SONGBIRD

SONGBIRD - Video

WINDOWS, MacOS ,LINUX

"Songbird is an open-source customizable music player that's under active development.

We're working on creating a non-proprietary, cross platform, extensible tool that will help enable new ways to playback, manage, and discover music. There are lots of ways to contribute your time to the project. We'd love your help!

There are several features we're proud of, but we'll be the first to admit that others need ironing out, are experimental, or are just plain missing. There's still a lot to do"[1].
1.http://getsongbird.com/

Download - http://getsongbird.com/

JING

JING - VIDEO

WINDOWS, MacOS

"Think of Jing as a supplement to all your chat discussions, email threads, forum posts and blog entries. It sits nicely on your desktop, ready to capture and share your stuff at a moment's notice. Simply select an area of your screen, capture it as an image or record it as a video, and then click Share. Jing conveniently places a URL to your content which you can paste into any of your conversations.
Where does Jing send my images and videos?

1. It's up to you! Here's a list of your options:

* Screencast.com
* A local folder
* A network drive
* Copy to your clipboard (images only)
* An FTP server
* Flickr"[1]
1.http://www.jingproject.com/faq.asp

Download - http://www.jingproject.com/

HANDBRAKE

HANDBRAKE - VIDEO

WINDOWS, MacOS, LINUX

"HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 converter, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows.

Supported sources:

* Any DVD-like source: VIDEO_TS folder, DVD image or real DVD (encrypted or unencrypted, but protection methods other than CSS are not supported and must be handled externally with third-party software), and some .VOB and .TS files
* PAL or NTSC
* AC-3, DTS, LPCM or MPEG audio tracks

Outputs:

* File format: MP4, MKV, AVI or OGM
* Video: MPEG-4 or H.264 (1 or 2 passes or constant quantizer/rate encoding)
* Audio: AAC, MP3, Vorbis or AC-3 pass-through (supports encoding of several audio tracks)

Misc features:

* Chapter selection
* Basic subtitle support (burned into the picture)
* Integrated bitrate calculator
* Picture deinterlacing, cropping and scaling
* Grayscale encoding"[1].
1.http://handbrake.fr/?article=details

Download - http://handbrake.fr/?article=download

JUICE

JUICE - AUDIO

WINDOWS, MacOS, LINUX

"Want to listen to internet audio programs but can't when they are scheduled? This program lets you create your own custom online audio anytime, anywhere. Really.

Why should I squeeze Juice?
# Juice is free
# Juice supports more than 15 languages
# Juice supports multiple media players
# Juice is free software licensed under the GPL (open source)
# Juice's primary purpose is to manage podcasts
# Juice has a built-in directory with thousands of listed podcast feeds
# Juice has auto cleanup, authentication, centralized feed management and much more
# Juice is accessible for blind and visually impaired users (windows version only)
# Juice is fresh!"[1]
1.http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/

Download - http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/

LogMeIn Hamachi: Instant, Zero Configuration VPN

LogMeIn Hamachi: Instant, Zero Configuration VPN - NETWORKING

WINDOWS, MacOS, LINUX


"LogMeIn Hamachi is a VPN service that easily sets up in 10 minutes, and enables secure remote access to your business network, anywhere there's an Internet connection.

It works with your existing firewall, and requires no additional configuration. Hamachi is the first networking application to deliver an unprecedented level of direct peer-to-peer connectivity. It is simple, secure, and cost-effective"[1].
1.https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi/vpn.asp

Download - https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi/download.asp

FILE ZILLA

FILE ZILLA - UTILITIES

WINDOWS, MacOS, LINUX

"Welcome to the homepage of FileZilla, the free FTP solution. Both a client and a server are available. FileZilla is open source software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License

Support is available through our forums, the wiki and the bug and feature request trackers.

In addition, you will find documentation on how to compile FileZilla and nightly builds for multiple platforms in the development section

Among others, the features of FileZilla include the following:

* Easy to use
* Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
* Cross-platform. Runs on Windows, Linux, *BSD, Mac OS X and more
* IPv6 support
* Available in many languages
* Supports resume and transfer of large files >4GB
* Powerful Site Manager and transfer queue
* Drag & drop support
* Configurable Speed limits
* Filename filters
* Network configuration wizard
* Remote file editing
* Keep-alive
* HTTP/1.1, SOCKS5 and FTP-Proxy support"[1].

1. http://filezilla-project.org/

Download - http://filezilla-project.org/

MOZYHOME FREE

MOZYHOME FREE - BACKUP / SYNC

WINDOWS, MacOS

"MozyHome Free is the free version of their MozyHome and MozyPro online backup packages, designed for personal use with 2 GB worth of free space. It has a simple to use interface for easy scheduled downloads, and secure for HIPAA compliance. For those with a fast internet connection online backup could be an easy and scaleable solution. For more information about online backups check out The No-Excuses Guide to Automated Online Backup "[1]
1. http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/downloads/techstructure/page7941.cfm

Try it - https://mozy.com/home

SCRIBUS 1.3.3.12

SCRIBUS 1.3.3.12 - OFFICE

WINDOWS, MacOS, LINUX

"Scribus is an open-source program that brings award-winning professional page layout to Linux/Unix, MacOS X, OS/2 and Windows desktops with a combination of "press-ready" output and new approaches to page layout. Underneath the modern and user friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as CMYK color, separations, ICC color management and versatile PDF creation"[1].
1.http://www.scribus.net/

Download - http://www.scribus.net/

KOMPOZER

KOMPOZER - OFFICE

WINDOWS, MacOS, LINUX

"KompoZer is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing.

