Download Onslaught! Arena Free

Download Onslaught! Arena Free

Onslaught! Arena is a desktop action game app that runs on the Pokki platform.

If you yearn for the good old days of 8-bit video game goodness, Onslaught! Arena can give you a nice dose of nostalgia. With its pixelated graphics, it won't be winning any awards or competing with some of the big-name action games on the market today, but it is pretty addictive to play.

Tagged as an arcade-style medieval fantasy shooter, Onslaught! Arena offers non-stop action, which even old hat gamers will find challenging. Battle bosses and other baddies with a great assortment of weapons to take them down with.

Unfortunately, the sound seems to work only sometimes upon launch. Other times, you end up playing in silence, which can be a little frustrating. Some other Pokki apps have had similar issues, so it may be more an issue with the platform rather than the game itself.

Onslaught! Arena is a fun shoot 'em up game for the Nintendo generation of gamers.

Notes

Clicking the 'Download' button will take you to theOnslaught! Arena program's download page where you can run the game.

Review last updated: 26/06/12

Pros

• Fun, old school graphics
• Challenging
• Good assortment of weapons

Cons

• Audio only works sporadically

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Download Messenger Reviver 1.2 Free

Download Messenger Reviver 1.2 Free

Messenger Reviver is a simple tool written to allow users to circumvent the forced upgrade to Windows Live Messenger.

Sometimes older software is better than the most up to date version. Windows Live Messenger 2011 is a case in point. When the update was released, many users had problems connecting and using its Facebook integration. Unfortunately Microsoft recently forced users of Windows Live Messenger 2009 to upgrade to continue using the chat program, leaving many users unhappy.

While you can revert to Windows Live Messenger 2009 after updating, Messenger Reviver does more by stopping the program from checking for updates and forcing users to upgrade again. Messenger Reviver is a simple application. Unzip the .exe and run it. Click the next button and it'll restart Windows Live Messenger. That's it! You'll be free of the annoying nag to upgrade to Windows Live Messenger 2012.

Windows XP users should be aware that Messenger Reviver requires .NET Framework 2.0 or higher. Other than that, Messenger Reviver is a simple to use and effective application to stop forced updates of Windows Live Messenger.

It's a shame that Microsoft still hasn't addressed the problems in Windows Live Messenger, but Messenger Reviver will help users keep their stable installs of the older version.

Review last updated: 22/06/12

Pros

• Easy to install and use
• Prevents Messenger from checking for updates
• Free

Cons

• Requires .NET Framework update on XP

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Download Quick PC Startup 1.0.4.4 Free

Download Quick PC Startup 1.0.4.4 Free

Automatic Fix Scrap Programs
Quick PC Startup Provides the Strong feature for fixing all unwanted/Scrap Programs by ?Automatic Fix?. It detects all scrap programs and fixes them automatically. Scrap programs are those programs which load on windows startup when a user starts windows. These startup programs are the reason of slow windows startup & shutdown.
Boost PC Startup & Shutdown Speed
By fixing all unwanted/scrap startup programs, the PC get boosted its startup and shutdown speed.
Manage Un-optimized System Tray Programs
Quick PC Startup get optimized Tray programs and Manage them in proper Manner. Only necessary programs are running on system tray and all scrap programs are disabled successfully.
Experience a fast & Healthy PC

GIve Notification message at time to time when a new software program added in system trey. User can manage that new software entry and Control over the system trey

The Software Provide Automatic Fix Startup option. Quick PC Startup Provides the Strong feature for fixing all unwanted/Scrap Programs by ?Automatic Fix?. It detects all scrap programs and fixes them automatically. Scrap programs are those programs which load on windows startup when a user starts windows. These startup programs are the reason of slow windows startup & shutdown.

Automatic and Manually Fix all Startup Programs and Bring down Windows Startup and Shutdown speed

Review last updated: 02/07/12

Pros

• Automatic Fix option

Cons

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Download sleepyTunes 1.0.0 Free

Download sleepyTunes 1.0.0 Free

sleepyTunes is a simple application that allows you to control the volume of your music over a period of time, letting you create an soothing period to help you sleep or a gradual alarm clock.

