Most user will never need to use K-Lite Codec Pack Full. It contains the same set of codecs that exist in K-Lite Codec Pack Standard, but also add the ability for users to encode their own videos.

K-Lite Codec Pack Full is best utilized by users who understand bitrates, frames per second, and resolution aspect ratios. Even though K-Lite Codec Pack Full is a great codec pack, it is not recommended for users who will not be creating and encoding their own videos.

The playback capability of K-Lite Codec Pack Full is like K-Lite Codec Pack Standard. The tests playing various file formats showed the same quality and function with the AVI, WMV, MKV, and MP4 videos. All played with no problems and K-Lite Codec Pack Full also contains subtitle support. K-Lite Codec Pack Full along with K-Lite Codec Pack Standard can re-time subtitles so if a user had issues with subtitle playback, it can be customized.

Using K-Lite Codec Pack Full as an encoder is the bulk of the purpose of the program. Since it layers more functions on top of K-Lite Codec Pack Standard, it is possible to view the exact specific audio and video codecs are being used, how they are utilized, and how they interact with the hardware they are running on. It is interesting information for the curious, but unnecessary for standard playback.

K-Lite Codec Pack Full is a great starting point for novice users who want to understand how media formats work and a good tool for working with different media types for customization.

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There are many different video and audio files formats available. From numerous video formats to the different quality audio files, it takes a lot of time to search individually and install each codec that are being supported.

K-Lite Codec Pack Standard is the easiest and most comprehensive codec pack for users who watch or listen to audio on their personal computers. Including Media Player Classic Home Cinema and a wider array of specified codecs, K-Lite Codec Pack Standard never has a problem playing a video file or audio format. But the playback of certain file types, especially those that are created in high definition need suitable hardware for smooth playback.

Testing using WMV, AVI, MP4, and MKV; K-Lite Codec Pack Standard had no issues playing back the files. There is a small issue with WMV format with the video playing with small image tears. The other formats had no issues.

Media Player Classic Home Cinema is the core of K-Lite Codec Pack Standard and the combination of the multitude of codecs and the simplicity of Media Player Classic Home Cinema allowed for smoother playback than K-Lite Codec Pack Basic.

It is simple to see statistics about videos through Media Player Classic Home Cinema. Subtitle support also exists in K-Lite Codec Pack Standard and with the combination of Media Player Classic Home Cinema; it is even easier to activate the subtitles in video.

K-Lite Codec Pack Standard is the go-to all-in-one codec pack for video users. The interface and functionality is perfect for almost any media format and without being intrusive, there is not a bundle better.

K-Lite Codec Pack Standard will play anything you throw at it – 99% of the time.

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KeyBlaze is a typing tutor software program designed to assist with learning how to speed type and touch type. Typing lessons for home keys, neighbor keys, capitalization and more. Practice exercises for problem words, typing drills, prose and poems. Initial skills test used to determine your current level.

KeyBlaze starts with basic lessons on the home keys and neighboring keys, and works though capitalization, punctuation and numbers. Including practice lessons, games, and typing tests of varying durations to test your progress along the way.

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Typing lessons for home keys, neighbor keys, capitalization and more. Practice exercises for problem words, typing drills, prose and poems. Initial skills test used to determine your current level. Test typing skills, speed and accuracy. Keyboard highlighting shows correct finger placement. Sound and color highlighting notify you of mistakes. Printable course completion certificates. 10 key number pad lessons. Quick and easy operation.

Perfect for people of all skill levels from beginners to professionals, KeyBlaze starts with basic lessons on the home keys and neighboring keys, and works though capitalization, punctuation and numbers

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Typing Analyzer is a unique tool included that analyzes your everyday typing in other programs and identifies those keys that repeatedly cause difficulties. After identifying your diffculties Typing Analyzer provides fully tailored training sessions each taking only a couple of minutes. Program has multiuser support and four games. In addition t

Typing Skills are needed for everyone so all computer users can use this software.

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Very user friendly (tabbed interface, 'quick help' buttons inside application to give short help about particular feature). Ability to easily define and use dynamic parameters for generating multiple internet requests based on the dynamic data. Small installation package, less than 1 MB. Free of charge.

Tester of web applications. Web developer, both client side developer and server side developer. Web administrator.

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Similar to Limewire

In fact, FrostWire has more than just a few similarities to Limewire, although unlike the latter, it does not carry advertising and there are no annoying pop-ups. Just as Limewire was, FrostWire is straightforward and easy to use. A simple search bar, divided by category, makes it a breeze to browse for a file, whether it is a video, image, audio, or program. FrostWire also has a What’s New button to check out what popular files users have recently exchanged.

