Freeware / Free Software's 1 Jul 2010

Cloud Scanner

Comodo Cloud Scanner (CCS) is an online service which can quickly and accurately identify malware, viruses, junk files, registry errors and hidden processes that may be lurking in a computer. Comodo Cloud Scanner audits all processes that are running on a computer then verifies them in real time with its 'live' database. Its features include: Detects malware and suspicious files, discovers privacy issues & identity traces, reveals corrupt, unwanted and invalid registry entries, Identifies junk files on a disk, and detects hidden processes running in a computer.

Cloud Scanner, a small download, takes up minimal disk space and RAM, for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2003/ 2008, can be downloaded at http://www.comodo.com/home/download/download.php?prod=cloud-scanner

At a cost Comodo also offers 24/7 LivePCSupport, a tech support expert's service, to optimize a computer.

Explorer++

Explorer++ is for power users and others who need better file management in Windows explorer. In addition to being similar to Windows Explorer, Explorer++ offers these features: Quick opening of a new explorer pane in the same explorer window by using the keyboard shortcut or by selecting "New Tab"; easier file management like cut, copy and paste a file or folder to another location in a computer from the same explorer window; options to open the control panel and command prompt directly from the explorer window, search for files and adding custom colors to the folders; tabbed browsing; display window shows previews of files as they are selected; easy-to-remember keyboard shortcuts for quick navigation; customizable user interface;full drag-and-drop support with other applications including Windows Explorer; and Advanced file operations such as merging and splitting are also supported.

Explorer++ - Version 1.1 (4 May 2010), at http://www.explorerplusplus.com/software/explorer++_1.1_x86.zip

The 64-bit version of Explorer++ at http://www.explorerplusplus.com/software/explorer++_1.1_x64.zip

Diagram Designer

Diagram Designer is a simple vector graphics editor for creating flowcharts, UML class diagrams, illustrations and slide shows. Its features include: Customizable template object palette; Spellchecker; Import/export WMF, EMF, BMP, JPEG, PNG, MNG, ICO, GIF and PCX images; Slide show viewer; Simple graph plotter to plot mathematical expressions; Advanced "pocket" calculator with equation solver; MeeSoft Image Analyzer integration for bitmap image editing and extended file format support; Uses compressed file format for minimizing drawing file size. The program's interface facilitates customization.

To turn out flowcharts and diagrams for presentations, MS Word and others you could try Diagram Designer v1.23, a cool, fast, simple and portable freeware for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/W7, at http://www.fiberdownload.com/Download/20118/DiagramDesigner

The full source code for Diagram Designer is available for download at https://sourceforge.net/projects/diagramdesigner/

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Can you suggest a freeware/shareware which can update drivers automatically?

You could try drive Driver Robot, a shareware, at http://www.driverrobot.com/download/.

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