Download HD video from YouTube

There are several ways and free tools are available for downloading videos from YouTube. YouTube Downloader HD is a similar tool, but the main distinguishing feature is that you can download High Quality videos and High Definition videos from YouTube.

The program is simple to use. After installation, just copy video URL from the web browser and paste to Youtube Downloader HD. Select a video format (FLV, MP4 high quality or avi HD) and choose a directory to save the video.

Features: Easy to use: just copy video URL from your web browser and paste to Youtube Downloader HD

. No need to use scripts or browser plug-ins, Convert downloaded video to various formats, Download Youtube High Definition videos (available on certain videos) and Support for big video files.

Tool for updating Nod 32 antivirus and ESET Smart Security

In one of my previous posts I described how to manually update NOD32 antivirus without an internet connection or using another computer. But for a non-tech person it is bit difficult to follow. Many readers email me about this.

For such readers here is a tool for updating Nod32 Antivirus and ESET Smart Security (v.3.0 and v.4.0). This tool will automatically find your %SystemDrive% and create the correct folder, put the latest updated virus definitions and module files in it.

It will then change the update server details in the registry; (no manually setting up server) so all you have to do is click “update” in NOD32.

The program is portable and includes all latest virus signature files and modules. No need to download definitions from the server.

However use this tool at your own risk. Download this free tool from the program’s home page, here or here.

Flickroom - a desktop application for Flicker

Flickroom is an Adobe Air based desktop application for managing Flickr account. It acts just like a browser but gives a richer browsing experience and its dark theme ensures your photographs look even better than before.

You can receive instant notifications for any activity on your photostream, upload photos by just drag-and-drop, add comments, mark faves, add notes, tweet about your photos and also chat with other Flickroom users.

Following are some of the important features of this application:

- Upload multiple photographs by just dragging images from your desktop
- Pop-up notifications about activity on your photostream Comment, mark favorite, add notes
- Edit title, description and other metadata of your photographs
- Tweet about your photographs directly from the application
- See which of your photos are in Flickr Explore
- Search in photographs of current user or all Flickr users

The program is still in development and platform independent. In order to install this program Adobe Air runtime must be installed on your computer. More details and download from programs home page.

Registry First Aid 6 for free download

The Registry is the nerve center of your PC. The problems with the Windows Registry are a common cause of Windows crashes and error messages. Cleaning up registry data base frees your system of unneeded ballast so that it can work better and more quickly.

Registry First Aid is a professional tool scans the Windows registry for orphan file/folder references, finds these files or folders on your drives that may have been moved from their initial locations, and then corrects your registry entries to match the located files or folders.

In addition, if your registry has links to files of deleted applications, Registry First Aid will find these invalid entries and remove them from your registry. With Registry First Aid, your Windows registry will be always clean and correct, helping your programs load faster and speeding up your computer.

Under a promotion you can grab a free copy of Registry First Aid 6 (Current version 7) from Avanquest. Just visit here for information.

McAfee Personal Firewall Plus free for 60 days

Like an anti-virus program, a firewall is also has equal importance in a computer security system. Even though Windows have built-in Firewall, they are not able to give full inbound and outbound protection.

McAfee Personal Firewall Plus software offers advanced protection for your computer and your personal data. Personal Firewall establishes a barrier between your computer and the Internet, silently monitoring Internet traffic for suspicious activities.

With it, you get the following features:

- Defends against potential hacker probes and attacks
- Complements anti-virus defenses
- Monitors Internet and network activity
- Alerts you to potentially hostile events
- Provides detailed information on suspicious Internet traffic
- Integrates Hackerwatch.org functionality, including event reporting, self-testing tools, and the ability to email reported events to other online authorities
- Provides detailed tracing and event research features.

McAfee Personal Firewall Plus is meant for Windows 98 – Windows XP users and can be downloaded from here free for 2months.

NetworkShield Firewall for free download

NetworkShield Firewall is a new generation corporate gateway firewall software for Windows Server, which protects the network from external and internal attacks, provides Internet access to users and offers enhanced traffic control features.

This program provides excellent reliability and performance with minimal resource requirements, supports multi-networks and possesses simple management tools. This is an ideal solution for your corporate security and network management needs.

FREE license includes all functionality available in standard license and has only for 15IPs.

NetworkShield was designed to work under Windows 2000/XP/2003 operational systems. Just visit here and fill the form to download the software.

Download a free copy of Expert PDF Pro 5

Expert PDF lets you create, modify, convert and send PDF documents easily as word documents. You can convert any printable documents into PDF format, modify text, images and layout or comments quickly and easily.

This tool lets full editing of PDF documents, including unique vector drawing capabilities. No needs for additional software installed, eXpert PDF editor will also act as a pdf reader for viewing/printing your pdf documents.

You can Create PDF documents from files stored on your local disk, web sites or scanned documents. Moreover, after the creating the PDF file you can send it right away by e-mail.

Here is how to get a free copy from Avanquest:
- Visit this promotion page
- Enter your email address if you have already registered with Avanquest or just create a free account,
- After giving your email, on next page, the serial/license Key for Expert PDF Pro 5 will be shown and download link. (Note that the latest version though is Expert PDF Pro 6.)

Svchost Process Analyzer

According to Microsoft, ‘Svchost.exe is a generic host process name for services that run from dynamic-link libraries (DLLs)’. At Windows start-up, it checks the services part of the registry to construct a list of services that it must load. The authentic svchost.exe file is located in C:\Windows\System32, but numerous viruses and Trojans use the same file and process name to hide their activities.

Svchost Process Analyzer is a free tool that lists all Svchost instances and checks the services they contain. This makes it easy to uncover Svchost worms like the infamous Conficker worm.

Svchost Process Analyzer only analyzes the Svchost.exe files and lists the suspicious Svchost file as marked; there is no provision for further analyzing the file with in this tool. You required some other tools like their TaskManager in order to check it.

The program does not require any installation. Simply download and run the software. It supports Windows Vista, XP, 2000, 2003, 2008 (32bit and 64 bit)