When first opening sleepyTunes, you would probably expect it to be some sort of graphing program as it presents you with a simple line graph. 'Volume %' is located on the Y axis and 'Elapsed Time' on the X axis. Users can drag the points around on the graph or create new points by right clicking on the graph. This allows sleepyTunes to schedule what to do with the volume as time passes.

While this concept is simple, we wish sleepyTunes came with a couple of presets for alarm and gradual sleep to get the user started. sleepyTunes also has the ability to perform an action after the time limit is reached. You can set sleepyTunes to sleep your computer, shut down, or even execute a command.

Unfortunately, sleepyTunes doesn't integrate with your music library nor does it support scheduling. These would be nice features that could turn sleepyTunes into a full alarm clock solution.

Overall, sleepyTunes is great for those who want absolute control of their system volume over time but we wish it had more configurations for those who just want to set it and forget it.

Notes

This software requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or higher to be installed.

Review last updated: 02/07/12

Pros

• Extremely customizable
• Set a timed action or event
• Lulls you to sleep or wakes you up

Cons

• Doesn't integrate your iTunes library
• No scheduling

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Download Glitterato 1.62 Free

Download Glitterato 1.62 Free

Glitterato is a plugin for Photoshop that gives you the ability to design starry effects for your digital photos.

Photoshop users have come to expect a powerful graphic design experience with Photoshop. Many users choose to enhance the experience even further by installing supplemental plugins like Glitterato.

From Flaming Pear Software, developers of other plugins like Flexify and LunarCell, Glitterato is a great way to add some impressive colors and effects to your digital photos.

You can either create unique star constellations or nebulas in Photoshop with Glitterato. Everything from scale to texture to opacity and color can be controlled with a simple dragging of your mouse right or left on a sliding scale. Glitterato also offers a preview window so you can see what your creation looks like before finalizing and saving it, which is convenient.

If you want to create lovely interstellar effects in Photoshop, Glitterato is a great plugin to try.

Review last updated: 10/07/12

Pros

• Easy to use
• Lots of options for nebual and star customization
• Creates gorgeous, starry effects

Cons

• Can be tricky to install

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Download The Hobbit Theme for Windows 7 Free

Download The Hobbit Theme for Windows 7 Free

The Hobbit Theme for Windows 7 is a pack of desktop wallpapers for Windows 7 PC users.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the long-awaited prequel to the highly popular Lord of the Rings trilogy, is set to hit US theaters this December. Diehard fans can already enjoy some beautiful imagery from the film with The Hobbit Theme for Windows 7 though.

The Hobbit Theme for Windows 7 includes seven gorgeous and high quality desktop wallpapers with characters from the upcoming movie. These are official wallpapers, many of which incorporate the movie's title within the design. The theme automatically changes your desktop background to a new image every 30 minutes as well.

The only features that would make this theme truly shine are customized desktop icons or sound effects, neither of which are included, unfortunately.

The Hobbit Theme for Windows 7 includes some really lovely and detailed scenes and characters from Peter Jackson's The Hobbit movie.

Pros

• Includes seven high quality movie images
• Alternates between wallpapers every 30 minutes

Cons

• Doesn't include customized desktop icons

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Download VSLogonScreenCustomizer 1.4.3.237 Free

Download VSLogonScreenCustomizer 1.4.3.237 Free

VSLogonScreenCustomizer (say that three times quickly) is a simple app that allows you to customize your Windows log in screen.

If you're sick of looking at the same blue background when logging in and out of your computer, VSLogonScreenCustomizer will allow you to customize that screen's picture to your heart's content. Unfortunately this app's features are pretty basic.

Users can change the background photo and that's about it. VSLogonScreenCustomizer supports TIFF, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP and WMPhoto and shouldn't have any trouble using photos you've downloaded from the web.

In the settings, there are a few tweaks that you can apply to the interface of VSLogonScreenCustomizer itself, but not the log in screen. This is very strange as this should be a feature that's built in to give users more customization of the look. You can't even change your user icon. You'll have to do it the old fashion way in the Control Panel.

Overall, VSLogonScreenCustomizer is a very basic app that's really only good for changing the background for your Windows log on screen.

