Google Desktop

Google Desktop is a desktop search software made by Google. The program allows text searches of a user's e-mails, computer files, music, photos, chats, and Web pages viewed, and other "Google Gadgets".

Try out Google Desktop now.

http://desktop.google.com/

Ironman Free Stuff

Wallpapers, icons and screensavers of the hottest movie right now, "Ironman". Download them now from the official Ironman movie website.

http://ironmanmovie.marvel.com/

Winamp

Winamp is a free multimedia player made by Nullsoft. It supports numerous audio and video formats. It also plays streamed video and audio content, both live and recorded, authored worldwide. It has an extremely customizable media library, and allows you to rip and burn your favorite music CDs. Winamp has thousands of skins and plug-ins that allow you to change the look-and-feel of the player, as well as add new features. The player also has access to thousands of free songs, videos and online radio stations from SHOUTcast Radio and AOL Radio with XM.

http://www.winamp.com/player

Here are some samples of the skins available for download.

How to optimize RAM on your PC?

Rambooster is a freeware tool that helps you to monitor the RAM usage on your system and allows you to free it up so that your PC runs faster and smoother.

Here's a step-by-step video on how to use it, by C|NET :



Download Rambooster now :
http://www.download.com/RAMBooster/3000-2086_4-10028673.html?tag=lst-1&cdlPid=10465453

Defrag Your Files

Fragmentation of files occur when Windows does not allocate a contiguous block of space to store a file but instead stores part of it in gaps between other files.

This usually happens after certain period of using Windows especially when there's a lot of files created and deleted. Fragmentation slows down performance and affects the lifespan of your Hard Disk Drive.

Try Defraggler, it differs from other defrag tools on the market, by enabling you to quickly and simply defrag the files you want to, without having to process the whole drive. Simply run it, select the file and defragment in seconds. No more struggling with the Windows defragmentation tool!

http://www.filehippo.com/download_defraggler/

Defraggler is completely free for both corporate and individual use.

Another Freeware Website

http://www.filehippo.com/

I happened to stumble across this hassle free website while I was searching for freewares.

It's fast to load, with few ads and no popups. Enjoy browsing and do share if you find any gems.

Optimize Your PC!

Months after you buy your new PC or notebook, Windows usually runs slower than it used to than when you first got it. This is because of all the programs that you have installed take up certain resources from Windows, even those which are seldom used. Even if you uninstall the unused programs, sometimes there are still some remnants. These remnants take up memory and resources, and thus slowing down Windows.

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware!

Just to highlight its popularity, over 140 million copies have been downloaded.


http://www.ccleaner.com/download
Cleans the following

Internet Explorer Temporary files, URL history, cookies, Autocomplete form history, index.dat.

Firefox Temporary files, URL history, cookies, download history.

Opera Temporary files, URL history, cookies.

Windows Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files and Log files.

Registry cleaner Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more... also comes with a comprehensive backup feature.

Third-party applications Removes temp files and recent file lists (MRUs) from many apps including Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, MS Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and many more...

100% Spyware FREE This software does NOT contain any Spyware, Adware or Viruses.

Discover Earth at your fingertips

Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places and share with others.

http://earth.google.com/

Where to Get More Freewares

CNET's Download.com and Tucows are very popular websites where you can find plenty of useful freeware, shareware, and demo software.

Check out the site review and user reviews on the software before downloading.


http://www.download.com/


http://www.tucows.com/

Animate your desktop Mac-style

RocketDock is a smoothly animated, alpha blended application launcher. It provides a nice clean interface to drop shortcuts on for easy access and organization. With each item completely customizable there is no end to what you can add and launch from the dock.

http://www.download.com/RocketDock/3000-2344_4-10779516.html?tag=toprated

Take a look at the effect of RocketDock on the right side of the screenshot below.

Get a new look for your desktop!

This official Microsoft theme turns your XP desktop into dark and shiny Zune inspired work space.

http://www.download.com/Microsoft-Zune-Theme/3000-2420_4-10818187.html?tag=toprated

It's a nice change from the classic window themes and goes well with black LCD monitors or notebooks. Check out the screenshot below.