Require passwords to launch programs with Empathy
Filed under: Security, Utilities, Windows, Freeware
Users of XP Pro or Vista Business/Ultimate don't technically need to bother with a program like this. It's fairly easy to use secpol.msc to set up software restrictions on a PC. Empathy, however, will be easier to set up for the average user.
There's nothing to install - just extract the zip file to a folder and run the executable. Browse to the executable you want to protect and enter a password. The unregistered version is limited to a single character, which ought to work fine in a home environment. After all, most people will probably think it's a multi-character password, guess incorrectly, and give up after a few failed attempts.
Empathy is "postcardware," which I hadn't encountered yet. Developer Michal Strehovsky will gladly send you an unlock code, as long as you send him a picture postcard. Nice!
[ via gHacks ]
Require passwords to launch programs with Empathy originally appeared on Download Squad on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Surf the world's radio stations with Radio Beta
Want to find that old station you used to listen to when you went to college in Chicago, but can't remember its call letters? Just click the "Radios from United States" link and browse until you find it. Always wondered what drive time radio sounds like in Australia? You can search by country too.
Radio streams are also sorted by genre, allowing you to peruse a huge list of rock, pop, 60s, 70s, or 80s music. Or if you know the station you're looking for you can just use the search box.
Radio Beta has its own audio player built in, which allows you to listen to music while searching the site. The player only works with Firefox and Internet Explorer for now.
[via AppScout]
Surf the world's radio stations with Radio Beta originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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DownloadShopper: Comparison shopping for MP3s made easy
Filed under: Audio, Search, Web
You can search by artist, song, or album title. It does take a few moments to complete a search, but it would probably take much longer to search all three web stores for the songs yourself.
[via MakeUseOf]
DownloadShopper: Comparison shopping for MP3s made easy originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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KLS Mail Backup makes email, browser backups a snap
Filed under: Internet, Utilities, Windows, Freeware
KLS Mail Backup takes the hassle out of backing up and restoring profile data from seven different programs: IE, Firefox, Thunderbird, Outlook Express, Seamonkey, Live Mail, and Windows Mail. Select the applications and profiles you want to back up, check the items you want to store, and run your job.
Your archives are automatically zipped, and Mail Backup will maintain a version history by default. Completed back ups can be browsed by clicking the archive tab on the right side of the main application window. Versioning options are completely configurable: you can specify the number of archives to keep or the number of days to store them before deleting.
Though not described as portable on the KLS Soft web site, I had no issues running Mail Backup from a shared folder on my network.
Opera, Chrome, and Outlook aren't currently supported, but Mail Backup is very actively developed. Since KLS adds new applications to Mail Backup as plugins, it may only be a matter of time before they're included.
Mail Backup is free for personal use and runs on Windows 2000 or newer (including x64 builds).
KLS Mail Backup makes email, browser backups a snap originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Save the Planet and Win: Environmental social network
Filed under: News, Web services, web 2.0
Going green is more than just a trend, it's ultimately going to become the future. In order to improve sustainability and reduce carbon emissions, we all need to band together. The problem for a lot of people (I know it's a problem for me) is that going green is often well, boring. Berkeley, California based Save the Planet and Win is hoping to change that, by bringing some fun to the serious subject of sustainability.Save the Planet and Win, is a social network of sorts where you can track your carbon footprint, chart reductions you are making and participate and encourage others to do the same. It's kind of like Make Me Sustainable, a service we covered earlier this year that lets you track and share your carbon reductions and sustainability goals. Save the Planet and Win is a Voluntary Personal Carbon Registry (they say they are the first in the United States) and you can even buy verified carbon offsets from the Carbon Offset Store.
But Save the Planet and Win has a slight twist: you can "win" stuff just by participating. Basically in exchange for watching a 30 second green ad, the sponsor will make a credit to your account. Those credits can be used to purchase carbon offsets, dedicated to a social cause or you can cash the points out for actual dollars.
This is pretty interesting, and it kind of addresses an issue I personally think is essential for individual (and even more importantly, corporate) involvement in environmental sustainability: monetary incentives. If by watching an ad, learning how to help save energy or better reduce my footprint can end up helping a cause I care about or can help me purchase carbon offsets, I'm all for it.
You can sign up at Save the Planet and Win, it's free and the ultimate goal is really important.
Save the Planet and Win: Environmental social network originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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AbiWord 2.6.5 supports OpenOffice.org, MS Word 2007 files
Filed under: Windows, Linux, Office, Freeware, Open Source
AbiWord 2.6.5 also includes a number of bug fixes and an improved LaTeX export filter. AbiWord is available for Windows or Linux. And if you don't want to install it to your PC, a portable version which you can run from a USB flash drive is also available.
I've been using AbiWord for most of my word processing needs for ages. It's quite capable as a light weight standalone word processor. But in the past it has had problems dealing with the formatting of some imported Office documents, which is why I've always kept OpenOffice.org around as a backup. It'll be interesting to see if the new version does a better job with Office docs.
AbiWord 2.6.5 supports OpenOffice.org, MS Word 2007 files originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Windows Vista SP2 beta now publicly available
Filed under: OS Updates, Windows, Microsoft, Beta
According to Wired's post, you should be aware that you'll have to uninstall the beta in order to install SP2 final once it's released. Currently Microsoft is anticipating doing that some time in April 2009.
If you're looking for more details before grabbing the file, check out PC World's article Vista SP2: Six Things You Need to Know.
Downloads for both 32 and 64-bit users are available at the Microsoft Download Center. Instructions are also available here for users wanting to install SP2 through Windows Update.
So far, I'm glad I ran the update. Overall my x64 Ultimate install seems a bit more responsive than before, and I've yet to encounter any annoyances. If you've upgraded, share your thoughts in the comments!
[ via Wired ]
Windows Vista SP2 beta now publicly available originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Play Arkanoid in your DHTML capable browser - Time Waster
Filed under: Fun, Games, Internet, Time-Wasters, Web
I'm pretty sure if I added up all the money I spent as a kid playing Arkanoid I would have been able to afford the NES I never had. Nearly 20 years later, it's still an addictive, fun game that I can't seem to put down once I get started.Developer Scott Schiller has created a faithful reproduction in Javascript that runs in virtually any browser - including the iPhone.
The game loads in a flash, and I was impressed by how responsive the controls are. Several of the Flash clones I've played didn't track mouse movement well, but DHTML Arkanoid is silky-smooth.
As you can tell from the screenshot, all the power-ups are there. If you've never played Arkanoid before, the one you want is the the red capsule with the L on it.
Damn you, Schiller! I was supposed to be using this morning to get some more posts done, but how can I now? Those bricks aren't going to smash themselves, you know.
Play Arkanoid in your DHTML capable browser - Time Waster originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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