One particularly handy feature of FrostWire is a special direct connect option. If you know the IP address of one of your friends, type it in the box and FrostWire will browse to that user’s files. This is a quick way of sharing files with someone you know although it would be even better if you could enter the username of a user rather than the IP address.

Built in media player

In terms of speed, much will depend on the speed of your own connection. It definitely helps though if you've correctly opened your router's ports and whether you’re downloading a popular file or not. To avoid the risk of downloading copyrighted or adult material, FrostWire also allows you to apply content filters. Another handy feature of FrostWire is a built-in media player. Video and audio can be tested using Frostwire’s media player, which gives you an immediate preview of your file.

Not for profit

It should be noted that FrostWire is basically a stripped-down version of Limewire, but is a not-for-profit project. The developer claims it will never support Digital Rights Management (DRM) or any type of advertising. However, the demise of Limewire due to legal issues mean that FrostWire may well be targeted in the future for closure.

Conclusion

FrostWire for Mac is a hugely popular alternative for anyone who misses Limewire.

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BitTorrent Sync Features

BitTorrent Sync uses a synchronization method based on P2P that is innovative and simple. First, simply choose the folder to share. Then generate a secret key (a long alpha-numeric code). Write it down and forward it to the people you want to synchronize your files with. It's as simple as that.

There are 3 types of secret keys to be used according to your needs: keys with read and write access keys with read-only access and disposable keys to be used within 24 hours (read-only or read/write).
Syncing occurs through a direct P2P connection, which ensures a very high transfer rate. Data security is ensured by an algorithm instead of 256-bit encryption.

Simple interface

The interface of BitTorrent Sync is organized in tabs:

Devices shows the computers with which you are synchronized
Shared Folders shows the folders you have shared plus transfers in real time synchronizations, download and upload in progress
History shows you a history of all transfers
Preferences allows you to set BitTorrent Sync according to your needs. You can choose to be notified at the end of a download, whether to set a bandwidth limit for uploading and downloading files and you can choose to run the app automatically when your computer starts.

Using the program is easy, but there are hundreds of other more advanced features too long to list here but you can see more in our video:

Very fast P2P file transfers

BitTorrent Sync does not rely on an external server and offers no public file sharing capabilities. These are the main differences between BitTorrent Sync and online storage services such as Dropbox or SkyDrive.

In addition, the use of P2P ensures that you can store and share potentially unlimited amounts of data and during our tests we were impressed by the performance and speed of synchronization of the app.

Our opinion

BitTorrent Sync is an app with great potential. The use of P2P ensures optimum speed for synchronization and data protection is extremely high with a 256-bit algorithm.

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]]> http://bittorrent-sync-windows.en.softonic.com/comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 69659444 http://ufo-wardriving.en.softonic.com UFO-Wardriving allows you to find out the password of your wireless network. It works by using algorithms but is useless if your access key has been changed.

Lost the password for your WiFi connection? UFO-Wardriving can help you recover it. To retrieve the WiFi password with this software you'll need to know the brand of router or your Internet service provider and the SSID of your connection.

Once you've launched UFO-Wardriving the first thing to do is to start scanning manually by going to 'Tools' then 'Scanner'. This will display the available networks in the right-hand column of the user interface.

Double click on the name of the network and, providing it is available, UFO-Wardriving will calculate the password. Otherwise, the program will do nothing and it will be useless to enter the data manually. During our tests, there were several networks that UFO-Wardriving didn't recognize.

UFO-Wardriving isn't particularly user friendly and there's no in-app tutorials. Though it won't detect all wireless network passwords, it does provide you with a chance at recovering the details of your wireless router.

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]]> http://ufo-wardriving.en.softonic.com/comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 3349110 http://ccleaner-portable.en.softonic.com

As USB sticks and other flash memory drives increase in storage capacity, so does their popularity as software repositories. Many applications have developed special versions for these devices, usually known as "portable". One of them is CCleaner Portable.

In a few words, CCleaner Portable is the pocket version of CCleaner, an excellent cleaning tool with which you can erase unused files, thus gaining back valuable free disk space and making Windows run faster and smoother. The great advantage about CCleaner Portable is that it allows you to do just the same without leaving any evidence of use on the computer. In fact, you don't even need to install it. Simply run it from your USB memory stick and you'll have immediate access to all of its features. CCleaner Portable does create some necessary keys in Windows Registry, but these are deleted when the program is closed, so there'll be no trace of it left on the system.

