Download Nitro PDF Reader 3.0.7.4 Free

Download Nitro PDF Reader 3.0.7.4 Free
Nitro PDF Reader is a handy PDF editor that covers all the basic tasks most people perform on a daily basis with PDF documents.
With Nitro PDF Reader you can not only read PDF files on your computer, but also edit them in several ways: you can annotate PDF documents, insert notes, and highlight, cross-out or underline certain text. Plus Nitro PDF Reader also lets you extract all images in a PDF or save all the text inside the PDF in plain text, removing all the formatting and making it easier to edit.
Another great feature in Nitro PDF Reader is a virtual printer, with which you can convert any document to PDF ? as long as the application you use to open it has printing capabilities. All you need to do is choose the Print option and select the Nitro PDF printer.
Nitro PDF Reader features a nicely designed interface that makes the program a pleasure to use. Plus the program seems to have solved the unstability issues that affected earlier versions, so there's really no reason why you shouldn't give it a try!
Nitro PDF Reader is a full featured PDF reader with annotation tools, image and text extractors and a special tool to convert documents to PDF.
Recent changes

• Enhancements
  
• QuickSign is now easier thanks to intuitive guidance on creating a QuickSign profile
  
• PDF version can be selected when documents must adhere to specific standards (PDF 1.4, 1.5,
  
• 1.6, 1.7)
  
• Crash reporter can submit PDF files for out testing and engineering teams to quickly identify the
  
• cause of a crash
  
• Improved installer has been optimized and completes the installation in two less stages
  
• Windows Vista/7 file browser is used as the native file explorer for locating and opening files
  
• Resolved Issues
  
• Comments Print settings do not convert the Comment Size values when the unit type is
  
• changed in the Units and Grid preferences
  
• Printing Outlook calendar creates PDF file with incorrect colors for days marked as ?busy? or
  
• ?away?
  
• Unicode characters are not displayed correctly in Nitro?s document tabs
  
• PowerPoint Links within text boxes?and grouped with other elements?are ignored when
  
• ?Convert Links? is enabled
  
• Mouse-over comments display in top-left corner regardless of mouse pointer location
  
• Several document-specific bugs have been fixed in this release

Pros

• Nice interface
• Can extract images and text from PDF files
• Lets you convert documents to PDF
• Complete set of annotation tools

Cons

• None worth mentioning

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Download PowerPoint 2013 15.0.4420.1017 Free

PowerPoint 2013 is a powerful presentation application that's included in Office 2013.
As with most of the other applications that come bundled in Office 2013, PowerPoint 2013 includes a redesigned welcome page that's actually useful. You are given a list of recently-opened files on the left as well as a grid of templates to get started. You can also search at the top for more templates if you don't see one to your liking. Clicking or tapping on a template will give you a window to choose a variation of it.
As with most new releases of PowerPoint, PowerPoint 2013 includes a bunch of new themes, templates, and transitions. Microsoft also included some basic photo editing features. You can choose a filter for the photos you import into PowerPoint 2013. These editing features are basic and feel a bit like an afterthought. You'll still want to use a program like Photoshop to do heavy photo modifications.
Speaking of photos, you can now import both photos and videos from the internet. PowerPoint 2013 integrates with the services you've linked to your Microsoft account. You can pull in video from YouTube and photos from Facebook.
Formatting photos and arranging them has improved in PowerPoint 2013 as well. There are the new guides that are consistent across Microsoft's Office products. PowerPoint 2013 is smart enough to show you how your graphics will be aligned with other graphics on the slide.
SkyDrive integration is in full effect in PowerPoint 2013 so you can pick up working on your presentation from any device that has SkyDrive linked. There's even a PowerPoint web application to do some basic edits. You'll still want to use a computer or tablet that has PowerPoint 2013 to do serious work.
New to PowerPoint 2013 is the 'Presentation View,' which throws up a handy prompter screen on setups with multiple monitors. There is an elapsed timer so you can help pace yourself and not run over a certain time. You can have notes on the side of your slides so you won't be tempted just to read off of the slide. This happens all unbeknownst to people in the audience.
PowerPoint 2013 has received many updates that make it easier to use and continues to be one of the best applications for making presentations. Be sure to check out our in-depth look at PowerPoint 2013's new features here.
Notes
Clicking the download button will take you to the Microsoft site, from where you can follow the instructions to download and install the preview

