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  <pubdate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:18:32 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[DJ ProMixer NB Netbook Free Home Edition 1.5]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>DJ ProMixer NB Netbook</strong> is a netbook optimized app for mixing your digital music. While it's not a bad DJing app, it's not as flexible as Mixxx and its cluttered interface is beaten hands down by CrossDJ.</p><p><h3><strong>Does DJ ProMixer stand out from the crowd?</strong></h3></p><p>There are lots of mixing apps for budding DJs, from high end programs like <taglink type="program" country="en" id="13823">Traktor Pro</taglink> and <taglink type="program" country="en" id="36948">Virtual DJ</taglink> to the open source <taglink type="program" country="en" id="49341">Mixxx</taglink> and other free options like <taglink type="program" country="en" id="3335540">CrossDJ</taglink>. DJ ProMixer NB Netbook is designed to be lightweight enough to run smoothly on netbooks, and it does seem to be fairly light on resources. It offers a two-deck mixing interface, with a central mixer, effects and sampler console.</p><p><h3><strong>Interface.</strong></h3></p><p>Under the mixing desk is the library, split into DJ ProMixer NB Netbook saved playlists, and an explorer for your Netbook's hard drives. There is no support for iOS devices. The explorer isn't great - Traktor's system of allowing you to open your iTunes library is much simpler, for example. Searching through your Windows folder tree is a pain.</p><p>Once you've found your music, loading tracks into the mixing desk is simple. BPMs are automatically calculated, and generally quite good. There are plenty of functions, and a switch to activate well mapped keyboard controls. despite its name, DJ ProMixer NB Netbook doesn't look great on a small screen. The interface is detailed with lots of small buttons that simply aren't ideal for netbook monitors.</p><p>Download <a title="DJ ProMixer NB Netbook Free Home Edition 1.5" href="http://dj-promixer-nb-netbook.en.softonic.com"><strong>DJ ProMixer NB Netbook Free Home Edition 1.5</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Bandicam 1.7.0.126]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Bandicam</strong> makes it possible for you to record action on your PC screen whether it be gaming, creating screencasts or making tutorials.</p><p>Bandicam works with games or programs that use DirectX or OpenGL for graphics which includes the vast majority of games on PC such as <taglink type="program" country="en" id="3332829">Skyrim</taglink>, <taglink type="program" country="en" id="189271">Minecraft</taglink> and <taglink type="program" country="en" id="23319">WOW</taglink> etc.</p><p>The good thing about Bandicam is that it can record high quality videos but compress them so that the file size is relatively small for HQ video when you want to upload it to YouTube. For this reason, Bandicam is becoming increasingly popular with gamers that want to show-off their gaming skills and favorite moments such as this example from World of Warcraft:</p><p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7hBFYdqUFPQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><p>Bandicam is fairly easy to use although there are a lot of framerate settings and preferences that may intimidate you at first. The easiest thing is capturing video though - you simply target the Bandicam snapshot tool over the Window you want to capture and hit record. Bandicam supports MPEG-1 (including VBR mode), Xvid and MJPEG video codecs, PCM and MPEG-1 Layer II audio codecs and videos in AVI format. It also allows uploading of still frames in BMP, PNG and JPEG format. Recordings created in Bandicam can be uploaded directly to YouTube in a highly compressed file. You can upload to YouTube in 720p and 1080p full HD videos. The highest resolution possible is 2560x1600 pixels and you can also record over 24 hours continuously with Bandicam although obviously, you won't be able to upload a video of that length to YouTube.</p><p>The main problem you may experience with Bandicam is lag when creating screencasts. This can be due to a variety of reasons and the developers have put together a useful troubleshooting guide to overcome such problems. One tip is simply to change the codec setting you're using from MPEG-1 to Xvid for example. Note that in the unregistered version of Bandicam, a watermark will be shown on the recorded video and the recording time will be limited. If you purchase and register Bandicam, you can use it for an unlimited time, without watermarks and record for up to 24 hours.</p><p>Note that in the unregistered version of Bandicam, a watermark will be shown on the recorded video and the recording time will be limited. If you purchase and register Bandicam, you can use it for an unlimited time, without watermarks and record for up to 24 hours.</p><p><strong>Bandicam is a powerful video recording tool for anyone that wants to take screencasts or video of games.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="Bandicam 1.7.0.126" href="http://bandicam.en.softonic.com"><strong>Bandicam 1.7.0.126</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Music Manager by Google 1.0.23.1344]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Music Manager</strong> is a desktop app that compliments Google Music.</p><p>Uploading songs to your Google Music library on an individual basis can be a serious drag, as well as a complete time-waster. Much like the <a title="" href="http://8tracks-uploader.en.softonic.com/mac">8tracks Uploader</a> for Macs, Music Manager lets users easily and quickly transfer songs to their Google Music Library in no time at all.