TV Player Universal

TV Player Universal is a utility created to view and to record the videostream from the online Internet TV and also from the television channels which can be received through the TV tuner or from the videocamera (if these are present in the computer). It also allows compressing of the videostream..

TV Player Universal

Internet Download Manager

Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a tool to increase download speeds by up to 5 times, resume and schedule downloads. Comprehensive error recovery and resume capability will restart broken or interrupted downloads due to lost connections, network problems, computer shutdowns, or unexpected power outages. Simple graphic user interface makes IDM user friendly and easy to use.Internet Download Manager has a smart download logic accelerator that features intelligent dynamic file segmentation and safe multipart downloading technology to accelerate your downloads. Unlike other download managers and accelerators Internet Download Manager segments downloaded files dynamically during download process and reuses available connections without additional connect and login stages to achieve best acceleration performance.

Internet Download Manager supports proxy servers, ftp and http protocols, firewalls, redirects, cookies, authorization, MP3 audio and MPEG video content processing. IDM integrates seamlessly into Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape, MSN Explorer, AOL, Opera, Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firebird, Avant Browser, MyIE2, and all other popular browsers to automatically handle your downloads. You can also drag and drop files, or use Internet Download Manager from command line. Internet Download Manager can dial your modem at the set time, download the files you want, then hang up or even shut down your computer when it's done.

Other features include multilingual support, zip preview, download categories, scheduler pro, sounds on different events, HTTPS support, queue processor, html help and tutorial, enhanced virus protection on download completion, progressive downloading with quotas (useful for connections that use some kind of fair access policy or FAP like Direcway, Direct PC, Hughes, etc.), built-in download accelerator, and many others.

Version 5.17 adds IDM download panel for web-players that can be used to download flash videos from sites like YouTube, MySpaceTV, and Google Videos. It also features complete Vista support, YouTube grabber, redeveloped scheduler, and MMS protocol support. The new version also adds improved integration for IE and IE based browsers, redesigned and enhanced download engine, the unique advanced integration into all latest browsers, improved toolbar, and a wealth of other improvements and new features.

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iPhone 3.0 Release Date July 17th 2009

We all expect to see iPhone 3.0 released date on July 17th with or without Steve Jobs. Main thing is that iPhone 3.0 release will contain lots of new features. You know how Apple does! They always WOW the world and not only Apple community.

Said that, I read nice post by our friends from Engadget and here is what iPhone Gen 3 might include this year. But remember these are the rumors not facts!

* 32GB and 16GB storage (up from the current 16GB and 8GB models)
* $199 and $299 price points to be maintained
* 3.2-megapixel camera (up from the current 2-megapixel camera)
* Video-recording and editing capabilities
* Ability to send a picture & video via MMS
* Discontinuation of the metal band surrounding the edge of the device
* OLED screen
* 1.5 times the battery life of the current models
* Double the RAM and processing power
* Built-in FM transmitter
* Apple logo on back will glow
* Rubber-tread backing
* Sleeker design
* Built-in compass
* The camera, GPS, compass and Google map combined will identify photo and inform about photo locations
* Turn-by-turn directions

µTorrent - A bittorrent download client µTorrent

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Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in µTorrent, including RSS auto-downloading, bandwidth prioritization, Mainline DHT and scheduling(compatible with BitComet).

Additionally, µTorrent supports the Protocol Encryption joint specification ) and peer exchange.

µTorrent was written with efficiency in mind. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not hog valuable system resources - typically using less than 6MB of memory, allowing you to use the computer as if it weren’t there at all. Additionally, the program itself is contained within a single executable less than 170 KB in size.

Various icon, toolbar graphic and status icon replacements are available, and creating your own is very simple.

µTorrent also has support for localization, and with a language file present, will automatically switch to your system language. If your language isn’t available, you can easily add your own, or edit other existing translations to improve them!

The developer puts in a lot of time working on features and making things more user-friendly. Releases only come out when they’re ready, with no schedule pressures, so the few bugs that appear are quickly addressed and fixed

Here are some key features of “µTorrent”:

· Multiple simultaneous downloads
· Configurable bandwidth scheduler
· Global and per-torrent speed limiting
· Quick-resumes interrupted transfers
· RSS Downloader
· Trackerless support (Mainline DHT)

Requirements:

· Windows 95 users will need to install the Winsock2 Update from Microsoft for µTorrent to work correctly.

Google Chrome - Google’s web browser

Google Chrome 3:

Free Download - Click here to download and donate $0.001 for the website

Google Chrome 2:

Free Download (Installer version) - Click here to download and donate $0.001 for the website

Free Download (Portable version) - Click here to download and donate $0.001 for the website

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

One box for everything
Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.

