NexusFile - Fast Portable Windows File Manager

NexusFile is a free windows file manager that has a cool-looking interface. Instead of using boring beige / white as its default background, it uses black. It also intelligently color codes your files and folders with customizable color schemes.

NexusFile has a familiar, Explorer-like interface with dual, same sized panes for you to work on your files and folders. If you are familiar with Windows Explorer’s interface, NexusFile will get you going in no time.

Main features:
* Basic Functions: Copy/Move To, Copy/Cut/Past, Delete/Shred, Rename, Change Attributes/Time.
* Advanced Rename: Rename multiple files at once with many powerful options.
* Navigate Folders: Favorite Folders, Working Folders, Tabs, Smart Address Bar.
* Dual Panels: Open two folders at once.
* Archives: manages ZIP, ARJ, RAR, ACE archive files.
* FTP: basic FTP functions.
* File Join/Split: Split large file into many small files or Join small files into a large file. Merge several text files into a file.
* Save File List: Save file/folder list with many formats.
* Shortcuts: Most functions has a Keyboard shortcut so you can do everything fast.
* Multi-language: Multi-language supports with language files.
* Skin: you can change the look of a program.
* Disk Cleanup: Empty Recycle Bin, Delete temporary files, etc.
* Quick History: Get back to any previously opened folder much faster.
* Add Comment function: Mark specific files and folders with a meaningful note that is viewable on the status bar.
* Compare Folders: compare two folders.
* Function keys usage: Use of your fully configurable function keys (F1, F2, …) assigned to specific file management tasks.
* Unicode: Unicode file name supported.
* Software is portable, and does not require installation on your Hard Drive. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Just launch NexusFile.exe.
* System Requirement: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista
* License: Freeware

Developers Website: http://www.xiles.net/nexusfile/

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Advanced AdSense Statistics Utility

Shock AdSense is a freeware utility allowing checking your Google AdSense account statistics at the convenience of your desktop. It can generate reports containing eCPM, impressions, daily revenue, CTR and other related information. Shock AdSense will also be able to prepare different visually enhanced graphic performance presentation as diagrams that will enable you to analyze your AdSense accounts long-term behavior.

The utility represents one-step upper level of report than that can be provided by an official AdSense site. It is helpful for user to monitor the program activity on a daily basis and conveniently optimize your website performance.

Portable version is available, so you can run it from the external USB device with no need to install on your hard drive.

Language interface options: English and Korean.

Shock AdSense carries rating 4 of 5 on the RateItAll Rating List of 24 Freeware Utilities for AdSense.

Developers Web Site: http://www.docs.kr/entry/Download-Shock-AdSense-en

Advanced Free Download Manager

As defined by Wikipedia, download manager is a computer program dedicated to the task of downloading possibly unrelated stand-alone files from the Internet for storage. The modern operating systems are equipped with built-in downloading capabilities, however, since they lack any advanced functional features, market is filled with the better alternatives. Most of the downloader managers are free and can be considered as valid replacement to enhance the downloading abilities for the computer users.

One of the descent representatives of the download manager utilities is Free Download Manager (FDM), formally known as 3wGet, supporting all Windows Operating systems, including Windows Vista. Although the FDM website claims it only runs on 32-bit releases of Windows, testing has proved that it also runs on 64-bit releases of Windows (in 32-bit mode).

Main Features:

Download acceleration

Free Download Manager splits files into several sections and downloads them simultaneously, allowing you to use any type of connection at the maximum available speed. With FDM download speed increases, or even more!

Resuming broken downloads

When the downloading process is interrupted, you needn’t start from the beginning again. Free Download Manager can resume broken download from where it was interrupted saving your time, nerves and money.

Smart file management and powerful scheduler

With FDM you can easily organize downloaded files by their type, placing them in predefined folders. A smart scheduler allows you to start and pause downloading files, as well as perform other actions (launch other applications, establish or hang up connection, etc.) at the set time.

Adjusting traffic usage

There are several traffic usage modes. You can adjust traffic usage for browsing the Internet and downloading files at the same time.

Site Explorer

Site Explorer lets you view the folders structure of a web site and easily download necessary files or folders.

HTML Spider

You can download whole web pages or even whole web sites with HTML Spider. The tool can be adjusted to download files with specified extensions only.

Simultaneous downloading from several mirrors

Free Download Manager is able to download files from several mirrors simultaneously.

Zip files partial download

Free Download Manager lets you download only the necessary part of a zip file.

Active spyware and adware protection through active communication among users

You can read what other community members say about the file you are going to download, right in the program window, and also leave your own opinion about the file you downloaded. In this way FDM users are always warned against useless or malicious files.