</p><p>You can tweak the settings on Music Manager to automatically upload new music it detects from <a href="http://itunes.en.softonic.com">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://windows-media-player.en.softonic.com/">Windows Media Player</a>, or other storage media.</p><p>In addition to uploading songs, the program also provides a list of songs it was unable to upload, as well as a reason as to why the upload didn't work. Unfortunately, if you do encounter an error in uploading, Music Manager doesn't actually suggest a solution. You might just be out of luck, which could be frustrating.</p><p><strong>If you want an easy-to-use method of uploading songs to your Google Music library, Music Manager is the way to go.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="Music Manager by Google 1.0.23.1344" href="http://google-music-manager.en.softonic.com"><strong>Music Manager by Google 1.0.23.1344</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[iTunes 10.5.3]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>iTunes</strong> is one of the most popular media players and managers, and with good reason. Seamless integration with <strong>iPods, iPhones and iPads</strong>, one-click purchasing in the iTunes Store and an excellent library make this a formidable app.</p><p>With iTunes 10, the <strong>library</strong> has been improved with an extra view that adds album artwork where there’s room, instead of the traditional album title next to each song. This smartens up library viewing a lot, and generally underlines the new, clean look of the interface. It's no revolution, but looks neater. <strong>Playlists </strong>and <strong>iTunes DJ</strong> are untouched, and managing your library is as easy as ever. Creating playlists is one of iTunes' strengths, and it's still simpler and more user-friendly than the competition.</p><p><strong>Syncing</strong> iTunes with iPods and other Apple devices is really easy, and there are no longer problems using Mac-formatted devices in iTunes for Windows, or vice versa. <strong>Home Sharing </strong>is a great way to keep your library across multiple computers at home; it is really easy to set up and means all your computers will automatically have up-to-date libraries.</p><p>The biggest change with version 10 is to the iTunes Store. <strong>Ping</strong>, which is linked to your iTunes account, allows you to create a personal profile and share your purchases and reviews with friends, and artists you like. It looks very much like a basic Facebook News Feed or Twitter, but just about music. At the moment Ping feels underdeveloped. You can't share your listening habits, like Last.fm, and manual sharing is limited to the iTunes Store, not your own library. There's no option to share what you're listening to right now, which is pretty terrible! Ping will surely develop and improve very soon.</p><p><strong>The basic library function of iTunes is unparalleled, and syncing with iPods, iPhones and iPads is excellent. iTunes 10’s new social features are interesting, but limited at the moment.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="iTunes 10.5.3" href="http://itunes.en.softonic.com"><strong>iTunes 10.5.3</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Sharepod 3.9.8]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Sharepod</strong> is an excellent alternative <strong><a title="" href="http://en.softonic.com/windows/organize">music manager</a></strong> for those of us who don’t like to use iTunes to handle the content of our iPods.</p><p>With Sharepod you can easily copy music from the computer to your iPod and viceversa. The program works like a charm: simply plug the iPod in, launch Sharepod and you’re good to go. It doesn’t even require installation! Besides adding or removing music, you can also copy videos from your iPod to the PC, back up photos, and edit tags. Sharepod also imports and exports album art, ratings and playlists.</p><p>The interface in Sharepod features a simple, clean design that makes the program a pleasure to use. It supports drag-and-drop, includes a search tool and also has a built-in player to listen to the music on your iPod.</p><p>On the downside, and though the developer claims Sharepod works with iPhone and iPod Touch, we couldn’t use all of the program’s features when testing with an iPhone 4.</p><p><strong>Sharepod is a great iPod manager that lets you transfer content between Apple’s star device and your computer.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="Sharepod 3.9.8" href="http://sharepod.en.softonic.com"><strong>Sharepod 3.9.8</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[mp3Tag 2.49b]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<img src="http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/27000/27973/taggy.gif" border="0" align="right" style="margin:0px 5px 5px;" /> <p>Most of us who own an MP3 player or play digital music on a computer will admit that it’s possible to get a little precious over your audio collection. There’s something very satisfying about having a hoard of music with the correct track and album names for each song. Not only does it look a lot cleaner in your player, but it makes it a darn sight easier to organize your collection and manage playlists. Ensuring that all the tags in your audio files are correct can be a thankless task, but there’s plenty of software around that will make a much quicker job of it.