Month Limit

Alexander G. Styopkin

Now that 3G connections are popular, lots of people have to keep track of how much data they use so as not to exceed the limits of their contracts. To make this easier, Month Limit may be a useful application. Month Limit is a small, free program to track monthly tasks or projects with set quantitative goals. For example, you can set a goal to consume no more than one gigabyte in one month, or live frugally enough to save 500 euros. To set up a goal, just assign a value and a limit, and Month Limit will do the calculations for you. The application can tell you how much you've saved, your average consumption, that month's forecast, and the average limit of what you can use. This is a very simple application that can come in handy when you need to keep track of a quantifiable project or task. What you want to track, however, is your business.

Moo0 ConnectionWatcher

MooO

Moo0 ConnectionWatcher is a program that monitors traffic generated by TCP/UDP connections from or towards your computer. It's the simple way to check which programs are consuming more of your bandwidth and explore a bit deeper into the details behind each process. Moo0 ConnectionWatcher offers a lot of detailed information that lets you organize your screen in a number of ways. Also, you'll get to act directly through its interface, as well as visit origin folders for each process, see the priority windows in this program, close or kill apps, and cut off your internet connection for any of your active elements.

Spuertos

Acebo Goy

Homedale

The SZ

Homedale is a tool that allows you to quickly see information regarding all the WLAN access points that are close to your computer: signal intensity, encrypting (WEP/WPA/WPA2), signal speed, channel, frequency, bitrate, and any other additional data. The program also provides all the information relevant to your adapter, offering the complete name of the model and the MAC and IP addresses. Homedale is a very light application that doesn't require any installation and can be executed on any portable device. It is ideal for carrying with you at all times.

JAP

JAPZSH

These days the Internet is available all over the world. If you're careful, you know not to trust that your computer is secure when you go online; and so you might want to make use of a tool like the following. JAP is a free application for Windows that gives you the ability to browse the Internet anonymously, using remote servers to make it impossible for anyone else to collect data about you and your PC. This is done using a single, static, shared IP address, so that your individual computer is invisible to the pages that you visit. One thing that really makes this application stand out is its assistant: it contains detailed instructions to help you configure each web browser that it supports, so that any user is capable of making the necessary adjustments. If you're looking for a way to browse the Internet anonymously, you should give JAP a try.

I2P

I2P

I2P is an application for browsing the Internet with the peace of mind that comes with knowing that you're browsing anonymously. Once you install this application, you can access its control panel from any tab on the browser itself, where you can manage your tasks, see stats and graphics, and review your activity log. One of the most interesting parts of I2P is that it lets you download files through tunnels in your router, which makes your connection much more difficult to track. I2P is a lightweight tool which, once you have it installed, doesn't take up much space at all. With it, you can browse anonymously without a care in the world.

BeFaster

ED Company

If you have an ADSL line that isn't performing at full capacity, use BeFaster to optimize its functionality. This is a small program that will configure different options in order to improve your Internet connection. The program has two main modes: standard mode, which automatically optimizes your system, and advanced mode, where you can enter in the different parameters that specifically fit your needs. In advanced mode, you can set up different things like browsing options; Mtu, QoS, and NWLINK parameters; and Com ports.

Host Handler

N/A

The Windows hosts file allows us to assign an IP address to an external machine or a local network device in the domain. It gives us a wide range of possibilities, from skipping the DNS server (with the result of improving the load time) to eliminating Web page links that can result in harming our system. Host Handler allows us to edit the hosts file in an easy manner with a graphical interface. Adding hosts, editing them, deleting them and hiding them, these will be operations that we can do with only one click. Host Handler also allows us to import and export our hosts list and protect our hosts file so that it won't be modified by any malicious software.

BitMeter 0S

Codebox Software

BitMeter OS is a free application that lets you measure and manage the flow of your Internet connection bandwidth from a visual interface and with lots of useful information. Once you open the program, a window shows a graph where you can see the upload and download speed. It also informs you of the peaks and average levels. If you switch tabs and go from the monitor to the history, you can see a summary of your activity organized into minutes, hours, and days, which is useful to get an idea of when in the day your line is busiest. BitMeter OS is quite a useful tool that gives you control over the way you use the Internet. The best thing about it is that it runs on a separate tab within your explorer.