Review last updated: 22/11/12

Pros

• Useful prompter for secondary monitors
• Pulls in photos and video from online services
• Useful welcome screen
• Save, share, and collaborate in the cloud
• Ribbon and tools aren't distracting

Cons

• Could be more streamlined for novices
• Photo editing feels tacked on

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Download Outlook 2013 15.0.4420.1017 Free

Outlook 2013 is Microsoft's flagship email application, which is included in Office 2013.
If you think that Outlook 2013 would be getting some dramatic new features and improvements like the rest of the applications in the Office 2013 suite, you'd be wrong. For the most part, Outlook 2013 remains much the same as the 2010 version. Here's what did change:
The entire app has a flattened look, which goes with the Windows 8 design language. The whole application is monochromatic, featuring lots of white and gray with the occasional blue accents. To me, this color scheme makes it hard to differentiate specific elements of the interface. There are no more icons and everything is text heavy. At the bottom, you'll find sections for mail, calendar, people, tasks and more. Gone are the buttons and icons, giving way to a minimalist text look.
There is a touch mode in Outlook 2013, which brings up the same menus that it does in the other apps in Office 2013. There is a bar with frequently-used commands like reply, delete, move, flag and mark. This is great and gives Outlook 2013 a good touch experience.
You can now pinch to zoom in the calendar to switch between day, week, and month views. If you are in any other section of Outlook 2013 besides the calendar, you can now hover over the calendar section to bring up a pop up of the calendar and your tasks for the day. The calendar will also show weather information of your locale.
Microsoft Lync is still fully integrated into Outlook 2013 so you can view a colleague's status and start an audio or video call right from within Outlook 2013.
While the mail view is a bit difficult to read because of the monochromatic color scheme, Outlook 2013's people view is much improved. Contacts will now pull in information from online sources like Facebook and Linkedin if you've tied these services with your Microsoft Account.
Outlook 2013 will combine duplicate contacts, creating one contact card with consolidated information. If your contact has a picture, the picture will show up as a thumbnail next to the contact. It's strange that Microsoft didn't include this in the mail view of Outlook 2013, which would help visually differentiate between different emails.
Even more baffling is the lack of threaded messages in Outlook 2013. You'll still have to hunt for previous emails from a conversation. Oddly enough, Microsoft's own Mail app in Windows 8 and Windows RT features threaded messaging.
Another annoying change is Outlook 2013's notifications. There's no way to dismiss them all in bulk so you'll be closing tons of alerts if Outlook comes back online. Microsoft also got rid of the ability to act on an email from the notification, which was a very useful feature.
If you didn't like Outlook 2010, Outlook 2013 won't win you over. While there are some useful new features, its bland interface and missing features make Office 2013 feel like an antiquated email client.

Review last updated: 29/11/12

Pros

• Familiar interface
• Handy popup calendar
• Touch controls for touch screen devices
• Pulls contact info from online sources

Cons

• No threaded messaging
• Annoying notifications
• Monochromatic colors makes things hard to focus on

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Download Geekbench 2.4.0 Free

Benchmarking your system is essential if you want to get to the bottom of hardware performance issues or simply measure performance over time.
Geekbench is a processor and memory benchmark that's been designed for 64-bit operating systems and multi-core processors. The application provides a comprehensive set of benchmarks to measure processor and memory performance. Geekbench is refreshingly easy to use for a benchmarking application and runs testing very quickly.
What's great about GeekBench is that you don't have to configure it. Within just a few clicks, you can not only benchmark your system, but share the results with other users via the Geekbench Result Browser, although you have to register for a free account to do this. This is a very handy way to see if users on similar machines are getting more out of your system than you are.
Geekbench provides a user-friendly way to test your system for either diagnosing problems or simply comparing it with other users.
Recent changes

• Fixed "ordinal 344 could not be located" error on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 R2.
  
