When you live and work away from your home town (or even your home country), as many people do these days, it can sometimes be difficult to stay in touch with the folks back there.

One of the best ways to keep your friends and family posted on what you're up to is to share your photos with them. This can get a little boring for them though if you're just emailing them the shots, so it's a good idea to create a web gallery to hang your pictures in a more elegant fashion.

If you don't your HTML from your elbow then PhotoOnWeb provides a good way of creating a cool online gallery with ease. All you need to do is load your photos, select a template then publish the gallery on your PC, on your FTP server or on the server provided with the software.

If you've never worked with servers before then don't worry because the program pretty much takes care of the nuts and bolts for you. Although not as powerful as using the Flash authoring tool, it's a great free tool for anyone who wants to communicate with home without actually saying anything.

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Download managers are one of the most important component of any PC users' tool kit since so many e-mails contains attachments that need to be downloaded on a daily basis.

That's not forgetting files and music and anything else that your hard drive accumulates during the day as you click away. Most people have a browser integrated download manager but sometimes, its nice to have a separate application to do the job in case your browser crashes and your downloads disappear with it.

Orbit Downloader is a fast, lightweight and easy-to-use free download manager which is usually based on P2P and multi-source downloading technology. This means that downloading with Orbit Downloader is usually super fast. Orbit Downloader supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, MMS and RTSP protocols although its developers claim that it can increase speeds by up to 500% are a bit far fetched. However, you may experience increases in speed of up to two or even three times as much using Orbit Downloader depending on the file and host.

What's also impressive is that Orbit Downloader is super lightweight occupying a very minuscule amount of RAM which is important if you've got multiple downloads running at once. Orbit Downloader has also got a handy Flash capture tool which allows you to save Flash video files from YouTube and DailyMotion etc without the need to use a separate video downloader.

Fast, easy to use and very lightweight, Orbit Downloader is a competitive alternative to any browser-integrated download manager.

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DownloadStudio has over 12 specialized downloading tools to help you get programs, games, photos, music, movies, flash, documents, RSS feeds, blogs, podcasts, complete web sites, complete FTP sites and much more! DownloadStudio Quick Start gives you instant access to all tools and features in one easy-to-use window! Extensive help and tutorials get you up-and-running fast.

DownloadStudio lets you download a complete web site, or to download just certain files that match your criteria from a web site. Downloading a complete web site allows you to view the web site offline without being connected to the internet. All files for the web site are downloaded and the site is fully functional. This is great for offline browsing, for research purposes and for making regular backups of a web site.

Downloading certain files from a web site based on your criteria is a very powerful downloading technique. For example, it lets you get all images from a web site, or to get all PDF files from a web site, or to get all music from a web site. DownloadStudio lets you specify the criteria that you would like to use when downloading files from a web site. These criteria can include file type, file size, file date, file location and more. For example, you may wish to download all JPEG images that are larger than 50KB from a particular web server. This would allow you to get all the large-sized photos from a photo gallery web site.

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FileZilla has become one of the most popular FTP clients on the net and with good reason - it's fast, reliable and packed with lots of cool features.

Now things just got better with the introduction of a portable version that you can take anywhere - superb for web administrators of all abilities and backgrounds. Like it's bigger brother, the program supports the resuming of downloads and uploads, detects when a connection has timed out and features support for firewalls, SFTP, SSL and more. Best of all, it's retained the drag and drop functionality of the original too so it's easy enough for use for anyone not familiar with FTP clients. The interface and preferences are a bit limited but you can see at a glance all of your transfers. It also includes a handy "Quickconnect" function which basically allows you to reconnect to your most frequent FTP sites instantly. You'll also be impressed by the general speed of the application although it does tend to drop connections as a security timeout feature which can be annoying. You can also set limits on how much of your bandwidth it uses if you're worried about it hogging it.

The classic FTP client that you can now take anywhere - what more could you ask for.

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If you'd like to publish your pics online using one of those trendy Flash galleries but you have no idea about Flash, Gallerymanager is the tool you need.

This program automatically generates a Flash website that you can use to display your images on the Internet. There's no need to code anything in Flash or any other complicated programming language; you only have to select the pictures you want to show, choose the layout, add some optional background music and upload the whole project to your web space via FTP.

The downside to it, besides the obvious fact that you need an FTP space, is that the program, at least in my opinion, is not as easy to use as it seems at first sight. There are too many fields to be filled in and too many parameters to be tweaked. Being a program intended to users without any technical knowledge, I think the program should try to make the whole process a bit more graphical and more intuitive. Also, there are only two templates available.

Gallerymanager is the easiest way to create Flash photo galleries to publish online; it's a bit limited, but you don't need any Flash knowledge.

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Creating new passwords every time I register for a online service is getting harder and harder. But before starting to use the same word everywhere and thus compromising my security, I'd rather use a password manager.

If you're in the same situation, Acebit Password Depot is probably your best choice. This comprehensive manager can handle all the usernames and passwords for all kinds of services, from online banking to FTP servers, including forums, blogs, email addresses and just about any other place where you're requested a password.

All your passwords are stored in a single database that can be saved in various locations (local drive, USB device, Internet server) and protected with a master password, a key file or both. You can organize your passwords in different categories and also assign an expiry date to them so that you're forced to change them on a regular basis.

In case you run out of ideas when coming up with new passwords, the program includes a password generator but I didn't find it that useful: it grabs characters from a Matrix-like code stream and doesn’t really produce usable passwords.

Acebit Password Depot still keeps an ace up its sleeve though: its seamless integration with your web browser, which enables you to manage passwords comfortably while you're browsing the Internet without having to change from one application to another.

Acebit Password Depot is as near to perfection as any password manager would like to reach: easy enough for the beginner and full of handy tools for expert users

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Offline Explorer is a Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista offline browser that allows you to download an unlimited number of your favorite Web and FTP sites for later offline viewing, editing or browsing. (HTTPS, RTSP, PNM and MMS downloads are supported in Offline Explorer Pro version.)

Offline Explorer also has many web development features that allow you to easily edit, view, browse or search downloaded Web pages (Offline Explorer has a built-in internal browser.) One of its strengths is to allow you to select (include or exclude) individual servers, directories and files using keywords.

Offline Explorer is known for its excellent user interface and for being one of the fastest known Web site downloaders available on the market today. Support of industry-standard technologies such as FTP, different proxy servers, Java and VB scripts, Java classes, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS,) Macromedia Flash, XML/XSL/DTD,Table Of Contents (TOC,) Acrobat (PDF,) M3U, AAM files, RealMedia (.SMIL, .RAM, .RPM,) MS NetShow Channel (.NSC,) VRML (.WRL, .WRZ,) QuickTime movies (.MOV) and cookies plus a built-in HTTP server that allows you to share downloaded files over an Intranet, make Offline Explorer the leader in offline browsing.

The export feature allows you to copy downloaded sites to another location in different formats.

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With Portable NVU ("new view") you get a portable and powerful web-editors which you can take anywhere on a USB stick. Like FrontPage or Dreamweaver, this the free HTML editor works on the "What you see is what you get" (WYSIWYG) principle no matter if you are inserting text, images or multimedia objects. Through an easy-to-understand interface, and thanks to many design options, you can design some really impressive sites on the move.

The program is based on the same Gecko engine that powers Firefox and Thunderbird and features an FTP site manager, color picker, tabbed interface, CSS editing, standard-compliant markup, fully customizable interface, a built-in spellchecker and more. For those that want an HTML editor don't worry - you can jump between the WYSIWYG Editing Mode and HTML using tabs.

In my mind, this is one of the easiest and most impressive WYSIWYG web editors I've ever used and the fact that it fits on a USB stick is simply amazing.

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Wondershare QuizCreator is a robust solution designed for teachers, testers, researchers and evaluators to create flash-baesd quizzes, online surveys and web assessments. This is one of the easy yet effective ways to access knowledge and get valuable opinions.

Make a unique quiz of different question types to meet exact evaluation needs. Adding pictures and question notes to appending clarity and fun to a quiz. Custom flash player gives a theme-baesd look to a quiz. And more properties to offer uers full control to design a quiz.

Quizzes can be directly published to web or even for LMS (SCORM/AICC). For data reuse and analysis, publish to database is supported. CD and email deliveries are another two options for the convenient purpose. Upload a quiz is easy with the FTP upload feature.

QuizCreator is able to collect data of the quiz results and send it to a web databese. Based on the quiz settings, quiz data can be sent either manually or authomatically. The quiz reports include quiz-related statistics to allow quiz designers gather information and track quiz results.

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Slideroll Gallery AV is a simple tool that makes publishing your own photo and video gallery really easy and fun. You'll be soon creating great-looking, customizable Flash photo galleries and photo slideshows, even if you have no designing skills at all.

Simply drag and drop your photos and videos onto the creator, arrange them any way you want, change colors, add captions or even record your own audio narration. Once done, save the gallery on your hard drive or upload itto your FTP site.

Don't have one? Then register with the program's official website and use their free web space. Publish your slideshows on the Internet, put them on MySpace or YouTube, and e-mail them to friends.

Slideroll Gallery AV is extremely easy to use and the results are equally immediate and attractive.

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CoffeeCup Firestarter quickly creates complex text and image effects with just a few clicks of the mouse. You can make Flash Intro pages, navigation systems, graphic logos, or whatever you want!

Firestarter has over 65 built in ready to use effects like Assemble, Explode, Fade, and more, a collection of cool MP3 Sounds, plus it's all in an easy to use interface. No more struggling with expensive, complex software, with CoffeeCup Firestarter you will be making really cool Effects in a Flash!

With Firestarter you can add text, images, sounds, links, shapes. You can control their motion, opacity, layer order and more. Import images from any format, and convert WAV files to MP3 format, then export them as Macromedia Flash (SWF) files. Use built-in FTP support to upload your movies. Use the HTML code-generator to copy and paste code right into your Web pages.

Firestarter also includes preview capabilities for movies and special effects, as well as the ability to loop audio clips, resize images, apply fade effects to text and more.

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Now you can add a cool Flash Calendar to your Website and highlight your events, meetings or holidays. Add descriptions of your special days and times and they will appear when someone clicks a date. No HTML experience is required, simply use our wizard to create your Website calendar. Customize the colors to fit your layout and each type of day on your calendar too. You can also use images for dates and have multiple events happening on each day. With Web Calendar you can repeat events weekly, monthly or yearly too. It's never been easier to have your own calendar on your Website!

CoffeeCup Web Calendar is the best way to tell your visitors, friends or club members about a get-together or meeting too. Add different events and holidays to your calendar using the Event Wizard and write descriptions to match your times and days. Customize your calendar using different color schemes for each type of day: Normal, Selected, Event, and Holiday. Using the built-in FTP client you can upload the files directly to your Website quickly and easily.

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D_back is a power backup software with a lot of features designed to automate backing up files of any computer to any type of storage media including CD/DVD and remote FTP servers. This backup tool will help you protect your files from computer crashes, accidental deletion, disc failures, and ensure you will never lose any information that is essential. This tool will be useful for both beginners and advanced users. You can use D_back for your personal computer or in network environment to back up remote FTP, File Server or DataBase.

Data Sources

The program can back up files from any accessible device or network resources mapped with drive letter (UNC is supported). Moreover D_back allows you to backup from remote FTP or WebDAV servers.

Saving Backups

Your backups will be saved to any type of storage media: HDD, network drives, CD or DVD, USB Flash, Iomega Zip / Jazz drives. You can backup to remote FTP, or you can transfer backups via e-mail.

Scheduling of backing up

The software distribution kit includes backup scheduler and command-line backup utility. These tools allows you to set up automatic execution of backup jobs on both personal computers and server systems.

Data compression

As a rule D_back creates backup in a single compressed file or as a set of files in standard Zip format. PKZip's Zip64 support is implemented, so you can create backups larger than 4Gb. Moreover you can back up without the compression or you can plug in the program any external file compressor with the command-line interface.

Backup types

You can always choose the most suitable backup strategy from built-in backup types (Full, Stack, Advanced Stack, Incremental, Differential). You can create bakup with several versions of your files.

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AlbumCreator is the unique software to generate professional looking FLASH and HTML image galleries. It combines an incredible amount of customization, intuitive interface, instant sharing (by E-mail or FTP), possibility to enhance your photos, and more. And on the top of that we give you a great chance to be truly creative — to create stunning photo albums with an exclusive design.

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Now convert your movies to Flash and get them on the Web! CoffeeCup Web Video Player converts MPGs, AVIs, MOVs and WMVs to Flash fast and easy. Just choose your videos and pick a Player Skin and you are ready to upload your movies, clips, or favorite videos to your Website. With CoffeeCup Web Video Player adding one or multiple movies to your Website has never been more simple. Streaming video is now at your fingertips.

