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TubeQueue : YouTube video Downloader and Converter

December 8th, 2008

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Everybody loves YouTube and love to view those videos on their cell phones. Ordinarily, you download the YouTube Flash video(.flv) using a downloader or from some website, then you have to look for a converter to convert the .flv file to the .3gp file or say .mp4 for ipod or other phones. You search all over the net then you come across some complicated or a shareware program. Now you don’t have to go through all this. YouQueue(Freeware) will let you download and convert to the desired video format. Just select the videos from website, select the output format for those videos. and let the software do the rest.

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Free Text Editor for Web Professionals

December 7th, 2008

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Most web programmers use Microsoft and Adobe products to edit web files like HTML & PHP which can eat lot of your system resources slowing down the PC.

Well, they have the upper hand because they are WYSIWYG editors, but if you looking for a simple text editor(unlike very basic notepad) then  Araneae (pronounced ah-RAN-ee-ay) will better suit your needs. Freeware, very lightweight  and less than a MB to quickly edit web pages.

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Free PC Screen Capture Software

December 7th, 2008

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PC Screen Capture is a small and lightweight utility with various capture options. A portable version (No installation version). Very simple to use, has options to capture the whole desktop, active window or any selected area. The captured files can be saved to your hard disk in major picture formats.

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Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta Ready for download

December 7th, 2008

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Windows Vista the high-end version of Microsoft’s Operating system has always been in the limelight since  it was launched mostly because it’s three dimensional, and includes transitions, animations and fades. However, many still prefer to use  XP mainly because the system requirements for Vista editions are high and also many have experienced problems and hence switched back to XP.

Vista launched the SP1 in February 2008, one year after its first release in January 2007, but that didn’t seem to impress much. There are rumors that a RC build (Candidate Release) will be released in February 2009 with he final RTM (Release to Manufacturing) which is expected in April 2009. The SP2 beta pack is out for download on the Microsoft site which includes major hotfixes, security updates and Support for new hardware devices

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Make Windows on your desktop Transparent

December 6th, 2008

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Windows Alpha Blender a tiny utility that can make all the Active and non active application windows on your desktop transparent. This will help you to check all the activities going on different windows without actually selecting that particular window, Now you don’t have to adjust the windows size or switch tabs often to view multiple windows. You can adjust the transparency level and turn Blending ON/OFF quickly when needed using Ctrl+11/CTRL+12 shortcut keys.

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