Trackmania, it shares the same obsession with speed and keeping you playing almost without pauses.

Most big online shooters today will slow you down with complex 'weapons load-outs' and customizable characters before letting you into the action. ShootMania Storm is an antidote to that. There are various game modes, but all of them are fast paced and fun.

ShootMania Storm's interface design is shared with Trackmania, and really needs improvement. To newcomers it can be a bit confusing. A 'quick start' button is normal for gaming today, and would mean the game could pick your servers and so on. despite this, we found that the match-making was actually better than in some bigger titles like Battlefield 3.

Starting out is no easier than any first person shooter. You'll get killed a lot, but you are then straight back into the action, so you soon pick it up without any frustrating waiting.
The main weapon is a kind of laser-rocket launcher, making moving targets a challenge. In ShootMania Storm, the only difference between you and another player is your own skill, so it feels much fairer than some online shooters.

ShootMania Storm is an interesting online FPS. It's closest in style to Quake, although in some ways it's even simpler. The game modes and maps are really inventive, and the community can even create new ones meaning there's almost endless scope for innovation.

ShootMania Storm's focus on speed and its community of players will make it really attractive to some players, but it's difficult to see this level of simplicity winning over the Call of Duty and Battlefieldfans.

Notes

This game is in beta, which can only be accessed if you pre-order the game

Review last updated: 17/07/12

Pros
  • Fast and frenetic
  • 7 official game modes, and many more community creations
  • Good maps
  • Fast spawning
Cons
  • Simple gameplay

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samedi 26 janvier 2013

Download PhoneTrans Pro 1.1.0 Free

Download PhoneTrans Pro 1.1.0 Free

PhoneTrans Pro lets you manage and transfer content on your iPhone onto your PC.

Having an iOS device is pretty much a given nowadays. It seems like everyone and their mother has an iPhone. As a result, you've probably accumulated a lot of content on your iPhone. Similar to iPhone Explorer, PhoneTrans Pro can help you organize your iPhone files on your desktop, providing a much larger screen for you to browse through everything.

PhoneTrans Pro lets you easily add, delete or rename iPhone music and movies. You can also transfer these types of files to and from your computer or iTunes library easily. You can even transfer these files between iPhones and over Wi-Fi.

PhoneTrans Pro does this by taking advantage of the iOS 5 Wi-Fi sync feature, and you can transfer between unlimited numbers of iPhones. Movies, music, television shows and ringtones are all supported file types.

Although PhoneTrans Pro takes a little time to learn how to use, it's a great resource for people who share their iPhone content with family and friends. Just make sure it's legal to do so before proceeding!

PhoneTrans Pro lets users transfer content from their iPhone to their PC's desktop or another iPhone.

Review last updated: 20/07/12

Pros
  • Transfer movie, music and other file types
  • Transfer files between iPhone devices
  • Nice, clean interface
Cons
  • Tricky to initially learn how to use

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Download Digital-Fever Easy Pad 1 Free

Download Digital-Fever Easy Pad 1 Free

Easy PAD is a free Windows utility that allows software authors to create and maintain PAD (Portable Application Description) files. PAD files provide a standard way for software authors to provide product descriptions and specifications to online sources. This makes it easy for websites and program libraries to automate program listings. With a PAD file, authors can easily submit their software to many software listing sites and then maintain their listings by simply updating the PAD file. Easy PAD generates XML compliant files that comply with the PAD 3.11 specification. The gererated PAD files are automatically validated against PAD specification. A built-in PAD validation function is also available to validate local or remote PAD files.

The gererated PAD files are automatically validated against PAD specification. A built-in PAD validation function is also available to validate local or remote PAD files. There is also an option to import local or remote PAD files.

Easy PAD is a free Windows utility that allows software authors to create and maintain PAD (Portable Application Description) files.

Review last updated: 23/07/12

Pros
  • Import local or remote PAD files
  • Validate local or remote PAD files
Cons

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Download LCD Clock 1.3 Free

Download LCD Clock 1.3 Free

LCD Clock is a simple application that will put a LCD styled clock above your windows.

If you're not happy with how the stock Windows clock looks in the task bar, LCD Clock will put an LCD styled clock above all of your windows. It acts like a floating window and you can adjust it if you want it to act like a normal window or have it sit on top of all windows. LCD Clock can be handy if you have a full screen game launched.

Unfortunately, LCD Clock is a very basic application that doesn't do much beyond showing the time and date. You can switch between 24 and 12 hour time, if you want it to launch at start up, and the date format. There are no options to change the look of the clock. There's also no timer or stop watch functionality.

One more thing to note is that LCD Clock comes with a ton of bloatware. You have to be very careful and read the prompts thoroughly if you don't want any bloat applications installed. Even with all the applications unchecked, LCD Clock still put a shortcut to a free translation app on your desktop.

LCD Clock is a very basic application with a terrible user interface and isn't worth the trouble.

Review last updated: 25/07/12

Pros
  • Can stay on top of any window
Cons
  • Tons of bloatware bundled
  • No style customizations
  • No timer or stop watch functionaility

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Download Zoner Photo Studio Free 15 Free

Download Zoner Photo Studio Free 15 Free

Zoner Photo Studio Free is a simple image editor and manager. If you're looking for a quick way to change contrast, remove red eye etc, this is a neat solution.

What's inside?

There are three main elements to Zoner Photo Studio, the Manager and the Editor. The Manager lets you find and organize the images on your PC, the Viewer lets you view them, while the editor allows you to make simple changes to your photos.

The viewer is attractive, but nothing special, but the manager is good. The interface is simple enough, with a folder tree, browser and information panel. You can email images from Zoner Photo Studio, and apply filters to make finding them easier. There isn't anything revolutionary about the Manager, but it does its job.

Image Editing

The Editor is better, offering a range of useful tools that will allow you to improve or alter photos you've taken. It's not as powerful as Photoshop, but it's much easier to use, and has the tools that most amateur or casual photographers will need. Zoner Photo Studio has a 'quick fix', which basically makes the image a bit stronger, and you can also play around with the color, levels and resize as well. There's a red eye removing tool that works well, as well as more subtle things like a clone stamp tool. In this free version, it's really only the lack of proper layer tools that are missing.

Zoner Photo Studio is a good option for basic photo retouching and editing, and has enough tools for most users.

Pros
  • All in one manager, editor and viewer
  • Good range of editing tools
  • Easy to use
Cons
  • Manager a little bland
  • Layers missing

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vendredi 25 janvier 2013

Download Orcs Must Die! 2 Free

Download Orcs Must Die! 2 Free

Orcs Must Die! 2 is an action strategy game, where the aim is simple: kill the orcs! The first game was great fun, with great gameplay, humor and graphics. This sequel continues that quality, without being a revolution.

In Orcs Must Die! 2, you control a mage in 3rd person, either in single or cooperative two player mode. Your task on each map is to stop the waves of orcs that stream from rifts. It's a fast paced tower-defence game. You have time to prepare traps before the horde appears, then you use your mage to keep back the orcs as they attack.

The sound is great, with a lot of humor in the voice acting. The graphics are cartoonish, well animated and clear even when there's lots going on. As you progress, you'll open up new traps, weapons, trinkets and vanity items. You'll need more weapons and power too, as you meet more types of enemies.

Orcs Must Die! 2 is basically more of the same, but this time around you can also play a cooperative mode with a friend, which is a great addition. If you enjoyed the first game, you'll certainly be happy with this. The multiplayer mode is the icing on the cake that makes this a really great action tower defence game.

Orcs Must Die! 2 is a really enjoyable tower defense game, that mixes tactics, speed and humor into a fantastic orc-killing package.

Notes

This demo requires the Steam application to run

Review last updated: 31/07/12

Pros
  • Fast paced and easy to get into
  • Looks and sounds great
  • Fun and humorous
  • Co-op mode
Cons
  • Not a big improvement over the first

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Download Folder iChanger 2 Free

Download Folder iChanger 2 Free

Folder iChanger is program to change standard icon of folders, hard drives and flash memory to any other icon, characterized by permanent change of icons ,you will note that when move your folders to another computer does not contain Folder iChanger.

