Freeware: Genetic Algorithms

	A.I. Solver Studio  License: Freeware
	A.I. Solver Studio is a unique pattern recognition application that deals with finding optimal solutions to classification problems and uses several powerful and proven artificial intelligence techniques including neural networks, genetic programming and genetic algorithms. No special knowledge is required of users as A.I. Solver Studio manages all the complexities of the problem solving internally. This leaves users free to concentrate on formulating their problems of interest.Typically, all that is required of users is that they formulate their problems by creating training data and test data. A.I. Solver Studio is capable of reading virtually any kind delimited text file format where each line represents one data item. By testing solutions on testing data after each training iteration users have clear picture of how their solution performs in real world scenarios at any given time and can use this data to decide when a solution is good enough for their needs. Author: Practical A.I. Solutions| Date: 06-01-2007 | Size: 454 KB
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	CyberArchive  License: Freeware
	Cyber Archive is a data compression and archival program which also serves as a demonstration for the Cyber Compression Suite and Cyber Operations' data compression services. Our service includes taking your existing data or file format and creating a matching compression algorithm for maximum optimization of the data structure. Using our large array of compression algorithms and strategies we can produce a product that far outperforms off-the-shelf compression engines such as zlib. We can custom produce a compression algorithm with emphasis on throughput, compression ratio, memory requirements, or any other factors that are important to the customer. Numerous algorithms working together in Cyber Archive allow the proper emphasis on speed, compression ratio, and memory requirements for a particular application. Cyber Archive includes an abundance of algorithms, but is also designed to allow new (or special purpose) algorithms to be easily integrated into the system. A sequence of algorithms is applied to raw information based on several factors. Some algorithms are used for speed critical situations. More complex algorithms are used when maximum compression is a priority. Cyber Archive can determine the most effective algorithm based on heuristics of the data being compressed, and the required data throughput of the system. Cyber Compression Suite is OS independent. Cyber Compression Suite compression methods and algorithms include zlib, LZP, LZFast, arithmetic encoding variants, BWT, and the Markov model based X1 algorithm. Please visit the Cyber Operations website for more information on CyberArchive including a whitepaper on our Compression Suite. Author: Cyber Operations, Inc.| Date: 15-11-2006 | Size: 647 KB
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	CHAOS Compressor  License: Freeware
	Data compression utility, which allows you to quickly open, create, and modify your archives. Author: Safe Soft Corporation| Date: 22-08-2004 | Size: 491 KB
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	Penis Size-O-Matic  License: Freeware
	This program uses a complex set of algorithms and some hella nifty DLLs to dynamically increase and decrease the size of the user's penis using only their computer. Oh! But it doesn't really. Author: Kevin Lyall| Date: 19-10-2003 | Size: 1870 KB
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	FlyingBit Hash Calculator  License: Freeware
	FlyingBit Hash Calculator is an add-in for the OS shell allowing you to find out the hash sum of any file right from the context menu of the system. Now you do not have to run a special program, select the Open menu item and then search for the necessary file. You can find out the hash sum right in Explorer! Moreover, the program can compare MD5 sums with *.md5 files of the GNU MD5Sum tool and also create its own *.md5 files.    FlyingBit Hash Calculator calculates the hash sum using about 9 different algorithms among which there are such popular algorithms as MD5, CRC32 or SHA1 and less popular ones, for example, TIGER. And the use of *.md5 files is the standard for confirming the validity and integrity of a file.    Main features:   * Easy to use   * Small size   * Customizable settings   * Supporting all popular algorithms   * Supporting *.md5 files   * Compatibility with GNU MD5Sum Author: FlyingBit Software| Date: 19-03-2008 | Size: 288 KB
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	ClipSecure  License: Freeware
	ClipSecure is a simple, secure, freeware text encryption utility that operates with the Windows clipboard, and therefore can be used within any text-based program and most email clients. It uses many industry-accepted algorithms, including the AES (Rijndael) standard, to provide maximum security. Encrypt and decrypt text with one keystroke, or manually control every step of the process. File encryption is also supported. ClipSecure was designed to be a small, fast, easy-to-use security solution for those (like me) who prefer to avoid the size and complexity of programs like PGP, and yet still have industry-strength encryption. Here's your first look at ClipSecure... the paragraph above encrypted with the default AES algorithm and a password of 'test': 6CPnKHPDoy6Sd+p/e2crR77pQXNZr9umnDGyE98l2Pfcqmp8lRcvwdhcpd4j0qNK52X3SwH0NS2W OtypLte+Wn35SPxuRhixXZIWdB/FiuQacM0UFg5umM4od4+TVBQXMDX8xe7O9o9ElsjPh0ejvgM4 ZDYh9jbspJRAkNFCUbBCydtfeG8lXjDWSrajpyWb/hyFwcYpFHCokETexxNo Author: Andrew Ferguson| Date: 20-11-2002 | Size: 330 KB
