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Free PDF Compressor 1.12

Freeware

Compress PDF file and reduce the actual size of PDF document with this completely free PDF Compressor. Removes duplicate PDF objects, optionally takes advantage of new compression features of latest PDF specifications that for many classes of documents compresses 30 - 60% better than what is possible in PDF 1.5.

Requires: Windows 98SE, 2000, Me or XP

Google Toolbar

Freeware

Enhances Internet Explorer with a Google search box and other useful tools like a pop-up blocker and one-click form filler. Find spelling mistakes in your web emails with the built-in spell checker. Turn street addresses on web pages into convenient links to online maps. Instantly translate English words into other languages. Google Toolbar is free and installs in seconds.

Requires: Internet Explorer 5.5+

All-in-One Gestures Firefox Extension

Freeware

Mouse gesture extensions are based on event listeners invoked when mouse events are generated. When extensions are not merged, these event listeners may not be triggered (because the first extension receiving the event may stop the propagation of the event) or may perform actions conflicting with the other extensions.

Requires: Mozilla Firefox

Festoon

Freeware

Organise your own video conference call . Just connect a camera, download our free Festoon plug-in, and see each other one-on-one or invite up to 200 buddies to a video call - even if they don't have a camera. But wait, there's more! You can also share anything you see on your screen, even your entire desktop!

Requires: Skype

Spambayes 1.1

Freeware

Anti-spam filter. The major difference between this and other, similar projects is the emphasis on testing newer approaches to scoring messages. While most anti-spam projects are still working with the original graham algorithm, we found that a number of alternate methods yielded a more useful response.

Requires: Windows 98SE, 2000, Me or XP

NoScript Firefox Extension

Freeware

Extra protection for your Firefox: NoScript allows JavaScript, Java (and other plugins) only for trusted domains of your choice (e.g. your home-banking web site). This whitelist based pre-emptive blocking approach prevents exploitation of security vulnerabilities with no loss of functionality.

Requires: Mozilla Firefox