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If you've ever noticed unnaturally shiny skin in your photos, you may have also wondered how the heck you can fix it. This is usually caused by a combination of slight perspiration from the person reflecting the harsh light of a camera flash back at the image sensor. In extreme cases, shiny skin may be due to solarization in the image. While you can avoid this altogether using diffused light, sometimes you need a fix. ShineOff is among the best plugins I've tried for removing shine from skin tones of all hues. It automatically softens the skin in shiny areas to create a more natural looking skin tone. Unlike trying to apply filtering myself in Photoshop, ShineOff seems to leave the sparkle in teeth and eyes, while toning down unwanted shine on skin, giving photos a more polished look. Batch convert a series of images to reduce shine or work on one image at a time. If you have a tool like the full version of Photoshop with Action support, you can combine this with PearlyWhites Teeth Whitening to complete two image tweaking tasks at once. [Windows 9x/2k/XP $49.95]

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Bleaching your teeth is both expensive and likely not a healthy solution for having white teeth in photos. Color correction is a much more cost effective solution and it works on everyone with no trips to the dentist. There are ways to achieve white teeth in Photoshop through a combination of built-in tools, but I find it much faster to use a plugin built specifically for the task of making teeth white. Enter PearlyWhites from Image Trends. Install the plugin for use with Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, or any other app that supports the Photoshop plugin method and you'll get great looking teeth in every photo. Support for one off fixes or batch fixing of all teeth in a series of photos is supported. [Windows 9x/2k/XP $49.95]

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Download PSTCompactor

Outlook is far from a perfect mail client, but it combines everything I use daily in one common location better than anything else I've tried, so I live with the shortcomings. One of the places Outlook really needs improvement is the bloated PST storage file where all that data collects. PSTCompactor helps shrink your PST file by as much as 38%, optimizing in areas where Microsoft hasn't managed to fix some glaring issues. Compress attachments, force compacting of data and permanently eliminate deleted messages and information. By keeping your PST file clean, mail data is less prone to corruption and failure. The home edition is limited to compacting 5 PST files. Compatible with Outlook 98, 2k, XP and 2003. [Windows 2k/XP $24.95]

 Download Wallpaper Cam

Wallpapers remain one of the quickest ways to spice up an otherwise stale looking desktop. Change the picture with one of the image rotation options or simply rotate something new in when you need a refreshing view. I recently ran across a slick application that takes desktop wallpaper to a whole new level. Combining webcam images with desktop wallpaper, you get a truly dynamic view of your favorite location or destination, live on your desktop. Activate the included Times Square webcam and refresh your desktop with a new image as often as every 5 seconds to see people passing on the street. Add one of the traffic cams from your commute to see traffic jam up live on your desktop. You can even watch for sightings in Elvis Graceland bedroom. Aim a webcam at your kids in the other room and keep a watchful eye from the next room. This is by far the coolest application for both webcams and wallpaper I've seen in ages. The app isn't free; give it a try before writing it off.

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Download Morpheus

Turn your neighbor's cat into a rutabaga. Put your sister's face on the family goldfish. Become a Seattle Mariners slugger with some photo trickery. Morphing can be clever or cruel, either way, it's irresistible. Morphing takes some practice to master the basics, but Morpheus offers solid tutorials to get you started. With a few trial runs under your belt, make use of features like AVI support, key framing and dot delay, for use in movie morphs (available in the pro version). A preview feature lets you check out individual morph frames, before they happen, making it easier to create a seamless morph. Also to new to this version, a built in method for sharing your morph creations via e-mail and zooming for easier manipulation of larger images. [Windows 9x/2k/XP $29.95/49.95]

 Download Flash Video Studio

Publishing movies to the Web as Flash files with a SWF extension is the easiest way to deal with managing things like playback controls, fast forward, rewind and volume control. There's no need to figure out how to embed QuickTime or Windows Media player in a browser. Most everyone uses Flash, so you don't need to worry about people watching your movie having the proper codecs installed. In general, using Flash guarantees your movies will just work. The one trick to all this is you need a tool capable of turning AVI, WMV and MOV files into flash FLV or SWF files. Sorensen Squeeze can do it for about $119. You can use Macromedia's Flash suite to do it automatically, but that will set you back at least $400. Flash Video studio converts AVI, WMV, MPG, MOV and ASF files to SWF or FLV for a small fraction of either price.

If affordable Flash conversion isn't enough reason to like Flash Video Studio, the app includes several handy publishing features. You can add trigger links in your video to launch Web pages while the video plays. Flash Video Studio supports calling a new SWF file from your video (so you can do something like the play next video option on YouTube). The app supports configurable output options, including batch conversion, watermarking, a handful of effects and masks and a simple set of video and audio compression choices allowing you to maximize quality while minimizing file size. When you output SWF, the app automatically generates the HTML for your page and offers customizable play controls. Built-in FTP makes upload almost automatic. So far, I haven't found any other app I like better for this purpose. [Windows 2k/XP/Vista $49.95]

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Download Just Screenshots

TechSmith's SnagIt remains my favorite tool for taking screenshots and tweaking the images. For manipulating screen captures after the grab, this app is an awesome alternative. For screenshots destined for display on your Web pages, without needing a full featured graphic editor, Just Screenshots has everything you need. Crop pieces out of the shot, overlay sections of the shot to highlight a particular screen area, distort your screenshots for artistic effect or to build a more interesting page layout. If you want to effectively present static screenshots on your Web pages, this is a must have for more effective communication of ideas. [Windows 9x/2k/XP $29.95]

Willing Webcam 3.0, as the name makes clear, is a web camera software application that makes it possible to broadcast video or pictures over the Internet. Besides web cameras, the program also works with camcorders and digital cameras that have FireWire, S-Video or Composite output, USB based video capturing devices as well as IP Network Cameras with JPEG output.

