Sunday, January 6, 2008

Turbo tax deluxe

TurboTax Deluxe asks easy questions—no tax lingo here. Then we put your answers on the right forms for you.

Automatically Import Your W-2s
Import your income directly from participating employers.

NEW – Get Fast Answers to Your Tax Questions
View advice from millions of taxpayers and experts right on your screen with our Live Community.

Transfer Info from Last Year's Return
TurboTax Deluxe automatically transfers info from last year's return to this year's to save valuable time. Confirm the information and finish faster.

Free Individual State Download included


Below are the minimum requirements for TurboTax 2007 software installed on a Windows computer. The 2007 versions are Basic, Deluxe, Premier, Home & Business, and Business.

* Processor: 450 MHz 32-bit (x86) or faster processor
* Operating Systems:
o Windows 2000 SP4
o Windows XP (32-bit) Home/Media Center Edition/Pro
o Windows Vista™ (32-bit) Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate
o Administrative rights required
* RAM: 256 MB
* Monitor:
o SVGA color monitor (high color 16-bit)
o 800×600 screen resolution (1024×768 recommended)
* Internet Connection: 28.8 Kbps modem (Broadband connection recommended)
* Third Party Software
o Microsoft .NET 2.0
o Microsoft Windows Installer 3 or higher
o Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher
o Adobe Flash Player 7 or higher
o Adobe Reader 5 or higher
* CD-ROM Drive: 2X CD-ROM drive
* Hard Disk Space:
o Federal Products: 250 MB for TurboTax (plus up to 355 MB for Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft .NET 2.0)
o State Products: 15 MB
o Federal plus State Products: 265 MB for TurboTax (plus up to 355 MB for Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft .NET 2.0)
* Printer: Any Windows-compatible inkjet or laser printer

Advanced Archive password recovery

Advanced Archive Password Recovery (or ARCHPR) is a program to recover lost or forgotten passwords to archives (compressed files) of the following types: ZIP/PKZip/WinZip, ARJ/WinARJ, ACE/WinACE (1.x), RAR/WinRAR.

The key features of ARCHPR are:
The program has a convenient user interface
The program is very fast: for ZIP with traditional encryption, brute-force attack speed is up to fifteen million passwords per second on modern CPUs like Pentium 4 (Prescott)

Guaranteed decryption (usually, within the hour) of many WinZip archives (created in versions 8.0 and below, with 5+ encrypted files) is available; it works regardless the password complexity and length
The program can work with archives containing only one encrypted file
Archives created by various software packages are supported
Strong WinZip encryption (AES) is supported
Self-extracting archives are supported
The program is customizable: you can set the password length (or length range), the character set to be used to generate the passwords, and a couple of other options
You can select the custom character set for brute-force attack (non-English characters are supported)
Dictionary-based attack (with word mutations) is available
The “brute-force with mask” attack is available
Very fast known-plaintext attack is available (ZIP and ARJ only)
You can interrupt the program at any time, and resume from the same point later
The program can work in the background, using the CPU only when it is in idle state.

Saturday, January 5, 2008

iArt 3.2.6

iArt is a shareware program that can be used to download album art or lyrics for your iTunes or iPod library. It uses a plugin architecture allowing for complete customizability over where to find album art in future!

iArt 3.1 adds support for lyrics. It can search online and download lyrics to your iTunes which can then by viewed on supported iPods.

oRipa Yahoo Web cam recorder

oRipa Yahoo Webcam Recorder is a handy tool to record Yahoo webcam video and audio of chat partner to your PC hard disk so you can replay it in future. Just press the record button as the Yahoo webcam is connected, and the video streams are saved as media files in your preset folder. You can play the recorded videos back at any media player and at any time you like!


Here's why oRipa Yahoo Webcam Recorder is the ultimate webcam recorder for Yahoo Messenger™:

1. Work with Yahoo Messenger 6.0 and the above versions.

2. Real time record Yahoo webcam with optional sound recording (e.g. audio from microphone)---You can record any webcam streams (e.g. the fun movies broakcasted in webcam by your chat partner as well as the video conversations, etc.)

3. Real time compress your recorded videos (DivX compatible) during recording --- use this function to get a smaller file size of your output videos so there is no need to worry your hard disk space is not enough for your video files when you record for a long time!

4. Save recorded videos into AVI format files---you can use any player (e.g. Real, Windows Media Player, etc.) you have to play the recorded video.

5. You can minimize or hide the Yahoo Messenger window while
recording.---That means You can browse other web pages and no need to let your Yahoo webcam window always on the front web page.

