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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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Free Online Radio with Recorder

December 6th, 2008

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Nowadays there are many online radio’s available which let you listen to a variety of stations, but not stations are free (esp. your favorite). Also, you have to listen to their ads and voiceovers which can be annoying as you don’t really want to. Next, they will ask you to go for their paid version which will be ad free.

Screamer Radio is a freeware program which not only allows you to listen to your favorite station but also lets you record songs. The best feature is its Recording Buffer which allows you to start recording in the middle and still can record the entire song.

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Monitor Wireless Networks in your area

December 5th, 2008

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WirelessNetView is a small utility that runs in the background and sniffs the wireless network connections around you. Displays information like SSID, Last Signal quality, Average signal quality, Detection counter, Authentication algorithm, Cipher Algorithm, MAC Address, RSSI, Channel Frequency, Channel Number of each network detected.

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