Publisher's description of VistaGlazz

Publisher's description of VistaGlazz
From CodeGazer:

With this simple application you can easily modify your Windows Vista installation to use custom styles and modify your Aero style to use the glass effect on maximized windows. It's a lot easier than patching your system manually.

Version 1.2 supports Windows Vista Service Pack 2, has an improved patching process, faster startup and many general fixes/optimizations.

Block scripts in Firefox

Block scripts in Firefox

The Internet is full of threats like cross-site scripting attacks and click jacking. A lot of these attacks work by injecting scripts in web pages that you don't even know are there. You can give yourself a modicum more protection by running a Firefox plug-in called NoScriptNoScript blocks all scripts from running until you authorize them. Let me show you how it works. Go to addons.mozilla.org and search for No Script or get it from Download.com. Install it like you would any add-on. Once you have it installed, look in the bottom right corner at the little S with the cross-out symbol. Clicking on it brings up a sub-menu that allows you to choose how to handle scripts on the page you're at. The safest way to go is not to allow any scripts. You'll never fall victim to code that doesn't run. But some sites won't work without scripts so, the next safest thing is to Temporarily allow only the scripts you need and or trust. A lazier and slightly less safe method is to temporarily allow all on a page. The next more convenient level, but also next less safe is to permanently allow scripts either individually or all for a page. This becomes necessary for things like your Bank's website or Google Docs where you don't want to constantly allow scripts every time you launch your browser. If you permanently allow scripts from a site, you're putting your trust in that site that it will never allow itself to be infected by a malicious script. The worst thing you can do is globally allow all scripts. You might as well not run No Script at that point. If you have allowed a script on a page and you change your mind about it, you can always choose forbid, to start blocking it again. Running no Script means you're going to have to do a bit more thinking about pages you surf to. It was enlightening when I first started running No Script which of my banks and utilities worked just fine without scripts and which became disabled. If nothing else, No Script gives you more control over what risks you expose yourself to on the Net.

Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended

Publisher's description of Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended
From Adobe Systems:

Photoshop CS4 Extended offers unrivaled digital-image-editing power. New Adjustments and Masks panels slash the time it takes you to make nondestructive color and tone adjustments, and to create and re-edit feathered, density-controlled pixel and vector masks. With on-image controls and presets, there's less time mousing between settings. Fine modifications are faster and easier with additions like the new Vibrance adjustment layer and enhanced Color Range mask creation. And Content- Aware Scaling is the revolutionary new feature that automatically recomposes an image as you resize it, smartly preserving vital areas as it adapts to the new dimensions.

CS4 Extended also provides tools for increased productivity. Work more efficiently and naturally with fluid, natural canvas rotation, enhanced pan and zoom tools, and effortless large-image navigation. Vastly improved Dodge, Burn, and Sponge tools let you intelligently and accurately adjust the exposure and color of image areas using simple brush strokes. Photoshop CS4 tools combine increased power and finer control with easier, more naturally controlled effects to boost productivity, no matter how you work with digital images.

New in CS4 are breakthrough 3D, motion graphics, and image analysis capabilities. In Photoshop CS4 Extended, you can now work with 3D objects and video frames as easily as with any traditional image. Paint directly on 3D objects. Combine 2D layers and video files into 3D layers. Easily convert any image into a 3D object or volume. And do it all with a brand new 3D engine that provides dramatic performance and capability improvements. In motion graphics, singlekey shortcuts let you move through and edit video layers faster and more precisely than before, and new controls enable you to preview and export audio tracks as well. Image analysis improvements include multiple counts with the Count tool and volume rendering of DICOM files.

iFR Editor's Note: The Download Now link will take you to the Adobe downloads site, where you must register for an Adobe account and login to download trial software.

TuneUp Utilities 2009 8.0.3100

From TuneUp Software:

You can easily solve PC problems and at the same prevent others while effectively increasing the system's performance with TuneUp Utilities. Your PC intelligently adapts to your individual needs. The new TuneUp Start page, the new TuneUp Speed Optimizer, and the improved 1-Click Maintenance make the optimization of your Windows system even easier, faster, and more comprehensive.

Version 8.0.3100 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes

Key:
B67EBB-9H1EFH-7CW747-4DKBY0-7HT9CJ-9HCNWP

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.5.374

License: Free
Downloads: 201,249,881
Operating Systems: Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP Additional Requirements: No additional requirements
Limitations: No limitations
Date Added:26-06-2009

AVG Free Edition is the well-known anti virus protection tool. AVG Free is available free of charge to home users for the life of the product. Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing the high level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers. AVG Free is easy to use and will not slow your system down (low system resource requirements. Highlights include automatic update functionality, the AVG Resident Shield, which provides real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run, free Virus Database Updates for the lifetime of the product, and AVG Virus Vault for safe handling of infected files.
Version 8.5.374 is a maintenance release.

Ashampoo UnInstaller 4

Publisher's description of Ashampoo UnInstaller
Downloads:1,052,619
Operating Systems:Windows Vista, Windows XP
Additional Requirements:No additional requirements
Limitations:40-day trial
Date Added:June 26, 2009

Windows is famous for getting more sluggish the more you use it. One reason for this is that many programs leave your computer full of digital garbage when you remove them. Every time you try out a new program and then uninstall it your system gets more and more clogged up with redundant program components that just get in the way and slow things down. Ashampoo Uninstaller 4 completely eliminates this problem. It lets you test software with confidence because you can be sure that no trace of programs you remove are left anywhere on your system. It does this by comparing compact "Before" and "After" snapshots that identify exactly where all program components and settings are located. Uninstalling is completely safe, with automatic backups and a special Reinstalled for quickly reinstalling programs with all their settings.

In addition to uninstalling, you can also use Uninstaller’s comprehensive "Before and after" comparisons to monitor and identify the secret activities of any program - for example hidden files and Registry keys. Just take a snapshot, run the application that you want to monitor and then take another snapshot. Uninstaller then compares the snapshots and shows you all the changes the program has made anywhere on your system. Ashampoo Uninstaller 4 features a better removal of multi-stage installations, improved hard disk defrag with new functions like automatic "Pro-Active" fragmentation or Boot-time fragmentation, new File Wiper and Undelete tools, and new attractive user interface and interactive guide.

From Ashampoo:

Windows Media Player cllection

Windows Media Player 11

Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP offers great new ways to store and enjoy all your digital media. It's easier than ever to access all of your music, videos, pictures, and recorded TV on your computer. Play it, view it, organize it, or sync it to a portable device for enjoying on the go, or share with devices around your home—all from one place.

Windows Media Player 11 is designed to work with all editions of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), and can also be used to restore Windows Media Player and related technologies to N and KN editions of Windows Vista.

Please Note Many of the great stores you know in Windows Media Player 10 are available in this version of the Player.

Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP (64-bit)
Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP offers great new ways to store and enjoy all your digital media. It's easier than ever to access all of your music, videos, pictures, and recorded TV on your computer. Play it, view it, organize it, or sync it to a portable device for enjoying on the go, or share with devices around your home—all from one place.

Windows Media Player 11 (64-bit) is designed to work with Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.

Please Note Many of the great stores you know in Windows Media Player 10 are available in this version of the Player