iTunesControl

iTunesControl is a free program designed to add useful features to iTunes like visual feedback, a sleep timer and over 30 customisable global hotkeys. The other features of iTunesControl include: small memory footprint;  small download size, very little incremental CPU usage, can display current track info and album art on track change; can change window title of iTunes to current track info; information displayed with highly Customisable on Screen Display, can automatically open iTunes when run and quit iTunes when closed; and can automatically start with Windows and delay starting iTunes. iTunesControl works with iTunes 4.6 and above, runs on Windows XP and Windows Vista, and with  iTunes 4.6 or later. The 6.03 MB iTunesControl v.0.42 can be downloaded at http://itunescontrol.com/dl_redirect.php?file=0.42

Edison

Edison is an energy-monitoring application to saving energy and help fight climate change. It can put you in control of your PC energy usage in just three steps: Tell Edison when you use your computer most; save a little or a lot. Use the Edison efficiency slider to choose the level of energy savings you want to achieve, and see your savings. Edison will provide you with info on the estimated savings (based on the setting you choose). Edison is developed by Verdiem The company is offering a home application, free. The 27.3 MB Edison for Windows XP or Windows Vista can be downloaded at http://s3.amazonaws.com/

verdiem.com.download/Edison_Installer.exe. Microsoft .NET 2.0 required.

WinShot

WinShot is a graphic tool to quickly and precisely capture an image of any window (including controls) or any part of the screen. The captured image can be copied to the clipboard or saved as BMP, GIF, PNG or JPG file. You can reduce image dimensions, add a shadow effect, adjust color depth. WinShot also offers a preview of the resulting image along with file size. The other features include: repeating last capture support, automatic increments, real-time preview, optimisation of images, adjustable color depth, several effects like drop shadow, fade out, tear off, thumbnail images, and custom hotkeys. The 258 KB  WinShot v.3.1 for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista has exceptionally low system resource requirements. It can be downloaded at http://www.sibnature.com/winshot/wssetup.zip

Orbit Downloader

The current version of Orbit Downloader, is devoted to new generation web (web2.0) downloading, such as video/music/streaming media from Myspace, YouTube, Imeem, Pandora, Rapidshare, support RTMP. Orbit Downloader supports HTTP/ FTP/ HTTPS/ RTSP/ MMS/ RTMP protocols. The latest version makes general downloading easier and faster. And, when it comes to downloading multiple files from social media sites, you would find it a great tool. Orbit Downloader v.2.7.4 is compatible with computers running Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista and supports all popular browsers include Firefox 3. It can be downloaded at http://dl.orbitdownloader.com/dl/OrbitDownloaderSetup.exe

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