Internet Applications & Tools

Below are software applications that were selected for inclusion in the daily SiteProNews newsletter. The programs are both shareware and freeware, and all were selected for their usefulness to webmasters in the management of their web sites.

Forum Buzz 1.01 (1.6 MB) is a Forum poster tool that allows you to customize, organize and make forum posts quickly and easily. Create and save multiple profiles and login details. Freeware for Windows 2k/ XP/ 2003/ Vista.

Bitter 2.2.3.1 (43 KB) is a social networking tool that allows you to post to and get messages from Twitter, Plurk, Pownce and FriendFeed. Freeware for Windows 2k / XP / 2003 / Vista.

RSSOwl 2.0 (14.5 MB) is a RSS/RDF/Atom Newsreader written in Java. Features include export of news to PDF, Import / Export with OPML and full-text-search with syntaxhighlight. Comes with an impressive selection of pre-selected RSS feeds. Freeware for Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris.

IPNetInfo 1.11 (89 KB) is a small utility that allows you to find all available information about an IP address: owner, country/ state name, IP address range, contact information, etc. Results can be exported to text or HTML. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ 2000/ XP.

Web Forum Reader 1.11 (2.1 MB) enables you to stay informed about updates and changes on your favorite forums without loading them in your browser. Saves time by showing new and updated topics while hiding those you have already read. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ 2000/ XP/ 2003/ Vista.

Webopi (926 KB) allows you to add and read reviews of any website. When running, it watches Firefox and Internet Explorer windows and every time you visit a website it displays reviews of the website as well as enabling you to add your own opinion. Freeware for NT/ 2000/ XP/ Vista.

Newssifter 1.5.1 (268 KB) is a intelligent news aggregator that uses advanced artificial intelligence technology to automatically classify and filter news stories based on your personal preferences. Freeware for Windows 9x/ ME/ NT/ 2K/ XP/ 2K3.

Smart Blogger 2.0 (1.5 MB) allows for centralized management of all blogs regardless of their location on the Internet. Has a single universal interface for reading, sending and monitoring blog messages and comments. Supports LiveJournal, Blogger and WordPress blog types. Freeware for Windows NT/ 2000/ XP/ 2003/ Vista.

WiPeer (4.3 MB) enables file sharing, chatting, game playing and collaboration between 2 or more Wi-Fi enabled computers. Ad-hoc networks can be formed anywhere without reliance on hot spot availability or 3rd party infrastructure. Use on planes, buses, trains, etc. Freeware for Windows XP.

RSS Screensaver (2.7 MB) lets you subscribe to multiple RSS feeds, select a directory for background images and then view /navigate through feed items. Supports multiple feeds, formats and customization. Freeware for non-commercial use.

Pictures Toolbar (631 KB) allows you to automatically download images from a page and then view them as a slideshow in the browser window. Images are saved as galleries in a a folder of your choice. Numerous other options. Freeware. Requires I.E. 5.5+ and Windows 98/ NT/ Me/ 2000/ XP.

IMVITE (154 KB) is a multi-instant Messenger with video and audio chat that supports all major chat platforms, including MSN, Yahoo, AOL, and ICQ. Also, provides support for RSS news feeds, has a built-in Google search and features worldwide PC-to-PC calls. Freeware for Windows 98/ 2000/ XP/ 2003.

G-Zapper (567 KB) helps you stay anonymous while searching Google. Protects your identity by blocking and/or replacing the Google search cookie. Freeware for Windows 95/ 98/ ME/ NT3/ NT4/ 2k/ XP.

ShowIP (505 KB) is a small tool that shows your current IP-address. Runs in the system tray and displays your computer name and IP address when double-clicked. Also displays the external (WAN) IP address, useful if you are running behind a router. Freeware for Windows 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

Internet Owl (1.1 MB) watches websites and lets you know when they have changed. Notification of changes is provided by email, popping up a window, or by playing a sound of your choice. Freeware for Windows XP/ 2000/ 2003.

SearchAlyzer (2.2 MB) queries search engines and compiles the results into an "interactive book" with chapters, an index, and pages. Clicking on chapters shows groups of related pages and related index words. Clicking a word in the index shows the most relevant pages for that word. Clicking a page shows other related pages and also shows the most relevant index words for that page. Freeware for Windows 95 and above.