Willing Webcam 3.0 can be used for a variety of applications. The program's motion detector and sound/e-mail alarms, time lapse recording mode and other features make the program a perfect monitoring and security application. Willing Webcam 3.0 is a good tool for parents to keep an eye on their kids at home. Plus, this software is a great choice for webcam hobbyists who want to just share their "perfect view" with friends and family or the rest of the world.

Besides saving JPEG images, Willing Webcam 3.0 can save video as AVI files. Because adding a web cam to a website may drastically increase bandwidth consumption, the program comes with a bandwidth optimization feature that decreases traffic without compromising picture quality. Other handy features include picture quality enhancement/special effects, time stamping, watermarking, remote management options, and stealth work mode.

Willing Webcam 3.0 comes with automatic FTP uploads (including scheduling and auto-dialing), picture e-mailing feature (send photos), a built-in image viewer and photo album, and support for multiple web cameras and an option to switch view between them.

Willing Webcam 3.0 is available for download. The cost of registering the software is 39.95 US Dollars per license. Willing Webcam Lite is available for 14.95 US Dollars.

Willing Software also provides magazine readers and subscribers with a special 10% Off discount link

Designed for the Windows platforms, the application enables its owner to set limits on the time computer users spend on particular software programs. You can specify an individual time budget for each person who uses the computer and schedule time slots within which she can run programs. Based on these settings, PC TimeWatch locks and unlocks programs. Along with programs, PC TimeWatch gives you the ability to limit Windows logon hours and set the maximum duration of all Windows sessions for a day or a week. As distinct from other software, PC TimeWatch makes use of the Windows security features. Therefore unauthorized users have no chances to disable the program or tamper with its settings.

"The idea for PC TimeWatch was inspired by requests from parents who are concerned about the hours their children spend on electronic entertainment," says Patrick Philippot, manager at MainSoft. "According to psychologists if children have an unregulated access to the computer and games, they are exposed to the threat of becoming addicted. Game addiction is no better than addiction to alcohol or drugs. Serious game addiction negatively affects both physical and intellectual development of a child, causes depressions and psychological disorders. PC TimeWatch is a good preventive measure against all this. However its use is not restricted to kids. It can help companies prevent internet abuse. With PC TimeWatch in place, you can regulate the use of web browsers to stop employees from visiting non-work related websites."

"Regulating computer usage with PC TimeWatch is easy and doesn't require any advanced knowledge of the computer," continues Mr. Philippot. "Let's say, for example, your kid has become addicted to a space shooter and instead of doing homework and visiting friends he puts all his energy into blasting away at alien invaders. You want him to play only for one hour a day or seven hours a week. So, you select the game, add time slots, for example from 6 pm to 7 pm, and set the program to repeat this time limit all week. When the kid wants to play, he starts the computer. And so does PC TimeWatch that works transparently as a Windows service. If the boy is within his allotted time, the game is unlocked and he can play it. However when the time is up, PC TimeWatch locks the game and closes its window."

PC TimeWatch has been developed in collaboration with the team that created the classic PC Magazine Utilities and it is reflected in its carefully chosen feature set and refreshingly uncomplicated user interface. The main window allows you to select any user profile and view the list of restricted programs with permitted time slots. Time slots are indicated graphically and shown for the whole week from Sunday to Saturday. Also, the main window has the global allowance settings area where you can specify how long a selected program can be used by the current user during a day or week. On top of the main window is the toolbar that exposes all main commands and options so that you can access them with one mouse click.

PC TimeWatch other features include:

• Restricted programs are monitored through a specialized service and a driver
• Configuration program is password protected
• Warnings before a program shutdown are configurable
• "Prototype" feature allows to setup a scheduling model that can be then applied to a particular program
• Usage report.

  Pricing and Availability

  PC TimeWatch runs under Windows 98/NT/ME/2000/XP and costs 42 USD or 35 Euros. Registered customers are entitled to free updates and lifetime technical support. Discounts for volume buyers are available. A 21-day fully functional evaluation version of PC TimeWatch is available.

NewSoftwares.net, Inc. has released version 5.2.5 of their award-winning and feature-rich security tool for the Windows XP/2000/NT/Me/98/95 platforms, a software tool designed to password-protect files, folders, and drives from unauthorized users.

Folder Lock takes a fresh approach to file security, and lets PC users lock, hide, encrypt and password-protect any number of files, folders, drives, pictures and documents in seconds. Files can also be protected on USB Flash Drives, Memory Sticks, CD-RW, floppies and notebooks. Protection works even if files are taken from one PC to another on a removable disk, without the need to install any software.

Additional Options include Stealth Mode, Hacker Attempt Monitoring, Shred files, AutoLock, Auto Shutdown PC, Lock your PC, Erase PC tracks, 256-bit Blowfish Encryption and Context Menu in Explorer. Folder Lock works on all types of disk drives like FAT16, FAT32, NTFS and EFS.

