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July 2009

Avast AntiVirus - full-featured free antivirus package

FastPictureViewer - quickly browse entire folders of digital photos

Firefox - newest version of this popular web browser

JZip - excellent free zip utility

Miro - an Internet video player

Opera - newest version of another popular web browser

Portable Firefox - run Firefox from a USB memory stick

VirtualBox - free app for creating virtual desktop or server environments

VSO PhotoDVD - create an animated slideshow of your digital pictures

Avast AntiVirus [33.6M] Win All/Mac/Linux Freeware

avast! Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for non-commercial & home use only. Many users are not able to or do not want to pay for antivirus software. Avast offers the Home Edition free of charge, since, in their opinion, it is possible to avoid global virus spreading by efficient prevention. Rated Five Stars by CNET, PC World, BestShareware.net and Softpedia.

Features include anti-spyware, anti-rootkit, automatic updates and more.

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

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FastPictureViewer [2M] Win XP/Vista/Win 7 Freeware

FastPictureViewer is a small and very fast application, so simple that it's purpose might not be immediately apparent. As a minimalist picture viewer, the program is optimized to do just one task: browse entire folders of digital photos in the shortest possible amount of time, while allowing for quick sharpness checks by instant flipping to 100% view and enabling single-click, fast copy of the keepers to a preset folder and single-keystroke Adobe XMP rating/labeling. That's about it. Of course FastPictureViewer can also be used for speed-browsing, rating or labeling an existing picture collection, but it does not offer any image editing, enhancing or cataloging function.

Users with Windows XP-SP2 will need to update to SP-3 or download and install the Window Imaging Component (WIC) in the appropriate language for your system from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=70841.

http://www.fastpictureviewer.com/downloads/

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Firefox [7.7M] Win All Freeware

Mozilla Firefox is a small, fast and very easy to use browser that offers many advantages over other web browsers, such as the ability to block pop-up windows and the tabbed browsing. This is the latest release (06-30-2009).

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/upgrade.html

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JZip [5.4M] Win All Freeware

Need a good Zip program that is free? You can't go wrong with JZip. Create, open and extract Zip, TAR, GZip and 7-Zip. Open and extract from RAR and ISO. jZip is absolutely FREE for everybody, home and enterprise users.

http://www.jzip.com/

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Miro [24.5M] Win All/Mac OS X/Linux Freeware

Miro formerly is an Internet video player that allows you to choose from a variety of channels, subscribe to video feeds and view them with the integrated player. It can automatically download videos from RSS-based "channels", manage them and play them. It is based on XULRunner, and is free and open source software. Miro is supported on Windows, Mac OS X, and GNU/Linux, and integrates an RSS aggregator, a BitTorrent client, and VLC media player or Xine Media Player under GNU/Linux.

http://www.participatoryculture.org/

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Opera [9.7M] Win All Freeware

The most full-featured Internet power tool on the market, Opera includes tabbed browsing, pop-up blocking, integrated searches and advanced functions like Opera's groundbreaking e-mail program, RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat. And because we know that our users have different needs, you can customize the look and content of your Opera browser with a few clicks of the mouse.

http://www.opera.com/

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Portable Firefox [8.9M] Win All Freeware

Portable Firefox is a fully functional package of Firefox optimized for use on a USB key drive. It has some specially-selected optimizations to make it perform faster and extend the life of your USB key as well as a specialized launcher that will allow most of your favorite extensions to work as you switch computers. It will also work from a CDRW drive (in packet mode), ZIP drives, external hard drives, some MP3 players, flash RAM cards and more.

To install, just download the ZIP and unzip it to the root directory of your USB drive. It will create a "firefox" directory and all the requisite directories underneath. To use Firefox on your drive, launch it with the PortableFirefox.exe file in the firefox directory. DO NOT launch the firefox.exe file directly, as this will create a profile on your hard drive or use an existing one. Additionally, be sure you've closed any local copies of Firefox and that they've finished shutting down. Otherwise, a new window of your local install will be launched. This is a feature of Firefox itself to prevent multiple copies running at the same time.

Check out all the other portable apps at http://portableapps.com/apps and the suite of essential apps at http://portableapps.com/suite.

http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

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VirtualBox [67.3M] Win All/MAC OSx/Linux/Solaris Freeware

From Sun Microsystems, VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software. Allows you to create virtual machines which are excellent for test environments.

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/VirtualBox

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VSO PhotoDVD [12.7M] Win All Shareware Free trial download, $19.99 to register

VSO PhotoDVD is probably one of the easiest program to create an animated slideshow of your digital pictures to watch them on a regular home DVD player. Don't waste time on complex products when you can simply share your digital pictures on a DVD with friends or family. VSO PhotoDVD takes your digital pictures and animates them to create a compatible DVD movie with optional soundtracks. The result is attractive and vibrant. The product is very easy to use and it is compatible with your DVD writer.

A wizard style interface lets you define the folders or files where to select the pictures. You can define a list of music files to play in the background. The transitions and animations of your pictures are completely automatic and will enhance the experience of sharing your best memories. You can watch the results on a regular TV or computer using a DVD Player. This format uses the best quality available at the moment. A copy of your source files is stored in the DVD project and lets you keep trace of your digital pictures without quality loss using a computer.

Key features:

- Digital pictures in JPG / GIF / BMP / ANI / PCX / EMF / WMF formats and more

- Optional soundtrack in MP3 / WMA / OGG / MPC /WAV / APE formats

- Awesome pan and zoom effects

- FullScreen (4:3) and Widescreen (16:9) support

- DVD output on DVD+/-(R)W media and double layer

http://www.vso-software.fr/products/photodvd/photodvd.php

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	Library Links July 2009 Avast AntiVirus - full-featured free antivirus package FastPictureViewer - quickly browse entire folders of digital photos Firefox - newest version of this popular web browser JZip - excellent free zip utility Miro - an Internet video player Opera - newest version of another popular web browser Portable Firefox - run Firefox from a USB memory stick VirtualBox - free app for creating virtual desktop or server environments VSO PhotoDVD - create an animated slideshow of your digital pictures Avast AntiVirus [33.6M] Win All/Mac/Linux Freeware avast! Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for non-commercial & home use only. Many users are not able to or do not want to pay for antivirus software. Avast offers the Home Edition free of charge, since, in their opinion, it is possible to avoid global virus spreading by efficient prevention. Rated Five Stars by CNET, PC World, BestShareware.net and Softpedia. Features include anti-spyware, anti-rootkit, automatic updates and more. http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html Back to Top FastPictureViewer [2M] Win XP/Vista/Win 7 Freeware FastPictureViewer is a small and very fast application, so simple that it's purpose might not be immediately apparent. As a minimalist picture viewer, the program is optimized to do just one task: browse entire folders of digital photos in the shortest possible amount of time, while allowing for quick sharpness checks by instant flipping to 100% view and enabling single-click, fast copy of the keepers to a preset folder and single-keystroke Adobe XMP rating/labeling. That's about it. Of course FastPictureViewer can also be used for speed-browsing, rating or labeling an existing picture collection, but it does not offer any image editing, enhancing or cataloging function. Users with Windows XP-SP2 will need to update to SP-3 or download and install the Window Imaging Component (WIC) in the appropriate language for your system from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=70841. http://www.fastpictureviewer.com/downloads/ Back to Top Firefox [7.7M] Win All Freeware Mozilla Firefox is a small, fast and very easy to use browser that offers many advantages over other web browsers, such as the ability to block pop-up windows and the tabbed browsing. This is the latest release (06-30-2009). http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/upgrade.html Back to Top JZip [5.4M] Win All Freeware Need a good Zip program that is free? You can't go wrong with JZip. Create, open and extract Zip, TAR, GZip and 7-Zip. Open and extract from RAR and ISO. jZip is absolutely FREE for everybody, home and enterprise users. http://www.jzip.com/ Back to Top Miro [24.5M] Win All/Mac OS X/Linux Freeware Miro formerly is an Internet video player that allows you to choose from a variety of channels, subscribe to video feeds and view them with the integrated player. It can automatically download videos from RSS-based "channels", manage them and play them. It is based on XULRunner, and is free and open source software. Miro is supported on Windows, Mac OS X, and GNU/Linux, and integrates an RSS aggregator, a BitTorrent client, and VLC media player or Xine Media Player under GNU/Linux. http://www.participatoryculture.org/ Back to Top Opera [9.7M] Win All Freeware The most full-featured Internet power tool on the market, Opera includes tabbed browsing, pop-up blocking, integrated searches and advanced functions like Opera's groundbreaking e-mail program, RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat. And because we know that our users have different needs, you can customize the look and content of your Opera browser with a few clicks of the mouse. http://www.opera.com/ Back to Top Portable Firefox [8.9M] Win All Freeware Portable Firefox is a fully functional package of Firefox optimized for use on a USB key drive. It has some specially-selected optimizations to make it perform faster and extend the life of your USB key as well as a specialized launcher that will allow most of your favorite extensions to work as you switch computers. It will also work from a CDRW drive (in packet mode), ZIP drives, external hard drives, some MP3 players, flash RAM cards and more. To install, just download the ZIP and unzip it to the root directory of your USB drive. It will create a "firefox" directory and all the requisite directories underneath. To use Firefox on your drive, launch it with the PortableFirefox.exe file in the firefox directory. DO NOT launch the firefox.exe file directly, as this will create a profile on your hard drive or use an existing one. Additionally, be sure you've closed any local copies of Firefox and that they've finished shutting down. Otherwise, a new window of your local install will be launched. This is a feature of Firefox itself to prevent multiple copies running at the same time. Check out all the other portable apps at http://portableapps.com/apps and the suite of essential apps at http://portableapps.com/suite. http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable Back to Top VirtualBox [67.3M] Win All/MAC OSx/Linux/Solaris Freeware From Sun Microsystems, VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software. Allows you to create virtual machines which are excellent for test environments. http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/VirtualBox Back to Top VSO PhotoDVD [12.7M] Win All Shareware Free trial download, $19.99 to register VSO PhotoDVD is probably one of the easiest program to create an animated slideshow of your digital pictures to watch them on a regular home DVD player. Don't waste time on complex products when you can simply share your digital pictures on a DVD with friends or family. VSO PhotoDVD takes your digital pictures and animates them to create a compatible DVD movie with optional soundtracks. The result is attractive and vibrant. The product is very easy to use and it is compatible with your DVD writer. A wizard style interface lets you define the folders or files where to select the pictures. You can define a list of music files to play in the background. The transitions and animations of your pictures are completely automatic and will enhance the experience of sharing your best memories. You can watch the results on a regular TV or computer using a DVD Player. This format uses the best quality available at the moment. A copy of your source files is stored in the DVD project and lets you keep trace of your digital pictures without quality loss using a computer. Key features: - Digital pictures in JPG / GIF / BMP / ANI / PCX / EMF / WMF formats and more - Optional soundtrack in MP3 / WMA / OGG / MPC /WAV / APE formats - Awesome pan and zoom effects - FullScreen (4:3) and Widescreen (16:9) support - DVD output on DVD+/-(R)W media and double layer http://www.vso-software.fr/products/photodvd/photodvd.php Back to Top