How to rip your DVD movies with free software

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How to rip your DVD movies with free software? What software do you use to rip your dvd movies?

Rip your dvd movies with open-source software called HANDBRAKE.

Supported sources:

• Any DVD-like source: VIDEO_TS folder, DVD image or real DVD (encrypted or unencrypted, but protection methods other than CSS are not supported and must be handled externally with third-party software), and some .VOB and .TS files
• PAL or NTSC
• AC-3, DTS, LPCM or MPEG audio tracks

Outputs:

• File format: MP4, MKV, AVI or OGM
• Video: MPEG-4 or H.264 (1 or 2 passes or constant quantizer/rate encoding)
• Audio: AAC, MP3, Vorbis or AC-3 pass-through (supports encoding of several audio tracks)

Misc features:

• Chapter selection
• Basic subtitle support (burned into the picture)
• Integrated bitrate calculator
• Picture deinterlacing, cropping and scaling
• Grayscale encoding

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Recover your deleted files/data

Update (10/12/2007) : another tools added - HandyRecovery 1.0 and Recuva

How about your accidently delete your files. What are you going to do?? Just crying? hehe..There is a few software that can help you to recover your 'deleted' files.

This freeware application were (Quote from CyberNotes) :

1. Restoration 3.2.13 (Homepage / Mirror) - No installation is needed for this application and it is so small that it could run on a floppy disk. This is great to store on your USB drive and carry around with you so that you have it easily accessible when it is needed. Not only that but this little application also offers the ability to permanently delete a file from your hard drive.
2. PCI File Recovery 4(Homepage / Mirror) - This program is a little larger because it is available in various languages. It does require installation before being able to use the features.
3. Smart Data Recovery 3.3 (Homepage / Mirror) - This is also a really small application but it does require installation. It can recover files from “hard disks, digital cameras, and any type of storage media - flash drives, USB drives, memory stick, PC card, multimedia card, secure digital card and diskette.” It also has an option to “wipe” a file off of your hard drive and therefore making it unrecoverable in the future.
4. FreeUndelete 2.0(Homepage / Mirror) - The size of this application is similar to the previous one and also requires installation.

This freeware both support NTFS and FAT. If you guys want to read this freeware results just read it here.(pictures here)

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Spybot and Destroy 1.5 is here!!!

 

Changes since version 1.4:

System support
* Restored Win95 compatibility
* Improved Wine compatibility
* Fixed HyperThreading issues
* Improved 64 bit immunization
* Create Portable.ini in main folder to use app folder as data folder as well
* New warnings about missing admin rights on Windows Vista
* Support for multi-line bookmarks (IE 7 / Vista)
* New Immunization for Firefox & Mozilla
* Improved Immunization for Opera

Reports
* Added version info to bug report
* Include Errors.log now includes timestamps
* Improved Windows version display

Misc
* "Single excludes" now include filenames to be more unique
* Improved settings retrieval from registry (mixed installations)
* Fixed .reg import bugs
* Added support for automated removal of F/Ps from host lists
* Changed update UserAgent and Referrer
* Improved (Vista-compatible) support for fast user switching
* Updater now in separate executable file
* Vista manifests for assigning required rights to each application
* Deactivated list of active ports per process for Vista (incompatible)
* Fixed support for handle list on 64 bit systems
* Improved disabling/enabling BHOs
* New special error reporting for beta versions
* Support for Windows Error Reporting for public versions
* Fixed update-related crashes on Vista
* Fixed memory leaks (replaced Indy with Synapse)
* Vista-compatible MSI installer for those who like/need that
* Support for alpha tests on services and domains lists
* Added hundreds of new automated tests of internal functionality for prerelease QA
* Added TeaTimer hide icon (disabled) registry value in installer

Detection and removal of threats
* Improved PE detection all over the place
* New 64 bit detection all over the place
* Improved file removal methods
* Added optional custom RecoveryDir setting in Default.ini
* Automatic guessing of "Download Dir" folders
* Added support for renaming services before stopping/killing/deleting them
* Improved plugin support (example: current TCP/IP Plugin)
* Support for regular expressions nearly all over the SBI interface
* Much improved logic connections between files, registry and API detections
* Speed-ups through improved caches
* File version checking
* Authenticode checking
* Improved archives checking
* Faster fulltext checking
* Improved Sys Internals file location algo
* Improved hosts file location algo
* Added some more Opera 9 detection schemes