Tristana Reader (1.2 MB) pulls news, blogs, podcasts, media files and online content directly to your desktop. Easy to use 3 panel interface allows you to add or remove content at any time. iPod friendly, built-in search function for newsfeeds on the Web. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ NT/ 2Kx/ XP.

SharpReader (814 KB) is an RSS reader that handles all RSS versions. Allows you to group subscribed feeds into custom categories, filter items and drag and drop feed links. Minimizes to the system-tray and has plug-in support. Freeware for Windows 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

FeedExplorer (3.7 MB) is a RSS feed reader with a nice interface that allows you to organize your feeds into categories and select from different display styles for your headlines. Has a built-in browser, integrated search function and a keyword watcher option. Other features include OPML import/export and system tray notifications. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ 2000/ XP.

FirstStop WebSearch (1.4 MB) is a fully customizable, meta search engine utility that searches multiple search engines and web sites simultaneously. Features include background downloading, random or sequential viewing of results, sorting by column headers, results saved as XML or HTML files, keyword history searches, third party search sources and more. Fr'ee for non-commercial use. For Windows 95/ 98/ ME/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

Delete Doctor (150 KB) removes difficult to delete files such as those left by viruses and trojans, or corrupted files. Can also delete "index.dat" and similar files which store Internet history. Freeware for Windows 9x/ ME/ NT4/ 2000/ XP.

Easy Message Express (258 KB) is a unified instant messenger that provides support for ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, and AOL all at the same time. Small download with small memory size. Features include multiple simultaneous accounts, MSN style notification windows, chat emoticons, rich text formatting, enriched online status, mail notifications, typing notifications, hyperlink support, integrated contact list and more. Freeware for Windows 95/ 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

CCleaner (1.2 MB) is a freeware optimization tool that quickly removes unused and temporary files from your system. Files removed include: IE cache, history, cookies, index.dat; recycle bin, temp files, log files, recently opened URLs and files, third-party application temp files and recent file lists. Includes files from: eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, Office XP, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR and more. The program also has an advanced registry cleaner to remove unused and old entries. For Windows 98/ NT/ ME/ 2000/ XP.

Firefly Softphone (1.8 MB) is an Internet Phone program with instant messaging and voicemail that allows you to talk to friends anywhere in the world for fr'ee, using the Internet and Firefly software. The people you call need to have FireFly software installed. Easy to use interface. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ 2000/ XP.

MereSurfer 2003 PopUpStopper (786 KB) stops pop-ups, fixes web bugs, removes banners, erases Internet activity tracks and protects you from DoS attacks. Uses Artificial Intelligence to block all known kinds of bad pop-ups. Requires Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher. Freeware for Windows 95/ 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

w.bloggar (1.7 MB) is a Windows desktop interface to post your blogs to various online blog services. Use a word processor-like interface to create your blog entries, add pictures, links and preview posts before uploading. The program supports import of text files, color coded HTML tags, spell checking, posting to multiple blogs and much more. Requires MS IE 5.01+. Fr'eeware for Windows 98/ ME/ 2000/ XP.

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner
(1.1 MB) detects numerous spyware, adware, trojan, keylogger and trackware components. The scanning process is very fast and tells you how to uninstall the invasive spyware or puts you in contact with the spyware developer for the most up-to-date and safe uninstall instructions. Fr'eeware for all Windows versions.

All in One Secretmaker (854 KB) is a powerful tool that includes a sp@m fighter, pop-up killer, cookie eraser, history cleaner, privacy protector, banner blocker, and a worm hunter. Secretmaker does not disturb surfing and blocks unwanted pop-up windows, reduces advertising banners, and cleans up hard disks. Requires I.E. 5.0 or higher. Fr'eeware for Windows 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

Host Evaluator (383 KB) is fr'ee software that analyses server connection speed over time, tests for server uptime and alerts you if the server is not responsive by system alert and/or email. Features of web hosts can be added in a wizard type format for comparison. The program can assist in determining the best host, based on attributes like storage space, bandwidth, cost, e-mail, support, redundancy, features, connection speed and uptime. Outputs a table listing the hosts best suited to your needs. For Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP.

Trellian Toolbar is the most *feature packed* toolbar available online. While offering an endless array of functionality, tools and services, the program's unique intuitive tab menu and search functions are a pleasure to use. Freeware.