Regarding its functions, CCleaner Portable does a very satisfactory job. The program helps you to get rid of many different files such as Internet cookies, temporary files, log files or all those leftovers found after months of installing and uninstalling applications. The configuration menu in CCleaner Portable features interesting options like the possibility to keep certain cookies which may be useful for you or the ability to add custom file types to the delete filter. Apart from freeing up disk space, CCleaner Portable also lets you uninstall applications, find broken registry keys and list all the programs set to run when Windows launches.

On the down side, CCleaner Portable does not allow you to undo changes, so you must be very sure about what you want to erase before clicking on "Yes". Also, the program can take a few minutes before finishing the analysis that must be done prior to deletion. However, this is probably due to the fact that CCleaner Portable runs from a USB device and that we checked all the available options when cleaning our system – the test found 558 MB of removable material, which obviously took a while to be deleted.

All in all, CCleaner Portable is every bit as good as its "big brother" and comes in really handy when you want to use it on any PC without installing anything or leaving any traces behind you.

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]]> http://ccleaner-portable.en.softonic.com/comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100 58140 http://iobit-malware-fighter.en.softonic.com IObit Malware Fighter provides real-time protection against spyware, Trojans, adware and other sorts of malignant software.

In a nicely designed interface, IObit Malware Fighter includes all the tools you need for a safer browsing experience. The Overview window lets you check the computer’s status at a glance; the Scan module offers three types of scan (Smart, Full and Custom); the Protect area includes eight real-time system shields; and finally, the Cloud tab, which allows you to analyze suspicious files online.

The eight shields included in IObit Malware Fighter protect the computer’s startup, currently active processes, cookies and other elements. Should the program find any dangerous activity going on, the potentially risky files will be immediately quarantined.

IObit Malware Fighter is generally easy to use, though having a bit of documentation and more configuration settings would have been great. Also, it seemed a bit overzealous during our tests, marking standard ads as spyware. Then again, better safe than sorry!

IObit Malware Fighter is a nicely-designed security tool that offers real-time protection against spyware.

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]]> http://iobit-malware-fighter.en.softonic.com/comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100 314305 http://beini.en.softonic.com Beini is a small linux distribution that packs a punch.

Beini offers an array of WiFi security audit tools. The downloadable file is an ISO that can be burned to CD or USB to use.

Beini is noted for its speed and extensive list of WiFi supported-devices and chipsets - AR9271, Ralink, Atheros, among others.

Using Beini for auditing your WiFi

In order to use Beini scenarios to carry our your own wireless security audit - i.e. to test the strength of the encryption of a WiFi connection - you must use both utilities included, Bib and Feedingbottle.

The first is a WiFi scanner which measures the intensity of the signal and can discover networks around you. The second is a packet injection utility where you should select the WiFi card, the listening mode and type of attack. There are plenty of online tutorials that will tell you how to use Beini, but remember that lots of uses are illegal - you should only use Beini for assessing the security of WiFi connections you own.

Test your WiFi with Beini.

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]]> http://beini.en.softonic.com/comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100 3335501 http://supertuxkart.en.softonic.com

One of the few Super Nintendo games that has really stood the test of time is Mario Kart, and the concept of guiding an armed cartoon character around a series of tracks never seems to lose its appeal.
SuperTuxKart provides you with a blast from the past with a game that borrows more than a little of its ideas from the Nintendo classic.
Despite being a bit of a rip-off of Mario Kart (or because of it, depending on which way you look at it), this game is great fun to play.
The courses are diverse, challenging and easy on the eye, and the characters are interesting too. There are lots of amusing power-ups to pick up and chuck at your opponents along the way, and the computer-controlled drivers are certainly not afraid to use them, so you need to be on your toes if you want to get anywhere in SuperTuxKart.

There are three different game modes to test you, namely: Time Trial, Quick Race and Grand Prix. Unfortunately, there's no equivilent of Mario Kart's Battle Mode, which is still my favourite part of the game.
Also, as the game is still in development, there are a few glitches such as the fact that some of the levels take a long time to load.
However, anyone who enjoyed playing Mario Kart will find this an amusing diversion.

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]]> http://supertuxkart.en.softonic.com/comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100 61311 http://potplayer.en.softonic.com There are a lot of free third-party media players and PotPlayer is another great option for both video and music playback.

