A new version of this registry defragmentation programs is out.

Now they included a portable version in the download page, which is great.

Quicksys RegDefrag 1.5 latest changes:

• Fixed bug in font ANSI charset
• Fixed bug in column order at Registry Information
• Added new language: Dutch
• Updated languages: Polish and Czech
• Minor bugs fixed

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Adobe launched its PDF publishing suite Acrobat 9.0 some days ago. They were missing the updated Adobe Reader 9.0, but today here it is.

There are lots of changes. You can read about them here.

Now they are including Acrobat.com support based on Adobe AIR so you can work on it like in a desktop application. I will try the new Reader version to see how it improves over its previous version.

The only thing i hate about Reader 8.x is that everytime you open a PDF document, the program freezes for a few seconds. This happens just about a 1 or 2 seconds after the document finishes loading, so i hate that when i’m opening something to take a quick read at it.

If your language is not ready in the new 9.0 version, just wait a few days and try again. They will soon release it in all languages.

Edit: I just saw that Adobe released a critical security fix for Reader 8.1.2. Get the patch.

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This little program lets you drag & drop your taskbar buttons (open windows) to rearrange them in the order you want. It also support systray icons, so you can move them as well.

You can choose to have its icon in the systray or hide it completely.

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Another update for CCleaner.

This program is really into development, which is great because for time to time the author includes more applications to the cleaning process.

Remember that you can download a portable version as well an installer without the toolbar. Just click on Other Builds in the download page.

CCleaner 2.09.600 changelog:

• Added full support for Internet Explorer 8.0 beta
• Improved Opera 9.5 support to fix cache cleaning
• Improved interface for Startup tool
• Changed memory management routines to reduce footprint
• Fixed rare 64-bit performance issues
• Added splitter bar to interface
• Fixed repaint issues with certain themes
• Fixed Spybot cleaning detection
• Internal code optimizations
• Updated installer engine to fix icon bug
• Minor GUI tweaks

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Driver Sweeper has a new version and a new website. Previously, it was developed and released by Guru 3D. I don’t know what happened betweem them, but the latest version now shows Published by Guru3D.com in the title bar.

The new author, Phyxion, changed the whole interface for the better, because now it is easier to view the logs and overall i like its simplistic look instead of the huge icons in earlier versions.

I use it everytime i want to install new drivers from Realtek, Nvidia, ATI or Creative. This way i narrow the chances of having issues with new drivers because of leftover files from previous versions.

All you have to do is reboot your computer after uninstalling drivers. Then, run Driver Sweeper and select which drivers you want to clean up and reboot again. Now you can install new versions of the drivers.

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Most applications today insert entries in the context menu of file and folders, making it display a little slow (specially on windows XP) and making useless entries sometimes.

What is really bad, is that many of them don’t provide options to enable or disable those entries.

Fast Explorer makes configuring your context menus really easy. It displays a huge list of entries organized by file types. When you select a file type, the program displays its actual entries in the right side of the window so you can uncheck the ones you don’t want to appear when you right-click on this kind of files.

This way, you can get rid of entries you don’t need and make your context menu display faster and make it smaller by displaying only the entries you want or need.

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Here is another version of this handy website screenshot program.

WebShot 1.61 latest changes:

• Fixed http authenticate not working on certain sites
• Fixed tab control not updating options when pressing start
• Fixed compatability with Windows 2000 server
• Fixed some php com get functions not returning values
• Fixed gui button repainting bug

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Outlook on the Desktop is an application that takes your Microsoft Outlook calendar information and displays it on you desktop, along with all the events and tasks so you can see them all at any time.

The calendar is shown with transparency in the center of the screen and you can insert task and appointments without opening Outlook, which is great.

You configure it to show the inbox, calendar, tasks, among other components.

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