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Windows Gadgets

July 3, 2011, 12:03(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Just a quick note. 2 of the Windows Gadgets I use have been updated.
Network Monitor Gadget – Updated to version 4.0
SysInfo – Was updated back in February to version 2.4 (I just found out)
For a screenshot of them on my computer click the pic below (I’ve modified the look of the gadgets to my liking):

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware, Windows 7, Windows Vista

Winamp 5.62

June 30, 2011, 21:52(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Winamp 5.62 released. Mostly bugfixes. See here for download links and release notes.

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware

Thunderbird 5.0

June 28, 2011, 16:28(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Thunderbird 5.0 released.

The latest version of Thunderbird has the following changes:
More responsive and faster to start up and use
Thunderbird is based on the new Mozilla Gecko 5 engine
New Add-ons Manager
Revised account creation wizard to improve email setup
New Troubleshooting Information page
Tabs can now be reordered and dragged to different windows
Attachment sizes now displayed along with attachments
Plugins can now be loaded in RSS feeds by default
There are several theme fixes for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Support for Mac 32/64 bit Universal builds (Thunderbird no longer supports PowerPC on Mac)
Over 390 platform fixes that improve speed, performance, stability and security

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware

EasyBCD 2.1

June 28, 2011, 16:25(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

EasyBCD 2.1 released.

EasyBCD is NeoSmart Technologies’ multiple award-winning answer to taking control of your bootloader. EasyBCD extends and revamps the Windows Vista/Windows 7 BCD bootloader, and with EasyBCD, almost anything is possible. Setting up and configuring a dual-boot between Windows 7, Windows Vista, older versions of Windows such as XP & 2003, Linux, Ubuntu, BSD, and Mac OS X is a breeze. You just point & click and EasyBCD does the rest. EasyBCD is free for all private, non-commercial use.

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware

VirtualBox 4.0.10

June 27, 2011, 19:47(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

VirtualBox 4.0.10 released “This is a maintenance release.” Download and info.

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware

Thunderbird 3.1.11 Released

June 21, 2011, 14:43(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Thunderbird has been updated to version 3.1.11. Download or update from within the program (Help / Check for Updates.)

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware

Firefox 5 Officially Released

June 21, 2011, 14:41(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Download here or update from within the program (Help > About Firefox > Check for Updates).
Firefox 5 Other Systems and Languages
Droid users: Firefox 5 is in the Market. If you were using the Beta uninstall it and install Firefox 5 final.

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware

Firefox 5

June 18, 2011, 10:07(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Although not officially released, Firefox 5 (scheduled for June 21st) has hit the main Mozilla FTP servers.
Since several locations have reported this as being released I figured I might as well post it.
Links:
Windows (en-us) or try Major Geeks.
For others you can find it on the ftp site.

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware

BleachBit 0.8.8 Released

June 16, 2011, 15:36(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Hit the link for downloads and release notes: BleachBit 0.8.8

BleachBit quickly frees disk space and tirelessly guards your privacy. Free cache, delete cookies, clear Internet history, shred temporary files, delete logs, and discard junk you didn’t know was there. Designed for Linux and Windows systems, it wipes clean 90 applications including Firefox, Internet Explorer, Adobe Flash, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari,and more. Beyond simply deleting files, BleachBit includes advanced features such as shredding files to prevent recovery, wiping free disk space to hide traces of files deleted by other applications, and vacuuming Firefox to make it faster. Better than free, BleachBit is open source.

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware

Acronis True Image Home 2011 Updated

June 2, 2011, 06:58(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Acronis True Image Home 2011 build 6857 has been released (release notes).
Log in to your account to download, be sure to download to bootable media too.

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Software

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