I am quite happy to found a freewares called free rapidownloader  well initially i wasn't expecting it do wonders as most rapidshare sites and generators do not work but this is working for me and moreover its not useless apart form rapidshare its supports various other sites like Megashares,Lebellit,Megaupload,file factopry and many new are added everyday so do grab this awesome freeware now!!!!



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Ultimate Windows Tweaker is a Tweak UI Utility for tweaking and optimizing Windows Vista, 32-bit & 64-bit. It can simply be downloaded and used as a portable application to customize your Windows Vista to meet your requirements. With judicious tweaking, It can make your system faster, more stable, and more secure with just a few mouse clicks. The tweaker detects whether you have IE 7 or IE 8 installed and accordingly offers you the relevant tweaks only.

Designed for advanced users (but worth a peek for budding novices), UWT gives you control over more than 130 Vista settings, all of them conviently grouped into seven categories (Personalization, Security, Internet Explorer, and so on). Thankfully, you can get a description of any given setting just by mousing over it.


You can also create a system-restore point just by clicking a button in the UWT window--handy just in case a tweak goes awry. Or click Restore Defaults to set everything back the way it was.

My favorite tweak (so far) is Restore folder Windows at startup in the Personalization section. If I shut down or reboot with folders still open, those folders will re-open when Windows restarts. But there are countless others, like the option to restore the Run command to the Start menu. UWT is definitely a must-have for system modders, or anyone who likes to dive deep into Windows' guts (without mucking around in the Registry). It's free.


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Well this service makes life easy by simply smsing whenever your favorite's blogs gets updated well indeed this is a innovative service,Pingie steps into the breach to create SMS alerts from any RSS feed--so whether you're sitting at your computer or not, you'll receive an SMS alert the second your favorite site updates.So stop browsing and strart texting with your mobile.


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Well this is the software i have been looking for Email, Google support, multiple chat accounts. calenders and what not this software has all that takes to be a killer app and more over it supports addons and many of them are highly useful well do download this awesome tool right now I'll bet it will make your life more easier.

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Paint.NET is image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run XP, Server 2003 or Vista. It started development at Washington State University as an undergraduate senior design project mentored by Microsoft, and is currently being maintained by some of the alumni that originally worked on it. It is meant to be a free replacement for the MS Paint software that comes with all Windows operating systems.

Paint.NET has many of the powerful features that expensive commercial applications have, including the ability to use layers. We welcome any suggestions, and provide the source code for final releases under the MIT License. Requires the .NET Framework 2 in order to run.
Paint.Net was open source until version 3.2, but has been closed since then.

Well i cant overpower photoshop but still its worth giving a try.



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This utility will format any USB flash drive, with your choice of FAT, FAT32, or NTFS partition types.
Optionally you can also make the disk BOOTABLE by specifying a file location. Use the Windows 98 system files available here.

FIXES:

• Allows creation of a FAT32 volume larger than 32 GB.
• Fixes installation issue where installation process stopped after the earlier version of software was uninstalled and the new software was not automatically installed. The installation process now restarts automatically to install the new software after uninstalling the older version.

Well this is a must and handy tool for everyone as its compatible with most of the usb disks around very nifty in case your portable device is flooded with viruses and Trojans it wipes them all.

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PC Tools, maker of the popular Spyware Doctor utility, acquired Novatix's Cyberhawk this past May. The company has now thoroughly incorporated Cyberhawk's behavior-based malware detection technology into a new product, PC Tools ThreatFire 3. TF3's ActiveDefense technology detects malicious software entirely based on its behavior, so it can block threats that are too new for signature-based scanners to handle. No configuration is required, so it's a snap to use. And unlike Symantec's Norton AntiBot (NAB), which costs $30, ThreatFire is free.

Well its main punch lies in the fact that like avg its not a resource hog and does not detects eveything as virus or trojan ,also it features behaviour based protection which are very useful in case of zero day attacks,so if you dont want to shell out anymoney on paid antiviruses then its want you want.

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Windows firewall, a security software that help windows users inspects network traffic passing with built-in network exceptions to allow connections from machines on the local network. Using firewall software on your computer and laptop is a must to identify which applications on the computer are creating security risks.

If a worm infects your system and attempts to open your computer to the world, the personal firewall will prompt you to confirm the new application or to prevent its use. Your personal firewall may be your first warning that a malicious program is attempting to use the network! Plus more, Windows Firewall can protects your computer by preventing unauthorized users from gaining access to your computer through the Internet or a network.

However, the default Windows firewall ( Internet Connection Firewall ) that install on Windows operating system has limitation of security protection or less user friendly compares to third party firewall software.

Two major disadvantages to using default Windows firewall ( Internet Connection Firewall) :

1. default Windows Firewall does not restrict outgoing traffic from your computer or restrict applications from using your Internet connection. This means that if have a virus , Internet connection firewall will allow your applications to send data to the Internet without your permission.

2. when you boot your computer, Windows will enable your Internet connection before it enables the built-in firewall. This means that if someone attempts to hack your computer or port scan you while your computer is booting, your computer will be available on the Internet before the firewall starts up. This creates a limited opportunity for your computer to be hacked. Though this risk is mitigated by the short length of time between your Internet connection being active and the firewall starting, it is still a risk to take into consideration.

