UltraDefrag is an Open Source Disk Defragmenter for Windows NT 4.0 and later operating systems. It makes use of the same defragmenting API used by many other Windows defrag utilities, both open and closed source.
However, UltraDefrag has two features that make it a handy tool. Its kernel mode driver does most of the work, and can be run at boot-up-time in a manner similar to chkdsk. These help for very quick defragmentation of all files including the system files.
UltraDefrag’s other features include optimal defraging algorithm, nice graphical interface, cluster map display, scheduling option, safe (file moving is accomplished with Microsoft's own defrag API), html reports of fragmentation status, filters to include or exclude files, freely distributed with full source code under the GNU General Public License.
UltraDefrag supports file systems like FAT12/16/32, NTFS and on Vista, UDF. UDF is a file system intended for optical media such as DVDs that is rewriteable.
Currently all files besides the registry hives and the page file can be scanned at boot time. UltraDefrag binaries are available for the 32 bit and all 64 bit versions of Windows.
Supporting processor types include Intel 80486, Intel Pentium etc, AMD Athlon etc, Intel Itanium, Intel Core Duo etc. It can be used on Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003,Windows Vista and all of the 64-bit editions of Windows.
Audio Dub is an audio editing software that lets you delete unwanted parts from audio files without re-encoding, which means the original quality will not be lost. This package is intended mainly for editing, dubbing, transcoding and finishing audio files.
Audio Dub is an easy-to-use software and supports popular audio formats. The 4 MB Audio Dub v1.2 for Win 9x/ ME/ NT/ 2K/ XP/ 2K3 / Vista, is available at: http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/download/FreeAudioDub.exe
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CCleaner can enable Windows to run faster by freeing up valuable hard disk space. It can clean up these components of Windows — Recycle Bin, clipboard, Temporary files, Windows log files, Recent Documents (on the Start Menu), Run history (on the Start Menu), Windows XP Search Assistant history, Windows XP old Prefetch data, Windows memory dumps after crashes and Chkdsk file fragments.
CCleaner can not only clean up old files and settings left by standard Windows components, it also removes temporary files and recent file lists for many applications, including Firefox, Opera, Safari, Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, Microsoft Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat Reader, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and more. The Advanced Options tool allows cleaning of Menu Order cache, Tray Notifications Cache, Window size and Location Cache, User Assist history, IIS Log Files and Custom Folders.
CCleaner uses an advanced Registry Cleaner to check for problems and inconsistencies in the system. It can check for file extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, uninstallers, shared DLLs, fonts, Help File references, application paths, icons invalid shortcuts and moreThe developers aver that this software contains no Spyware or Adware.
Zoho Writer is an on-line word-processor allowing multiple users to work on the same document whether online or offline. For example, a person in New York can now edit a document that was originally created in Bangalore without having to constantly exchange email attachments.
Zoho Writer is part of a web office suite and is able to read and write file formats used in MS Office, OpenOffice and other systems. Zoho is fast becoming a viable alternative to other office suites because it is free to use and files can be shared and accessed from anywhere in the world.
The user(s) need to sign-in and register with ZOHO to be able to utilize the on-line sync facility.
You can try it out at: http://writer.zoho.com/editor.im. Also, ZOHO provides several other on-line utilities like Presentations, Spread-sheet, Viewer, Planner, Mail, Meeting, CRM, and even a Note-pad with the same advantages. To get more details about the product, visit ZOHO online services at: http://www.zoho.com.
