ChromePlus: Google Chrome with some extras 20 September 2009
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So you like Chrome, but sometimes have compatibility problems and fallback on Internet Explorer ? In this case, try ChromePlus: http://www.chromeplus.org/. It’s based on Chrome, and if necessary you can open an IE tab within ChromePlus.
From the ChromePlus website:
ChromePlus has all the functionalities that Google Chrome has. More, ChromePlus added some useful features such as Mouse gesture, Super drag, IE tab, etc. Meanwhile, ChromePlus is free with no function limitation and you can use ChromePlus to surf the internet in any case.
REMProf and other free tools 3 July 2009
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What is RemProf ?
From the ctrl-alt-del site:
RemProf is a command-line utility to delete local user profiles that are NOT in use when this command is executed.
This utility was written to replace the command DELPROF.EXE currently found in the MS Windows Resource Kit. This utility offers extra features that will be of benefit to all admins. REMPROF has the ability to delete user profiles on the local machine based on age, username, or SID association. REMPROF does not currently function on Microsoft Vista due to Vista’s new permission structure on profiles.
In you create a Scheduled Task to run RemProf after every restart of your Citrix servers (e.g. daily), you can keep the profiles on the Citrix servers reduced to a minimum !
For more info and lots of other free tools, check out: http://www.ctrl-alt-del.com.au/CAD_TSUtils.htm
CamStudio: a free video capture tool 2 July 2009
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If you need to record screen activity into an AVI file, with or without audio (and more) using a simple free application, look no further: http://camstudio.org/.
You can find more info on the link above.
Firefox 3.5 final is released 30 June 2009
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There it is, the final version of Firefox 3.5, a few days after RC3. I did not notice Firefox updating the version and now everywhere it clearly states 3.5 instead of RC3. There were probable not a lot of changes between RC3 (or no changes at all) and the final version 3.5 …
Anyway both versions seem snappy. Up to version 4 now 
Firefox 3.5 RC3 is available now 25 June 2009
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Will this be last RC before the final release of Firefox 3.5. We’ll see …
Mozella Firefox 3.5 is almost out 18 June 2009
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Firefox 3.5 RC 2 is available now (see freewarefiles.com), so I guess it won’t take much longer before we will see the final version 3.5 coming. I have been testing the latest 3.5 Beta versions together with version 3.0.x of Firefox without any problems. They both run stable on the same system (just installed in another folder; 3.5 nicely took over the settings from 3.0.x).
New: Google Chrome 3.0.189.0 Beta 18 June 2009
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I found it at MajorGeeks.com this time. Nothing special to notice; no issues encountered.
New Sysinternals application: Desktops 1.0 22 August 2008
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Published on august 21, 2008. Allows to organise your apps on up to 4 virtual desktops.
Run-It as 1.0 freeware 11 June 2008
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I’ve been testing several Run-as tools. My prefered one is Run-It as.
See http://www.chessware.ch/runitas/index.php?language=en for more info and if you want to download the utility.
This handy freeware is straightforward, simple and does what it is supposed to do. It allows you to create a shortcut to launch a program using other credentials, without having to logoff/logon. You only have to type the credentials once for each shortcut, and the user/password are then saved in a file (scrambled, I don’t know with which encryption). So this would for example allow for someone to work as standard user, except for those programs for which he/she needs elevated rights, which can be launched using a Run-It as shortcut.
XAMPP: Apache, MySQL, PHP and Perl — EASY 30 May 2008
Posted by it2tp in Free- & shareware.Tags: Apache, MySQL, PHP
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Many people know from their own experience that it’s not easy to install an Apache web server and it gets harder if you want to add MySQL, PHP and Perl.
XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use – just download, extract and start.
At the moment there are four XAMPP distributions:
XAMPP for LINUX
XAMPP for Windows
XAMPP for Mac OS
XAMPP for Solaris
XAMPP is free of charge
For info and download, see here: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html
Some The GIMP tips 18 May 2008
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GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. More info: http://www.gimp.org/
Here are some tips on The GIMP about:
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Changing the language of The GIMP
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Interface improvement: all in one window using plugin Deweirdifier
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Give The GIMP a look and feel of PhotoShop: GIMPshop
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Drawing circles, ellipses, squares, …
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Drawing arrows
Vista and personal firewalls 13 April 2008
Posted by it2tp in Free- & shareware, Windows, Windows Vista.Tags: Comodo, Windows Vista
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If you’d like to try another firewall than the build-in: a good, free one is ZoneAlarm. I installed version 7.1.248. Solid and no problems at all.
On the contrary Comodo Firewall Pro showed too much pop ups; it looked like they would never stop. Even removing the thing was a pain. The standard uninstall left a lot of crap. If you want to get rid of it, see here.
