Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Download video clips from video websites with xVideoServiceThief


xVideoServiceThief is a tool for downloading video clips from video websites. This tool supports nearly 30 video websites. xVideoServiceThief tool can convert videos to AVI, WMV, MPEG1, MPEG2, Appli iPod, 3GP and MP3 formats.

This tool supports the following platforms:

Windows 98/Me, NT4, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista
Mac OS X, 10.3 and 10.4
Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, IRIX, AIX, and many other Unix variants

How to use xVideoServiceThief Tool?
Start the program. You will find Add Video tab on the right hand side. Click that tab. Then Add Video URL dialog box will open. Just enter the video URL to download then click O.K. Then the tool will download the video to a default folder specified by the tool. You can change this default download location to another folder also. For this just click More Options button. Then Options window will open. Under downloads specify a folder you like to save in your computer.

Converting videos:
For converting videos to different formats you also need FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder. You can download it from this site. Install it first. Now start xVideoServiceThief program. Now click More Options tab.


As shown in fig you can select a format from Output format then click O.K. Now enter the video URL to download through Add Video tab. Then the xVideoServiceThief tool will download the video to the format specified by you.

You can download this tool from this website.


Play video files on any player with Vista Codec Package


With Vista Codec package installed, You can use any media player to play DVD's, movies and video clips of any format. There is no need to install any other codecs by installing this codec. The Vista Codec Package no longer includes any QuickTime components. Vista Codec Package is fully capable of MOV and 3GP playback without any QuickTime software installed. This package supports English, Chinese Simplified/Traditional, Japanese, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Polish, Swedish and Turkish languages.

You can download Vista Codec package from this website.


Monday, January 28, 2008

WolfQuest - Free 3D wildlife simulation game


The Minnesota Zoo and St. Paul-based eduweb, award winning developer of digital learning games have developed this 3D multiplayer wildlife simulation game WolfQuest. WolfQuest game will be available as a free download for Windows and Macintosh computers at wolfquest.org.

The Minnesota Zoo leads a national network of zoos and science education centers including the International Wolf Center in Ely, Minnesota, Yellowstone National Park, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. and the Phoenix Zoo in Arizona.


WolfQuest game will teach wolf behavior and ecology through its gameplay and intense social interactions. Both single player and multiplayer options are available in this game. In this game Players join a wolf pack made up of computer-controlled wolves. You can create your wolf avatar by selecting male or female. You can learn about wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf in Yellowstone National Park. You can hunt elks, challenge other wolves for territory, defend territory, avoid danger, find a mate and protect your pups. Gameplay will create a strong emotional connection between players and wolves. So players can change their attitudes toward wolves and habitat conservation in the real world.

System Requirements:

Minimum NVIDIA GeForce 2 3D card is necessary. But Intel 865G integrated graphics or higher, NVIDIA GeForce 6 series or higher, ATI Radeon 7500 or higher is recommended for good Graphics Quality. Remember you can use Geforce 2 or Geforce 4 cards to run the game, but 1 GB RAM must be compulsory, otherwise the game runs slowly or jerkily.


Monday, January 21, 2008

Repair your Registry with Eusing Free Registry Cleaner


All we know that Windows Registry is the heart of Windows operating system. Windows crashes and Windows error messages are due to Registry problems. These problems can occur for many reasons like incorrect removal of software, missing or corrupt hardware drivers, or orphaned start-up programs etc. This will increase the Registry size and slow down your computer because Windows will need more time to load, search, and read data from the Registry.

Eusing Free Registry Cleaner is a free registry repair software which will safely clean and repair your Registry problems. It scans your entire Windows registry for invalid or obsolete information and provide a list of the errors found. It will fix all these errors very easily and make your PC faster. It can also restore your previous Registry.

Eusing Free Registry Cleaner will clean your Registry by finding Missing Shared Dlls, Unused File Extension, Invalid ActiveX, Invalid Paths, Invalid Help Files, Invalid Fonts, Invalid startup programs, Missing ShortCut reference, Missing File and Folder, Invalid application paths etc.

You can download Eusing Free Registry Cleaner from here.


Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC Refresh


Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh is pre-release software and it will undergo changes before the final release. Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh is provided for testing purposes only. It is for individuals, organizations, and technical enthusiasts who are comfortable evaluating pre-release software.

Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh is time-limited software and will no longer operate after June 30, 2008 and it should be uninstalled prior to that date. You must uninstall any previous versions of Windows Vista SP1 before installing Windows Vista SP1 RC Refresh.

You can download Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC Refresh from here.


Friday, January 11, 2008

Xinorbis - a powerful hard disk analyzer


You can analyse a drive or a directory in your computer with Xinorbis. It is a powerful disk analyzer tool. it gives the user a complete overview of the contents of a hard disk or a directory by Using a sophisticated mix of graphs, tables and tree displays.

