If you are looking for a free but cool block lists downloader, you should check out P2Wiz.

P2Wiz is p2p block lists downloader which supports PeerGuardian (PhoenixLabs) block lists, OpenMedia block lists and BlueTack block lists. It is worthy of note that P2Wiz is not an ip blocker but a block lists downloader so before complaining about this tool not doing what you want it to do, make sure you get things right. P2Wiz only downloads block lists.

The latest version fast becoming popular these days has these changes:

• PeerGuardian menu
• Duplicated gov lists from PG (from PhoenixLabs)
• List Items to more explanatory names
• BlueTack block lists support
• Shortcuts to block lists menu
• Different directory for each categories of block lists
• Window and Columns is now resizable and bigger font
• Description panel, can be disabled in config file

Want to check it out? Go to http://gravityfx.org/p2w

If you’ve tried different software for printing your business cards and labels but you’ve not really found the thing for you, then you may need to check out Print Designer GOLD.

Print Designer GOLD allows you to create great looking Business Cards, Address and Shipping Labels, CD/DVD Labels and Inserts, Envelopes, Post Cards, Name Badges, Signs, and other media labels. The cool thing about this tool is its ease of use. It is easy to use for beginners, yet powerful enough for experts.

The latest version, Print Designer GOLD 9.0.1.0, which was released on April 10 has these latest changes:

• Added Copies of each option on Print Options screen even when no database is used (for counters)
• Show selected color when clicking color buttons
• Install automatically adds EXE file to DEP exclusion list so it will run on XP and
  Vista with DEP turned on for all processes (the default with many computer makers)
• Fixed: Problem with print command line /p;q=20;s=1;x=1;p=printer filetoprint
• Fixed: Create My Documents/Databases folder on program run in case PDB is never used
• Fixed: Save as Graphic only enabled when an object is selected; should be at least one object in design
• Fixed: Finish button never enabled in Linked Database Wizard when linking to outlook contacts
• Fixed: Problem running a second time without a reboot in very rare cases

Check out http://www.camdevelopment.com/designer/gold/ for more info.

You have 15 days to make up your mind with the trial version and see if this is exactly what you need or a waste of money.

Adobe has released preview versions of After Effects CS3 and Premiere Pro CS3. So now we have something to play until the final release in middle of summer.

The Premiere Pro preview is available for Intel Macs and XP/Vista platforms. There’s no license restriction on this preview so anyone can give it a try (but Mac users (Mac OS 10.4.9) won’t be able to use DV Capture). The other catch with this one – this is a preview version so if you get yourself into troubles with it there won’t be any tech support available.

You will need to provide your AE7, Production Studio or Bundle serial number in order to get an After Effects CS3 preview serial number. If you don’t own any of the required products, you can keep the software for 2 days before it self destructs.

If you need a nice, lightweight tool that can help simulate keystrokes, mouse movements etc, then you have to check out AutoIt.

AutoIt is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and general scripting. It is a simple tool that can simulate keystrokes, mouse movements and window commands (maximize, minimize, wait for, etc.) in order to automate any windows based task (or even windowed DOS tasks).

It was primarily designed to assist in automatically installing software that cannot be automatically installed by other means. This is most useful during a PC rollout where hundreds or thousands of client machines need to be automatically installed. However, it is not limited to software installation and can be used to automate most simple windows tasks.

Still not sure if this tool is really what you want, Check out what AutoIt can do for you. This tool can:

• Provide a general-purpose scripting language for all Windows versions
• Simulate mouse movements and clicks
• Interact directly with “controls” on a window (set/get text from edit controls, check boxes and radio buttons, select items in drop-down lists, etc.)
• Create complex user interfaces (GUIs)
• Provide a scriptable RunAs function for Windows 2000/XP/2003

And Lots More!

Want to check it out? Go to http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/index.php

If you are in need of a free and easy to use media cataloguing tool, you need to check out Cathy.

Cathy is a simple media cataloging tool. Files stored on removable media can be found quickly and easy. Duplicates can be found. Searching capabilities are based on file name, date, and size. You get customizable date format. Found files can be opened or deleted directly.

You can use it to index files stored on removable media (CD’s, DVD’s or even diskettes), hard disks or net drives, and create searchable catalogues that can be used without having access to original media.

The major change in the latest version, Cathy 2.25, which was released a couple of days ago [April 9th to be precise], is:
– Drop target implemented – drag a single drive or folder and drop it to Cathy to create a catalogue.

Go to http://www.mtg.sk/rva/ for more information and download.