Automatic files format conversion

You can automatically download Flash Videos from YouTube and other similar video hosting services and convert to the more suitable formats on the fly.

Multi language support

Free Download Manager is translated into 30 languages. Supported languages are: Macedonian, Serbian, Albanian, Croatian, Korean, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Chinese Traditional, Chinese, Czech, German, Dutch, French, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese-Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Uzbek, Greek, Vietnamese, Slovenian, Persian.

Option for portability

Download the installer and install to the default folder. Run the program and select File, Create Portable Version to copy the portable version to a folder of your choice. Finally uninstall the program. Launch fdm.exe.

Developers Website: http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/index.htm

Direct downloading link: http://files.freedownloadmanager.org/fdminst.exe

Free Download Manager is rated 4.5 out of 5 on the Rating list of the 47 (as of today) freeware download managers at RateItAll.

If are are familiar with this software you can add your rating and review directly at the widget below:

Download Managers - Freeware Reviews on RateItAll

28 free portable computer games

Even if you consider yourself as a serious and busy computer user, sometimes, it is quite useful to take a break and to clean a head. And what can be better to do so, than getting in computer game? So, do you know, what is better than a free computer game? Free portable computer games are better than just free computer games. 

In my previous publications, I have already voiced my positive attitude towards portable computer software. Its standard advantages are applicable to the computer games as well:

1. The program installation is not required. Copy the executable file or the entire program folder to your Hard Drive, and you are good to go.
2. There is no danger, that the new program produces a software conflict with the programs, which are already installed on your computer, fighting for example for the same driver or requesting a newer version, while the existing software is satisfied with the current version.
3. Program can be saved on the external mobile drive and transferred everywhere, allowing to use it on any computer, including on those, where the installation of the unsanctioned programs is undesirable (in your office, library, or the Internet cafe).
4. All user files might be located in the application sub-folder, inside the program directory. If you could not finish your game at home - you can save it on USB stick and continue at work from the same point, you were interrupted (I hope, you will not consider this recommendation for the practical course of actions).
5. You fed up with the game - just erase entire folder, and you are done with it. No negative consequences to your computer will be observed: no left-over orphan drivers or altered computer configuration.

As usual, I prepared the list of free portable programs with the brief description, rating, and link for downloading at RateItAll:

http://www.rateitall.com/t-26491-portable-computer-games--freeware-reviews.aspx

At the moment, there are 28 computer programs included in the listing, but I have modest long-term plans to bring amount of the listed titles to 100. So that, come back once a while to check for new entries.

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Update: As of today, December 16, 2013, there are 91 items on the rating list. Not far from 100...

WinPenPack - free portable software collection

I love portable software. It means computer Windows programs that does not require installation or un-installation, and are executed on host PC without leaving tracks of their execution neither in the system folders of the Operating system, nor in the registry. They can be run from slave HDD, network, CD or DVD, or USB, as the most mobile storage carrier. In this post, I want to introduce one of the leading Italian Web Sites, providing an excellent source for the free portable applications to its users. Programs are subdivided in categories and executable through a practical menu, analogue to Windows Quick Launch, the winPenPack Launcher. WinPenPack suites are available in the following editions: Flash Essential, Flash 1Gb, Flash School, Flash Web and Flash Game.

Besides WinPenPack application, Web Site presents a respectable collection of the X-Softwares, are created and developed by winPenPack Team. Each X-Software is composed by a launcher, X-Launcher, that allow to modify program startup options for originally non portable programs to make them portable, through an .ini configuration file. X-Softwares, X-Launchers and .ini files created for portabilize programs are exclusive work of winPenPack development Team, and constitute integrant part of winPenPack.
Highly recommended for all computer freaks!!!

Access the Web Site software downloading section through the link: http://www.winpenpack.com/main/download.php

Carry all Office Utilities on tiny USB drive

I am used to carry all the time quite a big USB drive “just in case”, so, for me, a small size of the application is not a decisive factor. But for those, whose USB drive space is tight, the following software will be very handy. Tiny USB Office is a small (2.31 MB), portable productivity software suite which offers a collection of unique standalone free applications. If you find yourself working on different machines and like the idea of having portable software that you can access hassle-free from any computer, then this is the package for you. You will not have to rely on the utilities installed on the computer you need to work with: in the friend’s house, in the Internet Cafe, or on the Cruise Ship.

Whether you need to create rich-text word processing documents, share files across multiple computers, transfer files, create MS Excel compatible spreadsheets, comma-delimited database files, email your contacts, talk to your friends or co-workers on MSN, create PDF files, or securely encrypt or delete files - this is the perfect software package for you!

