A look back at 2008’s biggest Download Squad articles
Filed under: Features, Blogging, Lists
2008 has come and gone, and it’s been a great year at Download Squad. Our site got a long-awaited facelift and some new faces (including me) joined the ranks. Thanks to all our visitors for all the great tips and Gadgets, and keep them coming!Before we usher in…
Free Video Converter offers simple video editing, conversion
Filed under: Utilities, Video, Windows, Freeware
There are plenty of free Windows applications that let you convert files from one format to another (for example, from MPG to H.264). And judging by its name, you’d think that Free Video Converter was just another of those apps. But the free utility a…
P.I.C.O. is 3-on-3 Worms style warfare in your browser - moment Waster
Filed under: Fun, Games, Internet, Time-Wasters, Web
If you’re a NewGrounds user, you’ve no doubt seen the Pico franchise before - it’s been around for ages. Some of the games in the series might be just a tad politically incorrect, but don’t let your sensitive side stop you from trying out P.I.C.O….
Extended Task manager for Windows
Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware
Extended Task Manager shows you everything that the built in Windows Task Manager does… and soon after some. that free utility offers a summary page which shows you al ist of running programs as well as a graph with your CPU usage, Page file usage, disk I/…
Keep your application installers updated with Ketarin
Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware
We’ve covered applications that attempt to download and install the latest versions of your Windows software in the past. But Ketarin takes a different approach. You can enter a list of applications you want to track, and it will automatically check the down…
Openfire: cross-platform Jabber server
Filed under: Internet, Text, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Productivity, Freeware
Openfire is an open-source Jabber (XMPP) server that provides an easy way to offer and preserve internal instant messaging (including voice and video chat) for your company or organization. There are server plugins availa…
A look at 7 Windows 7’s federated search connectors
Filed under: Internet, Photo, Features, Windows, Microsoft, Beta, Search
Now that half of the known computing world has gotten their paws on the Windows 7 beta, it’s high instance to start tweaking and modifying Microsoft’s latest OS. One feature begging to be monkeyed with is Windows Search.Windows…
A look at 7 Windows 7 federated search connectors
Filed under: Internet, Photo, Features, Windows, Microsoft, Beta, Search
Now that half of the known computing world has gotten their paws on the Windows 7 beta, it’s high instance to start tweaking and modifying Microsoft’s latest OS. One feature begging to be monkeyed with is Windows Search.Windows…
Update Twitter like Doogie Howser, MD!
Filed under: Fun, Internet, Text, Blogging, Web services
What child of the early 90’s doesn’t remember Neil Patrick Harris tapping absent at his hideous-yet-cool IBM PS/2 at the end of a towering day of practicing TV medicine?Those were the days…and now you can relive them while updating your Twit…
Portable Snowbird is a fast one-pane file manager
Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware, Beta, Windows x64
If you’re looking for a simple, fast, portable file management application to run instead of Windows Explorer, you might want to take Snowbird for a spin.It’s less than half a meg in size and includes some features that aren’t included in …