User interface changes
* Fixed "show more information" panels
* Implemented workarounds for misarranged buttons (including TeaTimer)
* Improved support for /allhives in tools section (inactive installation support)
* Fixed flag shown on shortcut bar after changes
* Fixed IE proxy import in wizard
* Changed "use proxy" button to checkbox
* Improved localization on simple dialogs
* Added option to add a proxy inside app if running on Win PE
* Improved localization of list of updates
* Added Firefox icon on Cookie exclude page
* Fixed bad keyboard handling on some exclude lists
* Fixed cookie removal selection problems
* New confirmation dialog for system restore points
* Changed default font to Tahoma
* Red cross (trademarked) replaced with green cross
* Made "Check" option unavailable during fix
* Process list now is a bit less eager on tooltips
* Improved "delay start" dialogs
* Now displays checksum for each result for better trackback of results
* Fixed "Ignore Products" column width problems on Vista
* Improved localization of product descriptions
* Adjusted wizard for new situation (external updater etc.)
* Fixed Tools snapshot comparison highlighting
* Made display of registry changes in results list less confusing
* Improved SDHelper dialogs and block/allow choices
* Update date format on info page now localized
* Displayed app version is now four digits (e.g. 1.5.1.12)
* (De+)Select all in list of old reports
* Improved Warning/Confirmation dialog IE plugin
* Configuration & Information dialog in IE plugin

And now what are you waiting for? Get your S&D here.

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Windows Utilities Replacements

 

Some of us must be not satisfied with the software that comes with Windows. Maybe they are looking for something new. Or maybe they are expecting something that more faster, built-in with more other functions....

Then for those who thought like above....maybe you should look for this Windows Utilities replacements......

1. Built In : Notepad > Replace With : Notepad++
2. Built In : Windows Explorer > Replace With : Xplorer2
3. Built In : Paint > Replace With : Paint.NET
4. Built In : Alt+Tab > Replace With : Alt+Tab Power Toy
5. Built In : Taskbar date and time > Replace With : QuickMonth
6. Built In : Add/Remove Programs (in Control Panel) > Replace With : Revo Uninstaller or My Uninstaller or Absolute Uninstaller

Source : Lifehacker

Technorati Tags: freeware Programs, utilities, windows

CCleaner goes portable!!

Yup...this software are very usefull for me. Then it goes portable, something good for me. I like portable applications!! Like i can bring all the important software with me all the time anywhere i go. It is usefull when you have to use others PC but their PC is 'not complete with your software requirements'. Hehe...i always said "alala...ko teda ini pulak..ko teda itu pulak" with others PC or laptop. Sorry guys..

So, here we go. Download the CCleaner 2.0 Beta now and bring it anywhere you connect your portable hardisk to.

Here some screenshot of it :

Features :

• Complete rebuild in C++
  With the requirements for a portable version, 64-bit compatibility and Windows Vista increasing against the limitations of the old architecture. We decided to rebuild the entire CCleaner application in highly optimized C++.
• Faster analyzing and cleaning
  Each scanning process was rewritten from scratch and fully optimized. The result being a noticeable speed increase in all areas.
• Portable
  CCleaner can now run from a USB thumbdrive and be installed/run on a computer without a complicated setup process.
• Compact
  The rewrite removed all external file dependencies, so the main EXE is now half the size of the original program and support files.
• Redesigned User Interface
  The original CCleaner user interface was looking a little dated, so the GUI was redesigned with a modern look, but without sacrificing speed or usability. New icons were created for the interface and the main program icon was updated with a more modern style.
• Exclusions
  It is now possible to specify files, folders and registry keys to ignore from the cleaning process.
• Loads of little tweaks
  Too numerous to mention them all separately, we've tried to improve CCleaner in all areas.

Download CCleaner 2.0 beta now by clicking here

P/S : This is the Beta version. So maybe everything will not works as well as it could. Erm..then, maybe you should try this too > Revo Uninstaller. Have a good weekend!!!

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Download Vista Transformation Pack 7 for XP

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Click image to enlarge.

Download Vista Transformation Pack 7:

• www.windowsxlive.net
• Mirror [via CybernetNews]

Screencast tools list

1. Screencast-O-Matic
2. Wink
3. CamStudio

Other?? Let me know in your comments..TQ

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Top 10 Network Utilities

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via lifehacker

1. Hamachi (VPN)
2. DD-WRT (router firmware)
3. WiPeer (P2P wireless)
4. Synergy (virtual KVM)
5. Net Profiles (network-specific settings)
6. iStumbler (wireless network manager)
7. NetMeter (bandwidth monitor)
8. DynDNS (dynamic DNS)
9. MacFUSE (network drive mounter)
10. Angry IP Scanner (port scanner)

Other tools recomended :

• Net Tools
• Top 100 Network Security Tools
• www.dd-wrt.com
• HFS (Http File Server)
• Stunnel
• GigaTribe
• Free Network Utility Nuggets
• http://www.wireshark.org/

Tips :

If you use DYNDNS or No-IP and use DD-WRT, you don't need the update clients, you can configure them straight in your router.
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/DDNS_-_How_to_setup_C...
shows you how to configure it.

Software : Hide Your Folders+File

Want to hide some of your private files?? easy!! Just download Free Hide Folder software from the link below :

Links :

• Free Hide Folder 1.6 via [ MrBadak ]
• Lock Your Folder Access v2.1.1 thanks to [ Kay ]
  

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