Optimize PNGs, GIFs and JPEGs to cut their file size
PNGmicro, GIFmicro and JPEGmicro are freeware Windows tools which optimize images to reduce their size.
Each program offers lossless compression by rewriting files more efficiently and stripping out surplus data, and you also get options to cut file size even further by reducing image quality.
Ashampoo releases Burning Studio 16
Ashampoo has announced the release of Ashampoo Burning Suite 16 ($59.99), and its more limited free version, Ashampoo Burning Suite 2016.
The new edition does a better job of finding song covers, even when there are no tags available, and can optionally blend multiple covers together into a single photo mosaic.
Sort images by color with ImageSorter
Photo managers offer many ways to organize and sort your images -- name, date, size, tags -- but these typically rely on your pictures being set up in a consistent way.
ImageSorter for Windows and Mac doesn’t care about any of that, because it only uses the image content, sorting and presenting it by color and layout.
Tabr is a RAM-saving Chrome tab manager
Chrome's a great browser, but open too many tabs and it can turn into a real resource hog, grabbing vast amounts of RAM and maybe impacting your system's performance.
Tabr is a new Chrome tab manager which helps you deal with this, by providing new ways to browse, archive and control your browser tabs.
Run your own license plate recognition system with OpenALPR
IP cameras have always been marketed as security tools, but you probably don’t have time to watch them, and they wouldn’t give you much information, anyway.
OpenALPR is an open source software library which changes all that, by transforming an ordinary camera into your own automatic license plate recognition system.
BlueStacks 2 brings multi-tasking of Android apps to Windows
Popular Android emulator BlueStacks has been updated to version 2.0 with some major new features.
Launch an app and it now opens in a browser-like tab, allowing users to play multiple apps simultaneously.
Signal Desktop first beta now available
Edward Snowden-endorsed developer Open Whisper Systems has announced the first public beta of Signal Desktop, a secure chat app for Chrome.
The new release enables users of its popular mobile app, Signal Private Messenger, to carry on a conversation across even more devices.
Shutterstock Tab brings beautiful images to every new Chrome tab
Stock photo vendor Shutterstock has released Shutterstock Tab, a free Chrome extension which displays a gorgeous image as a background for every new Chrome tab.
As a bonus, there’s also a clock, a 5-day weather forecast, and a tiny toolbar with links to recently visited sites.
Record desktop activity to tiny self-playing EXEs with Screen2SWF
Windows screen recorder Screen2SWF, once a $49 commercial product, is now available for free.
With so much freeware competition around already you might be thinking, "so what?", but wait: the program does have some interesting features which help it stand out from the crowd.
How to extract the contents of a setup file without installing it first
Application installers are supposed to save you time, automatically configuring your PC to properly run their host application.
Unfortunately, many setup programs only exist as a way to get adware onto your system, sometimes without you even noticing.
RogueKiller 11 ships with rewritten kernel driver, ADS detection
French developer Adlice Software has released RogueKiller 11, the latest edition of its powerful malware detection tool.
The new build comes with a completely rewritten kernel driver, delivering more efficient scans and improved reliability for the latest versions of Windows.
FSS ePub Reader silently installs adware?
FreeSmartSoft is the developer of a range of popular Windows freeware, including FSS Video Downloader, FSS Google Books Downloader, FSS ePub Reader and more.
You’ve installed one of their packages before? Then beware: we’ve discovered they have a mechanism that can silently install adware on a user’s PC.
NirSoft releases MMCSnapInsView 1.0
NirSoft has released MMCSnapInsView, a free portable tool which provides details on all the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins installed on your PC.
Snap-ins are the Windows components behind many system administration tools -- Event Viewer, Device Manager, Task Scheduler and more -- although they’re also included with some third-party applications.
ImBatch 4.4.0 adds PDF processing support
High Motion Software has shipped ImBatch 4.4.0, a major update to its free-for-personal-use image batch processing tool.
New PDF input support means the program can now process multi-page PDFs just as easily as image files.
Share from PowerPoint to Facebook and Twitter with Microsoft's Social Share
Build a great presentation and PowerPoint gives you various ways to share it with the world: by email, as a OneDrive link, individual slides, an online presentation, and more.
Social Share is a free Office add-in which also enables PowerPoint to directly share presentations via Facebook and Twitter.
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