Everybody Loves Raymond is a long-running American sitcom broadcast on CBS from 1996 to 2005. It was one of the most critically acclaimed American sitcoms of its time.

The show revolved around the life of Italian-American Ray Barone, a newspaper sportswriter from Lynbrook, Long Island who lives with his wife, Debra Barone, his daughter, Ally, and his identical twin sons, Geoffrey and Michael. Ray's brash parents and jealous self-doubting brother Robert never give Ray or his family a moment of peace. Ray often finds himself in the middle of someone else's problems. He is usually the one blamed for everyone else's troubles.

How to get it:

All 9 seasons are availbale for download as torrents. you will need a BitTorrent client such as uTorrent to download the torrents.

Warning: Season 1 torrent has no seeders (as of now). You may not be able to download it if the low seeder activity continues. All other seasons should download fine.

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EasyRecovery™ Professional data recovery software is the complete solution for your data recovery, file repair and disk diagnostic needs. EasyRecovery Professional incorporates all the features and benefits of EasyRecovery™ DataRecovery, EasyRecovery EmailRepair™ and EasyRecovery FileRepair™ into one simple product, plus adds superior disk diagnostics including Data Advisor® and advanced data recovery capabilities and options.

Features

• The most advanced data recovery, file repair, and disk diagnostic capabilities available.
• EasyRecovery™ Professional includes: All the features and benefits of EasyRecovery™ DataRecovery and the added repair capabilities of EasyRecovery FileRepair™ and EasyRecovery EmailRepair™.
• Superior disk diagnostic tools including Ontrack Data Advisor®.
• Improved file type searching capabilities.
• EasyRecovery Professional recovers all file types, plus includes added raw recovery capabilities for over 290 specific file types including document files, MIDI music files, voice files, digital media files, and more!
• Added viewing capabilities support providing a view identical to the display of the file in its native application.

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It's finally here! Long awaited third installment of the popular Command and Conquer real time strategy (RTS) game series has been released to the public. Experience a revolution in RTS gaming with a single player campaign that rewards you for your gameplay style. Add layers of strategy to your gaming experience by building mobile bases, wielding the power of terrifying Ion Storms on the battlefield, or customizing your armies by combining units. Battle it out online with native voice-over IP, integrated clan support, and new spectator modes that let you play RTS games like a sport. Read GameSpot review for more information and screenshots.

Minimum system requirements:

• Windows XP, Windows Vista (32 bit)
• 2.0 GHz or higher, or AMD equivalent / Windows Vista 2.2 GHz
• 512 MB RAM or more / Windows Vista 1 GB RAM or more
• 8x or faster DVD drive
• 6.0 GB or more of free space
• GeForce 4 Ti series, ATI Radeon 8500 or greater video card

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Camtasia Studio is a complete solution for recording, editing and publishing rich screen video presentations. With support for a variety of video standards, you can ensure your content delivery now and in the future.

 

Features

• Record Anything: Easily create training, demonstrations, presentations, online courses... the possibilities are endless. Connect with your audience by including screen recordings, audio, voice narration, PowerPoint, Picture-in-Picture and webcam video.
• Edit and Enhance: Edit and enhance your video with callouts, titles, credits, zooming, panning, quizzes and additional audio tracks. Camtasia Studio's extensive editing options are at your fingertips.
• Share: Publish in Flash, QuickTime and a variety of video formats, then share on the Web, CD or DVD. You can use the Production Wizard to assist you in choosing the best format and settings for sharing with your audience, or you can have complete control over audio and video codecs and quality, frame rate, color depth, and inclusion or exclusion of special effects.

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Foxit PDF Editor is a tool for modifying page contents in Portable Document Format (PDF) documents. Unlike other so-called "PDF Editors", which are designed only to work with "Notes" and limited page contents, Foxit PDF Editor allows you to modify any kind of page contents within any existing PDF documents, then save back to same or new PDF documents. It' lightweight and easy to use unlike many PDF authoring tools out there.

