Defraggler 2.18: fast optimization of SSD- drives and performance charts

The Piriform company announced the release of its Defraggler 2.18 and Defraggler Portable 2.18 - interim update to its free tool defrag Windows. Version 2.18 adds new features to the recently published statistics tab, as well as a feature called Quick Optimize ("fast optimization") for solid-state drives.

Previous release defragmenter from Piriform - 2.17 - drew the attention of users of statistics tab, where they can view information about recent operations analysts and defragmentation. Version 2.18 implemented in this new tab bar charts to compare the performance of disks, which are formed by pressing the Benchmark All Drives ("test the performance of all disks").

Freemake Video Converter 4.0 - a new version of the free video converter

Ellora Assets Corporation Company presented to the public an updated version of the product Freemake Video Converter 4.0. This free tool, as you might guess from its name, is designed to convert digital video data in the user-selected formats.

With Freemake Video Converter you can convert videos in different formats into the universal files AVI, WMV, MP4 and 3GP, playable in most modern players. Another useful feature of the application is to support the "profiles" that allow one-touch prepare content for viewing on a popular village list of supported hardware includes dozens of smartphones, tablets, game consoles, and media players from leading manufacturers, including iPhone , iPod Touch, iPad, PSP, etc.

Version of Freemake Video Converter 4.0, contrary to the expectations of users, does not pose any significant improvements and innovations. To gain access to several new features PC owners proposed to install a free add-on package Gold Pack (you can do that in the process of installing Freemake Video Converter, and later).

Registry Compressor

Registry Compressor - a useful tool to defragment the Windows registry.

Registry Compressor - is a free application that will provide faster boot your PC and system performance by optimizing the registry Windows.

In the registry of the operating system stores information about virtually any user action, including the opening of a file or folder, installing, removing, or launch programs, etc. It is not surprising that during the prolonged use of the specified PC file grows to enormous size and slow down your system. In most cases, defragmenting the registry can solve this problem.

Simple and intuitive interface of the application will not be difficult even for beginners. Just run the Registry Compressor, click on «Analyze» and within seconds the results will scan your registry before your eyes. The program will inform the current registry size and its estimated size after defragmentation and will defragment the touch of a button "Compress". Users can also select from the available compression algorithms from the rapid and shallow to slow and more careful.

UltraDefrag 6.0 FINAL - a new version of the popular Defragmenter

The new version of the product UltraDefrag 6.0 FINAL (popular application with open source software to defragment the hard drive). Users to be evaluated significantly increased the performance of the product, more convenient and attractive interface and some useful new features.

A key innovation presented in UltraDefrag 6.0, is an advanced data processing algorithms that reduce the time defragmentation and guarantee better results. Application's user interface has also undergone a small improvement. Among the owners of computers to be evaluated more modern design icon, and users of Windows 7, and 8 will enjoy the progress bar that appears on the task bar and allows you to monitor the current operation.

Avast! Free Antivirus 8 Review

Avast! Free Antivirus 8 - a new version of one of the most popular free anti-virus products.

The eighth version was radically redesigned user interface that adds compatibility with Windows 8, and control with a touch screen, it is possible to clean the temporary files in browsers, further developed accustomed to Avast! Free Antivirus security components.

By tradition, at the end of February each year, the company AVAST Software releases a new line of their anti-virus solutions. This year came the eighth edition of this series. The most popular among all the products has a free version of the product Avast! Free Antivirus. Currently, users of the free version is more than 170 million people around the world.

The reason for this popularity is not only free solutions. The two main features of Avast! Free Antivirus is the attention to the users and a large set of security features.

What is the focus on users. First, the application's user interface is constantly changing and not just evolutionary. Often used on an interface new, original solutions. Secondly, Avast! Free Antivirus supports 44 languages and voice messages in these languages, which makes it popular in the regional markets. Third, anti-virus contains a large set of training materials and tools for the feedback.

The new version of Avast! Free Antivirus 8 changes affected user interface. It appeared in the window style Windows 8, allows users to manage Antivirus with touchpad. Also changed the logic of the sections that were located not only vertically, but also horizontally. New functions: Software Health for monitoring and software updates; AccessAnyware for remote computer control; Browser Cleanup to clean the browser of unnecessary additions.

VirtualDVD - a free tool for creating virtual optical drives

VirtualDVD - a free application platform for Windows, designed to create a virtual optical drives and manage them. With the proposed application, users will be able to play movies from a DVD-ROM drive, and install and run games and applications from the images ISO, NRG, BIN / CUE, and others without the use of appropriate physical media.

