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1. Lookout
Need a way to drill deeply into Outlook to find messages you know are around--somewhere? Use Lookout, a freebie from Microsoft.
Unlike search tools such as Google Desktop, Lookout offers quicker access because it becomes part of Outlook's toolbar. Besides e-mail, the tool can index attachments and PDF contents. Lookout also searches inside appointments and contacts. It works with all current versions of Outlook. Version: 1.3.0 Price: Free Download Lookout now at:
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2. Startup Control Panel
Programs that automatically start up with Windows can be annoying, especially when they hog system memory and bog down your system. Startup Control Panel is a free program that lets you take control of this process.
It lists all of the programs that are set to start when Windows does and allows you to decide what gets to start up with Windows and what doesn't. It's available as both a Control Panel applet or as a standalone program and it's simple to use. Don't want a program to start up with Windows? Just right click on it in Startup Control Panel and select disable. If you later decide you want the program to run, just re-enable it or select Run Now and it will launch.
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3.PC-cillin Internet Security
No longer just a virus scanner, this latest version of PC-cillin also protects you from hackers, privacy threats, and spam. The firewall allows you to adjust security control levels for home, work, and on the road. It proactively warns you about virus outbreaks and scans for them at the network firewall level, where they attempt to penetrate your PC. As with previous versions, you can submit questionable files to Trend Micro's EDoctor Lab, where they are analyzed for viruses. You will be contacted within 48 hours about the status of the submitted file. Wizards walk you through the process of detecting and eradicating computer viruses from your computer, and filtering harmful scripts, Java, and ActiveX programs. Files that cannot be cleaned of viruses are quarantined. In addition, you can use PC-cillin to protect your children from offensive and inappropriate Web sites by controlling which sites they visit.
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4. Housecall
Scan and eliminate viruses with this free tool, created by the developer of PC-cillin.
Scan your hard drive for viruses and spyware with this free online tool. You simply choose the drives you want to scan and click on the "Scan" button. HouseCall can check more than 17,000 files in five minutes. Unlike Symantec's online tool, which only scans for viruses, HouseCall scans and fixes any infected files.
The following link will take you to Trend Micro's Web site, where the vendor encourages you to register before using the tool.
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5. Post-it Software Notes Lite
Is your monitor covered with little sticky notes? Use virtual Post-its instead.
Is your monitor covered with little sticky notes? Forget the paper: Use virtual Post-its instead. Post-it Software Notes Lite by 3M works just like the real thing--and it's free. Click the program's small window to create an off-the-cuff reminder, then stick it to your desktop. Change the font and color of notes, print or e-mail notes, and trash them when you're done. Undeleted notes reappear after you reboot your PC. Set a Post-it alarm to go off at a specific time, and when it does, a tiny window displaying an alarm clock pops up and makes a ringing sound. The $20 Standard and $25 Office editions offer more-advanced features, such as the ability to send Post-its over a network, but the freebie should be fine for most users
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6. More Properties
If you want to feel the empowering bliss that comes from changing the default settings for Windows desktop options -- but you don't feel brave enough to start fooling around with your Registry, this program can assist you. More Properties helps you to change a variety of desktop options, most of which can affect the way you use your computer in small but important ways . Among the tweaks it includes are: Randomizing your wallpaper, Changing and adjusting the size of icons, and removing the "Shortcut to" prefix on new shortcuts. One feature, which lets you edit your Add/Remove Programs list, makes this free program especially valuable.
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7. * Wondershare Flash SlideShow Builder 2.1.7 by Wondershare Software
Wondershare Flash SlideShow Builder 2.1.7 is a nice program for creating presentation of your photos. What's a bit different with this one is that your slideshow is a "Flash" object. Makes it easy to share your digital photography with family and friends. What it also does is makes it easy to put your photos on the Web. So, take a look for yourself.
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8. ActiveInsert 1.10
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Conveniently insert text, images, and other objects into virtually any application. This program's capabilities include unlimited number of items to insert, folders for organizing inserted items, sorting, rich text (including font and color) support, images and OLE objects, tracking rules, and complete drag-and-drop support.
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9. Reallusion It'sMe 2.05
This allows you to create animated 3D characters of yourself, your friends or anyone else from a single photograph.
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10. Photolightning 4.25
Advanced users and beginners can print, e-mail and touch up digital photos with this software. This digital camera software uses a three-step process to print, e-mail and touch up your photos. The program can send large photos and eliminate attachments by reducing photos down to 50KB and placing them directly into the body of an e-mail.
You can make prints on your home or office printer in standard sizes. Photolightning supports specialty papers, or you can print complete album pages with captions at the click of a button. Photo enhancements include correcting back lighting, adding Flash, correcting focus, boosting colors, red-eye removal, cropping and auto-levels.
For photo backup, the software shows you which of your photos have not yet been backed up; it then writes them to CD or DVD, and creates a thumbnail index page. For more advanced users, Photolightning's batch processing function supports resizing, changing format, adding watermarks, removing EXIF information, renaming and changing time stamps. This software can also create and publish Web galleries.
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updated: 7-07-06
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