</p><p>mp3Tag is one of the better tag editors around, allowing you to edit the metadata (the information about a track’s name, size, album name, artwork, etc.) with a good degree of autonomy. The app lets you rename files based on this tag information, replace characters or words from tags and filenames, import/export tag information, and create playlists. It carries out its dutiesdoes the job very well too. For instance, the program has a much cleaner interface than many of its rivals and is smaller to boot, making it very quick and responsive.</p><p>If you find that you have a lot of different audio formats on your machine that you want to keep in check then mp3Tag is perfect. It supports virtually every major audio file type, so you can edit tags for Ogg, Musepack, and AAC/MP4, besides just MP3s. tThe program isn't just a tagger, as it also includes cutting and joining functions that perform pretty well.</p><p>Perhaps the biggest boon though is the inclusion of a link-up with the online FreeDB database to import tags from the appropriate album, spelling a swift end to those MP3 albums you get with track names like ‘track01’, ‘track02’, ‘track03’, etc.) While the data returned from the FreeDB is sometimes erroneous, it’s generally pretty good (though probably not quite as quick as the import tool in Tag&Rename).</p><p>It’s fair to say that mp3Tag is one of the clear leaders in its field, and considering it’s a freeware app, it’s well worth downloading if you want to clean- up your music collection. Tag editing is very quick and once you’ve given your audio the mp3Tag treatment, you should find it so much easier to organize your tracks.</p><p>Download <a title="mp3Tag 2.49b" href="http://mp3tag.en.softonic.com"><strong>mp3Tag 2.49b</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[MediaHuman Audio Converter 1.5]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p>MediaHuman Audio Converter is a freeware for Windows. It can help you in case you need to convert your music in WMA, AAC, WAV, FLAC, OGG or Apple Loseless format. This program was designed specially to simplify as much as possible the process of conversion. At the same time, it gives you an opportunity to adapt it to your needs. That's why the interface of the program is simple and intuitive, very easy to understand. It doesn't contain anything superfluous.
There are predefined profiles for such formats as MP3, AAC, WMA and others in the program. It simplifies greatly its use. If there is no profile you need,you can specify them. And save for later use. It will save your time greatly.</p><p></p><p>Easy for understand and clear user interface, number of supported input audio and video formats. Loseless audio formats support. iTunes playlist support.</p><p>MediaHuman Audio Converter is a freeware for Windows. It can help you in case you need to convert your music in WMA, AAC, WAV, FLAC, OGG or Apple Loseless format. This program was designed to simplify as much as possible the process of conversion.</p><p>Download <a title="MediaHuman Audio Converter 1.5" href="http://mediahuman_audio_converter.en.softonic.com"><strong>MediaHuman Audio Converter 1.5</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Spotify 0.8.0.1035]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Spotify</strong> turned the world of online music streaming upside down, providing users with access to a <strong>massive music catalog</strong> anyplace, anytime.</p><p>While comparisons with other similar services – such as <a title="Last.fm Player" href="http://last-fm.en.softonic.com/">Last.fm</a> – are inevitable, Spotify has certain characteristics that make it stand out from the rest. You can search the entire Spotify music database in several ways (by artist, album, genre, decade, label brand…), create as many playlists as you want and share them with other users, and learn more about your favorite bands thanks to extensive, highly detailed biographies. Spotify also helps you <strong>discover new music</strong> through the “Related artists” and Radio service.</p><p>There are three types of Spotify accounts: <strong>Open</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong> and <strong>Premium</strong>. Free is limited to 10 hours of free ad-supported a month (approximately 200 songs) and lets you play each song up to five times. Unlimited has no ads and no playback restrictions. Finally, Premium includes high-quality MP3 (also with no ads or restrictions) and also includes an offline mode for playlists.</p><p>The one big criticism of Spotify was the lack of social features. Luckily the developers took note of this complaint and include a bunch of <strong>new social elements</strong> in Spotify’s next version – together with the Library, a centralized area from which you can manage your music collection – including Spotify’s lists  and your own MP3 files, which you can now import into Spotify from your hard drive, your <a title="" href="http://windows-media-player.en.softonic.com/">Windows Media Player</a> Library or your <a title="" href="http://itunes.en.softonic.com/">iTunes</a> library.</p><p>The brand new features included in the latest version of Spotify now let you <strong>manage and sync the music in your iPod, iPhone or Android</strong>. Also, the Spotify mobile app has been made available for anyone, and not just Premium users. Last, but not least, Spotify has launched its <strong>MP3 download service</strong>, thanks to which you can buy and download individual songs and also your custom playlists. The price depends on the number of songs you want to download – the longer the playlist, the less you pay for each track. You can pay with credit card or Paypal, though the latter is not accepted if you only purchase one song.