Very easy to use, fully compliant with all versions of Microsoft Windows and adjusts itself to your computer specifications. Take your existing PC and internet connection to new levels to run games faster. Bring your gaming to the next level.

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Download Accelerator Plus has an easy-to-use and attractive interface, divided into three sections: Downloads, Internet and FTP Browser. As expected, the Download area displays downloads, while the Internet area provides a mini-browser which will allow you to surf and download directly.

When you click on a download link, you’ll see that a Download Accelerator Plus has been integrated into your browser as an add-on. A DAP window pops up where your Firefox or other browser window would normally appear and from there downloads automatically to the Download Accelerator Plus folder.

In the meantime, downloads are displayed in the Downloads area, so you can keep an eye on their status. In fact, you don't even have to tell Download Accelerator Plus to download your items - just clicking on a downloadable link is enough for it to begin. It’s this seamless browser/program integration that makes Download Accelerator Plus so easy to use, not to mention the fact that it’s noticeably faster than traditional downloading.

Obviously, a download manager like Download Accelerator Plus is aimed at more frequent downloaders. These users are also going to appreciate the program's extensive range of configuration options, where you can toggle everything from post-download behavior to scheduled downloads and proxy server specifications.

Many of us will never need or want to know about half of the options Download Accelerator Plus provides, but for those who do, they’re great to have.

Download Accelerator Plus - a very customizable download accelerator manager for frequent downloaders.

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Trying to speed up Windows can be like trying to find the Holy Grail no matter how little time you've used it, it always starts to slow down.

AusLogics BoostSpeed allows you to Modify Windows settings, file systems and services to supposedly improve system performance. It's designed to help increase startup and shutdown speed, disable annoying CD autoruns and unwanted error reporting features. AusLogics BoostSpeed can also automatically inform you if your system needs a tune-up or advise you on what needs doing.

You also have the possibility of running the System Optimization Wizard to periodically optimize your PC with AusLogics BoostSpeed. AusLogics BoostSpeed will help you adjust your PC for faster images, music and software downloads, increase browsing speeds and create a more reliable Internet connections. AusLogics BoostSpeed displays all results in graphical format which looks good although you have to be sceptical about exactly how much the program is really changing. Other than that, the program doesn't seem to offer anything that a decent cleaner such as CCleaner offers to wipe temporary files off your hard drive.

You may notice some initial speed improvements after using AusLogics BoostSpeed but probably not enough to make any major difference to the performance of your machine over the long run.

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You can add new downloads from the Internet Download Manager interface, but it's more usual to let it capture links. This means that every time you click on a certain file type (which can be specified through configuration options), Internet Download Manager will handle the download itself rather than letting the browser do the job. Everything is automatic: no changing from one app to another, no copying and pasting, no hassle at all.

Once Internet Download Manager captures the link, you can either download the file right away or save it for later, which can be a good alternative if you need all of your bandwidth for the moment and plan to leave the computer on during the night. Downloads can be classified into custom categories before starting them and can also be resumed if the connection is lost or broken.

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Internet Download Manager does accelerate downloads, although it all depends on your internet connection. That is, don’t expect to download at the speed of light if you’re still using one of those old-fashioned 56K modems. Internet Download Manager achieves quite satisfying download rates by using multiple thread connections with servers.

Internet Download Manager's configuration menu displays a wide range of functions and tools devoted to handling your downloads, such as checking files for viruses with your own antivirus or limiting the amount of bandwidth used by the program. There’s also support for server authentication and proxy, FTP and HTTPS servers.

Internet Download Manager does its job and does it well, so even if your internet connection speed is faster than usual, you should still give it a try.

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Syspeed Reconfigures The Internet Protocol Settings In The Windows Registry For Fast And Stable Internet Surfing. The Optimized Internet Setting Values Modified By Syspeed Increases The Internet Speed And The Efficiency Of Your Internet Connection.

Syspeed Was Designed With Ease Of Use As Its Top Priority. Features Include Easy Installation, Easy Set Up And A Very User-Friendly Graphical Interface.

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Using the simple wizard, TweakMASTER can greatly increase your surfing speeds. With Advanced Ping and TraceRoute, Smart Whois, DNS Accelerator and other features, TweakMASTER is a comprehensive package that will satisfy both the novice and seasoned user.

TweakMASTER PRO also includes LinkFox and DU Meter for even greater power to speed up and monitor your Internet connection. Englishversion, available by electronic download only.

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Using the simple wizard, TweakMASTER can greatly increase your surfing speeds. With Advanced Ping and TraceRoute, Smart Whois, DNS Accelerator and other features, TweakMASTER is a comprehensive package that will satisfy both the novice and seasoned user.