Features

• Make any kinds of modification to page contents of any PDF files
• Convenient and reliable editing- What you see is what you get
• Simple and clear user interface, requires no knowledge of PDF
• Fast and perfect PDF displaying, supporting multi-language
• The only affordable solution for PDF page content modification

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Sri lanka Telecom (The incumbent fixed line operator in Srilanka), in its latest drive to boost subscriber base, has re-branded SLT ADSL as SLT Broadband and launched a new budget ADSL package to capture new market segments. Is the new package as beneficial as it sounds?

New ADSL packge Features and conditions

• Monthly rental Rs.1000/=
• Usage Allowance 1GB and additional usage will be charged Rs.250/= for each 250MB blocks
• Connection fee Rs.500/=
• Download 512Kbps and upload 128Kbps
• Available in all current ADSL areas 

Usage allowance term simply means that you will be charged extra if your usage (Web surfing, e-mail checking, downloading, TV/radio streaming or basically anything which you do using SLT ADSL connection) exceeds 1GB.

In our opinion, the package is not worth it. What can you do with a 1GB limit on your ass? 1GB might have been a huge amount some years back but this is the information age for fucks sake! Even a simple login to Windows Live Mail is bound to consume more than 2MB per try. Your 1GB limit will exceed before you know it and you might even end up paying a rental higher than for ADSL Home Express (You download 2.25GB --> You pay Rs 2250 which is the same amount as the monthly rental for Home Express package)

Don't even think about downloading torrents or software using this connection as you will end up with a huge monthly bill due to additional usage charge.

The Internet evolves, file sizes increase, traffic consumption goes up, web services are born, everything is downloadable, SLT puts a 1GB limit to its budget 'broadband' connection. It just doesn't make sense.

Conclusion:

Stay away from the Rs 1000 package. It's basically a faster dial up connection. If you are planning to upgrade to ADSL go for the Home Express package (512K Up/ 128K Down, Rs 2250 per month, unlimited usage) and experience Internet without restrictions or fear of exceeded bandwidth limitations.

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After team Paradox broke Windows Vista's activation system with an ingenious BIOS emulation crack, many other crackers have been updating and adding enhancements to Paradox's crack. One such popular crack (which added automation to the whole cracking process) was released by cLoNy. Now, STRO has released another new version which features a sleek UI and more options!

Latest enhancement to the Paradox crack allows the users to select the brand of the computer which's BIOS they wish to emulate. Enhanced crack also lets you choose OEM logos of your choice. Also included in the package is the Windows Vista Product ID Checker tool.

Does this crack involve any BIOS modification?

No, It does not flash or modify your BIOS in any way. The crack adds a software driver which runs as a background process in Windows Vista environment. This driver will emulate the BIOS of an OEM (branded) computer of your choice.

Does this work on 64 bit versions?

There is a high chance that this crack will work on 64-bit Vista versions. However, it has failed on 64-bit versions occasionally due to unknown reasons.

Does this work on Ultimate version of Vista?

This should work on all versions of Vista including the ultimate version. In rare occasions, it has failed to activate Vista versions which were not clean installed (upgraded over XP).

Will my BIOS information display change?

The emulated BIOS information will be shown in software environments. If you installed an OEM logo, it will be displayed in My computer just like in branded personal computers.

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Nullsoft Winamp is a fast, flexible, high-fidelity music player for Windows. Winamp supports MP3, CD, Audiosoft, Audio Explosion, MOD, WAV and other audio formats, custom appearances called skins, plus audio visualization and audio effect plug-ins. Winamp 5 comes in three versions. Lite and Full are freeware, and Pro requires registration. The Lite version has far less functionality (largely supplementable with plugins) while still replicating most of Winamp 2's feature set in a far smaller installer. The Full version offers a richer feature set, excluding only music ripping and CD burning (available in the Pro version).

