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MediaCoder - universal audio/video transcoder
2008-04-26 22:17:00 MediaCoder is an opensource project hosted at Sourceforge.net. The software enables you to convert almost any media file to one of many media formats available. This is an excellent software for audio enthusiasts who need to quickly convert Flac to MP3 to Ogg to … you get the picture. From their website MediaCoder is a free universal batch ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "MediaCoder - universal audio/video transcoder", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/utilities/mediaco der-convert-audio-and-video-files-to-and- from-many-different-formats/" }); More About: Video , Utilities , Multimedia , Audio , Universal
Cryptainer LE - free 128-bit encryption software
2008-04-15 20:14:00 Cryptainer LE is the freeware version of Cypherix’s Cryptainer product. The software is very handy for encrypting sensitive data to send via email. You can also create a 25mb encrypted partition on your PC to store private documents like spreadsheets and .PDF’s . Cryptainer is very easy to use and I use it as a quick and ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Cryptainer LE - free 128-bit encryption software", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/utilities/cryptai ner-le-free-128-bit-encryption-software/" }); More About: Software , Security , Encryption , Email , Backup
Ajax Whois 2.0 - online whois and domain availability tool
2008-03-23 02:54:00 Ajax Whois is an easy to use website to aid in domain lookups and WhoIs information. You can specify a search of 7 of the most popular top level domains at one time. The site is based on Ajax programming which means all of your queries are delivered in real-time as you type them out, this makes Domain ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Ajax Whois 2.0 - online whois and domain availability tool", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/utilities/ajax-wh ois-online-whois-and-domain-availability- tool/" }); More About: Utilities , Web 2 , Tool , Online
WinSock XP Fix - winsock repair and restore for Windows XP
2008-03-22 05:01:00 Internet and network connectivity in Windows XP is notorious for being easily disabled and corrupted from minor tweaks to the registry and winsock settings. Removing software, scanning for and deleting spyware can cause these registry corruptions which prevent Windows XP from accessing the network. It seems that the frequencies of corruption have declined since the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "WinSock XP Fix - winsock repair and restore for Windows XP", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/utilities/winsock -xp-fix-winsock-restore-for-windows-xp/" }); More About: Restore , Windows Xp , Repair
Windows Defender - anti-spyware utility from Microsoft
2008-03-16 18:30:00 Windows Defender is a free program that helps you stay productive by protecting your computer against pop-ups, slow performance and security threats caused by spyware and other potentially unwanted software. Windows Defender no longer supports Windows 2000 as mainstream support ended in June 2005. The above passage is from the Microsoft website. In a nutshell, Windows Defender ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Windows Defender - anti-spyware utility from Microsoft", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/utilities/windows -defender-anti-spyware-utility-from-micro soft/" }); More About: Windows , Anti Spyware , Spyware , Anti-spyware
Windows Essentials Codec Pack - free collection of media codecs for Windows
2008-03-12 06:52:00 A codec is software that allows for the COmpression and DEcompression of media files. How many times have you wanted to play an audio or video file from the Internet only to find you’re missing the necessary codec to play it? Well, the Windows Essentials Codec Pack is a very good collection of codecs to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Windows Essentials Codec Pack - free collection of media codecs for Windows", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/graphicmultimedia /windows-essentials-codec-pack-free-colle ction-of-media-codecs-for-windows/" }); More About: Codecs , Media , Free
Process Explorer - Windows system monitoring and examination utility
2008-03-07 08:09:00 Process Explorer is a free utility from Microsoft. It’s an add-on extension of the Task Manager that is included with the Windows Operating System . This utility gives more in-depth information regarding any processes running on a computer system. It enables the user to view which dll’s or exe’s are running and the amount of resources that ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Process Explorer - Windows system monitoring and examination utility", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/utilities/process -explorer/" }); More About: Utility , Monitoring
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2007 - legendary spyware scanning and removal
2008-03-06 08:47:00 I have been reluctant to post Lavasoft’s legendary application Ad-Aware , because of the aggressive shareware route Lavasoft has been pushing lately. Lavasoft does offer Ad-Aware 2007 has a completely freeware version for download. I had to use Ad-Aware for the first time in a year today on a friends PC and I must say that the application is still as ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2007 - legendary spyware scanning and removal", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/security/lavasoft -ad-aware-2007-legendary-spyware-scanning -and-removal/" }); More About: Spyware , Scanning
Audacity - free audio file editor and audio recorder
2008-03-03 07:42:00 I use Audacity to cut up my mp3’s into shorter files, especially the really long DJ mixes. Audacity has been around for awhile and is a pure opensource project that uses the GNU license. I really like how simple it makes cutting up .wav and .mp3 files. Audacity can also record and edit audio from an external ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Audacity - free audio file editor and audio recorder", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/utilities/audacit y-free-audio-file-editor-and-audio-record er/" }); More About: Multimedia , Audio , Free , File , Graphic
Avant Browser - secure web browser based on IE
2008-03-02 11:06:00 Avant is a next generation tabbed web browser based on the Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) core. Avant acts and feels much like IE except it is has many more security features than IE’s traditional offering. Avant has a built-in popup blocker. Nothing new you say? Well Avant’s popup blocker will block various Active X controls ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Avant Browser - secure web browser based on IE", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/security/avant-br owser-secure-web-browser-based-on-ie/" }); More About: Security , Secure , Avant , Web Browser
Cities of Earth Screensaver - excellent free 3D screen-saver
