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EditPad Lite is a convenient, carefully designed text editor and Notepad replacement.

It has all the features a solid text editor needs without any bloat.You can open as many files at a time as you want, with no arbitrary file size limit and no arbitrary line length limit. You change between the open files by clicking on their tabs. No hassle with heaps of overlapping windows.

If you want, EditPad Lite limits itself to one instance, saving you a lot of task switching, and keep an icon visible in the system tray, for quick access.Save time with the Search and replace that can work across all open files. Reduce frustration with the unlimited undo and redo, which can undo changes even after saving them.

EditPad Lite is fully globalized. You can convert between ANSI, ASCII and Unicode (UCS-2 and UTF-8), and work with Unix and Mac files. Create text files in any language you like, whether that´s English, French, Russian or Chinese). EditPad Lite itself has also been translated into many languages, including all documentation.Homepage: http://www.editpadlite.com/editpadlite.html
Download: http://download.jgsoft.com/editpad/SetupEditPadLite.exe
File Size: 3.0 MB

VSO Image resizer organizes your photos by shrinking their resolution or moving them within your hard drive. It is the perfect tool for those who store their digital pictures and images on their PC and who want to resize, compress, convert, create copies, import or organize photos.

With this freeware, you can create e-mail friendly versions of your images, load them faster, move them easily from folder to folder, change their format, edit large numbers of image files and thus save space on your hard drive. VSO Image resizer is integrated into the Windows explorer shell, right click on your pictures and start working on your pictures!

Features:

• Convert between different graphic formats
• Configurable compression/resolution ratio
• Support file formats: Jpeg, gif, bmp
• Handle single picture or batch mode
• Reduce size photos perfect for web publishing/share photos by email
• Integrate in windows explorer or works as a stand-alone application
• Fast processing
• Import directly from your memory cards
• Save history of destination folder
• Variable options and settings for advanced users
• Multilingual support (available languages…)
• Optimized for Windows 2000 / XP / Vista

Homepage: http://www.vso-software.fr/products/image_resizer/
Download: vso_image_resizer_setup.exe
File Size: 3.74 MB

XdN Tweaker is a free tweaking program for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista.

Features:

• Changes the number of Folder views Windows saves.
• Resets the folder views Windows has saved.
• Add/Remove classic Windows 2000 user control panel icon.
• Disable/Enable ATI Catalyst Control Center right click on Desktop (only for use if you have an ATI video card and have the Catalyst Control Center installed).
• Disable/Enable ‘SendTo’ right-click menu.
• Allows you to adjust and tweak TCP/IP settings.
• Disable/Enable ZipFolders.
• Disable/Enable the Outlook Express/Windows Mail splash screen.
• Put the File menu above the Back/Forward buttons in IE7.
• Remove or Replace the Search box in IE7.
• Disable/Enable User Account Control prompts under Vista.
• Disable/Enable the “- Shortcut” text under Vista.
• Attempt to force Vista to better save folder views.
• Disable/Enable Windows Media Player Explorer context menus.
• Add/Remove “Take Ownership” to right-click menus under Vista.
• Disable/Enable the Documents item on the Classic Start Menu.
• Changes “Delete” to “Search…” on Recycle Bin.
• Turn off the annoying full screen “black” UAC prompt.
• Enable Classic Search in Explorer and Internet Explorer.
• Disable/Enable Shutdown Reason dialog under Server 2003.
• Disable/Enable Windows scanning AVI files for thumbnails.
• Remove/Restore hidden ASPNET user that prevents auto login.
• Add “Tweak UI” icon to Control Panel (if installed).

Homepage: http://xenomorph.net/
Download: xdn_tweaker_setup.exe
File Size: 253 KB

You say you don’t have the discipline to control your budgeting? You tried various paper planners and electronic spreadsheet programs just to give up after a few days? Don’t panic! With Home Bookkeeping Lite, it’s a snap! It’s your chance to finally become a savvy spender and protect yourself from the danger of debt.

Unlike the usual paper and electronic spreadsheets, Home Bookkeeping Lite from Keepsoft is your personal financial secretary and advisor. It won’t let you forget about your budget. It will pop-up on schedule recording all your money transactions. After recording your bills, your credit card statements, your checkbook register and receipts for your groceries (and more), you will be able to start planning your budget, cutting your variable spending, and optimizing your fixed costs (by refinancing your mortgage, for example, to get a lower interest rate.)

Home Bookkeeping Lite has all the necessary features to help you calculate and analyze your cash flows. A built-in reporting engine helps you to focus on various aspects of your budgeting.
Homepage: http://www.keepsoft.com/hbkl/
Download: http://www.keepsoft.com/download/hbkl.exe
File Size: 2.37 MB