(Picture: Winamp 5 featuring the popular MMD3 skin)

Features (Pro version):

• MIDI, MOD, MP1, MP2, MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, WAV, WMA, Chiptunes and many other audio formats supported.
• AVI support, which is played through the appropriate DirectShow filters installed on the user's system; MPEG; and NSV (Nullsoft Streaming Video).
• Plug-in support for additional input and output formats, sound effects (via DSP plugins), and visual effects (notably Advanced Visualization Studio, or AVS, and MilkDrop).
• Support for both Winamp 2's "classic" skins and Winamp3's more flexible "modern" skins(via official plugin provided in "Full" install).
• Freely available access to many types of streaming media, including:
  • Internet radio and Internet television (via the SHOUTcast technology).
  • XM Satellite Radio.
  • Music Tracks.
  • Music Videos (not available in all territories).
  • AOL Video Content.
  • In2TV classic television programs.
  • SHOUTcast Wire (podcast directory and subscription functionality).
  • Singingfish audio/video search engine.
• Support for ripping data from audio CDs, optionally with CD-TEXT, into MP3 or AAC formats, a feature enhanced in Winamp Pro.
• Support for burning music to CDs, a feature enhanced in Winamp Pro.
• True alpha channel (per-pixel transparency).
• Support for winshade mode as well as docking, which allows Winamp to operate as an always-on-top media bar.
• Support 5.1 Surround where formats and decoders allow.
• Support Gapless playback for MP3 and AAC.
• Replay Gain support.
• Support Unicode metadata for media files.
• Extendable Portable media player support, currently offering device plugins for:
  • Apple iPod.
  • Creative NOMAD Jukebox.
  • Microsoft PlaysForSure.
  • Mass Storage Compliant devices.
  • ActiveSync devices, such as those running Windows Mobile.
• Support Global hotkeys.
• Customized install options packaged with NSIS.
• 24-bit playback.
• Format conversion (transcoding).

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The DivX Player plays every DivX video ever created, including purchased or rented DivX movies, DivX HD files, and videos created with advanced features such as menus, subtitles and more. In addition, the DivX Player now allows you to publish videos directly to Stage6. Of course, you can also still burn your DivX movies to disc to play them directly on your TV using a DivX certified device.

This package includes:

• DivX Player
• DivX Community Codec 6.5.1.1 (Full Encoding + Decoding support)
• DivX Web Player

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A portable version of WinRAR has finally surfaced. Now you can take your favorite compression utility anywhere with you. You can carry it in your USB hard drive, USB flash drive or in whatever you like. It's lightweight, efficient and secure and you can use it in any public computer even without administrator rights.

Features

• Use WinRAR anywhere
• Complete storage and backup solution
• Safe and secure - When you remove the device with WinRAR Unplugged, all your information is secure and leaves with you.
• Your personal license key for WinRAR is also valid for WinRAR Unplugged!
• International Support

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USB Flash drives have become vastly popular during recent times. Almost everyone who work in the IT industry (and many other industries) nowadays possess one of these magic sticks. Ease of use, good performance and large capacity have made the flash drives a must have for most individuals who work with computers. But one should be extremely careful when plugging your flash drive to public computers. Uninvited visitors may sneak into your PC through USB flash drives and may screw your computer and destroy data.

Judging by the emails we get, one of the most common viruses that spread through USB drives is the 'New Malware.j' (McAfee detection) virus. you'll know that you have this virus when folders in your flash drive (or hard drive) are converted to .exe files which cannot be opened in explorer. Hold on to your testicles. Your data is not lost. You can recover the folders using a simple attribute command.

1. Open start menu --> run. Type cmd and press enter. Command Prompt will open.

2. Navigate to the drive/folder which contains the screwed up folders (.exe files with folder name), using the command prompt. Note: Don't execute the command on your system drive, on which Windows is installed. (you will not be able to do so even if you tried)

3. Execute the following command to restore folders.

X:\attrib -S -H *.* /s /d 

(Where X is the name of drive which was affected by virus)

4. Browse to location using my computer. You should be able to see the lost folders now. It is now safe to delete the .exe files with folder names.

If only one folder is affected, you can use the following attrib command to recover it:

X:\attrib -S -H C:\ScrewedLocation\Foldername /s /d 

(Where ScrewedLocation is the parent folder and Foldername is the name of affected folder.)

