Hidden Utilities XP
Hidden Utilities XP isn’t a computer repair tool in itself but a menu to access hidden repair utilities that are built into all copies of Windows XP. System information, diagnostics, repair tools and more in both Windows and Command Line utilities can now be easily opened.
Hidden Utilities XP includes easy access to 53 Windows tools and 43 Command Line utilities.
The 232 KB Hidden Utilities XP can be downloaded at http://camtech2000.net/Programs/HiddenXP.msi. Press the “Launch” button to access items on the left hand side, and “Run” to run the command line utilities on the right hand side.
Sweet Home 3D
Sweet Home 3D is a free interior design application that helps you placing your furniture on a house 2D plan, with a 3D preview. It is provided with a help system that describes all its features.
You can watch a video tutorial at http://sweethome3d.sourceforge.net/documentation.html#videoTutorial to discover these features in action. An FAQ can be browsed at http://sweethome3d.sourceforge.net/faq.html.
Sweet Home 3D is an open source project distributed under GNU General Public License. It can be run on Windows, Mac OS X 10.4 / 10.5, Linux and Solaris. Sweet Home 3D requires Java version 5 or 6.
The 11 MB Sweet Home 3D, v.1.2.1 can be downloaded at http://sweethome3d.sourceforge.net/SweetHome3D.jnlp if you’re not sure of the Java configuration of your system, you can download the 25 MB all-in-one Sweet Home 3D installer bundled with Java at http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/sweethome3d/SweetHome3D-1.2.1-windows.exe
AV Video Karaoke Maker
AV Video Karaoke Maker is a stand-alone karaoke-mastering tool. Features include to create a new, or open a previously saved karaoke project by importing sound and lyrics, video or static backgrounds from different formats; synchronising lyrics and sound; previewing the current karaoke project and exporting the karaoke project to different video formats.
The 6.06 MB AV Video Karaoke Maker for WWin2k/XP/Vista can be downloaded at http://dvd-player.audio4fun.com/video-karaoke-maker.htm
ClipFinder
ClipFinder searches, streams, and downloads videos. It can search up to 14 video Web sites at once. ClipFinder’s video window includes quick links for downloading and adding to a favorites list.
The interface appears as a long panel and within it are a series of long film strips. Each strip represents a video Web site.
You can choose the options of which 14 video portals should appear. However, new portals cannot be added.
The ones available include all the major video sites: Google, YouTube, Yahoo, iFilm, Veoh, DailyMotion and others.
When you start the utility, the strips will be empty. After you start the search videos, they will appear as frames in the strip. ‘CopyURL’ copies the video URL to your clipboard with one click, while ‘Add’ adds the video to your ‘My Videos’ panel.
To get access to the full range of ClipFinder’s features, you need to register. The 2.63 MB Ashampoo ClipFinder v.1.34 for Windows 2000/XP/Vista can be downloaded at http://www.download.com/Ashampoo-ClipFinder/3000-13632-10654066.html?part=dl-AshampooC&subj=dl&tag=button
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