Donation Coder is working some of their programmers to the bone lately with all of the apps that are being developed! Just a month ago they released a dozen or so free programs, and this time around there are 16 new ones. Here are a few of them that really peaked my interest:
We've previously raved about the excellent Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI). It provides up-to-date information on over 5,500 applications, and since the Beta stage back in July 2007 they have revamped the interface to make it more user friendly.
With the growing popularity of online music streaming sites it's not surprising that tools will emerge to download the tunes you listen to. Just look at YouTube and how many tools there are to download the videos to your own computer.
Microsoft has obviously observed the request from users to bypass the User Account Control (UAC) prompts for specific applications. Just a few days ago they posted instructions on how to get around UAC prompts and a per application basis.
With Macworld quickly approaching, there have been a handful of rumors about what Apple is planning to announce. One of them is that Apple is set to release an ultra thin and light laptop that would weigh in under three pounds. This rumor, should it turn out to be true, helps explain a new Apple Docking Patent filed today. The image below explains it all:
The big "digital broadcasting switch" which we've mentioned before will be here in the U.S. sooner rather than later. It's scheduled to take place no later than February 17, 2009 which means at this point, those who still use rabbit-ears or a roof-top antenna need to do something a bout it. Nielson Co.
Welcome to Daily Downloads brought to you by CyberNet! Each weekday we bring you the Windows software updates for widely used programs, and it's safe to assume that all the software we list is freeware (we'll try to note the paid-only programs).
The tool that I used for a long time for extracting and compressing archives is 7-Zip. It's free, open-source, and has a powerful set of command line options that is perfect for performing backups. And today that's exactly what we're going to use it for.