Tiny USB Office features all of these programs, which are accessible with one click with the included Qsel portable program launcher software:

• Database Creation - with CSVed
• Data Encryption - with DScrypt
• Email Client Software - with NPopUK
• File Compression - with 100 Zipper
• File Sharing - with HFS
• File Transfer - with FTP Wanderer
• Flowchart Creation - with EVE Vector Editor
• MSN Messenger Client - with PixaMSN
• Tree-Style Outliner Software - with Mempad
• PDF Creation - with PDF Producer
• Password Recovery - with XPass
• Secure Deletion - with DSdel
• Spreadsheet Creation - with Spread32
• Text Editing - with TedNotepad
• Word Processing - with Kpad
• Program Launching - with Qsel

I hope, you understand that so small package does not plan to compete with Microsoft Office in terms of the available features, and cannot be considered as MS Office replacement, however, it is the perfect basic portable office solution for anyone who is on the road a lot, or who finds themselves working on different or older, sluggish computers.

You can get more information and download the software on the author’s Web Site: http://www.xtort.net/office-and-productivity/floppy-office/

Jarte - Advanced Freeware Word Processor

Sometimes, we are so used to some of the programs we get in the standard Windows package, that we do not challenge them. Do you use WordPad? Probably, not, because it’s functionality is lacking many important functions. Jarte fills the gap. It is a significantly enhanced word processor using Window’s built-in word processing engine.

The Jarte Processor is able to support regular text files (TXT), Rich Text Format (RTF), MS Word (DOC) and MS Word 2007 (DOCX) file formats. Embedded features include tabbed document interface for easy access to your open documents, spell checking capabilities with instant dictionary and thesaurus word lookup, clipboard manager, single click bookmark support, visual header/footer designer, fonts and paragraphs formatting, print preview, multi-level undo/redo operations, and many other features.

Jarte Processor is absolutely free. There are no ads, no trial period, no nag screens, and no crippling of essential features. You can download the software from the manufacturer site: http://www.jarte.com/download.html

There are three packages for downloading. As strong supporter of the portable versions use, I would recommend choosing “Just the Files” version. With this portable package you can use the software from any place, including external USB Drive (for U3 USB Drive there is a separate installation package).

Smart freeware PDF Viewer with multiple options

When it came to the PDF reading, for long time, my favorite reader was Foxit Reader. It was much smaller, lighter, and faster than popular Adobe Acrobat. However, recently I found the free PDF viewer that gives even more options for the PDF files editing. Yes, it is true, with free viewer you cannot create PDF files, but with existing PDF files you can do almost anything. And when portable software appeared on the market, I decided to abandon my Foxit and to start using PDF-XChange Viewer. So far, I love the program. It is quick, smooth, and full of surprising features; with nice GUI and low amount of the utilized resources. May be, I will find some drawbacks with extensive use, but so far, I am happy with the program. Among its prominent features:

• Tabbed Multiple Document Windows for viewing multiple documents at once.
• You can add Comments and Annotations to any PDF file to provide visible feedback to the document creator.
• You can mark-up pages with text and objects and type directly in Typewriter mode.
• Ability to convert PDF files into images.
• Extract text from the file through Copy and Paste commands.
• Navigation enhancement for large or complex PDF files with ’Loupe’ and the ’Pan’ Window options.
• Included plug-Ins for both MS IE and Firefox Browsers.
• Additional features, such as Rotate and Crop pages.
• Easy integration with translation software as ABBYY Lingvo 12, Translate It!, Lingoes.
• And, finally, portable version: use it from any USB external drive or stick.

Software is free for private and commercial use, no restrictions. Downloading link:
http://www.docu-track.com/downloads/users/
Video Tutorial is presented below:

PDF-XChange Viewer

CCleaner - Portable Freeware for Windows Maintenance

CCleaner freeware was included in almost all the popular listing of the best free software for the 2007 yearly reviews. CCleaner is short for “Crap Cleaner” - a perfectly appropriate name, with the program doing an excellent job of cleaning out unused and temporary files from the system that are accumulated over time during the normal computer use. This also includes quite accurate cleaning of Internet and PC usage tracks like browser cache, recently used files, web sites visited and more. User is able to select the items that he wants to be cleaned, and also specify the particular cookies that should be preserved on the computer. In addition, the program comes with a registry scanner that scans for invalid references with consecutive automatic fixing.

The program is very small, fast, and effective, allowing Windows to run faster, more efficiently and freeing for user a good chunk of the hard disk space. There are five or six video manuals for the software proper use on YouTube, so you can just search for them there, if you prefer detailed visualization approach to get familiar with all program features. As usual, I prefer portable software for personal use, if available, as it does not require installation and can be run from the USB external drive or stick. You can download the portable version, kindly offered by the author.

http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds/downloading-portable

The presented release 2.04.543 is the latest, and, in the future, you can simply run inquiry for the available updates from inside the program, clicking on the link Check for updates in the lower right corner. The software is a irreplaceable part of my portable USB maintenance and repair “toolbox”. It is highly recommended for the users of all levels of expertise.