MP3-Wolf is an advanced audio searching tool, developed to search the internet and spider web sites for hard to find audio files. Try it FREE.

Pop This! (1.5 MB) is a small, effective, and intelligent anti-popup program that works directly from within Internet Explorer, preventing popups before they are displayed and loaded. Easy to use and offers some configuration options from the IE tool menu, including an option to exclude certain domains and prevent sites from resizing your browser window. Freeware. For Windows 98/ ME/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

AnalogX Proxy (269 KB) is a small program that allows you to share your Internet connection with several computers. Supports web browsing (HTTP/HTTPS), file transfer (FTP), mail (POP3/SMTP), news (NNTP), and even Socks4/4a for AOL, AIM, MSM, etc! Freeware. For Windows 98/ NT/ ME/ 2000.

STG Cache Audit (1.5 KB) is an advanced cache, cookie and history viewer that allows you to investigate web surfing habits on a local machine. You can set filter words and instantly view sites that relate to certain keywords, sort the results by different criteria and create a detailed printable report from the results. Results can also be exported to text, HTML, CSV or as an Excel file. Freeware. For Windows 98/ ME/ 2000/ XP.

System Security Suite (840 KB) removes internet tracks and junk files from your computer. It allows you to delete Cookies, clear Internet Explorer Cache, delete index.dat files, clear Typed URLs, Windows Temp Folder and much more. In addition, the program allows you to view and optionally remove programs that launch automatically at Windows startup. Freeware. For Windows 9x/ Me/ 2000/ XP.

SpywareBlaster (503 KB) prevents spyware from being installed by disabling the CLSIDs of popular spyware ActiveX controls. Also prevents the installation of any of them via a webpage. The SpywareBlaster database contains information on known spyware Active-X controls and can be updated with the click of a button. Freeware. For Windows 95/ 98/ ME/ NT4/ 2000/ XP.

NoAds (215 KB) is a program that detects when Internet pop-up advertisements appear and quickly closes them. NoAds is fully configurable, allowing you to specify which ads you want destroyed automatically. It fully supports most popular web browsers, including Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Opera and America Online. For Windows 9x/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

Naviscope is a powerful Web Accelerator and complete package of Internet Tools. Acceleration is achieved through five advanced techniques, including advertisement blocking. The program can block cookies, backgrounds, blinking text, Javascript, and sounds. A SiteMapper is included that allows navigation of a web page before it's even displayed in your browser. Naviscope also shows Web activity as you browse and allows you to perform Internet diagnostics. For a limited time, the program is FREE.

On-Hold Domains Questor (310 kb) is the ultimate tool for uncovering both "on hold" and "expired" domains. The program allows you to easily and quickly find only the domain names you're interested in. Shareware. Not cheap but worth it if you are looking for good domain names.

KeyWallet (1.4 MB) is a tool that can fill just about any user/password form login out there automatically. It is browser independent, easy to use, your data is encrypted, skinnable and free! For Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000.

Modem Booster (1.6MB) is a web accelerator that makes your 56kbps modem blaze almost like a DSL without the high price of DSL! Modem Booster optimizes your Windows Internet connection settings for more speedy Web browsing, smoother online games, faster file and web page downloads and emailing. For Win 95/98/ME/NT4.0/2000. Shareware.

AD-aware (655 kb) is a free spyware removal utilitiy that scans your memory, registry and hard drives for known spyware parasites and allows you to remove them. The program can be set for scanning depth or automatic modes from the preferences menu. The following advertising systems are detected: Adware, Alexa, Aureate v1.0,2.0 and 3.0, Comet Cursor v1.0 and v2.0 Cydoor, Doubleclick, DSSAgent, EverAd, OnFlow, Flyswat, TimeSink v1.0 and v2.0, Web3000 and Webhancer.

PostXpert Free (1.0 MB) Turns your computer into a large scale Usenet news posting machine. Use it to simplify the process of organizing and sending newsgroups posts. Pro ver. costs $79.95. For Win95/98/ME/NT4/2000.

METoolBar is the ultimate internet and desktop tool bringing you more than 20 useful tools in one program. Tools include searching 40 different search engines at once, free SMS, spam remover, language translator, latest news, links manager, apps manager, agenda with world clock, clipboard history, ping, dns lookup, trace, port scanner, finger, whois, submit url, url info, link popularity, position analysis, keyword density. Freeware. For Win 95/98/2000/NT 4.0.