Xinorbis is very easy to use. Just start the program.


As shown in the figure we have two options Analyse Directory and Analyse Drive. If you select Analyse Directory and choose a directory from your computer and click Scan button, then it analyses the directory and displays the results in a Pie or bar diagram and in a Text report and in tables as shown above in the figure. If you select Analyse Drive and choose a drive from your computer and click Scan button, then it analyses the disk and displays the results as explained above.

Features:
Analyse a single drive/directory or merge several together in one report
Complex report generation, with export to HTML, ASCII or XML
Save reports and compare them to see how the contents has changed
All information displays are completely resizable for ease of viewing
XP style support
Improved speed
Shell support, scan a directory through explorer
Supports Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista

Download Xinorbis from here


Tool to calculate the angles necessary for installing satellite dishes


Satellite Antenna Alignment is the program used to calculate the angles necessary for installing satellite dishes. It calculates azimuth and elevation positions for all satellites at once. You will get a clear picture about what satellites can be visible from the location where the dish will be installed. This program calculates theoretical value only, but factors like obstacles (buildings, trees), the landscape, the altitude, transponder orientation, polarization, etc should also be taken into account.

This program is also very easy to use. Just start the program. On the right hand side of the window, you will observe Site location boxes. In those boxes enter the geographical coordinates of the location of the satellite dish. Then you will observe the calculation for all satellites at once in the table to the left.

Download Satellite Antenna Alignment program from here.


Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Enjoy your favorite pictures in 3D environment


With My Pictures 3D product line you can place your digital photos into a picturesque environment of realistic 3D galleries. My Pictures 3D package consists of two products, My Pictures 3D Screensaver and My Pictures 3D Album. It is a freeware software.

With My Pictures 3D Album, you can hang your favorite pictures on the walls of a modern Showroom, a secluded Yard or a bohemian-style Art Gallery. It is very easy to hang your favorite pictures.

If you want to add Aish pictures to My Pictures 3D Album, then do as explained below.

Just start My Pictures 3D Album. Then choose Create new gallery then click O.K. Then it display list of galleries. Now select a gallery then click O.K. Now that selected gallery will be opened on the right hand side of the My Pictures 3D Album window. That gallery may be a modern Showroom or an Art gallery or a secluded Yard. Put the Aish pictures folder on desktop. Now select Aish folder on the left hand side of My Pictures 3D Album. Now on the toolbar select Add Image. Then all Aish pictures will be added to the 3D gallery.

If you want see those 3D pictures, put the mouse pointer on the gallery window and move the mouse pointer while holding left mouse button. While doing like this you will move inside all the rooms of the gallery. You will find Aish Pictures in one of the rooms as shown below.


Download My Pictures 3D


How to retrieve product key of your Windows version?


The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that reads the registry and extracts the key that was used to install Windows. It retrieves product key of Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Windows Vista, Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007.

You can save the key to a text file, you can print the key or you can save the key to clipboard.

Download Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder


Monday, January 07, 2008

Get detailed view of your installed fonts with Cfont Pro


Cfont Pro supports TrueType, OpenType, Bitmap, and Postscript Type 1 fonts. With Cfont Pro you can get detailed view of your installed fonts, you can preview fonts from any folder, CD, disk, or network drive before you install them, you can Package any number of fonts into a single file for ease of transport to another computer, and you can Move and copy installed fonts.

Cfont Pro is a freeware software. It supports Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/2003 Server.

Download Cfont Pro


Friday, January 04, 2008

Recover your lost partitions with TestDisk


TestDisk is a powerful free data recovery software. TestDisk can make non-booting disks bootable again, fix partition table, recover deleted partition, recover FAT32 boot sector from its backup, rebuild FAT12/FAT16/FAT32 boot sector, fix FAT tables, rebuild NTFS boot sector, recover NTFS boot sector from its backup, fix MFT using MFT mirror, and locate ext2/ext3 Backup SuperBlock.

TestDisk can find lost partitions for almost all file systems like DOS/Windows FAT12, FAT16 and FAT32, Linux ext2 and ext3, NTFS ( Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008 ), Unix File System UFS and UFS2 etc. TestDisk supports DOS, Windows (NT4, 2000, XP, 2003), Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, SunOS and Mac OS.

Download TestDisk


Play, edit and organize your music albums with Soundbase


Soundbase is a simple freeware album player. It allows to play from the playlist, from the library, or from the folder. It supports a wide variety of formats, including MPEG Audio Layer-3 (MP3), OGG Vorbis (OGG), Monkey Audio (APE), and FLAC sound files.

By using Soundbase, you can organize your music to different locations, edit tag information, search, filter, create playlists.

Download Soundbase