Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)

Warnings:
- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare

Ad-Aware Free Antivirus+ 10.3.45.3935
free anti-virus, anti-spyware with gaming mode and download protection
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php

AM-DeadLink 4.6
free; detects dead and duplicate links in your browser bookmarks; supports all major browsers
http://aignes.com/deadlink.htm

Avant Browser 2012 Build 182
free web browser designed to expand Internet Explorer features
http://www.avantbrowser.com/

AVG Free Edition 2013.0.2677
Free anti-virus, anti-spyware program with excellent protection for Win32/64
http://free.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-afh.line-2013

Avira AntiVir Personal 13.0.0.2681 Free
free; highly-rated antivirus product with very annoying pop-up ads accompanying virus signature updates
http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus

Calibre 0.9.0
cross-platform open source ebook manager for all popular ebook readers with format conversion,
news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/

C Containers Library
C library to perform STL-like duties (containers, iterators, etc) with nice usage syntax
this is a proposed addition to the standard C library
- 'cccl.pdf' & 'ccldoc-src.zip' files updated
http://code.google.com/p/ccl/downloads/list (download)
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32/ccl/ccl.html (usage doc in html)
http://code.google.com/p/ccl/downloads/detail?name=ccl.pdf (usage doc in pdf)

CCleaner 3.23
free registry and file optimization/privacy/cleaning tool; thorough and effective: recommended
uninstalls programs, system restore, drive wiper, controls startup programs, context menus, etc
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner (CCleaner homepage)
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2012/9/25/ccleaner-v323 (announcement)

CDBurnerXP 4.4.2.3442
open source CD / DVD / Blu-ray burning software for Win32/64; recommended
this program requires .NET framework; Media Format 9.0 update required if using WMA format
- be careful, you will want the version *without* the 'Open Candy' advertising
http://cdburnerxp.se/en/download (homepage)
http://cdburnerxp.se/download?more-options (download)

Cobra 0.9.0
oo (lambda/closures/etc), qa, expressive, static/dynamic compiled/scripting .NET language with GC
http://cobra-language.com/

Comodo Dragon Internet Browser 22.0
Windows only; free; based on Google's Chrome browser, with improved security and privacy
stops cookies, no web spies, prevents browser download tracking, etc
http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php

CrunchBang Linux 11
Debian-based distro; Openbox desktop; #23 in popularity
http://crunchbanglinux.org/

CrystalDiskInfo 5.0.5
open source hard drive monitoring/warning/alarm system using SMART technology
- privacy alert: watch out for the OpenCandy ads, use adfree Portable Edition instead
http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en

Cython 0.17.1
a Python-to-C translator / compiler; handles Python 2.3 to 3.x syntax, inclusive
http://cython.org/

Eclipse 4.2.1
Eclipse 3.8.1
open source extensible IDE framework supporting plugins for almost all programming languages
w/ syntax highlighting, intellisense, code completion, templates, version control, more
http://www.eclipse.org/ (homepage)
http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.8.1-201209141540/ (3.8.1)
http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/R-4.2.1-201209141800/ (4.2.1)

FBackup 4.8.285
free, simple backup program for personal or commercial use
http://www.fbackup.com/

Foxit Reader 5.4.3.0920
free pdf viewer; faster render than Adobe, less bloat; recommended
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/

FreeFileSync 5.8
open source Win32/64 & Linux folder comparison and synchronization tool; recommended
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/

Freemake Video Converter 3.1.2
convert 200+ video formats; cut/join/scale video; rip & burn DVDs; burn Blu-rays, upload to YouTube; more
http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/

FrostWire 5.4.0
open source, cross-platform Java-based BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) client
http://www.frostwire.com/

GCC 4.7.2
open source Gnu C/C++ Compiler for Linux
includes front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, Ada, and Go, as well as libraries for these languages
http://gcc.gnu.org/ (homepage)
http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.7/ (grouped 4.7.x announcement)

Ghostery 2.8.2 for Firefox
Ghostery for Opera 0.9.6
free browser addon; alerts you about web bugs, ad networks and tracking widgets on every web page you visit;
"See who's tracking your web browsing and block them"
http://www.ghostery.com/download

Git 1.7.12.2
free, open source distributed version control system
http://git-scm.com/

Groovy 2.0.4
open source jvm dynamic scripting language; it is a superset of the Java language
http://groovy.codehaus.org/ (homepage)

HeliosPaint 1.5
free Java-based cross-platform paint / photo editor program
http://www.heliospaint.com/