JOC Web Finde (573 kb) is a fast and efficient tool for searching the Web. Enter any word, text or question, click a button and JWF will check all configured search engines, finding web pages related to the text entered. Results are returned almost instantanely and can be viewed in a Web browser or exported to a text file or a comma delimited file. JWF can be configured to remove duplicate URL's and filter unrelated results in many ways. Supports boolean operators. Fast, compact, easy to use and best of all FREE! Win95/98/NT.

KillAd (42 kb). Kills popup windows automatically. Highly customizable, light on system resources and fast. Freeware for Win 9x, Windows NT. Supported browsers: Netscape Navigator 3.x-4.x, Internet Explorer 3.x-5.x, Opera 3.x.

Fresh Download (1.4 MB) is an easy-to-use, very fast download manager program that turbo charges downloading files from the Internet, such as software, mp3 files, video files, picture collections, etc. This software is 100% free, no charges, no banners in the software and no spyware. For Win Me/9X/NT 4.0/2000/XP.

AdIeFiltr (532 KB) suppresses ads and popup windows, increases Internet speed, and adds other useful features to Internet Explorer. For Windows 95/NT. Freeware.

AI RoboForm (902 KB) is a one-click web form filler and password manager with Artificial Intelligence that works with I.E. 4.0+, Netscape 7.0, AOL 5.0+ as well as other browsers based on Internet Explorer. A wizard helps you create an identity that includes all usual form data. Shareware. For Windows 95/ 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

Easy Message Express (235 KB) is a unified instant messenger that provides connectivity for ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, and AOL from a single interface. Features include support for multiple accounts, MSN style notification windows, chat emoticons, rich text formatting, enriched online status, POP3 mail notifications, typing notifications, hyperlink support and more. Freeware. For Windows 95/ 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

SpyBot-S&D (4.9 MB) is an adware and spyware detection and removal tool. SpyBot also removes certain advertising components that may gather statistics and detects various keylogging and other spy utilities. In addition, it also securely removes PC and Internet usage tracks, including browser history, temporary pages, cookies and more. Freeware. For all versions of Windows.

Check Page Load (45 KB) is a simple program that can quickly check the load time of your web pages. Freeware for Windows 9x/ ME/ NT4/ 2000/ XP.

Zango Messenger (3.1 MB) lets you communicate with people on AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and ICQ through a single application. Freeware for Windows 95/ 98/ ME/ XP/ 2000.

Link200 (2.5 MB) can determine the validity of websites stored in Internet Explorer's favorites folder. Websites are automatically checked online and a status report generated. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ 2K/ XP.

MoreGoogle (383 KB) is an add-on for Internet Explorer that adds preview thumbnail images to your Google search results. Thumbnails are inserted directly into the Google search results whenever a Google search is performed. Freeware for Windows 95/ 98/ ME/ NT/ 2000/ XP and I.E. 5.0+. Requires a reboot after installation.

HttpTrafficGen (315 KB) is a http traffic generator for testing web applications. You can specify the requests count and interval between two requests. Generated requests are sent to the specified URL. A simple, fast program that can simulate client activity. Freeware for Windows 9x/ 2K/ XP/ 2003.

Lab Scanner (1.45 MB) is an easy to use utility that is able to retrieve local and remote IP address details as well as information about your Windows IP configuration, ethernet adapter and PPP Adapter. It can also extract IP addresses from a given host and trace the ping and route to them. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ 2000/ XP.

MYweb4net Browser (1.0 MB) is a tabbed IE-based web browser that can run in the systray and that incorporates a number of powerful features, including built-in popup killer, skinned window frame, form filler, site group, quick-search, auto login, hidden sites, online translation, filtering and much more. Freeware for Windows 9x/ NT4/ Me/ 2000/ XP.

DeluxeFTP (250 KB) is a fast, multi-threaded Windows FTP client. Features include Explorer look & feel, custom FTP commands, connection wizard, dockable windows, an enhanced site manager, drag & drop support, concurrent downloads, folder bookmarks, resume support and automatic retry. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ NT4/ 2Kx/ XP.