It should be noted that the application is different from other emulators virtual drives modest feature set, limited settings and the complete absence of background documentation. However, instead VirtualDVD boasts high performance, supports most popular image formats and it takes only 3 megabytes of disk space.

Upon completion of the installation process, you will discover a compact VirtualDVD icon in the system tray. Click on the icon, right-click and select «Virtual Devices» from the context menu. Option «Mount Image» will allow you to mount the image in one of the most common formats (B5T/B6T, BIN, BWT, CCD, CDI, CUE, DVD, IMG, ISO, ISZ, LCD, MDS / MDF, NRG and PDI) as a virtual drive. After performing this simple operation the selected image will be displayed in the "Explorer" Explorer as a standard physical media drive, and you will have access to its contents.

PhotoSun 14 - free image editing tool

Company Micranes Incorporated has released a new version of the application PhotoSun 14, a powerful and easy-to-use set of tools for editing and processing of digital images. With this product, the owners of today's digital cameras will be able to study the recently captured images, fix bad pictures with and filters, as well as publish their findings in the social network.

Compact API attract both beginners and professionals. Access to most of the key tools and features available with the tool bar at the top of the screen. Like most modern photo editors, PhotoSun 14 enables you to rotate the image and resize it, crop unwanted parts pictures, remove red eye.

The tools available in the tab «Adjust», will allow you to experiment with different image settings, including color temperature, exposure, contrast, brightness, color saturation and other users to make changes applied in real time, which means that the result will be a treatment immediately the cab.

Collection of filters will liven up your photos and make the most ordinary pictures more expressive. You can pair moves to remove the information about the color, use effects like "sepia" or "vignette". The processed image can also be enclosed in a spectacular frame. A section «Collage» is a collection of templates for creating photo collages. PhotoSun 14 also supports the viewing of digital images in a slide show with transition effects and your selected music.

BenchMe - free application for testing storage devices

BenchMe - a free application for benchmarking storage devices. With it, users of personal computers will be able to assess the performance of hard disk drives, portable USB-drives, memory cards, etc.

BenchMe interface is simple to use and most people do not even pay attention to the lack of tool tips, help and additional documentation. Select the device you want to test from the drop down list, and click on the «Start». Application immediately started to check, and some time will display a detailed report

BenchMe not only defines the model of the device and its main characteristics, but also provides more detailed information of interest to professionals and casual users. In particular, you will know whether your hard drive modern technologies such as SMART, Automatic Acoustic Management, Native Command Queuing and Tagged Command Queuing, TRIM and many others.

The report also displays the results of the tests that will evaluate the key performance characteristics of the device, such as the speed of operations for writing and reading data, the maximum, minimum and average access time, etc.

Crocodoc - Converting documents PDF, Word and PowerPoint to HTML

The new version of the popular online converter Crocodoc. Recall that with the help of this useful tool, users can convert documents of PDF, Word and PowerPoint to HTML and seamlessly integrate them into your own Web page. The service was first introduced to the public in 2010, and to date by users Crocodoc converted more than 60 million documents.

As explained by one of the founders of a startup and its general manager Ryan Damico, previous version of the converter transformed the document page (except for the text) in the big picture. After that Crocodoc posted over the picture text information, typed web-fonts HTML. In the new version to replace the bitmap used to render the documents came more modern and compact formats HTML5 and SVG. This innovation not only delivers faster file processing, but also provides better results. The developers propose to estimate the increased clarity of image and text in the final document and emphasize that the difference will be especially noticeable in the displays Retina.

Defraggler 2.13 - a new version of the free defragmentation tools

The company Piriform Software has released new versions of the applications Defraggler 2.13 and Defraggler Portable 2.13, popular tools for defragmenting your hard-drive.

Utility Defraggler supports all popular file systems (including NTFS and FAT32) and can equally well be used to optimize the entire hard drive or eliminate fragmentation in individual files and folders. With the proposed tool can also defragment your hard disk space, which will significantly reduce the likelihood of fragmentation. Defraggler will ensure that all new files are written in the same area on the hard disk.

The main innovation introduced in version Defraggler 2.13, was the ability to perform a fast defrag (Quick Defrag) in automatic mode. Built-in scheduler also boasts extensive customization options. For example, the utility Defraggler can now automatically complete its work by the end of the defragmentation process. In addition, the defragmentation procedure performed on schedule, will be automatically canceled in the event that the level of disk fragmentation does not exceed the prescribed value.

