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Free Internet Radio Streaming and Recording with RadioKlone
Free Page Turning Effect Creating Software: Flip pages Worker
Duplicate File Finder Software: Anti-Twin
Hide Folders and Password Protect them with Wise Folder Hider
Browser Dedicated for Facebook Browsing: Facebook Browser
Free Desktop Note Taking Software: NoteFly
5 Free StumbleUpon Chrome Extensions
Change Windows Start Menu Button with viOrb
Download Official MakeMyTrip App For Android

Free Internet Radio Streaming and Recording with RadioKlone

Posted: 25 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Radioklone created by Hiro Multimedia is a new and innovative way of increasing one's music collection. With RadioKlone, radio streaming and recording the music collection can grow legally. It is an application that streams and records radio stations that are broadcast over the internet.

Features of this radio streaming software:

The application is quite user-friendly and has a number of features which make for an attractive proposition. Some of the best features of RadioKlone are as follows:

Extensive radio station list: The program, by default, contains over 2000 radio stations. That is more than anybody can hope to listen to in a lifetime. However, should that fall short of someone's expectations, the program also allows the user to add radio stations of their choice through the "Stream List" section.
Multiple format recording and streaming: RadioKlone lets its users stream music from a huge collection of internet radio stations and also lets them record the music that is being played into multiple formats. So one can choose to have their favorite music in mp3, wav, wma etc. These can then be carried on any portable music player or burnt to a disc.
Organization of music: The software allows users to categorize their music according to the genre or their favorites. If a user listens to a few particular stations very frequently, they can add it to favorites for easier access later.

Interface and working of this radio streaming software:

The developers of this program clearly had an eye for style. The interface is very funky and eye-catching. It is designed to be attractive to young people and it definitely does the job well. The style isn't much of a compromise on functionality either, but the lack of standard buttons might be a bit disconcerting to people from a few decades back. That said, it is quite user friendly and the placement of the various controls have been made with caution; so everything is where one would expect them to be. The working is quite straightforward too. One simply needs to choose a genre of music from the drop-down list and subsequently select one of the multiple radio stations that play that genre of music. The program then connects to the server and music is streamed, displaying the track information. A very slow internet connection will hamper streaming, though. Once the track starts to play, users can record it in a format of their choice, in a folder of their choice.

Downloading and installation

The software is quite small, at just under 14 mb in size. It doesn't use too much processing resources, but can use up the bandwidth in case of a high bit-rate audio file. Installation is easy and involves a minimal number of steps.

Verdict

RadioKlone, radio streaming and recording program is simple and easy to use. For anyone who likes music, this is a good program as it caters to needs of all kinds of music lovers. The recording is a great feature too.

Free Internet Radio Streaming and Recording with RadioKlone was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Page Turning Effect Creating Software: Flip pages Worker

Posted: 25 May 2012 03:30 PM PDT

We are living in the digital age when almost every book is being converted into a PDF and being used on the iPad. However, up until now you had the option of viewing eBooks just as they would on a real page only if you got them from retailer. Now, though, you can convert almost every single text file that you may have into an eBook that will replicate the feeling of reading from an actual book. The Free Flip pages worker for eBook is the software that is essential for those who want to convert their text files into an eBook that comes with page turning effects.

Download and Installation:

At this stage, you may realise that bringing out page turning effects in a PDF file is certainly not an easy option especially when you are looking at a free software. Of course, it is not easy and it is one of the reasons for the Free Flip pages worker for eBook to occupy a substantial space on your hard disk. Downloading the software takes a few minutes on a good broadband connection. The best aspect of the software is the fact that there is no installation required. You can use it straight away once it is downloaded.

Key Features of this page turning effect software:

The main feature of the software is the ability to convert a normal text file into a PDF that has page turning effects
Ability to get output in four different file formats
Ability to change quite a lot of information like title, size, pictures, speed of flipping and position
Provides the ability to add an unique logo to the output file, which will prevent issues with copyrights
Ability to view the output file on a variety of devices including the iPad and the iPhone

Page turning effect has been on the rise ever since the introduction of the same in the iPhone. However, such effects have been available only on files given by large corporations. Now, you can bring out the same effect from any text file you wish using the Free Flip pages worker for eBook. This software can be used to recreate the page turning effect for free. This effect is in so much demand due to the retro feeling that it provides to the reader.