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	FineCrypt Archiver  License: Freeware
	FineCrypt Archiver is a powerful but easy-to-use file encryption software for protecting files on your computer with strong encryption algorithms. FineCrypt Archiver integrates with Windows shell so that you can encrypt and decrypt files from within Windows Explorer or desktop. You can choose for encryption one of 10 encryption algorithms. Package also contains integrated file wiper for permanent deletion of files from your hard disk. Author: Crypto Systems, Inc.| Date: 11-03-2003 | Size: 2600 KB
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	ABC CHAOS  License: Freeware
	What can you do with ABC CHAOS? Easily encrypt files into your personal data archive. You can be confident that the data is safely secured. The additional special protection completely excludes an opportunity of selection of the password to the encrypted information at use of the generator of the passwords and keys. Author: Security Resources Group| Date: 10-01-2003 | Size: 368 KB
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	BCArchive  License: Freeware
	With BCArchive software you may encrypt and compress a group of files/folders to an encrypted archive (i.e. single file). You may store all you confidential files in such archive accessing it whenever you need it. All your files are encrypted, i.e. protected from unauthorized access. You may create self-extracted program containing encrypted archive and e-mail it to your friend. He/she will receive this archive and can read your files, either via knowing correct password or via using public/secret key technology. All already generated public and secret keys used in other programs can be also used in BCArchive to create encrypted archive and e-mail it to desired recipient. BCArchive uses strong symmetric encryption algorithms such as Blowfish, IDEA, Triple-DES, CAST5; secure hash algorithms: SHA-1, MD5, RIPEMD-160; asymmetric (public/secret key) algorithms such as RSA, ELGamal/Diffie-Hellman; conforms to specifications PKCS #5, PKCS #12, X.509. BCArchive is convenient software product providing you with strongest encryption technology and ability for efficient management of sensitive data. Author: Jetico, Inc.| Date: 22-10-2004 | Size: 2399 KB
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	CHAOS Self Extractor  License: Freeware
	CHAOS Self-Extractor is the program that creates self-extracting chaos-files for Windows. Self-extracting files are executable programs (EXEs) that contain a chaos-file and the software necessary to decompress the contents. Users can decompress the contents of a self-extracting chaos-files simply by running it like any other program. No other software is needed.These self-extracting chaos files are ideal to electronically distribute the information because they contain multiple compressed files and folders. Author: Safe Soft Corporation| Date: 22-08-2004 | Size: 531 KB
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	Flop  License: Freeware
	The Flop game is for those whom like to find precise algorithms of problem solving. Before the beginning of game all game field is filled in with units. Each unit can be in three states, which can sequentially pass from one in other. Your task to install units on all a field in one state. The limited number of courses is given. From a level to a level the complexity of game will increase. This game is a simplified version of game FlopLi. Author: New Logical Games| Date: 19-04-2006 | Size: 3498 KB
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	CommuniCrypt File Encryption Tools  License: Freeware
	File encryption/decryption tools with strongest AES algorithms. Can generate the hash of the source file as password for symmetric encryption(64 digits password). Encryption strength AES Rijndael: 256 bit / Hash: SHA-256 Author: CommuniCrypt Software| Date: 15-01-2006 | Size: 1428 KB
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	Prevent Restore  License: Freeware
	The main purpose of free "Prevent Restore" program is to make deleted files and folders unrecoverable. Its made as Wizard program and will be friendly for any computer newbie. "Prevent Restore" will overwrite all free space on your hard disks that can contain fragments of deleted files with random data to avoid any possibility of recovery. It uses several security algorithms (you can replace deleted data with random characters, digits, spaces e.t.c.). While writing "Prevent Restore" fills out information to the end of each cluster, leaving no chance to restore even just one word! Author: PrivacyRoot.com| Date: 27-08-2008 | Size: 2209 KB
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	Encrypt Files  License: Freeware
	Encrypt Files is free software to securely encrypt and password protect your confidential data. It is fast desktop application that supports 13 advanced encryption algorithms including Blowfish, Cast, Ice, Mars RC 2,6 and 4, Rijn Dael, Tripple Des. Encrypt Files shreds files after encryption and makes them hidden in Windows. Encrypt Files has powerfull file shredder integrated so you can permanently remove unwanted files from your system. With Encrypt Files you can encrypt and password protect both files and folders. Author: Encrypt Files| Date: 11-04-2007 | Size: 1039 KB
