From Tonec:

Internet Download Manager is a tool for increasing download speeds by up to 5 times, and for resuming, scheduling, and organizing downloads. The program will resume unfinished downloads due to network problems, or unexpected power outages. The program features a full-fledged site grabber that downloads files that are specified with filters, for example, all pictures from a Web site, different parts of Web sites, or complete Web sites for offline browsing. The program supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and MMS protocols, and has an adaptive download accelerator for MP3 audio, FLV and MPEG video files. Internet Download Manager can be used to download Flash video from YouTube, Google Video, MySpaceTV, and other popular sites. It integrates into Opera, Mozilla, Internet Explorer, Firefox, MSN, AOL, and into any application that uses FTP, or HTTP protocols. Internet Download Manager fully supports Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7.

Version 5.14 build 3 adds IDM Download panel for the Web players based on Windows Media Player in IE and fixes few bugs.

License: Free to try; $24.95 to buy (Buy it now)
Requirements: Windows (all)
Limitations: 30-day trial
Date Added: July 31, 2008

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From WinZip Computing:

WinZip is the original and most popular of all Windows ZIP file utilities. Wizard/Classic interfaces accommodate both first-time and experienced users. With WinZip you can quickly and easily compress and decompress files, folders, and entire folder trees to save storage space and reduce e-mail-transmission time, as well as encrypt and decrypt your sensitive documents. Features include tight integration with Windows Explorer, support for most Internet file formats, and one-click zipping and e-mail. Version 11.2 offers a thumbnail image view and automatic compression selection, plus improved compression for audio files (.WAV), the ability to open .RAR, .LHA and .BZ2 files, and Unicode support.

Note: WinZip is now bundled with Google Toolbar and Google Desktop Search. Installation of these components is optional. Users with either of two Google components already installed will have the option to receive a free registry scan from Registry Booster by Uniblue Systems.

License: Free to try; $29.95 to buy (Buy it now)
Requirements: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Limitations: 45-day trial
Date Added: April 16, 2008

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From Lemke Software:

GraphicConverter is an all-purpose image editor that opens and saves images in just about any graphics format. The program includes high-end editing tools for graphics manipulation, as well as compatibility with Photoshop-style plug-ins. It offers batch-conversion capabilities, a slide show window, and more. GraphicConverter can import more than 175 file formats and export more than 75 file formats. It has the ability to import TealPaint PDBs and ScreenShot Hack PDBs, in addition to other features. Version 6.1.2 includes unspecified updates.

License: Free to try; $34.95 to buy
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4/10.5
Limitations: Nag screen
Date Added: July 16, 2008

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From Apple:

iTunes, the award-winning digital-jukebox software, is now available for both Mac and Windows. The iTunes Music Store offers Windows users the same online music store that Mac users love, with the same music catalog, the same personal-use rights, and the same pricing of 99 cents per song. With music from all five major music companies and more than 200 independent labels, the iTunes Music Store catalog now offers more than 1,000,000 songs.

iTunes includes great features that make it the best digital-jukebox software for the Mac–a free download with no hidden charges for extra features, MP3- and pristine-quality AAC-encoding from audio CDs, smart playlists, more than 250 free Internet radio stations, and the ability to burn custom playlists to CDs and MP3 CDs, to burn content to DVDs to back up an entire music collection, and to share music via Rendezvous over any network, cross-platform. Version 7.7 added support for the App Store. Version 7.7.1 includes minor enhancements and bug fixes.

License: Free
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3/10.4/10.5
Limitations: No limitations
Date Added: July 31, 2008

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From COWON America:

JetAudio is integrated multimedia software made up of a single compact rack. Not only does it play various music and video files, it also has features such as CD burning, recording, and conversion to other file formats. You can create your own Internet broadcast by using JetCast, provided with JetAudio, and you can play all major file formats, including WAV, MP3, MP3Pro, OGG, WMA, MPEG, AVI, WMV, MIDI, RM, and video and audio CD tracks. Convert among audio file formats, and record analog audio to various formats tag editing for MP3, OGG, and WMA files; sound effects including wide, reverb, and x-bass; multichannel sound output; speed control of audio playback; cross-fading for a smooth transition between two songs; a skinnable user interface; and synchronized lyrics display (karaoke) for MIDI and MP3 files.supports for video conversion for iAUDIO U3, supports ts,tp file extension, and includes video format converter to AVI.