More often than not, it is similar to reading a normal book if you are resorting to the Kindle or the iPad. This free page turning effect creating software can be not only used to bring out this effect, but a whole host of other features as well. This includes adding sounds when the page is flipped to customised colour options. There is also the option to add automatic flipping. It is also possible to use this flipping effect on photos as well.

Perhaps, the biggest advantage of this free page turning effect creating software is that it is quick and simple to use. It does not take long to add these effects onto a particular text file. Just select the text file to which you want to add this effect, and before you notice, you are ready to go and impress friends. This free page turning effect creating software is not only exciting when it comes to features, but also extremely easy to work with as well. Download the Free Flip pages worker for eBook now.

Free Page Turning Effect Creating Software: Flip pages Worker was originally published at I Love Free Software

Duplicate File Finder Software: Anti-Twin

Posted: 25 May 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Anti-Twin is a free utility tool that searches and identifies duplicate files. It uses byte by byte comparison for files and pixel based comparison to find duplicate images. Deleted files can be permanently deleted or store them into a special Anti-Twin folder or recycle bin. Anti–Twin is available in 17 languages.

Features of this duplicate file finder

Anti-Twin searches for duplicate files on both local and remote media. Performance over a network may sometimes be limited by the speed of the network. There is an option of adding a second folder on separate media and comparing files on both folders. Care should be exercised when dealing with removable media as files deleted from them are not set to the recycle bin and cannot be recovered.

Comparison can be done in two ways, by content and by names. Comparison by name is important but cannot do the job all by itself. Matching percentage determines how similar the files can be. For 100% match, filenames have to be totally similar-including file extensions. Selecting the different extensions option allows the program to ignore file extensions. The identical file size option compares files according to their sizes. Comparison by content involves a byte by byte search which yields better results than comparison by name. The two methods of comparison used together achieve the best results.

A similarity search is immediately started by the system once you choose a search percentage of below 100% and takes longer than a full duplicate search. The similarity search does not search for full duplicates but searches for nearly identical files. Pixel based comparison involves breaking down an image into pixels and comparing the pixels. Pixel comparison however has one shortfall, it cannot detect similar images saved using different file formats.

The result lists contains search results of duplicate files. The result list groups duplicate files together and codes them using the same colour. The result list can be exported to excel for storage or for future use. The result list allows files to be chosen for permanent deletion, deletion to recycle bin or storage in "antitwined" folders created on the corresponding drive.

How to use duplicate file finder

The user interface is well arranged but the horizontal sections are too monotonous. To begin searching, select a folder to search and hit the search button at the bottom of the interface. The various search options can be quite confusing and the fact that no manual is available doesn’t make things any easier.

Files to be deleted can be chosen using two options. The automatic selection option uses a pre-set set of properties to automatically select which file to dispose. The selection by properties selects files which do not meet predetermined properties.

Opinion

None of the comparison methods is fully accurate. You are better off combining all of them if you wish to yield the best results. The program lacked any tutorials, manual or any manner of help. I like the automatic deletion feature which makes your work even easier by bearing the burden of deciding which files to delete instead of doing it manually. The result list is not very comprehensive and lacks vital information like dates. The program lacks a restore function for retrieval of erroneously deleted files.

Verdict

Except for a few minor imperfections, Anti- Twin does the job perfectly.

Duplicate File Finder Software: Anti-Twin was originally published at I Love Free Software

Hide Folders and Password Protect them with Wise Folder Hider

Posted: 25 May 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Wise Folder Hider is the perfect tool that you can use in order to hide folders, files, and even entire USB thumb drives. This can be done for a number of different reasons, but the main one would of course be to improve your privacy and the privacy of your data.

We talked before here on ilovefreesoftware.com about various different programs that you can use to encrypt folders in order to protect files contained in it from being seen by someone with whom we are sharing our computer, or if we are just living with someone who is very nosy and decides to invade privacy. Wise Folder Hider is the perfect tool that can be used here, because like we already mentioned, it can actually hide data important to us and remove it completely from being seen, not just created encrypted folders which could still arouse curiosity.

How to hide folders and files with Wise Folder Hider

Well like you can see on the image above, hiding files and folders is as easy as dragging and dropping the files and folders that you want protected onto the white blank space in the center of the program. But before you do that, after starting up the program for the first time you’re gonna have to set the password which you will be asked each time that the program is started.

This means that next to hiding files and folders, Wise Folder Hider also adds password protection of your data. Since files and folders which are hidden can only be seen from the application, that means that without knowing what the password is, the intruder will not be able to invade your privacy.