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Update 1: April 07, 20012

I have decided to update the post, giving the latest software release v3.17.1689 from 27 Mar 2012 and stressing out that over the years CCleaner remains as one of the best utilities of its class. Check again the impressed list of features:

* Internet Explorer: Temporary files, history, cookies, super cookies, Autocomplete form history, index.dat files.

* Firefox: Temporary files, history, cookies, super cookies, download history, form history.

* Google Chrome: Temporary files, history, cookies, super cookies, download history, form history.

* Opera: Temporary files, history, cookies, super cookies, download history.

* Safari: Temporary files, history, cookies, super cookies, form history.

* Other Supported Browsers: K-Meleon, Rockmelt, Flock, Google Chrome Canary, Chromium, SeaMonkey, Chrome Plus, SRWare Iron, Pale Moon, Phoenix, Netscape Navigator, Avant and Maxthon.

* Windows: Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files, Log files, Clipboard, DNS Cache, Error Reporting, Memory Dumps, Jump Lists.

* Registry Cleaner: Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more...

* Third-party applications: Removes temp files and recent file lists (MRUs) from many apps including Windows Media Player, eMule, Google Toolbar, Microsoft Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and many more...

* 100% Spyware FREE: This software does NOT contain any Spyware, Adware or Viruses.

Updated link for portable version download: http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download/portable

JkDefrag Defragmeter

On December 23, 2007, the new software version 3.33 was released of JkDefrag, a piece of software that I keep in my USB toolbox all the time. The program represents one of the best free defragmenters and optimizers for all versions of Windows, starting form 2K. The software is completely automatic, user-friendly, and fast, while not imposing the heavy load on the computer resources. Defragmenter is able to handle not only fixed, but also removable drives, like USB or memory sticks, offering to the advanced user several optimization strategies to choose from.

Our deep gratitude goes to the author Jeroen Kessels, Internet Engineer from Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Link for downloading:
http://www.kessels.com/JkDefrag/

For those, who prefer using the nice graphic interface, this program will not be likable until the third-party GUI add-ins will be installed. I found two different authors, developed the graphic interface to the program: Emiel Wieldraaijer (http://www.emro.nl/freeware) and Dirk Paehl http://www.paehl.com/open_source/?JGDefragGUI).

Advanced passwords manager - SCARABAY

New release 3.04 Beta is available for SCARABAY freeware password manager. The program runs head-to-head with famous Roboform, saving and protecting Web Sites logins, passwords, and any other information to be kept secret. As Roboform, software automatically fills login fields on the registered Web Sites. Login, password, and email fields on any online forms can be filled with drag-and-drop feature.
Among additional features are:

• Data file encryption and password protection.
• Multiple user accounts are allowed. Switching between user accounts is easy and fast.
• Program is portable and can be used from the USB Drive. No installation is needed.
• Master password is entered via online keyboard, so no keylogger program will be able to recover it for security reasons.
• SCARABAY supports fills in the following browsers: Internet Explorer, Maxthon Browser, Avant Browser, NetCaptor, Netscape.
• One click will remember URL webpage with a login and password.
• Automatic backup the password database.

Portable Freeware Mail Client - Koma-Mail

Koma-Mail is a freeware portable email client which is comfortable, easy to use, and has very nice set of the features. As it does not need an installation, you can run Koma-Mail from your USB drive, getting advantage of using the POP3 email agent on multiple computers. It is useful, if you want to check your home email account in your office, but you prefer not installing an additional account at your office email client.

For safety reasons, Koma-Mail can be configured to block scripts and ActiveX in incoming emails, and account can be encrypted to allow access just to the account owner or other authorized person. To prevent mailbox flooding with SPAM, agent is equipped with two different spam filters: a word based and Bayesian. You can send and receive mail, encrypted via SSL, through POP3, IMAP (including synchronization), SMTP and WebDav. To stay informed you can use the integrated RSS viewer.

Additional Features:

1. Integrated RSS viewer
2. Calendar
3. Contact management
4. Displays HTML Mails and equipped with built-in HTML-Editor
5. Sends and receives mail with inline images
6. Zips attachments automatically
7. Mails can be marked with colors
8. Free folder structure with option to clean them automatically
9. Multiple user accounts and multiple mail accounts per user
10. Unicode support and software availability in 17 languages: Czech, English, Finnish, French, Galego, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Netherlands, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian.