AVS Audio Converter - convert audio files from one format to another and capture audio stream from videos

BitPim - allows you to view and manipulate data on many CDMA phones

Chrome - the web browser from Google

Eraser - completely remove files from your hard drive

FotoSketcher - converts your digital photos into art automatically and in just a few mouse clicks

ISpy - uses your cameras, webcams, IP cams and microphones to detect and record movement or sound

Microsoft Fixit - will quickly fix many problems with Microsoft products

Taskbar Color Effects - set different taskbar colors, transparency, shadow effects and even background images

Wordle - generate “word clouds” from text that you provide

AVS Audio Converter [44M] Win XP – Win 7  Freeware

Convert audio between MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA, M4A, FLAC, M4R, AIFF, M4B, OGG, AMR, etc.  Create ring tones for iPhone. Export audio from video.  Edit your audio files.  This application has a lot of functionality.  Check out the many other usefull apps for audio, video, image manipulation and other catagories on the site.

http://www.avs4you.com/AVS-Audio-Converter.aspx

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BitPim [11.5M] Win 2k – Win 7/Linux/OS X  freeware

Do you have a slightly older phone that does not allow access to content directly through the USB port?  BitPim is a program that allows you to view and manipulate data on many CDMA phones from LG, Samsung, Sanyo and other manufacturers. This includes the PhoneBook, Calendar, WallPapers, RingTones (functionality varies by phone) and the Filesystem for most Qualcomm CDMA chipset based phones.  The online help file lists phones that have been tested with BitPim.  For those not on the list the application may still give you access to the stored files.

http://www.bitpim.org/

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Chrome [23.1M] Win XP – Win 7  Freeware

Google Chrome was developed to be a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

Features:

  Speed: Fast to launch, fast to load web pages

  Runs web applications faster than ever

  Simplicity: Designed for efficiency and ease of use

  Search and navigate to web pages from the same box

  Arrange and organize tabs however you wish — quickly and easily

  Get to your favorite websites with just a click, from the thumbnails of your most visited sites in the New Tab page

  Style: Themes to add delight to your browser

  Try Minimalist, Star Gazing, or Google Chrome Artist Themes.

  One box for everything

  New Tab page

  Application shortcuts

  Dynamic tabs

  Crash control

  Incognito mode

  Safe browsing

  Instant bookmarks

  Importing settings

  Simpler downloads

https://www.google.com/chrome?brand=CHMB

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Eraser [8.7M] Win XP – Win 7  Freeware

Eraser is an advanced security tool for Windows which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.

http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/

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FotoSketcher [7.6M] Win 2k – Win 7 Freeware

FotoSketcher is a 100% free program for Windows which converts your digital photos into art automatically and in just a few mouse clicks. Over 20 different styles are available from pencil sketches to watercolor or oil paintings, pen & ink drawings and cartoons. You can also improve your original photos with simple tools (enhance contrast, sharpen, simplify image, increase luminosity, color saturation etc…) and add simple or realistic frames and text.

FotoSketcher is completely free (even for commercial use, if you wish to sell your pictures) and does not contain any adware, spyware or virus

http://www.fotosketcher.com/

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iSpy [11M] Win XP – Win 7  Freeware

iSpy uses your cameras, webcams, IP cams and microphones to detect and record movement or sound. Captured media is compressed to flash video or mp4 and streamed securely over the web and local network. iSpy can run on multiple computers simultaneously and has full Email, SMS and MMS alerting functions and remote viewing.

http://www.ispyconnect.com/

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Microsoft Fixit – Windows  Freeware

Have a problem with a Microsoft product?  Chances are that Microsoft Fixit can easily fix your problem.  Just go to the site and click to select your fixit needs.

http://support.microsoft.com/fixit/

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Taskbar Color Effects [214K] Win 7  Freeware

Ever wish you could customize the color scheme of the taskbar in Windows 7, by setting different colors, transparency, shadow effects and even background images? This little free application will let you do all that.  Once you run this portable freeware, it will add a Notification Icon to the Taskbar, which will allows you to change and load Settings or exit the application.

Features:

1. Custom Colors with Transparency

2. Custom Images with Transparency

3. Shadow with Transparency

4. Location aware for Taskbar and adjusts colors, background images and shadow.

The application uses embedded images which are sized within the application then extracted to be used as the Shadow.

You can also create your own images, shadows and effects. To create your own Shadow, according to where your Taskbar is located you can replace the following images: bottom.png, top.png, left.png and right.png.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/add-color-effects-windows-7-taskbar-taskbar-color-effects

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Wordle  (Website, not OS dependent)  Free

Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.

http://www.wordle.net/

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Library Links

February 2012 Library Files