- Change icons of folders, hard drives and flash memory, its contains an optional icons non-Windows icons.
- Import icons from (ico) files and Extract icons from executable files (exe, dll,ocx, cpl, scr).
- Export extracted icons or save as different types and extensions (ico, png, bmp, jpg).
-The Folder iChanger can change the icons to unlimited count of folders at same time, now you can add your folders into Folder's List or let the program to search inside subfolders and add them.

Any user wants to enjoy the beautiful appearance of folders ,and categorized to easy find it

Review last updated: 02/07/12

Pros
  • characterized by permanent change of folder icon
Cons

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Download TweakNow PowerPack Professional 4.2.1 Free

Download TweakNow PowerPack Professional 4.2.1 Free

Tweaking Windows is something of a mini cottage industry since the operating system quickly slows down once it's out of the box.

TweakNow PowerPack is another utility along those lines which lets you fine-tune every aspect of your computer's operating system and Web browser. It deals with everything from temp files to a memory manager which optimises your RAM by allocating spare slots to programs that need it most.

If you've got a power manager then you won't really need it but there's also an AutoShutdown program lets you suspend, hibernate, or shut down your computer after a specified period of time. In addition to saving resources, this simple function us designed to keep your PC more secure because as long as it's offline and switched off, it's obviously not vulnerable to attack.

However, probably the most useful features are the CD AutoRun function which works as an extension of Windows' CD and DVD autorun features and The Virtual Desktop program lets you run as many as four custom-designed desktop configurations simultaneously. With this tool, you can tailor your computer screen to your mood and work requirements - so for example, one for social needs and one for work.

As a way to both tweak and improve the working speed of your PC, TweakNow Powerpack packs a powerful punch.

Recent changes
  • Disk Usage Analyzer: updated to version 2.0 (major improvement).
  • System Tweak: Added 5 new tweaks.
  • System Tweak->Windows Startup: Fixed problem disabling startup item on 64 bit edition of Windows.
  • Minor bug fixes.
Pros
  • Covers everything from tweaking to productivity
  • Useful Virtual Desktop and Autorun features
Cons
  • Doesn't have any kind of defrag function

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jeudi 24 janvier 2013

Download Windows Live Messenger 2012 16.4.3503.0728 Free

Download Windows Live Messenger 2012 16.4.3503.0728 Free

The new Windows Live Messenger 2012 comes as part of the Windows Live Essentials pack. It's an incremental development over Windows Live Messenger 2011, looking almost identical, while introducing a couple of changes.

When you install Windows Live Messenger, you have the option to install the rest of the Essentials pack, including Mail, Writer, Sync, Companion, Family Safety, Photo Gallery and Movie Maker.

You can choose to connect Windows Live Messenger 2012 to social networks Facebook and LinkedIn, making the app your social hub in Windows, if you want. Facebook is still much easier to use in your browser though, and integration into Windows Live Messenger 2012 is only really useful if your Messenger contacts are still really active and important to you.

The interface is almost unchanged; so if you were unhappy with the changes we saw in 2011, there is nothing here to make you happier! When you open a chat, there is a new Video call icon, and when you receive a video call, there is a new floating window, much like in Skype. A neat feature of this is the option to answer without showing your video feed - we're not always ready for a video call, after all!

Windows Live Messenger 2012 is no revolution, slightly improving on its predecessor. It's still a little bloated, and considering Hotmail's recent transformation to Outlook.com, which features a great messenger service right from your browser, it could be curtains for this venerable application.

Review last updated: 09/08/12

Pros
  • Facebook integration
  • Tabbed conversations
  • Clean interface
Cons
  • No great changes
  • Bloated
  • Still no Twitter support

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Download ESPN Cricinfo 1.8.4 Free

Download ESPN Cricinfo 1.8.4 Free

ESPN Cricinfo shows you the latest cricket news, features and live scores from ESPNcricinfo.com directly in Chrome.

The ESPN Cricinfo extension for Google Chrome, gives you the latest cricket news, features and live scores from ESPN's extensive cricket coverage service. In addition to alerting you about a new story via auto notifications, it also shows the current scores in a tooltip when you hover over the ESPN Cricinfo icon.

It also includes Wicket Alerts - just select one or more matches to follow and whenever a wicket falls, the ESPN Cricinfo icon will change to a W on a red background. Just click the icon to see the wicket that fell. Alternatively, you can be notified by a Desktop Notification. To configure which one to use, visit the Options page to enable Desktop Notifications. Note however that one bug with ESPN Cricinfo is that the "Disable notifications from ESPNCricinfo" doesn't work and so you have to disable it completely from the Options page.

Finally, you can filter news stories by country. Just click on the small gear cog icon in the top right corner of the extension to access the Options page and you can select up to two countries.

ESPN Cricinfo is a must have add-on for all fans of cricket and Google Chrome.

Recent changes
  • New in version 1.8.4
  • ? Important security update

Review last updated: 09/08/12

Pros
  • Delivers scores in Chrome or to your desktop
  • Wicket Alerts let you know when wickets fall
Cons
  • Disable Desktop Alerts does not work properly

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Download Google Chrome (Beta) 21.0.1180.77 Free

Download Google Chrome (Beta) 21.0.1180.77 Free

Not long ago, Google joined the so called web browser battle with a neatly designed web browser which caused a total revolution. Nowadays Google Chrome keeps on evolving and developing new features, which you can have a sneak peek at with Google Chrome (Beta).

While keeping the same minimalist design and features (new tab page, download manager, incognito window and more) of the stable version, Google Chrome (Beta) provides you with the possibility to try out the latest tools before they're implemented in the stable version.

Of course, you should bear in mind that using a beta version means you may find the odd bug and have stability issues, but for the most adventurous users this is a small price to pay for being the first to try out new Google Chrome (Beta) features ? and provide Google with early feedback about them.

If you feel like walking on the wild side, give Google Chrome (Beta) a try and you'll be able to test new features before anybody else.

Recent changes
  • more of the choppy and distorted audio issues (Issue: 136624).
  • Some known crashes (Issue: 140140)
  • Japanese characters showing in Chinese font (Issue: 140432)
  • Video playback issues with flash-based sites (Issue: 139953)
  • Sync invalidation notification broken after restart (Issue: 139424)

Review last updated: 07/08/12

Pros
  • Gives you early access to new features
  • Clean, attractive design
  • Offers the same functionality as the stable version
Cons
  • Not a stable version: it may contain bugs

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Download Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium 12 Free

Download Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium 12 Free

Dragon NaturallySpeaking is amazing voice recognition software that lets you control the computer with your voice.

It almost sounds like science fiction, but the truth is that Dragon NaturallySpeaking totally surpassed our expectations. It seems that text-to-speech technology has improved a lot over the last few years, and Dragon NaturallySpeaking has clearly taken advantage of it.

The main drawback to Dragon NaturallySpeaking, like with any other voice recognition program, is that it requires some long, boring training ? based mainly on reading texts to the computer. Also, the program isn't 100% accurate ? something that we expected anyway ? but its percentage of right words in dictation still remains certainly impressive.

After training Dragon NaturallySpeaking, the program is quite intuitive and easy to use. The interface is reduced to a small bar from which you can access all the main tools and functions: dictation, reading text aloud, improving accuracy, managing commands and vocabulary... and the best thing about Dragon NaturallySpeaking is that you don?t need to speak to the computer as if you were a robot. Just talk naturally, and it?ll pick it up.

Dragon NaturallySpeaking is seamlessly embedded in Windows, which means that as long as you have it running, you can start dictating in any application, from Notepad to Firefox. And of course, the functionality in Dragon NaturallySpeaking is not limited to dictation: you can also control the computer with your voice: open and close apps, browse the web, view files, and more.

Dragon NaturallySpeaking is, in other words, like one of those amazing voice-controlled computers you see in movies, only that this time it?s on your own PC!

Dragon NaturallySpeaking is an amazing voice recognition tool that lets you control the computer with your voice and dictate texts in any application.

Recent changes
  • Dragon Remote Microphone
  • Improved Correction
  • New Facebook and Twitter Commands
  • Improved Formatting and Editing Commands
  • Improved speed and accuracy
  • Enhanced User Interface
  • Time-Saving Voice Commands
Notes

This is the Premium version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. There is a Dragon NaturallySpeaking Home version available for download in Softonic. If you want to compare the different editions, check the feature matrix on the developer's website.

Pros
  • Speak naturally to the computer
  • Amazing level of accuracy
  • Seamlessly embedded with Windows
  • Useful for dictation and voice-controlling the PC
Cons
  • You need to train the program
  • Requires some time to improve accuracy

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Download Streaming Audio Recorder 2.6.2 Free

Download Streaming Audio Recorder 2.6.2 Free

Streaming Audio Recorder does exactly what its name implies. Record streaming and system sounds using Streaming Audio Recorder.

Capturing sounds from your computer isn't as straightforward as it should be. Maybe there's an audio clip from a video you'd like to use or if you'd like to record part of a song to turn into a ringtone. Streaming Audio Recorder makes it easy and allows you to record any sound your computer produces.

The first thing most people will do with Streaming Audio Recorder is try to record streaming music from programs like Spotify and Pandora. While recording these songs "over the air" is illegal, Streaming Audio Recorder will work and captured streaming audio just fine. Streaming Audio Recorder limits users to 128 kbps recordings, which is on the low end of acceptable audio quality. Streaming Audio Recorder can also pick up sounds from your mic, if you have one connected.

There is a built in music search feature, which pulls up tracks and artists. This feature didn't work for us as we were repeatedly given "403 Forbidden" errors. While this feature is nice, it seems like an afterthought and it seems to pull tracks from all over the internet.

The trial version of Streaming Audio Recorder is pretty full featured but has a couple of limitations. There will be a five second nag screen you have to wait through before using the app and using some of its other features. Users will also be limited to recording a maximum of 3 minutes and can only download one track at a time.

Streaming Audio Recorder works well for recording system audio but its music search and downloading features are little more than an afterthought.

Review last updated: 22/08/12

Pros
  • Records system sounds with ease
  • Tons of options and settings to adjust
  • Easy to use interface
Cons
  • Limited trial
  • Search feature buggy

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mercredi 23 janvier 2013

Download Shopping Assistant (for Opera) 3.2.1 Free

Download Shopping Assistant (for Opera) 3.2.1 Free

Shopping Assistant is an extension for the Opera browser that helps you make informed online purchases.

When you're shopping for something online, there's nothing more frustrating than realizing you could've bought the same product for cheaper elsewhere on the web. Shopping Assistant aims to fix that potential problem for you.

Shopping Assistant is a simple extension that will help you compare prices. When you search for a product on a retailer's site, Shopping Assistant will automatically show you similar products from other popular shopping websites to help you compare.

Shopping Assistant supports price comparisons on eBay, Best Buy, Walmart, Newegg, Buy.com, and Amazon. It also offers price histories for each product sold on Amazon, which is a nice added perk.

If you're big on browsing privacy though, note that Shopping Assistant collects usage data via Google Analytics. It also only supports merchant websites in Canada, China, Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Shopping Assistant is a great way to compare product prices online before buying.

Notes

Clicking the 'Download' button will take you to Opera's website where you can install this extension.

Review last updated: 17/08/12

Pros
  • Compare similar items before purchasing
  • Easy to use
  • Includes price history for Amazon products
Cons
  • Collects extension usage stats via Google Analytics

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Download Clownfish Aquarium Live Wallpaper 1.0.0 Free

Download Clownfish Aquarium Live Wallpaper 1.0.0 Free

Clownfish Aquarium Live Wallpaper is a clever wallpaper and screensaver program that allows you to put a full clownfish aquarium on your desktop and screensaver.

Live wallpapers are a cool customization that you can find on Android phones and now PC users can have them too. Clownfish Aquarium Live Wallpaper puts beautiful clownfish and their undersea environment on your desktop and screensaver.

While the screensaver part of the Clownfish Aquarium Live Wallpaper is free, to get the live wallpaper, you have to pony up some cash to purchase the paid version, which includes 30 more species of fish and full live wallpaper support.

Performance wise, Clownfish Aquarium Live Wallpaper is a resource hog. Those looking to streamline their PCs for performance will want to disable screensavers, wallpapers, and Windows Aero effects all together.

Overall, Clownfish Aquarium Live Wallpaper is beautiful but you have to pay for the full version in order to get the live wallpaper functionality.

Review last updated: 28/08/12

Pros
  • Free screen saver mode
  • Great looking 3D models
  • Lots of performance optimizations
Cons
  • Live wallpaper is a paid feature
  • Resource hog

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Download JottiQ 1.1.1 Free

Download JottiQ 1.1.1 Free

JottiQ is a handy security tool that scans selected files with twenty different antivirus tools. You can use launch it from the file?s context menu or simply by dragging and dropping the files onto the program?s interface.

Either way, JottiQ sends the files to the Jotti website, where they?re analyzed with popular antivirus engines such as Avast, AVG, BitDefender, Kaspersky, Nod32 and Panda. JottiQ displays the results on a table, with advanced details about each scan on the right hand panel.

Besides analyzing manually selected files, JottiQ can also scan the executable files for the currently running processes on your system in just one click ? an interesting scan mode you don?t usually find in other security tools.

JottiQ is simple, easy to use and quick ? though the program?s speed depends on Jotti?s server workload. Luckily Jotti stores results of previous scans, which often speeds up the queue. Bear in mind though, that JottiQ doesn?t disinfect files ? it only detects viruses ? and that file size is limited to 20 MB.

Though it?s no replacement for a traditional desktop antivirus, JottiQ is a useful tool that provides you with an extra layer of security when dealing with suspicious files.

Recent changes
  • Added: A setting that, if enabled, lessens the scrutiny given to the remote server of Jotti's malware scan to determine its authenticity
  • Changed: dcuhelper.exe was updated to v1.10.01 released on July 12, 2011

Review last updated: 23/08/12

Pros
  • Manages several files in a queue
  • Embedded with Windows Explorer
  • Quick results thanks to stored scans
  • Scans all currently active processes in one click
Cons
  • File size limited to 20 MB
  • It detects viruses but doesn't disinfect files

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Download phpBB Full Package 3.0.11 Free

Download phpBB Full Package 3.0.11 Free

phpBB is an open source package that allows self-hosted website owners to create a full-purpose message board.
If you're tired of using free forums, where you're a slave to the host site's code and policy changes, consider purchasing your own domain name and a hosting package.
Once completed, you can install phpBB or another open-source message board package like Simple Machines Forum and start creating your board from the ground up.

phpBB offers a complete administration panel, with the creation of a forum tree system, the ability to create groups, choose a theme and alter the layout to your tastes.
phpBB really has you covered.
phpBB is relatively easy to install for most people who have a moderate understanding of message board code.
Another nice feature is the support forum directly on phpBB's website, where you can get helpful tips if you're encountering difficulties. The only real downside is that phpBB can be a little heavy on resources and not as fast as some users might want.

Recent changes
  • [Fix] Allow whitespaces in avatar gallery names. (Bug #44955)
  • [Fix] Sorting by author or subject on viewtopic now preserves the order. (Bug #44875)
  • [Fix] Correctly determine writable status of files on Windows operating system. (Bug #39035)
  • [Fix] Show report button in prosilver for guests who are allowed to report posts. (Bug #45695 - Patch by bantu)
  • [Fix] Correctly show private message history (Bug #46065 - Patch by bantu)
  • [Fix] Various XHTML mistakes in prosilver, subsilver2 and the ACP. (Bugs #25545 - Patch by bantu, #26315, #38555, #45505 - Patch by Raimon, #45785, #45865, #47085 - Patch by Raimon)
  • [Fix] Fix some ACP style issues (Bug #45975 - Patch by leviatan21, Bug #16109 - Patch by prototech)
  • [Fix] Move post bump information markup to the template. (Bug #34295 - Patch by bantu)
  • [Fix] Show error in the ACP when template folder is not readable. (Bug #45705 - Patch by bantu)
  • [Fix] Adjust viewonline filename regular expression to be less strict. (Bug #46215 - Patch by bantu)
  • [Fix] Correctly apply the can change vote permission again. Regression introduced in r9470. (Bug #45895)
  • [Fix] Also remove data from friend/foe table when deleting user. (Bug #45345 - Patch by nickvergessen)
  • [Fix] Correctly hide skiplink in prosilver right-to-left mode. (Bug #45765 - Patch by prototech and bantu)
  • [Fix] Fix dynamic config update routine error if firebird is used (Bug #46315)
  • [Fix] Allow friends/foes to be added and removed at the same time. (Bug #46255 - Patch by bantu)
  • [Fix] Only change topic/post icon if icons are enabled and user is allowed to. (Bug #46355 - Patch by bantu)
  • [Fix] Fix saving custom profile fields in ACP if Oracle is used. (Bug #46015)
  • [Fix] Make view_log() more resilient to corrupt serialized data. (Bug #46545)
  • [Fix] Show error if hostname lookup doesn't return a valid IP address when banning. (Bug #45585 - Patch by bantu)
  • And other assorted fixes
Pros
  • Complete self-hosted message board package
  • Integrates with content management systems
  • Useful support forums available
Cons
  • Can be tricky to set up for novice users

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Download Advanced SystemCare with Antivirus 2013 5.6.4.273 Free

Download Advanced SystemCare with Antivirus 2013 5.6.4.273 Free

Advanced SystemCare with Antivirus features an impressive list of system maintenance and optimization features as well as integrating a powerful antivirus scanning engine into this stellar program.

With Advanced SystemCare with Antivirus, IObit has gone above and beyond to create one of the most comprehensive PC optimization suites available today. The amount of things can do is truly staggering. It does everything from clean your registry, find duplicate files, defrag your hard drive, scan for malware and security issues, and optimize your network for performance or work.

So how do these features work in use? Very effectively, actually. Advanced SystemCare with Antivirus detected many problems with our registry that even CCleaner couldn't detect. The registry cleaner works quickly, backs up your registry automatically, and even defragments the registry to increase performance.

One of the most useful features of Advanced SystemCare with Antivirus is the ability to automate maintenance. Sure, other programs have the ability to schedule maintenance tasks, but Advanced SystemCare with Antivirus can clean up your system automatically. As files and other issues appear, Advanced SystemCare with Antivirus will do its best to fix them so that your system performs at its best.

With all these features, it's easy to forget the anti-virus part of Advanced SystemCare with Antivirus. IObit has opted to use BitDefender's antivirus scanning engine. Performance is good and on par with competitors.

Performance overall is good, but could be better. The initial computer maintenance scans that Advanced SystemCare with Antivirus perform can take quite a bit of time if you have many files on your computer. Thankfully subsequent scans will be much quicker as the program would have addressed most of the problems.

Overall, Advanced SystemCare with Antivirus is a great all-in-one application for PC users to maintain and protect their system.

Review last updated: 22/06/12

Pros
  • Comprehensive set of tools
  • Actively monitors system for problems
  • Real-time antivirus protection
  • Boot defrag
Cons
  • Initial scans are slow
  • SmartDefrag not integrated into program

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mardi 22 janvier 2013

Download Tixati 1.92 Free

Download Tixati 1.92 Free

Tixati is a simple but powerful free BitTorrent client for PC.

One of Tixati's most appealing characteristics is the simplicity of its layout. As you probably realize, configurations and settings are 90% of any BitTorrent client, but unfortunately, especially for less experienced users, this can be one of the most complicated and off-putting aspects.

Easy to Use

With Tixati, you won't have this problem. Although the client is packed full of features and tools, it's simply laid out and very easy to find your way around. There's excellent online help and support, while the app also comes with a crisp, clear overview log and built-in diagnostic tools.

Powerful Too

Tixati has all the tools you'd expect of a torrent app, as well as a few nice extras. It goes without saying that you'll be able to download via torrents, schedule tasks, filter IPs, limit bandwidth and even ensure you stay up to date with the latest available downloads thanks to a built-in RSS reader. It also offers complete DHT support and configuration options that should give you all the options you need, whether you are inexperienced or advanced.

Tixati is a BitTorrent client that provides power and speed without complications. We recommend it.

Pros
  • Easy to use
  • IP filter
  • Supports DHT, PEX and Magnetic Link
  • RSS management
  • Good advanced options
Cons
  • None so far

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Download Reddimage Free

Download Reddimage Free

Reddimage is a photo browser for the popular message board, reddit.

If you browse reddit only for the pictures, Reddimage will give you a touch friendly experience. Quickly vote on images or view their comment threads. The entire interface is based on the Windows Modern UI, featuring huge thumbnails of photos. Tapping on one will show a translucent bar at the bottom with the name of the user who submitted the photo and its caption.

While it's great that Reddimage built in features for voting and commenting, they are all half baked. For example, if there is a link inside the comments thread, you can't click on them. You can reply to comments if you log in with your reddit account.

Reddimage's quirks continue when you tap on a photo to make it full screen. It will crop the image into a square, stopping you from viewing the entire image. Images are also low quality, when compared viewing them on the site. Reddimage's images are pixelated while the photos look fine on the web. There is no reason Reddimage has to compress images.

Overall, Reddimage is a mediocre image browser, especially compared to apps like Fresh Pictures that do it better.

Review last updated: 05/09/12

Pros
  • Reddit integration allows voting and commenting
  • Browse most popular photos
  • Easy to up/down vote images
Cons
  • Can't input custom subreddits
  • Linked comments aren't clickable
  • Pictures are pixelated
  • Doesn't show entire image

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Download Windows Media Player 11 Free

Download Windows Media Player 11 Free

Click here for the 64 bit version of Windows Media Player 11. Find out about Windows Media Player 12 here.

With Windows Media Player (WMP) 11 Microsoft aims to counter iTunes? dominance. The interface has been beefed-up, usability has been enhanced and Microsoft has worked at turning its flagship media application into a full multimedia center, linked to online stores and compatible with mobile devices. Just bear in mind that Windows Media Player 11 is designed for use with Windows XP and Vista. If you're running it on 7, please read the Windows Media Player 12 review.

The first thing that will strike you when you start up Windows Media Player 11, is the complete revamp of the interface. No more deep blue, the whole application is now dark and shiny and you can customize it by selecting a hue of your choice. Windows Media Player's left side is a drop down pane for your library, the center displays your lists and the right side is used to create playlists which you can rip, burn or sync with a mobile device.

Compared to Windows Media Player 10, we feel that Microsoft has actually made an effort to simplify the interface and give you more ways to browse through your media list, whether by using the drop down menu or the quick rollout line on the top left. The 'play' and 'previous' and 'next' buttons are now nested at the bottom of the interface and have a jazzy glow whenever you roll over them. Microsoft has finally succeeded in integrating a good search function into its Windows Media Player interface. As you type the name of an artist or title the application will bring up the results in the main window.

Windows Media Player 11 makes all your media more accessible. Double click the Media Library button to browse from your music to pictures, movie files and recorded TV. The thumbnail view is a great way to quickly scan through pictures and videos and to include the album image to audio tracks. By clicking the ?Media information changes? option under the Library button you can also scan your PC to automatically find new media files. Creating a playlist is a case of drag and drop and oddly enough you can integrate audio, video and pictures. Burning and ripping in Windows Media Player is also very simple, yet disappointingly converting is limited to WMA, WAV or MP3.

The sync process is promising yet remains a bit unstable. While it?s very easy to create a list and sync media, Windows Media Player can occasionally crash or fail to load your mobile device, even if you press the refresh button. When we tested it with a Pocket PC, we had to restart Windows Media Player 11 so that it would recognize it and let us sync our music. As soon as the device became accessible though, it also became visible on the left sided menu, making it very easy to browse through it for music or pictures.