Web-Email-Cloaker (194 KB)is a simple tool that cloaks html email addresses to prevent harvesting by sp@m spiders. Addresses display correctly but are unreadable by email-hunting robots. Freeware for Windows 95/ 98/ ME/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

Canaware NetNotes 5.2 (2.05 MB) is a handy tool which enables you to capture, save and organize your favorite web pages into your own knowledge base. Categorize, organize, view, edit and search the articles in the knowledge base with a WYSIWYG article editor. Freeware for Windows 2k/ XP/ 2003/ Vista. Requires I.E. 5.5+ or Firefox 1.0+.

GearDownload 1.0 (875 KB) is a handy tool to search formatted text, pictures, flash files, downloads and links within one site or related sites. It searches every web page, then downloads the files searched with a very fast built-in multi-thread downloader. Freeware for Windows All.

Domain Fetcher 4.0 (13.8 MB) is a multi-featured program that checks for expired domain names and that can create new names and determine their availability. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ 2000/ XP/ Vista.

Fact200 (465 KB) is an Internet search client and a news feed reader that finds, sifts, and browses information while filtering out junk. Ideal for browsing through massive amounts of web pages and for researching. Freeware for Windows 2000/ XP.

Fast Blog Finder 1.20 (3.8 MB) locates related blogs in any niche you select. Compile a list of blogs you can leave comments on and to build backlinks quickly. Freeware version for Windows NT/ 2000/ XP/ Vista requires registration and is limited to 50 blogs per keyword term searched.

multiSearch v1.5.2 (330 KB) is a search tool that can search all the major search engines for results across 10 main categories. Has a browser type interface. Freeware for Windows XP. Requires .Net Framework 2.0.

Qnext (36.4 MB) is a peer-to-web broadcasting and communication program that allows you to broadcast and share music, photos, and files. Stream content directly from your computer to anyone's web browser. Also a universal messenger compatible with MSN, Yahoo, Aim and ICQ with 4-way video or 8-way audio conference capability. Freeware for Windows 2000/ XP/ 2003, Mac OS X 10.4 & Linux.

ooVoo 1.1.0.1 Beta (8.8 MB) is the video equivalent of Skype. Have video calls with up to six people at once, send video messages, chat or transfer files. Requires a webcam and headset. Freeware for Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista.

ALPass v2.7 (4.6 MB) allows you to store logins and passwords in an encrypted database and automatically login to web sites and email. The program is portable and can be copied to a USB drive or iPod. Freeware for all Windows versions. Requires I.E. 5.0 or higher.

Internet Window Washer (748 KB) is a privacy cleaner that allows you to erase common Internet and computing tracks, including browser cache, cookies, visited websites, typed URLs, recent documents, index.dat files, etc.. It supports MS Office tracks as well as Firefox, Netscape, Instant Messengers and dozens of 3rd party applications. Also includes an option to overwrite deleted data multiple times. Freeware for Windows 9x/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP/ 2003.

Nakido plugin (195 KB) allows you to share files with anyone. There are no file size limits and you can share files in e-mail, icq, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, using Nakido download links. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ 2000/ XP.

Juice (6.6 MB) is a podcast reader that can download and organize audio content from various online sources. Includes a content archive that you can choose from to get started. Add custom URLs or auto check for new content. Freeware for Windows 2000/ XP, Mac OS/X.

Digital TV 2050 (1.1 MB) allows you watch hundreds of TV channels and radio stations from around the world. Supports multi-monitors and 3 Display modes. Streamed Television to your PC. No additional hardware necessary. Freeware for Windows 95 and above.

Pugnax (1.0 MB) is an internet page watcher that informs you when the content of a webpage changes. It can scan any number of websites into any number of user defined categories. Has 4 different scan modes, can be set to autoscan and minimizes to the tooltray. Freeware for Win 98/ ME/ 2K/ XP.

OutPosted (545 KB) detects changes on your favorite sites and emails the sites to you as actual web pages, fully formatted. Freeware for Windows 95/ 98/ ME/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

Gizmo Project (9.4 MB) uses advanced VoIP to allow you to use your internet connection (broadband or dial-up) to make calls to Gizmo users anywhere on earth. Free Voicemail and Conference Calls. Super clear call quality. Inexpensive add-ons like Call In and Call Out allow calls to any telephone on the planet. Freeware for Windows 2000/ XP and Mac OS X 10.3.9 +.