Changes in Version 5.2.5 of Folder Lock include: Availability in five languages (English, French, Dutch, Italian and Spanish); an enhanced uninstall; and the ability to put a lock on multiple files easily by clicking the 'Another' button once you've locked a folder.

Folder Lock is priced at $35(US) for a single user license and may be purchased online at www.newsoftwares.net/folderlock Multi-user licenses, site license and academic licenses are also available.

Watermark Factory announces today the release of version 2.0 of the popular image -protection tool, supplied with new effects and image processing technologies. In its creation, the developers have put much emphasis on watermark quality and program functionality. And their efforts were not vain. The enhanced version of Watermark Factory does its job better and faster. Not only is the program flash-like fast, its new user interface is amazingly comfortable to work with.

Watermark protection has earned the reputation of the most effective weapon against copyright abuse. This time-proven solution acquires a new meaning in Watermark Factory. Elegant, yet highly functional, Watermark Factory v2.0 helps you to create a visible protection without destroying the overall aesthetic impression of an image. It gives you a set of precision tools, which enable you to create a smart-looking text or a logo watermark, and then integrate it into your image. Once your watermark is created and saved, you can easily retrieve it and use it again with the help of just a couple of clicks. The program operates with single images, as well as with image folders, and that is why for those who process images in the line of duty it would be a huge load off their mind.

A number of visual effects for both text and logos, along with a choice of positioning modes will help you to make a watermark befitting your image. Besides traditional text formatting options, Watermark Factory v2.0 allows adjusting opacity and offers effects for shading, embossing, and engraving. As for a logo, you can emboss the image and make it opaque to different degrees. The anti-aliasing technology implemented in the program will make your watermark crystal-clear. Three modes of positioning allow the user to adjust the watermark position according to the image size and margins, and set a desired tilt angle. These useful features provide an endless choice of styles and help to better integrate your watermark into an image.

"Watermark Factory is a tool for batch copyright protection of high-quality images," says James Thornton, PRO of the company. "Its features meet the requirements of professional image processing. At the same time, the interface remains as comprehensible as possible so that all users who wish to protect their intellectual property could do it easily. The new major version of Watermark Factory offers improved image encoding function, expanded formatting options and the multilayer watermarking feature. Some other improvements were suggested by our users. All these changes aim to save time and efforts of users and provide them with the most advanced protective options."

Some of the Watermark Factory v2.0 Features

• Multi-line text watermarks support;
• Support for logo and multi-layer watermarks;
• A choice of text and logo formats, visual effects and background settings;
• High-quality anti-aliasing;
• The "Manual," "Auto-Fit," and "Tile" positioning modes;
• The ability to save watermarks as presets and use them later in other projects;
• The Ability to add image-specific information, such as EXIF and IPTC, date, image size, file size and name;
• High-quality JPEG encoding, smooth and progressive encoding;
• Improved intuitive interface.

Availability and Pricing

Watermark Factory v2.0 runs under Windows 95/98/XP/NT/2003 platforms and costs $29.95 USD (25% discount off the regular price of $40 USD for the duration of the launching campaign) for a single user licence and $79.95 USD for a business licence. Free technical support and minor upgrades are available to all registered users. A free trial version can be downloaded at http://www.watermarkfactory.com

Food File contains the nutritional information for 1000s of food products. Searching the database is as simple as typing in the food you are looking for - the software will display a list of matching foods as quickly as you type. The search can also be refined by selecting one or more of the 24 food categories.

Clicking a food item displays the amount of fat, protein and carbohydrate it contains, as well as total calories and more detailed nutritional information. Also displayed are various 'food facts' that will assist people following diets that restrict certain kinds of foods - such as low fat, low carbohydrate (Atkins / South Beach) or low sodium diets.

The software has a friendly web style interface, and features 3D pie charts used to display at-a-glance the relative proportions of fat, protein and carbohydrate in each food.

Food File has a companion web site, Food File Online. It contains the same useful information as the Food File software, but with the convenience of being able to access it from anywhere via the web.

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WinRAR, the popular compression utility, has now been on the market for well over ten years. With the release of version 3.50, rarlab.com has decided to give WinRAR a facelift. By installing interface themes, users can now give WinRAR a completely new look. Theme files are available on http://www.rarlab.com/themes.htm. Since theme files are RAR archives users can open them directly in WinRAR to install. Installed themes can be managed by using the "Options/Themes" menu within WinRAR.

But of course WinRAR has not only changed optically. Many new features have been added as well. The new WinRAR 3.50 is one of the first compression tools to offer Windows x64 shell integration. This is a great feature for Windows x64 users who have been waiting for context menu support on their Windows x64. With WinRAR 3.50 they can now take full advantage of the right-click extensions that make work so much more efficient.

Other big advantages for web editors, but also for private users, are the newly added options for customizing SFX archives. One option is to replace the default SFX logo by a custom bitmap file. It is now possible to specify user defined SFX icons larger than 32x32 and with any color depth.

With the release of WinRAR 3.50, rarlab.com has also succeeded in making a very secure program even more secure. In addition to existing security features WinRAR now offers even better protection for data. For example, it is not allowed to run *.pif files. Archived PIF files is one typical way for computer viruses to distribute. WinRAR shell does not allow running files having 5 or more continuous spaces in the name. Viruses frequently add spaces into names to confuse users and hide the real extension. WinRAR shell removes these continuous spaces.