Thumbnails of your top sites
Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.

Shortcuts for your apps
Get desktop shortcuts to launch your favorite web applications easily and quickly.

Here are some key features of “Google Chrome”:

· One box for everything
· New Tab page
· Application shortcuts
· Dynamic tabs
· Crash control
· Incognito mode
· Safe browsing
· Instant bookmarks
· Importing settings
· Simpler downloads

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Firefox Awards

* .Net Award for Open Source Application of the Year, December 2007
* PC Pro "Software of the Year" Award 2007, December 2007
* CNET Editors' Choice, October 2006
* Digital Lifestyle award, Berlin, September 2006
* PC World's 100 Best Products of 2006, July 2006
* Lutèce d'or for best OpenSource project, Paris, June 2006
* PC Pro Real World Award, London, December 2005
* UK Usability Professionals' Association Award Best Software Application 2005, November 2005
* PC World Product of the Year, June 2005
* Forbes Best of the Web, May 2005
* Titan of the Year for best Open Source project, PC-Welt Editorial Staff Award 2005
* Best Internet Tool, PC-Welt Readers Choice Award 2005

Turn Your Name Into a Face

Don’t you just hate it when you sign up on a forum or blog comment system and everyone has cool avatars, but you don’t? If you aren’t too picky about it, why not just punch your name into Turn Your Name Into a Face, and let it come up with something for you out of 100,000 possible faces.

Now, granted, the options may leave a bit to be desired; they’re all black pixel art on a random pale background color. But there are enough options to be somewhat entertaining. It’s particularly fun to punch friends’ and family members’ names into it to see what they might look like, or at least what you can tease them with.

What I’d like to see is a WordPress plugin that uses this functionality to assign avatars to blog commenters that have not explicitly given themselves an avatar.

DriveWay - Upload and share multiple large files up to 500 MB each for free

DriveWay is a free file-sharing service that ups the upload limit for each individual file to 500 MB and has no upload or download limits either. You can Send Files for Read, which allows someone to just download your file, or you can Send Files for Edit, which allows the recipient to edit the file (Word docs, Excel files, or PowerPoint presentations).



After you upload a file, you’ll receive an email with the read/edit it links that you can then paste into your emails, blogs, etc. There are no time limit restrictions on uploaded files either, so you can download your files at any time in the future also.

The cool and unique feature of DriveWay is their online editing feature for Microsoft Office documents. Once you upload a file and mark it as editable, the recipients will download a DriveWay widget which will allow them to edit the document directly on the DriveWay systems.



Users do not have to re-upload the files in order for the changes to be seen by anyone else. Click Open to work on the file directly or click Save to save a shortcut to the document on your desktop. Using the second method, you don’t have to refer back to the email for the link anymore and can simply open the shortcut. Note, however, that you must have Office installed on your computer already to edit the documents.

A useful site for those who need to move around large files quickly and easily.

iSpeech: Convert Websites & Docs To MP3 Audio

Using iSpeech you can convert websites, RSS feeds, blogs and documents (Word, PDF, Excel, PowerPoint, Rich Text File, HTML etc.) to speech. All you have to do is upload the document (say some PDF file) or enter the address of the site/feed you want to convert to speech and click on “Convert” button.



Once the conversion is complete you can:

- playback and listen to it online,
- download and store the recording on your PC,
- podcast it,
- or embed it as an audio object on any site and let others play it as well

Features:

- Convert websites, RSS feeds, blogs and documents to audio.
- Do as many conversions as you like.
- Convert DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, PDF, RTF and HTML docs to speech.
- Play and listen to converted recordings online.
- Download recording as an MP3 file.

Test your Internet Connection Speed for free

If your Internet connection seems slow, the first step is to benchmark it using an Internet speed test site. An Internet speed test can give you an accurate indication of how much bandwidth is available to you at the current time.

Whether you have high speed broadband or a dial-up Internet connection, an Internet speed test can help determine if you’re speeding along the Information Superhighway as fast as you should be.

Check out the Top 3 Internet Speed Test Sites listed below:

1. Speedtest.net Internet Speed Test

Of all the Internet speed test sites out there, this one is the winner by a landslide! It’s fast, free and graphically appealing with a speedometer-like display. A huge list of worldwide test locations are available making for very accurate results. The nearest one is automatically calculated based on your IP address which is very handy.

Speedtest.net also keeps a log of all the Internet speed tests that you perform and creates an attractive results graphic you can send to your friends or post online.

Speedtest.net is operated by Ookla, a major provider of speed test technology to many sites, like Speakeasy.