Free Clear History

Free-HideIP

Free Clear History is a lightweight application that lets you easily delete your history from your Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers. You can complete this cleaning either all at once (deleting any traces from every website) or line by line (deleting only the information from certain websites). The program interface, as with all products from Free Hide IP, is clean and convenient. You can access any one of the different features quickly, with just one click. Free Clear History is an interesting program for users who want to erase their Internet trail, as it makes it much easier to do so.

OLCall

N/A

Internet Connection Repair Tool

PCLive

Internet Connection Repair Tool takes the utility included in Windows by default a step further to help you fix the different Internet connection issues that can occasionally arise. The program will create a test in which it searches and locates the specific problem to try to fix it quickly and automatically. This program fixes the more common and frequently-seen errors that occur with an ADSL or cable connection by guiding the user step by step to find the specific problem, without complicating the matter. Also, the program doesn't require installation and is completely free.

RAS Graph and Stats

N/A

TrafficWasher

Beehive Software

TrafficWasher is a content protection application that grants parents the possibility to restrict access to certain website content they consider dangerous for their children. When you install the program, it will aks you for a password - from then on it will be necessary to modify settings. You can choose whether to determine the websites that can be visited and restrict the rest of the Interneet or choose some words and websites that cannot be visited uless you insert the password. By this way, you'll keep your children safe from dangerous and unsuitable content while you are away. Finally, you can even set the number of hours tha computer can be online in order to control the time they are using the computer and surfing the web.

ADSLNet Navigation Tools

Francisco Burzi

Since the ADSL connection was installed in your country, millions of users have taken part in this new technological advance that guarantees more speed and efficiency in internet activities. But if you don´t know too much about this, more than once you must have missed an application that can answer your questions and that will help you to do some simple tasks is the quickest way. ADSLNet Navigation Tools is the solution. This complete tool kit will answer the commonest questions regarding ADSL and will help you to do things like: - Scan open ports - Know the speed of your connection - Optimize the use of eMule - Know your public IP and DNS ranges - Prepare a measurement ranking - Know who is connected with the same connection - Monitor the IP and send it per e-mail Furthermore, the program includes a tool to fight against spywares and intruders in general.

Anonymity Gateway

Privacy-Gateway.com

Are you concerned about your privacy? Do you want to safely hide your IP address while you browse the web? Anonymity Gateway is an effective tool that will hide your computer's IP address behind a mask so that no one can track you on the Internet. The program is easy for anyone to use, even if you don't have a lot of experience with computers. It has an attractive, accessible interface that will assign you a proxy server through which all of the traffic generated by your computer will be redirected. Anonymity Gateway also gives you the ability to keep your privacy under wraps with some extra options that delete items like cookies, temporary files, browser history, etc., and block malicious codes from accessing your system.

BitMeter II

CodeBox

Though at first it may seem a basic application, BitMeter II includes a lot of tools to control your internet connection at any moment. From the interface we will be able to control and know the upload and download state through full featured statistics which are stored in a database, so we will be able to consult all the information since the program was installed. Thanks to Bitmeter II, after a pair of months we will have a detailed database of our internet connection. It is specially focussed on broadband users. It is fully customizable and we will be able to setup alarms, when the speed falls below a certain speed. In short, it is a very useful tool which consumes few resources and it is totally free.

SXBandMaster

SAARIXX LABS

If you want to enjoy the most of what your connection has to offer, check out SXBandMaster: it offers you the ability to optimize your connection and configure various elements to get the most out of your Internet use. SXBandMaster is a combination of tools to take care of optimizing and managing different aspects related to your connection. The program gives you the choice between two interfaces: Professional and Advanced. Although they each display a different mode of use, both are relatively easy to manage. The program includes several options, like a comprehensive dialer manager to configure and program different connections, and a graphic use visualizer. SXBandMaster also incorporates tools to manage file traffic, FTP, synchronization, and monitoring.

Internet Cyclone

Jordysoft

Internet Cyclone allows you to surf the Internet in a fast way, without having to pay for more badwidth or any extra piece for the computer and without having to change your browser. The application is compatible with any modem, router and Internet broadband connection. You only have to choose the correct options, restart the computer and start enjoying a new Internet experience. Ok, don't expect miracles, btut changes will be remarkable. Internet Cyclone is an interesting application for all those users who are always annoyed with the Internet speed because it will speed it up.