While most people listen to streaming music or video now, there are occasions when you do not have a data connection and locally stored files are your only option. PotPlayer is an excellent media player that can handle a large variety of media file types.

Playback quality will depend on the hardware the program is installed on, but in tests, PotPlayer had no problem playing a 1.6 GB MOV file, 865 MB MKV, or a 1.4 GB AVI. Smaller files should play back without any issues as well. You can toggle file information and see an in-depth breakdown of file information including CPU usage.

There is subtitle support in PotPlayer for .ass and .srt files and will natively play subtitles if they are located in the same folder as the video file. The amount of options in PotPlayer are great. You can optimize PotPlayer to get the best performance, but the default settings work fine for the majority of videos.

PotPlayer can also play audio files. It includes default visualizations or you can download more online. The program provides a lot of information about the audio file like bitrate, file type, and the number of channels. Like other media players, there are also audio presets for the equalizer and they all work pretty well. It it is not a substitute for a good stereo, but does have an effect on the audio.

The program is by Daum, a Korean company, but the program is presented entirely in English during and after installation. One annoyance is that PotPlayer does not show in the taskbar, only in the notification area, so to use the program, you either have to have it running in an open section on your screen or find it in notifications.

PotPlayer is a good alternative to first party media players. The stable build has a large variety of supported formats and the quality of playback is excellent for both video and audio.

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]]> http://potplayer.en.softonic.com/comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100 116888 http://mimosa-scheduling-software.en.softonic.com Mimosa is a scheduling and course planning software for schools and universities of varying types and sizes. In addition to academic scheduling, Mimosa is the perfect tool for scheduling conferences and organising timetables in businesses and organisations. The application is slim and fast, versatile, as well as user-friendly with a large capacity. With its wide variety of settings, Mimosa can be easily optimised to meet your specific needs.

Mimosa is user-friendly. It keeps users safe from making common mistakes: you get useful hints and answers to what-if questions, and you can open relevant help topics directly from Mimosa or take a look at the tutorials on our website. With Mimosa users can create all or some of the timetables either automatically, or interactively, and in any order. Making changes to the scheduling information or to the constraints even after the schedules are finished is simple with the help of Mimosa. The tool makes scheduling a flexible task, all the while steering you clear of errors. The revolutionary possibility to undo and redo actions up to 2,000 times makes the manual scheduling of timetables just that much more enjoyable.

Mimosa has an outstanding capacity for managing up to 300,000 timetables, 30 slots in a day of a 7-day week, 255 terms or weeks, and over 8000 entries in a single small file. No third-party databases or additional software are used with Mimosa. This guarantees the maximum performance, reliability, and easy maintenance - combined with low one-time price. Mimosa is fast and lightweight. It takes up only a couple of megabytes of the computer's memory and disk capacity.

There hardly exists any school type that has not been tested for compatibility. Mimosa is so flexible that the same version of the software is applied in all kinds of schools, from Kindergarten to universities and from primary schools to colleges.

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]]> http://mimosa-scheduling-software.en.softonic.com/comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100 69653658 http://comspy2.en.softonic.com Build your own testing tools for your hardware/software with the ease of drag and drop. Build your data flow with several communication objects such as; LPT, USB Printer interface, File I/O, TCP/IP and UDP. The data can be presented in different view objects as ASCII, HEX, ANSI Terminal, Graph or captured bitmap streams. With the Script object, a GUI can be created to fire your test cases with a single bush This new edition is redefining the concept from a strict path to a true object oriented way of handling smaller data flows. This is not an analyzing tool for major data flows or low level communication protocols. It is designed for smaller data packets such as sending commands and processing answers to/from external devices.

Each type of object can have inputs and/or outputs, known as channels. The data flow is routed through the objects for processing. The data flow is designed by easy drag & drop of objects from the object panel and then routed by dragging the outputs to the inputs. The software becomes more useful if you are a hardware or firmware developer. The intention of the program is to communicate with your hardware before you have any software supporting it. With the scripted GUI you can send down sequences of test data. With the View objects you can present data from your communication port. The program can of course be used in other areas, for example; create a SMTP client, MUD client, Syslog server, various Terminals etc...

With drag and drop you can route your data flow to/from the communication objects. Another group of objects can display the data in several ways and the script object can alter the data or trigger new data sequences to be sent. The data stream can be split and routed to several object at the same time, to view data both as ASCII or a Graph. Some objects also accepts connections to several streams, colour coding the data depending on input stream ID. This makes it easy to see in what order data

Developers in the area of Firmware and/or Software where communication is needed.