Windows Media Player 11 is a huge improvement from version 10. The whole interface is snazzier and makes browsing through your media simpler. Microsoft has also made creating playlists, syncing, burning or ripping just a case of drag-and-drop. Windows Media Player lets you check out music on dozens of online stores and is loaded with small features to customize your interface and change how you interact with your media.

While the syncing process still remains a bit unstable and we lament the lack of podcast feed support, Windows Media Player 11 is a solid competitor to Apple?s iTunes.

Notes

Please bear in mind that this version of Windows Media Player is included in Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise editions. It also works on Windows XP.

Review last updated: 05/09/12

Pros
  • Quick burning and ripping
  • Jazzy new interface
  • Integrates all your media and makes it easy to browse
  • Automatically adds new files
  • Large choice of online stores
Cons
  • Only rips to WMA, MP3 and WAV
  • Weak portable device sync feature
  • No podcast feed support

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Download Norton 360 All-in-One Security 20.1.0.24 Free

Download Norton 360 All-in-One Security 20.1.0.24 Free

Norton 360 is a useful security tool that provides you with comprehensive protection for your PC.

Comprehensive protection

Norton 360 takes care of all aspects of safety for your computer, including viruses, hacker attacks, spyware, identity theft, and data loss. The Norton 360 dashboard controls four main areas: PC security, Identity, Backup and PC Tuneup. Each of these areas then provides access to the main tools and tasks needed to keep your system safe. Every area is comprehensive in nature, with various different customization options and choices to choose from.

Security features

Among the security utilities that Norton 360 offers are email protection, anti-phishing filters, IM monitoring, anti-virus and anti-spyware protection, and functions for safe web browsing like scanning your Facebook wall. This program will also perform PC tune up-asks that improve the performance of your system, and it can back up important data in the event of a computer meltdown.

Norton 360 has several configuration options that allow you to modify various areas. Unfortunately, although lots of the features sound good, the suite is geared at intermediate users. Norton 360 does a good job of everyday security, but lacks the more advanced features and information that higher level users might seek. If you're looking for a little more antivirus power, check out Avast! instead.

Norton 360 lives up to its name, providing comprehensive 360-degree protection for your computer.

Recent changes
  • Superior performance
  • Improved protection
  • Easier and faster backups
Pros
  • All-in-one security tool
  • Wide range of security areas
  • Includes back-up and PC optimization tools
  • Aimed towards family security
Cons
  • Only basic PC tune-up tasks
  • Few advanced features

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Download Doc Scrubber 1.2 Free

Download Doc Scrubber 1.2 Free

Doc Scrubber is a tool for Windows PCs that helps keep your .DOC files clean of personal information.

Word documents often contain embedded data, such as keywords, comments, track revisions, editing time, access and modification dates, not all of which are things you'd want someone else to be able to access or see.

Doc Scrubber is a tool to remove this potentially sensitive data with a few clicks. There are two modes to help you gain more control over what data is shared when you send your .DOC files to other people. Analyze mode merely summarize the data in a file, so you know what it contains. Scrub mode disposes of any data you want removed.

By default, Doc Scrubber does not overwrite the data, but generates a new copy for your records. You can even scrub multiple documents at a time with Doc Scrubber. For example, you can choose all of the documents in one specific folder, which can be a total time saver if you're under a time crunch.

Unfortunately, Doc Scrubber is not compatible with .DOCX format files, but it should work on .DOC files created with the newer versions of Microsoft Word. Just be mindful of the format you save each document in.

Doc Scrubber is an easy to use and convenient way to scrub personal data out of your .DOC files before sharing with others.

Review last updated: 11/09/12

Pros
  • Mass selective scrubbing option
  • Fast and efficient
Cons
  • Not compatible with .DOCX files

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Download Social for Gmail 2.0.9 Free

Download Social for Gmail 2.0.9 Free

Social for Gmail is an application that lets you manage multiple Gmail accounts from your PC's desktop.

It's not unusual nowadays for people to have multiple Gmail accounts for different aspects of your life. Maybe you have one where you pay bills, another for a job search, and yet one more for friends and family. You can add on other secondary accounts to Gmail, but your preferences aren't always saved, nor are you notified when you get a new email in an account you're not currently viewing.

That's where Social for Gmail comes in. Part of the Social Pro series of desktop apps, Social for Gmail focuses specifically on allowing users to manage multiple Gmail accounts.

Social for Gmail works just how accessing Gmail would in an actual browser. In fact, Google Chat is even supported so you can talk away on multiple accounts at once with ease. You switch between accounts on an easy to use tabbed interface. Updates in your system tray ensure you know whenever you get a new email.

It'd have been nice if the email notifications let you know the subject of the email so you could see if you want to read it or not, but other than that Social for Gmail is a really comprehensive program that many people will find useful for managing their multiple email accounts.

Social for Gmail is a great way to organize and manage multiple Gmail accounts with little hassle and lots of usability.

Pros
  • Switch between email accounts with ease
  • Easy to use interface
  • Supports Google chat
  • Just like using Gmail in a browser
Cons
  • Pop-up notifications don't list email subjects

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Download World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Free

Download World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Free

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria brings a whole new continent for players to explore, as well as a host of changes to the king of online role playing games.

After the events of Cataclysm, the continent of Panderia is discovered, having previously been hidden by magic. You'll begin in Panderia on 'The Wandering Isle', which is actually a giant roaming turtle! You can choose to play as the titular Pandaran race, as a Hunter, Monk, Mage, Priest, Rogue, Shaman or Warrior.

While general gameplay in World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria remains the same, there's a new challenge mode, and the maximum level you can attain has been raised from 85 to 90. The expansion starts like almost every MMORPG, with a fairly lengthy training sequence. While you are introduced to the game in this sequence, it's a shame that Blizzard have not innovated much here, as these tutorial missions are devoid of excitement or emotion, and don't really work as a way of drawing you into the World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria.

Graphically, there's an incremental improvement, with the cartoon world looking a little better than before. However, even on a powerful PC, you are likely too see glitches here and there.

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria is essential for long time players, and the new continent freshens up the game. But with Guild Wars 2 making MMORPGs more accessible and cutting out the traditional grind, we'd expect to see Blizzard work harder to keep it's crown as the number one online RPG.

Review last updated: 25/09/12

Pros
  • Lots of new content
  • Visual improvements
  • New race to play
Cons
  • Lacks innovation

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lundi 21 janvier 2013

Download Hacker Simulator 1.0 Free

Download Hacker Simulator 1.0 Free

Hacker Simulator is a game for Windows PCs that lets you try your hand at playing a computer hacker.

The storyline in Hacking Simulator is pretty fun. You play the game as Alex D., a programmer for a software company by day and a professional hacker by night. Downadup is a virus that has attacked millions of PCs around the world, undermining the whole network through Internet security breaches.

During a routine hack, you get caught by the German company whose website you were hacking, the Duckman Corporation. In order to stay out of jail. you've got to help prove the company's innocence, as it's currently being accused of having stolen top secret documents from the U.S. Army itself.

The missions in Hacker Simulator involve puzzles and following instructions to unlock different areas of the server you're trying to hack. Hacker Simulator has Matrix-style graphics and an appropriate (but seriously repetitive) soundtrack that helps project the mood of the game.

Hacker Simulator's developers say that their game is powered by the Hacker Evolution game engine from exosyphen studios, but many players will probably feel that Hacker Simulator is more of a copy than an expansion of it. The gameplay and graphics are almost identical in that regard.

Hacker Simulator is a fun and challenging puzzle game.

Review last updated: 19/09/12

Pros
  • Good hacking simulator
  • Engaging game storyline
  • Challenging and fun
Cons
  • Soundtrack gets repetitive

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Download Allrecipes for Windows 8 Free

Download Allrecipes for Windows 8 Free

Allrecipes is a cooking application that will help turn your Windows 8 tablet into a cookbook.