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Download speeds are increased further by choosing the fastest mirror sites. You may automatically resume broken downloads if your connection is lost or if your computer accidentally shuts down.

With the scheduler, you can download files at certain times of the day. Star Downloader may also automatically connect to your ISP and hang-up upon completion of downloads.

To help you organize and manage your downloads there is an advanced category system and an integrated unzipping utility can automatically unzip and install downloaded files.

Star Downloader also integrates with your antivirus program to automatically scan files upon completion of the download. Star Downloader supports FTP and HTTP.

Proxy is also supported. The clean and simple interface of Star Downloader and the multilingual support for over 50 languages makes it easy for everyone to use!

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These settings cover various aspects of your windows operating system like Appearance, Security etc. Tweak Genie provides you lot of functionalities to personalize you windows operating system.

It has a very user friendly graphical interface which makes it very easy to use. Tweak Genie also provides you functionality to password protect the application so that you can restrict its use.

See what this program offers: the original Tweak Genie Pro - unlike other tweaking utilities, Tweak Genie Pro bundles more than 1000 different utilities in one: it was developed to combine both tweaking and optimizing features to increase the speed of your All Windows and XP system.

Tweak Genie is a special utility designed to boost Windows performance and productivity. Using an easy to use graphical user interface you can configure hundreds of Windows secret settings, such as Start Menu, Desktop, Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer, etc.

Everything that you wouldn't normally even know about. In addition, you can access hundreds of selected Windows Tips Tricks (only available in Tweak Genie full version).

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Fasterfox is a simple add-on that allows dynamic speed increases via a prefetching mechanism. This speeds-up browsing by loading and caching all of the links on the page you are browsing in the background. This means that before you've even clicked on a link, Firefox has already loaded the page so it's instantly ready for surfing.

However, there is a drawback to pre-fetching which is that it does consume considerable bandwidth. If you're on a broadband connection on your own, this is no big deal but if you share a connection, or are working on a network connection, it may be a problem. If you're worried about this, you should check out Fasterfox Lite which allows you to control pre-fetching in Firefox.

Fasterfox allows a high degree of tweaking to network and rendering settings such as simultaneous connections, pipelining, cache, DNS cache, and initial paint delay. There's even a split-second page load timer which tests the effectiveness of your settings. Finally, there's also a handy popup blocker included in Fasterfox to block Flash popups.

There's very little to fault in Fasterfox. It may slightly increase the RAM usage of Firefox (like many add-ons) and consume bandwidth but the faster performance is definitely noticeable.

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Using VDownloader Plus is really simple. Just paste a video URL into the interface and click the download button. The latest version of VDownloader Plus has increased its download and conversion speed, which makes it even a more interesting tool.

You can also search for videos about a specific topic with the program's built-in search tool. The good thing about VDownloader Plus is that you can use it with virtually any video sharing website, just by entering the video URL.

VDownloader Plus allows you to convert your videos to any format, or even to create your own custom output profiles, so you can make sure the downloaded videos are compatible with your portable device or media player. Alternatively, you can download the files in original format and then convert them later.

To save you time, VDownloader Plus will batch download more than ten videos at once and features a scheduler so it can be set to download files whenever is most convenient for you. It also features a video history, to make it easier to find videos you've watched in the past.

VDownloader Plus is a handy, effective video downloader and converter that works with all popular video sharing sites.

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Even if you have a broadband internet connection, you can still benefit from having a download manager like Orbit Downloader.

With Orbit Downloader you can comfortably handle all your internet downloads thanks to its perfect integration with popular browsers (Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Internet Explorer), a handy "drop zone" to drag and drop links, an automatic monitoring tool that catches any download links and customized, user-defined filters.

Orbit Downloader features a simple design that makes it easy to use from the very beginning. The program works with most download sites, including those that require a username and password. There's no support for Torrent files though. You can also schedule downloads and make Orbit Downloader scan files with your antivirus right after downloading them.

As for download speed, Orbit Downloader offers a handful of features: multi-thread connections, speed limits (so that your connection is not hogged by the program) and a special P2P-based technology to increase speed.

Orbit Downloader is not just another download manager, but a complete application that includes useful tools to make your downloads faster and easier to manage.

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The torrent phenomenon is one of the most hyped about in the world of technology among Peer to Peer (P2P) users. It consists of sharing large files, like movies, software, or games anonymously and quickly with other peers. The file you want to download is cut up into small segments shared by users, creating what is called a swarm, and does not go through a central server, significantly reducing the bulk of file transfers, The Bittorrent client is actually the first P2P application to use this technology and became immensely popular when it was released. Torrents are considered by online users as a great way to download recently released movies or tv shows.