2008-02-29 09:02:00 It’s about time I post some fun stuff on dixlinx. Tonight I bring you the world famous Cities of Earth screen-saver. I’m a bit of a geography buff and this screen-saver not only looks visually stunning but as the earth rotates on your desktop you get a real-time scroll of the time and population of all ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Cities of Earth Screen saver - excellent free 3D screen-saver", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/fun-stuff/cities- of-earth-screensaver-excellent-free-3d-sc reen-saver/" }); More About: Screensaver , Free
F-Secure Blacklight - root-kit detection and elimination utility
2008-02-19 04:38:00 Root-kits are a relatively new threat on the modern Internet and no other company has a better root-kit removal tool than F-Secure and their “Blacklight” utility. What exactly is a root-kit you ask? Here’s a definition from Wikipedia to help get you started: A root-kit is a program (or combination of several programs) designed to take fundamental control (in ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "F-Secure Blacklight - root-kit detection and elimination utility", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/utilities/f-secur e-blacklight-root-kit-scanner-and-removal -utility/" }); More About: Elimination , Detection , Utility , Root
FileZilla - free FTP client software and server
2008-02-16 17:55:00 FileZilla Client is a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface. FileZilla is a full featured FTP client, is the best free FTP client I have ever used and rivals products like CuteFTP and WinFTP. FileZilla is a pure open-source project with tons of support and ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "FileZilla - free FTP client software and server", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/networking/filezi lla-free-ftp-client-software-and-server/" }); More About: Software , Networking , Free , How-To , Server
SpyFu.com - cpc/ppc keyword and domain analysis
2008-02-14 08:14:00 All about the “clicks”, SpyFu.com evolved from a utility called GoogSpy, and is a great website for CPC (cost-per-click) and PPC (pay-per-click) Internet marketers. SpyFu .com will analyze keywords and domain names with reports on various data relating to top advertisers for those keywords as well as average cost per day and clicks per day the keywords generate. SpyFu also reports ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "SpyFu.com - cpc/ppc keyword and domain analysis", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/utilities/spyfuco m-cpcppc-keyword-and-domain-analysis/" }); More About: Utilities , Internet Marketing , Domain , Analysis , Keyword
Good Keywords - keyword generator and analyzer
2008-02-13 04:26:00 Softnik Technologies is an Indian software company that provides strategic software solutions for online businesses. They make great software for Internet marketers and Webmasters as well as utilities for managing domain names. Softnik’s tools are well written and very easy to use, one of my favorites is a utility called Good Keyword s. Good Keywords will take combinations of ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Good Keywords - keyword generator and analyzer", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/utilities/good-ke ywords-keyword-generator-and-analyzer/" }); More About: Utilities , Generator
hMailServer - free email server for Windows servers
2008-02-12 05:15:00 I have used hMailServer for testing of various email related functions including anti-spam software and configurations. The hMailServer interface is very intuitive and easy to use. All Email data and accounts utilize either MS-SQL or MySQL databases for the back-end support. If you don’t feel like setting up and configuring a SQL server, no worries, hMailServer includes a lite version of ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "hMailServer - free email server for Windows servers", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/webdev/hmailserve r-free-smtp-email-server-for-windows/" }); More About: Servers , Free
Cobian Backup - secure backup utility with compression
2008-02-10 21:43:00 Cobian Backup is a nice and simple utility for scheduling Windows backups. Cobian Backup is far superior than the default backup utility that comes bundled with Microsoft Windows. Cobian Backup supports .ZIP compression and 128-bit encryption which make is very good for data archiving and long-term storage. You can also use it to schedule backups to shared network drives and have email notifications sent to alert ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Cobian Backup - secure backup utility with compression", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/utilities/cobian- backup-secure-backup-utility-with-compres sion/" }); More About: Compression , Recovery , Utility , Admin
RealVNC - easy remote access to your PC
2008-02-09 21:19:00 RealVNC has been around for awhile now and provides a simple remote server and viewer package for any desktop PC. The VNC project is particularly popular in the Linux community for providing remote access to Linux desktops. RealVNC is a nice alternative to Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in Windows as it provides “overlay” access ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "RealVNC - easy remote access to your PC", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/?p=29" }); More About: Networking , Access , Remote Access , Admin , Easy
RealVNC - easy remote access to your PC
2008-02-09 21:19:00 RealVNC has been around for awhile now and provides a simple remote server and viewer package for any desktop PC. The VNC project is particularly popular in the Linux community for providing remote access to Linux desktops. RealVNC is a nice alternative to Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in Windows as it provides “overlay” access ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "RealVNC - easy remote access to your PC", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/networking/realvn c-easy-remote-access-to-your-pc/" }); More About: Networking , Access , Remote Access , Admin , Easy
CCleaner - for system optimization and privacy
2008-02-09 04:56:00 CCleaner is a free utility designed to clean your Windows system of unnecessary temp files which slowing your PC over time. CCleaner offers native support for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera. It is fully customizable, and will remove items such as: URL history, cookies, auto-complete entries, index.dat, recycle bin, recent documents, temp and log files all of this ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "CCleaner - for system optimization and privacy", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/utilities/ccleane r-for-system-optimization-and-privacy/" }); More About: Security , System , Privacy , Optimization
CCleaner - for system optimization and privacy
2008-02-09 04:56:00 CCleaner is a free utility designed to clean your Windows system of unnecessary temporary files which cause slowing over time. CCleaner offers native support for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera. It is fully customizable, but by default will remove such items as: temporary files, URL history, cookies, auto-complete form, index.dat etc. For Windows, CCleaner offers removal ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "CCleaner - for system optimization and privacy", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/?p=26" }); More About: Security , System , Privacy , Optimization
Need to Recover Deleted Outlook E-Mail? - an unorthodox solution?
