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Free PC Cleaner to Clean your System and Improve Speed: AppCleaner
Learn How to Play the Piano with Synthesia
Display Local Weather Info on Windows Desktop: sWeather
Free Lightweight Image Viewer and Editor: Pumas Viewer
Encode, Convert and Manage Audio Files with BitRope Audio Converter
Free Online Collaboration and Project Management: HoneyTask
Connect to Facebook, Twitter, Google+ from a Single Window: SocialLand
Free Team Management and Collaboration Software: TeamWox
Google Finance App For Android
Free Audio Player to Play MP3/ FLAC Files: Billy

Free PC Cleaner to Clean your System and Improve Speed: AppCleaner

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 06:30 PM PDT

AppCleaner is a completely free PC Cleaner and the best solution available to clear your system of unwanted and obsolete files. In your daily routine, you might perform a number of tasks in your system which save lots of files which are scattered on the system. Deleting all these files from time to time becomes important to save the hard disk space. In fact, the function of this free AppCleaner, the free PC Cleaner utility makes sure your system performance is completely optimized.

Installation of PC Cleaner

The installation of this free utility is quite smooth and simple. It is completely portable as well as stand-alone and does not require any third-party software to be installed. It is completely clean and comes free from any spyware. In addition, it does not come with any adware bundled with it. You would also not complain of any toolbar which gets installed in your system during the installation. On the whole the installation process is simple and straightforward.

Interface

AppCleaner free PC Cleaner has uninstall utility which is very compact and simple user interface. The left panel displays a number of tabs which are subdivided into a number of options along with check boxes. These check boxes allow you to select the particular entries which you wish to scan. This serves as an add-on for the novices who are not aware of the items which need to be deleted or kept. Simultaneously allowing the sophisticated and advanced users to choose accordingly. On the bottom right area you would come across the two important tools Analyze and Clean.

Impressive features

AppCleaner easily cleans the browsers so that you can ensure privacy and also improve the performance of your system. Much browser related data including cookies, downloading history, session information, login data and all the related information can be easily cleaned with the aid of this software.

Registry might get clogged up with a number obsolete entries with time. Using AppCleaner free uninstall software ensures that your registry is clean.
Different applications, including internet applications, windows, multimedia and other utilities can be easily analyzed and cleaned using this software.
Settings can be changed by selecting the 'Options' tab. The settings are minimal and offer limited options to the user.

After the analysis, you can even backup the entries which are to be deleted. This is particularly an important feature for the inexperienced users who are not completely aware of the critical files which might get accidentally deleted in the process.

Verdict

AppCleaner is an impressive PC Cleaner which helps in optimizing the system's performance by removing the unnecessary files saved in your system. This junk can be anything ranging from the files left behind by applications to websites and hence has great utility considering the amount of disk space it helps in freeing up as a result. The best feature about AppCleaner is that it offers great user control so that it is suited well for both experienced and inexperienced users. Coupled with the advantage of being a freeware, this software is a must have for all the PC users who wish to maintain the performance of their systems who also crave for optimum user control.

Download AppCleaner free.

Free PC Cleaner to Clean your System and Improve Speed: AppCleaner was originally published at I Love Free Software

Learn How to Play the Piano with Synthesia

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Synthesia is a free application which you can use in order to learn how to play the piano. Free version of Synthesia comes with a few lessons, and if you end up being interested in learning more, and if you are interested in practicing the piano more, you’ll gonna have to dish out a couple of bucks to buy an additional lesson pack.

This free piano tutor will run in fullscreen and it really acts more like a game, which is great because next to acquiring basics of a new skill, of piano playing, you also have fun. When you start Synthesia for the first time it will show you the menu which you can see above. Profiles can be created, which means that several users can learn how to play the piano at the same time, and save their progress in separate files, so that no one interrupts their learning session. Before you start learning how to play the piano, you should probably open up the Keyboard Setup option, where you can choose which keyboard keys are gonna be used on the virtual piano where you’ll be practicing the piano. After that is completed, and after you’ve created your profile, click Play, and start learning the piano.

Similar software: BandzPro, ScoreDate, Play Drums on PC.