Need3Space is a comprehensive set of tools which helps you control and manage your disk space, while also gathering free space, for any drive. You can find duplicate files, temporary files, unneeded or junk files, empty files and folders – all you need to keep your PC neat and your hard drive clean. It features the Analyze tool which can help you to find out which folders and files are the largest on your drive with only a glance (you also can see how much space is used by each file type).

Other features like Uninstaller and Disk Information will help you to collect any possible information about system and applications installed on your computer, free and used disk space and other useful information. Recycle Bin Explorer allows viewing detailed information about files which were moved into Recycle Bin (you can restore, move, copy, remove files from the recycle bin, navigate through folders and subfolders and if you have administrator privileges you can look through all Recycle Bins of the other users on local computer). This tool has an optimized search engine, so it uses the small amount of your system’s resources while searching for files. Also, it can scan your system on viruses.

You can use trial version for 30 days. Then you’ll have to register or stop using this shareware.

Need a tool to help you create professional Flash Menu easily? Check out 123 Flash Menu

123 Flash Menu is a powerful tool to create impressive and professional Flash menu in only 3 steps.

A great thing about this software is that it comes with hundreds of pre-created templates to help you implement personalized menu. It also provides cool dynamic effects like animations, sounds, gradient and transparent without any programming skill.

You will love the fact that the program offers multi-level Flash menu with fully customizable text, font, link, background, border style, shadow style and pop-up effects. The fact that the publish wizard can help you generate advanced HTML scripts, makes this tool very useful.

In the latest version of Flash Menu, which just hit the market recently, the major change is “Enhanced publishing function”.

CHECK IT OUT [ Go to http://www.dreamingsoft.com/123flashmenu]

Worried about internet hacker attacks? Look ‘n’ Stop may help you put a stop to hackers’ interference.

Look ‘n’ Stop provides a permanent and highly secured protection against Internet hacker attacks. It protects you against the “Trojan horse” that tries to transmit your personal data to the outside without your agreement.

The recently released version has these cool changes:

• DLL filtering for Windows Vista
• New display options in the TCP connections dialog box
• Added more information for TCP SPI alerts (Windows 2000/XP/
  Vista only)
• Windows 2000/XP/Vista only: Several fixes and improvements in TCP Stateful Packet Inspection (in particular in timeout handling)
• Problem sometimes when doing rule copy/paste in Internet Filtering
• Problem sometimes when displaying IP address in Application Filtering alerts
• For Win9x/Me only: connected applications were never removed from the list in the Application Filtering tab

Still not convinced this is for you; check out what Look ‘n’ Stop can do for you

• Blocks spywares and keystroke loggers.
• Makes your PC invisible to hackers.
• Tracks the attacks attempts through logged events. .
• Includes a password protection of the configuration.
• Very efficient and highly configurable for advanced users.
• Features extension through plugins.
• Automatically updates new releases.

Want to check out the trial version and get more info about what this software can do for you? Go to http://www.looknstop.com/En/index2.htm

Need investment friendly software that can help you keep track of your investments and even project future earnings? You might want to check out RealReturns.

RealReturns calculates investment returns using a variation of the concept known as “Compound annual growth rate” (CAGR).

How does this work?

Basically, it will tell you what rate of return your investments would have had to earn in a savings account to achieve the same results. With RealReturns, not only will be able to precisely determine the results of your investments, you will also be able to forecast your investments and generate useful reports.

One other good thing about this software is its of use. It is designed to be simple to use with minimal key pressing, so you don’t need to be an expert to use it.

Want to check it out? RealReturns is compatible with Windows Millenium Edition, XP, and Windows 2000.

Check it out at http://www.brandotech.com/

Check out this fully configurable tool-bar style application. It is called TurboLaunch

TurboLaunch is a fully configurable tool-bar style application that can be set up to run many programs and perform certain pre-programmed actions. The cool thing about TurboLaunch is that like a toolbar, pictures are used to distinguish what a button is configured to do.

What you will no doubt like about this software is the fact that though TurboLaunch automatically uses the default icon, you have complete control and can change the icon to whatever you want.

The latest version released just recently is TurboLaunch 5.0.10.

The major change in this updated version is that when changing screen resolution, TurboLaunch should stay stuck to the same edges of the screen. This should not only work when changing resolutions while TurboLaunch is running, but also when you change resolutions while TurboLaunch is closed.

Want to try it out? It’s shareware so you can check out the trial version first before coughing up the dough.

Go to http://www.savardsoftware.com/turbolaunch/ to try it out!