Think your cellphone can work a trifle more harder than you do? Think it can keep you that much more connected to work, friends and family? Here’s a list of applications that you should have on your cellphone to keep you happy.
FoxyTag is a collaborative application which warns you 15 seconds before a speed camera. Now before you go all crazy and get a Bugatti Veyron from somewhere and go berserk on the roads after you get FoxyTag, read this from their website.
“FoxyTag motivates neither speeding nor any other risky behavior, but allows the driver to concentrate on the road instead of having their eyes fixed on the speedometer.” Right said.
With ZYB,
you can be sure that you’ll never lose your contacts and calendar ever
again. It safely stores all your calender/contacts online and you can
synchronize it with a single click. Can be a boon when you are
migrating cell phones or have just plain lost it; mind and/or mobile..
Fring is to the mobile what Digsby is to the PC. It can keep you connected to Skype, Google Talk, MSN Messenger, ICQ, AIM, Yahoo and Twitter. You’ve also got push mail and video streaming for screaming out loud! Agreed most of you don’t use most of things mentioned here, but a long options list is never a bad thing. Over and above that you can make VoIP calls as well, but in India, you’re going to get royally screwed with the exorbitant data transfer rates when making calls via VoIP. So, if you’re an Indian and have escaped recession, make VoIP calls only when you are in Wi-Fi hotspots.
(If you are having connectivity issues with Fring, you can also give eBuddy a shot. Head to m.ebuddy.com for a quick WAP fix or download the application from their site.)
Shozu
is basically a photo and video upload application with quite a
comprehensive list of destinations to where you can upload them.
Flickr, Picasa and PhotoBucket are just the tip of the iceberg. It also
brings Facebook right in your hands and you can do a fair bit with it.
Upload images, update descriptions, check out friends’ photo feeds and
keep track of events. Shozu can also double up as a mobile blogger’s
paradise with support for Wordpress, Blogger, Windows Live Spaces, Live
Journal and what have you. And if you happen to have been bitten by the
reporter bug, you can also report to BBC, CNN and Reuters with your
pictures and videos. This thing also allows you to upload via FTP. Just
falls short of taking your dog for a walk.
Like using Google Maps to find directions from your PC and laptop? You’re going to love Google Maps on Mobile
then. It offers you the complete functionality of Google Maps right in
the palm of your hands. You can switch from maps to terrain view to
satellite view with a click and also find the best routes. And your
phone need not have GPS inbuilt for using this. It uses approximation
to well, approximate your location within 500 mts. Also, it’d have been
great if Google compressed the data before sending it to us hapless
Indian users. One simple map loading, zoom-in and zoom-out sequence
takes up a good 0.25MB of data. What? Don’t look at me like that.
If you ask me, Opera Mini
can easily be called the best innovation after the cellphone phone
itself. A mid-server sitting somewhere in the Obama-land compresses all
your web pages and sends it to you at just 1/10th of the size of the
original web page. Also you can store all your bookmarks on Opera’s
server and synchronize them between your PC and mobile; very useful
when upgrading or such like. Supports uploading files, saving web
pages, has a RSS reader and has a few themes in the latest version to
suit your whims and fancies
If you are a Windows Mobile or Symbian S60 user, you could also try Skyfire.
GMail for Mobile
is a simple Java application to access your Gmail account. It’s
definitely faster and more efficient than trying to access it from your
browser. Only problem is, you can’t attach anything.
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Wouldn’t
the world be a better place if you could read your voice mail rather
than hear it? This text could then be organized in so many ways and you
could build a humongous archive of all your voice mails for future
reference. Alright, this thing is still in the making but looks
promising. Do signup and get yourself on the waiting list.And oh yeah, if you’re a developer, they have a big buck challenge happening.
IrfanView
is a free, small, and fast image viewer that can handle virtually any
image file format (some require additional plugins). It offers an
arsenal of image manipulation features (crop, resize, color adjustment,
etc.), as well as a multitude of special features usually found only in
expensive packages. There are too many to list here, but some of the
best features include complete effects (sharpen, blur, etc.), paint
capabilities (draw on images), desktop/window capturing, thumbnail
viewer/creator, multimedia player, batch conversion (optional image
processing), support for Adobe Photoshop filters, and many plugins
available to add even more features.
AI RoboForm
is a powerful, yet easy to use password manager and web form filler
that automates password management and form filling. It can save
passwords, log in to sites automatically, fill long registration and
purchase forms with a single click, encrypt passwords for security,
generate random passwords, and much more.