How to learn piano on a computer for free

Clicking Play will land you on the song selection window, where you can choose which song you’d like to practice and in the process learn how to play the piano and read notes.

Selection of songs, even though we were using the free version of Synthesia, was quite large, there were 77 short songs to choose from, and there’s even an option to add more, program uses the very popular MIDI format, which means that you can add pretty much any song you want, provided of course you can get your hands on some MIDI files. Three major learning methods are available:

Melody practicing
Practice rhythm
Song recital

Make sure that you mark the Sheet music for this part in the lower right corner of the screen, which is gonna show you notes when you’re practicing the piano.

On the image above we are practicing the Ode To Joy, music sheet is shown in the top left corner, and with each note change a different key on the virtual keyboard at the bottom will gonna have to be pressed. Key that needs to be pressed will be indicated by the falling rectangles. In the Melody practicing mode, as each note comes down you’re gonna be given time to find that note on the keyboard, with every new attempt you’ll be able to press the keys faster until you actually learn how to play with both hands, so that what you type sounds like something serious.

Conclusion

Synthesia is perfect for all those who would like to know how to play the piano, but who either can’t afford the piano lessons, or for all those who can’t afford an actual piano, which is probably something more common. Learning is very fun, keep track of you score and try to beat it, the higher your score is, the more you will know.

Learn How to Play the Piano with Synthesia was originally published at I Love Free Software

Display Local Weather Info on Windows Desktop: sWeather

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 03:30 PM PDT

sWeather is a portable, free weather application designed to display local weather information in the program Window and Windows system tray. With the help of this tray-based weather application, you can look up for weather reports regularly through the Internet. Although the configuration might seem a bit difficult, you will gradually get used to it. This free weather software uses the WOEID information which is otherwise known as Where on Earth ID. The users of this software need to enter the WOEID of their location to get the weather updates. For that you need to visit the Yahoo Weather website and enter the zip code or location near the top of the page.

Installing sWeather Application

Installing this free weather app is quite easy and only takes a few seconds. To install the software click here and a zip file will be downloaded. All you need to do is unzip the file in a folder and open it to run the setup file that will install the software on your system. You need to complete the step by step setup which takes a few seconds. Once the software is installed, the main window of the application will open providing you weather updates of the selected city. You can also try other weather apps like mceWeather, The Weather Channel and AccuWeather reviewed by us.

Using sWeather to display local weather info

After you have successfully launched the sWeather software a small window will appear on your screen. The Window has four tabs on the top which include File, Location, Option and Help. By default it will show you the weather condition of a place and if you want to find the weather condition of any other place you need to click on ”Option” then select configure. Once you have clicked on configure another new window appears where you need to put the WOEID of the new location. You can get the WOEID of a location by visiting the Yahoo Weather website. There you need to enter the zip code or the name of the location situated near the top of the webpage. Once you have received the WOEID, you need to come back to the software window and click on the add option to put the values in the desired field. Now on the main window you can view the weather conditions of the desired places by clicking on the forward arrow button or the backward arrow button.

If you want a detailed weather report of a place, simply click on the expanded view option. Apart from all these features there are various other options available through which you can change the settings. By default only the 'Enable temperature tray icon' will be selected. You can change the popup window images by clicking on the dropdown available. It would even be possible for you to change the Tray condition images by clicking on the dropdown available.

The main window of the application will show various features like barometer, wind, visibility, sunset, sunrise, latitude, longitude, etc. it is possible for you to add as many locations as you like provided that you have their WOEID. So all it can be said is that sWeather is a very handy tool that will allow you to get the weather updates directly on your desktop without making the efforts to search at other places.

Display Local Weather Info on Windows Desktop: sWeather was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Lightweight Image Viewer and Editor: Pumas Viewer

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Pumas Viewer is a free minimal image viewer and editor which comes packed with a lot of image editing tools, all hidden from the sight. If you’re not nosy enough, you might not even discover all the different features that Pumas Viewer has, some of you might even come to a conclusion that this free image editor and viewer doesn’t work, because after you click on it’s shortcut, it will not open.

Like we said, Pumas Viewer doesn’t have the classic window with a border stretching around it. There’s no big red X sign in the top right corner, there’s no frame at all. All the options important for controlling Pumas Viewer and for image editing are hidden either behind keyboard keys or behind mouse clicks. For example in order to open the next image in a folder, you’re gonna have to do a right click anywhere on the opened image. The only way that you can start this free image editor is by opening an image. Right click on an image that you would like to open, find Open With and select Pumas Viewer, then you will see what you can see on the image above.

Similar software: RawTherapee, Funny Photo Maker, Face Off Max.

Free and lightweight image editor – Pumas Viewer

Lovers of all things simple and lightweight yet very functional will come to their own with Pumas Viewer. Program is very small, around half a megabyte in size, which is no surprise because it doesn’t have a fancy interface, filled with custom menus and a skin. The fact that the application is small and light weight doesn’t mean that it doesn’t pack a lot of different image editing tools. Some of the more interesting things that Pumas Viewer can do would be:

Loading RAW image formats
AForge image filtering
Image comments
Basic editing, resize, rotate and more
Zooming, image thumbnail previews

Image editing with the help of Pumas Viewer is actually a lot more easier than with other programs, easier of course when you get familiar with all the different shortcuts that Pumas has.

Take for example the Filter editor which you can see on the image above, in order to activate it you’re gonna have to press A on keyboard while having the image where you want to apply filters opened in Pumas. If you for example want to resize the image, you can do that by clicking on the I key, again with the image that you’re interested in editing opened.

There’s even some template image sizes which you can just click and have the size number automatically filled out with corresponding image size. Pumas Viewer certainly does have an quite interesting approach when it comes to image display. When you combine that with the fact that there are also a lot of editing tools included you get to see just how unique and useful Pumas Viewer can be. Install it on your computer and use it’s unique borderless image display to impress your friends, all that completely free, learn the keyboard shortcuts by typing and you’re all set to enjoy the very unique Pumas Viewer and image editor.

Free Lightweight Image Viewer and Editor: Pumas Viewer was originally published at I Love Free Software

Encode, Convert and Manage Audio Files with BitRope Audio Converter

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT

BitRope Audio Converter is a free audio tool which can help fulfill multiple purposes. If you are looking for a software which offers a plethora of features including CD ripping, audio converting and encoding then this software is apt since it fits all your requirements.

Installation

Though the size of the software is 9.25MB, yet the installation is fast and zippy. However make sure that you do not install any annoying toolbar or other tool while following the installation steps. In order to avoid this, just keep looking for any checkbox which needs to be unchecked before proceeding to the next step.

Interface of this audio converter

The interface of BitRope Audio Converter is simple and straightforward. The layout is quite intuitive and beginners as well as sophisticated users can use the software with the same ease. Unlike most audio converters, the interface is easy to work with and does not involve anything that is complicated. In the snapshot above, you can see that we have added some audio files to perform different functions. All the details pertaining to the selected audio file are displayed at the bottom.

Key features of this free audio tool

Let's have a look at what all does this software has in store for us:

Organizing your audio files with this software becomes easier. This can be attributed to the fact that you have the flexibility to work with a number of audio formats that the software is capable of supporting.
Encoding becomes simpler with this software. With encoding of audio files we mean saving them in a more efficient manner to save disk space. With BitRope audio converter, you have a number of encoder options. You can also select a particular encoder from a given range of encoders.

After you select a particular encoder, you also have the choice to configure the selected encoder. The default encoder is LAME MP3 Encoder.
CD Rip feature is yet another function which can be easily performed using this software.
The general settings can also be configured. These settings may correspond to encoders, playlists, language, CDRip, CDDB, Plug-ins and Info tags. The snapshot below only shows the settings corresponding to Encoders. However, you can click on other tags and change the other settings as well.

BitRope audio converter is not merely a converter but also has an in-built audio player so that you can listen to a selected track before and after conversion.

Verdict

In all, this is indeed an impressive audio converter available for free. Most of the audio converters are quite complicated to understand but on the contrary BitRope audio converter does not have a messy interface. Instead, you can easily perform different functions and also change the settings to fit your needs. You have the choice to work with files of multiple formats together at a single place and use the different functions with ease. So if you wish to take complete control of your audio files then BitRope audio converter is just the apt software.

Download BitRope audio converter for free!

Encode, Convert and Manage Audio Files with BitRope Audio Converter was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Online Collaboration and Project Management: HoneyTask

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 11:00 AM PDT

HoneyTask is a free online collaboration tool which can be used in order to manage teams, assign tasks and to make sure that the project that you’re working on gets done. The Forever Free plan of HoneyTask comes with some limitations which will make it not very helpful to those who have large teams or to those who are working on a lot of projects at the same time, limitations are:

2 Users can be added
1 Project can be managed
You get only 50 MB of storage

There’s a lot of good things also:

SSL encryption – to prevent eavesdropping
Email support
Team chat – for easier communication
Time tracking – to see which user did what
Client management integration

Since HoneyTask is still in beta, the paid plans weren’t created just yet, but they will be created shortly and with them you’ll obviously be able to enjoy more freedom. Free plan might come in handy if someone has small teams that are not working on a lot of projects or to those who are only interested in seeing how exactly HoneyTask works.

Practically everything that you need in order to successfully manage teams can be done from the main HoneyTask dashboard, which you can see on the image above. HoneyTask is very rich in features, to start using them, you’re first gonna have to create a project, by clicking on the New project button in the upper left corner.

Similar software: QikPad, BookType , Siasto.

Online collaboration with HoneyTask

Creating a project would be the first step, click on Add New Project button, it’s located under your username in the upper left corner and then enter the project name, project description and the most important part which would be the project due date:

Once that the project is created it’s gonna appear on the list in the left side of the screen, like you can see on the image above. There you will be able to monitor project progress in percentages, which will increase as users start completing tasks. In the middle of the screen, which is titled Tasks, here you can start adding new tasks which the users have to do to complete the project. Each task can of course have its own due date and additional information can be posted so that the user is properly explained what needs to be done and what exactly is expected from him or her.

Calendar is also available where you can monitor more closely how exactly is the project completion coming along. Inbuilt chat offers a great way of how you can communicate, it can even be opened while you’re viewing the dashboard, which will seriously increase the productivity of your team.

Conclusion

Even though the free version of HoneyTask offers a limited number of users and projects which you can manage, it can still be very useful for small teams that do not have to work on a lot of projects at the same time. Online collaboration is becoming very important in today’s world, especially because a lot of companies are finding workers all over the world, with the help of HoneyTask, and other similar collaborative web services, managing work and projects get’s a little bit easier, free service.

Free Online Collaboration and Project Management: HoneyTask was originally published at I Love Free Software

Connect to Facebook, Twitter, Google+ from a Single Window: SocialLand

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 09:30 AM PDT

SocialLand is a free social networking app that connects you to the 3 popular social networking sites from its single window. You can connect to Facebook, Google Plus and your Twitter profile by just entering the login credentials in the respective window and manage multiple social networking accounts using one software. For those of you who look for a handy, free social networking tool that could help you to connect to your profiles at these social networking sites from a single location this is a pretty good application. Once saved you need not enter the credentials again and again, you would get connected with a single click every time when using this desktop application for social networking.

Installing Social Land

This is a pretty simple app with does not need you to be an expert to install and run on your system. You need to click here and visit the developer's webpage. After that you just need to click on the link available to download the zip file. It takes a few seconds after which you would have to unzip the files on your preferred folder. The next step is to run the setup.exe file from the list of unzipped files. This initiates the setup process after which you are ready to launch and use this free social networking tool and stay connected. You can also check out Cliqset, Go Watch It and Threadsy reviewed by us.

Using Social Land

After you launch this free social networking tool you are presented with a window divided into three sections. Each of them represents Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus respectively. The initial step is to click on the blank space and insert all the credentials of the corresponding accounts. Once you do so you have the option of saving those credentials so that you need not have to insert them when you use the software again.

After you have saved your passwords the next step is to click on the continue button placed at the bottom right of the main window. Once you click on it all your accounts for the three social networking sites would open in separate windows.

Facebook Window:

When in the Facebook window you would see the latest notifications as it appears when you login to your Facebook profile every time. All the options i.e. Profile, Friend lists, Search, and Messages could be located at the top of the window. Also you can use the other features of Facebook such as sharing a status instantly, check in at a location you are, or like and comment on notifications you like.

Twitter Window:

For the tweet lovers the Twitter Window when opened would give you the feel of the way you had been using Twitter online. The main screen gives you the list of the latest tweets for the people in your connections. At the top you have the option to check out mentions, your own profile, friends, and all that you would have done in your Twitter profile.

Google Plus:

The third window which opens is of your Google plus profile. Like the above two you have the same layout of your Google plus wall with all the recent updates from the people within your circles. You can do everything right from this window which you would have done in your Google Plus profile from your favourite browser.

So, SocialLand brings out all your favourite Social Networking websites at a single window. This means that you could do all that you would have done before by logging from 3 different places right from this software itself.

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Connect to Facebook, Twitter, Google+ from a Single Window: SocialLand was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Team Management and Collaboration Software: TeamWox

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 08:00 AM PDT

TeamWox is a free groupware application which you can use in order to manage your business and employees more efficiently. This free groupware software is completely free for small companies and teams which have up to 10 employees, in other words it can be used on up to 10 workstations for free.

Teamware Groupware lets you assign tasks to team, monitor the progress, communicate with your team, and much more.

TeamWox software needs to be installed on your server. To access TeamWox, you only need browser. We will explain in this article how to setup TeamWox.

TeamWox also offers free subdomain redirection to your companies servers, which you can then use in order to organize and control your work group over the internet.

This would be the TeamWox default interface which waits for you after you’ve successfully configured the server application on the computer where it will run and visited the domain or subdomain that you’ve created during the server setup. TeamWox is used and accessed through browsers, the installation is needed only on the main server. Configuring TeamWox server application isn’t very difficult, there’s a wizard to make things more easier, and you can have your very own group collaboration software running in no time.

As you can see from the screenshot above, there are several different modules of TeamWox which you can use in order to manage teams and groups that you’re the manager of. Some of the more interesting tools found in the TeamWox arsenal would be:

Board: you can run a team forum for communication
Chat: real time communication directly inside TeamWox
Team management: add, edit or change members of your work group
Tasks: manage tasks which your teams needs to do
Documents: upload and share important project documents
Email: read emails inside TeamWox

Many other less interesting features can be found inside TeamWox, for example you can manage Contacts from withing this free groupware application.

Before you can enjoy any of the previously mentioned modules and options, you’re first gonna have to setup the server application, install it on a Windows server where it will run and to which your group will connect to.

TeamWox setup – free groupware application

Installation and TeamWox server setup is done in a few simple wizard steps which should not be too unfamiliar to people.

First step of the setup can be seen on the image above. Here we need to select what kind of TeamWox installation we’d like to have. Those who paid for a commercial license should use the first option. The second option is intended for those who are interested in having teams with larger number of people, but this is only a trial which lasts for 2 months. Third option would be the way to go if you have not paid for anything and if you’re not planning on paying, because that’s where you get TeamWox free of charge.

Another important step of the setup would be selection of the domain which you want to use with TeamWox. If you already have a company server and a domain, you can select it and install TeamWox there. If you wish to install TeamWox server app on a regular computer, and then simply use the TeamWox subdomain to redirect your team to your computer where you have the application installed, do what you can see above on the image above. Select a subdomain name, and enter your static IP address, contact your ISP about these, if you’re unfamiliar about what they might be.

Last step in the wizard would be to create the administrator account and password, after which you’ll be able to visit your TeamWox work group page by opening your companies main domain for TeamWox, or opening the subdomain that you’ve registered with TeamWox. In either case after you’re finished with everything, you should be able to login to this free online collaboration application and see in your browser something similar to what can be seen on the first image from above.

Workgroup team management with TeamWox

By clicking on the Team menu link, you’ll be able to see all the team members which you’ve added to the group that you’re managing, and you can group them depending on what their status in the team, or should I say company, is:

Accountants
Directors
Marketing
Sales
Technical Support

Time spent online, or logged into TeamWox will also be monitored, but surprisingly enough this is not where you can add new team members. Adding new members to your team is done in the Administration tab under Users. Like we said, the number of users for the free version is limited to 10.

Free work group task management with TeamWox

Main purpose of groupware software like this would be to allow managers to manage their teams, and you can’t manage work without assigning tasks to other team members, so that people know what needs to be done.

Tasks are integral part of any team management software and developers of TeamWox have really made it very easy to assign and keep track of what needs to be done and who needs to do it. On the image above, you can see that there is a division of tasks based on their type, and based on their status.

Personal
Assigned
Group
Open
Closed

Tasks can be assigned by clicking on the New task link, which will then call up the New task window seen on the image below:

Fill in the task name, then select team departments or individual team members which will work on this particular task. TeamWox task manager also comes with task difficulty classification, that way if something more serious needs to be done you can simply assign more people to it, a mini-team, so to speak. If you want to, you can even create tasks which need to be done periodically, example would be various account reports and similar things which have to be done on a regular basis.

Receive and read emails from TeamWox

Even though with the development of social networks, emails are being used less and less, in the world of business though they are still a very popular way of communication. TeamWox is very useful because it incorporates email messaging into team management, which makes things a lot easier for those who are doing the managing.

Gmail accounts can be added, company emails also, basically any email provider which uses POP, IMAP and SMTP protocols for receiving and sending emails. To add an email account to TeamWox email client just click on the New mailbox link while you have the E-Mail tab opened which will allow you to easily add your email account information.

With your email accounts added to TeamWox, you don’t have to open up other programs or login to webmail in order to check on your messages. Simply open up the E-mail tab in TeamWox and check on any new emails that you might have, without having to go anywhere else. This will greatly increase your productivity, but make sure that you don’t use emails for communication between team members, there’s a forum and a chat for that.

Forum and chat for team communication

In a team, communication is very important, that’s why with this free team management software you have two very good ways of how you can communicate with other team members, and that would be with chat and a bulletin board.

If you want to send a message to someone from your team, you can easily do that from within TeamWox with the help of either forum boards, or via LAN chat messenger which comes built in with this free groupware software. Both of these communication methods can be seen on the image above, if you want post a message to your team members, just click on the last tab, Board and there click on New topic, which will allow you to contact the entire team at once.

Chat is available if you want to communicate with people individually, and it will act as any other messenger, when someone comes online, you can then open up a chat window and tell them what needs to be said.

File upload and sharing with TeamWox

Every project needs to have a way of how documents and files are passed around among people who are doing the work. With TeamWox this is achieved with the help of the Documents tab where you can create folders and add files and documents that you might have and that you need to share.

To add files simply click on the Add link in the upper menu, and in order to create folders, click Create folder, which will open up the upload window where you can select files and documents you want to upload and share with the rest of the team.

Conclusion

Small to mid-size company owners will find that TeamWox is very useful, and best of all it’s completely free. Up to 10 workers can use TeamWox completely free, and if by any chance you need more workers, there’s an option of upgrading to one of their paid plans, which will allow you to add more team members to work on your project. Long list of features that TeamWox offers should make every team manager interested in TeamWox, because its gonna make lives a lot easier. Simply add tasks, monitor your team and get things done, completely free.

Free Team Management and Collaboration Software: TeamWox was originally published at I Love Free Software

Google Finance App For Android

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 06:30 AM PDT

Google Finance is a free Android stock app which shows stock quotes from different stock exchange markets. Google Finance is official Google app in Google Play Store. With Google Finance app, you can easily track stock quotes from DOW, S&P 500, and Nasdaq.

Also, the app allows you to check stock portfolios of the company of your choice. Just type the name of the company and search the existing stock portfolio of that company. You can add multiple companies name which you require and check updated stock quotes at any point of time on your Android phone.

Apart from all these, the app even allows you to check the latest news related to stock markets. Refresh the page and check for the latest updated stock market news on your Android phone.

