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    Audacity

    Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. You can use Audacity to record live a ...

    As an alternative to
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    Touch Copy

    TouchCopy (formerly iPodCopy) is your complete iPod software, which offers easy drag and drop transfer of all ...

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    Browsershots

    Free |  Online

    Browsershots makes screenshots of your web design in different browsers. It is a free open-source online service created by Johann C. Rocholl. When you submit your web address, it will be added to the job queue. A number ...



  • 609likes

    Dropbox

    Free with limited functionality by Dropbox |  WindowsMacLinuxOnline

    Put your files into your Dropbox on one computer, and they will be instantly available on any of your other computers that you have installed Dropbox on. Because a copy of your files is stored on Dropboxs secure server ...



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    UltraSurf

    Free by UltraReach |  Windows

    MALWARE WARNING! READ THE COMMENTS. We keep UltraSurf only to inform users of Alternatives to it. We recommend everyone to delete ultrasurf and download a free copy of VBA32 antivirus which will correctly identify it, ...



  • 286likes

    Evernote

    Free by Evernote Corporation |  WindowsMacOnline

    Easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find, and makes this information accessible and searchable at any time, from anywhere. 3 version groups of Evernote: WebClipper (Online, ...



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    Hotspot Shield

    Free by AnchorFree |  WindowsMac

    Public networks (both wired and wireless) are great. After all, what would life be without connecting while at airports, hotels and coffee shops? However, the danger to your personal data exists even if you connect to a ...



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    TeamViewer

    Free for personal use by TeamViewer GmbH |  WindowsMacOnline

    TeamViewer establishes connections to any PC or server all around the world within just a few seconds. You can remote control your partners PC as if you were sitting right in front of it. New features such as VoIP, we ...



  • 353likes

    ImgBurn

    Free by ImgBurn |  Windows

    ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application (34 languages), that everyone should have in their toolkit. ImgBurn supports a wide range of image file formats. It can burn Audio CDs from any fil ...



  • 5likes

    KeepVid

    Free for personal use |  Online

    Download and save videos directly from Youtube, Google, Metacafe, Putfile and more. Simply copy and paste.



  • 114likes

    JDownloader

    Open Source |  WindowsMacLinux

    It simplifies downloading files from One-Click-Hosters like Rapidshare.com or Megaupload.com, not only for users with a premium account but also for users who dont pay. It offers downloading in multiple paralell streams, ...



  • 25likes

    Orbit Downloader

    Free by OrbitDownloader.com |  Windows

    Orbit Downloader, leader of download manager revolution, is devoted to new generation web (web2.0) downloading, such as video/music/files from Myspace, YouTube, Imeem, Pandora, Rapidshare. And to make general downloading ...



  • 37likes

    OmniGraffle

    Commercial by The Omni Group |  Mac

    Need a diagram, process chart, quick page-layout, website mockup or graphic design? OmniGraffle 5 handles all of these in one award-winning application. We're not just a pretty interface, however. There's plenty of power ...



  • 30likes

    PeerBlock

    Free by MarkSide |  Windows

    PeerBlock is a new version (aka a "fork") of the popular Peer Guardian 2 software. It blocks "known bad" computers from accessing yours, for example governments, corporate entities, and those flagged ...



  • 16likes

    Sharepod

    Open Source |  Windows

    Add and remove music, videos, playlists and artwork on your iPod. Backup all those tracks you just cant lose onto your computer. Import them automatically into your iTunes library. SharePod can run straight from the iPod ...



  • 604likes

    VLC media player

    Open Source by VideoLAN |  WindowsMacLinux

    VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player supporting most audio and video formats (H.264, Ogg, DivX, MKV, TS, MPEG-2, mp3, MPEG-4, aac, ...) from files, physical media (DVDs, VCD, Audio-CD), TV capture card ...



  • 149likes

    Spotify

    Free with limited functionality by Spotify |  WindowsMac

    Spotify is a new way to enjoy music. Simply download and install, before you know it you’ll be singing along to the genre, artist or song of your choice. With Spotify you are never far away from the song you want. The fr ...



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    Microsoft Visio

    Commercial by Microsoft |  Windows

    Microsoft Office Visio 2007 makes it easy for IT and business professionals to visualize, explore, and communicate complex information. Go from complicated text and tables that are hard to understand to Visio diagrams th ...



  • 126likes

    Grooveshark

    Free by Escape Media Group |  Online

    Grooveshark is a revolutionary music community that rewards users for sharing their music. Grooveshark was founded by three University of Florida students hell-bent on changing the music industry, and the world, forever. ...



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    TOR

    Open Source by The Tor Project Inc. |  WindowsMacLinux

    Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security kn ...