Giveawayoftheday freebies all go here....

[Kees]

for a discussion of an older version, see here

[Boyfriend]

Giveaway of the Day - True Launch Bar 5.2 (February 10, 2011)

True Launch Bar is a superior replacement for the standard Windows Quick Launch bar and all functions plus more are presented in True Launch Bar. The difference resides in that True Launch Bar allows the user to combine its shortcuts into groups and in form of popup menus.

True Launch Bar has full support to drag and drop technology, keeping the creation and organization simple. The management of shortcuts never has been easier. True Launch Bar will also speed up the launching of all applications. Rather than using default shortcuts, you can add buttons that work like small applets! Imagine being able to check incoming mail, see weather forecast, track the latest news, manage contacts in a small address book, change music volume, control system parameters, and more – all using the button applets on the taskbar. True Launch Bar supports skins. Those who have Windows Vista or Windows 7 can make use of all the advantages of the Aero interface – translucent.

System Requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7
Download: True Launch Bar 5.2
Product Home Page: True Launch Bar (WOT: Green)

[Student26]

GOTD- March 23 - Paragon Partition Manager 11 Personal Special Edition (English Version)

Key Features and Benefits of Partition Manager 11 Personal:

Create, Format, Delete Partition. You can create, format, delete a partition of any popular file system.
Express Create Partition. Create a new partition in the most appropriate place of a hard disk, format it to NTFS and then make it available in the system.
Move/Resize Partitions. You can resize and/or move partitions on a hard disk.
Express Resize Partition. Increase free space on one partition by utilizing the unused space of an adjacent partition (including partitions of Apple Boot Camp).

System requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7
Download size: 104 Mb (both x86 and x64)

[Bearcat]

Thanks for the share Student! Paragon puts out some pretty decent software IMHO.

[ted]

Giveaway of the Day - The Cleaner 2012

The Cleaner 2012 April 4, 2011MooSoft’s The Cleaner 2012 is a powerful anti-malware program. The Cleaner detects and removes malware that is often missed by anti-virus software.

It delivers one of the quickest and most thorough scans on the market. It has on-demand scanning for single drives, folders or files or it can scan the entire computer. The Cleaner has been in development for more than thirteen years and is used in over 140 countries.

[Boyfriend]

Thanks ted for heads up I am downloading it now...

[Kees]

It is an on-demand scanner only. No idea how good or bad it is. Footprint? Detection-rate?

[grr]

It is an on-demand scanner only.

Actually No

Real-time Malware Protection
TCActive! protects your system in real-time using the same great technology used by The Cleaner.

[INDRANIL]

Thanks for the info .

[Kees]

OK, thanks for letting me know.

Actually No

Real-time Malware Protection
TCActive! protects your system in real-time using the same great technology used by The Cleaner.

Even so, it appears to be a side-kick program, not a full-fledged security guard. The 2010 version had a poor detection rate according to Ashraf, see here
I'll pass.