KompoZer is designed to be extremely easy to use, making it ideal for non-technical computer users who want to create an attractive, professional-looking web site without needing to know HTML or web coding"[1].

1.http://www.kompozer.net/

Download - http://www.kompozer.net/

AbiWORD

AbiWORD - OFFICE

WINDOWS, MacOS. LINUX

"AbiWord is a free software word processor. The name "AbiWord" (pronounced "Abby Word") is derived from the root of the Spanish word "abierto", meaning "open". It currently runs on Linux, Mac OS X (PowerPC), Microsoft Windows, ReactOS, BeOS (unsupported), AmigaOS 4.0 (through its Cygnix X11 engine), and other operating systems.

AbiWord was originally started by SourceGear Corporation as the first component of AbiSuite, as part of a plan to create a full Office Suite that would be free software. However, SourceGear gradually moved on to other business interests, and now the AbiWord project is run by a team of volunteer developers. AbiWord is part of GNOME Office, a collection of office applications with some degree of integration"[1].

Version 2.5.2 beta may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes. latest stable release is version 2.6.4.
1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AbiWord

Download - http://www.abisource.com/

Adobe BUZZWORD

Adobe BUZZWORD - OFFICE

WINDOWS, MacOS. LINUX

"With Adobe® Buzzword® you can create a document, share it with colleagues, and review and revise it collaboratively on the web. Buzzword runs from Adobe secure servers, and your documents are stored there, so they are always available on the web.

Buzzword has two views, the Document Organizer and the Editor. Which view you start in depends on how you arrive at Buzzword. If someone sends you an e-mail message with a link to a Buzzword document, clicking the link opens the document in the Editor. Starting Buzzword from Acrobat.com opens the Document Organizer. Either way it’s easy to switch from Organizer to Editor, or you can keep both views open at once"[1].

1.http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Acrobat.com/Buzzword/

Download - http://www.adobe.com/acom/buzzword/

OpenOffice

Openoffice - HALL OF FAME

WINDOWS, MacOS, LINUX

OpenOffice.org is both an open-source product and a project. The product is a multiplatform office productivity suite. It includes desktop applications such as a word processor, a spreadsheet program, a presentation manager, and a drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to those of other office suites. OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office. Localizations of OpenOffice.org are available in 27 languages, with more being constantly added by the community. OpenOffice.org runs on Solaris, Linux (including PPC Linux), and Windows. Written in C++ and with documented APIs licensed under the LGPL and SISSL open-source protocols, OpenOffice.org allows any knowledgeable developer to benefit from the source.

Version 3 includes support for Office 2007 files, improvement to the Commenting/Notes feature, multi-page views, spreadsheet collaboration, and other bug-fixes and updates.

Download -http://download.openoffice.org/

AUDACITY

AUDACITY - HALL OF FAME

WINDOWS, MacOS, LINUX


This editor can record and play sounds and import and export WAV, AIFF, MP3, and OGG files. Edit your sounds using cut, copy, and paste features (with unlimited undo functionality), mix tracks, or apply effects to your recordings. The program also has a built-in amplitude-envelope editor, a customizable spectrogram mode, and a frequency-analysis window for audio-analysis applications. Built-in effects include bass boost, wah wah, and noise removal, and the program also supports VST plug-in effects.

Version 1.2.6 enables FLAC support and contains some bug fixes.

Download - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

GIMP

GIMP - HALL OF FAME

WINDOWS, MacOS, LINUX

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a freely distributed piece of software suitable for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition, and image authoring. It is a powerful piece of software with capabilities not found in any other free software product. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert-quality photo-retouching program, an online batch-processing system, a mass production image renderer, or an image-format converter. GIMP is modular, expandable, and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image-manipulation procedures to be easily scripted.

Version 2.4.5 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

Download - http://www.gimp.org/

Firefox

Firefox - HALL OF FAME

WINDOWS, MacOS, Linux

Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser that makes browsing more efficient than ever before. Firefox includes pop-up blocking; a tab-browsing; integrated Google searching; simplified privacy controls that let you cover your tracks more effectively; a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser; and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 fixes 11 security issues, three of which--Web browsing history and forward navigation stealing; privilege escalation, XSS, remote code execution; and crashes with evidence of memory corruption--are deemed critical.

Download Link - http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/landing/better/?utm_content=0705features&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=0507lndgpgtest&gclid=CPjQvo2-qZICFQE6xwodnh0SRA


Version 3.0.3 fixes a problem where users were unable to retrieve saved passwords or save new passwords.

Download Link - http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0.3/releasenotes/

Adobe® Reader®

Adobe® Reader® - HALL OF FAME

WINDOWS, MacOS, LINUX, MOBILE

This software lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files on a variety of hardware and operating system platforms. The new version of Acrobat Reader provides a host of features that enable you to submit Adobe PDF forms created with fillable form fields in such applications as Adobe Acrobat Professional and Adobe Form Designer. Read and organize high-fidelity e-books. Activate search and accessibility capabilities built into your PDF files, and display Adobe Photoshop Album slide shows and electronic cards.

Download Link - http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html