ZamZar www.zamzar.com

ZamZar www.zamzar.com

Web File conversion is no longer a complete

nightmare. Just go to ZamZar,

upload a file, choose from a long list of

extensions (including image, doc, music,

video, and compression types), and

enter your e-mail address. When it’s

done, ZamZar will send you the converted

file.

YouConvertIt.com

YouConvertIt.com

Web This site turns just about any fi le

into a different kind of fi le, even online

videos from YouTube. It also converts

units of energy, force, length, and more.

ScanR.com

ScanR.com

Web | Mobile Instantly perform optical

character recognition (OCR) on pictures

by e-mailing them from your phone to

ScanR.com.

Samuraj Data view.samurajdata.se

Samuraj Data http://view.samurajdata.se

Web You can display PDF fi les in your

Web browser when no other reader is

available.

Foxit Reader

Foxit Reader http://www.foxitsoftware.com

Windows Perhaps the fastest PDF reader

around, Foxit includes a free annotation

tool. Add-ons enable support for new

file formats and UI languages.

Prism

Prism labs.mozilla.com
Windows | MacOS | Linux Prism is a sitespecifi
c browser, meaning you simply
load a Web app (Gmail, for instance) and
let it run like any other application on
the desktop.

opera

Opera www.opera.com

Windows | MacOS | Linux | Mobile Possibly
the nimblest and most usable of all the
browsers available, Opera did tabs fi rst
and still does them best. Added usability
features like Speed Dial and Tab Preview
keep popping up in new versions.

Maxthon

Maxthon http://www.maxthon.com
Windows Replace IE or Firefox (but still
use their rendering engines) with this
highly customizable, multilanguage,
tabbed beauty.

Flock

Flock http://www.flock.com

Windows | MacOS | Linux Another browser

based on Mozilla, Flock emphasizes interaction

with social networks and services.
It also accepts many add-ons from
the Firefox browser.

Yahoo! Widgets widgets.yahoo.com

Yahoo! Widgets widgets.yahoo.com
Windows MacOS Fill your desktop with
tiny interfaces for everything from stock
picks to RSS feeds to weather forecasts
(using Doppler radar!) to Wi-Fi sensors
to remote desktops to countdown
clocks—to name a few. Pick from over
4,300; some are more useful than others,
but almost all are interesting to look at.

XYplorer www.xyplorer.com

XYplorer www.xyplorer.com
Windows Multiple tabs and improved
search enhance and replace the boring
old Windows Explorer.

Vista Drive Icon

Vista Drive Icon
drvicon.sourceforge.net
Windows Add one of Vista’s best features
to XP: smart drive icons showing the
current capacity of each hard drive.

Quero Toolbar 4

Quero Toolbar 4 www.quero.at
Windows Replace the Internet Explorer
address bar to integrate ad blocking and
make IE7 look more like IE6.

mini MIZE

miniMIZE aquaria.za.net
Windows miniMIZE puts thumbnails
of your minimized applications on the
desktop for easier access.

Google Desktop

Google Desktop desktop.google.com
Windows MacOS Linux Let Google index
and search your hard drive contents.
The sidebar adds graphical widgets to
your desktop.

Battery Status

Battery Status
users.rcn.com/tmtalpey/BattStat
Windows This app runs in the system tray
and takes advantage of smart battery
support in XP/Vista to provide loads of
info on laptop-power usage.