• 
  

Pros

• Easy to setup and run
• Benchmarks all major components
• Allows you to share results

Cons

• Sharing requires signing up for an account

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Download ToDoList 6.5.10 Free

If you never seem to have enough time to complete your tasks, maybe you need a program like ToDoList.
ToDoList can be a great help to organize your work and become more productive. This tool enables you to create highly-detailed lists of tasks and includes all the tools and functions you need to manage your time and pending work more effectively.
One of the features of ToDoList that caught my attention was that you can select to install it as a desktop app or use it as a standalone program, saving preferences to an INI file. Also, the program has a very informative interface with clearly separated areas to display the task list, the contents of the selected task and its main characteristics, respectively.
Tasks in ToDoList are organized in a tree-like structure with support for subtasks, and can be assigned a due date and a reminder. You can also export them to several formats. On the downside, the program doesn't have support for recurring tasks.
With ToDoList you can easily improve your productivity by handling tasks in a more organized and effective way.
Pros

• Handy tree-like structure
• You can choose between standard or portable installation
• Highly detailed entry for each task
• Variety of exporting/importing options

Cons

• No support for recurring tasks

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Download XMind 3.3.0 Free

Concept maps are a great help when preparing a huge project, organizing tasks among a group of people, or simply helping you to get things done.
Now with XMind you can easily create concept maps, either from scratch, or by using one of the templates and themes included in the program. XMind features many elements with which you can customize your map and express all concepts in a better way. It also supports images, notes, files and even hyperlinks.
Xmind is very easy to use. Its tabbed interface enables you to open several maps at the same time, and the sidebar displays all the details about the element you select. Plus, maps created with Xmind are compatible with MindManager and FreeMind, and can also be exported to text, image or HTML format.
Finally, if you create a user account on the program's web page, you can share your concept maps online and receive comments on them.
Xmind lets you create create concept maps with ready-made templates and themes, and share them online if necessary.
Recent changes

• Brandnew dictionary management in Preferences page lets spell check work better
  
• The special XMind version for Japan serves Japanese users
  
• Improved French and Spanish UI translation is waiting for French or Spanish speaking users
  
• XMind Pro can work offline now
  
• The signin process in XMind is enhanced much
  
• Fix a shortcut bug (Ctrl+Alt+N)
  
• Fix a paste bug on Mac OS X. Now, paste multiple-line content into XMind, and every line would be a topic

Pros

• Includes several templates and themes
• You can share maps online
• Compatible with MindManager and FreeMind

Cons

• No spell-check

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Download AppRemover 3.0 Free

Download AppRemover 3.0 Free
AppRemover is an application that searches out and removes anti-spyware and anti-virus software from your PC.
Installing and uninstalling this kind of software can leave your hard drive in a bit of a mess, with registry entries and hidden files left undeleted. This is where AppRemover comes in handy - a program designed to remove some of the worst uninstall offenders.
When installed, AppRemover is just a .exe file that will remove itself after use, so it won't add to the clogged up hard drive problem. When you run it, any antispyware or antivirus programs are listed, and you can choose what to delete, or delete them all. After the uninstallation process, AppRemover gives you an analysis of what was done, and if some files will be deleted after the next restart of the system and so on.
It's a shame AppRemover doesn't have broader removal abilities, as it does a great job of uninstalling these security programs. This will be especially useful for anyone wanting to replace their anti-virus app with another, when two different security programs have created system conflicts, or in case the program's uninstall process fails for some reason.
AppRemover is an efficient, lightweight utility that really does the job

Review last updated: 16/11/12

Pros

• Lightweight
• Efficient
• Free

Cons

• Limited to security software

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