Okay this is a Mac only program, but it’s really good so I have to bring it to your attention. If I had to describe it it would be that it’s a sort of offline blogging program. It sorts entries into “journals” and “entries” where a journal is like a book and and entry is like a chapter. The entries are date stamped automatically, but you can also add your own titles.

Miranda Instant Messenger is a multi-protocal Instant messenger for Windows. A lot of people like to use one program for all their instant messaging needs rather than have each different one running at once.

It supports ICQ, AIM, MSN, YAHOO, IRC (Internet Relay Chat), Jabber, Gaddu-Gaddu, Netsend, Tlen, and more. (Whatever those last ones are, yeah i dunno either). The difference with Miranda is that it’s very customizable indeed. You can change almost everything about it. There’s lots of skins available and also you can change the sounds, background images, icons, emoticons, skins, themes, and splash screens. So for anyone who likes to customize, they’re gonna have fun with this.

There’s also a plentiful supply of plug-ins available. It’s smaller and faster than similiar software such as trillian. It’s also open-source, in other words, free and always being developed!

So if all this sounds good to you, you can check out more info from the homepage right here!

If you have been having issues with downloading on the web then you are going to love this software. Free Download Manager. With this free download manager and accelerator, you will download files and complete web sites easily and quickly.

One of the things I really love about this software is the fact that it can resume broken downloads. So you don’t have to start the downloading process afresh every time there is an interruption of some sorts. You can resume unfinished download from the moment when it was interrupted.

You also get warnings from Free Download Manager if resuming isn’t supported by the servers. It allows you to make a decision about the downloading. So with FDM you save your time and money.

If the file contains spyware or adware you are alerted by FDM even before the download is started as the software checks pending downloads thoroughly.

Want to try it? CHECK IT OUT!

Google Pack is a suite of software, some original software and some bundled third party software, all of it designed to enhance your productivity. Google Desktop is billed as a desktop companion, but basically what it is a search facility for all your “stuff”, emails, files on your computer, your web history etc. Oh and by far the best gadget, if you’ll pardon the pun, you also get the facility to add Google Gadgets to customize your desktop and the Google Sidebar. Gadgets are a bit like Widgets on the Mac, and are little programs which do one job that are easy to access from the desktop.

Also as part of the package you get Picasa, Google’s Photo organiser and editor, Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer (for those of us who don’t have Firefox), plus you get the Google pack photo screensaver. For your fix of Google Gadgets, go here for all the details.

Writer’s block is the syndrome whereby writers are “blocked“, they can’t write. (Tell me about it) Either they can’t think of something to write, OR and this is a more common cause they have too much to write about. It’s all about information and moving it around, either to stimulate your creativity or to make the job more manageable.

Writer’s Blocks is a unique program; a word processor which also has functionality like a spreadsheet. It manages information in a group of re-sizable blocks that can be arranged in columns or topics. It’s like an Outline processor, but with big blocks of text instead of lines tabbed at different depths. It’s a cool way to organize your text. The next generation of writers software? Well not sure about that, but it’s certainly makes putting all your thoughts in a row as easy as adding up your groceries.

Go to Writers Blocks for more details.

HotRecorder for VoIP is a way to record your Skype or other internet phone conversations. This simple program installs easily and works with almost any VOIP or Voice Over IP software on the PC. You can use it with Skype (of course) even the new 3.0 Beta, also Google Talk, AIM, Net2Phone, Yahoo! Messenger, FireFly and many others. Best thing to do is try the download and see if it works before you buy it to run it with some other software.

The demo version allows 2 minutes of recording, and saves audio in the ELP format which isn’t readable by anything else. If you pay the fee the included Audio Converter Tool converts the ELP format into MP3, WAV or OGG files for storage or editing.

Other extras include what they call Emotisounds, a way to to add humorous sounds to your online conversations. Listen I make enough humorous sounds when I’m on Skype as it is. For more info and a download go to the HotRecorder web site.

If you want to try one of the world’s TOP 3d programs for free you can do that right now. NewTek have released a trial version of their world class 3d modeling, rendering and animation package, Lightwave 3D in a freely downloadable 30 day trial version.

The software is fully functional so you can try out all the features of the new version 9, the same software used to make special effects for TV shows like Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, Lost, Smallville, and Stargate Atlantis. You can make 3D objects, texture them, light them on a virtual sound stage, and render them in 3D to a very high level of realism, allwithin this one program.

Okay so if you want to use it after 30 days you have to pay for it, but to get to learn how to use it for free? You got to love that price.

Go to the trial web site for details. Works for PC and Mac.

SpywareGuard works similar to the realtime protection feature on many anti-virus programs, except it guards against spyware. It works in the background, scanning any EXE and CAB files on access ( these are file types that spyware often come as) and alerting you if known spyware is detected.

If this is the case, it initially blocks access to the file and then allows the user to select an action. It provides a fast scanning engine, signature-based scanning, heuristic/generic scanning, a control panel, and an online update utility for downloading of up-to-date definition updates. It also detects with signature-based scanning for known spyware and heuristic/generic detection capabilities to catch new or mutated spyware.

This is brought to us by JavaCool Software, the same people who make SpywareBlaster, which i reviewed previously here.

Both programs work fine running together and offer decent protection for spyware/adware prevention and detection.

It’s essential these days to have some kind of anti-spyware defense, and this program is a good defensive measure to have guarding your computer.

You can check out more information and get this totally free program here.

TrueDownloader is a free and open-source download manager/accelerator. It allows you to pause and resume downloads, (something that’s normally impossible if you use Internet Explorer), so next time you’re downloading a huge file and it disconnects, there’s no need to restart it all over again.

It integrates into Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Mozilla, using it’s extension capability. It also allows simultaneous downloads and segmented downloads,which helps it to download stuff faster. As well as supporting HTTP, it also supports FTP. It also allows the use of proxies and zip file previewing is included too.

It’s totally free software and totally spyware and adware free, unlike some similar software!

You can check out more info and download it totally free by going here.

Mazefrenzy is one of those online games that’s sure to drive you crazy, yet you just cant help trying again!

The object of the game is to move a small red dot through a maze, without touching the sides, kinda like a variation on wire loop games. The repetitive music doesnt help you out much, but luckily theres an option to click to mute it.

Tip: It may be easier using a touchpad instead of a mouse, or vice versa, depending on how they respond and how steady those hands of yours are! Also muting the music will definitely help! And not trying to do it all at once!

Check it out for yourself here!

Good luck and if anyone actually makes it through the first maze let me know because as of now i am about to give up! well, maybe just one more go…