Serv-U is an easy-to-use, and popular FTP server. An FTP server uses the FTP protocol to share files across the Internet. Serv-U is not only found to be compliant with the current FTP standard, but also includes lots of features that make it one of the most popular file sharing solution for virtually everyone. Regardless of the purpose behind your FTP server, everyone will benefit from the numerous security features Serv-U incorporates. Some of the things you will benefit from using Serv-U include the following; Restrict directory & file rights, Deny or allow IP addresses, Monitor user actions in real-time, and Log all commands from users. Security settings are customizable for each user and group.

This latest version supports new features that include the following; full Unicode support, improved security including FIPS 140-2, improved user-management, management console navigation tree, filtering for user and group list, full IPv6 support, and support for Windows 64-bit. Serv-U also includes the following key features, secure file transfer web client, secure remote web control administrator, customizable logos, expanded mobile client support, user and group statistics, Multilanguage support, and a couple of others. Users can download this latest version for $49.95; however, users also have the opportunity to download their 30 days trial version.

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Kantaris Media Player is an application that can play virtually every file or anything you throw at it. Some of the files it can play include the following: AVI, MPEG, MGEG-AVC, WMV, MOV, MKV, quicktime, matroska, divx, xvid, H264, MP3, WMA, OGG files and more. It can also play DVD’s and audio CD’s. Kantaris Media Player also displays some of the most beautiful music visualizations ever published on the internet; and you can enjoy all of its features for free. It is based on code from Videolan client (VLC) and Bass audio library. The graphical user interface is similar to that of Windows Media Player. However, the publishers still need to work on a few areas; especially the frequent crashes usually recorded.

Kantaris has a couple of features that include the following: cool and modern default skins, easily extendable, can automatically find subtitles for you online that are a perfectly synced to the video file playing, and many more. With Kantaris Media Player, there is no need to install any separate codecs. It also plays RAR-archives without first extracting the media, and has beautiful music visualizations.

Version 0.7.1 is many steps better and advanced than the previous versions; and as a matter of fact, you are not going to see too many bugs.

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Microsoft NoReplyAll Outlook Add-In is designed to add a couple of buttons to the Outlook ribbon in order to prevent people from replying to all the recipients of your message or forwarding it. Microsoft NoReplyAll Outlook Add-In 2.1.0 uses a facility built into Outlook and Exchange that is more lightweight than information-rights management, but is not exposed in the existing UI. The add-in also includes a check for common email errors, such as omitting attachments or subject lines. Microsoft NoReplyAll Outlook Add-In 2.1.0 has also witnessed a couple of changes that include: the buttons now work for non-English installations of Outlook, new messages to default to reply-all off, ignore embedded images when checking for attachments. However, all users need to have it installed on their systems in order to have it work.

This particular version works with both Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010, as long as you are using an Exchange account. However, Microsoft NoReplyAll Outlook Add-In 2.1.0 only works on English Windows/Outlook. You will be able to add a couple of buttons to the Outlook ribbon to prevent people from doing a reply-all to your message or forwarding. It is a nice piece of work, and users can download and install it for free on their systems.

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Nemo Documents is an application that inspects all current folder structure in order to give you a new view of your files. Documents, images and other files are mapped into a calendar-like view that you are used to from Outlook or Google Calendar. This makes your files a lot easier to find so that you can focus on other things. This version requires the Microsoft .NET 3.5 before installation. The publishers have also included a couple of new additions, which include the following; scrolling to year, month, and week, and addition of languages like French and German translations among others.

Nemo Documents 0.97 Beta also works with a wide range of files. Office files such as Word, Excel and Powerpoint, PDF, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, images, video files and more are supported. It also adds labels on top of your current folder structure as a way to help you organize things. Label a document with review, in case you need to review it later or use labels to supplement your folder structure to help you find documents easier.

Nemo integrates with Windows Desktop Search (built-in on Vista and Windows 7), enabling you to search for phrases or words inside documents and combine that with other clues that you can remember about the document, such as a specific month or the file type.

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Free File Wiper will delete files securely. Simply drag & drop directories and files on the trashcan and Free File Wiper will erase them completely. The files will be overwritten with standard and random patterns. After the wipe, the files cannot be undeleted and restored. However, you have to be very careful when choosing a file to be deleted by this software. This new version include a few updates and additions such as the following; addition of a 10 seconds delay before deleting files after wiping (this ensure that the file cache is written correctly to the disk) – can be disabled in the menu, addition of a menu option to hide systray tooltip while wiping files, Red icon while wiping files, modified tooltip size, after wiping, the file is truncated (so undelete software will only see a 1 byte file), and all wiping errors are logged (check Free_File_Wiper.log).

Free File Wiper is a freeware program, and is compatible with the following Windows operating systems; Windows 7, Vista, and Windows XP. You have to be careful when using Free File Wiper since it does not have features that enable you undelete files that have been once deleted from your system.

