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Hide IP Address and Surf Internet Anonymously: Anonymox
Software Updater to Update Installed Software for Windows: Conloco
View RSS Feeds in 3D Style with RSSVoyage
File Transfer Utility to Send Large Files via HTTP: Orzeszek Transfer
Free Password Manager to Store Passwords Securely on PC: KeypItSafe
Make Video Clips with Photos in 3 Simple Steps: PhotoFilmStrip

Hide IP Address and Surf Internet Anonymously: Anonymox

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Anonymox is a free application that helps you to hide IP Address of your computer while you can surf anonymously. In many countries websites are blocked for political reasons. This annoys many like us who don't want someone to tell them what to see and what not to see. The independence of browsing internet shouldn't be snatched away from the users. To achieve this independence, free and simple software can be used, which is known as the Anonymox, and is available as an add-on on the Firefox browser. Using this free software any simple users like us can access any website without a problem. This tool changes your IP address in such a way that you can access the content, which may be banned for viewing. There are lots of benefits of using this tool, which I am going to discuss.

Download and installation:

In the website you will find a link which leads you to add-ons page from there it will download, and install the software on your Firefox automatically. You must have Firefox 6.0 or later version to install this add-on. The size of the file is only 355Kb. After the completion of the installation process, you need to restart your browser. After the restart you will be asked few options, which you need to checked according to your personal preference (see the screenshot below).

Mechanism of Anonymox:

Whenever you visit a website your IP is used to locate the webpage and open it. During these steps your ISP providers decide which website should be shown and which website to hide. In other words it means that you are not anonymous. But with the help of Anonymox add-on, you are completely unknown. Anonymox caches the website for you and displays it to you, in this way you are anonymous.

For example, BBC player can be viewed around the world. This is done by tracking your IP address, but with the help of Anonymox you can hide IP and bypass this security.

How to do hide IP address:

To do this, you need to hide IP address or change the IP address so that it cannot be tracked. To do this, click on the cross bottom which is present near the search option. Click on it and then click on the "Change Identity" button to get a changed IP address (see the screenshot below).

Generally, cookies are saved on the browser for future use. Cookies help the server to verify the user, but since you want to hide IP address from others, you need to clear the cookies. Firefox Browser helps you clear the cookies, but this same facility is also available in this add-on and is managed in an easy way. To do this click on the more option and after clicking on the cross button on your browser, in there an option is provided to Clear cookies, click on that and you are done. Cookies can also be disabled using this Anonymox add-on.

They also provide service such as the Tor, JonDo and I2P with which you can relay on the tools of the Anonymox add-on to make your browsing experience faster. Using Anonymox also helps you to speed up the internet, which is due to the unnecessary download of data.

The premium version of the Anonymox is also available with €5 per month you will get lots of benefit which is missing from the free version. From the setting options, you can modify few properties of this add-on.

Conclusion:

This is a very nice add-on about which many of us are unaware. The paid version is good but the free version is also not bad. To improve your browsing experience you can use the Anonymox add-on.

Anonymox is free to Download!

Hide IP Address and Surf Internet Anonymously: Anonymox was originally published at I Love Free Software

Software Updater to Update Installed Software for Windows: Conloco

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 11:00 AM PDT

Conloco is a free software updater tool that windows users can use to keep their programs up to date. The program can also be used to quickly and efficiently reinstall programs. The program maintains a list of programs in a catalog. You can view the currently installed versions, currently available versions and links you can use to view the updates available.

Features of Conloco software updater

Batch download and installation of programs
Ability to add custom items on the Catalog
Automates search and retrieve latest versions of programs

How to use this software updater freeware

Installation was totally uneventful. The interface is quite simple. It consists of a menu bar at the top, Catalog section to the left and the program information system to the right centre.

Click on any of the listed programs in the catalog section to view a brief description of the software you clicked on. The description includes critical information like program author, website, current available version and the currently installed version. If the currently available and currently installed version do not match, you can download a copy of the latest version. Install it by checking it and selecting Download and install on the Actions menu. You can select all programs at once by checking the Catalog option or hide all programs by contracting the Catalog.

You can refresh the list of programs by selecting Refresh Catalog from the Actions menu. To add new software on the catalog list click Create plugin from the File menu. You need to enter a name, choose a location to list the new plugin, enter the name of the author and website and enter a brief description. You can view program logs by clicking View logs from the Actions menu. Users can view programs being downloaded at any particular time by clicking View Jobs. You can cancel jobs by clicking the red cancel button or and monitor download progress using the progress bar. You can empty the list of jobs by clicking Clean.