Find Junk Files (1.6 MB) frees up disk space by finding and deleting well over 165 types of known junk files. Freeware for Windows 9x/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

Ki-Washer (150 KB) is an Internet and PC cleaning utility that erases all traces of your internet browsing and PC activitiy to improve system performance and security. Highly customizable with a list of in-built basic wash options which can be easily extended to clean any folder/registry you want either by using custom or pre-made plug-ins. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ XP/ NT4.x/ 2000.

X-Cleaner (572 KB) detects and removes spyware, adware, keyloggers and adult content from your computer. Also, shreds files permanently and can inform you if outsiders are spying on your keystrokes. Freeware version for Windows 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

IE Privacy Keeper (1.3 MB) is a fast browsing history cleaner for Internet Explorer. Automatically cleans up all traces of your Internet activity at Windows shutdown, start up or when the last window of Internet Explorer is closed. Has a secure deletion feature to prevent data recovery. You can specify custom files and registry keys to delete. Freeware for Windows 9x/ ME/ XP/ NT 4.x/ 2000.

Phonotics Alert Engine (939 KB). Receive instant alert messages about stock prices at Yahoo, mortgage rates at Wells Fargo, local events at Ticket Master, political news updates at Washington Post, etc. Configure to receive any content of your choice as soon as the information you are searching for becomes available. Freeware for Windows 9x/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

Ad Nuker (2.75 MB) embeds itself in the I.E. toolbar and uses intelligent filtering to block popup ads, e-mail spam, spyware, adware, trojans, viruses, and spyware cookies. Block all popups and spam or allow only the ones you want to receive. Works with pop3 and imap. Freeware for Windows.

Help Me Find Site (312 KB) is a utility that helps find new sites all over the world. Enter a word which describes a subject and the program touches accessible variants. If a site with such name exists, it will be marked in green color. Convenient for site and subject searches. Freeware for Windows 95/ 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

Smart Popup Killer (1.14 MB) blocks unsolicited pop-ups, pop-unders, web page dialog ads and Messenger popup sp@ms. Resides in the system tray. Other features include a hotkey to temporarily allow popups, automatic cleaning of cookies, an allow list and sound notification of blocking. Compatible with IE5.0+. Freeware for Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP.

12Ghosts Wash (1.6 MB) removes history, cookies, temporary cached files, index.dat files and the typed-address list in most browser types. Many Windows options, as well as most-recently-used menus are wiped. Washing can be extended to include any user defined item such as personal files, folders, file types and individual registry keys and values. Other features include a pop-up killer, boss key and shredder. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

Image Wolf is an advanced image searching tool, developed to search the internet and spider web sites for hard to find image files or quickly find thousands of your favorite images. Try it FREE.

12Ghosts Popup-Killer (1.54 MB) blocks pop-up windows opened by Internet Explorer, including those opened automatically by a script and links that open a new window. Includes a boss-key and a history cleaner for Internet Explorer that removes history, cookies, and temporary cached files, as well as Windows history lists and temporary files. Free for personal use. For Windows 9x/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

Golden Phrases (421 KB) is a analyzing utility that scans specified log files to retrieve all search phrases used by your visitors to find your website through search engines. It gathers search phrase statistics and determines the position of your site on search engines for every phrase. Its unique "Perspectivity rating" technology also allows you to find which keyphrases were not used. Freeware. For Windows 95/ 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

Free Agent (2.4 MB) is one of the most popular Usenet newsgroup readers available. The Free version is currently bundled with the licensed version. After downloading, you can use the shareware version free of charge for 30 days after which it expires and the program reverts to the free version. For Windows 9x/ ME/ 2000/ NT.

PicoPhone (50 KB) is a simple Internet phone application with chat. Allows multiple concurrent calls, has chat functionality, delay control, silence threshold control, works well with NAT routers. Freeware. For Windows 9x/ NT4/ Me/ 2000/ XP.

KeeBook Creator (4.6 MB) brings personal publishing to your desktop. Simply drag and drop images, txt or doc, files, movies, spreadsheets, sounds, etc. from the Web or your desktop. The result is a virtual book, with a table of contents and searchable index and content that's instantly organized into chapters. Publish your virtual books on the Web or share them with friends. KeeBooks can be read in any standard browser. Shareware.