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	Registry Care  License: Freeware
	Registry Care is an easy-to-use application that uses high-performance algorithms to quickly identify invalid or orphaned references within the Windows Registry and allows you to repair each problem selectively or repair them all automatically. It can prevent your computer from windows crashes, identifies missing, corrupt, or invalid items, enhance system stability and efficiency, and repair your PC and keep it tuned. With Registry Care you can safely clean, repair and optimize the Windows registry with a few simple mouse clicks! Problems with the Windows registry are a common cause of Windows crashes, slow performance and error messages. By using a registry cleaner regularly and fixing registry errors your system should not only be more stable but it will also help improve your system performance without expensive hardware upgrades. Author: CareWindows Corp.| Date: 31-03-2007 | Size: 1642 KB
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	HashCalc  License: Freeware
	Free calculator to compute multiple hashes, checksums and HMACs for files, text and hex strings. It allows to calculate hash (message digest), checksum and HMAC values based on the most popular algorithms: MD2, MD4, MD5, SHA1, SHA2 (SHA256, SHA384, SHA512), RIPEMD160, PANAMA, TIGER, CRC32, ADLER32, and the hash used in eDonkey (eDonkey2000,ed2k) and eMule tools. It supports 3 input data formats: file, text string and hexadecimal string. It is a very fast, easy to use and to install application. It works with large size files, supports file drag-and-drop functionality. HashCalc generates hash, check sum, and HMAC for files of any type which makes it a valuable utility to test for corruption your FTP and other download/upload transfers. With this tool you can quickly compare music, audio, sound, video, film, game, image, icon, document and other files, verify CD and hard drive files, perform checking of your .mp3, .mpeg, .mpg, .avi, .vcd, .iso, .zip, .gif, .jpg, .doc and other downloads. Author: SlavaSoft Inc.| Date: 15-07-2004 | Size: 440 KB
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	FlopLi  License: Freeware
	The game FlopLi for those who like to find precise algorithms of problem solving. The objective of the game is the installation of all blocks on a field in an identical state. State is understood as sort of the block. Depending on a selected type of the block it can be it colour or form. At pressing for any crate of a field an appropriate vertical and horizontal change the state. In total of such states three. The states of blocks vary on a cycle always in the same order. By placing all blocks in an identical state, you pass to the following round. It can be any of three states, main, that in all crates of a field there were blocks of one sort. The game is calculated so, that such installation is always possible. Your score is equal the beginning of the game to some value. It depends on the sizes of a field and level of complexity. The initial value of the score is proportional to an amount of the made hashing and is increased at increase of the sizes of a field. At each course the value of the score decreases. If the value of the score becomes less than zero, the game comes to an end. You should also be laid in the time, allocated on a round. The return counting of time is carried on. If the time expires, the game comes to an end. Author: New Logical Games| Date: 19-04-2006 | Size: 3285 KB
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	FlopLi (Flop Line)  License: Freeware
	The game FlopLi for those who like to find precise algorithms of problem solving. The objective of the game is the installation of all blocks on a field in an identical state. State is understood as sort of the block. Depending on a selected type of the block it can be it colour or form. At pressing for any crate of a field an appropriate vertical and horizontal change the state. In total of such states three. The states of blocks vary on a cycle always in the same order. By placing all blocks in an identical state, you pass to the following round. It can be any of three states, main, that in all crates of a field there were blocks of one sort. The game is calculated so, that such installation is always possible. Your score is equal the beginning of the game to some value. It depends on the sizes of a field and level of complexity. The initial value of the score is proportional to an amount of the made hashing and is increased at increase of the sizes of a field. At each course the value of the score decreases. If the value of the score becomes less than zero, the game comes to an end. You should also be laid in the time, allocated on a round. The return counting of time is carried on. If the time expires, the game comes to an end. Author: New Logical Games| Date: 19-04-2006 | Size: 3285 KB
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	Pixel-Zip Decompressor  License: Freeware
	Pixel-Zip is a raster image compressor and decompressor designed specifically for the graphic arts and related markets with especially developed large file, 16-bit and native CMYK mode compression support with algorithms tailored at maximum colour and quality retention. You may not know this, but many similar technologies in the market actually convert CMYK images into RGB, compress and store this RGB data and then decompress and convert RGB back to CMYK, distorting and changing colour — a devastating effect in the graphic arts business. Maximum lossless compression is delivered whilst noise and grain can also be removed at the same time, improving image quality further. Pixel-Zip's cutting image compression algorithms are based on Wavelet Analysis combined with several other unique technologies, which puts the product far ahead of any similar software in the image compression field. It is possible to achieve 200 times compression with no image quality loss! Author: Pixel-Zip Team| Date: 01-05-2007 | Size: 753 KB
