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Lord of the Rings Online goes free Sep 10
Aug 18th
Lord of the Rings Online was a Game you paid your hard earned money for each month to play but come September 10th – put that money away as it will go in full “Free to play” mode. Of course like most other Free to play games, to get the extra stuff, you need to spend money. You’ll be able to download the game client, create an account, and battle the forces of EVIL~! without paying one red cent.
Pogoplug gets a Wireless adaptor
Aug 18th
The pogoplug only came with a RJ45 adaptor on the back which meant it could only been used with a wired connection which also meant it had to be close to the router or switch (unless you wire in some long cable of course). Pogoplug have introduced a wireless USB adaptor and if you already own a Pogoplug – you can get it fro FREE.
Runes of Magic – Free to Play MMORPG
Aug 16th
You can find out more at the homepage – from what I understand, it a Free to play 3D MMORPG that plays a lot like World of Warcraft and has been going for some time. The client is 6.7Gigs to download and can take some time.
Alien Swarm – Free Game on Steam
Jul 24th
Alien Swarm is a game and Source SDK release from a group of talented designers at Valve who were hired from the Mod community. Available free of charge, the game thrusts players into an epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics. With your friends, form a squad of four distinct IAF Marine classes.
Grab it Here or search for it on Steam.
Format Factory – Convert Movie files
Jul 11th
Ever needed to convert a movie file from one format to another, which includes FLV and you are sick to death of installing what they say is free but in fact is a demo? Well Look no further – Format Factory is a 100% Free Utility that will do the job you need.
Sculptris – 3D Modelling made easy
Jul 4th
which is the best best free 3D tools available, Blender, a powerful software to create 3D designs and animations. There are other softwares out there, some complex and powerful, others really simple ones like Google Sketchup but in general all the 3D tools have in common that they are hard to use for non professionals and that it is much easier to create technical volumes with a lot of straight lines and and geometric shapes. The reason of that is because normally the 3D tools use vertices, angles and polygonal figures to create the shapes, and more complex forms mean a lot of work and and knowledge of how the program really works. In Blender, for example, there are some tools to make that part of the job easier, but in general the objects we create will be heavy and geometric. For this reason Sculptris is pretty amazing app. This is a working progress andy they just release the 1.0 version, we have to see what other things they will bring.
Soluto – Speed up your Boot time
Jun 13th
Have you ever wondered why it takes so long for your Windows Machine to load up ever day? While there is tools out there that can help yo in the process, what about a nice graphical and very easy to use FREE piece of software to do the task for you? Soluto is that very tool and I gave it a whirl – read on to see what I thought.
Magical Jelly Bean – KeyFinder
May 23rd
The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install windows from your registry. It also has a community-updated configuration file that retrieves product keys for many other applications. Another feature is the ability to retrieve product keys from unbootable Windows installations
Stream Transport – Download Live Videos
Apr 18th
Ever been watching a live stream such as Youtube, Ustream, Hulu and many others and wanted to save them on your harddrive to watch later? Your in luck – there is a Free program which will do this very thing – called Stream Transport – I have tested this using Ustream and I agree you have to watch the content to capture as it streams but it works giving the full quality.