What this virus does is simple. It doesn't delete any of your folders. Instead, it uses the attrib command with +S and +H switches to make the folders hidden, system folders. Once a folder is given +S, it will not be visible in explorer (even with hidden files on) because Windows File Protection will treat it as a protected system folder.

Another virus that circulates via flash drives is the RavMon virus. Symptoms of infection will be that .exe files with the same name as folder names created in every directory  of flash drive including inside subdirectories. You pendrive's autorun menu will default to a program named "Auto". You will not be able to double click and open the pen drive from my computer.

Usually, a format of the pen drive should get rid of the virus. but before that, make sure you use an AntiVirus app to scan and clean the infected exes or delete them manually.

Recommended Anti Virus application by FILEnetworks is: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i + AntiSpyware module enterprise 8.5i or later. Whatever the AntiVirus app you sure, make sure you keep it updated with latest definition files.

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Babylon translator is a handy tools which can acts as a dictionary,  multi language translator and a currency converter. You only need to highlight the word you need translated (in any windows environment, let it be inside word docs or in web pages) and press the shortcut key (Default: Ctrl + right click) and babylon will pop up with the translation or the dictionary  meaning of the selection. It's light on system resources, neat and does what it's supposed to do without flaws. See a screenshot here.

 

Features

• Text Translation
• Better results on the first click
• Encyclopedias including Wikipedia
• Improved spelling corrections
• 3 million new terms

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WinRAR is a compression and archive utility for Windows. It supports a vast array of compression formats including (but not limited to) .RAR, 7-Zip and Zip. RAR file format supports better compression ratio than Zip formats and have gained huge popularity during recent times.

 

Supported file types and features

• Complete support for RAR and ZIP archives, and unpacking of CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, 7z and Z archives.
• The ability to create self-extracting and multi-volume (split) archives.
• Data redundancy is provided via recovery records and recovery volumes, allowing to reconstruct even damaged archives.
• Support for advanced NTFS file system options and Unicode in file names.
• Optional archive encryption using AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) with a 128-bit key.

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If you've ever played a pirated PC game or a ripped KVCD movie, you're bound to know about good old Daemon Tools. Daemon Tools is a virtual CD/DVD manager which can mount CD/DVD images and allows users use them as virtual drives. It can also emulate most CD/DVD copy protection schemes as well. Besides continuous efforts to crush DT by most game publishers and anti piracy bodies, Daemon Tools continues to improve!

 

Features:

Daemon Tools can successfully emulate the following copy protection schemes:

• LaserLock
• Securom
• SafeDisk
• Any many other minor protection schemes

It support the following file types:

• b5t (Blindwrite 5)
• b6t (Blindwrite 6)
• bwt (Blindwrite, older versions)
• ccd (CloneCD)
• cdi (Discjuggler)
• cue/bin
• img (not on supported file type list but may be used through "All files (*.*)")
• iso
• mds/mdf (Media Descriptor File) (Commonly used by Alcohol 120%)
• nrg (Nero Burning ROM)
• pdi (Instant CD/DVD)
• dmg (PowerISO)

There are additional 3rd party plugins which can make Daemon Tools a real Demon. Check them out.

We though of adding a short tutorial on Daemon Tools in response to a large number of email queries we received.

How to mount a CD/DVD using Daemon Tools

If you are mounting a Data CD/DVD image or a KVCD* image:

1. Install Daemon Tools. Launch program via start menu if not already loaded.

2. Right click tray icon -->Options, tick all the items in Options menu.

3. Right click tray icon again. This time go to Virtual CD/DVD ROM menu. Set number of devices to 1 (or as many as you need).

4. Right click tray icon and go to Virtual CD/DVD menu. In device 0 menu, click on mount image. Locate the Image file in hard disk and select it. Image will be mounted and autorun will start (if enabled and supported by image). You can browse the contents of the CD from My Computer.

*Popular movie rip groups such as HoKnE\ey, Pukka and TUS are known to upload most of their releases in KVCD format.