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	Battleship Fleet  License: Freeware
	You have a fleet of ships and so does the computer. Your job is to marshal the firing patterns of your fleet to try to sink all of the computer's ships before it manages to sink yours. Like all great battle strategies, there will be an element of luck involved in you eventually gaining victory but your skill at assessing the state of the battle would still be the central element in the eventual outcome. Picking your targets and following the strategy used by the computer in trying to sink your fleet are vital skills required to win at this game. The actual algorithms used to generate the thinking of the computer's fleet are based on line so you will have to be connected to the Internet to be able to play this game. The game is written in Java so you will have to enable that in your browser to be able to play. Most browsers have Java enabled by default. There is a randomization process attached to the algorithms that decide the computer's firing patterns. Therefore, you won't simply be able to guess how to play the game and win against the computer by playing a few times as its way of playing the game will change every time you start again. Your fleet's firing patterns will always be accurate depending on what you tell them so ultimately your success or failure in this battle at sea is entirely up to you. So download the client today and pit your wits against a fleet of battleships run by computer. Author: Nichehosts.com| Date: 03-04-2007 | Size: 166 KB
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	CHAOS Shredder  License: Freeware
	Windows does not physically remove deleted files from your hard disk. Emptying your Recycle Bin does NOT protect you at all. Your sensitive files can be recovered, even after you format your hard disk! When you delete a file from Windows, Windows just mark the file as deleted in file allocation table, but the data of the file is still on your hard disk, there are many tools available which can let others easily recover your sensitive files even after you have formated the hard disk. Sensitive data can easily fall into the wrong hands. And because Windows is not capable of deleting information beyond recovery, you are at risk! Passwords, financial documents, even those "about last night" e-mails are fair game for the IT professionals, computer technicians or hackers. CHAOS Shredder allows you to purge, wipe and erase data with methods that far exceed US Department of Defense standards for file deletion (DOD 5220.22). Author: Safe Soft Corporation| Date: 22-08-2004 | Size: 287 KB
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	Keygloo  License: Freeware
	With Keygloo, you can now encrypt your emails sent from Hotmail, Yahoo and Outlook Express. Keygloo is based on public key technology and uses 256 bit AES and 1024 bit RSA encryption algorithms to protect email messages. It is extremely simple to install and use. Keygloo can also keep your stored files safe from prying eyes by keeping them encrypted. Keygloo will soon be availbale for gmail and Lycos mail also. Author: Infinitrust Private Limited| Date: 03-05-2005 | Size: 393 KB
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	Bio2MIDI  License: Freeware
	Bio2Midi converts the text of a DNA or protein sequence to a MIDI file, which you may immediately audition, or import into any MIDI sequencer for further compositional processing. Choose to listen to the sequences as 4-note DNA bases, or as 20-note protein amino acids, or both at once. You can select specific data sections to be translated, called exons and introns, and mark areas of interest to be played in a different instrument. In order to provide a fast, easy sketchpad for converting and listening to the sequences Bio2MIDI translations are kept simple, giving only direct pitch translation of the DNA and protein sequences. For more detailed composing, any files you edit with Bio2MIDI can be read by our BioEditor and sequenced by our more powerful composing programs, ArtWonk and MusicWonk. Author: Algorithmic Arts| Date: 02-02-2006 | Size: 1138 KB
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	Xidie Security Suite  License: Freeware