You can also check out other free software updaters reviewed by us.

Pros

Very simple software updater utility and easy to use.
Batch download and installation.

Cons

No automated or scheduled download of new versions.

Conclusion

Conloco is simple but powerful software updater tool that easily and conveniently keeps all your programs up to date.

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View RSS Feeds in 3D Style with RSSVoyage

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 09:30 AM PDT

The best words to describe RSSVoyage would be 3D linear RSS feed reader. I’m sure that I have your attention now, because it sounds very interesting and belive me it is. This is not an application that you install on your computer, but it’s rather a free service which you can register on the main website, check the links at the bottom for direct access to the new account registrations page.

RSS feeds are a very handy way of how you can keep up with new posts that your favorite websites have to offer. We over here at ilovefreesoftware.com also have a RSS feed with a lot of readers, and I’m sure that they will love the amazing new way of reading RSS feeds that RSSVoyage offers. What you see on the image above is basically how you see your feed updates when you are using RSSVoyage. What you see on the image above doesn’t do justice to how the real thing looks like, so let’s have a closeup look at what and how exactly RSSVoyage works.

Tracking feed with RSSVoyage

When you first visit the website you’ll be offered two options of how you can use the RSSVoyage feed. You can choose between a guest account, which is just for testing purposes to be honest, or you can create an account which will then allow you to add your own feeds to the list.

Click on Start button on the image above and you will see the test feed, which is basically what you see on the first image above.

The links that you see in bold, or should I say links which are more closer to the screen, they are new posts, and the ones that you see in the background, which are more fainter these are the ones that are older. They can be accessed by scrolling with the mouse wheel, or by clicking on the link which is in the background, to make it more easy to read. Directional keys on the keyboard can also be used to reach older posts.

Adding your own feed to RSSVoyage

To add you own feed you’re gonna have to click on the Manage my RSS feeds, which is located at the bottom of the screen.

This will reveal to you options to register a new account or to login to an existing one and check new feeds, that were updated since the last time that you’ve logged in. Registering allows you to enter your own feeds, the setup is pretty simple, just add the RSS feed URLs into your account and then once that they are updated you’ll be able to scroll through to them in this very cool way that RSSVoyage offers.

Conclusion

If you’re bored with the RSS feed reader that you’re using, you might want to try this amazing RSS feeder, RSSVoyage that you can use to add a little bit more spice to your RSS feeds. There’s no installation, everything is on the website, so it’s very easy and lightweight, enjoy.

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File Transfer Utility to Send Large Files via HTTP: Orzeszek Transfer

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Orzeszek Transfer is a file transfer utility that lets you transfer files to to other computers with a browser. Orzeszek Transfer works on HTTP to transfer files to literally anyone with a simple browser. The program generates a URL that you can send to anyone willing to download the file. The file is downloaded directly from your computer either via a browser or a download manager. The program requires Microsoft .NET framework installed and an internet connection to run.

Features of this file transfer utility

Download files directly from the host without using any intermediaries.
Resume downloads from where they were interrupted.
Transfer files in part with this free file transfer utility.
Transfer files to anyone with a browser.
Simple and easy to use.

How to use it

The program requires no installation and you can run it straight from the download location or move it to another folder. The interface is very simple and intuitive. All you get is an interface with just two command buttons and that’s it.

To share files via the program, you need to add files to the server. To add files click Add a file and browse to the location of the file you want to add. The program immediately opens the file and displays the link for download. If for some reason this does not happen, it could be that you are not connected to the internet or the program is not able to automatically capture your IP address. To set your IP address, click Settings and uncheck the Detect IP address automatically option. Enter an IP address and enter the port number as 30000 and click OK. You can obtain your IP address by typing ipconfig on your windows command line. You can add the Transfer option to the Windows Explorer context menu by checking the Add 'Transfer' option. You can remove files from the program by clicking on the collapse button which appears beside added files.

Pros

Simple and easy to use.
Share files with no hassles at all.

Cons

Cannot add multiple files at once.
The program appends a different link every time settings are changed instead of replacing existing one.

Conclusion

Orzeszek Transfer is a simple but handy file transfer utility that does the job perfectly and saves you the inconvenience of having to use intermediaries.

File Transfer Utility to Send Large Files via HTTP: Orzeszek Transfer was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Password Manager to Store Passwords Securely on PC: KeypItSafe

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 06:30 AM PDT

KeypItSafe Password Vault is a password manager that you can use to safeguard your online login information. This software has a funny name, but it’s very effective at what it does and with it you can rest a bit more easily knowing that your login information is under protection.

