Software

FileZilla – Recommended FTP Client

Published February 5, 2009

We have tried and used many different FTP Clients over the years but lately we have one that we feel is just right!

FileZilla Client is a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive graphical user interface.

Features, 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
Bookmarks
Drag & drop support
Configurable transfer speed limits
Filename filters
Network configuration wizard
Remote file editing
Keep-alive
HTTP/1.1, SOCKS5 and FTP-Proxy support
Logging to file

As FTP Clients go this one is very easy to set up and use and it even checks and keeps itself updated. The price can’t be beat either.

Get it for FREE here http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client

They also have a Server version that is also free if you need something like that.

CD and DVD Burner Software

Published February 4, 2009

So you repaired your computer and installed a new hard drive. You installed the operating system and the drivers but wait. There isn’t any CD burning software and I can’t find a cd to install. Here’s your solution.

CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. It also includes the features to burn and create ISOs, as well as a multilanguage interface. Everyone, even companies, can use it for free. It does not include adware or similar malicious components.

Features Listed

burns all kinds of discs
audio-CDs with or without gaps between tracks
burn and create ISO files
data verification after burning process
create bootable discs
multi-language interface
bin/nrg ? ISO converter, simple cover printing and much more!
Operating Systems: Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista

Download CDBurnerXP here http://cdburnerxp.se/

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Next Microsoft Operating System

Published January 29, 2009

Windows 7: The Next Microsoft Operating System
By: Martin Brinkmann

Windows 7 is tentatively due to hit store shelves sometime around the middle of 2009 and seems to be a slightly revamped version of what Windows Vista should have been. Key amongst the new features include a pair of Mac OS X features that the Redmond giant is borrowing: the Dock & Multi-touch.

In Mac OS X the Dock serves as both a quick-launch area for commonly used applications and folders. It’s unknown how the dock in Windows 7 will function exactly, but it wouldn’t surprise many if the final product looked and operated remarkably like that of their Cupertino-based rival.

Windows 7: The next Microsoft operating system is also going to support a very Mac-like Multi-touch technology. The precise functionality is not entirely certain but it is very likely that the techniques pioneers on the iPhone and later by OS X are likely to become the industry norm. If that does indeed come true then it’d be reasonable to expect everything from zooming & scrolling to be common in all applications as well as rotational control on anything media-intensive such as Photoshop or even the media player.

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