	Xidie it’s a complete security suite with many modules integrated into a single application. By acquiring Xidie you have: Xidie steganography: is one of the most complete, innovative and complex application in steganography branch. Offer over 40 carrier types including many new technologies like ADS, Microsoft Office carrier, Registry keys etc.Most of carrier types implemented in Xidie are unique: Tiff and Word, Excel workbooks, Access databases Registry keys, Microsoft console documents, Event log files Cookies, subtitles, dictionary and PDF documents Alternate data streams and attaching method with multiple files carrier. Unique noise technology on some carrier type Time date stamp: the stego-document have same date-time stamp as original carrier document Stretch image technology. Xidie archivator: a powerful tool which allows you to create, manage and control archive files. Work with a special designed format Xidie archive (.zxc extension) but also could manage Zip compatible archives. This module is similar with many other commercial applications like WinZip, WinRar and other offering similar compression ratio. Xidie secure archives: a files and folders encryption utility, protecting your files with a key built from a password or a key disk, so that only you have access to the contents. Also Xidie secure-archives implement public key encryption algorithms that allow you to securely send documents over an un-secure communication. Shredder: secure delete files and folders. Backup utilities: CD burner FTP download HTTP downloads Direct mail Folder backup Quick Notepad System utilities: represent a set of tools for monitoring performance and other parameters of your computer. Password keeper: all accounts information from e-mail, Internet, Ftp accounts and also all passwords used to secure documents will be stored in a single place in a very secure way. And with only one password you could access all other passwords and accounts informatio Author: Laic Aurelian| Date: 25-06-2007 | Size: 6361 KB
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	Brown Bear Screensaver  License: Freeware
	The free animal screensaver, Brown Bear, contains 28 high quality images of Brown Bears. The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a species of bear distributed throughout the Northern hemisphere. Weighing up to 130 - 700 kg (290-1,500 pounds), the larger races of brown bear tie with the Polar bear as the largest extant land carnivores. The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), the Kodiak Bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi), and the Mexican brown bear are North American subspecies of the brown bear. However, DNA analysis has recently revealed that the identified subspecies of brown bears, both Eurasian and North American, are genetically quite homogeneous, and that their genetic phylogeography does not correspond to their traditional taxonomy. It is sometimes referred to poetically as the bruin.- wiki Brown Bear is a free animal screensaver created by RateMyScreensaver.com. Screensaver Picture Count: 28 Free Screensaver Type: Slideshow Credit: All images in this free animal screensaver fall under one of the following licenses: Creative Commons, Attribution ShareAlike 2.0, Attribution ShareAlike 2.5, public domain, GNU Free Documentation License Author: RateMyScreensaver| Date: 02-02-2008 | Size: 6690 KB
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	FSUM  License: Freeware
	Free command line utility for file multi-checksum generation and verification. It allows to create/verify popular file hashes/checksums: MD2, MD4, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2(256,384,512), RIPEMD-160, PANAMA, TIGER, CRC-32, ADLER32, and the message digest used in eMule/eDonkey (ed2k) software. Its most common use is checking files for corruption (data integrity checking). A hash/checksum calculation might be performed on data before transferring (downloading/uploading) it from one location to another. Making the same calculation after the transfer (download/upload) and comparing the former and latter results, you can check if the received data is corrupted or not. FSUM notifies about any bad, incorrect, missing file. It is a very fast, easy to use tool. Allows to recurse directories. Works with large size files. Supports .MD5 and .SFV file formats (automatically recognizes the format when verifying). Compatible with md5sum, MD5Summer, Easy MD5 Creator, SFV Checker/Verifier, WinSFV, Win CRC32. Author: SlavaSoft Inc.| Date: 06-07-2004 | Size: 80 KB
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	pdc Form Reader  License: Freeware
	pdc Form Maker concept is based on the use of two programs. The first program pdc Form Maker, this program allows for the creation and testing of the form. The second program pdc Form Reader is an input program for filling in the forms and reading the forms. The form reader is a Free program. Both programs allow for multiple pages and multiple forms to be open at the same time. This allows for the transfer of information from one form to another, with the click of the mouse. You can view tips, user information boxes, instruction pages for the form and help functions that are integrate into the form. Input information to scanned forms and print the formation on pre-printer form. When you load a form and store the information you add the information to the form database. The created databases are searchable and allow for a wide range of search functions. The pdc web site contains a large assortment of forms to download. A large amount of the forms on the pdc web site are generic forms. The term genetic means that the designed allows the form to be used with both programs and things like the company name and other common information are changeable.  Author: Hobert Bradford| Date: 10-10-2003 | Size: 11823 KB
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	Proxy Vampire  License: Freeware
