A must have for word lovers. I have it installed on all my computers and it's really a great reference that comes in handy whenever I look up words. Good to know that the author, Antony Lewis, is still actively developing it, expanding the database and adding more features.

Get the freeware version here: http://wordweb.info/free

There's also an enhanced commercial version which sells for $29 but comes with some advanced features.

WORDWEB FREE* VERSION

WordWeb is a free English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows, and can be used to look up words from within almost any program in just one click. It works off-line, but can also look up words in web references such as the Wikipedia encyclopedia. Features of the free version include:
   
Definitions and synonyms
Proper nouns
Related words
Pronunciations

150 000 root words
120 000 synonym sets
Look up words in almost any program

Millions of people from all over the world use this top-rated software.

Hompage:  http://wordweb.info/free

Read our official review on TheBat! the email client.

I know a lot of folks here use and love TheBat! like I do. AFAIK it's still one of the clients that lack integration with popular desktop search programs, like Google Desktop Search and MSN Live Search.

Just came across this Google Desktop Search plugin this morning and so far I've been very pleased with it. I have 8 regularly used accounts and 2,300+ email managed by TheBat! atm and it has not been very convenient for me to find needles in this messy haystack with the TheBat! built-in search.

The current release is an Alpha and there may be some glitches and also functions that are not yet implemented, however it does its job well and I recommend this plugin if you use TheBat! and have quite a lot of email to handle. This tool will turn your hatred for modern email explosion into productivity.

p.s. You need Google Desktop Search and TheBat! email client to use it. The new Google Desktop Search v5 is out, pretty cool, get it here.


Homepage: http://vilen.addicta...k=view&id=2&Itemid=2

Share computer screens quickly and securely through a firewall or NAT
Free

What is CrossLoop?
CrossLoop is a FREE secure screen sharing utility designed for people of all technical skill levels. CrossLoop extends the boundaries of VNC’s traditional screen sharing by enabling non-technical users to get connected from anywhere on the Internet in seconds without changing any firewall or router settings. It only takes a few minutes to setup and no signup is required.
Is CrossLoop Secure?
Security is built into all aspects of CrossLoop. Session data is encrypted at the end-points before being sent using a 128-bit encryption algorithm using a randomly generated 12-digit access code. Explicit permission is required before any screen images are sent to a remote computer. CrossLoop is a secure tool to remotely assist any PC on the planet.

http://www.crossloop.com/

What is Popcorn?
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Popcorn is a lightweight and portable e-mail client for Windows.

* Works as a client/server application, reading mail "directly" from POP
  servers.
* Send and receive mail using secure SSL encrypted server connections.
  (More details in the "Send and receive mail using SSL in Popcorn" section).
* Ideally suited for "on the road" mail access, for scanning, reading and
  sending mail over slow connections.
* Supports multiple account profiles, enabling you to read and send mail from
  any number of accounts.
* Requires no installation, no data is saved locally other than a portable
  .INI file containing account information.
* Ideal for cleaning up POP accounts, removing spam, unwanted mail, large
  attachments etc...
* Immune to all forms of e-mail attachment and HTML viruses/scripts/trojans,
  because it does not directly support receiving attachments or viewing HTML.
* Optionally supports viewing/saving attachments and HTML through external
  applications.
* The built-in mail editor and address book enables you to compose and send
  new mail with or without file attachments, reply to, forward and re-direct
  received mail using SMTP or (E)SMTP with authentication.
* Fits easily on a floppy or other portable (even read only) media, making
  it easy to carry around at all times.
* Using the Mail Message (.eml) format, you can easily import mail items
  composed, saved or sent from Popcorn into other popular e-mail clients.

http://www.ultrafunk...om/products/popcorn/

Very minimalisic, no IMAP, but it's portable, fast and now... Free!

Here's a great Internet Explorer plugin that will help you track down a variety of IE problems.

The DebugBar V4.02 is an Internet Explorer plug-in that bring you new powerful features :
    * DOM Inspector: View DOM Tree and modify tags attributs and css attributes on the fly to test your page
    * HTTP Inspector: View HTTP/S request to check cookies, GET and POST parameters, view server info
    * Javascript Inspector and Javascript Console: View javascript functions for easier debugging, see Javascript and AJAX code
    * HTML Validator: Validate HTML code to correct and optimize your code and html size of your page
    * And many more features: See page cookies, get pixel color on a page, make a page screenshot...

http://www.debugbar.com/?langage=en

Auto Project Planner does just that: it creates a project plan with a timeline based on your due dates and the amount of effort you estimate activities to take.

This software automatically calculates a proper project plan based on your effort estimations and the due dates you have in mind.
A list of tasks and a list of employees can be defined. Tasks can be assigned to one or more employees. It is also possible to define a maximum percentage value an employee can/should work on a task.
Public holidays, leaves, weekly working hours and some more parameters can be specified and are considered in the calculation.
According to this input the software compute time plans by minimizing the MSE (mean squared error) between expected and computed end dates.

http://project-plann...ge.net/overview.html