Free Softwares for July

Video calling

Logitech's Vid, very simple Internet video calling software, is for
the "non-techie", no complicated settings - much quicker to set up
than other major calling apps. With a really simple set-up and easy
to use interface Vid makes it easy using a webcam and Internet
connection. Vid is based on a person's email address, and not on an
obscure username, so no screen names and the hassles. Vid, presently,
does not connect to Skype, AIM and others. However, there's nothing
that would prevent you from using other IM and calling services in
addition to Vid on the same computer. Logitech's Vid is a
straightforward way to make video calls, just add a friend using his
or her email address, wait for your friend's acceptance of your
invitation, make a video call simply by clicking on your friend's
picture - no screen name search.

Logitech's Vid for Windows XP/Vista and Mac OS X can be
Downloaded at http://www.logitech.com/vid

A CPU that's 2.5GHz or faster is recommended for enhanced performance.

Broadband Helper

Imran's Broadband Helper Utility might be found useful by readers who
use BSNL DataOne broadband connection, Plan - Home 500, Home 500 C,
Home 500 Combo plus etc (or any other connection which uses ADSL
Router and having the "free usage time" concept) and want to utilize
the free usage time efficiently. Features: disable connection from
09:00-02:00 so that there would be ZERO usage during this period;
reboot your ADSL Modem at 02:01, so that a new connection starts in
the free usage time; ShutDown the PC at 08:00 AM; determines your IP
address, before and after every Reboot; can schedule any application
like uTorrent to automatically start at some specified time, and
more. All the features are configurable, according to your needs.
last but most important, it can generate a very good log describing
what it has done for you.

Imran's Broadband Helper Utility can be downloaded at
http://imran-utilities.synthasite.com/

ShoZu

Social network updating is made easy by ShoZu. When logged in, you
will see the list of destinations you have previously chosen on the
web page. These can few or more. The process for uploading pics,
video or text is easy. Simply drag and drop the media you want to
share into the window. The picture or video will show up in the
window. Type a short caption in the small box and any additional
text into the big box, and off you go. ShoZu CCs your email and/or
other destinations you choos, this feature can save lots of time.
The program remembers what you upload to where. After you upload a
picture, the application prevents duplication - you don't post the
same thing on the same site, multiple times. ShoZu can also help
transfer content from your phone directly to many content sharing
sites like YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, and Webshots. Your phone can
be enabled to receive online content too. Over 300 cell phones are
compatible with ShoZu.The ShoZu desktop app runs with Adobe Air and
the most recent version of Adobe Flash.

To know more on ShoZu visit http://www.shozu.com

Free OCR

Free-OCR.com is a free online OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
tool. You can use this to perform OCR on any image you upload. This
service is free, no registration necessary. Just upload your image
files. Upload a PDF or image file (JPG, TIFF, BMP) from your
computer and Free OCR will process the document/image within a few
seconds transforms them into plain text format. Currently, images
larger than 2MB, wider or higher than 5000 pixels are not accepted
for conversion. Also, there is a limit of 10 image uploads per hour.
No need for any pre-processing of images except that these images
are not skewed right or left. The recommended DPI for the images is
150.

You can try out the Free OCR service at http://www.free-ocr.com/

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CYBERSTOP: 01 JUL 09

DH reader Mahesh wrote:

Please suggest a website to watch TV programmes.

DH suggested

VeohTV, a desktop application, lets you watch, upload and download
video from popular video sites. including ABC, CBS, FOX, and MTV.
VeohTV can be downloaded at http://www.veoh.com/

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