TimelyWeb (1.2 MB) monitors WWW & FTP resources and alerts you when those resources change. Dynamically generated web pages can be checked for changes using smart content analysis. When changes are detected, TimelyWeb can open the web page in chosen or default browser, download the file to your computer, send e-mail notification or just show you a message. It can also be used to monitor site uptime & notify you if the site goes down. For Win95/98/NT 4.x/2000/XP. Freeware.

FreeWire is a free program that allows you to share files with millions of other users across the world. FreeWire uses the popular Gnutella protocol to allow you to search for and share music, video, pictures, software, and any other type of files you have. For Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP.

NetPuller (1.5 MB) is a fast, easy to use, accurate internet searching tool. It queries the major search engines and filters out thousands of irrelevant results not useful to you. NetPuller can also search for specific properties of HTML tags, including META tags. Sorts results by URL/Engine/Title. A Search Engine wizard allows more search engines to be added. Freeware.

Web Accounts Plus (3.2 MB) allows users to maintain credit card, frequent traveler program, and web account information for free. Information can be password protected for security and the application can be accessed from the system tray. Freeware for Windows 95/98/NT.

Gphone (1.5 MB) is an IP to IP based Internet phone that is very easy to use. All you need to know is the other person's IP address to connect to them and start talking over the Net for free. Supports dynamic DNS services, custom ring tones, logging and more. For Win 9x/NT/2K/ME/XP. Free registration.

FreeSurfer mk II (1.6 MB) is a pop-up window killer with 2 modes - Natural Mode which doesn't interfere with new window openings & automatically removes popups and Strict Mode which allows new windows only if you press Ctrl or Shift while clicking a link. FS keeps track of all stopped pop-ups and their URLs. It also has a panic button that stops all browsers and pop-ups. For Windows 98SE/NT/2000/XP. Freeware. Requires I.E. 5.0.3314 or later.

NeoNapster (1.0 MB) is a free file sharing program based on the Gnutella protocol. Similar to Napster and Morpheus, NeoNapster gives users the ability to search for, download, and share music, videos, software and more with millions of others.

Quick Zip (3.3 MB) is a free archiver that can open and extract 19 kinds of archive including zip without using external programs. Basic features include extract, add, sfx, run, install, checkout, virus scanning, multi-extract and more. Freeware. For Win9x/NT4/ME/ 2000.

Lockjar (2.3 MB ) is a program that lets you select the cookies you want to keep and eliminates the rest. It monitors Cookies planted in your system and interrogates any changes made. Cookies are placed into one of 3 categories: Spy Cookies, Suspects, and Edible (OK). Only for IE. Win 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP.

Trillian (2.3 MB ) is everything you need for instant messaging. Connect to ICQ, AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and IRC in a single, sleek and slim interface. For Windows 95/98/ME/ 2000/NT/XP. Freeware.

WebKey2000 (265 KB) allows you to visit your favorite websites at the touch of a keyboard button. You can also launch applications (even works with shortcuts), open an email template, and a whole lot more. Freeware. For Windows 95/98/ NT/ME/2000.

Eyeball Chat (2.2 MB) takes your standard messenger and adds a video component. Now, you can see who you are talking to on the other end, as long as they are using a Web cam. This utility carries a contact list and offers an easy way to find other users who have the client installed. Supports AIM, MSN and Yahoo! Messengers. Freeware for Win 95/ 98/ 2000/ Me.

Cogitum Co-Citer (455 KB) is a tool for creating collections of texts from the Internet. It automatically captures the selected text, its Internet address, its title and date of adding to the database. Also allows you to add comments, sort records, search collections, publish a collection as a web page, send a collection via email, etc. Freeware. For Windows 95/ 98/ 2000/ NT. Requires I.E. 5.0 or higher.

Xnews (696 KB) is a Usenet newsreader featuring quick and advanced filtering options, support for multiple servers, remappable keyboard and more. Subscribed newsgroups can be organized in folders for easy navigation. Xnews also offers header caching, permanent archival of messages and support for binary attachments. Freeware. For Windows 9x/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

UltimateZip (3.4 MB) is a powerful zip/unzip tool that supports 16 archive types (Ace, Arj, Cab, Lha,Rar, Tar, GZip, Zip, etc.}. Features include Zip and Mail, shell integration for fast zip management, full drag and drop support, self extracting zip archives, multi-disk spanning, strong encryption, checkout, install, zip repair, favorites, and more. The program also offers a Wizard interface for simple compressing, updating, decoding, and extracting. Freeware. All Windows versions.