Furthermore, WinRAR now supports decompression of ZIP archives created using Zip64 format extension.

These are just some of the more than 20 features that were added or improved. More information on all the improved items can be found at http://www.win-rar.com/whatsnew.html.

Of course, as always, the upgrade to 3.50 is absolutely free for all registered users. Upgrading is quick and easy. Users only need to download and install the newest version of WinRAR to continue using the popular compression tool. No complicated uninstalling of the previous version is necessary.

Inzomia Viewer is much faster than other image viewers. While you're looking at a picture from your playlist, the program is loading the next picture into memory. As soon as you're ready to view the next image, it pops instantly onto the screen. All the while, the program is working in the background to load the next image into memory, so it will be ready when you are. In addition to anticipating your next picture, Inzomia Viewer uses DirectX technology to take advantage of your computer's 3D graphics accelerator, and make your images snap into place.

Inzomia Viewer lets you use all of your screen space to view images. The full screen option hides the user interface, and lets you fill your screen with your favorite pictures. The program's smooth power-zooming feature lets you select any portion of your picture, and zoom in as much or as little as you choose. Even if your image is much larger than your screen size, you can immediately look at the part that interests you.

Inzomia Viewer deals with Zip archives as if they were folders. If you download a Zipped collection of pictures from the Internet, Inzomia Viewer can access individual images directly, without performing a separate extraction first.

It's easy to organize your photos into playlists, and show them to friends and family. Grab images from the Internet, or from any drive on your computer. Drag and drop your thumbnailed images, set the zoom and rotation, and save your slideshow. It's easy to create professional transitions between images. You can turn your slideshows into self-contained Windows files that your friends and family can run, even if they don't have Inzomia Viewer installed.

Business people can use Inzomia Viewer's playlists to create professional sales presentations or training material. The program lets business people save time while searching through collections of clip art and photographs, or when organizing artwork for web sites and brochures. In addition, the company provides customized versions of their image viewing software, allowing businesses to bundle a branded viewer with their hardware, or provide gifts and giveaways to prospects and customers.

Whether you're a home user who wants to organize and enjoy the thousands of images that you've accumulated on your computer, a photographer who needs to quickly view and evaluate your work, or a business user who needs to quickly locate images for presentations and web site pages, Inzomia Viewer has the tools that you need.

Inzomia Viewer 3 runs under Windows 98/Me/2000/XP, costs $35(US) for a single-user license, and may be purchased securely online from http://www.freephotobrowser.com. Non-commercial users can use the free version of Inzomia, a no-adware, no-spyware version with limited skin support and no TIFF support.

August, 2005, after two years of extensive research and innovation, Argentum announces the new release 2.5 of Argentum MyFiles, a disk cataloger and file organizer that helps keep your computer files organized. Argentum MyFiles runs on any computer with Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, or 2003 installed.

A disk cataloger or a file organizer is an application that records the directory structure, but not the contents, of a volume. The saved directory structure of a volume is called a disk catalog. Since loading a disk catalog is much faster than loading the directory structure from the actual disk, searching and browsing a disk catalog is much faster than searching or browsing an actual disk.

More important, a disk cataloger can store disk catalogs for more than one volume. And, a volume does not need to be available on your desktop while you are browsing the catalog. This allows you to have a single disk catalog containing the library of all of your CDs, DVDs, removable media volumes, network locations and floppy disks. Using a disk cataloger you can, in one move, search all of your volumes, be they available on your computer, in a box next to your computer, or at the office on the other side of town.

Besides the primary purpose of a basic file organizer to store, search, browse and organize your file collection, a good file cataloging program should also be able to describe the contents of a disk catalog with your own comments, extract additional file information (descriptions) from files of common types, export disk catalogs into well-formed HTML reports and rich XML files. With Argentum MyFiles you are able to store, search, browse, organize and share your file collection! All features are packed into one combined
product:

http://www.argentuma.com/myfiles.html

If what you crave for is an inexpensive information manager with the ability to share its content with friends or co-workers, look no further than General Knowledge Base (GKB). Designed for the Windows platforms, this application provides a centralized location for documents, images and other types of files which are organized into the searchable knowledge base. Using the inbuilt Word-style editing facility, the knowledge base can be edited with a remarkable ease and its content can be accessed locally or remotely over the local network and the internet.

"General Knowledge Base is an extension of human memory," says Tomas Rutkauskas, author of GKB and CEO of Baltsoft. "Culture is all about creating extensions. For example, a coat is an extension of our skin that keeps us warm, a mobile phone is an extension of our mouth and ear that enables distant talks and a remote control is an extension of our hand to control a TV remotely. They all extend our capabilities and make our life easy and convenient. We created GKB to extend our information management capability. It allows you to accumulate a massive amount of knowledge and store it in the digital form, readily available to anyone, anywhere."

Creating a knowledge base with GKB is a breeze. The program has an inbuilt editor whose uncomplicated Word-style design is familiar to millions of users. Among many other options, it supports tables, hyperlinks, styles, right-to-left languages and spell check. Customers will also discover the ability to export articles created in GKB to many popular formats, including TXT, RTF, DOC, HTML, XML and PDF. Individual or batch mode export is available. Once you created an article in the editor, you can attach notes, descriptions to it and group it with other articles. The advanced search facility supports a search based on different document criteria.

