It’s Wednesday again which means that I take a look back at the software releases of the last seven days and list those that I like, use or have mentioned before on this website. It is a opinionated article and I encourage you to add applications that have been updated but were not mentioned in this article. I might have missed the update or did not know about the app in first place.
Last week was rather busy with updates for lots of applications that I use on a daily basis. It’s almost like developers prefer to release new versions en masse in the same intervals. You will find the usual beta releases of popular applications like uTorrent, Opera and 7-zip in the list. These get updated so frequently that I thought about making a post when they are not updated in a week. (just kidding of course).
The application of the week award goes to Winmerge this time. WinMerge 2.8 is an excellent visual text comparison and merging software that has been released in version 2.8 this week which means it came out of beta.
µTorrent 1.8 Build 9363 – fast lightweight Bittorrent client.
7-Zip 4.58 Alpha 7 – a very popular software archiver.
DivX 6.8.2.8 – new version of the official package from divx.com.
doPDF 6.0.258 – create PDF documents by sending text documents to a virtual printer.
FeedDemon 2.6.1.2 Beta 3 – desktop feed reader.
FileZilla 3.0.9.1 – ftp client with lots of features.
Floola 2.9.1 – manage your iPod without iTunes. Still no iPod Touch or iPhone support though.
Fresh Diagnose 7.80 – computer analysis and benchmarking application.
fsLock 2.0 Build 833 Beta 4 – lock important files so that they cannot be altered, moved or deleted.
Google App Engine SDK 1.0 Beta – run applications on Google’s infrastructure.
KeePass 2.05 Alpha – probably the best free password safe out there.
MediaMonkey 3.0.3.1155 RC-1 – media manager and player.
Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 1.40 – checks the computer for specific malware and removes those. Not a complete solution though.
Mp3tag 2.40c Beta – mp3 tagging software with advanced features.
Notepad++ 4.8.5 RC – excellent Notepad replacement with lots of added features.
Opera 9.50 Build 9903 – Tobey says Opera is the best. It’s definitely awesome.
Orbit Downloader 2.6.5 – a popular and excellent download manager.
Paint.NET 3.30.3019 RC1 – one of the best free image editors for Windows, on pair with GIMP.
Process Explorer 11.12 – probably the best process manager available for Windows.
Process Monitor 1.30 – monitor system processes.
QT Lite 2.5.1 – adds support for Quicktime formats without having to install the Apple Quicktime software.
SIW 2008-04-02 – system information tool.
Skype 3.8.0.96 Beta – VOIP basically with added features like chat and file transfers.
Spamihilator 0.9.9.39 – fights spam by sitting between the mail client and the mail server.
SpeedFan 4.34 Beta 51 – excellent tool to monitor and regulate fan speeds on your computer.
Streamripper 1.63 Beta 7 – excellent program to save Internet Radio Streams to your computer.
TUGZip 3.5.0.0 – another archiver.
VLC 0.8.6f – I have been using VLC to play all of my videos before I made the switch to SMPlayer. This is indeed a great player.
WinMerge 2.8 – winmerge is the tool if you have to compare text documents – yes that includes scripts.
Xfire 1.90 Beta – gaming instant messenger. See which friends are online and which games they are currently playing.
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