7-Zip 4.51 Beta

7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio.

The main features of 7-Zip:
* Highest compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
* 7-Zip is free software distributed under the GNU LGPL
* Supported formats: 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB
* For ZIP and GZIP formats 7-Zip provides compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
* Self-extracting capability for 7z format
* Integration with Windows Shell
* Powerful File Manager
* Powerful command line version
* Plugin for FAR Manager
* Localizations for 47 languages
* works in DOS using HX Extender
* There is port of command line version for DOS, Linux/Unix.

Size: 832KB
OS: Win 98/ME/NT/2K/XP

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VistaTweaker 0.1 Beta

VistaTweaker is a comple tweaking utility designed for windows vista in mind. By using it you can have your computer configured exactly the way you want.

Features:
* The interface is nice and simple.
* Every tweak has its description so the user can see what each one does.
* Tweaks are organized into tabs, each tab is subdivided in sections by group boxes. This way it is easy to find the tweak the user is looking for.

VistaTweaker works on XP and Vista, but there are tweaks that works only on Vista. I will come up with something to let the user know wich ones work on XP.

Size: 71.5KB
OS: Windows XP/Vista

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Rainlendar Lite 2.2

Rainlendar is a customizable calendar that displays the current month, events, and reminders. It is a very lightweight application that doesn´t use much system resources or take much space on your desktop.

Features:
* Small and lightweight
* Different type events can have different appearence
* Supports Windows transparency
* Synchronizes events between several clients
* Localized for multiple languages
* Shows an alarm when an event is due
* Supports iCal files.
* Shows Outlook's appointments
* Includes a todo-list
* Works also as Litestep plugin
* Displays the current date in tray icon
* Can stick to the desktop (i.e. doesn't hide with Show Desktop)
* Hotkeys for quick access
* Easy skinning with an UI
* Can be controlled from 3rd party applications with !bangs
* and more...

Size: 2.94MB
OS: Win 2K/XP/2K3/Vista

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XAMPP 1.6.3

XAMPP project is a very easy to install Apache distribution for Linux, Solaris, and Windows.

Many people know from their own experience that it´s not easy to install an Apache web server and it gets harder if you want to add MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start.

Features:
* Apache 2.2.0
* MySQL 5.0.18
* PHP 4.4.1
* PHP 5.1.1
* Perl 5.8.7
* ProFTPD 1.2.10
* phpMyAdmin 2.7.0-pl2
* OpenSSL 0.9.8a
* GD 2.0.1
* Freetype 2.1.7
* libjpeg 6b
* libpng 1.2.7
* gdbm 1.8.0
* zlib 1.2.3
* expat 1.2
* Sablotron 1.0
* libxml 2.6.11
* libxslt 1.1.8
* Ming 0.2a
* Webalizer 2.01
* pdf class 009e
* ncurses 5.8
* mod_perl 2.0.1
* FreeTDS 0.63
* gettext 0.11.5
* IMAP C-Client 2004e
* OpenLDAP (client) 2.3.11
* mhash library 0.8.18
* mcrypt library 2.5.7
* cURL 7.13.1
* SQLite 2.8.9 (in case of PHP5: 2.8.14)
* phpSQLiteAdmin 0.2
* libapreq 2.06-dev
* eAccelerator 0.9.3
* FPDF 1.53

What´s New in This Release:
* Added DIO support to PHP5
* New version of PHP (5.1.1)
* Warning: eAccelerator currently doesn´t support PHP5.1
* New version of Apache (2.2.0)
* Portuguese (Brazil) language support added (Thanks to Marcio)
* New version of libapreq (2.06-dev)
* New version of MySQL (5.0.18)
* ew version of phpMyAdmin (2.7.0-pl2)

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avast! 4 Home Edition 4.7.1001

avast! 4 Home Edition is a free complete ICSA certified antivirus software for home noncommercial use. avast! obtained VB100% awards in 2002/4 Virus Bulletin comparative reviews under Windows.

avast! Home Edition includes the following components:
* On Demand Scanner - with Skinnable Simple Interface - just select what do you want to scan in which way and press the Play button.
* On Access Scanner - resident scanning of all files being opened, read and written and behavior blocker monitoring dangerous actions of viruses.
* E-mail scanner easily integrates with most mail clients and it checks both incoming and outgoing mails, it provides heuristic analysis of mail content to protect against new Worms.
* Network Shield - scans traffic for malicious content - lightweight Firewall.
* Resident protection for IM programs (e.g. MSN Messenger, ICQ) and P2P programs (e.g. Kazaa, DirectConnect).
* Boot Time Scanner - scans disks in the same way and in the same time as Windows CHKDSK does (on NT/2000/XP only).
* Explorer Scanner - right click on the object allows you to scan it.
* Screen Saver Scanner - scans PC during your coffee breaks.
* Virus Chest - safety isolated folder to store infected, suspicious and even some system files - to restore them.
* True incremental updates of size under 100 KB are available at least twice a week and within couple of hours in the case of emergency of new virus. avast! automatically checks for new updates - downloads, installs and loads them without restart or logoff. * Program upgrades are available time to time, they are incremental too (about 300 KB).

avast! 4 Home is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japaneese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and other languages - check http://www.avast.com/eng/down_home.html to download avast! in your language.

Version 4.6 adds Web Shield, NNTP (Newsgroup) Scanner, Lower Memory Footprint, three new Languages.
You will download a 60 days fully functional demo. You will obtain the FREE license key by E-mail after the registration at http://www.avast.com/i_kat_207.php?lang=ENG.

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µTorrent 1.7.2 Build 3458

µTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint. It was designed to use as little cpu, memory and space as possible while offering all the functionality expected from advanced clients. With BitTorrent, you can download files faster and contribute by sharing files and bandwidth.

Features:
* Multiple simultaneous downloads
* Smart bandwidth usage
* File level priorities
* Configurable bandwidth scheduling
* Global and per-torrent speed limiting
* Quickly resumes interrupted transfers
* UPnP support (WinXP only)
* Supports popular protocol extensions

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FlashGet 1.9.2

FlashGet is specifically designed to address two of the biggest problems when downloading files: Speed and management of downloaded files.

If you´ve ever waited forever for your files to download from a slow connection, or been cut off mid-way through a download - or just can´t keep track of your ever-growing downloads - FlashGet is for you.

FlashGet can split downloaded files into sections, downloading each section simultaneously, for an increase in downloading speed from 100% to 500%. This, coupled with FlashGet´s powerful and easy-to-use management features, helps you take control of your downloads like never before.

FlashGet is capable of creating unlimited numbers of categories for your files. Download jobs can be placed in specifically-named categories for quick and easy access. The powerful and easy-to-use management features in FlashGet help you take control of your downloads easily.
FlashGet is now Freeware.

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