Don't know what to cook for dinner? Looking at a bunch of ingredients but don't know what to cook? Allrecipes will help you with that. Look up recipes by searching for something specific or filter your search results by selecting the ingredients you have.

The front page of Allrecipes shows off feature recipes on the left, ingredients on the right, and your saved recipes all the way to the right. If you are an Allrecipes user, you can sync your saved recipes between devices, making it easy to transition from device to device.

Clicking on a recipe will take you to a page that features photos, instructions, and reviews. You'll have to swipe from right to left to view the rest of the long recipe page. This set up isn't ideal if your hands are dirty and don't want to touch your tablet. Recipes pages in Allrecipes are relatively text heavy so you'll have to make sure you read instructions. Other recipe apps feature big photos with simple text instructions, which may be better for more visual cooks.

Overall, Allrecipes is a solid recipe archive. There are tons of recipes to try and its user reviews are helpful.

Review last updated: 30/11/12

Pros
  • Big, touch friendly interface
  • Search by ingredients
  • Good 'ideas' section for brainstorming
  • Comments and ratings
Cons
  • No full screen mode with pictures
  • Text heavy recipes

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Download Slenderman's Shadow: Mansion 1.1

Download Slenderman's Shadow: Mansion 1.1

Nuovo remake per Slender. In Slenderman's Shadow: Mansion l'uomo senza volto ti insegue in una vecchia magione polverosa.

Stesso gameplay e stesso, terrorizzante, protagonista di Slender per un remake ad alta tensione.

Questa volta dovrai raccogliere le note e gli oggetti sparsi per la casa di infanzia dello Slender. Tra pavimenti di legno scricchiolanti, tantissime porte e, soprattutto, i rumori della pioggia e dei tuoni che scandiscono i minuti... i brividi sono assicurati.

E ancora una volta, lo Slender è sempre in agguato, pronto a farti impazzire con uno sguardo. Slenderman's Shadow: Mansion non apporta grosse novità di gameplay rispetto al gioco originale, ma i salti sulla sedia sono garantiti comunque.

Ultimo aggiornamento: 20/11/12

Pro
  • Buona location
  • Ottimi effetti sonori
Contro
  • Poco innovativo

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samedi 19 janvier 2013

Download Fences Free 2.01

Download Fences Free 2.01

Fences ti aiuta a ordinare il tuo desktop sovraffollato di collegamenti e documenti, suddividendo lo spazio sullo schermo in aree semitrasparenti completamente personalizzabili. Solo in inglese e gratuito per uso personale

Hai mai pensato che il concetto di icone sparse sul desktop di per sé non implica ordine e chiarezza? È come impilare documenti su una vera scrivania, così senza criterio. Se si limitano a un paio nessun problema, facile venirne a capo. Ma se i documenti diventano tanti non restano che due soluzioni: organizzarli in cartelle oppure... usare Fences.

Fences è una praticissima utility dei produttori di WindowBlinds e IconPackager che ti permette di ordinare le icone sul tuo desktop in gruppi rispondenti a qualsiasi criterio ti passi per la testa. A tal fine, la scrivania viene suddivisa in una sorta di griglia semitrasparente e l'effetto grafico a lavoro ultimato non è niente male.

Con Fences puoi scegliere tra diversi stili preimpostati, modificare colori, dimensioni e trasparenze, scegliere se visualizzare o no delle etichette, aggiungere tutti i riquadri che vuoi. Il principale vantaggio di Fences è che, diversamente dalle cartelle che restano chiuse finché non ne sveli il contenuto con un doppio click, i documenti rimangono a vista.

Inoltre, Fences offre varie opzioni di configurazione per salvare la distribuzione delle icone e ripristinarla in caso di problemi. Aggiungi una funzione che come HideDesktopIcons fa sparire i collegamenti al doppio click del mouse: utile per quando hai bisogno di ordine supplementare. Fences è bello e terribilmente facile da usare. In più, Fences è gratis per uso personale. Che aspetti a provarlo?

Pro
  • Utile e originale
  • Facile da usare
  • Permette di salvare e ripristinare le modifiche
  • Un doppio click e le icone scompaiono
  • Puoi personalizzare l'aspetto dei riquadri
Contro
  • Non è localizzato in italiano
  • Poche opzioni di personalizzazione

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vendredi 18 janvier 2013

Download Skype Voice Changer 1.2 Beta

Download Skype Voice Changer 1.2 Beta

Se sei in vena di scherzi su Skype, prova Skype Voice Changer e applica tanti divertenti effetti alla tua voce

È un modo prodigioso per rimanere in contatto con gli amici, è vero. Ma a volte usare Skype può diventare un tormento, tra connessione mal funzionante e imbarazzanti silenzi. Dai nuova vita alle tue conversazioni, con Skype Voice Changer, simpatica utilty che ti permette di cambiare la tua voce.

Ti basta eseguire il file ZIP per estrarre tutti i filtri vocali presenti in Skype Voice Changer. Scegli l'effetto che preferisci e chiama uno dei tuoi contatti. Il filtro si applica in tempo reale, per cui il tuo amico sentirà la voce modificata e non riuscirà a capire chi tu sia.

Se poi vuoi proprio farla grossa, puoi modificare anche l'immagine della webcam, con ManyCam. Se invece cerchi un programma per registrare le tue telefonate via Skype, ti consigliamo PrettyMay Call Recorder for Skype.

Pro
  • Divertenti effetti vocali
  • Cambia la tua voce su Skype
  • Non richiede installazione
Contro
  • Alcuni effetti sono di scarsa qualità

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Download Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.7.637

Download Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.7.637

Adobe Shockwave Player è un indispensabile plugin gratuito che ti consente di riprodurre una consistente serie di prodotti multimediali su Internet

Adobe Shockwave Player (in passato conosciuto col nome Macromedia Shockwave Player) è uno strumento necessario per riprodurre i contenuti multimediali creati con Adobe Director. Su Internet, in particolare, molti siti offrono contenuti visibili solo con Shockwave, come filmati, applicazioni o giochi interattivi. Adobe Shockwave Player integra Flash Player, fornendo un mix indispensabile per godere di un'esperienza completa navigando sul web.

Adobe Shockwave Player supporta i seguenti formati

DCR, SWF, FLV

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Per motivi legali il link di download rimanda al sito dell'autore e non è più possibile scaricare versioni precedenti di questo programma.

Ultimo aggiornamento: 28/08/12

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  • Riproduce diversi contenuti web
  • Si installa in un lampo
  • Gratuito
Contro
  • Propone l'installazione di un altro prodotto

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Download Recuva 1.44.778

Download Recuva 1.44.778

Recuva consente la ricerca e il recupero dei dati cancellati in modo semplice e rapido. Ottima l'interfaccia, in italiano, e il wizard che accompagna i meno esperti all'uso del programma.

Dagli sviluppatori di CCleaner, arriva Recuva, un'interessante applicazione dedicata al ripristino di file persi o rimossi accidentalmente.

Quando eliminiamo i dati dal cestino, la cancellazione libera il settore sul disco ma non elimina completamente i file dalla "memoria storica" dello stesso, permettendo così il recupero (integrale o parziale) dei dati con appositi software dedicati, come Recuva.

Il programma spicca per la sua efficace e disarmante semplicità di utilizzo. Dovrai selezionare il drive da analizzare (disco rigido, floppy, unità removibili) ed avviare la scansione. Recuva ti indicherà se e quali quali file sono recuperabili e lo stato in cui si trovano.

L'applicazione dispone inoltre di un pratico wizard ed è in grado di ripristinare anche i dati cancellati da memory card o lettori MP3. Interessante, sul sito ufficiale di Recuva, la possibilità di interagire con gli sviluppatori tramite forum. Puoi trovare il link nella nostra pagina "Extra".

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Per motivi che non dipendono da Softonic, per eseguire il download gratuito verrai reindirizzato sul sito dell'autore o distributore del programma.

Esiste anche una versione portatile di Recuva.

