Snippy software

Click on the Snippy icon – mouse cursor changes to a pen – mark an area of the screen – the marked area is now in your clipboard.

If you want to select a rectangular area, just hold down the Shift key while dragging. You can configure some things like the color of the border and so on by right-clicking on the Snippy icon in the taskbar. One of the things you can do here is to set a keyboard hotkey for activating the capture mode.

dowload the snippy from here.

There is no install program. Snippy is a very small program; just 84 KB. Simply save the Snippy executable in some convenient location on your hard-drive. We also recommend that you add a shortcut to your Startup folder so that Snippy starts up automatically when you turn on your computer.

U can change few options like border color, width...its really simple and neat if u do a lot of cuttings on a webpage. give it a try. lot of my posts i used snippy...

Last.fm player software

The Last.fm Player is a small, Free application that lets you tune in to Last.fm internet radio stations. You'll be able to play radio stations customized just for you.

download it from here.

u can download few plugins for windows media player or winamp player and keep track of your music life.

Personal music profile
Your own music charts
Friends and neighbours
Audioscrobbler plugin
Discussion groups and forums
Thousands of radio tracks
Your own music journal
Album art and artist information
and a lot of things if u signup there.

Pure Text software

Have you ever copied some text from a web page, a word document, help, etc., and wanted to paste it as simple text into another application without getting all the formatting from the original source? PureText makes this simple. Just copy/cut whatever you want to the clipboard, click on the PureText tray icon, and then paste to any application. Better yet, you can configure a hot-key to convert and paste the text for you. The pasted text will be pure and free from all formatting.

Click here for PureText's home page, downloads, and screen snapshots.

You can also configure a system-wide Hot-Key to be used to activate PureText and convert the clipboard contents to pure text. To configure, right-click on the tray icon and choose "Options" from the pop-up menu. The default Hot-Key is WINDOWS+V. PureText can also optionally paste the converted text into the window that currently has the focus, which allows you to convert and paste in one keystroke.

What PureText Will and Will Not Do

PureText only removes rich formatting from text. This includes the font face, font style (bold, italics, etc.), font color, paragraph styles (left/right/center aligned), margins, character spacing, bullets, subscript, superscript, tables, charts, pictures, embedded objects, etc. However, it does not modify the actual text. It will not remove or fix new-lines, carriage returns, tabs, or other white-space. It will not fix word-wrap or clean up your paragraphs. If you copy the source code of a web page to the clipboard, it is not going to remove all the HTML tags. If you copy text from an actual web page (not the source of the page), it will remove the formatting.

PureText is basically equivalent to opening Notepad, doing a PASTE, followed by a SELECT-ALL, and then a COPY. The benefit of PureText is performing all these actions with a single Hot-Key and having the result pasted into the current window automatically.

A very simple software for all the basic needs....

Pivot Stickfigure Animator Software

Pivot Stickfigure Animator is a unique software, that allows you to create stick figure animations easily and without any artistic skills. You can move the sections of the sick figure and easily create a chain of animation frames that can be previewed as you go. You can use more than one stick-figure in the animation, and even create your own stick figures using an easy to use visual editor that lets you assemble objects out of lines and circles. In addition, you can optionally set animation size, speed and more. The result can be saved as animated GIF file. Fun and easy to use, surprisingly well featured.

download it from here.
msn group of stick figures is here.

some more help:

Figure Builder

Open the figure builder by clicking 'Create Figure Type' in the file menu of the main form or clicking the edit button to edit the current stick figure type. The edit mode option in the options menu allows you to change segment lengths when selected and normal pivot mode when not selected.

tool buttons (from top to bottom)

add line - add a line segment to the figure. Click the button, then click a handle on the figure that the segment will pivot on, then click somewhere on the image to set the end of the line.

add circle - add a circle segment to the figure. Add in the same way as above.

toggle segment kind - toggle the selected segment (blue) between line and circle.

change segment thickness - change the line thickness of the selected segment. Zero thickness segments will appear as invisible when not selected - these can be used to create figures with disconnected regions.

duplicate segment - duplicate a segment so that it has identical length/thickness. Select the segment you want to duplicate, then click the button, then click a handle on the figure to attach it.

static / dynamic segment - toggle the selected segment between static and dynamic. A dynamic segment will have a handle and will therefore be able to move in an animation, a static segment will not. Default is dynamic. A segment is shown as grey in the builder if it is static and black if it is dynamic (when it's not selected). Static segments can be rotated in the builder.

delete segment - delete the selected segment. Segments can only be deleted if they have no other segments attached to their endpoint.

