
Download accelerators used to be all the rage back in the days of dialup, especially as many of them introduced features that browsers at the time simply couldn’t do, such as split part downloading and pausing of live downloads. Now the browser market has done some catching up and most people have good broadband connections, are download accelerators a thing of the past? Not if FlashGet has anything to say about it.

TightVNC allows you to administrate a computer remotely. This might not sound like the most exciting thing ever, but it’s actually very useful program with a huge variety of usages. You can use TightVNC for anything from quick technical support to a long lasting solution for people who own more than one computer but don’t want to spend their time running between. Media Centres are a good example of this.

FileZilla Server is an FTP server program. If you don’t know what an FTP server program is, it’s a utility that lets you use your computer as a file server, allowing other people to connect to you and download your files. If you do know what one is, than you owe it to yourself to take a look at FileZilla server, one of the best programs around for setting up and maintaining an FTP server.

Safari is a browser that exists in two different worlds. For Mac users, its right up there with Firefox, but many Windows users have never even heard of the browser. Safari has shown a very small but steady rise in its popularity over the last few years, and while it’s one of the least used of the mainstream browsers, it still packs a punch in terms of features. With Safari 4 recently released, we take a look at what Safari can do for you.

No, it’s not a drinking game but rather an attachment for Mozilla’s Firefox browser that adds some advanced capabilities that light downloaders will find useful and heavy downloaders will find an absolute necessity. We take a look at the features that make DownThemAll a very useful addition to an already powerful browser.

Another browser? If you’re like us, you might getting a little disillusioned by all the recent browser releases and update that all essentially look the same and do the same things. Flock is different, however. It actually has a niche that won’t appeal to everyone, but if you one of the millions who enjoys using social networking to keep up with friends, family the world, it could be your new favourite browser.

FileZilla is a FTP program that allows you to do all of the usual uploading and downloading from FTP servers such as your own website or file archives. FileZilla is one of the most popular FTP programs on the net, and it’s easy to see why.

Omea Reader from Jetbrains is an all in one RSS, NNTP and bookmark reader and manager. It allows you to view all of your RSS feeds from one place as well as manage bookmarks, keep notes and maintain contacts.

Opera is an internet browser designed by the Opera Software company. It’s been taking a backseat to IE and Firefox for years now, but has some great features of its own.

uTorrent is a freeware bittorrent client for Microsoft Windows and Max OS X. It is lightweight, feature rich and powerful.



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