</p><p>Just like a good wine, Spotify gets better with age. If you don’t mind the limitations in the Free version (or you’re willing to pay for the Unlimited/Premium one) it’s probably time to ditch your old desktop music player.</p><p><strong>Spotify lets you browse, play, share and buy music, including not only your lifelong favorite bands, but also brand new styles and artists.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="Spotify 0.8.0.1035" href="http://spotify.en.softonic.com"><strong>Spotify 0.8.0.1035</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[iTunes Folder Watch 2.1.08]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<img src="http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/70000/70865/Untitled_16.jpg" border="0" align="right" style="margin:0px 5px 5px;" /> <p>While iTunes is an amazing music management application, it's not great when it comes to importing tracks from your hard drive to the iTunes library.</p><p>Normally if you want to add music files to the iTunes library there are only two options - you have to add them manually or let iTunes store files on your system folder. iTunes Folder Watch is constantly on the lookout for new tunes that have been added to your hard drive and then automatically adds them to your iTunes library. The program runs in the background and doesn't actually indicate when it's working or triggered but you will notice that files have been added to your iTunes library. It works basically as a background process although you can bring it into the foreground if you choose.  Note that you'll need iTunes version 6 or above for iTunes Folder Watch to work correctly. In this trial version, some folder management features have been disabled and you are bugged by a nag screen to purchase an upgrade to the full version. The licence key that they give you also works with iTunes Album Browser so if you do upgrade, you're effectively getting two programs for one.</p><p><strong>If iTunes is not managing your newly added music the way you wished it would, then you may find this program hits the spot.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="iTunes Folder Watch 2.1.08" href="http://itunes-folder-watch.en.softonic.com"><strong>iTunes Folder Watch 2.1.08</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[TuneUp Media Lite 2.2.7]]></title>
   <link>http://tuneup-lite.en.softonic.com</link>
   <description><![CDATA[<img src="http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/72000/72594/tuneup-companion-02.jpg" border="0" align="right" style="margin:0px 5px 5px;" /> <p>Is your <taglink type="program" country="en" id="30110">iTunes</taglink> library a mess? Do you have badly or mislabeled tracks? Rewriting tags yourself can take forever, so<strong> TuneUp Media</strong> has been created to help you out.</p><p>TuneUp Media sits next to your iTunes window, and has four functions. First is 'Clean', which searches for possible fits to your mislabeled tracks, and then automatically changes the file's tag. You can also search for cover art in the same way. Drag any album missing artwork into the TuneUp Media box, and it will find suitable matches, then update your files. If you like the 'cover flow' feature on iTunes, this is a great way to make it look good.</p><p>DeDuper searches out duplicate songs in your collection, which you can then remove, and finally there is the Tuniverse. TuneUp Media's Tuniverse allows you to share what you're playing on Facebook, Tweet the song, and see related YouTube videos and biographies from Freebase. There are even concert and event notifications via the StubHub service.</p><p>TuneUp Media allows you to clean 500 songs and find 50 album covers, so once you've used them up you have to subscribe to do more. The unlimited 'Now Playing' and 'Concerts' functions might be useful to you, and the YouTube videos are a nice touch.</p><p>TuneUp Media is a nice idea. iTunes libraries can get really untidy, and it's good to have an automated cleaning system. The app sits neatly next to iTunes, and doesn't use significant system resources.</p><p><strong>If you have lots of files in your iTunes library that need organizing, TuneUp Media is for you. The Facebook and Twitter features are useful, and the additional information TuneUp Media finds on your songs can be interesting too.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="TuneUp Media Lite 2.2.7" href="http://tuneup-lite.en.softonic.com"><strong>TuneUp Media Lite 2.2.7</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Videokv Converter 2]]></title>
   <link>http://videokv_converter.en.softonic.com</link>
   <description><![CDATA[<p>Videkv Converter is multifunctional Video Converter tool to convert videos among all popular video &amp; audio formats. Supported video formats include: AVI, MP4, FLV, MKV, WMV, MOV, VOB, MOV, MP4, MP3, AAC, WMA, etc. With Videokv Converter you can enjoy your video collection with your iPad, iPod, iPhone, Xobx360,PSP, Archos, Apple TV, Droid, iTunes, QuickTime Player, and many other digital players.</p><p></p><p>The interface of Videokv Converter is very user-friendly, you just need to click on the menu and all the options of the 
program are available to you. With this easy to use Video Converter you can enjoy your video collection on many digital 
players.This Video Converter software provides plenty of pre-configured profiles to match exact video resolution and 
format requirements of most video players and online videos.