Just play with the stick figures and it just takes little time to make an animation...quite good.

Hello software

Hello is a new way to look at pictures with friends and family.

When you use Hello, you get to see your photographs together with your friends online. You don’t have to wait for huge email attachments to download or upload your pictures to a public website. Just point at a picture and you can tell the person who sent it exactly what you think. With just one click, you can get the original high-quality, full-sized file to print.

Hello is easy to get going (as long as you have someone to share with). You’ll be talking about pictures in just minutes.

download it from here

How does Hello work?

Hello is a new program that lets you connect directly with your friends to share your digital pictures. If you’ve used an instant messenger program before, you’ve already got the idea—Hello is special because it lets you share your pictures along with your messages.

With Hello, you just pick what pictures you want to show off, and click “Send.” That’s it. Hello takes care of all the hard work. And you and your friends can download full resolution, print-quality pictures from each other, while you’re doing more important things, like talking about your pictures.

I can already send pictures with email. Why do I need Hello?

Hello is designed to let you send high-quality pictures instantly and securely over any speed connection, even dialup. With Hello, you can send hundreds of high quality pictures to your friends in just seconds—you can’t do that with email.

When you share pictures with Hello, you get feedback from your friends right away. Also, Hello automatically encrypts all your pictures and chat before sending, so it’s safer and more secure than email.

How is Hello different from a website?

Websites are great when you want to show your pictures to the whole world. But it can take hours to put a new gallery online; after you pick your favorites, edit, resize, and upload them, you still have to sit around and wait for someone to come and see them. And how would you know if anyone did?

When you use Hello to share pictures, they arrive on your friend’s screen immediately, without the hassle of uploading them to a public website. Your friends can download print quality copies of their favorite pictures to print right at home, which most “picture sharing” websites won’t let you do.

With Hello’s file sharing technology, they only have to download high quality versions of the ones they really like. Everything else comes in at a smaller size, optimized for viewing on-screen.

What makes Hello so secure?

Hello protects your images with 128-bit AES encryption. Hello also works like a built-in firewall, so no one can access the files on your hard drive. You can read more about security in Hello here.

MediaJoin software

MediaJoin allows you to easily join multiple audio or video files into one larger movie or music file.

The video file formats supported are:

AVI,
MPEG (MPG),
WMV (Windows Media Video),
ASF (Active Streaming Format)

The audio file formats supported are:

MP3 (MPEG Layer 3),
MP2 (MPEG Layer-2),
WMA (Windows Media Audio),
OGG (OGG Vorbis),
WAV (Waveform Audio),
VOX (Dialogic ADPCM),
MPC (MusicPack),
AIFF (Apple Audio),
AU (UNIX Audio),
G.72x

You can add an unlimited number of video or audio files to the list and easily rearrange their order. With a few mouse clicks, you can enjoy your video and audio clips without interruption.

Some of the key features are:

You can join many different video and audio formats.
Video codecs are fully supported, including DivX, XviD, MPEG-4, and so forth.
You can combine an unlimited number of video or audio files.
You can efficiently work with large movie and audio files.
You can figure out what you want to do in no time with the easy-to-use buttons and menus.
You can drag and drop files to add them to the list as well as easily re-arrange the list.

download the freeware from here.

Combine Video Files

In the main window, select Video in the Media Type area.

In the Output Format list, select the media type for the file that you want to save. This is the final file that contains the combined video files.

Click the Add button in the main window.

