vnunet.com Downloads Newsletter for 12 February 2009

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Welcome - 13th February 2009 If you've decided to stay with Windows XP, but like the look and feel of the Vista operating system, check out ViOrb which will enable you to change your XP Start button for a Vista-style button. If you need to upgrade your computer and pass it on to someone else, then HDShredder will shred and erase your entire drive so the data can't be recovered, whilst Extended Task Manager will examine open processes and enable you to kill them if they are causing system slowdown. Postbox is a decent new free email client, but we think the Mac version is better than the Windows release. If you do have a Mac, try AppFresh and that will keep your installed software updated. Remember that we welcome your ideas, thoughts and issues. Contact us directly at downloads@vnunet.com Highlights This Week Include: ViOrb v1 Freeware Replace your Windows XP with a Vista-style start button 13 February 2009 HDShredder 3.6.2 Freeware Universal drive eraser tool 12 February 2009 Extended Task Manager 1.0.4.10 Freeware Do more with this powerful Task Manager 12 February 2009 AlertThingy 3 Freeware Social networking & news feeds within one tool 11 February 2009 Postbox for Windows 1.0b7 Free Try this brand new free email client 11 February 2009 The Missing Sync for Blackberry 2.0 Trial Software Synchronise a Blackberry with your Mac 11 February 2009 AppFresh 0.8.3 Preview Freeware Keep your installed Mac applications and widgets up-to-date 9 February 2009 Firebug for Firefox 1.3.2 Freeware View, edit and change web code through Firefox 9 February 2009 Notepad++ 5.2 Freeware Replace Notepad with a more capable version 9 February 2009 UltraDefrag 2.1 Freeware Defragment your hard drive quickly and easily 10 February 2009 Recommended Downloads Ashampoo WinOptimizer 5 Ashampoo Burning Studio 2009 TuneUp Utilities 2007 Paragon Hard Disk Manager 8.5 SE Paragon Partition Manager 9 Express iolo Search and Recover 5 PC Tools Desktop Maestro 2 Iolo System Mechanic 8 Spyware Doctor 6 Starter Edition Paragon Drive Backup 9 Express See more recommended downloads.. Full Software Promotion Ashampoo WinOptimizer 5 Free full software worth £25 Comprehensive toolkit that provides everything you need to clean, optimise, tune and manage your PC. If your system is weighed down with too much junk, for instance, then you can always use the Drive Cleaner to remove redundant files. The Registry Optimizer will detect and delete leftover Registry entries, and the Internet Cleaner will erase your browser cache, history, cookies and more. Read more about Ashampoo WinOptimizer 5 Download Junky Blog Give Windows XP a Vista-style Start button using ViOrb Who made the decision that we should upgrade our operating system every few years? Computing technology doesn't change too much and, in theory, Windows XP is a strong, solid and reliable operating system which, with the right drivers, will support even the latest hardware... More from the Download Junky blog.. Incisive Media* is contacting you at the following address: applemaclpod@hulling-equipment.ru To update your newsletter preferences please click here If your ISP filters incoming email, please add the following domain to your list of approved senders to make sure you receive the email alerts and newsletters to which you may be subscribed: @newswires.vnunet.co.uk Please do not reply to this message. This is an unmonitored address for outgoing mail only. Any questions or comments should be forwarded to: email.enquiries@incisivemedia.com Incisive Media, Haymarket House, 28-29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4RX is a company registered in England and Wales with company registration number 04038503 *For a list of companies included in Incisive Media please see our website Privacy Policy