CuteFTP
is an intuitive application for transferring files between a PC and
remote server via the FTP protocol. Features include an easy-to-use
interface, connection wizard, automatic-transfer-resume functionality,
Turbo Transfer, transfer queue, built-in HTML editor, advanced search
capabilities, backup for a local machine to a remote server, directory
comparison, custom commands, firewall and proxy support, path
bookmarks, and filtered listings.
FeedDemon
is a free, easy-to-use RSS feed reader that makes it quick and
convenient to stay up-to-date with the latest news and information. The
software is highly customizable, including the way feeds are organized
and displayed. Custom news watches based on keywords can be setup, and
podcasts can be easily transferred to portable audio devices.
Group
Mail Business Edition is a feature-rich, powerful, and flexible email
marketing application that allows users to send bulk email with ease.
Options are provided to ensure rapid mailing as well as address
validation, group merging and purging, backup, Habeas support, and more.
Firefox
has now become established as an exceptional web browser. Due primarily
to its extension capabilities, we highly recommend use of Firefox. In
addition to the comprehensive extension support, Firefox also offers
fast browsing, browser tabs, pop-up blocking, advanced privacy and
security, smart searching, and more.
Mozilla
Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail, newsgroup,
and RSS feed client that offers a simple solution for online
communication and information retrieval. The software is also highly
customizable and expandable via a massive collection of available
extensions.
MozyPro
is a software/service combination that provides secure,
enterprise-level online backup via a highly customizable, powerful, yet
easy to use software application.
NewsBin
is a multi-threaded news robot that automatically downloads and decodes
binary posts from Usenet newsgroups. The software takes full advantage
of high-bandwidth Internet connections with multiple, simultaneous
connections to news server(s). NewsBin offers resume functionality to
recover from lost connections. It can also reassemble multi-part posts
across multiple servers and provides a thumbnail display when
downloading images. Additional features available include Internet and
local search, built-in RAR file handling, SSL support, NZB message ID
file support, and advanced connection management. The settings are a
bit daunting, but once configured, it provides the very best solution
for binary newsgroup access.
PocoMail
is a powerful email client that offers many useful features, such as
strong spam filtering, flexible message editing, and ultra-fast search
capabilities. PocoMail’s greatest strengths are PocoScript, the
advanced filtering capabilities, events, and Message Templates.
PocoScript allows for pre- and post-processing incoming and outgoing
mail in virtually any way imaginable. It also store a message in a
temporary file for processing by an external application, and notify
upon completion. Filtering allows messages to be processing in many
different ways based on any defined criteria, such as directed into
different folders based on the recipient email address. Message
Templates are pre-defined blocks of text that can be quickly and easily
inserted into messages via a context menu or hotkey, which is very
useful when you have to reply to the same questions a lot of send
repetitive bits of information. The text inserted can be customized
before sending, of course, to more closely fit any particular case.
Trillian
is a full-featured, skinnable IM client that supports AIM, ICQ, MSN,
Yahoo Messenger, IRC, and Jabber/GTalk (via a plugin). It offers
features that are not possible with original network clients, while
supporting standard capabilities, such as file transfers, audio chat,
group chat, chat rooms, buddy icons, server-side contact importing,
typing notification, direct connection (AIM), proxy support, encrypted
messaging (AIM/ICQ), SMS support, tabbed chatting, system-tray
notifications and alerts, and privacy settings.
AnyDVD
is a Microsoft Windows driver that provides decryption of DVDs
on-the-fly, as well as targeted removal of copy prevention and UOP.
AnyDVD runs in the background, making discs unrestricted and
region-free. In addition to removing digital restrictions, AnyDVD also
handles Macrovision analog copy prevention.
Blaze Media Pro
is a powerful all-in-one audio and video converter for CD, MP3, WAV,
WMA, OGG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI, WMV, MOV, Flash (SWF and FLV), iPod,
PSP, 3GP, etc.; editor; recorder; CD/DVD ripper; audio, video, data
CD/DVD burner for DVD, VCD, and SVCD; and more.