PopUpCop (401 KB) is completely customizable. Choose what techniques and technologies to block, from blocking nothing to turning off images, Java applets, ActiveX controls, JavaScript, and 15 other potentially annoying techniques. Requires Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP and Internet Explorer 5 or above. Free 30 Day trial. Shareware.

The-Ad Police (453 KB) is an easy-to-use ad, banner, dialer, spyware, adware and bad cookies blocker. It needs to be run only once and will then block 14,000+ known ad-servers/ black-listed servers from any windows application that uses HOSTS file. Freeware for all Windows versions.

Web Tracks Eraser (559 KB) is a tool that clears all internet activity data from your computer with one click. Freeware for Windows 98/ME/NT4.x/XP/2000.

The eNewsletter Manager (8.55 MB) is an ezine management solution that allows you to send personalized messages and automatically manage subscriber requests. Only one pop and smtp mail account is required. Features include an html editor, html & text messages, multiple attachments, multiple mailing lists, resume interrupted operations, welcome and goodbye confirmation emails, ESMTP authentication, logging, easy database management, a backup & restore utility and more. Freeware edition for Windows 98SE/ Me/ 2000/ XP.

eePire (7.7 MB) is a program that can find expired domains based on various criteria, including all 3-letter domains, all 4-letter domains, dictionary search, DMOZ, Yahoo, Google, Keyword finders and Keyword Generator. Also supports custom lists that you can create. Freeware. Should work with any 32 bit Windows O/S.

Trellian Traceroute (1.5 MB) allows you to see how many servers your website is passing through before it gets to your computer, informing you if there are any problem/slow servers and even gives a ping time for each server in the path. Freeware for Windows 95/ 98/ ME/ XP/ 2000.

IM2 (3.0 MB) - An instant messenger program that lets you talk to AOL, AIM, IRC, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo IM users. Secure, skinable and completely versatile. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ 2000/ XP.

PhishGuard (3.1 MB) is a simple software service for computers running Windows and any version of I.E. 4.0 or greater. It harnesses the collective observations of Internet users to detect and rapidly disable Internet "phishing" or "spoofing" attacks. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ NT4.x/ XP/ 2000.

Active Server Watcherr (482 KB) is an easy to use tool that periodically checks given Internet resources and notifies you when they become unavailable. ASW can monitor Web pages and scripts (CGI, ASP, PHP, etc.) You can define a list of resources you wish to monitor. Freeware for Windows 95/ 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP.

IMGiant Instant Messenger (13.9 MB) is a new instant messaging client that lets you unify all your screen names from AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, and IRC in one tabbed chat window. Includes a xml/rss ticker feed. Freeware for all Windows versions.

RSS2html (6.5 KB) is a PHP script that can convert RSS feeds to HTML. The rss2html.php script allows webmasters to display RSS feeds on their website.

TV (1.0 MB) emulates regular television on your PC using high speed broadband. Watch hundreds (300+) of live worldwide channels. Freeware for all Windows versions.

TrafficEmulator (340 KB ) generates IP/ ICMP/ TCP/ UDP traffic from clients to server to stress test servers, routers and firewalls under heavy network load. Small, fast and easy to use. Freeware for Windows 2000/ XP/ 2003.

HTMLAsText (26 KB) is a utility that converts html documents to simple text files, by removing all html tags and formatting the text according to your preferences. Freeware for Windows.

Binjet (770 KB) helps locate and download millions of pictures, music, video, games, software and other files posted to the Usenet. Use a Web browser and Binjet search engine to choose files, then Binjet will access multiple servers in parallel and use unlimited number of parallel connections when downloading. Freeware for Windows 9x/ ME/ NT/ 2Kx/ XP.

Blog Navigator (1.1 MB) is an easy-to-use program for browsing blog sites. Uses RSS feeds as its input and supports many different types of sites. Includes features for reading blogs offline, as well as putting different blog sites together to create customized browsing preferences. Freeware for Windows 98/ ME/ XP/ 2000.