Over here, i have gathers a list of free Windows based firewall software that can replace default windows firewall ( Internet Connection firewall ) on Windows operating system which give more firewall functionality options and firewall protection for your computer.

List of Firewall software able to replace Windows Firewall :
1. Comodo Firewall 3

Comodo Firewall Pro, a popular free Windows firewall programs. This free windows firewall software can secure your system against internal attacks such as Trojans, viruses, malicious software and external attacks by hackers. Comodo Firewall Pro run a multi-layered security application that protects you against identity theft hackers, Trojans, scripts and other unknown threats. Plus more, the Comodo firewall easy to understand and configure.

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2. ZoneAlarm Free

ZoneAlarm firewall is designed to protect your cable or DSL-connected computer against unauthorized access by hackers, hijackers and malicious software. It also blocks threats already on your pc from communicating with the malefactor or a third party so that hackers can’t gain access to your computer or personal data.

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3. NetVeda Safety.Net firewall

a windows based firewall software offers Internet security, content security and advanced Internet firewall protection for all your LAN computers, and trust controls to block unwanted or harmful applications from accessing the network. You can define granular user or computer specific access controls based on site, content, PICS ratings and time of day. You can monitor connection level network activity round-the-clock and view detailed reports to analyze traffic and usage patterns over days, weeks or months.

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4. Sunbelt-Kerio Personal Firewall

Sunbelt Personal Firewall used to be called the Kerio Personal Firewall (KPF). The free Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall provides firewall features like Packet filtering, file integrity control, application communication control, application launch control and network intrusion prevention system. Plus more, there are simple firewall statistic reporting such as Statistic of block ads and attacks, automate update checker and extended logging

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5. Online Armor Personal Firewall V3

Online Armor protects your computer’s internet connection (inbound connections and outbound connections), stops unknown programs from running and detects keyloggers - plus lots more!. Online Armor is a full security system for your computer, but has been designed to be very easy to use.

Online Armor includes powerful “HIPS” functions, which give you the ability to stop strong>all unrecognized programs from running on your computer unless you say so, making it possible to protect yourself against these new attacks.

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6. Jetico Personal Firewall

Jetico Personal Firewall is designed to give the user full control over the networking subsystem. The key principles are rule based stateful filtering, open configuration, detailed logging and live statistics.

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7. Webroot Desktop Firewall

Webroot Desktop Firewall secures your computer from Internet threats and reduces the risks of being a victim of online crimes. Webroot Desktop Firewall combines intelligent firewall technology with intrusion prevention for inbound and outbound protection that is both powerful and easy to use.

Webroot Desktop Firewall act as the gatekeeper to your PC.

Monitors Internet traffic in and out of your PC for better protection
Makes your PC invisible to online scammers looking for easy targets
Prevents remote access Trojans from hijacking your PC

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So, all the windows based firewall that i mention is totally a firewall freeware. Just get rid of default Windows firewall and install third party windows based firewall to protect your computer network traffic.

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PeaZip is a free, open source file and archive manager.

PeaZip is cross platform, available as portable and installable software for 32 and 64 bit Windows (9x, 2000, XP, Vista) and Linux (PeaZip is a desktop neutral application).

* create: 7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/LPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, ZIP;
* open: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LHA, RAR, UDF and many more archive types (79 file extensions supported, see full list).

PeaZip allows to save archive's layouts; apply powerful multiple search filters to archive's content; handle multiple archives at once; export job definition as command line; bookmark archives and folders etc...

Other features: AES256 encryption, robust file copy, split/join files (file span), secure file deletion, compare, checksum and hash files, system benchmark, generate random passwords and keyfiles.


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Yes you heard it right now bitdefender also offers its free version like avg,avira
but as we all bit has been known for its high detection rate in industry and moreover its not a resource hog it requires  minimum of just 64 mb ram!!!.

Features


Virus scanning and removal
On demand scanning - Powerful scan engines ensure detection and removal of all viruses in the wild every time you need it. 

Scheduled scanning 
The Scheduler lets you plan ahead, and schedule full system/drive scans in the off hours, when you won’t be using your computer.

Immediate scanning 
With just a right click you can check your files and folders.

Skinable interface
You can express yourself, designing new interfaces, or you can use those drawn by others. 

Quarantine 
By isolating the infected files in quarantine, the risk of getting infected diminishes. You also have the possibility to send these files for further analysis to BitDefender Labs.

Reports
When launching a scan you may choose to create a report file where you can see statistics about the scan process.


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Well do you come across reading various article online and are tired of saving them and them opening it later well this addon will change things forever instead of viewing your document offline it uses online services as Google and zoho suites to open your document inside your browser.

it supports following formats currently

• Documents (*.doc, *.rtf, *.odt, *.sxw)
• Spreadsheets (*.xls, *.csv, *.ods, *.sxc)
• Presentations (*.ppt, *.pps, *.odp, *.sxi)
• Images (*.jpg, *.gif,*.png)

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