One of the worst things that can happen to our online accounts is someone stealing our login information, usernames and passwords. You’d be surprised how easy it is to do that. Not only that this way we can lose access to our social network accounts like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, but it’s also possible to lose login information to payment processors and all of the money that’s kept there. It’s never a good thing to leave your computer unprotected from various vermin which is always present on the Internet and just waits for its next victim, protect yourself with KeypItSafe.

Installation warning

This program requires .NET installed to run, and it also needs to have Visual Basic Power Packs file installed on a machine in order to run successfully. Without this added to the system, you will experience problems at KeypItSafe start up, there will be a lot of unhandled exception errors waiting for you, so watch out and install the previously mentioned file to prevent them.

How does protection with this password manager work?

Using the program is very easy, after you run it for the first time, you’ll have to setup a master password which will be asked every time that the program is accessed.

Once you create your password the program will need to be restarted and then you will be greeted with the default screen, like the one that you can see on the image above. How to add new passwords in the protection of KeypItSafe is no big mystery, just click on the New password button, top left with the blue plus sign and at the window that pops up enter in the details of the password which you’re protecting:

After you’re done filling in all the information click on Add, and the password will be added to the list. Once that the password entry is added to the list, the password will be shown so be careful when you’re around someone if you don’t want them seeing it.

Import and export databases as .CSV files

This is a little perk that you get with KeypItSafe, when you click on the the File tab at the upper menu, you are given the option to either export the passwords which you have stored in KeypItSafe to other similar software, if you are making a switch. Or you can import password from elsewhere, by using .CSV files.

Other useful options which this free password manager would be a password generator and a password strength verifier which you can use in order to check the strength of your passwords. KeypItSafe sure beats keeping your passwords in a Word document or Excel spreadsheet, so why not give it a try and add a little bit more protection to your sensitive data, a little bit more protection never hurts.

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Make Video Clips with Photos in 3 Simple Steps: PhotoFilmStrip

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 05:00 AM PDT

PhotoFilmStrip is a software which you can use for making videos right from your home in 3 easy and simple steps. Have you ever wondered how many website and television show video clips which consist of nothing but pictures. The user interface of the PhotoFilmStrip software is so easy to use that you have to only think about how to give your video a nice look, and other important factors are taken care by the software. This software is available for free with no additional cost. PhotoFilmStrip software can be used on Windows and Linux platform.

System Requirement:

Before downloading or installing this software, you must ensure that your system consists of four important components which are Python 2.5, GUI framework wxPython 2.8.0 or later, Python Imaging Library (PIL) and encoder for the purpose of rendering the photographic strip. Since, the software is written using the Python programming language, all the above is required.

Download:

As I have already told that this software can be executed on Windows and Linux platform. You can choose the executable and the debian package accordingly. For Windows user they have two options one is installer and another one is the portable one, which can be downloaded and used without installing. The latest version of the software (at the time of writing) is 1.5.0 for both the platform.

Installation:

As mentioned above, that you need to install all the necessary components before installing the PhotoFilmStrip software. The installation of the above components takes a little bit of time as libraries are installed in your system.

How to make video clips with photos:

PhotoFilmStrip is easy to use and you can create video clips easily with this freeware. After installing the PhotoFilmStrip software, a window will pop-up on the screen, this is the main window on which the project will be created.

Go to the File menu and create a new project or you can load an existing project if you already have one. Name the project, locate the folder you want to save the project in and select on the aspect ratio. You can also select the total length and specify the audio file but if you are new user it is better to avoid it. After this, another window will pop-open on the screen, which is the main window on which all the necessary actions are taken care of.

Click on the plus sign (+) to add picture to the project. After selecting all the pictures to the window it is time to add some effects on it and it is done individually selecting each of the picture. You can rotate the image according to your needs, add effects, duration of that image, transitional effect and add subtitles to each of the images. After completion of the above process, you need to render the filmstrip, to do that, click on the correct option.

Here you can create the profile, which means the quality of the video clips such as HD, DVD, FULL-HD and many more. There are two types of one is NTSC and another one is PAL. This feature is very helpful in playing the video on television. The format of the video is also selected such as AVI, MPG or FLV. Click on the start button to conclude the total process. After the completion of the process, you can see the total result of this software.

Conclusion:

PhotoFilmStrip software is easy to use and the interface is user friendly, which makes it easy for any beginners. The system resource consumption is also very low and the process is fast. The quality of the video output is also very good. If the image quality is good the output will also be good.

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