6. Easy to use!---You just start/stop recording with a click from the icon menu. No need to know about the recording knowledge.

7. Other cool features you would prefer: adjustable FPS and frame size (for you to adjust your output video quality) and user defined save-to directory.

And more! You will receive more benefits from purchasing the full version of oRipa Yahoo Webcam Recorder:

1. One year's free minor or major upgrades of oRipa Yahoo Webcam Recorder from the date of purchase.

2. Discounts on major upgrade versions of oRipa Yahoo Webcam Recorder after one year from the date of purchase.

3. Free and priority technical support.

4. Discounts on buying other EjoyStudio products.

Recording Guide

oRipa Yahoo Webcam Recorder is easy to use. We have done most of the settings for you. You just need to:

1. Run oRipa Yahoo Webcam Recorder as the Yahoo webcam is connected.

2. Choose the directory you would like to save your video (e.g. save your video to the desktop).

3. Press the record button at the bottom right of the software when you would like to start recording Yahoo webcam.

4. Press the stop button at the bottom right of the software to stop recording. You will see your video is saved in your preset directory (e.g. desktop).

Done!

When oRipa Yahoo Webcam Recorder is running and the webcam is connected, the icon at the bottom right of the pc will blink. As you press the record button in the software, this icon will speed up blinking, which means the program is recording the webcam streams. The icon will slow down when you stop recording, and will disappear when the webcam is disconnected.

XL Delete

XL Delete (with current online tag price of US$29,95) is a powerful secure delete tool that will permanently delete files using its powerful wipe engine. XL Delete can permanently remove any type of file, entire folders, and even your Internet Explorer and Firefox cookies, history, and cache files.

Why use XL delete?
“ Many people believe that emptying the recycle bin will delete a file forever. This is not true, when you delete a file and empty it from the recycle bin, the file is in fact still on your hard drive. The only thing that happens when you empty the recycle bin is that Windows marks the area where the file is on the hard drive as overwriteable so that it can reuse the space when necessary. This allows special data recovery software to be able to actually undelete the file and view all of its original contents. Prevent hackers and identity thieves from going through your deleted files and finding your passwords, credit card numbers, and other private information. ”


When you delete a file with XL Delete, the file data will actually be overwritten several times using specialized methods to prevent data recovery software from being able to undelete the file. XL Delete will also incorporate several obfuscation techniques to hide the original file name and file size from data recovery software. You can be assured that once you delete a file with XL Delete, it will be gone for good.

Benefits:
“ ==-> Secure delete any file on your PC.
==-> Protect your privacy by making sure files you delete can not be recovered.
==-> Permanently removes old deleted files from your hard drive.
==-> Clean Internet Explorer and Firefox history, cookies, and temp files.
==-> Prevent identity thieves from retrieving personal information from your computer.
==-> Clean your old PC or laptop before donating or selling them.
==-> Lock extra free space on your hard drive to prevent fragmentation.
==-> Features at a glance:
==-> 12 Different wipe methods to choose from including Peter Gutmann's method.
==-> Define your own custom wipe methods.
==-> Easy to use wizard. Delete any file or folder in 3 simple steps.
==-> Shell integration, including integration with the Recycle Bin.
==-> Ability to wipe all the free space of any selected hard drive.
==-> Ability to purge old file names from any selected hard drive.
==-> Ability to securely lock the free space of any selected hard drive.
==-> Integrated scheduler that allows you to schedule the secure wiping of files and folders.
==-> Works on memory cards, usb drives, and other types of removable media.
==-> Drag and drop support for files and folders.
==-> Cryptographically secure random number generator for maximum protection.
==-> Ability to force wipe non-system files that are in use.
==-> Integrated file viewer lets you inspect a file before deleting it.
==-> Wipe Index.dat files.

Weather clock 3.2



This streamlined, feature-packed clock utility offers lots of useful information at a glance.

Though it gives the standard digital display, a handful of skins give this application a bit of flair. Weather Clock presents you with an enlarged digital display clock along with the date, current temperature, and weather conditions of a user-specified location.

Fortunately, you can select what is displayed in case you don't want to give up tray space. A calendar is easily accessible with a quick right-click of the program's display in the system tray.


Alarms accompanied by pop-up messages and your favorite audio files can be set to launch files, applications, or to shut down operations. In addition, a snooze feature and synchronization with atomic clock servers are a definite plus.

With so many customizations, anyone can appreciate this software's generous output