VSLogonScreenCustomizer supports the following formats

TIFF, JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, WMPhoto

Review last updated: 12/07/12

Pros

• Changes log on image instantly
• Simple interface

Cons

• Very basic features

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Download NoScript Firefox add-on 2.1.2.3 Free

Download NoScript Firefox add-on 2.1.2.3 Free

NoScript is a security add-on for Firefox that aims to prevent auto-executing plugins that could put you at risk of malicious scripts, clickjacking and attacks.

NoScript works by automatically preventing scripts from executing on the websites you visit. If you click on the little NoScript icon in the lower right corner, you?ll be able to see what scripts are being prevented and decide which you want to allow and which you want to exclude for security reasons.

The culprits that NoScript avoids are JavaScript, Java and Flash and other plugins. If you know a site to be safe, you can allow the scripts, either temporarily or globally. You can also permit just some of the scripts that are in place, or you can allow everything on a given page, rather than a whole site.

The NoScript configuration options are extensive and to get the most out of it, you?ll need to put some effort in. Even so, there is plenty of help available on the developer?s website and around the web. You can add safe websites to the NoScript whitelist, configure what appears in the context menu, as well as specifying more technical details.

If this is too much for you, however, don?t worry. Using NoScript is actually very easy ? allow the add-on to block what it deems appropriate and only unblock if you really trust the website you?re visiting.

NoScript ? staying safe online couldn?t be easier.

Recent changes

• Fixed X-Do-Not-Track after a DNS cache miss causing some embedded content requests to fail

Pros

• Appropriate for beginners and experts alike
• Very flexible according to website security
• Import/export settings

Cons

• None so far

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Download E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy Free

Download E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy Free

E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy is a first person role-playing shooter set in a strange cyberpunk world.

The influence of Deus X is clear in this indie game, which combines action with a great deal of player choice. It also has conspiracies and a dark tone, but the comparisons don't go much further.

Your character is a member of 'Secreta Secretorum'; samurai monks with advanced technology, cybernetics and psyonics. Humanity is threatened by strange forces that are turning civilizations against each other. When the game starts, you are thrown into this scenario, and have to work out the rest for yourself.

E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy is one of the toughest games to get into you will play. The menus and interfaces are a mess, while there are some unusual choices with the mouse and keyboard control layout. The story is complex, and not very well explained. There is lots of detail, but the broad points about what's going on are missing.

E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy does feature tutorials, but they are in videos you have to watch, not in-game, as players are used to today. This is a game for people with patience, and the desire to understand a confusing, yet detailed world. For the rest of us, E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy may be too complicated.

On the plus side, E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy is atmospheric, and it's strange setting and story make it pretty unique. It's a shame that it's so inaccessible.

Notes

This demo will be downloaded via the Steam app, which is free to install and use.

Review last updated: 18/07/12

Pros

• Atmospheric
• Unique
• Deep gameplay and options

Cons

• Confusing
• Poor translation
• Bad tutorials

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Download Golden Ratio 3.0 Free

Download Golden Ratio 3.0 Free

Golden Ratio is a graphic design tool that helps you crop photos and accurately measure ratios.

So much emphasis is placed on adding showy effects and filters to your images on graphic design programs like Photoshop. You also need to make sure the finer aspects of your images are perfect as well.

Golden Ratio can help you do that by letting you properly compose the elements in your images, as well as measure proportions to ensure all elements in your photo look correct.

As a measurement tool, Golden Ratio has two main windows to work with. The first is translucent and remains in the foreground. It can be placed above any image on the screen you want to edit. This window contains a grid and measuring axises.

The other window is your control panel that lets you alter the transparency of each element, see different angles and lengths, change the appearance of lines, and define the type of composition rule (think: the golden ratio or the rule of thirds).

Golden Ratio also include two different tools: the Stencil and Measure tools. Golden Ratio's Stencil tool is used to create template patterns, which you can use along with any other sort of graphic design software. The Measure tool defines two lines on your screen and will display the angle and the ratio of them for your convenience.

Unfortunately, the control panel in Golden Ratio can look a little cluttered and be a little complicated initially to figure out how to use. It'd also be nice if there were an option to be able to minimize the program to your desktop tray when you're using multiple photo editing programs.

