Version 4 of the famous irfanview (donationware) is out!

Version 4.00 ( - CURRENT VERSION - ) (Release date: 2007-04-23)
Improved Vista compatibility
New display option: Center image in window (Menu: View->Display options)
Toolbar skin option added (Properties->Toolbar)
   More Toolbar skins are available on the IrfanView homepage.
   => Users can send new Toolbar skins by email, Thanks guys!
New Properties->Video option: Use DirectShow for playing (good for MJPG AVIs)
New advanced batch option: Auto adjust colors
"Enhance colors" can be now used on selections
New EXIF dialog button: Show in Google Earth (if GPS data available)
The EXIF dialog can stay displayed on screen
Thanks to Dmitri Poguliayev for the new Vista icon!
New Hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + M = Show/edit JPG comment
Several PlugIns are changed/updated.
Some bugs fixed (Start folder, RLE BMPs, ANI loading)

http://www.irfanview.com/

This is a good "escape-from-the-room" style flash game, but with some scares and mature themes.. well done though.
Read a longer review at  http://jayisgames.co...o_cofre_the_safe.php.

http://www.mepixa.com/cofre800.aspx

Here's a great blog and a great fun read that will surely strike a cord with anyone who's done freelancing work..

FreelanceSwitch, a Community & Resource for freelancers of all varieties - designers, writers programmers, illustrators, photographers ...

There are loads of different types of clients out there and chances are at some point you’ll get to meet all of them. So let’s take a look through some typical clients and see if you recognise a few of your own in there!

http://freelanceswit...ow-to-work-with-them

Background: I wanted to read a small PDF file that contained a comparison of Vista fonts with WinXP fonts - so fired up Foxit Reader and was appauled that the render quality was so poor I could not see the text correctly.

So... here is a quick comparison of the render quality of all the free  PDF viewers that I could find.

For months I have been looking for a good program to keep my preferences in sync between home and work. For example I have evernote and keepass databases, and opera bookmarks etc. I want to use the same data at work and at home, but I don't want to have to leave a PC on.

I've been using Syncback SE(slow comparison), synctoy (no ftp), allway sync (no ftp -- novell netdrive doesn't work in vista), foldershare (both pcs need to be online + annoying temp files) and looked at many other utilities who can't do ftp, or can only upload, or cannot create profiles, or cannot run them manually / scheduled...

I present Auto FTP:

Auto Ftp v2 is the new big brother of the original Auto Ftp. It can perform multiple ftp sessions simultaneously (fully multi-threaded). You can choose between straight file copy or synchronisation in either direction (local to remote or remote to local). Sessions can be started manually, timed, change triggered or daisy chained. Multiple sessions can be started from the command line making it a great batch file tool. Now you can have as many upload or download ftp sessions as you like configured and ready to go with one click.
Updated: 11 Mar 2007 | Version: 2.04 | Size: 306KB | D/L: 7057

It can schedule or run manually, upload / download / sync (oneway  ), doesn't cost hundred's of dollars. And by the looks of things it is quite a personal project! So it deserves some support and love.  http://www.glenn.delahoy.com/software/ plenty of other software gems to be had from the same author.

Super Flexible File Synchronizer, soon to be renamed ExtremeSync         

If you're not using this type of software, let's start with what a synchronizer does. A synchronization program is used to backup, replicate, restore, and/or distribute files — to another computer; to a backup device; to another network; USB drive, and so on. The purpose is to have two complete copies of your data at any given time. A synchronization program can also restore lost or damaged files and settings if needed. Primarily it is used to keep a running, or rollover backup copy of your files to whatever destination or media you choose.

Why not just use a popular backup program? Good question, and the answer is you'll want both. While synchronization is similar, it's not the same thing. A synchronization program serves different needs than a backup program. Backup programs tend to focus their features on storing and then restoring files and data, whereas a synchronization program coordinates the unification of files between two (or more) locations, reconciling their differences according to your needs, thus providing an accurate and timely copy of one's files. Synchronization also has a "set it and forget it" quality where jobs or profiles can be automatically scheduled to run on any timetable you desire.

Once you work with a good and accurate synchronization program, you will quickly come to rely on it. Fortunately, there are several good programs in this software category. But Super Flexible File Synchronizer has distinguished itself by its accuracy, reliability, and killer feature set.