After you drag and drop files and folders into the Wise Folder Hider, they will immediately disappear from your computer. If you are thinking that all that program does is change the file setting to hide it, you’re wrong, it doesn’t, we checked. The files are really hidden from the system and cannot be found with normal techniques, and unless the person who’s invading your privacy is very knowledgeable when it comes to computer security, your files will be safe.

How to hide USB Drive with Wise Folder Hider

As you can see on the image above you have the option of either hiding files, folders or USB drives. If you are interested in having a flash drive connected to your PC without anyone noticing it, then you can use Wise Folder Hider to hide the flash drive. Click on Hide USB Drive option, select the drive which you want to hide and click OK. The flash drive and all the files that are on it will become hidden and accessible only through the Wise Folder Hider.

Conclusion

Hiding folders is very useful, and when you add to that the fact that Wise Folder Hider also offers password protection you are left with an amazing application, which should be in the arsenal of anyone who’s having troubles with unwanted meddlers.

Hide Folders and Password Protect them with Wise Folder Hider was originally published at I Love Free Software

Browser Dedicated for Facebook Browsing: Facebook Browser

Posted: 25 May 2012 11:00 AM PDT

The name says it all ''Facebook Browser'' is a browser especially dedicated for the Facebook users. It's like any other browser which you may have been using but comes with some dedicated options for direct access to Facebook features such as the new chat windows, or the inbox of your Facebook messages. But the Facebook browser comes locked with just viewing the Facebook site and doesn't allow you to browse any other site which you may want to.

In this world it seems everyone is over Facebook. It has made its entry in our computers, mobile phones and has become an important link for people to connect with friends and families. So with so many people associated with this Social Media Service a dedicated browser just for Facebooking was something many would have been waiting for.

Installing Facebook Browser

You can download this browser on your system by visiting here. Compared to any of the other popular browsers available the setup file is pretty small and takes a few seconds to get downloaded on your computer. The download file comes in a .rar format which after extraction gives you the setup.exe file which you need to run on your system and install the browser.

User Interface of Facebook Browser

When you open the Browser for the 1st time as expected the login page of Facebook appears. So you are ready to Facebook instantly. Just put in your login credentials and you are connected to everyone on your Facebook profile.

Checking out the looks of the browser you may say it's pretty simple and you would have liked more color to it. At the top you have the menu bar which has the same options which you would see in some of the other browsers. However clicking on the tools menu gives you the option to directly open the Facebook Chat window. Below that you have the Inbox option which further has drop downs leading directly to the Facebook messages or to create a new one which you would like to.

In the Options window the browser comes with other options of enabling disabling the deletion of Browser history when you close the browser. Further you may change the Font colors, Background colors, or the Font types from this options window.

Overall it's a simple and nice way to use Facebook where you have no other site to come in between when you are Facebooking.

Browser Dedicated for Facebook Browsing: Facebook Browser was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Desktop Note Taking Software: NoteFly

Posted: 25 May 2012 09:30 AM PDT

NoteFly is a simple free note taking application. The program allows users to create and edit notes on their desktop. It is available on both Ubuntu and Windows. For those who fancy a challenge, the source code is available for modification or compilation. An installation of .NET frame work is required for the application to run .The program is available in two languages, English and Dutch.

The download was quite small at a little over 200KB. Installation went on with no hitches.

Features of this note taking software:

NoteFly features include,

Ability to produce very colourful notes in any colour you might think of.
The note taking feature allows users to share notes via email, export them to a CSV file and even set them to appear on top of all other programs.
Note formatting is supported. You can create a list using bullets, numbers, bold or underline any text you want to emphasize and add URLs in just a click.
The notes windows allows for easy manipulation of notes. Using this window, you can select which notes to be viewed, which to be hidden and which to be removed.
To appeal to programmers the program has an interesting addition. It is able to detect HTML, PHP and SQL and highlight it using different colours.
NoteFly is very customizable and functionality can be added via plugins. Currently available plugins include Skins Editor which can be used to create custom skins, SendToOpera which can send notes to Opera browsers and InsertSmiley which enables users to add smiley buttons to the note window for adding smileys to your notes.

How to use this note taking software:

The program when opened minimises to tray. From the tray icon, you can create a new note using the new note menu, view, hide or delete notes using the manage note menu and access program settings using the settings menu. As you would expect, the interface is very simple. It consist of a small note taking window with a title bar, a save button and a discard button at the top. The note taking is at the middle and editing tools are located at the bottom.

note taking

Note transparency can be increased and reduced on the Appearance tab in the settings menu. On the same menu you can set the default skin, font and size for all new notes. Notes can be added, managed and brought to front using three predetermined hot keys. Proxy and update settings are accessible via the Network tab. Available and installed plugins can be viewed on the plugin menu on the tray. Note options can be accessed by right clicking on the note.

Opinion

The idea behind sticky notes is not very new but we loved that it was implemented with a lot more features. Ability to extend via plugins and customize was a big plus.

Verdict

NoteFly implements an already existing concept but does it in a more unique and interesting way.

Free Desktop Note Taking Software: NoteFly was originally published at I Love Free Software

5 Free StumbleUpon Chrome Extensions

Posted: 25 May 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Here, are 5 free StumbleUpon extension for Google Chrome browser. StumbleUpon is a great and one of the most popular web services to submit your interest and discover new things available over the web.

However, in order to submit a link, you need to create an account over StumbleUpon to let others visit the pages you have submitted. The good part is that you can submit your interest according to different categories such as technology, photos, news, videos and many more. Well, I would say submitting links under respective category makes it very much easier for readers to look into the desired one directly, without browsing around over the entire bundle of post.

I usually post my links under "Technology" section of StumbleUpon. So, people who are looking for the posts related to technology, can easily visit them. If you use StumbleUpon and want to post the links and manage it on your Google Chrome browser with ease, then install the below listed StumbleUpon chrome extensions.

StumbleUpon:

StumbleUpon is a free Chrome extension to submit post or links to StumbleUpon. This chrome extension is an official StumbleUpon extension for Google Chrome browser. You can easily submit your links to StumbleUpon directly by accessing a webpage from which you want to submit the link. You just have to access the webpage on your Google Chrome browser. Click on StumbleUpon extension icon, select the category and you are done with. Your link will be automatically posted to your StumbleUpon account. Official StumbleUpon chrome extension is the easiest way to bookmark the web.

AddThis – Share & Bookmark (new):

AddThis – Share & Bookmark is a free chrome extension to add links from any webpage to multiple social networking and other web services through your Google Chrome browser. AddThis – Share & Bookmark chrome extension includes send to Facebook, send to Twitter, send to Google, send to StumbleUpon, send to email, send to MySpace, send to Digg and much more. You can directly send any link to StumbleUpon and post it easily. I use AddThis – Share & Bookmark extension to post the link to StumbleUpon, Digg and Reddit. Posting any link to StumbleUpon with AddThis extension is a piece of cake.

The difference between posting a web link with AddThis chrome extension to StumbleUpon and posting the link through official StumbleUpon chrome extension is multiple option selection. Sharing from official StumbleUpon is a very small process, as you only need to select the webpage and click on StumbleUpon to post the link. However, posting the link through AddThis, forces to select the safety permission, select the interest, write the description of the links and then you can post it on your StumbleUpon account.

AddToAny – Share, Bookmark:

AddToAny is a free chrome extension to share or bookmark links to multiple social networks and other web services. AddToAny includes web services or social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, Hotmail, StumbleUpon, Google Buzz, Rediff, Yahoo mail, Reddit and many more. AddToAny works same like AddThis extension for Google Chrome. You can easily customize and select the social networks or web service on which you want to post or share the link. At the time of adding link to StumbleUpon, you just need to open the webpage of which you want to post the link to StumbleUpon. Now click on "AddToAny" extension icon from the extension bar, select the safety permission, select the interest, type the description of the link and add the webpage link to your StumbleUpon account. The extension works totally same as AddThis extension for Google Chrome browser.

AddInto – Share and bookmark:

AddInto is a free chrome extension to share link to StumbleUpon and other web services and social networks on your Google Chrome browser. This chrome extension is a nice extension to post any link of a webpage directly to StumbleUpon. Apart from posting the link to StumbleUpon, AddInto also shares the link to Facebook, Twitter, Google Buzz, Evernote, Amazon, Yahoo mail, LinkedIn, Box.net and many more. AddInto works same as AddToAny and AddThis chrome extension. For adding any service like StumbleUpon in the list of AddInto, you need to head to extension from settings→tools→extensions. Now click on the options menu of AddInto extension. Select the service (StumbleUpon) and it will be added automatically to the list.

Socializer!