Pro
  • Efficace nel recuperare file cancellati
  • Estremamente semplice da utilizzare
  • Adatto ai meno esperti
  • Design piacevole
  • Gratuito e in italiano
Contro
  • Poche opzioni avanzate

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Download phpMyAdmin 3.5.4

Download phpMyAdmin 3.5.4

phpMyAdmin è una comoda interfaccia web, interamente in italiano, in grado di gestire e rendere più amichevole l'uso di database MySQL

L'attuale panorama del web vede sempre più il proliferare di siti sviluppati con CMS (come Joomla!). Molti sono realizzati con il linguaggio PHP e necessitano di un database. Normalmente, quello più diffuso e che meglio si abbina a PHP è MySQL. Il suo successo ha portato alla necessità di creare strumenti, come phpMyAdmin, che ne facilitassero l'usabilità.

L'applicazione ti consente di gestire dal tuo browser e via web, ogni tipo di operazione su MySQL: dalla creazione di uno o più database, alla modifica, eliminazione, ottimizzazione delle tabelle, all'inserimento di query, alla realizzazione di copie di backup, al ripristino dei dati e così via. Il contesto grafico è amichevole e semplifica di molto il tuo lavoro, anche se occorre ricordare che phpMyAdmin è comunque rivolto agli amministratori che hanno già coltivato un minimo di esperienza nell'uso di database.

Note

Per motivi che non dipendono da Softonic, per eseguire il download gratuito verrai reindirizzato sul sito dell'autore o distributore del programma.

Pro
  • Semplifica la gestione di MySQL
  • In italiano
Contro
  • Adatto solo a utenti esperti

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Download iExplorer 3.2.0.2

Download iExplorer 3.2.0.2

iExplorer è un'applicazione gratuita che ti consente di utilizzare il tuo iPhone (o iPad o iPod touch) in modalità disco esterno, come una qualunque unità flash drive. Potrai quindi sfogliare e modificare i file e le cartelle direttamente dal PC, senza passare per iTunes.

Con iExplorer (conosciuto prima con il nome di iPhone Explorer) potrai inoltre visualizzare le foto e i video presenti sul tuo dispositivo oppure usarlo come una penna USB. Basta poi un semplice drag and drop per trasferire i file dal PC all'iPhone/iPad/iPod touch e viceversa. Prima di ogni trasferimento è possibile visualizzare un'anteprima dei file.

Nonostante alcune instabilità occasionali, iExplorer è davvero un'ottima soluzione per la gestione dei tue dispositivi Apple. Il programma richiede comunque che iTunes sia installato sul PC.

Ultimo aggiornamento: 14/06/12

Pro
  • Usi l'iPhone come una pen-drive
  • Permette l'anteprima dei file
  • Supporta il drag and drop
  • Funziona con iPhone/iPad/iPod touch
Contro
  • Alcuni bug occasionali

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jeudi 17 janvier 2013

Download VSO ConvertXtoDVD 5.0.0.31

Download VSO ConvertXtoDVD 5.0.0.31

Grazie a ConvertXtoDVD qualunque tipo di filmato può essere trasformato in un DVD con tanto di menu, multiple tracce audio, contenuti aggiuntivi e altro ancora

ConvertXtoDVD è un programma da scaricare se si ha la necessità di riprodurre su lettore DVD un proprio filmato. Tutte le operazioni di conversioni necessarie e alcune semplici funzionalità di editing video sono a portata di mano, grazie all'interfaccia semplice e perfettamente tradotta in italiano.

ConvertXtoDVD è compatibile con i principali formati video, come DivX, Xvid, MPEG, MOV, MP4, WMV, AVI, OGG e include anche un tool di masterizzazione. Quando si conclude un progetto infatti è possibile salvarlo su disco rigido, oppure inciderlo direttamente sulla superficie di un DVD vergine.

Nonostante la semplicità d'uso, gli utenti più esperti, o comunque tutti coloro che hanno bisogno di produrre DVD di qualità, potranno sbizzarrirsi con le opzioni che permettono di aggiungere menu, capitoli, sottotitoli, impostare un formato panoramico o a schermo intero e molto altro ancora. Le opzioni sono così tante che è necessario un po' di tempo per avere piena confidenza con tutte le opportunità offerte da VSO ConvertXtoDVD.

VSO ConvertXtoDVD supporta i seguenti formati

Divx, Xvid, MOV, VOB, Mpeg, Mpeg4, AVI, WMV, DV

Pro
  • Si crea un DVD in pochi secondi
  • In grado di masterizzare su supporto fisico
  • In italiano
Contro
  • Conversione un po' lenta
  • Curva di apprendimento lunga

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Download Wordament per Windows 8

Download Wordament per Windows 8

Wordament è un gioco di parole online, localizzato in italiano, nel quale dovrai provare a comporre il maggior numero di parole possibile in pochissimo tempo.

Un tavolo con delle lettere poste in una griglia 4x4. L'obiettivo: riuscire a creare il maggior numero di parole di senso compiuto. La sfida: battere altri giocatori al tavolo e scalare la classifica di rendimento. Ogni partita dura due minuti, la tua abilità farà il resto.

Per formare le parole dovrai usare caselle adiacenti, qualunque sia la loro posizione. Più lunghe sono le parole trovate, più punti otterrai. Wordament offre diverse modalità di sfida.

Le classifiche, su base oraria, giornaliera o globale, sono sempre aggiornate in tempo reale. In più, con Wordament hai la possibilità di accedere ad un pannello con le tue statistiche personali.

Infine, puoi aggiungere altri giocatori di Wordament alla tua lista Frenemies. Potrai così tenere sotto controllo i loro dati di gioco e sfidarli quando lo vorrai.

Note

Per installare l'applicazione devi accedere al Windows Store, da dove puoi scaricare e installare il programma direttamente sul tuo PC.

Ultimo aggiornamento: 22/11/12

Pro
  • Divertente e impegnativo
  • Classifiche e statistiche
  • Struttura grafica semplice e chiara
  • In italiano
Contro
  • Funziona solo in rete

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Download Mozilla Firefox with MSN 17.0

Download Mozilla Firefox with MSN 17.0

Mozilla Firefox with MSN è una versione customizzata da Microsoft del noto browser Mozilla. Pensato per i fan di MSN.

Il browser riprende in toto le caratteristiche principali di Firefox.

Poche le modifiche: è presente un tema personalizzato che modifica l'estetica del browser col design e i colori tipici del portale MSN. In più, viene aggiunto Bing come motore di ricerca predefinito e il tab Now nella barra delle schede, che apre automaticamente il portare di MSN.

Mozilla Firefox with MSN può essere installato come addon se usi già Firefox oppure come installazione completa se lo scarichi da un altro browser.

Note

Per motivi che non dipendono da Softonic, per eseguire il download verrai reindirizzato su un sito esterno.

Ultimo aggiornamento: 28/11/12

Pro
  • Tema ispirato a MSN
  • Pulsante d'accesso rapido al portale
  • Bing come motore predefinito
Contro
  • Poche novità degne di nota
  • Nulla di nuovo all'orizzonte

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Download Win7codecs 3.9.0

Download Win7codecs 3.9.0

Win7codecs è una buona raccolta di codec audio e video realizzata appositamente per l'ultimo sistema operativo di Microsoft

Win7codecs (Windows 7 Codecs per chi ama i nomi per esteso) è una collezione di codec auido e video grazie a cui espandere le capacità di riproduzione multimediali di Windows 7. Win7codecs non include alcun player video, ma funziona con qualsiasi lettore. Ad esempio Windows Media Player 12, o il media center di Windows 7.

Win7codecs deve essere installato su un computer su cui non siano già presenti altre raccolte di codec. Per il resto, non ha particolari problemi di compatibilità e si integra senza problemi con le funzionalità di riproduzione video native di Windows Seven. Win7codecs è dotato di una comoda utility di configurazione, che gli utenti più esperti potranno utilizzare per impostare al meglio la riproduzione.