</p><p>Videokv Converter is meant for Windows users to convert almost all video formats from one to another. It also enables them to extract audio from video files. They can watch your movies anywhere. </p><p>Download <a title="Videokv Converter 2" href="http://videokv_converter.en.softonic.com"><strong>Videokv Converter 2</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Safari 5.1.2]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<img src="http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/63000/63183/safari01.jpg" border="0" align="right" style="margin:0px 5px 5px;" /> <p>Apple was wildly criticized when it launched <strong>Safari for Windows</strong>. That first version was so unstable and buggy it didn't cause the best of impressions.</p><p>Things have changed a lot since then however and Safari 5 sees some exciting introductions such as a new <strong>Reader</strong> icon for easier reading in one page, faster page load times and vastly improved HTML5 support. All of the previous features such as tabs on top for easier page management and <strong>Cover Flow</strong> to flip through your bookmarked sites iTunes style have been retained too.</p><p>If you're new to Safari, the first thing you'll notice is how clean it feels compared to many other browsers. There are no annoying toolbars or plugins installed and the result of this is that Safari looks trim and loads pages very quickly. The other benefit is that maximum space is given to the contents of your page rather than a chunky browser.</p><p>In the previous version of Safari, Apple introduced <strong>Top Sites</strong> which is one of the most impressive aspects of Safari. It shows a panoramic thumbnail view of your most visited sites in one screen. Just click on the window you want to visit that site. This certainly looks cool, although its day-to-day usefulness is questionable. It is a good way of tracking which sites you visit most frequently though and you can lock your favorite sites to one single position so that you'll always know where it is when you open Safari. Sites with a star in the corner denote those with new content.</p><p>Meanwhile <strong>Cover Flow</strong> lets you browse through your bookmarks presenting full page views of the sites as they looked the last time you browsed them. The principle is based on flipping through albums in iTunes. Again, this looks cool although usually, I don't really care what the site looked like the last time I visited it - I just want to get there as quickly as possible. What I do like is the History Search - just type a word and Safari throws up every single page it has cached with that word on - very useful when you can't remember where the hell you saw the name of that person or game.</p><p>Other handy features in Safari include <strong>Tabs on Top</strong> which makes it a little easier to access and open your tabs at the very top of Safari. You can even drag and drop tabs into another Safari window. Speed has always been of the essence in Safari and Apple have stepped up the pace with an enhanced <strong>Nitro engine</strong> which it claims executes Javascript 25% faster than the last version. It's certainly damn quick and I'm mighty impressed at how fast it's loading my favorite sites such as YouTube and the BBC (and Softonic of course!).</p><p>In this latest version, the most notable feature is the new <strong>Reader</strong> which allows you to view all of your content on one page although there is no way to change the font. There's also a new Bing search option for Safari's search field, in addition to Google and Yahoo! <strong>HTML5 support has been improved</strong> meaning you can now view HTML5 video in full screen plus HTML5 Geolocation features are now available to Safari users. Navigating in Safari has also been made much easier due to a <strong>more predictive URL bar</strong> which actually searches cached webpages for keywords and archiving of exactly when you viewed certain pages is more precise and refined.</p><p>In addition to these changes, all the standard features in Safari remain. By clicking on the RSS tag in the URL bar, you can get a view of all the posts in a feed, which you can present chronologically and get a detailed or a title view. There will be inevitably some programs and plugins - such as 1Password - that don't work with this new version of Safari but these issues will quickly be ironed out by the developers of respective software.</p><p><strong>I love the look and speed of Safari but the lack of plugins available compared to Firefox and general instability issues mean that it's still going to be a while before Apple can lure me over to their browser.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="Safari 5.1.2" href="http://safari.en.softonic.com"><strong>Safari 5.1.2</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[iTunes 10.5.3 (64 bit)]]></title>
   <link>http://itunes-64.en.softonic.com</link>
   <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>iTunes</strong> is one of the most popular media players and managers, and with good reason. Seamless integration with <strong>iPods, iPhones and iPads</strong>, one-click purchasing in the iTunes Store and an excellent library make this a formidable app. This version is for <strong>64 bit Windows PCs</strong>.</p><p>With iTunes 10, the <strong>library</strong> has been improved with an extra view that adds album artwork where there’s room, instead of the traditional album title next to each song. This smartens up library viewing a lot, and generally underlines the new, clean look of the interface. It's no revolution, but looks neater. <strong>Playlists </strong>and <strong>iTunes DJ</strong> are untouched, and managing your library is as easy as ever. Creating playlists is one of iTunes' strengths, and it's still simpler and more user-friendly than the competition.