Socializer! is a free chrome extension to post links to StumbleUpon and multiple other web services. The extension even allows you to post the link to multiple social networks. Socializer includes sending links to email, Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, Evernote, FormSpring, LinkedIn, MySpace, Tumblr, Digg and much more. The extension is easy to use on Google Chrome browser. You just need to open the webpage containing the link, click on the Socializer extension icon, select the service (StumbleUpon) on which you want to send the link. Now you are done with. The only difference on sharing the web link with this chrome extension is that, the extension opens up the link in separate Socializer window from which you can easily browse between the web service.

If you have Android phone, you can check out official StumbleUpon app for Android.

5 Free StumbleUpon Chrome Extensions was originally published at I Love Free Software

Change Windows Start Menu Button with viOrb

Posted: 25 May 2012 06:30 AM PDT

Have you ever wanted to change the Start Menu windows logo that can be found in every Windows version, well at least every Windows with a graphical user interface? With viOrb you can do exactly that, change the Windows icon that you see on the Start Menu with any other set of icons that you might want. viOrb Start Button replacer is a small program that is not very complicated to use, once you figure out how to use it of course, and with it changing the basic Windows button theme is very simple.

viOrb starts immediatly after installation and it starts minimized to tray, so don’t be alarmed thinking where the program went if its icon get’s hidden within the tray. What you see on the image above would be all the options that you get with viOrb, which is all that you need in order to change the start button theme. Theme is changed by simply clicking on the different image file on the list that you see above. Changing theme is not the complicated part of using viOrb, adding new button themes is.

How to add start menu button themes into viOrb?

New Start button themes have to be added manually into viOrb, there’s no drag and drop or a simple “browse” button where you can load up the different Start buttons. Before we start explaining how to add themes, first we need to explain what kind of theme files is viOrb using and where to find them. The answer to the first question, if you haven’t figured it on your own would be .PNG images, viOrb changes button appearance with a simple .PNG image.

What you see here is how start button theme files should look like, and the location where they have to be placed in order to become available in the main settings button replacement list that you see above. The exact location would be:

C:\Program Files\viOrb\Resources

If you haven’t changed the default installation directory, if you have, then look for the Resources folder wherever it is that you’ve chosen to save your installation. It’s very important that you close viOrb while doing this, because you’re gonna need to restart it in order to pickup the new Start button icon.

How to change the Start menu button with viOrb?

It’s very simple, this is of course after the hard part is over, after you’ve added the button images inside the Resources folder. Right click on the system tray icon and click on Settings, in the window that pops up, simply click on a different image file that’s listed there:

This is the Windows Start button with a pimped out Firefox icon used instead of the classic windows logo, with which you’re probably very familiar. That’s it for changing the Start button, now all that’s left is explain how to find buttons. Well you can start by going to the lee-soft.com which is the site of viOrb developers. There you have button themes listed under Skins. Another thing that you can try is using Google, we’ve found a deviantart page that has viOrb buttons, check it our here.

Change Windows Start Menu Button with viOrb was originally published at I Love Free Software

Download Official MakeMyTrip App For Android

Posted: 25 May 2012 05:00 AM PDT

MakeMyTrip is a free official MakeMyTrip app for Android. MakeMyTrip is one of the most popular service to book flight tickets and plan your trip. This Android MakeMyTrip app provides you the option to book flights, check your bookings, check flight status, and check places to eat.

The app works truly awesome. You can easily book flight tickets from one destination to other. Before booking the flight, you need to enter the basic details which includes destinations, departure date, number of children, adults and infants. Select the type of the flight which includes economy or business. You can even search for the list of flights which includes non-stop flights and other flights of the same route as well.

You can even login with your MakeMyTrip account in the app to manage it to explore more options. The good part of this Android MakeMyTrip app is its accessing speed of flight details on Android. You can easily check all the flight list with its details on your Android phone.

Key Features Of MakeMyTrip App:

Book flight tickets on Android using MakeMyTrip.
Search for flights with its name and flight number.
You can even book round trip from the app.
Displays the availability of the flight on the departure date.
Secure payment gateway.
You can check out booking details of your tickets booked.
Make cancellation, generate refunds.
Get flight schedule details.
You can have the information about places to eat.
Sort the flight list according to the price of the tickets.

Want to book Railway ticket online on Android? Click here to download IRCTC app for Android.

Install:

Tap on search tab in Google Play Store and then search for "MakeMyTrip" app. If you have a Barcode Scanner app, then scan the QR Code below to install the app directly from Google Play Store.

Make your trip with MakeMyTrip app for Android and book flight tickets with ease from your Android itself. Also, track your flights right on your Android without using a Android browser.

Download Official MakeMyTrip App For Android was originally published at I Love Free Software

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