Freeware

Shut Down Windows in an Instant A typical PC shutdown takes forever. Here are a bunch of Registry tweaks that reset Windows to close shop like it's late for the bus ride home. Keep in mind, any changes to the Registry can be troublesome, so you may ... want to make these alterations one or two at a time just to make sure they don't futz up the works (it'll also be easier to diagnose any problems that may arise). http://www.cnet.com/ Rightload Rightload is a small program that allows you to quickly upload files directly from a Windows folder to your server. Instead of using complicated software ... (view more)

Pismo File Mount Audit Package Windows application that allows users to mount the contents of ZIP, ISO, and Private Folder files to the file system as virtual folders. http://www.pismotechnic.com/pfm/ap/ Notebook Hardware Control Notebook Hardware ... Control with CPU Speed Control, CPU Voltage Control, Battery control, Hard Drive control and monitoring, ATI Clock Control. Helps you to control the hardware and system power management, customize the notebook (open source ACPI Control System), prolong the battery lifetime, cool down the system and reduce power consumption, and even monitor the ... (view more)

K-Meleon An extremely fast, customizable, lightweight web browser for the Win32 (Windows) platform based on the Gecko layout engine (the rendering engine of Mozilla). K-Meleon is free, open source software released under the GNU General Public ... License. http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/ Make Your Xp Logon Look Like Vista Change the default Windows XP logon screen and make it look like Windows Vista instead! From our friends at How To Geek! http://www.howtogeek.com/ (view more)

FlyakiteOSX FlyakiteOSX transforms the look of an ordinary Windows XP system to resemble Mac OS X. The installer simply automates the process of replacing critical system files, setting registry tweaks, and installing extras such as cursors, sounds, ... visual styles, etc. http://www.flyakiteosx.com/ Exact Audio Copy Exact Audio Copy is a so-called 'audio grabber' for music CDs using standard CD- and DVD-ROM drives. http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/ (view more)

Ziphone Ziphone allows those who purchased expensive Apple hardware to 'jailbreak' their iPhone or iPod Touch in less than a minute. http://www.ziphone.org/ Desktop Ok This handy program allows users to save and restore the positions of icons. ... DesktopOK is a small but effective solution for users that have to change the screen resolution often. A simple but useful tool. http://www.softwareok.com/ (view more)

2hotspot Ever been caught away from home but in desperate need of a wireless linkup? 2hotspot allows a user to create their own wireless hotspot in just 10 minutes. It doesn't matter if you're a big-whig businessperson or just a random sports fan ... trying to figure out who won tonight's game -- that's an incredibly effective tool. http://www.2hotspot.com/ Pen Drive Linux Pen Drive Linux allows a user to boot and run Linux from a USB flash memory stick. http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ (view more)

Xneat Windows Manager XNeat Windows Manager adds additional features to the Windows taskbar and system tray that enable you to minimize any window to an icon in the system tray (instead of the taskbar), keep any window on top, set a custom ... transparency level, and also hide any window or tray icon. Furthermore, the program allows you to re-arrange the order of the taskbar buttons by simply dragging them around. http://www.xneat.com/windows-manager/ Recuva Recuva is a Windows utility meant to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from ... (view more)

Speed Up Windows Vista If you're unhappy with the speed of Microsoft's newest and most controversial operating system, Vista, on a machine where Windows XP used to scream, these tips will help. http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Speed_Up_Windows_Vista ... Launch Apps Using the Scroll Wheel Button Registry Hack! Assign any applications to the scroll wheel button. http://unlockforus.com/2008/ (view more)

Desklock Desklock does just as it sounds: it's a program designed to stop the moving around of desktop icons. http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel/ Hide Desktop This one is also pretty self-explanatory. Hide Desktop masks all of your ... various desktop items with the mouse pointer is headed elsewhere. Both programs are certainly simple, but definitely cool, and can be had by visiting donationcoder.com. http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel/ (view more)

Password Safe With Password Safe, a free Windows utility designed by Bruce Schneier, users can keep their passwords securely encrypted on their computers. Password Safe protects passwords with the Twofish encryption algorithm, a fast, free ... alternative to DES. http://www.schneier.com/passsafe.html Supercharge Your Wireless Router Consumer-grade wireless routers -- your standard Linksyses or Belkins -- do their job well enough much of the time. But there are some juicy features offered by high-end commercial routers that just don't come with the home package. We're talking features like quality ... (view more)