</p><p><strong>Syncing</strong> iTunes with iPods and other Apple devices is really easy, and there are no longer problems using Mac-formatted devices in iTunes for Windows, or vice versa. <strong>Home Sharing </strong>is a great way to keep your library across multiple computers at home; it is really easy to set up and means all your computers will automatically have up-to-date libraries.</p><p>The biggest change with version 10 is to the iTunes Store. <strong>Ping</strong>, which is linked to your iTunes account, allows you to create a personal profile and share your purchases and reviews with friends, and artists you like. It looks very much like a basic Facebook News Feed or Twitter, but just about music. At the moment Ping feels underdeveloped. You can't share your listening habits, like Last.fm, and manual sharing is limited to the iTunes Store, not your own library. There's no option to share what you're listening to right now, which is pretty terrible! Ping will surely develop and improve very soon.</p><p><strong>The basic library function of iTunes is unparalleled, and syncing with iPods, iPhones and iPads is excellent. iTunes 10’s new social features are interesting, but limited at the moment.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="iTunes 10.5.3 (64 bit)" href="http://itunes-64.en.softonic.com"><strong>iTunes 10.5.3 (64 bit)</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[SnapPlay 1.4]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p>It can be a time-consuming ordeal to re-organized your digital library of music. So why not let SnapPlay do it for you? SnapPlay is simple to use and provides several options for generating playlists of all music stored in a folder structure. When you're done, a launcher utility gets you back to listening to your favorites.</p><p></p><p>SnapPlay search for music files in folders and creates playlists based on the folder the files are stored in. Play lists can create created in Windows Media format or iTunes format, and can be stored in a variety of ways.</p><p>This application is for audio listeners and for users who want to organize or recreate their play lists.</p><p>Download <a title="SnapPlay 1.4" href="http://snapplay.en.softonic.com"><strong>SnapPlay 1.4</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[mufin player 2.5]]></title>
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   <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>mufin player</strong> is a music suggestion service for your Windows PC desktop.</p><p>The mufin player is another attempt at an alternative to <a href="http://itunes.en.softonic.com">iTunes</a>. Its unique selling point is the similarity tool, which analyzes your library to create playlists of music that relate conceptually to one another.</p><p>The playlist creation on mufin player does seem much better than iTunes' Genius feature, as it actually looks at the music itself, not just the meta data. The downside of that is the initial scanning of your library can take quite a long time if you have a large music collection. Importing with mufin player also takes a little longer because of this.</p><p>mufin player's design is great, although if you don't like orange, there are no ways to customize the interface's colors. The controls in mufin player are chunky and look cool. The side bar is really clear, but there is nothing innovative about it.</p><p>Unfortunately, mufin player has no equalizer, and does seem a little heavy on resources compared to iTunes. It is also difficult to see which playlist you are currently viewing. mufin player will also recommend tracks from its online database, and you can listen to excerpts from these. However, sometimes a "there are currently no similar tracks for this piece" message will pop up, which isn't very helpful.</p><p><strong>The playlist creation feature in mufin player is impressive, but overall don't expect iTunes to be losing any sleep (or users) over it yet.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="mufin player 2.5" href="http://mufin-player.en.softonic.com"><strong>mufin player 2.5</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[SRS Audio Essentials 1.0.45.0]]></title>
   <link>http://srs-audio-essentials.en.softonic.com</link>
   <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>SRS Audio Essentials</strong> is a software-based audio mixer that processes the audio stream from different file formats and enhances the sound in impressive ways.</p><p>The application offers <strong>six different preset modes</strong> from audio, movies, and gaming to external speakers, on-board speakers, and headphones. The different configurations create varied audio playback and some audio settings actually work better than their presets depending on what type of video is being watched.</p><p>SRS Audio Essentials is simple to use with the standard options, but the full version of SRS Audio Essentials features customizable sliders that affect the treble, bass, and sound dimensions. SRS Audio Essentials also features a <strong>simulated 5.1 surround sound</strong> option that can be used with most video playback.</p><p><strong>But how did SRS Audio Essentials compare to the on-board audio?</strong></p><p>SRS Audio Essentials was tested on an Alienware MX11 that uses <a title="Realtek High Definition Audio Drivers on Softonic" href="http://realtek-hd-audio-drivers-vista.en.softonic.com/">Realtek High Definition Audio</a> as the default audio processor. Two sets of headphones were used: Altec Lansing ear buds and WESC over-the-ear headphones.</p><p><strong><h3>Audio</h3></strong></p><p>With <a href="http://itunes.en.softonic.com">iTunes</a>, four different songs from two different genres were tested. Hip-hop and rock music have comparable audio attributes, and the four songs chosen contain both a good amount of high and lows.