FreeWare 05-02-08

Sentry Lite   Free
This free monitoring software that offers parents and computer administrators the ability to monitor both sides 
of instant message conversations and Web sites visited without the user ever knowing. A special spy technology 
engine keeps Sentry hidden from all users, anti-spyware, and firewall software.
You can review all of your logs from any Internet-enabled device by visiting the program’s site and logging in.
[1.63M] [WinXP/Vista]

* QuickTime Alternative  Free
QuickTime is a common format, but QuickTime's player is huge. Avoid that space hog by watching your QuickTime files in QuickTime Alternative.
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iEx v 0.1  Free
On a Mac, hit and a little feature called Expos arranges all your open application windows as thumbnails spread neatly across your screen. 
Click one and it'll pop to the front of the pack while the rest snap back into position behind it. To get these functions in Windows, 
you need to add a download. One little tool called iEx for Windows does the trick for free.
File Size: 420k
Operating Systems: Windows XP
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iEx

Clean My Registry  v. 4.5  Free
The Windows Registry is a crucial part of your PC's operation system. Regular use of computer makes the registry fragmented 
and cluttered with obsolete and invalid data. Clean My Registry software keeps this critical part of your PC in perfect condition. 
Just clean registry in a blink of an eye. The software has a unique feature of monitoring the Windows registry during installation 
and un-installation of software that helps you to control your PC Windows registry.

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Clean My Registry

VaultletSuite 2 Go   Free
This utility makes it easy for you to protect and control your email, passwords, and valuable portable files, 
wherever you and USB drive may roam. VaultletSuite 2 Go uses industrial strength Open Source 2048 bit 
RSA public key and 256 AES encryption.
[317K] [Win95/98/ME/2k/XP/Vista]

Pitaschio  Free
No matter how much you love your OS, there are always things it could do better, more efficiently, and more to your taste. 
With freebie Pitaschio (yes, that's spelled correctly), making dozens of Windows tweaks is as simple as checking boxes. 
You can snap windows to a grid. You can disable troublesome keys like Caps Lock, Insert, and the Windows key. 
You can disable minimize, maximize, and close buttons. Those are just a few of the options on the main screen. 
From the buttons on that screen, you can reach useful tools like Autoraise, which pulls any window you mouse over to the top.
Version: 2.23
File Size: 61k
Operating Systems: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
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Pitaschio

ClutterBuster  Free
ClutterBuster provides access to oft-used programs and lets you remove excess icons from your desktop. 
The application doesn't install; just download it and double-click the icon to launch. You'll see a blank gray grid. 
Right-click one of the squares, then browse your hard drive to find an executable to link to it. The program's icon 
will show up on the square. ClutterBuster is quick and easy, and some people may prefer it to hunting through their Start menu.
File Size: 154k
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 98
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ClutterBuster

Kantaris   Free
This media player can play almost anything you can throw at it: 
AVI (DivX, Xvid, H264), MPEG, MGEG-AVC, WMV, MOV, MKV, FLV, MP3, WMA, and OGG files. 
It can also play DVDs and audio CDs. The player also displays beautiful visualizations for music.
Kantaris is an all new media player based on code from VideoLan Client (VLC) and Bass audio library.
[317K] [Win2k/XP/Vista] 

Unlocker  Free
If Windows won't let you manually delete a program file or folder, try Cedrick Collomb's free Unlocker. 
Once installed, Unlocker comes up automatically when Windows refuses to delete, move, or rename a file or folder, 
or you can launch it from the file or folder's context menu. Once up, it shows you what processes are hanging 
onto the culprit and lets you kill them.
Version: 1.8.6
File Size: 237k
Operating Systems: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
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Unlocker

PingInfoView   Free
This is a small utility that allows you to easily ping multiple host names and IP addresses and see the results in one table. 
It automatically pings to all hosts every number of seconds that you specify and displays the number of succeed and failed 
pings as well as the average ping time.
You can also save the ping result into a text/HTML/XML file, or copy it to the clipboard.
[35K] [Win2k/XP/Vista]

avast! Home Edition  Free
Why choose a high-priced subscription antivirus program that bogs down your PC while protecting it, when avast! can do it better?
avast! is one of the few free antivirus applications that does as good a job as any of the big boys.
avast! includes more than seven different kinds of shields, safe-surfing tools, and real-time virus protection for your OS, as well as Outlook.
avast! updates automatically and frequently and, avast! works with both Windows Vista and XP.
avast! gives you all this, in the free (Not for commercial use) version. More options are available in the Pro version.
avast! requires a simple on-line registration   during or after the 60 day trial period to continue uninterupted updates.
avast! has been my anti-virus program for the past 3 years.

Version: 4.8.1187
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista

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