As a stand-alone photo editing and image optimization, Golden Ratio really shines.

Notes

If the display is maximized, you can return to a normal size by right clicking and choosing 'Normal' in the options that appear.

Review last updated: 18/07/12

Pros

• Translucent foreground workspace
• Includes various proportions and rulers
• Template offers minimum interference
• Very small memory footprint

Cons

• Not able to minimize the app to the desktop tray
• Cluttered control panel

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Download Avira AntiVir Personal 10.0.0.611 Free

Download Avira AntiVir Personal 10.0.0.611 Free

Years ago, a free antivirus was often a synonym of poor protection. Nowadays, thanks to programs like Avira AntiVir Personal, this perception of free antivirus has improved a lot.

Avira AntiVir Personal is the free ? for personal use ? version of Avira Antivir Premium; this means there are a few advanced features unavailable, like the virus filter for email or for web browsing, but the program is as powerful and efficient as its big brother.

Avira AntiVir Personal installs in a few seconds and starts protecting your system in real time right away. It includes all the tools and options you would expect from an antivirus these days, such as different types of scan, support for scheduling, automatic updates, and a quarantine area for suspicious files.

On the downside, Avira AntiVir Personal is let down by a somewhat rough interface that feels like it was designed ten years ago and never restyled: simple to use, but too plain.

Looking for an efficient, uncomplicated antivirus tool? Avira AntiVir Personal may be a good choice.

Pros

• Light on resources
• Support for scheduled scans
• Updates automatically
• Really fast

Cons

• No virus filter for email or web browsing
• Boring interface
• Frequent false alarms

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Download Icon Craft 4.61 Free

Download Icon Craft 4.61 Free

Ever get bored with unimaginative icons? Icon Craft can change all that.

Icon Craft is a full-featured icon creation and editing tool. It allows you to design and modify icons and cursors, both animated and static. You can also create icon libraries, download existing icons to modify and even make icons from photos and images.

Icon Craft starts by asking you to choose what task you want to perform. If you choose to create a new icon (rather than modifying an existing one), you?ll be able to select the precise measurements and color depth you need, ranging from 16x16 to 256x256 pixels, and from monochrome to True Color + Alpha (32 bits).

You will then be taken to an editing screen that allows you to control almost every aspect of icon creation. There is an extensive toolbar with drawing and text tools, effects, color options and pre-made shapes, among many other options. The editing window is nice and large for ease of use, and there are hotkeys available for almost every option.

Unfortunately, the Icon Craft trial version allows you to save only seven icons and irritatingly urges you to register at every opportunity.

Icon Craft is a comprehensive and fun tool for creating your own icons; it?s just a pity its trial version limitations are so obvious.

Icon Craft supports the following formats

ANI, CUR, ICC, ICL, ICO, ICPR, EXE, DLL, NIL, CPL, OCX, VBX, BMP, JPEG, PNG, PSD, WBMP, GIF, XPM, PDD, TGA, TIF, WMF, EMF, XBM, ICNS, RSRC, ZIP, RAR, DCR, RES

Pros

• Easy to use
• Support for many formats
• Extensive range of tools
• Good help file
• Converts images to icons

Cons

• Limited trial version
• Irritating reminders to register

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Download Freemake Music Box 0.9.6.1 Free

Download Freemake Music Box 0.9.6.1 Free

Freemake Music Box is a music streaming application that aims to provide you with free, legal music that's not restricted by geographical boundaries.

There are lots of music apps out there, and although some of them are really good, there are definite drawbacks. Spotify's free version is limited, Pandora's not available outside the US...the list goes on.

The good

Not so with Freemake Music Box. This application uses a powerful search engine to seek out free, legal music for you. It doesn't specify where it finds this music, exactly, but it does guarantee that you won't get into trouble for listening to it. Freemake Music Box doesn't require any kind of sign up, which is another plus to this music streaming app.

When you search for music with Freemake Music Box, you'll get a list of results in the main interface. You can filter results by artist, track and album. When you play a track, a video will appear in the lower left-hand corner - you can hide this video if you want. Freemake Music Box also supports playlists - just add a track to a playlist by right clicking on a song and picking Add track to playlist.