Designed with an ordinary user in mind, GKB has become popular with a wide spectrum of customers. "I downloaded over a dozen trial versions of PIM's. If I had started with GKB, my search would have been over right away," says Kathryn Kortay. "Not one PIM met my criteria except GKB:
easy to learn, reasonable price, no size restrictions on files, intuitive structure for categories within databases, advanced search features with "easy to browse" method to make retrieving articles simple. And these are just a few to name. Normally, when I am learning a program I hit a "wall", become completely frustrated and just plain "give up". With GKB's tech support and user forum, I feel the support of others and get fast answers when I need them."

GKB Features at a Glance
- Easy to manage categories tree;
- Microsoft Word-style document editor;
- Ability to group documents in a very effective way;
- Ability to export documents to PDF, HTML, RTF, TXT and Microsoft Word.
- Ability to share database with several users remotely
- LAN, VPN, WAN, Internet;
- Powerful search facility;
- Up to 128 GB of data storage.

Pricing and Availability
General Knowledge Base 2.1 runs under Windows 95/98/2000/XP/2003 and costs $39 (USD) for a single-user license. Registered customers are entitled to free updates and lifetime technical support. A 30-day fully functional evaluation version of the program is available as a free download at http://www.baltsoft.com/.

CourseForum Technologies is pleased to announce the immediate availability of ProjectForum 4.5, bringing even richer support for RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and email to its professional and easy-to-use wiki collaboration software.

ProjectForum's shared web-based workspaces provide a central place to collect, manage and discuss work, and are always available over the entire life of a project. Team members can stay up to date, and coordinate with each other from anywhere at anytime, without excessive emails or time-consuming meetings. It is ideal for internal project communications, client projects, research groups, intranets, planning, to do lists, sharing and reviewing documents, team discussions and more.

ProjectForum is the easiest product of its kind to set up, yet includes powerful features such as full version control, group project support, multiple authentication options, image and file management, page templates, SSL, full branding support, multiple forums, and many more features.

Version 4.5 further leverages RSS to make staying on top of changes even easier. RSS feeds are now available for every page in the forum, allowing you to pinpoint exactly the work you are interested in. This complements the existing per-forum RSS feeds. RSS feeds can also be directly included in ProjectForum pages; this helps you automatically share the latest news updates from a variety of sources with your team, without them even needing to know about RSS. Other new options allow forum changes to be broadcast via email.

ProjectForum is available either as a fully managed hosted service, or as software that can be downloaded and run in-house, without the complex installation pitfalls inherent in most wiki or web software. Anyone can have ProjectForum running in a matter of minutes, with no webmaster, no code, and no IT help needed. Versions are available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and other Unixes, while users of the software need only a standard web browser.

Inspired by the new generation of wikis, weblogs, bulletin boards and other grassroots online tools, ProjectForum is easy to set up, easy to use, powerful and secure. With it's wiki-style forums, teams can collaborate more often, more effectively and more affordably.

ProjectForum hosting starts at US$20 a month, while downloadable versions start at US$229, with a free version also available.

For more information, or to download it or try it live, visit: http://www.projectforum.com.

Cypherix announces the release of Cryptainer LE (6.0 series), the free 128 bit encryption software. With over 5 million users, Cryptainer is perhaps one of the most widely used encryption software in the world. Supported languages include Dutch, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French and Japanese.

Cryptainer is an easy-to-use software that secures your privacy while computing. It keeps your data private and secures your PC. Cryptainer LE encrypts any type of data on any Windows PC on any kind of media. Specially tailored to answer security and privacy needs of the average PC, Cryptainer LE combines ease of use and simple drag-and-drop operations. Its powerful 128 bit strong encryption ensures total security with a zero learning curve.

Cryptainer LE runs on all 32-bit versions of MS Windows (95/98/Me/2000/2003 Server as well as XP). It can encrypt any kind of data on any medium including Hard Drives, CD ROM's, removable drives, flash disks and even the memory card on your camera. It runs as a special Windows device driver operating on a 128 bit implementation of the Blowfish algorithm in Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) mode with a block size of 64 bytes.

Cryptainer LE creates encrypted drive(s) that can be loaded and unloaded as required. It stores all sensitive information in the form of encrypted files in a ghost drive that appears and disappears at your convenience. On loading this ghost drive using one's password/passphrase, any kind of file can be dragged and dropped into it. Once unloaded, the data is rendered totally inaccessible by anyone but the person with the key. All your data is encrypted at an astonishing speed, in spite of the high bit-strength.

Using Cryptainer it is possible to encrypt files directly on any media, including removeable media too (USB Drive/CD-Rom/CDRW). Cryptainer allows users to self contained installations that load directly from the removable media without having to install anything permanent on the host machine. The sensitive data can be stored within an encrypted volume file that can only be accessed through the Cryptainer program and user-password.

Cryptainer LE offers true on-the-fly 128 Bit disk encryption to ensure that absolutely anyone can use it effectively. No more password protecting files one at a time. No more deleting documents manually after encrypting them. With Cryptainer LE encryption software, just drag, drop and unload to encrypt. What you get is foolproof, hassle-free, unbreakable security.

It is available as a free, fully functional product from Cypherix. http://www.cypherix.com/cryptainerle/index.htm

Akamai Software has released version 4.7 of SwordSearcher, a Bible study application for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. SwordSearcher provides users with many tools to enhance Bible study, with an intuitive interface that is easy to learn and use, for both devotional and in-depth Bible study.