Free tool for comparison digital images

DiffImg - the free tool for pixel-by-pixel comparison of digital images

Virtually any personal digital photo archive you can find a large number of identical images. Of course, most users would like to get rid of duplicates that occupy precious disk space. The easiest method to quickly identify similar images is to compare the sizes of files. However, for more precise and accurate analysis, you will need additional tools. One such tool is a free application called DiffImg, allowing to identify the differences between the two images at the level of individual pixels.

DiffImg boasts support for most common file formats (BMP, PNG, GIF, ICO, JPG, MNG, PBM, PGM,  TIFF,  PPM, TGA, XBM and XPM). According to the developers, this list can be added by installing the appropriate extensions. Working with the tool starts with the selection of compared images. DiffImg analyzes user image for a few seconds and highlights the differences found by the pixel mask.

Media Player for Android - Free version

Archos Video Player Free - a free version of Media Player for Android

App Archos Video Player, a universal media player for Android, has appeared in the online store Play Store a few months ago, and to this point managed to acquire many loyal fans, despite the relatively high cost ($ 5). More recently, developers have announced the availability of a new free version of the Archos Video Player Free, which will allow you to get to know the product before you make a purchase decision.

Recruitment opportunities Archos Video Player Free is virtually identical to the full version. In fact, users are the same product with built-in ads displayed on the main page, and in the pause mode. Media Player supports most popular media formats and offers everything needed for comfortable viewing of your favorite movies, TV series and TV shows on the display smartphone or tablet.

Nitro Reader 3.5 and Nitro Pro 8.5

Nitro PDF company introduced to the public new versions of its flagship products for the files PDF.

App Nitro Reader 3.5 - a free tool that provides everything you need to read and edit documents, annotate and fill electronic forms, and also boasts tight integration with popular browsers Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. Commercial product Nitro Pro 8.5 is primarily aimed at business users and allows to solve a wider range of tasks related to the creation and processing of files PDF. For example, it can be converted to PDF format documents existing MS Office.

The most significant innovation, presented in both products is the ability to view, edit, and save files from XML Forms Architecture (XFA). Users will also be evaluated significantly increased the quality of images and text in the documents to print.

IObit Advanced SystemCare Free 6.1 new update

IObit Advanced SystemCare Free 6.1 - service and optimization of the Windows-based systems.

The IObit company has released an updated version of product Advanced SystemCare Free 6.1 (6.1.9.215) - the popular set of tools for maintaining and optimizing computers based on Windows. The proposed tool provides enhanced performance, stability, and security of your home or office PC. The package includes everything you need to defragment your hard-drive, clean and optimize your system registry, active processes and management startup list, remove unnecessary files, and other tasks.

The main innovation introduced in version Advanced SystemCare Free 6.1, is a function Action Center. This new facility, which is available in a separate tab on the main screen, timely information to customers about the problems encountered with the performance and safety.

Among other interesting improvements worth mentioning advanced clean the hard disk from the file collection. This new version will help get rid of unnecessary files left after removal of new versions of popular applications, such as Spybot Search & Destroy 2.0, Norton AntiVirus 20.2.0.19, Adobe Reader 11.0, TeamViewer 8.0, Google Chrome 23.0 and Skype 6.0.

Puran Utilities 1.0 - a set of useful tools for maintenance and optimization of the PC

Puran Software Company has released new product Puran Utilities 1.0, a set of useful tools for maintaining and optimizing your PC.

Attention is invited to two dozen free tools that can be used individually or in combination with each other.

Users no longer have to download the tools from various sources, and a simple and friendly interface Puran Utilities will provide access to all applications from a single window. For example, if you do not like money uninstall applications that are included with Windows 7, tools Puran Utility offers excellent alternative. Utility Uninstaller offers a number of useful features, such as the removal of entries from the registry, export the application list and forced uninstall programs that can not be removed by conventional method.

SyncBack Freeware - free utility for backup

SyncBack Freeware - simple free utility to synchronize and back up data. Designed for fast synchronization of directories to keep automatic update can selectively (wildcard) to delete the files.

A big plus for SyncBack Freeware is flexible for a free program settings, you can save your files anywhere: on external hard drives, packed in ZIP-archive, put on network drives, a CD-ROM (using UDF), transfer them via FTP . If you have a faulty hard drive - it does not matter with SyncBack Freeware, you can use recovery tool that will reproduce the tree of folders and files in them.

Puran Defrag 7.5 - a free tool to data defragmentation

 
Regular disk defragmentation speeds up their work, lets not forced to resort to irregular and therefore so long defragmentation. Defragmentation utility Puran Defrag Free Edition - a useful utility that works with OS Windows.