Thanks to a straightforward, uncluttered interface Bittorrent appears as a friendly torrent client that beginners will feel comfortable with. We particularly appreciated the integrated search box to look for files on the bittorrent website. Once you’ve found the torrent you want, download it to your PC, open it up inside Bittorrent and let the client do its job. The speed at which you download will depend on the number of seeds, that is people who have the complete file and are sharing it. The more seeds there are the quicker files will download.

You can set multiple torrent downloads and the downloading speed is fairly quick. It’s easy to configure the client and we suggest choosing the right port and setting upload and download rate limits to avoid hogging your bandwidth. It’s also good to set your downloads by priority to monitor more precisely how your torrents are doing.

Compared to the exhaustive Azureus, Bittorrent is very simplistic. It doesn’t provide half as many statistics and doesn’t let you customize the interface. Integrating a search box is a great idea, but it limits searches to the bittorrent website, not considered the most thorough source by torrent aficionados.

If you’re a newbie to the torrent world, Bittorrent is a good bet. It’s safe, stable and sharp. Associated with the huge database of legal torrents that is the bittorrent website, it makes for a very rich P2P experience. Advanced users will probably frown upon its lack of options but others should give it a try.

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We never get tired of Windows manager tools here in the Softonic offices, and after trying out this latest offering from Yamicsoft, we are still looking for a tool that strikes a good balance between usability and functionality. WinXP Manager may offer a fine range of options and tweaking utilities, but the delivery is haphazard with several sources of concern for the average user.

Let’s start from the beginning. The first time you open WinXP Manager you are prompted to create a system restore point, just in case something should go horribly wrong. If you have system restore disabled on your computer, WinXP Manager will go ahead and load up anyway. What you are presented with is a detailed overview of your system specs. Through WinXP Manager's tabbed navigation, you can switch the view to check out details about your operating system, computer, hardware, and processes. WinXP Manager doesn't, however, have any central tab that would display all the information in one place so that you could easily print out a complete run down on what you have in your box. Neither, for that matter, is there a print button for quickly converting anything to hard copy.

On further investigation, you find yourself digging through tabs of tabs to find what you need on WinXP Manager, or alternatively, opening pop-up windows that appear when you click buttons that lie alongside those that don’t produce pop-ups. Supposedly consistency wasn't high on the priority list. WinXP Manager runs inside a fixed width window, something that wouldn't usually merit any criticism but in this case the window is very small relative to the entire screen size and results in some scrolling.

Putting design and usability aside, there are a lot of positive things to say about WinXP Manager. As we mentioned, it does provide comprehensive information about all aspects of your hardware and software. WinXP Manager has a handy optimization wizard that guides inexperienced users through the process, and for every tick box you see, there is a corresponding detailed tooltip that will give you a clue whether or not you are on the verge of destroying your PC. WinXP Manager has an amazing amount of utilities for tweaking XP to the last, although we are concerned that the registry cleaner may be over aggressive.

Boiling it down, WinXP Manager is a fantastic utility for anyone that has a good general understanding of the many various elements making up their PC. If you have a tweak in mind and don’t want to bury yourself in the actual system files, WinXP Manager will serve you well. On the other hand, if you are after a quick all round maintenance fix and you don't quite get the registry or services, then you should look for a less hard-core solution.

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Steam is a game and download/update manager from Valve, the creator of Half-Life.

Allowing you to buy and download any of Valve's games, like the recent, fantastic Left 4 Dead 2, Steam also has a huge library of titles from other big developers, as well as free demos and videos. The list of games is ever increasing, and it also supports non-commercial things like game mods.

Installing and setting up a Steam account is really easy, and the download manager is very stable. Whatever your internet connection speed, you don't need to worry about stopping a download partway through. If you exit Steam, it will continue your downloads the next time you start it without complaints.

This new version of Steam has a much improved interface, with a better news stream and cleaner overall feel. The layout is much simpler, allowing you to quickly navigate between games, available demos and videos. There's a game wishlist feature, and your game library now has real time search and customizable categories.

While you miss out on a box or instruction booklet by buying games from Steam, you do get all the latest patches and updates downloaded automatically. There are often exclusive demos and offers available through Steam too, and there's a great community service which allows you to join groups and find people to play online. Its major downfall is that the client auto-updates far too often.

Steam may not sell every game under the sun, but it's an excellent download application featuring some of the best PC gaming you can find, and the best community features found in PC gaming.

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It features functions such as download resume, which allows you to resume your downloads from where you left off, IP resolving, which lets you load your favorite sites quickly by simply entering the IP address, and Internet Security, which scans your computer ports.

You can select which ports you would want to scan. SpeedNet 4. 0 also provides detailed information of your internet connection in an easy to read informational screen.

An Internet time control displays the Internet time inside the SpeedNet status bar. An advanced support system handles error reports. SpeedNet 4.

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