If you are mounting a PC Game CD/DVD Image:

1. Install Daemon Tools. Launch program via start menu if not already loaded.

2. Right click tray icon-->Options -->Emulation-->All Options ON. (Clicking this will change the tray icon color to green).

3. Right click tray icon -->Options, tick all the items in Options menu.

4. Right click tray icon again. This time go to Virtual CD/DVD ROM menu. Set number of devices to 1 (or as many as you need).

5. Right click tray icon and go to Virtual CD/DVD menu. In device 0 menu, click on mount image. Locate the Image file in hard disk and select it. Image will be mounted and autorun will start (if enabled and supported by image). You can browse the contents of the CD from My Computer.

How to get it:

Warning: Daemon Tools 4.08 comes bundled with Adware. Make sure you deselect the installation of Daemon Tools Search bar and SaveNow! in setup. With these removed, there is absolutely no threat of apyware or adware in this program.

Get Daemon Tools : Download Now! (Choose x86 version if you have 32-bit windows and x64 if you have 64-bit windows.)

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First of all let us thank all of our readers and partners for being with us through both good and bad times. It's a pleasure to see that most of the old readers are visiting the blog even after a relaunch following a ban. We are even more happy to see that many new readers are finding the blog interesting.

Visitor activity during last two days have completly screwed up our statcounter graph. This is because one of our posts made it to the front page of Digg, del.ico.us and 19 other sites. A heap of thanks to whoever submitted the article to above said sites.

Anyways the point of this post is not to brag about hit counts. This is written to pass on some notices regarding RSS feeds.

RSS Feeds

Even though we notified about our new RSS feed, our stats indicate that most of the viewers are still using the old feed. We strongly recommend you switch to the new feed using the links given below.

• Subscribe to posts feed using your browser
• Preview feed, e-mail subscriptions, Live alerts, One click reader subscriptions and more

You can also use the buttons and links located Feeds section to subscribe to our RSS feeds at any time.

Link Exchange

If you want become a partner site of FILEnetworks, please e-mail filenetworks@gmail.com to discuss terms and conditions.

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BitDefender Antivirus is a unique superior package, combining powerful antivirus engines with advanced Internet filtering technologies. It ensures antivirus protection as well as data confidentiality, active content control and Internet filtering. It runs silently in the background and ensures the ideal protection for your vital information, using powerful engines to filter all possible access ways a virus or malicious code can use to enter your system.

 

This is why it raises the standards of antivirus protection services: more than an antivirus, it becomes a true Personal Firewall.
BitDefender Antivirus Plus 10 integrates antivirus, antispyware, firewall and antispam modules into one comprehensive security package, tailored to meet the needs of computer users worldwide.

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Known as just another image viewer in the late 1990's, ACDsee has progressed to become a fuilly fledged image manipulator, video/audio player and a photo manager. It's is now one of the most recognised multimedia management software available for the Windows platform. Version 9 build 108 features support for Windows Vista (Works with XP as well) and enhances existing features while adding many new ones.

Features

• Windows Vista™ Certified.
• Faster viewing with Quick View mode.
• Easier photo fixes with One-click red-eye reduction.
• Bring your photos back to life with the Shadow/Highlight tool.
• Lock up your special photos with Private folders.
• Organize your collection with Calendar Events View.
• Save time and effort with Auto Categories.
• Show photos right on your desktop with ACDSee Showroom.
• Make home printing a breeze with Print Layouts.
• Organize on the fly with Group By.
• Sort photos like a pro with Filter By.
• Table of Contents

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Finally, a crack that activates Vista! There's been many cracks for Vista which were in the form of TimeStoppers. These cracks merely delayed activation. The only working activation crack was the hacked KMS server image (MelindaGates Activation Server image) which many people found difficult to execute. Well, now there is no need to mount images and pull your hair off of trying to get Vista activated. TEAM Paradox has stepped up and kicked serious Microsoft ass with the Vista BIOS Emulation Crack!

How does it work?