ChrisTV
PVR Professional is a highly configurable TV/video capture and PVR
application that provides high quality image and sound output. The
software supports all TV cards based on the BT8×8, Philips SAA713x, and
Conexant CX2388x chipsets as well as TV cards with MPEG hardware
encoder functionality. A few of the supported devices include the
Hauppauge PVR series, Leadtek PVR2000, and ATI TV Wonder cards, and it
also works with Web cams and graphic cards. Features include
multi-tuner support, time-shifting, advanced recording settings,
advanced scheduler, recording profiles, FM radio support, channel
autoscan and fine tuning, support for the DScaler deinterlace
DirectShow filter, and zoom functionality. ChrisTV can also broadcast
your favorite TV shows, movies, and radio stations to friends through
local networks and the Internet. ChrisTV supports MPEG-1/2 and AVI
recording (using any audio/video codecs).
Replay
Media Catcher is a streaming video and audio/music downloader that
allows users to easily download virtually any type of online video,
including YouTube video. It can also capture streaming MP3 files,
automatically name and tag songs and video files, edit and change MP3
tags, extract MP3 tracks from FLV video files, and more. Recording can
be performed with a single click.
Replay
Video Capture is an easy-to-use screen capture application that creates
high-quality videos from anything you can see on your PC screen,
including website content, any streaming video protocol, DVDs, Webcam
sites, PowerPoint presentations, Skype video conversations, video chat
sessions, and more.
TMPGEnc
XPress offers video conversion for many formats, including MPEG-1,
MPEG-2, DivX, AVI, QuickTime, MPEG 4-ISO, H.264, DVD-Video, DVD-VR, HDV
camcorder, and Blu-ray discs. The powerful software provides features
for cutting and extracting video selections as well as video filtering
and effects. TMPGEnc XPress will also be among the first video encoders
to utilize GPU acceleration.
OpenOffice.org
is an open source productivity suite that serves as a replacement for
Microsoft Office. It contains the same basic feature-set, but saves you
hundreds of dollars since it is free. With that being said,
OpenOffice.org does not include the grammar checking, macros, and a
replacement for Microsoft Outlook. However, it does offer PDF output,
Writer macros (Writer’s own macro and scripting feature), smaller file
size documents than Microsoft Office, and simplicity. The suite
includes Writer (replacement for Word), Calc (replacement for Excel),
Impress (replacement for PowerPoint), Base (replacement for Access),
Draw (replacement for Visio), and Math (replacement for Equation
Editor).
AutoRuns
displays the programs that are configured to run during system bootup
or login. These programs include those in the startup folder, Services,
Run, RunOnce, and other registry keys. Users can highlight a startup
item and click the "jump to" button to launch Regedit at the location
the selected entry is specified. In addition to startup programs,
Autoruns also displays a list of Services, scheduled tasks, Winsock
providers, Internet Explorer BHOs, and more that can all be
enabled/disabled with ease. 32-bit and 64-bit versions are both
available.
CCleaner
is a freeware system optimization, privacy, and cleaning tool that
removes unused files from your system, which allowing Windows to run
faster and frees up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of
your online activities, such as Internet history. Additionally, it
contains a full-featured registry cleaner. The tool is fast and easy to
use.
CPU-Z
is a handy tool that provides quick, convenient access to a load of
information about your system. Information available includes CPU
details (name and model, core stepping and process, package, core
voltage, internal and external clocks and clock multiplier, supported
instruction sets, cache information), motherboard details (vendor,
model, and revision, BIOS model and date, northbridge and southbridge
chipset and sensor, graphic interface), memory (frequency and timings,
module(s) specification using SPD (Serial Presence Detect): vendor,
serial number, timings table), system (Windows and DirectX versions),
and more.
Dependency
Walker is a free utility that scans any 32-bit or 64-bit Windows module
(exe, dll, ocx, scr, sys, etc.) and displays all of its dependent
modules. For each dependency located, the application lists all the
functions that are exported by that module, and which of those
functions are actually being called by other modules. Another view
displays the minimum set of required files, along with detailed
information about each file including a full path to the file, base
address, version numbers, machine type, debug information, and more.
Dependency Walker is very useful for troubleshooting applications that
will not start or system errors related to loading and executing
modules. Dependency Walker detects many common application problems
such as missing DLLs, invalid modules, import/export mismatches, etc.
Directory
Opus (DOpus) is an extremely powerful and highly customizable file
manager application that features single or dual-panel display, folder
tree (either shared or two separate for dual-display), tabbed explorer
panels, built-in ZIP and RAR processing (browse files as if they were
folders), built-in FTP support (can be browsed in the same fashion as
local folders), built-in image viewer, comprehensive file selection and
renaming tools (with advanced regex support), configurable toolbars,
menus, file types, and file type groups, preview panel and thumbnail
previews (including video), and file collections (virtual folders that
contain links to the original files, but allow direct access to the
source files. Directory Opus can replace Windows Explorer, including
Windows shell connections.
