PNotes is a simple enough program: It provides pieces of virtual scratch paper for whatever reason you may need one. Use it to jot down dates, meeting reminders, phone numbers, useful websites, or whatever suits your wants and needs. The notes themselves are skinnable, their transparency is controllable, notes can use the formatting powers of rich text rather than plain text. It even has the
If you haven't yet heard of Firefox's add-ons, you've been missing out. Well, I'm here to fix that! Before I go on though, if you don't have Firefox, I suggest visiting my post on it.
What is an add-on?
Firefox comes prepackaged as your ordinary web browser, complete with the actual browsing functionality, bookmarking capabilities, download manager, add-on manager, password manager, as well as
KompoZer (formerly Nvu) is an easy-to-use WYSIWYG web development program. It capitalizes on its easy-to-use web page editing capabilities (including both HTML and CSS) as well as its web file management. It is designed to be extremely easy-to-use for non-technical computer users who want to create an attractive professional-looking web site. Basically, if you want a web page but don't
Skype is the quite possibly the final destination in IM protocol. Utilizing a combination of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and allowing users to purchase a phone number to call ground lines, Skype is leading the way in internet communications. While you can spend money on it, the free version allows for free Skype to Skype calls. So get your friends to join in and you can soon be talking to
Google Chrome is the casual web surfer's answer to the lack of streamlining some users can find in Firefox. Fast in start up, loading web pages and running complex web apps fast, Chrome uses a unique multithreading process which ensures that each of its extensions and any pages you have open run independent of each other and don't interfere with each other.
Portable version available on
CCleaner is a system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your internet history. Additionally, it contains a fully featured registry cleaner. But the best part is that it's fast, normally taking less than a second to run.