- J2K-Codec: Size Matters — There is an image-compression standard named JPEG, which is quite good, but rather old. And there is a new, modern and progressive successor — JPEG2000. Respectively to JPEG, the new standard gives a smaller file size and better image quality, and some new possibilities, such as transparency and translucency (alpha-channel). With J2K-Codec any developer can easily add JPEG2000 support to his/her application. If you are a game…
- Bigmail 2.1. Size Does NOT Matter — Despite of all spam, anti-spam, viruses, blah-blah-blah, e-mail still remains the most common way of transferring something in the digital environment. If you know somebody, and that somebody is connected to the Internet — you’ll always have that person’s e-mail address, even if no other contact information is available. This universal communication channel, however, is not free from problems, and not the least one…
- Power Favorites 1.6.1, Doing All Right! — If I told you, «Hey, here is a new bookmark manager!» ? Likely, that would hardly impress you. You’d likely cry, «Wha??? Another one?» But wait. Power Favorites is a really special one. «Special» doesn’t mean «strange» here; it’s rather «extremely well thought out»! Power Favorites works just like any stand-alone desktop bookmarks browser. Nevertheless, its features are…
- VentaFax 5.8, Fax Still Matters — There are some «too modern» people that never quit debating that «facsimile messages are way in the past». Those ones of us involved in real business relations know the truth is quite the other way around. Fax is still a valuable method of transmitting important documents and other «paper information». But nowadays you can save your time and money by laying aside the huge real fax-machine and completely replacing…
- Power Folder 2.1, Sincere Synchronization — Power Folder is an application for synchronizing files and folders, which stands out of the crowd for its rich and yet extremely well-organized capabilities. It works through both LAN and the Internet, and can do many smart tricks — but the very first thing that will surprise you will be how handy it is to operate with the program. During the first application’s start, you’ll be met…
- #7Z 0.7.2, Archiving With Grace And Power — In essence, #7Z (reads as «sharp seven zet») is an interface for free and effective 7-Zip compressing/extracting algorithm and library. But in fact, #7Z software is powerful general-purpose archiver software; I even tend to think it is the ONLY archiver software you’ll ever need. A small, fast, customizable, universal tool — that is how #7Z behaves in your hands. There are separate…
- Anyplace Control - control remote systems no matter where you are — Most probably, there have been situation in your life when you had to explain something computer-related to another person on the phone. The task seems easy when you are talking to somebody with experience and knowledge in the area — in this case, the whole process may take mere seconds. But imagine having to explain the process of configuring an Outlook account to your mother-in-law and you’ll instantly realize what…
- Advanced Tracks Cleaner – an indispensible tool for any privacy-conscious user — Whenever you perform an action on your computer — open a file, install a program, visit a webpage — your operating system records it. This logging is done for different purposes, but the most important consequence of this process is that your activities may be recreated quite accurately — even if you think you have been very discreet. If you want to protect yourself from this and be always sure…
- 15 Puzzle: Endless Fun of Mind Rating — No one knows for sure when and where the 15 Puzzle has been invented. But the invention was truly a success: it’s hard to think of any other puzzle game that has gained such popularity. The whole world, both children and adults, have been playing it even these days. The idea of the game is to sort the 15 randomly placed numbered square pieces in the ascending order without taking them out of the 16-cell box. But although…
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