New for version 4.7 are additional library resources, including the original 1611 edition of the King James (Authorized) Bible, Matthew Poole’s complete Bible commentary, and more.

In addition to making Bible searches fast and simple, SwordSearcher includes a Topic and Verse Guide function designed to make accessing a vast amount of library material as simple as typing in a verse reference or subject. A user of the software can specify any verse reference or passage to study, and SwordSearcher will instantly show them every book, commentary, topical, or dictionary resource that references the verse or passage.

SwordSearcher's Bible display presents Bible text in a columnar format with links to reference material to the side of each verse. While browsing Bible text, any verse that inspires desire for further study can be deeply researched with just a few clicks, often completely removing the need for text searching altogether. All text in SwordSearcher is tightly integrated so that navigating between resources and verses is seamless.

SwordSearcher's library includes over 50 library resources, including commentaries, topical guides, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other books, and hundreds of maps, charts, and illustrations.

The SwordSearcher Deluxe CD-ROM is $49.95 and can be ordered on the Internet at http://www.SwordSearcher.com.

TurboFTP is an award-winning secure FTP client. It fully supports secure FTP over SSL/TLS and SFTP over SSH2. TurboFTP works seamlessly with an SSL/TLS based secure FTP server or an SSH2 server, offers server authentication, industrial strength encryption and integrity protection, thus protects your data over an insecure network. In addition, OTP S/Key password encryption, SSL/TLS public key authentication are supported. TurboFTP supports on-the-fly compression transfer mode MODE-Z.

TurboFTP is the pioneer of FTP automation. Its Sync Service Module (tftpsvc.exe) can run schedule tasks as generic NT service. With it scheduled FTP backup, mirroring, replication or synchronization, either one time or repeated, will be performed automatically in background and requires no user logon. In TurboFTP Sync Service, FTP automation can be achieved in many different ways: you can prepare a list of files (wildcard supported) to have TurboFTP transfer for you, you can synchronize a local and a remote folder using one of the six synchronization schemes, or you can use its Advanced Auto Upload feature to upload a file right after it is dropped in a local folder or modified. Sync Service Module supports multiple simultaneous schedule tasks and task dependency. You can have TurboFTP send you (and even multiple recipients) report through e-mail upon completion of each schedule task or only by error.

TurboFTP offers strong interruption and stall protection backed by various mechanisms like Auto Dial, Smart Keep Alive, Auto Reconnect and broken transfer resume. Connectivity is enhanced by support of many different types of firewall/proxy server, including HTTP proxy, application level FTP firewalls, SOCKS 4/4a and SOCKS 5 proxies.

TurboFTP 4.50 new features include support for Clear Command Channel in SSL/TLS based FTP, support for MODE-Z, and the Advanced Auto Upload feature in its Sync Service Module.

TurboFTP runs under Windows 95/98/Me/NT4/2000/XP/2003. The trial version is fully functional and has a 30-day limit. A single user license of TurboFTP standard version costs $39.95(US). Price of license with Sync Service Module starts from $139. Volume discounts and site licenses are available. More details about pricing and ordering at http://www.turboftp.com/register.php

For more information and online tutorials of TurboFTP please visit http://www.turboftp.com/

YQSoft has released WinPIM version 8.0, a professional all-in-one Personal Information Manager (PIM) for Windows that makes it easy to manage your personal and business information and share them on the network.

WinPIM provides perfect balance between attractive interface and powerful features. Contact, Calendar, Tasks, Diary and Notes are all a breeze to set up and edit while offering a superb range of fields to play with. Not only you can create tree-view groups and drag & drop freely to organize a large number of Contacts, but also you can track the contacts. The Calendar and the Tasks makes your time usage more productive and more rewarding.

You can also drag and drop to schedule appointments or create to-do items, and the prioritized to do list helps you get everything done, including the items you did not finish yesterday. The Diary supports rich-text format contents, and has an easy tree index to navigate. You can store text, pictures, and even web pages to tree-view Note, and you can even stick the notes on your desktop.

WinPIM also gives you an easy and low cost network solution for sharing all data simultaneously with everyone in your workgroup. The easy multi-users system lets different people login the same data folder as different user ID with different access and level. Other features include stand alone Reminder, cell phone SMS messenger, and many more features to choose from. The WinPIM web site also provides a lot of additional schedule, holidays, reminder skins and powerful utilities for you to download free of charge.

You can download a fully-functional version of WinPIM to try with no missing or disabled features at http://www.winpim.com.

Flexigensoft Labs announces today the release of the newest version of ActualDoc professional edition, a recent document manager with a powerful file search, a built-in viewer supporting over 40 file formats along with a system of filters and bookmarks. ActualDoc keeps track of all changes in your file system and logs them under password protection for your quick reference.

Links, histories, bookmarks and logs are your leads to data and contacts on the PC and the net. However, they can become webs that tie up your freedom and make you vulnerable. You are often challenged with the choice between comfort and security. With AcualDoc you don't have to choose because you can have them both. The program doesn't only keep the inventory of recently used documents and applications, web browser histories and cache; it also protects your valuable data from prying eyes or outside interference. When the program cleans your Windows histories, temp folders, cache, logs and recent documents folders, you don't lose them but have them placed into a secure, password protected area. ActualDoc Pro will make your PC truly personal.