Win7codecs comunque non ha bisogno di attenzioni particolari. Per un uso normale, è sufficiente installarlo. La riproduzione video è comunque garantita.

Win7codecs supporta i seguenti formati

AMR, MPC, OFR, DiVX, MKA, APE, FLAC, EVO, FLV, M4B, MKV, OGG, OGV, OGM, RMVB, XViD

Note

Per motivi che non dipendono da Softonic, per eseguire il download gratuito verrai reindirizzato su un sito esterno.

Pro
  • Supporto completo ai formati multimediali
  • Utility di configurazione per esperti
  • Pensato per Windows 7
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  • Non include un player

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Download Wondershare 1-Click PC Care 7.5.0

Download Wondershare 1-Click PC Care 7.5.0

Wondershare 1-Click PC Care offre informazioni sul tuo PC, scova errori e li risolve. Ideale per i meno esperti che vogliono avere il computer veloce, pulito e in forma.

La lentezza del tuo PC potrebbe essere dovuta a molte cause. Prima tra tutte la mancanza di manutenzione. Ed è qui che arriva un software come Wondershare 1-Click PC Care.

Il programma analizza il sistema e mostra un report indicante lo stato del computer e gli errori trovati. L'analisi per ogni voce è chiara e dettagliata.

Le informazioni sono suddivise per tipologia: dati sul PC, performance, stabilità (sistema e rete) e sicurezza (Windows, network e privacy).

Wondershare 1-Click PC Care è facile da usare: basta un solo click sul pulsante Fix Now per avviare la correzione automatica degli errori.

Potrai così eliminare in un solo colpo file spazzatura, pulire il registro di Windows e modificare in automatico impostazioni errate del sistema che compromettono la sicurezza, la stabilità e la velocità del PC.

A tale semplicità d'uso fa da contraltare il basso margine di intervento lasciato all'utente.

Wondershare 1-Click PC Care è quindi un programma utile ai meno esperti che vogliono tenere in forma il PC senza complicarsi la vita. Ma meno adatto agli utenti più esperti, che potrebbero preferire prodotti più completi come TuneUp Utilities o CCleaner.

Ultimo aggiornamento: 27/11/12

Pro
  • Pulisce e ottimizza il PC con un click
  • Report semplici e chiari
  • Ideale per i meno esperti
  • Corregge impostazioni errate
Contro
  • Azione limitata per gli smanettoni

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mercredi 16 janvier 2013

Download Alcohol 120% 2.0.2.4713

Download Alcohol 120% 2.0.2.4713

Se stai cercando un software completo e in italiano, in grado di creare copie di backup dei tuoi CD/DVD, di masterizzare e anche di gestire lettori virtuali, Alcohol 120% è la soluzione adatta.

Con Alcohol 120% è facile creare periferiche virtuali, grazie alle quali potrai simulare la presenza di un lettore CD o DVD, senza che questo esista fisicamente. Il vantaggio che ne deriva è la possibilità di poter montare dei file immagine e leggerne il contenuto.

A tal proposito appare molto utile l'opzione per cercare rapidamente tutti i file di questo genere presenti nel tuo hard disk. Alcohol 120% supporta i formati di file immagine più diffusi, tra cui ISO, NRG, CCD, MDS, e consente di creare fino a 31 drive virtuali contemporaneamente.

Riguardo la copia e la masterizzazione di CD e DVD, Alcohol 120% non ti lascerà deluso. Il wizard è comodo e permette di avviare la procedura in pochi istanti. Consente perfetti backup 1:1 e consente di scegliere profili ad hoc in base al tipo di copia che dovrai realizzare.

Utili, infine, le funzioni per creare facilmente file immagine e per cancellare rapidamente un CD o un DVD riscrivibile.

Alcohol 120% supporta i seguenti formati

MDF/MSD, CCD, BIN/CUE, ISO, NRG, BWT, CDI, PDI, XMD, IMG

Ultimo aggiornamento: 12/12/12

Pro
  • Copie di sicurezza veloci
  • Interfaccia amichevole
  • Molto efficiente
  • Monta fino a 31 periferiche virtuali
  • In italiano
Contro
  • Velocità di avvio migliorabile

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Download FileZilla 3.6.0.2

Download FileZilla 3.6.0.2

Solido, intuitivo, efficiente e gratuito. Non a caso, FileZilla è uno dei client FTP più utilizzati

FileZilla ha tutti i comandi e le funzionalità che ti aspetti da un buon client FTP. L'interfaccia è molto intuitiva e, come ormai consueto in questo tipo di programma, per trasferire un file tra le cartelle sul tuo computer e quelle remote su un server basta un semplice drag and drop.

La finestra "Gestore siti" ti permette di salvare facilmente gli account e le informazioni dei tuoi server FTP preferiti. Con FileZilla puoi connetterti velocemente e passare da un sito all'altro con grande semplicità.

FileZilla supporta connessioni attraverso server proxy e firewall. Inoltre, può recuperare download interrotti (se il server lo prevede) e gestire automaticamente i file in coda.

Pro
  • Sposta e copia file con un semplice drag and drop
  • Ottima gestione di siti e server FTP
  • Recupera download/upload interrotti
  • In italiano
Contro
  • Interfaccia migliorabile

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Download Origin (EA Download Manager) 9.1.3.2637 Beta

Download Origin (EA Download Manager) 9.1.3.2637 Beta

Origin, prima conosciuto come EA Download Manager, è un'applicazione per scaricare giochi e patch EA sul tuo PC, e che garantisce di avere sempre gli ultimi aggiornamenti disponibili

Scaricare giochi come FIFA, Need for Speed World, Shift 2 Unleashed o The SIMS direttamente sul tuo computer senza bisogno di dover uscire di casa è oggi possibile grazie a Origin. Il download manager della Electronic Arts si collega al negozio virtuale, anch'esso chiamato Origin, permettendoti di acquistare titoli.

Con Origin, oltre a poter comprare i tuoi giochi preferiti, potrai scaricare le patch o gli ultimi update per avere i videogame sempre aggiornati. L'unico vero problema è costituito dal fatto che il sistema di licenza DRM richiede che Origin sia in funzione mentre fai girare il gioco, il che può causare qualche rallentamento.

Pro
  • Efficiente
  • Scarica patch
  • Giochi sempre aggiornati
Contro
  • Deve essere in funzione mentre giochi

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Download Ski Challenge 13

Download Ski Challenge 13

Il noto simulatore di sci torna finalmente con questa nuova versione. Piste con diverse pendenze, modalità di gioco per tutti i gusti e sciatori personalizzabili.

All'inizio dovrai creare il tuo alter ego, scegliendone aspetto, colore e abbigliamento agonistico. Poi potrai cimentarti in una modalità allenamento per prendere confidenza coi comandi di Ski Challenge 2013.

La giocabilità è ottimamente calibrata ed è entusiasmante andare in slalom o in discesa col tuo atleta, cercando la traiettoria migliore ed evitando rovinose cadute. Durante la partita potrai vedere il tuo tempo cronometrato e la velocità a cui stai andando.

Ski Challenge 13 permette di usare varie modalità di gioco: Time Trial, Time-Attack, Freeride, Arcade, Extreme, Black Ice e Last Run. Potrai gareggiare in località note come la Val Gardena, Bormio, Wengen, Kitzbühel e Schladming. Ski Challenge 13 dà il meglio di se nelle sfide online, in cui potrai competere contro altri giocatori cercando di ottenere il miglior tempo.

Il gioco è ben realizzato e offre un'ottima sensazione di velocità. La grafica è più che buona (ma alcuni dettagli sono un po' sfocati), con sfondi dalle montagne innevate più che pregevoli. Il sonoro, invece, è perfetto per un gioco arcade, mentre ciò che stanca sono gli applausi del pubblico, costantemente uguali.

Ultimo aggiornamento: 07/12/12

Pro
  • Gare online
  • Molto facile da giocare
  • Diverse modalità di gioco
Contro
  • Poche novità eclatanti
  • Musiche ripetitive

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