</p><p>Across the board, <strong>SRS Audio Essentials beat Realtek High Definition Audio</strong> by producing a <strong>wider spectrum of sound</strong> and highlighting the higher pitches and solid lows. The hip-hop songs sounded heavier with the increased bass and the rock songs had new life brought to them with the percussion and smaller recorded sounds becoming more vibrant by SRS Audio Essentials.</p><p><strong><h3>Movies</h3></strong></p><p>For the video tests, <a title="Media Player Classic HC on Softonic" href="http://media-player-classic-homecinema.en.softonic.com/">Media Player Classic Home Cinema</a> (in the <a title="K-Lite Codec Pack on Softonic" href="http://klite_codec_pack_standard.en.softonic.com/">K-Lite codec pack</a>) and <a title="Windows Media Player on Softonic" href="http://windows-media-player.en.softonic.com/">Windows Media Player</a> were used to compare playback. SRS Audio Essentials is <strong>compatible with most media players</strong> and natively works with Windows Media Player while Media Player Classic had to be configured to recognize the program to process the sound.</p><p><strong>Using three high definition music videos</strong>, SRS Audio Essentials again produced more impressive audio. Using two pop songs and one hip-hop song, SRS Audio Essentials was able to create a wider and more expansive sound. The pop song’s heavily layered <strong>instrumentals contained more depth</strong> while the vocals sounded much more natural and comprehensible. The hip-hop video played with an <strong>enjoyable amount of bass</strong> and the treble also presented small cues not heard with Realtek High Definition Audio.</p><p>The only problem with SRS Audio Essentials is that the <strong>presets do not work well with music video audio</strong>. In the case of both pop videos, there was a <strong>noticeable amount of cracking during playback</strong> that sat right behind the melody of the song and even adjusting the advanced option sliders did not remove the issue.</p><p>A dialogue-heavy movie was also tested and with presets (movie and headphones), the audio came across clean and audible. SRS Audio Essentials was also able to <strong>create more virtual surround </strong>with small background noise like crickets being easily heard. Considering the source was from DVD, it was impressive that SRS Audio Essentials processed the smaller noises not heard during playback.</p><p><strong><h3>Gaming</h3></strong></p><p><a title="The Binding of Isaac on Softonic" href="http://the-binding-of-isaac.en.softonic.com/">The Binding of Issac</a> was tested with SRS Audio Essentials. Containing both an introduction containing lots of dialogue and the game containing a heavy soundtrack, it was the perfect game to test. Once again, SRS Audio Essentials bested Realtek High Definition Audio by <strong>expanding and improving on the experience</strong> of the game through the sound. In the simplest case: the <strong>game sounded a lot more epic</strong>.</p><p>Since SRS promotes SRS Audio Essentials as a program that is for music, movies, and games primarily; the testing of the three different types proved that SRS Audio Essentials is actually an <strong>essential add-on</strong> to anyone’s computer that does not contain a discrete soundcard.</p><p><strong>While SRS Audio Essentials is not absolute perfection, it is the closest possibility through software.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="SRS Audio Essentials 1.0.45.0" href="http://srs-audio-essentials.en.softonic.com"><strong>SRS Audio Essentials 1.0.45.0</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Portable VLC media player 1.1.11]]></title>
   <link>http://portable-vlc-media-player.en.softonic.com</link>
   <description><![CDATA[<img src="http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/52000/52088/vlcportable01.jpg" border="0" align="right" style="margin:0px 5px 5px;" /> <p>If you want to play <strong>video</strong> or <strong>music</strong> files and not worry about format, <strong>Portable VLC media player</strong> is the best application for the job. With this portable app, you can have the powerful <strong><a title="" href="http://en.softonic.com/windows/multimedia">media player</a></strong> with you anywhere.</p><p>Like its big desktop brother, Portable VLC media player is simply the most stable, flexible and lightweight audio and video player around today. While other media players will play unusual formats after downloading a codec, or simply refuse to play things, Portable VLC media player will never complain. In addition to this, you can also use it to preview files you are downloading, because it will play parts of files. It takes no time to start up either, so opening it up to preview something is no trouble at all.</p><p>Portable VLC media player has great hotkey support - if you take the time to learn the shortcuts - so can be controlled without touching your mouse. The interface is functional, but by no means attractive. If you're watching DVDs or video files through it, this is not an issue.</p><p>Regarding music, Portable VLC media player plays more or less any file and features an equalizer and playlist creation. It isn't as intuitive as iTunes as a media manager, but it's a much more flexible player in terms of file formats.</p><p><b>For video, Portable VLC media player is the best application you will find. Its minimal interface is great for viewing, it's got excellent tools for effects, and doing things like adding subtitles is easy.</b></p><p>Download <a title="Portable VLC media player 1.1.11" href="http://portable-vlc-media-player.en.softonic.com"><strong>Portable VLC media player 1.1.11</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Xilisoft iPod Magic 4.2.4.0729]]></title>