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Free Sound Recorder is an application that has a couple of nice features that allow you do a lot of things. Free Sound Recorder is an easy-to-use free software program that lets you record any sounds from your sound card, and save the recording directly into MP3, WMA or WAV files. Free Sound Recorder is a perfect audio recorder to record your own voice, music or any other sound by working directly with your sound card. The application supports the record input/source from a microphone, streaming audio from the Internet, external input devices (e.g. CDs, LP, music cassettes, phone line etc.).

The program allows you to do the following; record audio into MP3, WMA or WAV format directly, pre-define audio recording qualities to help quickly set and manage recording parameters, you to preset/preview your audio recording device before starting record, and also features a built-in advanced audio record engine to produce high quality recording. You can also use Free Sound Recorder to record your own voice, music or any other sound by working directly with your sound card. It supports the record input/source from a microphone, streaming audio from the Internet, external input devices (e.g. CDs, LP, music cassettes, phone line etc.) as well as other applications like Winamp, Media Player, etc. With built-in advanced audio record engine, the recorder produces high quality recordings.

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StaffLogger is a PC time-keeping tool; and has features that log the exact time when the user worked with the applications and also enables you to see what kind of work your time has been spent. StaffLogger internal program database stores the information on each day so you are able to watch the every day data in details.

StaffLogger is easy-to-use and has low system requirements. Users are free to download and install a 30 day trial version on their system. Some of its latest version include the following; fixing of a few bugs, and inclusion of a couple of features as suggested by users. Among its older and highly effective features include the following; logging idle time, logging the time spent on websites, grouping applications and websites by categories (work, internet, and leisure), visual reports, and logging the time spent in applications.

StaffLogger helps you do the following; keep track of your personal time and find out what you actually spend your time on when you work with the computer, know what your employees spend their working time on, determine the most efficient/inefficient employee, receive detailed reports about the activities of every employee in various aspects, and many more. With StaffLogger, you will be able to manage your staff better and make the corresponding decisions based on facts.

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Winyl is a new music player for windows. The program is fully skinable, small in terms of its size, and uses only very minimal space of your system resources. Winyl offers great new ways to organize and enjoy all your music. You can also use this digital audio player and audio library application for organizing and playing audio on Windows. You also have great new ways to organize and enjoy all your music, listen to music, radio, rate your favorite tracks, create playlists; and without having any difficulty when it comes to understanding its features or how the application itself works. It also automatically organizes your media content into categories in the library, making it easy to find and play; besides, it only uses the least system resources, it starts and working very fast, and remains a very good program for Netbooks.

Its main features include the following; manage 100,000+ files in your music collection without sacrificing performance, play all popular audio file formats (MP3, OGG, WMA, AAC, M4A, MPC, APE, FLAC, etc.), fast search in your audio library regardless of the number of tracks, automatic grouping your music by folders, artists, albums, genres and years, organize music in your audio library with a powerful, intuitive interface, simple smart playlists: dynamic, based on tags and ratings, lists of tracks/albums, and built-in popular radio stations: Pop, Rock, Classical, Electronic, Comedy, etc.

Want to check it out? Visit Vinylsoft.

PicPick is an all-in-one application designed for software developers, graphic designers and home user. The software has an intuitive interface and simple, elegant operation. Once you start the software, simply select one of the tools from the PicPick Tools tray icon menu when you want. PicPick features a powerful capture tool, image editor, color picker, color palette, pixel ruler, protractor, crosshair, whiteboard and etc.

You can use all these tools freely. Users can expect to enjoy an enhanced version of PicPick complete with improved fixed region capture, fixing of invalid pointer operating bug, fixing of print preview bugs, language updates, and a couple of other known bugs fixed as well. The program has indeed improved with a lot of wonderful features that makes it one of the few free programs that cannot be ignored just like that.

This version in review is completely free for home users; however, users who have interest in using a version with higher features should purchase a license for commercial use. Its full features include the following: compatible with all Windows versions, support of various languages, all functions are fully supported on a dual screen environment, no registry, no access to system folder (you can copy these files to portable USB), and a few others.

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Fluid is an application that lets you create a Real Mac App (or “Fluid App”) out of any website or web application; and effectively turning your favorite web applications into OS X desktop apps. Creating a Fluid Application out of your favorite website is as easy as anything. Simply enter the website’s URL, provide a name, and optionally choose an icon. Click “Create”, and within seconds your chosen website has a permanent home on your Mac as a real Mac application that appears in your Dock. It is really as easy as you can imagine when it comes to using this software to get the job done. However, one may have to cope with the pain of having to run web applications in separate tabs in browsers.

The application is free, but users can purchase a fluid license at an absolutely cheap price. The license unlocks a lot of features that include the following; create Fluid Apps with Separate Cookie Storage, use Userscripts or Userstyles in your Fluid Apps, and Pin Fluid Apps to the Mac OS X Status Bar. User license that grants you access to some of these features is put at $4.99. The program is light, and consumes very limited space on your system.

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