Select the files that you want. You can select more than one by pressing CTRL or SHIFT on the keyboard.

Click the Join button.

On the Output Path and Filename dialog box, type the name for the file and click the Save button.

Thats how i was combining files in the above image. U can change the order, drag-drop, change the preferences, and all in no cost. I find this a simple software to explore.

foobar2000 software

Foobar2000 is an advanced audio player for the Windows platform. Some of the basic features include ReplayGain support, low memory footprint and native support for several popular audio formats.

download it from here.

Features

Open component architecture allowing third-party developers to extend functionality of the player
Audio formats supported "out-of-the-box": WAV, AIFF, VOC, AU, SND, Ogg Vorbis, MPC, MP2, MP3, MPEG-4 AAC
Audio formats supported through official addons: FLAC, OggFLAC, Monkey's Audio, WavPack, Speex, CDDA, TFMX, SPC, various MOD types; extraction on-the-fly from RAR, 7-ZIP & ZIP archives
Full Unicode support on Windows NT
ReplayGain support
Low memory footprint, efficient handling of really large playlists
Advanced file info processing capabilities (generic file info box and masstagger)
Highly customizable playlist display
Customizable keyboard shortcuts
Most of standard components are opensourced under BSD license (source included with the SDK)

different componenets can be downloaded from here.
You get to have tabbed playlists, mp3 tags, replay gain, .... Just play with it.

Ad-Aware se software

Ad-Aware is designed to provide advanced protection from known Data-mining, aggressive advertising, Parasites, Scumware, selected traditional Trojans, Dialers, Malware, Browser hijackers, and tracking components. With the release of Ad-Aware SE Personal edition, Lavasoft takes the fight against Spyware to the next level.

With Lavasoft’s all new Code Sequence Identification (CSI) technology, you will not only be protected from known content, but will also have advanced protection against many of their unknown variants. To further protect you, Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition also has the capability to scan and list Alternate Data Streams (ADS) in NTFS enabled volumes. In combination with the new scanning engine, Ad-Aware SE will scan your computer faster and more thoroughly than ever before!

download it from here.

What’s new in Ad-Aware SE Personal edition?

Hardened against third party uninstall with encrypted preference files

Scanning engine improvements

	Extended protection against DLL-injection, SE can unload process modules on the fly
	Extended Memory scanning
	Now scans all modules loaded by a process
	Uses our all new CSI (Code Sequence Identification) technology to identify new and unknown variants of known targets

Extended Registry scanning

	Now scans registry branches of multiple user accounts
	Performs additional smart checks to detect dynamically created references
	Scanning speed noticeably faster
	Extended Scanning for known and unknown/possible Browser-Hijackers

Extended Disk scanning

	Now scans and lists alternate Data-streams on NTFS volumes
	Now Ad-Aware supports scanning of Cabinet files, (including spanned archives)
	Scanning speed increased
	Improved Hosts-file scan
	Now Ad-Aware and Ad-Watch use much smaller reference files

Several User Interface improvements

	Improved Graphical UI
	Ad-Aware now supports custom graphical Skins
	More user friendly Plug-in/Extension GUI (Plug-ins and Extensions now shown on separate screens)
	New Scan Result view, includes a scan summary and detailed view
	Ad-Aware now linked to the online TAC database

Multiple New Tweak options

	Unloading of process modules during a scan
	Obtaining command line of scanned processes
	Ignoring spanned cab files
	Permanent archive caching
	Always try to unload modules before deletion
	Disable manual quarantine if auto quarantine is selected
	Write protect system files after repair
	Use gridlines in item lists
	Logfile detail section condensed

Several logfile improvements

	Includes support for separate removal logfiles
	Allows adding a Reference summary/index to logfiles
	Logfile contains overall more detailed information

Ad-Aware SE is compatible with Microsoft Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003.

Ad-Aware Personal edition is free for non-commercial use. Its one of must have softwares in a pc connected to net. Regularly update the definitions and scan everyday and no adware from then on.