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]]> http://comspy2.en.softonic.com/comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100 6657198 http://right-click-for-zip-unzip.en.softonic.com This lightweight and easy to use program puts all the power of Zip and Unzip into the right mouse button! If you want to create a Zip file, all you have to do is select one or more files and right-click. Your Zip will be created with speed and precision, which is the way this program handles all tasks. So if you want to unzip a file: right-click!. If you want to protect a file with a password: right-click! If you want to test you zip files: right-click! If you want to...hmm...you get the idea. This program is designed with ease of use in mind. No fancy interface, no complicated settings, no worries, all you have to do is click and go! Supports Zip, Unzip, Rar, passwords and spanned archives.

Right-Click for Zip Unzip tries to make the handling of compressed files as easy as possible. Whether it's creating a zip file to mail to a friend of if it's unpacking the recipes your friend just sent you, this program provides a really quick and simple solution. Just right-click!

This software is ment for all user types from beginners to experienced computer users.

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]]> http://right-click-for-zip-unzip.en.softonic.com/comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100 6656562 http://type-speed-test-windows-8.en.softonic.com Download Type Speed Test for Windows 8 in Softonic

]]> http://type-speed-test-windows-8.en.softonic.com/comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0100 6655194 http://klonk-image-measurement.en.softonic.com Klonk Image Measurement provides accurate and time-saving measurements for your analysis. A number of simple and user-friendly tools help you to organize your images and results of measurements efficiently. You get a complete overview of your results directly in the program and may at any time generate various statistical reports for publication. Klonk Image Measurement gives you the most user-friendly solution. Within a few minutes you are fully familiar with the basics, and you can quickly and effortlessly start to form conclusions based on your test results.

Analyses are valuable when they can be presented properly, and KLONK Image Measurement therefore gives you the ability to generate statistical reports. You can choose between different types of stastical methods and get exactly the data range you want - directly from Klonk Image Measurement.

Klonk Image Measurement is a flexible program that can be scaled up or down according to your measuring needs. If you have a single image per week or several thousand, we will have a suitable version. You get a smooth, fast and practical tool that can either run many separate projects at once or just a single one.

Klonk Image Measurement main customers are everybody with a need to analyze images. Our users range from private individuals using the software at home, to large corporations and universities using it in major research projects.

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]]> http://klonk-image-measurement.en.softonic.com/comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100 6653360 http://roboform.en.softonic.com RoboForm makes entering passwords and personal information on the web a breeze. RoboForm is a password manager that will store sensitive data all in one place, protected by one master password. You’ll then be able to quickly access those passwords and notes every time you need them.

One of the first things you’ll have to do is set a master password. It’s very important to remember that password, because it allows you to unlock all the notes and information you store in RoboForm. Make sure to set a secure password, because if anybody finds it out, they’ll have access to all the passwords you stored in RoboForm. As an extra security feature, you can choose to have RoboForm automatically log off after a certain amount of minutes or when you lock your workstation.

So how does RoboForm work? The application, tucked into your system tray, can store web passwords, safe notes and identities. The first time you launch Roboform you should create multiple identities. Enter information like phone numbers, address, company, bank account details and Social Security Number. Once it’s all stored in RoboForm, you’ll be able to fill in online forms in a click. We tested it out on a number of forms and were actually surprised at how well this function works.

When browsing the web, logins will probably be the item you use most. Every time you enter a user name and password for a website, RoboForm will offer to store it. From then on, you won’t have to worry about entering those details when accessing the page, as RoboForm will handle it automatically. To protect against phishing, RoboForm will always compare a website URL to the one corresponding to your password.

If you’re having troubles finding a proper password you can use the password generator found in tools. Not only can you choose the number and types of characters, but also exclude similar characters (like 1 and I or O and 0) or limit to hexadecimals. For any element you create, RoboForm offers five known encryption algorithms to choose from for your entries: Blowfish, AES, RC6, 1DES and 3DES. We can only lament that the program does not explain the inherent differences between these algorithms. For most users we suggest AES or Blowfish, but all of these will prove decent cover.

Although you probably can’t beat 1password for Mac, RoboForm is by far the best password manager for PC.

We appreciate how easy it is to add new passwords and form details, and instantly invoke theses elements every time you need them in RoboForm. Install RoboForm on your PC and you’ll never have to enter your password or form details again!

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