Advanced Host Monitor

Advanced Network Software

Advanced Host Monitor is a tool specifically designed to manage and monitor any network server, from small and private, to the biggest commercial servers. The program includes 62 different methods to test virtually all the parameters in a server, from checking the TCP or pinging the host, to monitoring websites, FTP, mail, and DNS servers. Once you have configured Advanced Host Monitor, the program runs by itself without needing a great deal of attention. If there is a particular problem, you can activate a complex system of alerts that warns you both in both audio and visual form. Advanced Host Monitor is a great tool for web masters, and other advanced users.

BySoft StayAlive Pro

BySoft

There are some types of providers that automatically close when there hasn't been any activity over the connection for a prolonged period of time. BySoft Stay Alive Pro is an app designed to keep you from getting disconnected, as it simulates activity on your computer, connecting to different websites during periods of time that can be set at intervals of 15 to 90 seconds. The program generates activity by pinging or connecting to different web sites, including either the websites that StayAlive includes by default or other types of pages that you want to help by giving them more visits. BySoft Stay Alive Pro only connects to those web pages when it doesn't find internet connection activity. In addition, you can modify it any way you want using skins.

Wireless Key Generator

Perception Reality Web Design

Wireless Key Generator is a lite tool that helps you when creating passwords for your router. The programs offers a good way to create random keys for your safety. You will not have to think the key, Wireless Key Generator will generate it automatically. It can generate 64, 128 and 256 bits keys (10, 26 and 28 characters), as well as WPA Light, WPA2 minimum and WPA2 maximum (8, 20 and 63 characters). In addition you can set random passwords of a certain length, just enter the number of characters and it will generate them. Wireless Key Generator is a simple but useful application that will help you keep privacy thanks to safe keys.

CSTiempo XP

CS

Free Clear Cookies

Free-HideIP

Free Clear Cookies is a tool that allows the user to remove the cookies from the browsers Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox with just two clicks and in less than five seconds. Furthermore, we will be able to choose a specific website and eliminate the cookies exclusively of that domain. This will sometimes be very helpful. Free Clear Cookies offers an alternative to the option of removing cookies that the browsers include by default. However, its function to eliminate the cookies from a specific dominion makes it a bit more attractive.

CrunzhMonitor

Martin Schultz

RouterPassView

Nir Sofer

RouterPassView is a simple tool that does not require installation, and with which you can recover certain information from your router in a simple way. All you have to do is open the router configuration file from within the program itself, or by dragging it directly into the window. You will immediately see all the relevant information, which you can save a copy of with a single click. RouterPassView can help you recover your router's password in just a few minutes, which can come in very handy. Plus, if the usual procedure doesn’t work, it lets you carry out another procedure (explained step-by-step on the author's website) with which you get a second chance.

Acrylic

Massimo Fabiano

Acrylic is a proxy that powers up the Internet connection performance by storing the answer of DNS servers. When you access any website using the web browser, it dedicates a moment to name resolution (usually from a few milliseconds to 1 second) while the rest is dedicated to the transfer of the page contents to your browser. Acrylic reduces the time dedicated to name resolution for frequently visited addresses and that menas you'll access them faster. If you think about it, it can seem you won't save so much time, but after several days of browsing you'll have saved a valuable time. In addition, as it saves that information, in case of downtimes of your DNS servers, you won't notice them. Furthermore, Acrylic can help you to effectively block unwanted ads prior to their download through the use of HOSTS files. That will optimize your navigation experience. The only problem is the complicated configuration panel, but once you've configurated it, you'll welcome Acrylic.

BASpeed

José Ignacio Legido (djnacho)

PaperBus

N/A

Paper Bus is a proxy that allows you to skip any region or IP restrictions and access any website without having to deal with complex processes. You only ave to install the program and keep it running when you'll want to surf the Internet. By this way, your connection will pass through Paper Bus free proxy and you will be able to access any website without any problem. Paper Bus is a really useful application because of many reasons, including navigation speed and the high quantity of restrictions it can skip.

Youtube Uploader

porjo

Youtube has been a revolution in the world of internet, but users criticized it because they couldn't upload several videoa at the same time, what we call multi-file upload. If you are desiring to upload many videos at the same time, now you'll be able to do it thanks to this application called Youtube uploader. The process is simpler than it seems to be. You only have to download youtube uploader and install it. Then, access to multi-uploader page and you'll be able to upload your videos in a snap. This feature makes Youtube Uploader to be a must have and one of our favourites applications for Youtube service.