Olympix Screensaver is an animated translucent Olympic rings that spin in a 3D scene with clouds, grass and sunshine. This one is optimized for 800×600, but the are other screen sizes available for download on a publisher’s Web site. Enable you own music such as the Olympic theme song or your own hero music.This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
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MSD Strongbox is a private documents and files manager of maximum security, which can store files in the database and protect them with a password. If you have files on your computer you want to keep private, without anyone being able to see them or edit them, MSD Strongbox is the solution. With this program you can store all kinds of documents, contracts, presentations, images, videos. MSD Strongbox is ideal for safely transporting documents on removable disks and Pen Drives, as it can be installed on this type of storage devices.MSD Strongbox features a first level data management technology, that allows to sort, group and filter the information by any field or combination of fields. Any combination of sorting, grouping or filtering can be visualized or printed in a report and also can be saved to disk in order to be recovered at any time. All program reports can be saved to disk in PDF format. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
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Loki Network allows you to surf the Internet anonymously and hides your real location (IP address). Everything you do through the Loki Network is done from the name of the Loki Network server and from its IP address. Connection between your computer and Loki Network is secured with SSL. However, to protect your anonymity you still have to be careful about any data you fill in Web forms and network applications you use locally (any locally running application still have the complete access to your real IP address). Version 1.2.0.9 includes new secure features.
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This typing tutor provides diversified and effective training of touch typing with six different lesson types and a detailed result analysis. As a special feature the program downloads news even for kids from RSS feeds in various sections which are available for typing as well as a great selection of world-famous fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. The lesson results and a detailed summary of each lesson will be saved and allow an in-depth analysis of the learning progress. This typing tutor is server and network compatible whereat password protection ensures that its users - even if sharing the same PC - cant access profiles of other typing students. The software is based on a learning concept which has been developed in co-operation with the center of educational and psychological counselling in Frankfurt a. M., Germany. The concept was designed especially for this program. Since its development in 2000 it has been honored with 3 scientific awards. Version 1.2.40 made all necessary changes according to the Short Description Policy, changed the name of the program and file and fixed some bugs.
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The ultimate video and audio conversion tool. Supporting more formats than any other conversion product. Now you can organize and batch-convert all your video and audio files among VCD, DVD, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MP3, 3GP, MOV, WMA, WMV, DVR-MS and WAV formats. Making VCD and DVD files is simple, and you can use the advanced settings to change the video frame size, audio/video compression codec, frequency, and the number of channels in an audio stream. The program’s mass-conversion capability lets you multiply select files and add entire folders for conversion. You can easily capture movies from your Windows XP Media Center PC and view them on your iPod, Sony PSP, Zune Player or Portable Media Center device. You do not need to be a professional to use this tool. The software provides default settings and autoselect features that give you high quality and low size conversions.Version 1.12 takes full advantage of dual-core and quad-core computers, cutting conversion times.
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As marketers strive to counter the growing ability of viewers to skip or avoid advertisement spots, they are bringing back the live commercial.
Rupert Murdoch named Robert J. Thomson as the top editor of The Wall Street Journal, putting an experienced journalist in one of the most important roles in American news media.
The media conglomerate and its cable television arm said that their boards had approved a legal separation.
Frank Rich, an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, has signed on with HBO as a creative consultant to help develop new programming, while still writing his weekly column.
McDonald?s has just introduced a Southern Style Chicken Sandwich ? one that looks suspiciously like the signature sandwich of the Chick-fil-A chain.