Screenshot captor software

Screenshot Captor is a program for taking screenshots on your computer.

It's different from other screenshot utilis in several notable ways.Optimized for taking lots of screenshots with minimal intervention.Smart autonaming of files, and ability to embed textual comments in files.Good multi-monitor support.Highly configurable to make it work the way you want it to; stays out of your way in the system tray.

Lots of capture modes: Mutlimon, Desktop, Active Window, Region, Windows Object. Each mode has a hotkey for quick access.Unique Cool Effects, including automatic active window enhancement. Unsurpassed support for 3rd party user configurable tools, including file browsers and image editors; extend the program to do whatever you need by interfacing it with other programs. Slimline sidebar file browser provides full shell operations.Optional automatic image file versioning.

direct download link here.

Great way to play with blurring, zooming, and window objects are great fun. dont miss if u need a kind of customized screenshots...

Opera software

Surf the Internet in a safer, faster, and easier way

The most full-featured Internet power tool on the market, Opera includes pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, 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.

Fresh new look

We've cleaned up our front yard. The Opera 8 interface is designed to make the advanced functions easy and effective to use. Menus, toolbars and other elements have undergone our "slim and clean"-routine. The licensed version has the largest browsing area in the industry.

Security

Stay away from spy-ware, viruses, and other malicious applications that silently attack your computer while you are surfing the Web. For example, Opera displays security information inside the address bar, located next to the padlock icon that indicates the level of security present on a site. Opera 8 also provides protection against phishing attacks and automatically checks for security updates. More about security

Speed

We're holding on to our claim: "The Fastest Browser on Earth". In Opera 8, further improvements have been made in the way the browser reads pages to allow you to fly the Web.

For further information on just how good our rewritten scripting engine is, go to: (Browser speed comparison)

Tabbed browsing and pop-up blocking

Opera pioneered tabs and pop-up blocking ages ago. But they're still key features that more and more people start enjoying. With tabs you can open multiple pages within the same application window. Opera lets you control whether to block all pop-ups, or open only the ones that you have requested.

Integrated search

Search your favorite sites, for example Google, eBay, or Amazon without having to go to their Web pages. Use the integrated search window or search directly in the address field using shortcuts (e.g. writing "g Opera" in the address field will search for "Opera" using Google).

Customization

Using the 'appearance' dialog you can make Opera look almost any way you want. Move buttons and search fields, add and remove toolbars, and so forth. Opera skins can change the look of your browser by giving it the icons and buttons of your choice.

Password manager

Opera's password manager, the Wand, remembers your usernames and passwords so you will not have to. The password manager can store more than one username and password combination for each page, and will let you choose which one to use if multiple combinations are stored.

Voice

Opera is the first browser to prepare for a future of Web sites offering interactive, voice-enabled shopping and booking systems. You can browse the Web using spoken commands, such as "Opera next link", "Opera back", or "Opera speak". The latter command will make Opera read Web page content and e-mail messages to you aloud ,adding usability as either a screen reader or advanced dictionary. Voice is currently offered in English and works on Windows 2000 and XP. A headset with a microphone is required to use Voice.

Additional features

Full support for Gmail
Support for Atom newsfeeds
First Web browser to natively support Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)

download latest free version of opera from here.

Notepad++ software

Notepad++ is a free source code editor which supports several programming languages running under the MS Windows environment.

This project, based on Scintilla edit component (a very powerful editor component) are written in C++ with pure win32 api and STL (that ensures the higher execution speed and smaller size of the program), is under the GPL Licence.

This project is mature. However, as you can see it’s an one-man-project, there’re still some bugs and missing features. If you have any question or suggestion about this project, please drop me a mail, I’ll love to hear from you. As well, if you have any feature request, you can always do the demand, but there’s no warranty that I’ll implement it.

You're encouraged to translate Notepad++ (if it is not present in the Download Section) and/or to translate the Notepad++ official site in your native language.

I hope you enjoy Notepad++ as much as I code it.

Here are the features of Notepad++ :