If you’ve been looking for a great archiver that supports most compressed and encoded files, then this is the way to go. PowerArchiver is a great archive utility for Windows and it provides support for most compressed and encoded files, as well as access to many powerful features and tools. The cool thing about this software is that it does all these through an easy to use interface that seamlessly integrates with Windows Explorer.

Incase you are wondering what kind of stuff this tool supports , here you go; PowerArchiver supports ZIP, 7-ZIP, CAB, LHA (LZH), TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2, BH, RAR, ARJ, ARC, ACE, ZOO, GZ, BZIP2, XXE, MIME, UUE and yENC file formats. An internal viewer displays TXT, RTF, and more than 18 image formats.

PowerArchiver creates and works with unlimited size ZIP archives with enhanced ZIP format speed and compression.

That’s not all. You will love the Password Manager that helps store your frequently used passwords. You can also encrypt your archives using 5 different methods including 256-bit AES. What about back ups? This software backs up your work with PowerArchiver’s Auto-Backup tool and FTP support. And so much more

If you are not a native English speaker not to worry other editions of this cool software are available in German and French.

In the latest version, PowerArchiver 2007 10.2 Beta 1 the significant changes include:

• New Ribbon Interface;
• Configuration Screen on startup for selecting classic or Ribbon interface.

For more info and trial download go to http://www.powerarchiver.com/

Scribd is a very interesting site for anyone who likes to read a lot! So if you are the type of person who spends a lot of time at the library or reading stuff at magazine racks without actually buying anything, this site is something you’ll love spending time at!

Scribd enables anyone to upload any kind of document for easy online browsing by visitors to the Scribd site. Multiple document formats are supported. There’s a lot of interesting and random documents to be viewed ranging from photos, ebooks, classic books, serious stuff, humorous stuff and random things of almost any subject you can think of. The site also has several different language versions.

The simplest way to describe it is that it’s like the YouTube of documents. Check it out for yourself, but be warned, you could be there for quite a while once you get stuck into something!

Here is a freeware that comes highly recommended, it is called Movable Type. If you want the best of professional grade blogging, you need to check out this software.

Movable Type is the platform that invented professional-grade blogging, powering the biggest and most successful blogs for pro bloggers, publishers, organizations, enterprises and businesses of any size. Of course blogging is fast evolving but so is Movable Type as it leads the way with reliable service, outstanding performance and continuous innovation.

The latest version is Movable Type 4.0; Go check it out at http://www.movabletype.com/

The latest version of Nokia PC Suite is out!

Nokia PC Suite is a package of Windows-based PC applications developed especially for use with Nokia phones. Depending on your phone model, it lets you synchronize, edit, and back up many of your phone’s files on a compatible PC through a wireless or cable connection.

The latest Changes in this latest version includes:

• Enhancements to performance and stability;
• Improved synchronization of files and folders between PC and phone;
• Improved notification system (add-on applicationsNotifies when new add-on applications are available.

Go to http://www.nokia.com/pcsuite for more info and download.

Nokia PC Suite is a free PC software product designed to help you make the most of your Nokia phone. With Nokia PC

Suite, you can connect your phone to a PC and access mobile content as if the phone and the PC were one. Go Check it out at http://www.nokia.com/pcsuite

For users of Windows 2000 and Windows XP, here is good tool for you, It is called XP SysPad.

XP SysPad is a launcher which makes access to Windows system utilities its specialty. The cool thing about this software is that it allows you to launch all of the prime Windows system info and utilities like the individual control panel applets with the click of a button, making things so easy.  So instead of navigating around the explorer pane or waiting for menus to open up, this tool makes it real easy for you to access your windows utilities.

You can also recover your Windows 2000/XP product key, get your IP address, execute web queries, monitor any running system process, launch any program,search files, and more. It launches over 200 functions in all.

Here are a couple of the great features you’ll get to enjoy with this software

Just some of the 200+ features of XP Syspad:

• Disk Partition Manager
• DDE Share
• Removable Storage Operator
• Windows Explorer
• System Memory Stats
• Find Files + Folders
• EmptyRecycle Bin
• Windows Sound panel
• Regedit
• Temp file sweeper
• Printers
• Multimedia Settings
• Java Plug-In Control Panel
• Capture Screenshot
• Windows Sound Recorder
• Command Shell
• Windows Help
• Open Windows Folder
• Open Windows System Folder
• Windows Scanner and Camera Wizard
• Program Manager
• Add Network Place Wizard
• Sql Client Config Utility

For a more detailed list of features CLICK HERE!! Want to give it a shot? Why not it won’t cost you a dime, it’s free!!!