Immunet Protect Free 3.0.8.9025
Cloud-based antivirus that can used in addition to your regular antivirus
http://www.immunet.com/free/index.html

Maqetta Release 7.0.1
open source visual authoring system of HTML5 user interfaces - in the browser
this is a *preview* version (beta)
http://maqetta.org/

MariaDB 5.3.9 Stable
open source fork of MySQL; completely compatible w/MySQL; w/extra db engines & extra features
"MariaDB is a binary drop-in replacement for MySQL"
MariaDB restores several significant features that Oracle has dropped from MySQL
- this is an update to an older version
http://kb.askmonty.org/ (homepage)
http://kb.askmonty.org/v/mariadb-versus-mysql-features (extra features)
http://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-5527-release-notes (release notes)

MinGW (32-bit) Distro 9.4
open source distribution for Windows, by Stephan T Lavavej
- update to GCC 4.7.2
http://nuwen.net/mingw.html

Miranda IM 0.10.4
open source instant messaging program
http://www.miranda-im.org/

MonetDB Jul 2012-SP2
a heavy-duty, full-featured, open-source database that is not well-known
http://www.monetdb.org/Home (homepage)
http://www.monetdb.org/Downloads/ReleaseNotes (release notes)
http://www.monetdb.org/Downloads/ (download)

MySQL Community Server 5.5.28
free (Community Server Edition only!), cross-platform, very popular open source SQL database
http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ (download)
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/news-5-5-28.html (changelog)

Notepad2 5.0.26 Beta 2
open source Win32/64 Notepad replacement based on Scintilla w/ syntax highlighting for many languages
- this is a *beta* version (32 bit only)
http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html (homepage & downloads)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad2/ (project page)

Orwell Dev-C++ 5.3.0.0
excellent cross-platform open source C/C++ IDE
http://sourceforge.net/projects/orwelldevcpp/

PostgreSQL 9.2.1
open source SQL database for high performance and high availability applications
http://www.postgresql.org/ (homepage)
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1416/ (announcement)

Python 3.3.0
popular open source programming language
http://www.python.org/ (homepage)

qBittorrent 3.0.5
open source cross-platform Bittorrent client
http://www.qbittorrent.org/

Slackware Linux 14.0
Independent distro; Blackbox, Fluxbox, FVWM, KDE, WMaker, or Xfce desktop; #12 in populrity
http://www.slackware.com/

Soluto 1.3.992.0
free; uses community-developed power-user solutions to fix your PC problems
http://www.soluto.com/

SMPlayer 0.8.1
cross-platform graphical interface for MPlayer media player
http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/

Speccy 1.18
free Windows system information tool
http://www.piriform.com/speccy (Speccy homepage)
http://www.piriform.com/blog/2012/9/20/speccy-v118 (announcement)

TDM-GCC 4.7.1-3 (64-bit)
open source GCC C/C++ 32/64-bit Native Portable Build and Development Environment for Windows
creates 32-bit OR 64-bit binaries, for any version of Windows since Windows 95
- bugfixes for 4.7.1 release
http://tdm-gcc.tdragon.net/

TightVNC Java Viewer 2.6
cross-platform open source remote control software package;
you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard
http://www.tightvnc.com/

ToDoList 6.5
free todo list / calendar program with nestable todos, recurring reminders, Gantt charts, etc
http://www.abstractspoon.com/

TThrottle 6.10
free Windows laptop utility to keep cpu/gpu temperature down by throtttling performance
http://www.efmer.eu/boinc/

Transmission-Qt Win 2.71
Windows open source BitTorrent client
http://trqtw.sourceforge.net/blog/

Vala/Genie 0.18.0
Vala language resembles C# and Genie language resembles Python
the common language compiler outputs OO C code using the GObject library
not yet at version 1.0, but some large apps are written in Vala/Genie
- this is an update to the *stable* branch
http://www.mail-archive.com/vala-devel-list@gnome.org/msg00037.html (announcement)
http://live.gnome.org/Vala (Vala info)
http://live.gnome.org/Genie (Genie info)

XAMPP 1.8.1 for Windows
open source web-server (Apache), SQL database (MySQL) w/ admin, PHP, ftp server, Tomcat, & more
this is probably the easiest way to install a working, web-aware PHP into Windows
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

Zero Install 1.11.1 for Windows
open source, decentralized cross-distribution software installation system
"Create one package that works everywhere; with dependency handling and automatic updates"
Zero Install programs are fetched at runtime the first time and run from your cache subsequently
http://0install.net/faq.html (FAQ)
http://0install.de/?lang=en

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Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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