2008-02-08 07:04:00 This article from TechRepublic.com discusses a rather unorthodox method for recovering deleted Outlook e-mail. It has been discovered that by corrupting the .PST file in a very specific way, more often than not, deleted e-mail can be recovered. The article assumes certain technical knowledge/understanding and it would be a good idea to back up your .PST file before attempting to perform ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Need to Recover Deleted Outlook E-Mail ? - an unorthodox solution…", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/backup-recovery/n eed-to-recover-deleted-outlook-e-mail-her es-an-unorthadox-solution/" }); More About: Articles , Backup , Recovery
Need to Recover Deleted Outlook E-Mail? - an unorthodox solution?
2008-02-08 07:04:00 This article from TechRepublic.com discusses a rather unorthodox method for recovering deleted Outlook e-mail. It has been discovered that by corrupting the .PST file in a very specific way, more often than not, deleted e-mail can be recovered. The article assumes certain technical knowledge/understanding and it would be a good idea to back up your .PST file before attempting to perform ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Need to Recover Deleted Outlook E-Mail ? - an unorthodox solution…", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/?p=22" }); More About: Articles , Backup , Recovery
Magical Jellybean - Windows keyfinder and recovery tool
2008-02-07 05:37:00 The Magical Jellybean keyfinder has helped me out many times in recovering lost Windows CD-Keys. In this age of “Product Activation” this tool is extremely useful. Below is a brief description of the utility from their website: The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Magical Jellybean - Windows keyfinder and recovery tool", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/utilities/magical -jellybean-windows-keyfinder-and-revcover y-tool/" }); More About: Utilities , Backup , Recovery , Tool
Magical Jellybean - Windows keyfinder and recovery tool
2008-02-07 05:37:00 The Magical Jellybean keyfinder has helped me out many times in recovering lost Windows CD-Keys. In this age of “Product Activation” this tool is extremely useful. Below is a brief description of the utility from their website: The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Magical Jellybean - Windows keyfinder and recovery tool", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/?p=25" }); More About: Utilities , Backup , Recovery , Tool
AVG Anti-Virus - free anti-virus solution
2008-02-06 06:53:00 AVG by Grisoft is a basic no frills freeware anti-virus solution. Some notable features include daily automatic virus definition updates, a basic scan scheduler and email virus protection. AVG is great for a quick and dirty last minute solution. I’ll often bundle it with the PC’s I custom build for friends and family as a starter ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "AVG Anti -Virus - free anti-virus solution", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/?p=23" }); More About: Anti Virus , Anti-Virus , Free
What is Web 2.0? - the machine is us/ing us
2008-02-05 21:28:00 What is Web 2.0? It’s been mainstream for the past 5 years and represents a shift into more user contribution and interactivity on the Internet. This includes all of the cool software and technology that makes this possible. “The Machine is Us/ing Us” is a very popular video from KSU that does a nice job ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "What is Web 2.0? - the machine is us/ing us", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/?p=21" }); More About: Video , Commentary
Angry IP Scanner - freeware ip address scanning utility
2008-02-05 00:51:00 Angry IP Scanner is a wonderful, simple to use, IP scanning utility which allows the user to quickly determine IP usage on a Local Area, or Wide Area network. Its simple to use interface delivers a birds eye view of the following: Within an IP range - live vs. dead hosts, ping statistics, host name, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Angry IP Scanner - freeware ip address scanning utility", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/?p=19" }); More About: Security , Networking , Scanning , Freeware , Angry
Wireshark - network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer)
2008-02-03 22:18:00 Ethereal, the legendary industry standard protocol analyzer has become Wireshark. Wireshark is a must-have for any networking enthusiast and provides a very detailed view of how networked systems communicate. Also known as a packet sniffer, Wireshark was developed from one of the best ones to ever exist. The features that come with Wireshark are listed ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Wireshark - network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer)", url: "http://www.dixlinx.com/?p=18" }); More About: Security , Networking , Network , How-To , Packet |
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