	Need fresh anonymous proxies? Looking for lists of HTTP and Socks proxies? Want to be sure about the anonymity level of the proxy servers you use? Proxy Vampire, a program based on unique proxy search algorithms, will quickly find and check any types of proxy servers for you. It is surprisingly easy to use, yet it can be flexibly customized. The program will automatically select all proxy servers from the sites and forums you specify and checks their validity in a professional way. The universal search and check of proxy servers allows you to quickly and safely detect all anonymity types: transparent, distorting, anonymous, elite. A fresh list of Socks and Http proxies free of charge? Proxy Vampire is a free program that will allow you to quickly find elite proxies. Features: * A multithreaded system looks through the list of forums and searches them for proxy lists. * The program checks the found proxy servers using a unique algorithm, which allows it to detect the type of each proxy and its anonymity level in the most precise and complete way. * Filtering the selected proxy types. * Proxy Vampire detects a lot of proxy properties: type, anonymity, country, access rate. * Checking proxy servers via WhoIs servers. * Proxy Vampire automatically specifies the proxy server you select in its settings. What's new: * Program capability is increased * Capacity of Windows resources in use is reduced * Algorithm of proxy search is improved * Algorithm of proxy anonymity determination is upgraded * New forums are added * And also many other requests of our users were taken into account and set Author: ProxyCollection.com| Date: 19-01-2007 | Size: 1591 KB
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	Mareew Free Eraser  License: Freeware
	Ensure confidentiality of sensitive data by erasing files completely and securely. Did you know that simply deleting a file in Windows does not do anything to its content? Anyone can recover the files you deleted, and get unrestricted access to your confidential information and sensitive data by exploiting this fact. If you need any proof, just download any of the Mareew data recovery tools and scan your hard disk. You'll be surprised how many traces your deleted files have, and how easy and complete the recovery works! Free Eraser gets rid of sensitive information finally and completely. Scrupulously wiping the content of the files and meticulously messing up its metadata, Free Eraser makes erased files gone forever. Regain peace of mind by knowing that private data and sensitive information is securely deleted, and is completely unrecoverable. Free Eraser dares to guarantee that the contents of the files it erases cannot be restored even in FBI security labs. A cryptographically strong sequence of random data replaces the original file contents, making it absolutely impossible to retrieve the original information. By applying cryptographically strong algorithms of generating the white noise to replace actual data, Free Eraser guarantees that the files cannot be read even if your hard disk gets in hands of security professionals with a fully equipped data recovery lab. While anyone can claim that they used the strong and secure algorithms, we are ready to back our claims by releasing Free Eraser under the GNU General Public License. Mareew Company is renowned for its highly usable interface, and Free Eraser won’t disappoint. You’ll only need a couple of mouse clicks to get rid of a file forever! Not sure if it works for you? Technically, Free Eraser is a truly universal tool, supporting NTFS, NTFS 4 and 5, FAT16, FAT32, and VFAT file systems and working on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003 Server, and Vista. Author: File Recovery| Date: 12-11-2007 | Size: 360 KB
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	BankStep  License: Freeware
	BankStep is a software emulation of hardware bank sequencers found in the big analog synthesizers, that produce control for the sound but not the sound itself. Instead of analog control voltages BankStep produces MIDI (and can make standard MIDI music files). Otherwise, BankStep functionally emulates a big $50,000 bank of hardware sequencers and supporting modules just as it might sit on top of a big Moog analog synthesizer - or your soft synth, MIDI module or sound card. The main module in BankStep is the Bank module, which is a 3 or 4 bank knob sequencer of any number of columns up to 48. The Bank module is a "smart" module, with the ability to set sequence start and end points, and to automatically switch direction when the end points are reversed. There are no dangling patchchords in BankStep. Instead, module inputs (the red and blue buttons) connect to outputs by selecting them from a popup menu of all available outputs. When an input is connected to an output, the input button label indicates the connection. Like the hardware sequencers it emulates, BankStep is modular in concept but it is not modular in the sense that you create modules as part of the composing process, as you would with our other MIDI composing software, SoftStep and ArtWonk. While you are free to create your own module Layouts, this should not be part of your composing process, just as specifying the modules of a hardware modular synthesizer is separate from the use of the modules in creating the music. This is less flexible than SoftStep or ArtWonk, but it is often easier to get started with; and because you likely will use the same layout over and over, you become familiar with it. With BankStep, you are not creating an algorithmic music composition so much as you are creating music with a stack of sequencers, just as you would if you had a stack of hardware sequencers. But with BankStep, you can have a lot more of them to work with! Author: Algorithmic Arts| Date: 02-02-2006 | Size: 4108 KB
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