Microsoft has allowed the selling of pre activated systems with Vista for major PC manufacturers such as Lenovo and Acer. This crack is designed to emulate the BIOS of a branded PC from Acer, ASUS, Lenovo etc.

BIOS emulation + OEM Certificate + Product Key == Legitimate, Activated copy of Windows Vista

This involves BIOS emulation. Will it screw my PC?

This crack does NOT flash your BIOS at any rate. Nor does it change any setting in the BIOS. Unlike the troublesome 'Vista Loader' crack (which used BIOS emulation as well) this crack does NOT use vstaldr Grup multiboot boot loader to load the emulation driver during initial boot up of system. Instead, this crack is 100% software based. (in fact, it's only a software driver which runs in Vista environment)

Who made it?

The original crack was made by Team Paradox. The one click version with automation was created by CLoNY. Credit goes to all of them!

Note

This crack works with any Windows Vista 32-bit version only. It does not work with 64-bit installations.

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Amused by the title of this post? Don't be coz an app with the above name exists for real. Crap Cleaner (CCleaner) is a freeware utility that will rid your PC of.....crap. By crap we mean all unnecessary junk which clutter up your hard disk and reduce performance such as expired registry entries, temporary files, Internet cache, MRU (Most recently used) lists, obsolete startup entries, etc. The most important point is that CCleaner only requires few seconds to scan and clean a heavily 'crapped on' PC.

Features

• Internet Explorer Cache, History, Cookies, Index.dat Cleaner
• Recycle Bin, Temporary files and Log files Cleaner
• Recently opened URLs and files Cleaner
• Third-party application temp files and recent file lists (MRUs). Cleaner
  Including: Firefox, Opera, Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, Office XP, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and more...
• Advanced Registry scanner and cleaner to remove unused and old entries.
  Including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more... Backup for registry clean.
• Windows Startup tool.

How to get it

This download is freeware. Therefore a crack is not required. File size is only 2.6MB so our dial up users can enjoy this one too!

Get CCleaner 1.38: Download Now! (Direct Download)

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PowerDirector provides an unprecedented range of options for sharing your movies with the world. You can create files for playback on an Apple iPod or Sony PSP or other portable media device. You can publish directly to the internet via YouTube.com, the world’s most popular video blogging website, or your can burn to disc with a new selection of stylish menus.

Features

• Post your home movies to video blogs directly
• Create video files for playing on an iPod or PSP
• Edit movies instantly with time-saving magic tools
• High Definition, Widescreen, and Dolby Digital SupportBurn to DVD with stylish new menu templates
• Expand your creativity with cool effects
• DV, HDV, MicroMV, and analog camcorders digital or PC cameras DVB-T Digital TV and analog TV content VCRs To amplify effects, rip CDs and record voice or audio to complete your movie.
• Sixteen Widescreen formats (16:9)
• High Definition and Other Support High-definition camcorders, TVs, and broadcast signals are revolutionizing video.
• You can enjoy the excitement and flexibility of capturing the latest formats and aspect ratios like high definition (HD MPEG) and widescreen content (16:9). You can also import video files recorded using the latest Windows XP Media Center Edition (DVR-MS) for the digital home.
• Video: HD MPEG-2, DVR-MS, DV-AVI, DAT, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, VOB, VRO, WMV, WMV-HD, MOV, MOD, DivX?, live
• captureAudio: MP3, WAV, WMA, Audio CD
• Image: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF
• DVD content: non-CSS protected DVD-Video from DVD+VR and DVD-VR discs

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You are working on a highly important Microsoft Word Document. You have typed 122 pages straight and forgot to save (dumbass). Suddenly, your computer reboots for no reason and all your work is lost. Congratulations! You may be yet another unfortunate soul to be plagued with a Windows STOP error.

Random reboots such as the above are one of the most troublesome and common errors users will ever have to face. If the random reboot occurs only once in a blue moon, there is nothing much to worry about. But if you get it once or twice a day, steps should be taken to diagnose the error as it may be critical and might cause damages to your system.