All the stock quotes which you check are provided from Google Finance. Along with the stock markets status, the app also provides the graphical presentation of ups and downs of stock quotes with reference to Google Finance. You can check the detailed info which includes the current stock quotes with the percentage of ups and down. Also, tap on any company stock quotes to check the detailed information which include the base stock exchange market from where the Google Finance is pulling the data, accurate increase or decrease of stock quote, percentage increase or decrease, and the related news.

Why Do You Need Google Finance App:

Searching for Stock quotes of different companies becomes tricky when you are searching it on any smart device and that too on browser. Google Finance app helps you to directly find the stock quotes of different companies by directly searching with the company’s name. No extra or unwanted information. Just the stock quotes of the selected company and the latest news related to the stock quotes searched. You don't need any browser to search for. Just find everything in one single app.

If you have an iPad or iPhone, then check out stock tracking apps for iPad, iPhone reviewed by us.

Features Of Google Finance App:

Check stock quotes from different stock markets.
Stock markets include DOW, S&P 500, and Nasdaq.
Search for stock quotes of any company.
Tells you the percentage change which includes ups and downs of stock quotes.
You can check the graphical presentation of stock quotes in Google Finance app.
Tells you the updated news related to stock market.

Install:

Click here to download Google Finance App from our App Store. You can also scan the QR code below and download the app on your Android phone. The other option is to download the app from Google Play Store on your Android phone.

This official Google Finance app is really a useful app to install and know different stock status on Android. You can easily check current stock quotes of any company and any stock exchange market anytime when you on the way with Android smart phone.

You can check out Stock tracking apps for Android reviewed by us.

Google Finance App For Android was originally published at I Love Free Software

Free Audio Player to Play MP3/ FLAC Files: Billy

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Billy is a lightweight, free audio player that will allow you to play an entire directory of MP3/FLAC files. The loading of the files is much faster as compared to other audio players like real media player or Winamp as there is no skin, no tag support and no equalizer added in this free music player. That is why the developers believe its a no nonsense audio player. The music will be played without any gap as a result any overlapping beat or applause will continue. You can control the functions of the free audio player with your keyboard which will help you organize your music files quickly. This lightweight audio player supports various formats like MP3, FLAC, OGG, and WAV. Moreover, the drag & drop feature which queues up your songs in a proper manner adds convenience to the simplicity of the lightweight audio player.

Installing the Audio Player

This free audio player is pretty easy to install and hardly takes a few minutes to complete the installation. To download the free version of the software click here. A small file will get downloaded and all you have to do is run the executable file. Open the file click on next and the set up wizard will guide you through the steps. Select the location where you want to save the folder or else choose the default option. Once the software has been successfully installed click on finish and start playing your favorite audio tracks. You can also try Boom Player, Audio Pitch & Shift and Xion Audio Player if you are still looking for a simple audio player.

Using the Free Audio Player

Using the software is not that difficult as it comes with numerous options. On top of the main window you can find tabs like File, Edit, Play, Favorites, Options, View, and Help. The File tab allows you to add entire folders or files that you want to play. The limited functionality and lack of standard features of the application makes it fall short of its competitors. The interface of the software is basically a blank box where you need to add your audio files or folders. One of the greatest drawbacks of the software is the unavailability of tabs or buttons to play pause or stop the playing of the music files. Although the application does not show any type of tabs or buttons, you can press Enter from your keyboard to play a certain file or press the Space Bar to stop the music. To change the play mode all you need to do is press Ctrl+m from your keyboard.

Once you get acquainted with the way Billy works, you might feel the urge to organize your collection of music. The unique filename replacer of Billy will help you rename an entire album with only a single click. All you need to do is select the files and press F2. If you want to check whether the songs you are downloading has been completed or not just press F5. To reduce the volume of the audio to about thirty per cent just press the pause button on your keyboard (the right upper key). The Favorites tab on top of the toolbar will allow you to add your playlist to favorites or organize your favorites. You will not be able to play video files with the help of this free audio player as it only supports audio files. For more details on the operation of the audio player or to know the various shortcuts you can definitely check out the help section with some useful documentation.

Free Audio Player to Play MP3/ FLAC Files: Billy was originally published at I Love Free Software

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012