Features:

• Supports MPG, MOV, AVI, FLV and WMV video types
• No need to know any HTML. Just point and click !
• Creates a Flash SWF file so it is compatible with all browsers
• Add unlimited amounts of videos to your web site
• Convenient FTP tool to upload your files
• High quality skins included
• Preview your work from inside the program
• Supports 3 video quality output methods
• Free support & free upgrades for life

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All-purpose, high-speed Internet tool that empowers you to easily download Web sites for offline browsing, automatically extract site files of certain types (picture, movie, MP3, document, PDF, Flash, ZIP, program, etc.), retrieve large number of files from the Web as a download manager with resumption support, and mirror sites. It is also a site link explorer and tabbed anti pop-up Web browser.

It is the only tool that can update retrieved sites or files, launch more than fifty retrieval threads, resume broken downloads from the HTTP, HTTPS and FTP connections, access password-protected sites, support Web cookies, and analyze scripts. Moreover, it has powerful capabilities to retry, update, edit, delete, browse and copy each single retrieval task, and it contains unique filters, such as link description, file type, size, name, URL, exploration depth and server. It is a fully configurable, automated, multithreaded webspider. It is suitable for novices, as well as for professionals.

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Wondershare PPT to Flash Studio allows you to convert PowerPoint files to Flash. While tons of tools can do this now, PPT to Flash Studio promises to beat the other similar products on the market through its effortless procedure, quality-lossless conversion and ceaseless progress.

Features include:

• Runs as stand-alone application or PowerPoint plug-in
• Normal and Advanced conversion Mode Supported
• Slides can be advanced by users, and animations can be triggered on mouse-click
• Customized Flash player
• "Flash Merger" joins all slides into a whole
• Preserves the hyperlinks in the slides to jump to other pages
• Rapidly create e-learning courseware and simulation
• Compliant with SCORM 1.2 & SCORM 2004
• Upload with FTP, publish to web, view as EXE, publish to LMS, package for CD
• Supports the conversion of 169+ animation effects in PowerPoint
• It is allowed to import .gif animations and flash movies into slides
• Record your own voiceover or customize the background music
• Add attachments to each slide

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Passcape Internet Explorer Password Recovery is a comprehensive solution for recovering all types of Internet Explorer saved passwords: cached credentials, FTP passwords, Internet Explorer autoform and autocomplete fields, autocomplete passwords, synchronization passwords, identity passwords, Content Advisor password.

Features:

• Recover all types of Internet Explorer saved passwords
• Choose between two (automatic and manual) recovery modes
• Export passwords to text, html or excel files
• Turn on/off IE password caching
• Remove or add new IE password resources
• Manage Content Advisor password
• Decrypt passwords directly from Windows registry files. If your system is unbootable, just copy NTUSER.DAT registry file to a floppy or flash drive and then feed it to PIEPR
• Reveal passwords hidden behind asterisks
• View and organize IE cookies, cached entries, favorites, typed URLs
• Multilingual passwords support
• Friendly wizard interface
• Detailed help
• Install/uninslall support

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Most of us get easily irritated, while waiting for some picture or file to be downloaded, especially when you are in a hurry. But all of this can be avoided with an offline browser. With SurfOffline, you can set a desired website to be downloaded and take a coffee break. In a few minutes, all contents of the website will migrate to your hard drive and you will be able to browse it at the speed of light.

SurfOffline is a fast and convenient offline browser with easy navigation and simple interface. Capable of downloading up to 100 files simultaneously, this application can save a website to your hard drive completely or partially in just minutes. Another important feature is a wizard like interface that enables the users to quickly set up downloading rules. Importantly, the program supports HTTP, SSL(HTTPS), FTP, proxy servers, CSS, Macromedia Flash and JavaScript parsing.

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Your data is precious. For small businesses, data loss can be disastrous; for home computers, it can be heart-breaking. It will cost you time and effort to re-create it, and that costs money! There are basically four reasons how you might lose data: hardware failures, software bugs, human action, or natural disasters. Although modern hardware tends to be quite reliable, it can still break without warning.

Don't be among those who learn the hard way about the importance of backups. Create a backup copy with All-Round Backup and restore your critical data with one mouse click!

All-Round Backup is a versatile fully automated solution to back up your precious data on a local or external drive, Flash/USB, CD/DVD, FTP or network. All-Round Backup is a powerful and yet very easy-to-use tool. You can back up files “as is” or ZIP-compressed. The first time, all files are backed up, but thereafter, only new and changed ones, which minimizes replication time. The powerful and flexible scheduler will allow you to effectively automate the backup process. All steps are guided by an intuitive wizard. All-Round Backup lets you easily restore your data from a backup copy. The program comes with an advanced file conflicts solution too.

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