So how can you diagnose the source of the problem when there is no error information? In 90% of the time, the cause for the random reboot is a Windows STOP error. A STOP error simply means that Windows has Stopped working (halted) due to some reason. By default, Windows is set to automatically reboot without displaying error information whenever the STOP error occurs. This is because no one wants to see the dreaded BSOD; Blue Screen Of Death. However, BSOD contains vital error information. It displays the error code, parameters, memory address and on some occasions, gives the name of the erroneous module which is a huge clue to solve the problem.

You can try any one of the procedures described below, to get the error code:

Look up in event log for error information

1. Open Event Viewer (Control Panel-->Administrative Tools -->Event Viewer)

2. Select the 'System' Category from left panel.

3. Look for Events of type 'Error' with 'Savedump' as the source.

4. Double click the Event.

5. In the description, you will see The error code.

Example: "The system has rebooted from a bugcheck. The error was STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005,0x805E0097,0xF02A17D4,0x00000000) <--<--Error code has similar format to this

6. Go to this useful site and locate the section relevant to your error code. (Match the first 10 digits after the word 'STOP'. In above case 0x0000008E).

OR

Enable BSOD display and get error information from there.

1. Right click 'My Computer'. Select 'Properties'.

2. Select the 'Advanced' tab.

3. Click the 'Settings' button in 'Startup and Recovery' section.

4. A new window will open. Under 'System failure', un tick 'automatically restart'.

This will prevent the computer from automatically rebooting. However, it wont cure the error. Instead it will display a blue screen containing error code. In the blue screen look for something similar to STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005,0x805E0097,0xF02A17D4,0x00000000) <--Error code has similar format to this

5. Go to this useful site and locate the section relevant to your error code. (Match the first 10 digits after the word 'STOP'. In above case 0x0000008E).

(Push the 'reset' button on your computer to restart from a Blue screen display. If you want the system to reboot like before (without blue screen display), simply tick the 'Automatically Restart' again in Startup and Recovery section mentioned earlier.

You can also use the Crash Dump (.DMP) files which Windows saves in /Windows/Minidump directory to diagnose source of error. But these files will look like bullshit to you if you dont know what you are doing.

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YouTube video search is a handy program which allows users easy access to YouTube's video database. You can easily search and download YouTube videos directly to your hard disk.

Features:

• YouTube Video Search
• Search results  with information about name, length, rating.
• Download YouTube Videos directly to hard disk.
• Thumbnail preview.

How to get it:

This is available as a direct download.

Download YouTube Video Search 1.0: Download Now! (Direct Download)

Alternate Download Link: Download Now! (RapidShare)

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SWiSH Zone products allow you to perform a wide range of animation/audio/video related activities ranging from Flash video creation to audio editing. SWiSH Zone became a notable entity in the software market when they released SWiSH; an application which allowed users to create flash animations with ease. Since then, SWiSH Zone has been adding a lot of new software to their arsenal. Their flagship application SWiSH saw major version upgrades and is now called SWiSH MAX.

What's included in this pack?

SWiSH Max

SWiSH Max is an application which allows you to create fully interactive flash animations with ease. There are hundreds if built in animation templates which can be applied to your choice of content with a single click. You don't need to know Macromedia Flash nor need to have it installed to use SWiSH.

SWiSH Jukebox

Convert your MP3 files to cool audio players which are designed using Flash. SWiSH Jukebox comes with a lot of predefined player styles.

SWiSH Presenter

Convert your MS PowerPoint presentations into Flash animations! SWiSH presenter is a plug in for MS PowerPoint.

SWiSH Studio 2

SWiSH Studio allows you convert your flash movies to standalone EXE files (Similar to Projector), screensavers or allows you burn them directly to CD or DVD.

SWiSH Video 2 

SWiSH Video allows you to convert your video files (avi, mpeg etc) to Adobe Flash format instantly. Videos converted to Flash will have a reduced file size and will allow you to upload to web and share them easily.

SWiSH Pix

SWiSH Pix allows you to create flash photo albums quickly and easily. Clipart, music, callouts, preloaders and themes can be applied to your flash photo albums using SWiSH Pix.

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