Freeware

Usb Pc Lock Pro Turns any USB Flash Drive into a key that prevents unauthorized people from using your computer. USB PC Lock will automatically lock your computer and perform other actions when you step away from it. ... http://www.speedapps.com/index.htm Pc Accelerate PC Accelerate increases the priority of foreground windows and optimizes their memory status, allowing you to work with maximum performance. http://www.new-utilities.net/index.html (view more)

PORT FORWARDING TESTER The port forwarding tester is a utility used to identify your external IP address and detect open ports on your connection. This tool is useful for finding out if your port forwarding is set up correctly or if your server ... applications are being blocked by a firewall. It is important to note that some ports, such as port 25, are often blocked at the ISP level in an attempt to prevent malicious activity. http://www.yougetsignal.com/openPortsTool/ 15 Must-Have Firefox Tricks How to tweak, hack and bend Firefox to your will. http://computerworld.com/ (view more)

Install Apple Leopard OS On Your Pc Install Leopard Operating System (OS) on a PC. No Mac necessary. http://dailyapps.net/ The Hunt For Red October The Hunt For Red October is a fantastic retro video game recently released to the public for free. ... Published by Hi-Tech Expressions, Inc. and developed by Beam Software Pty., Ltd., this underwater side-scroller was released in 1990, and based on the movie of the same name. http://www.dotnes.com/the-hunt-for-red-october.html (view more)

Alpha Blended Mouse Cursors Replace your Windows cursors with something better. http://blog.tiensivu.com/aaron/archives/ RETURNIL VIRTUAL SYSTEM PERSONAL EDITION Operate your system in a virtual environment, so anything you do will happen in a ... 'practice mode' and not in the real PC. The Returnil Virtual System Personal Edition completely mirrors your actual computer setup and it can create a virtual storage disk within your PC where you can save documents, data, and files while using the System Protection feature. Provides a simple, effective, and smart way to prevent unwanted or malicious ... (view more)

Transform Xp To Vista According to the authors, "We've taken the best free programs and united them into one package: 'Transform XP to Vista'". Now, you can easily modify Windows's appearance and make your work more comfortable and pleasant. ... http://www.transformxptovista.com/ Taskill Ends one or more tasks or processes quickly and easily. Processes can be killed by ID or image name. This program was developed by Cybernetnews . http://www.microsoft.com/resources/ (view more)

Real Desktop Thanks to the powerful physics-engine of Real Desktop, your icons behave now. They'll act like real objects that you can touch and move as if on a real desk. Keep in mind that this is a free version. ... http://www.real-desktop.de/English/index.htm Bitmap Combine By using the program Bitmap Combine, you can overlay two picture files. They do not need to be the same size or even of the same type. A very unique tool that every creative photographer (and what photographer isn't creative?) should check out immediately. http://www.tonytooth.co.uk/page11.html (view more)

Google Microsoft Search Search just Microsoft-related sites using Google's famous engine. http://www.google.com/microsoft.html Hide Folder The free Hide Folder is computer security software meant to help hide your private files. Others will not know ... where your personal files exist and they will not be able to accidentally view them. You can hide folders simply with a few mouse clicks. Hide Folder is protected by a password that you can change or remove at any time. http://www.cleanersoft.com/hidefolder/free_hide_folder.htm (view more)

Irotate Irotate allows you to flip your monitor on its side and run it in portrait mode. This is especially useful if you work with or read documents on a regular basis. iRotate also provides convenient access to the native rotation capabilities ... present in contemporary display drivers, via a popup menu accessible from the system tray and optional system-wide hotkeys. It's no longer necessary to resort to bloated Windows hacks, additional software layers, or phantom drivers to achieve content rotation. http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/irotate.shtm Flextk FlexTk is an integrated file management ... (view more)

Ice Sword IceSword is a sophisticated discovery tool that can protect against sinister rootkits if used before they infect a machine. It has a Windows Explorer-like interface but displays hidden processes and resources that Windows Explorer would ... never show. http://antirootkit.com/software/IceSword.htm Bug Me Not Log in to numerous sites with these free web passwords to bypass compulsory registration. You're browsing the web and you click a link to an article on a site (let's say nytimes.com) but instead of getting the article you get a screen asking you to login or register. Infuriated at ... (view more)

Open Hulu Watch US network television shows on the Internet; these are the same shows currently showing on the closed beta of Hulu, including 24, Arrested Development, the Simpsons, the Office. According to the site, this use is allowed by Hulu's ... terms of use, so enjoy! http://www.openhulu.com/ Vmc Player VMCPlayer is a free player for watching video from mobile phone and iPod on your PC. Supports all mobile phone video formats including 3GP, 3G2 and MP4. Plus, most of the video and audio codecs are supported. It is fast, powerful and easy-to-use. http://www.videomobileconverter.com/vmcplayer (view more)