EVEREST
Ultimate Edition is an advanced benchmarking and diagnostics tool that
helps users maximize security, performance, and trouble-shooting
capabilities for home and home office PC environments, PC
Professionals, and consulting firms. It offers comprehensive system
information as well as system stability testing and more.
Foxit
Reader is a free, light-weight PDF reader that is quick to load and
easy to use, without sacrificing features. Foxit Reader offers
annotations, text conversion, privacy and security options,
bookmarking, multi-tab support, callouts and text boxes, commenting,
rulers and guides, magnifier, automatic scrolling, and more.
HWMonitor is a handy tool that provides comprehensive information and
monitoring for the CPU, motherboard, video card, memory modules, hard
drives, and more. 32-bit and 64-bit versions are both available.
Process
Explorer is a free Windows Task Manager replacement that offers
features above and beyond the standard Windows utility. It can be set
to show much more information about running processes, such as start
time, file version, window title, the .dll’s they have loaded,
highlighting (such as for distinguishing services), and much more.
Remind-Me
is a simple, easy-to-use tool that is designed to store and present
reminders of important events before they pass. Remind-Me handles
holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, and any custom event (one-time or
reoccurring). The software’s interface is shown in the form of a list
or traditional calendar. Reminders can be shown when the computer
starts or any pre-defined time. Remind-Me can play a custom sound or
send email when a scheduled time is reached. The program is
customizable to function the way the user wants. The program minimizes
to the system tray so that it functions constantly, out of the way.
Tweak
UI is a free user interface customization application released by
Microsoft to help with customizing the Windows operating system.
Although it is not supported by Microsoft, Tweak UI offers a more
convenient way to adjust settings that would otherwise require manual
registry editing. Most significantly, the software enables users with
older, slower systems to turn off components of the operating system,
such as menu fading, drop shadows, and cursor shadows to improve
performance. Tweak UI also includes many features for customizing the
way various aspects of the Windows interface function, such as the
taskbar, desktop, and start menu. The program also allows users to move
the location of special folders in Windows, such as My Documents,
Music, and Pictures, as well as other system folders. It also offers
tools that help users repair components of the Windows operating
system, such as icons, hotkeys, the font folder, and file extension
associations. Tweak UI can be used to disable AutoPlay on one or more
drives as well. Tweak UI provides the capability to set up Xmouse for
those familiar with the X Window System. Note: This tool is for use
with Windows XP. It is not designed for Windows Vista.
Type
Pilot is a simple tool that helps users input frequently used text
quickly and easily via a pre-defined trigger word. Once the trigger
word is typed, Type Pilot automatically replaces it with the
corresponding phrase or paragraph. Type Pilot is useful for writing
standard phrases, such as signatures, email addresses, URLs, phone
numbers, addresses, frequently used sentences, letter templates, etc.
The program will work with any text editor. The software’s tree-like
interface structure makes it easy to keep information organized.
VMware
Workstation is a virtual machine software suite for x86 and x86-64
based computers that allows users to setup multiple x86 and x86-64
virtual computers for application usage, software testing, or any other
operation where it is practical to have a fresh system to use or a
system at a certain state. Each virtual machine can be configured with
its own guest operating system, hardware components, disk space, RAM
capacity, etc. In short, VMware Workstation allows one physical machine
to run multiple operating systems simultaneously with any desired
hardware configurations and software installed. It is also easy to
revert a virtual machine back to a previously saved state.
Adobe
Dreamweaver is an industry-leading web development tool that provides
users with an intuitive interface for web page design and maintenance,
but also allows access to advanced features and the latest technologies
for those that want to utilize them.
HTML
Search and Replace is a handy, powerful tool for webmasters (or anyone
that needs search and replace functionality within text files of any
format) that offers advanced search capabilities and the option to
replace any amount of text in multiple documents with ease. Folders can
be processed, with or without subfolders included. The software
includes a built-in offline browser for previewing files before and
after adjustments and an internal editor with HTML syntax highlighting.
Advanced
Web Ranking is a search engine keyword ranking, analyzing, and research
tool that helps web site owners determine current rankings for any
number of web sites. The software also functions as a link popularity
analyzer, assists with manual submission to over 400 search engines,
and helps users find relevant link partners.