ActualDoc Pro gives the user an easy access to any location on the PC they feel need for. Just give a hint on the type of file you are looking for and leave the rest to the powerful search engine. The program's far-flung tracking system will find them in no time. You can set a time frame and use the ActualDoc's powerful set of filters to find any file fast. If you remember what's inside the document but forgot the name, the search engine will scan your files for the file content. There is no way the information gets lost on your PC if you are assisted by ActualDoc. A disc log will register every case your physical memory is addressed by any application. It gives you a full picture of what's going on in your PC. And that is more than what standard monitoring tools can provide you with. A built-in viewer allows a preview of over 40 file formats right from the ActualDoc window. With advanced clipboard, you can cut and paste images, HTML and PDF files as well as edit them.

ActualDoc Pro features the bookmark system elaborated to an extent unseen before. You can drag and drop a file into the bookmarks window while exploring you folders with another application, create and organize bookmark subfolders from the context menu or import them from another application. A click can produce any desired effect if you assign a specific action to the bookmark. If the file location is changed the program will suggest relocating the bookmark. A couple of clicks will do away with all dead bookmarks. Try ActualDoc bookmark system to appreciate the advanced level of comfort.

ActualDoc v.3.0 Features at a Glance

• Registers all changes in file system and logs all physical memory addresses;
• Built-in file viewer with support for over 40 formats (PDF, RTF, html, xml, plain text, jpeg (with EXIF info), gif, tiff, png, psd, bmp, tga, psp, eps, pdd, bw, rgb, rgba, sgi, sel, pic, sld, vst, icb, vda, win, pcx, pcc,scr, pcd, ppm, pgm, pbm, cut, rla, rpf, sff, emf, wmf);
• Supports cut-and-paste between different file formats for text and graphics;
• Cleans windows histories, cache and logs while saving the copy under password protection;
• File filters and categorisers by type, date, location and customary;
• Integrated system of bookmarks;
• Supports full text search.

Pricing and Availability

ActualDoc Pro v.3.0 runs under Windows /2000/XP/2003 and costs 19.95 EUR for a personal license copy. Flexigensoft Labs has flexible pricing for multiple purchases and offers discounts on software bundles. Free technical support, updates and a 30-day satisfaction guarantee are extended to all registered users. A trial version is available for download.

pptXTREME announces the release of pptXTREME SoftShadow for PowerPoint 2000, 2002(XP) and 2003 on the Windows platform; a Quality-increasing/time-saving tool for adding soft drop shadows to any object in PowerPoint.

People have been asking for years for PowerPoint to include a function for soft shadows. Now it's here!

SoftShadow for PowerPoint allows the user to choose the shadow color, offset, transparency and blur settings, then it will convert the selected shape(s) to a high-quality bitmapped image with an alpha channel, render the shadow based on the settings and re-insert the shape into PowerPoint. Even thought the newly inserted shape is an image, it can still be edited using the revert to original feature of the software.

The newly inserted shape will keep whatever custom animation it had applied to it before SoftShadow was implemented.

Right-Click on the new shape (also available from the pull-down menu) and choose Revert to Original to automatically go back to the original object before you applied the shadow. This allows the user to apply shadows (and high-quality anti-aliasing) to text and charts without fear of the data changing.

Other features include the multiple quality settings, a quick shadow function, and more.

pptXTREME SoftShadow is priced from (US) $49.95. Further details and a
15 day free are available from http://www.pptXTREME.com/.

Anfibia proudly announces the release of Deskman SE version 6.0, featuring One Button Security, Kiosk Mode, mouse and key restrictions, Start Menu replacement, and much more. Deskman SE is the most advanced, yet accessible, desktop security manager for Windows 2000/XP/2003.

Deskman SE allows you to tightly secure desktops and lock computers, and it's suited for both home users and administrators. Combining different options, you can easily achieve the desired level of security.

Now, with the new Desktop Lock you are able to leave your desktop tightly protected while you're away. Only you'd be able to unlock the desktop and continue with your tasks exactly where you left them. The lock is also useful to protect desktops with password, making sure only accredited people use the computer.

The new advanced features include also the ability to disable Ctrl - Alt - Del, and any other key combination, and the ability to replace the Start Menu, among others. In addition, the new Kiosk Mode allows the use of one -or more- specific application, while disabling access to all other system and desktop features.

Whether you need to secure workstations or lock your desktop, Deskman SE is your tool of choice.

Some Features of Deskman SE 6:

• Advanced desktop security.
• Desktop lock.
• Start Menu replacement.
• Full control over keys and mouse.
• Kiosk mode.
• Autorun protection.
• Simple view.

Deskman SE is the most advanced, yet accessible, desktop security manager for Windows 2000/XP/2003.

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Han-soft Software Co. has released Auto Backup Software v. 2.4, an easy-to-use Windows application that makes it simple to back up your critical data. Tell Auto Backup Software which files you want to copy, where and when you want to copy them, and the program takes care of everything.

Auto Backup Software lets you define different tasks for backing up different sets of files. These tasks can be organized by category, such as daily backups, monthly archives, accounting files, and word processing documents. You can automatically schedule your backups for specific days of the week, hours of the day, or any desired time intervals. Files can be stored on any local fixed or removable disks, anywhere on the LAN, and even on a remote FTP server.

