GreenPrint World
GreenPrint is a free paper-saving software. The utility shaves off extra pages when people print from a personal computer. The application, detects and highlights unwanted content, such as banner ads on a Web page that tend to spill over onto extra pages. GreenPrint solves a problem nearly every computer user has experienced: The wasteful pages that seem only to appear after a document has been printed (for example, pages with just a URL, banner ad, legal jargon, or a run-over Excel column). GreenPrint does this by analyzing the document and then highlighting and removing unnecessary pages. It lets users delete images from the printed page and quickly create print-friendly PDF documents. GreenPrint World incorporates an easy to use PDF writer, a print preview called GreenView, and a reporting feature which keeps track of the number of pages, trees, and money saved. GreenPrint aspires for widespread adoption of its product to spare 100 million trees from being chopped down and 300 million tons of greenhouse gases from polluting the atmosphere. Requirements: Windows 2000/XP/Vista, 1GHZ+ Processor 256 MB RAM, .NET Framework 2.0 (installed automatically). The 22.6 MB GreenPrint World 1.0.1 can be downloaded at http://www.printgreener.com/download.html or at http://snipurl.com/greenprint

Celtx
Celtx is an integrated solution for media pre-production and collaboration. Now, you can replace old fashioned “paper, pen & binder” media creation with a digital approach to writing and organising that’s more complete People who work in the Pre-Production of Film, TV, Theatre, and New Media would find Celtx useful as it provides all the tools needed under one application. These include: start with an idea, choice of editor, writing tools, organise with index cards, collaborate with others, storyboard, production schedule, and more. You can back up your media project online at Celtx Server. When your work is “in the can” you can publish it to Celtx Project Central and give the world a sneak peek at your work in progress and get peer reviews and comments. The 9.55 MB Celtx for Win95 / 98 / ME / 2k / XP / Vista can be downloaded at http://www.celtx.com/download.html

Purrint
The PrtScr button on your keyboard was designed to take the contents of the current screen memory buffer and sent it on to the printer port. And these days when pressed the button takes a screenshot of your computer’s screen. Now, with Purrint, a small Windows utility, you can make PrtScr button more versatile. Yes, make the PrintScreen (and alt-print screen) button work the way it ought to. Save to file (bmp, png, jpg, gif), print to printer, or copy to dumb ol’ clipboard. You can also configure the software using the “Options” button to always do one of the three choices by default, skipping the pop-up menu altogether. Purrint works in any version of windows, Win95 onwards. It is a mere 114 KB download at http://www.bcheck.net/apps/purrint.zip

Ning
Among the most talked-about social networks are MySpace, Facebook and LinkedIn . If you feel lost in these mammoth-sized social networks or can’t find an online community that matches your interest, create your own online social network! All you need is Ning (“peace” in Chinese) which provides a platform to create your own social networking site, for free. Ning also provides an array of ready-to-use web templates for you to customise the look of your social network. You can also add other interactive features like blogs, discussion forums, photo galleries, videos, RSS feeds, events and others. Your members can upload their own photos or import them from Flickr. They can even upload video files (max 100 MB each) from their desktops or even embed videos directly from YouTube / Google Videos. The members can message each other too. Your community can be either be public (anyone may join) or private (open by invitation only). The latter setting would be ideal if you want the network to be restricted to a closed circle of friends and family. By the way Google Analytics can be integrated with your social network to know how people are discovering your Ning community and which sections are popular. To learn more about forming your own Ning community at www.ning.com.

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