2. AuditMyPC.com Internet Speed Test
Another great Internet speed test site is this one hosted at AuditMyPC.com. While there are no multiple server locations to choose from, the results are very easy to read and have been fairly accurate based in my tests.

Like most other bandwidth speed test sites available, this site tests both download bandwidth and upload bandwidth.

3. CNET Bandwidth Meter Speed Test
The CNET Bandwidth Meter Speed Test is an Internet speed test like most others and I’ve found it to be fairly accurate.

This site differs in its ability to rank your connection next to others from the same ISP. I highly recommend this Internet speed test in addition to the others on this page based on this feature.

One important thing to note about this Internet speed test is that it only tests the download bandwidth for your connection. Most internet speed test sites test both the download and upload bandwidth for your Internet connection. Still, this is a great tool considering the comparison features.
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How to make your Internet Speed run faster

I’ve just seen your video Optimize Your ISP’s Slow Internet Connection, and I’m kind of an expert on this subject because I have been using dial-up and slow speed connections for all my life and I have only recently updated to a wireless HUAWEI 2G and 3G connection. Anyway, during my time using dial-up I came up with different ways to speed up my connection and here are some of them. By the way, these can also be used for any slow connection speed. I used these techniques when I “upgraded” from dial-up to GPRS via cellular Bluetooth, which was 1KB faster than dial up. Anyway, here we go.

1. Firewalls:
Blocking some programs from connecting to the Internet (like WinAmp player, which automatically tries to check for updates). You’d be surprised how many applications try connecting to the Internet behind your back. I’ve caught my Windows Explorer connecting to the Internet; after looking up the IP thinking it was some Trojan, It turned out to be windows.com. Many people have complained about this, claiming it’s spyware. This is one reason I think Open Source operating systems are much better!

2. Internet Browsing/Images:
Setting up your Internet browser to not download or show images during browsing will open up pages much faster, which enables you to read articles and blogs without having to wait ten minutes for the page to load. This can be done in Microsoft Internet Explorer and I’m sure it can be done with Firefox and other Internet explorers.In MS-IE this can be done by going to Tools / Internet Options / Advance Tab / scroll down until you see “Show Pictures”; just uncheck that and enjoy.

3. Download Managers:
Make sure you have a program that has a resume option. The resume option is a great feature that enables you to continue downloading a file even if your connection was lost during downloading. Some download links are not direct, which means they don’t support resuming. RapidShare and Megaupload are file hosters that don’t provide direct links.

4. Cache:
Don’t delete your cache too often or not at all, since you’re on a slow connection. Your cache wont build up to gigabytes anytime soon, so don’t freak out if you get 200 MB of files cached after a month and think that’s too much, its OK.

5. Stop It!
Stop using dial-up! Upgrading your current Internet connection is the best way to optimize and boost your connection speed. There is probably no good excuse nowadays for using dial-up unless you live in the middle of the wilderness; ask your mobile phone company if they offer any Internet connections like PCMCIA cards or HUAWEI cards. Ask if your area provides fiber optic connections, DSL, or better yet, ask your neighbors if they are using a fast connection. If they are, ask them if they can give you their network password so you can use their wireless connection pay them if you have to! If they don’t have wireless, buy a long DSL cable and pay them monthly. Do anything just drop the dial-up.

How to create cool animated Avatars using your Webcam

You know you have always wanted to have an animated avatar of yourself to put on your blog, website, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, or upload to your Gravatar account but you’ve never figured out an easy way to do it - well that is, until now.

Cool Webcam Avatars lets you create avatars directly from your webcam using their website and you do not have to sign up for an account or install any software.

There are 4 easy steps to create your animated avatar and it takes about 2 to 3 minutes from start to finish.

There are lots of things you can record, not just your face, so be creative. You need to take into account that the finished avatar will show up larger on the screen than the smaller size some sites normally require. That means you need to record a clear picture so it is easy to see if a site you use it on resizes it.

Step 1: Visit Cool Webcam Avatars and click the Record Your Avatar! button at the top of the screen.



Step 2: A screen will appear which asks if this site can use your webcam. Click Allow.



Step 3: Click Start. You only have about 2 seconds to record but you can try again if you don’t like the results.

Step 4: When you like your results click Download Avatar! On the next page you can right-click on the avatar to save it to your computer. You do not have to signup for an account but make sure you save your avatar before you leave the page because it will not be saved unless you create an account.

Here are some avatars from their site that people have recorded to give you some more ideas.



If you decide to create an account, your avatar will be visible to the public. It will appear on the Cool Webcam Avatars site and you can show it to the world. Creating an account is easy and free. After logging in, the avatars will be assigned to your account.