foobar2000 is an advanced audio player for the Windows platform. It’s very light on system resources, and can be adjusted to your personal needs and taste in many ways. Some of the basic features include full unicode support, ReplayGain support and native support for several popular audio formats. Changes in this version:
* Updated Musepack decoder with support for accurate fast seeking on files produced by mppenc 1.16 and newer.
* Improved compliance with HTTP specifications
* Fixed MP1/MP2 handling bugs
>> Download foobar2000 0.9.4.2
aMSN Messenger is a multi protocol, free and open source messaging program. It’s available for a wide range of operating systems.
Finally, the long-awaited 0.96 release is out! It contains several bugfixes to the release candidate, most important ones being: a) you can now send files to Windows Live Messenger users b) the connectivity checker is a lot more reliable. If you are upgrading from 0.95 and skipped the Release Candidate, you will also find support for the new protocol MSNP12 (with support for Personal Messages), enhanced webcam logs, ability to see your contacts’ display pictures in the contact list, new menus, etc… Enjoy!
>> Download aMSN Messenger 0.96
The most popular IRC client for Windows got a new release! mIRC is a shareware IRC client for Windows. It is developed and copyrighted by Khaled Mardam-Bey. mIRC is a highly configurable IRC client with all the goodies other clients on UNIX, Macintosh and even on windows offer, combined with a *nice* and clean user interface. mIRC offers full color text lines, DCC File Send and Get capabilities, programmable aliases, a remote commands and events handler, place sensitive popup menu’s, a great Switchbar, World Wide Web and sound support, and… a lot more. mIRC is shareware but not crippled in any way…
If you’re looking for a good free IRC client, you should give ViRC a try! I’m one of the official download mirrors! Continue reading ‘mIRC 6.21′
Windows Internet Explorer 7 has now been released in Dutch too. Do keep in mind that Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 only works on Windows XP with Service Pack 2 installed, or on Windows 2003.
>> Download Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 (dutch)
>> Download Windows Internet Explorer 7.0 (other languages)
Gaim is a free and open source messenger program, for almost all existing protocols. Gaim 2.0 Beta features a rewritten status system, smooth scrolling, support for advanced MSN Messenger features like nudges and Yahoo Doodle, improvements to file transfer under AIM and ICQ, support for Apple’s Bonjour, and even voice over IP capabilities. Downloads of Gaim 2.0 are available for Windows and UNIX systems.
>> Download Gaim 2.0 beta5
Skype is a little piece of software that lets you make free calls to anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world. And even though the calls are free, they are really excellent quality. If you and your friends, family or business contacts are using webcams, you can also make free video calls. Continue reading ‘Skype 3.0 beta’
Paint.NET is a photo and image editing tool designed for computers running Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000. It serves the digital imaging community as a free alternative to the standard paint application included with Windows. It brings powerful features to the desktop, a myriad of special effects, plug-in extensibility, and layer manipulation. It enhances the image editing experience for tablet owners with Windows XP Tablet Ink support. Digital photographers and artists can enhance their images with features and effects such as levels adjustment, cross-layer cloning, anti-aliased tools, motion blur, and red eye removal. Continue reading ‘Paint.NET 3.0 alpha3′
Audacity is a free audio editor that can record sounds, play sounds, import and export WAV, AIFF, and MP3 files, and more. Use it to edit your sounds using Cut, Copy, and Paste (with unlimited Undo), mix tracks, or apply effects to your recordings. It also has a built-in amplitude envelope editor, a customizable spectrogram mode, and a frequency analysis window for audio analysis applications. Built-in effects include Bass Boost, Wahwah, and Noise Removal, and it also supports VST plug-in effects. This is one of my favourite audio tools! Continue reading ‘Audacity 1.3.2 beta’