Download Zonealarm 2009 Pro for free on 11/18/2008
Filed under: Internet, Security, Windows, Commercial, Freeware
ZoneAlarm has been around for years, and is still one of the most popular Windows firewall programs around (about 1.6 million CNET downloads to date).
As reported on gHacks, Checkpoint will be giving away the 2009 Pro version tomorrow - complete with one year of updates. We're not sure about the exact URL for the promotion, but gHacks thinks it will probably be associated with this address.
ZoneAlarm Pro adds anti-spyware protection to ZoneAlarm's firewall product. Pair that with your favorite antivirus program, and you have a full security suite!
The latest version of the ZoneAlarm family has received good reviews. CNET Australia reviewed ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2009 and said, "ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009 provides top-notch fundamental security protection that is light on system resources, allowing you to work unencumbered." It's also a perennial favorite of PC World, winning Editor's Choice awards four years in a row.
If you're not a fan of ZoneAlarm, you may want to check out Comodo's latest offering.
We'll see if the Checkpoint servers can cope with the increased demand. I'm sure we all remember what happened with the Codeweavers giveaway last month.
Download Zonealarm 2009 Pro for free on 11/18/2008 originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsSprint's Plug Into Now dashboard
Filed under: Fun, Internet, Adobe, Freeware, Web
If you're not a fan of Flash, you definitely don't want to check out Sprint's new Plug Into Now dashboard. If you dare to click through, you'll be treated with sensory overload, internet style. The page is a cornucopia of snippets of information, with one theme: Now. A computerized female voice periodically speaks, saying things like "13,628 letters are being mailed right now", or "8,971,000 workers are out sick right now". The voice also invites you to click on the page, where you will find such treasures as a button that says Push Me, then when you push it, gleefully displays a message that the button doesn't do anything. The page has all sorts of running tallies, such as how many coffee cups are being manufactured at this instant, or the current population of the world.
As much as I feel like this dashboard is an abomination, it's hard not to explore it.
[via Daring Fireball]
Sprint's Plug Into Now dashboard originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsTr.im shortens and tweets URLs, tracks stats, and more
Tr.im does just that. Apart from offering URLs that are about as short as you're going to get (8 characters on my tests), they've added a couple interesting features.
For starters, Tr.im will truncate your link and automatically update your Twitter or Identi.ca status. The service also tracks stats and allows commenting on your URLs. There is, of course, a bookmarklet and API access is provided for developers.
Creating an account allows you to store your history and gives you access to a number of useful preference settings. Tr.im doesn't even require creating a new account to log in - just use your Twitter credentials.
You can choose to auto-copy new URLs to the clipboard, automatically trim and tweet, and save your Twitter and Identi.ca passwords. Another interesting feature is Tr.im's retweet service, which automatically adds popular submissions to their Twitter feeds.
It's an excellent service, and may just be my new favorite truncator.
Tr.im shortens and tweets URLs, tracks stats, and more originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsGet the Vista sidebar in XP
Filed under: Design, Windows, Freeware, Mods
While Vista has now been available for almost two years now, there are a lot of people that are happily sticking with XP, myself included. And while there aren't enough flashy features to tempt me to switch to Vista, one that I do like the look of is the Vista sidebar. Happily, deviantart user joshoon has posted a package that allows you to install the real Vista sidebar on your Windows XP computer. Installing the sidebar consists of installing three packages: Alky for Applications, Windows Sidebar Installer, and Gadget Extractor. Alky for Applications is where the magic happens allowing Vista-specific software to run under XP. An interesting side-effect of installing the Windows Sidebar Installer is that the Vista-specific fonts are added to your XP installation.
Because this is an XP-compatible version of the actual Vista sidebar rather than a copy, all of the widgets that you could install in Vista will work on XP.
[via Lifehacker]
Get the Vista sidebar in XP originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsPhysics-based fun with Assembler - Time Waster
Filed under: Fun, Games, Time-Wasters, Web
Assembler is a fun physics-based game where you get to toss around boxes, beams and other shapes, trying to get a box into a target somewhere in each level. It's difficult to write a review of Assembler without becoming distracted for an hour, playing Assembler. The puzzles become challenging in later levels, but a lot of the fun is in throwing boxes around, hitting them with beams, and making goofy little catapults. Some levels have more than one target to reach, and a lot of them have metal bits that you have to work around. Solving the puzzles isn't conceptually difficult so much as tricky to actually execute. You can see the structure you need to build, but making it balance properly is another matter. The Assembler high scores are based on time, too, and it's even more challenging to complete some of the levels when you're trying to do it as quickly as possible.
Physics-based fun with Assembler - Time Waster originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsNews Flash: Adobe Flash coming to Windows Mobile, AIR hits 1.5
Filed under: Internet, Windows Mobile, Adobe
Also on the docket:
- Adobe AIR 1.5 will be released, with support for WebKit and Flash Player 10
- An alpha version of Flash for 64-bit Linux systems will be released
- Preview versions of the latest versions of Adobe Flash Catalyst and Adobe Flex Builder will also be made available
News Flash: Adobe Flash coming to Windows Mobile, AIR hits 1.5 originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsPin minimized windows to desktop thumbnails with miniMIZE
Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Productivity, Freeware
It's a free app for Windows that monitors the applications you launch. When you minimize a window, miniMIZE removes the button from your taskbar and creates a thumbnail. It's easy on system resources, only consuming about 7mb of memory.
Thumbnails can be dragged anywhere on your desktop, or you can let miniMIZE automatically line them up along any edge of your desktop. You can also choose to pin icons to the desktop or have them float on top of active windows.
Further tweaks include thumbnail size, opacity, customizable hotkeys, and application icon overlays. Any applications you don't want handled by miniMIZE can be added to an exclusions list - just drag the crosshairs onto the appropriate program.
It's similar to ThumbWin, which Brad wrote about last year, but the site and application are both English.
Note that miniMIZE will only catch things after it's running - so you'll have to close and re-open your other apps after installing it for things to take effect.
Pin minimized windows to desktop thumbnails with miniMIZE originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsConvert your bookmarks for any browser with Transmute
Filed under: Utilities, Browsers
Sometimes it seems kind of ridiculous that browsers don't read each other's bookmarks. Until the happy day when everything becomes standardized and interoperable, it helps to have an app like Transmute around. Transmute can format your bookmarks for any of the major browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Chromium and Opera. Transmute is really easy to use, as it basically does all the conversion itself. There are a few options available to make sure that the integrity of your bookmarks is maintained, though. First, you can back up your bookmarks before you try to convert them. Then, to make sure the existing bookmarks in your target browser don't get deleted, you can add incoming bookmarks instead of overwriting what's already there.
Convert your bookmarks for any browser with Transmute originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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