Restoring files is also easy. You can recreate them in their original location, or move them anywhere on your network. It's simple to create self-restoring archives and perform a restoration with a single click. You can even restore files from the Windows shell.

Auto Backup Software supports integrated data compression with 256-bit encryption, as well as password protection. The archiving system lets you specify the life cycle length of backup archives. Automatically creating custom file names makes it easy to manage your collection of backup files. You have total control over how long each archive is kept before it is overwritten by a new backup archive.

Auto Backup Software has all of the features that you would expect in a high-end backup program. The program can work as a Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003 service. You can back up all files, or only files that have changed since your last backup. The program creates a detailed log showing what actions were taken. The multi-threaded backup, restore, and transfer engine allows you to start multiple backup and restoration processes at the same time.

You can perform a number of actions before or after you do your backups, including executing a command, sending an email, and turning off your computer after your backup operation is complete. Auto Backup Software hides in the system tray during automatic execution. The system tray pop-up menu gives you easy access to the program's main functions.

Whether you're a business manager who needs to make regular off-site backup copies of your data, a network administrator who is responsible for the security of your company's computers, or a home user who understands the importance of making regular backups of critical data, Auto Backup Software has the tools that you need.

Auto Backup Software v. 2.4 runs on Windows 95/98/Me/NT4/2000/XP/2003, costs $28.95(US) for a single-user license, and may be purchased securely on http://www.han-soft.com/. Multi-user and site licenses are available. You can download a free 30-day trial version of Auto Backup Software from the same web address.

Hoo Technologies has released Swf to Mp3 Converter v2.1, a flash audio tool. It can extract all sounds from a SWF file (Macromedia Flash Movie File) and support batch extracting. It supports all versions of SWF file. Swf to Mp3 Converter creates a file (.mp3 or .wav) for each of the sounds. If the sound file is .wav, the program converts .wav to .mp3 automatically. And it can help you to merge multiple extracted mp3 files into one.

To make it easy to use, Swf to Mp3 Converter has an attractive, intuitive interface that supports adding folders and Drag & Drop. You can add one folder or drag several folders and Swf files and drop them onto the main program window. Swf to Mp3 Converter will search for all of the Swf files in your folders, and add them to its Swf files list. Click the "Convert All" button, and Swf to Mp3 Converter extracts all sounds from every Swf file.

Swf to Mp3 Converter v2.1 runs under Windows 95/98/Me/NT3.x/NT4.x/2000/XP/2003, costs $29.95(US) for a single-user license, and may be purchased securely from http://www.hootech.com/Swf2Mp3/. All future updates are available without cost to registered users. You can download a trial version from the same web site. Multi-user, educational, and nonprofit discounts are available.

Cute Reminder Pro Adds Comfort to the Management of Personal Notes and Reminders

CuteReminder Labs has released the professional edition of Cute Reminder, a Windows 98/ME/2000/XP program for management of personal notes and reminders. The pro version adds a few powerful features to the standard version, yet makes things much simpler.

There are many useful programs, which make the life of a computer user more comfortable. Cute Reminder is committed to facilitate the management of personal notes and reminders and perform frequent actions quickly. Here is an example. When you need to set up a reminder while editing a document, you will accomplish this by clicking only twice: the first click will open a dialog and the second click will set the time and close the dialog. That's all. You can continue with your editing. To make the procedure simpler, the Professional Edition supports keyboard shortcuts and provides you with a quicker way to perform actions without even touching the mouse.

Another interesting point about reminder software is the way it actually reminds a user. It is extremely annoying when a dialog box appears centered on the screen, alarming the user while he or she is editing an important document. Cute Reminder acts in a different way. A small reminder tab will pop up on the right side of your screen. The tab does not interfere with the current work, so you can continue typing without obstacles. The Professional Edition will activate the document's window automatically after you have added or deleted a reminder, eliminating the necessity to switch back manually.

Cute Reminder supports history to archive your information and automatically links related events within the archive to facilitate reporting. Here is an example. In case a contractor or colleague did not resolve a question in a timely fashion in spite of your notifications, you can open the history of that particular issue, print out a report, and send it to the party for immediate resolution of the problem. The archive in the Professional Edition is optimized both for performance and capacity. You can filter your data and delete unnecessary information.

Cute Reminder Professional Edition is a personal info management tool, which has a quick and unobtrusive user interface. It does not disturb you even when reminding you. The pro version upgrades the standard one with keyboard shortcuts, extended archive functionality, ordering and filtering capabilities, improved user interface, and more. You need only two clicks to set up a reminder and only one click to delete or postpone it. You can customize the application using skins and plenty of other available options.

Cute Reminder Professional Edition costs $39.95(US). The trial version is available at http://www.CuteReminder.com

Download Predixis MusicMagic Mixer

With hundreds of albums in my music collection, creating playlists can be a serious undertaking. Instead, auto-generate playlists from your music collection. MusicMagic analyzes each song in your music collection. To generate playlists, select one song as the building block, then MusicMagic builds a list of songs with similar attributes. Remove songs from the list that don't meet your specification, or add additional tracks if an old favorite just can't be left out. Further customization of the list is possible by shuffling the tracks selected by MusicMagic. The size of playlists may be determined by number of songs, minutes or megabytes to maximize the result. In order for this app to work effectively, I recommend using at least 100 albums in the selection process (in this case, more is better). Windows Media 9 Series required. [Windows 2k/XP $29.95]