PIM XP 1.21 is an excellent time management tool that can be efficiently used to plan your business and personal details. It aids in maintaining the address book, schedule tasks and make note for personal functioning.

PIM XP also has the utility of a blog wherein you can note down your ideas and even publish it as a blog. This software can be a very imperative tool for people who are very active with lots of ideas. PIM XP helps the user with the total control over all his tasks, projects and contacts. It provides an all-in-one solution as the user can perform tasks, contact address book and at the same time publish or maintain his blog.

PIM XP can be an excellent time saving tool as it will cut down your tasks by helping you to plan your tasks, schedule your personal affairs and appointments and can also remind all your tasks in time.

(More info and download)

Got multiple projects and finding it difficult to keep track of them and get all of them done accordingly? You need to check out Multi Project Planner. Built for Multiple projects competing for shared resources, Multi Project Planner helps you to get a lot done in a little time. The project activities are booked on a schedule, common to all work teams.

Using the project planner you get a far superior overview, as both resource allocation and the interrelationships between the activities of all projects are handled in one and the same view. You also have total control of the planning process. This one thing that may scare you away from this software is its price, $148 has to leave your wallet for it to be yours. But before you run away because of the price take time to consider the benefit to you on the long term.

Here are some highlights from the feature list:

• Hot potatoes are unresolved resource conflicts, kept by the program until you are ready to deal with them;
• Manipulation is performed with the look and feel of a planning board;
• Predefined projects (templates) can be dragged onto the schedule, and the program will try to make a best fit;
• Otherwise it will create hot potatoes;
• Just in Time means scheduling the project as close to the delivery date as possible, thereby minimizing your inventory – and maximizing your instant maneuverability;
• Brute force handling of resource conflicts, but only if you command it;
• Future resource conflicts that are not solved now are turned into hot potatoes, for later treatment;
• Decision points attached to project activities, and launching a warning when the decisions are due;
• Progress can be calculated automatically from employee reports or manually stated;
• Interoperability, i.e. integration with other software.

Check out http://www.adaptive-planning.com/multiprojectplanner.php for more info and trail download before you make up your mind

If more often than not you type similar data day in day out, this software can help you reduce the effort and time spent on typing. Quick-Type automates your typing for you. You simply give Quick-Type all the common pieces of text you type, along with a keyword for each of them. Then whenever you type that keyword in future, it gets replaced with your text.

The only problem I have with this software is it that though it does a good job, I think it would fare better as freeware getting donations than expecting people to cough up $15 for this kind of  typing tool. Right now it’s a shareware, so a trial version is available for free, check it out, and be the judge of whether it’s worth your 15 bucks or not. But I must confess it does what the publisher claims.

Check it out at http://www.quick-type.com/

Good news for writers! Writers Project Organizer is manuscript orientated software for writers. If you’ve had problems with organizing our writing projects, this will put an end to such problems.

Designed to help you organize your writing projects to make you more efficient at your writing, this software is a must have for serious writers. This software organizes all aspects of your novel, short story or screenplay, from first draft to polished product. With Writers Project Organizer you can track word and page count, date started, date finished and date sold. Also included in the manuscript window are pages for character references, plot, outline, synopsis, theme/pitch, ToDo, notes, RTF notes and a submissions viewer.

One thing is worthy of note though, this is not a tool that will write your story for you, it’s not for lazy writers looking for a quick fix, it’s a tool for serious writers, it helps you coordinate your thoughts and writing events.

Want to give it a try? Check out the 15 day trial version and see if it can serve your writing needs. Go to http://pindersoft.com/wpo.htm

Klipfolio is a pretty useful utility for anyone who regularly checks a lot of different websites. Its main feature is similar to RSS feeds in that it brings the updated content to you instead of you having to go to your favorite websites one by one to check for updates (It also includes the ability to add regular RSS feeds).

You add “Klips” from the Klipfolio websites which enable you to have updated content/links, weather, or system info such as memory usage, etc. I like how a lot of information such as a summary appears when you hover over the “headlines”, this saves a lot of time (or distracts you from getting anything productive done, depending on your point of view really!)

You can place it anywhere you want such as on the top/bottom or sides of the screen and it allows auto-hiding, which saves space. There’s a lot of “Klips” available for it at the Klipfolio website.

My only complaint is that it sometimes crashes (maybe thats just on my system) but i look forward to more stable releases. Apart from that, this is a potentially time saving and pretty customizable, easy to use, useful program.

Go here for more info …and its free!