Version 7.1.1.3101 fixes Messenger & Balloon display, adds WavPack writer plugin in Setup.

License: Free
Requirements: Windows (all)
Limitations: No limitations
Date Added: May 23, 2008

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Winamp is a free multimedia player made by Nullsoft. It supports numerous audio and video formats. It also plays streamed video and audio content, both live and recorded, authored worldwide. It has an extremely customizable media library, and allows you to rip and burn your favorite music CDs. Winamp has thousands of skins and plug-ins that allow you to change the look-and-feel of the player, as well as add new features. The player also has access to thousands of free songs, videos and online radio stations from SHOUTcast Radio and AOL Radio with XM.

Version 5.54 enhances dynamic Song Recommendations, discovers artist Songs, Videos, Radio and Photos, OL Radio Powered by CBS Radio.

License: Free
Requirements: Windows 98/2000/XP
Limitations: No limitations
Date Added: July 09, 2008

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SpeedConnect Internet Accelerator is a powerful Windows application designed to optimize your network connection and speed up all your internet activities. This translates into a faster internet connection, faster browsing and email, faster downloads, faster online gaming, improved Skype connection.

The speed of your network connection doesn’t just depend on the speed of your hardware. Windows is an operating system that is designed to work on a variety of different hardware and network setups. Because of the abstract nature of the operating system, it cannot be optimized for user-specific hardware setups.

Depending on the type of network connection you have, you might be able to tweak your connection so that the speed of your Internet, as well as your local area network, will be faster. By changing the System Registry and optimizing the TCP/IP parameters, SpeedConnect can fine-tune the values to take advantage of more reliable, faster Internet connections.

SpeedConnect Internet Accelerator is designed to optimize the network tcp/ip settings and speed up all your internet related activities including browsing, downloading, uploading, streaming, online gaming, sending and receiving email. SpeedConnect Quick Optimizer mode provides the fastest way to speed up your connection. Experienced users get total control in advanced mode, which provides manual access to all settings.

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MetaProducts Download Express is a Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 program that allows you to download individual files from the Web and FTP sites at the maximum possible speed. Multiple channels technology significantly reduces download time. MetaProducts Download Express is a small (about 680 Kb) application. Currently it supports Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla FireFox browsers. MetaProducts Download Express has the auto-learn feature. It will ask you about including filename extensions when you add files with a new extension using browser click hot keys. When you cancel, MetaProducts Download Express opens a file window for unwanted file types and asks if you want to exclude this extension from its file types list.

Internet Explorer clicks monitoring hot keys:
- Please hold the Alt+Control keys down when clicking to add any link to MetaProducts Download Express;
- Please hold the Shift key down when clicking to have MetaProducts Download Express ignore a link.

Mozilla FireFox 1.x - 2.x, Netscape 8.x, SeaMonkey, Flock browsers plug-in
Click here to download MetaProducts Integration plug-in for Mozilla FireFox and Netscape browsers.
To install the plug-in, please drag and drop the file to FireFox browser window using Windows Explorer. Then please restart FireFox. Now you can use the link right-click menu item “Download Express: download this file.” Also, FireFox will offer you to use Download Express to download files.

MetaProducts Download Express is free for non-commercial use.

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From Avira:

Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus is a comprehensive, easy to use antivirus program, designed to offer reliable free of charge virus protection to home-users only. Avira offers: Extensive Malware Recognition of viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, worms, etc. Automatic incremental updates of antivirus signatures, engine and entire software. Permanent virus protection, with Virus Guard real time monitoring. Install and configuration in just a couple of steps. Virus protection against known and unknown threats, using an advanced heuristic system. Scheduler where you can set the scanner to make automatic virus scans or updates on your system. Forum and phone support, Knowledge Base with virus descriptions available on web site. Vista Support. Rootkit Detection and Removal. Version 8 adds an enhanced interface, a modularized AV-search engine for improved scan performance, an integrated failsafe security system, and SMTP support for AntiVir MailGuard.

License: Free
Requirements: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Limitations: No limitations
Date Added: April 14, 2008

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