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The Xbox Linux Project aims to privide a version of GNU/Linux for the Xbox, so that it can be used as an ordinary computer. Linux should make use of all Xbox hardware and allow to install and run software from standard i386 Linux distributions. An Xbox with Linux can be a full desktop... Platforms: *nix

Xfce 4 Smartbookmark Plugin was first written by Emanuele Rocca, but it was recently rewritten so that it now works with the new panel API. It allows you to send requests directly to your browser and perform a custom search. Some examples: http://www.google.it/search?q= if you want to perform a... Platforms: *nix

Hoglet allows special markup to be added to text documents so that software documentation can be easily produced. It provides a configurable parser, simple markup rules, and extensible "tag handlers" that allow custom Java code to process content. Whats New in This Release: New Features -... Platforms: *nix

nodoze is a Perl script to repair websites built with MS Windows so that they will work properly on a UNIX server. It changes all file and directory names, and all relative URLS in the html, to lower case, and it changes all .htm extensions to .html. When websites are built on on computers... Platforms: *nix

Memlockd project locks a list of files into RAM so that if the system starts paging excessively (as the result of a DOS attack or buggy program), the sysadmin will still be able to login to recover it. The project will lock regular files as well as programs in memory, and for programs, it can... Platforms: *nix

Safe and SafeDesktop project are created so that a user need not remember all her login names and passwords. What is Safe? Nowadays, every person is forced to remember lots of sensitive data to interact with machines during daily life. For instance, automatic teller machines ask for numerical... Platforms: *nix

pstoedit program converts Postscript and PDF files to other vector graphic formats so that they can be edited graphically. Supported Formats Currently pstoedit can generate the following major formats: - Tgif .obj format (for tgif version >= 3) - .fig format for xfig - pdf - Adobes... Platforms: *nix

Charles is an HTTP proxy / HTTP monitor / Reverse Proxy that enables a developer to view all of the HTTP traffic between their machine and the Internet. This includes requests, responses and the HTTP headers (which contain the cookies and caching information). Charles can act as a... Platforms: *nix

I was trying out modifications of the LMS algorithm so that it will converge faster and the mean square error will also be smaller. Getting to one of the drawbacks of LMS, that it has only one controllable parameter "mu", the selection of whose value will be the most critical from design point of... Platforms: Matlab

ReadPlease is a text-to-speech application designed to give your computer a human-sounding voice so that it can read any text to you, from Web pages, email, or the clipboard. Award-winning software, ReadPlease 2002, shatters the myth that computers must sound robotic and monotonous. Just imagine...

NotesHolder lets you quickly type in any piece of information so that you can easily find it when you need. This is the most effective way to store all your notes without cluttering up your desk with PostIt and sticky notes. Move your mouse cursor to the edge of the screen, the list of the notes... Platforms: Windows

UAC short for User Account Control - also referred to as Admin Approval Mode is a new feature of Windows Vista. Many actions that you normally perform in Windows prior to Vista require Administrator privileges now and so Vista will ask for permission before it will continue with these tasks.... Platforms: Windows

123 DVD to Zune (Freeware) provides you a handy tool to convert DVDs to Zune/WMV video format so that you can watch DVD movies on your Zune or your computer. With 123 DVD to Zune, you can watch DVD movies on Microsoft Zune Player anytime ,anywhere. Why 123 DVD to Zune? - Fast DVD... Platforms: Windows

Spam Bot Blocker is a free utility that obfuscated (scrambles) your email address so that you can post it to your website with less risk of it being harvested by spam bots. Spam Bot Blocker works by encoding your email address inside a small amount of Javascript. A less secure encoding method... Platforms: Windows

Free program, which allows you to change/replace multiple letters and phrases at a time. It is easy to create and save lists of changes/replacements, so that you can reuse them. You can even paste replacement table from your spreadsheet (e.g. Excel/Calc). wReplace resembles Notepad. Like... Platforms: Windows

GlobalSpellChecker is a tool for checking spelling or meaning of words from any application using Microsoft Word.It displays the meaning or spelling suggestion in a non-disturbing way so that you do not have to shift from the application you are working. You can copy the word to be checked to... Platforms: Windows

This small utility configures your desktop so that it always has a fresh photo as wallpaper. Photos are taken from the Internet from the 'Nature Wallpapers Blog' ( www.exterpassive.com/naturewallpapers ). It publishes beautiful nature photos from all over the world. And there is no need... Platforms: Windows

Zune Explorer Enabler makes your Zune portable media player appear to your computer as a portable hard drive so that you can access it using Windows Explorer. You can enable or disable access with a click of a button - no registry hacking necessary - making it an easy, safe process. Platforms: Windows

myMusic helps you keep your digital music in order and makes it portable so that you can listen to it were ever you are! If your music collection is big myMusic's seekfunction will help you find any album or a song. Create playlists with your favorite songs or let myMusic create randomized... Platforms: Windows

AVS Audio CD Creator is a free compact full-featured CD writer application which allows you to easily burn audio CDs, so that you can listen to your favorite music using any CD-player such as hardware CD player, musical centers, car audio. You take audio files of MP3, OGG, WMA or any other... Platforms: Windows