   <link>http://xilisoft-ipod-magic.en.softonic.com</link>
   <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Xilisoft iPod Magic</strong> allows you to transfer DVDs, music and video to your iPod or iPhone, without the need for iTunes.</p><p>Billed as a three-in-one device management app, Xilisoft iPod Magic lets you <strong>rip audio and video from your iPod to your PC</strong>, <strong>copy files from iPod to <a href="http://itunes.en.softonic.com">iTunes</a></strong>, and <strong>transfer files from your PC to your iPod</strong>. The software even lets you convert non-iPod file formats on the fly, before transferring them to your device.</p><p>Thanks to a clear, well-designed interface, Xilisoft iPod Magic makes it easy to manage files on your iPod or iPhone. The contents of your Apple device are displayed in the main window (sectioned into audio, video, podcasts and photo). There are three large buttons underneath to add files to your iPod from your PC, export files from your device to the PC and for exporting to iTunes. Alternatively, you can simply drag and drop multimedia to and from Xilisoft iPod Magic. The app even supports batch transfers.</p><p>Ripping a DVD to your iPod/iPhone is very easy with Xilisoft iPod Magic. Just load the disk, hit the icon and the movie will be transferred to your device, or to iTunes, in the correct iPod format. In fact, any (well, almost any) video or audio that you transfer using Xilisoft iPod Magic will automatically be converted to the correct format. And quickly, at that. The program comes with a a neat preview window so you can see the video as it's transferring.</p><p>On the negative side, some users might find Xilisoft iPod Magic to be a bit sluggish and unresponsive at times. It often takes a very long time to build your audio library into the window. The iTunes integration is far from perfect and a number of times Xilisoft iPod Magic managed to crash iTunes as it was trying to export music into it.</p><p><strong>Putting these glitches aside, Xilisoft iPod Magic makes for a useful way to move music and video between your iPod and your PC.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="Xilisoft iPod Magic 4.2.4.0729" href="http://xilisoft-ipod-magic.en.softonic.com"><strong>Xilisoft iPod Magic 4.2.4.0729</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Freemake Audio Converter 1.1.0.8]]></title>
   <link>http://freemake-audio-converter.en.softonic.com</link>
   <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Freemake Audio Converter</strong> is a nicely designed, easy-to-use <strong><a title="" href="http://en.softonic.com/windows/converters">audio converter</a></strong> with which you can convert music files in the most <strong>popular formats</strong>: MP3, WMA, FLAC, M4A and Ogg.</p><p>Using Freemake Audio Converter is really simple. First, click the <strong>Audio</strong> button or just drag and drop some files onto the interface to get started. You can convert multiple files at the same time, and even add video files so that the program extracts the audio track from them.</p><p>Then, select the target format by clicking the buttons at the bottom of the interface in Freemake Audio Converter. Each format has a few <strong>default presets</strong>, and also lets you create custom ones. Finally click the <strong>Convert</strong> button and you’re done.</p><p>Freemake Audio Converter has some nice extra features, like the ability to send MP3 and AAC files directly to iTunes or an option to merge multiple audio files into one. On the downside, the program doesn’t have a built-in player, which could be quite handy.</p><p><strong>With Freemake Audio Converter you can easily convert audio files and extract sound from video files, in the most popular media formats.</strong></p><p>Download <a title="Freemake Audio Converter 1.1.0.8" href="http://freemake-audio-converter.en.softonic.com"><strong>Freemake Audio Converter 1.1.0.8</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Clementine 0.7.1]]></title>
   <link>http://clementine.en.softonic.com</link>
   <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Clementine</strong> music player is a  is a lightweight, clean <a title="Music players for PC" href="http://en.softonic.com/windows/players">audio app</a> for Windows, based on the popular Amarok engine for Linux.</p><p>Just like iTunes, Clementine lets you build up a personal music library by importing files and folders from your hard drive. This means you can comfortably listen to all your music from one single location, even if it’s scattered all over the system.</p><p>Besides playing music, Clementine also includes interesting extra utilities, such as a <strong>tag editor</strong>, support for <strong>online music services</strong> like Last.fm and Jamendo, a built-in <strong>online radio player</strong> and a <strong>cover manager</strong> that can find missing album covers for you.</p><p>Clementine doesn’t have as many library management features as we could expect from a music manager, but it's come on in leaps over the last few versions, managing to add extra features - like global hotkeys, sleek interface and good playlist management - while remaining a light, well-designed player that's perfect for those who prefer to stay away from bloatware.</p><p><strong>Clementine is a lightweight music player with clean design and a bunch of interesting extra tools. Give it a try!</strong></p><p>Download <a title="Clementine 0.7.1" href="http://clementine.en.softonic.com"><strong>Clementine 0.7.1</strong></a> in <a title="Free software downloads and reviews - Softonic" href="http://en.softonic.com/">Softonic</a></p>]]></description>
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   <pubdate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubdate>
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