While email clients have spam filters built in they’re often ineffective and junk mail somehow still gets in. Fortunately there is Spamihilator, a free program that works between the Web and your email client that will check for signs of spam. Developed by Michel Krämer Buchenweg, it’s an effective way to eliminate the unwanted emails.
VLC DVD Ripper is a free ripping program that lets you convert your DVDs to different formats so you can play them on your favorite devices. This free program is also easy to use and it supports a number of popular audio and video formats
VirtualBox, originally created by innotek GmbH and now being developed by Oracle, is a virtualization product that allows you to load and run several operating systems under a single operating system. Since its initial release new features have been constantly added including running VMS on startup, NIC support, changing settings in a VM execution and more.
It’s crucial that all software on your PC is updated, but looking for updates manually is a pain particularly if you have a lot of applications installed. With Patch My PC from Patch My PC LLC you can update Windows automatically as well as popular programs like Adobe Reader, Skype, Google Chrome, iTunes, VLC Player and more.
NoobProof is a tool for configuring firewalls on the Mac. Created by Hanynet, this utility makes it easier to change the settings on your firewall until it is at the security level that you prefer. Firewalls are traditionally hard to set up but this one makes it easy to understand and follow.
SeaMonkey is an all in one Internet application suite. Under constant development by the SeaMonkey team the suite includes an Internet browser, web development tools, an IRC client, an HTML editor, an email and newsgroup client. Although it is aimed at web developers and advanced users, many of the applications are easy enough for casual computer users to use.
Pokki is more than just a replacement for the Start menu in Windows, as it provides you with a new and simpler way to access your favorite applications. With this program you get several one click app launchers and mobile notifications for apps, tweets and email. And you can get more, much more.
Wine, which originally stood for “Wine Is Not an Emulator”, is a compatibility program that will let you run Windows applications on operating systems like the Mac, Linux and BSD among others. If you use any of those operating systems and want or need to run Windows for some reason, you will want to use this software developed by Alexandre Julliard.
Livid Looper from Livid Instruments is free audio software that makes it easy to use samples to create original music. With its easy to use interface you’ll have no trouble editing your sound and adding VST effects and plugins. Because it’s open source you can download not just the program but the code as well.