The bad

Free music is always good, and Freemake Music Box is a great attempt, but it's still in the early stages of development and has some definite weak spots. The main issue is the quality and availability of music. Loading tracks can be very slow, and although all tracks are well labeled, you sometimes click on one, only to find that a completely unrelated track plays.

Of course, this is generally related to imperfect tagging of uploaded videos and tracks, and isn't Freemake Music Box's fault, but it still interrupts the listening experience. If you pick a track only to find that something else plays, you can right-click to skip to the next version of the song - but there's still no guarantee that it will be the right one.

Freemake Music Box is an interesting proposal and worth a download if you want free music. Just be aware that it has some serious limitations.

Recent changes

• Added the possibility to import local playlists in the formats: M3U, M3U8, ASX, TPL, KPL, WPL, AIMPPL, PLC, PLS, RLC, ZPL, XSPT, SMI, SMIL.
  
• Added the automatic usage of local audio tracks as an additional music source
  
• Improved the quality of audio stream playback
  
• Improved the algorithm of music search
  
• Enhanced the software stability
  
• Minor GUI changes

Review last updated: 23/07/12

Pros

• All music is legal
• Great choice of genres/music
• Playlist creation
• Results filtering

Cons

• Can be slow
• Results vary wildly
• Lacks features

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Download BitDefender Total Security 2013 16.18.0 Free

Download BitDefender Total Security 2013 16.18.0 Free

BitDefender Total Security 2012 Beta lets you have an early look at the new features included in the upcoming version of this powerful security suite.

The interface in BitDefender Total Security 2012 Beta has been completely redesigned. The program has evolved from an almost childish design with blue clouds in the background to a more elegant dark interface that features boxes for each one of the modules included in the program.

Besides the usual antivirus, firewall and antispam filters, BitDefender Total Security 2012 Beta also includes parental controls for kids, privacy tools with which to encrypt data or shred files beyond any possible recovery, a safebox for sensitive data and a bunch of tune-up utilities to clean up the system, clean the Registry and find duplicate files, among others. BitDefender Total Security 2012 also includes the so-called Auto-Pilot, that enables and configures the suite without user intervention.

That said, be aware that BitDefender Total Security 2012 is still a beta version that?s still under development. For that reason it should be used with precaution. Also, note that you?ll need to uninstall any other security app on your system.

With BitDefender Total Security 2012 Beta you can test all the new features in the upcoming version of this complete security suite.

Review last updated: 24/07/12

Pros

• Auto-Pilot mode
• Parental controls for kids
• Privacy tools to protect your data
• Utilities to clean up and optimize the system

Cons

• Lenghty installation

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Download WebReader 0.8.80 Free

Download WebReader 0.8.80 Free

WebReader is a desktop app that lets you read your Google Reader RSS feeds.

Let's face it. Sometimes you just can't be bothered to open up your browser, log into your Google account, and pull up Google Reader to sort through your RSS feeds. Good thing WebReader is around to simplify the process for you.

WebReader is a easy to use application that lets you read your RSS feeds directly from your desktop. All you need to do is have a Google account and some feeds already set up in Google Reader, and you'll be good to go. WebReader is easy to use and lightweight, since it requires Adobe Air to run. Once installed and launched, you'll be prompted to enter your Google information and give WebReader permission to pull your Google Reader feeds.

It works like a charm from there on out. WebReader has two columns. The left column lists your various RSS feed folders and can be expanded and minimized with a few simple clicks. The right column holds the actual content from each feed. You can opt to make the text larger, as well as change the way your feeds are viewed to read content either as full posts, summaries or just titles.

You can also share content read via WebReader on Facebook or Twitter, plus star favorite articles.

WebReader is a really sleek desktop client that makes reading Google Reader RSS feeds completely enjoyable.

Notes

Requires Adobe Air to run.

Review last updated: 26/07/12

Pros

• Read your Google Reader RSS feeds from your desktop
• Easy to install
• Simple, sleek interface
• Multiple ways to view your feed

Cons

• Requires Adobe Air to work

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