KeePass is a free open source password manager, which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key file. So you only have to remember one single master password or select the key file to unlock the whole database.

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Changes from 1.16 to 1.17:

Added option to use file transactions when writing databases (enabled by default; writing to a temporary file and replacing the actual file afterwards avoids data loss when KeePass is prevented from saving the database completely).

Added high DPI support.

The Ctrl+E shortcut key now jumps to the quick search box.

In the main entry list, backup entries are now rendered with green text color.

Menus are now rendered with gradient item backgrounds.

Added support for detecting KeePass 2.08 and higher KDBX database files.

Added {GOOGLECHROME} placeholder, which is replaced by the executable path of Google Chrome, if installed.

Added '--auto-type' command line option.

Added '--lock-all' and '--unlock-all' command line options to lock/unlock the workspaces of all other KeePass instances.

Added 'KeeConfigFileOverrideGlobal' and 'KeeConfigFileOverrideUser' configuration options to change the locations of the configuration files.

On Windows 7, KeePass now shows a 'locked' overlay icon on the taskbar button when the database is locked.

On Windows 7, when opening/saving a database, the taskbar button is now animated using an indeterminate progress bar.

This was released in December but with the holidays I forgot to post it. :dead:

:software: Download: KeePass 1.17
:source: Source: KeePass Homepage

ieSpell is a free Internet Explorer browser extension that spell checks text input boxes on a webpage. It should come in particularly handy for users who do a lot of web-based text entry (e.g. web mails, forums, blogs, diaries). Even if your web application already includes spell checking functionality, you might still want to install this utility because it is definitely much faster than a server-side solution. Plus you get to store and use your personal word list across all your applications, instead of maintaining separate ones on each application.

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This release is to fix minor compatibility issues with Windows 7 and Internet Explorer.

:software: Download: ieSpell 2.6.3
:source: Source: Red Egg Software

New in 196.21:

Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for many top new gaming titles including Avatar Demo, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, City Bus Simulator, Dirt 2, Ferrari Virtual Race, GREED: Black Border, Mass Effect 2, Mortal Online, Ninja Blade, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Demo, Planet 51, RUSE, Serious Sam HD, and Wings of Prey.

Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.09.1112.

Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes for information about the key bug fixes in this release.

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:view: Release Notes: XP - Vista and Win 7
:source: Nvidia.com

Hoping to take some revenue from cell phone providers, YMax Corporation is coming out with a device so users can make cell phone calls at home without being charged by their carrier.

The size of a deck of cards, it plugs into a PC, which needs a broadband Internet connection. The device then detects when a compatible cell phone comes within 8 feet, and places a call to it. The user enters a short code on the phone. The phone is then linked to the magicJack, and as long as it's within range (YMax said it will cover a 3,000-square-foot home) magicJack routes the call itself, over the Internet, rather than going through the carrier's cellular tower. No minutes are subtracted from the user's account with the carrier. Any extra fees for international calls are subtracted from the user's account with magicJack, not the carrier.

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:source: news.yahoo.com

To enter "GodMode," one need only create a new folder and then rename the folder to the following:

Although its name suggests perhaps even grander capabilities, Windows enthusiasts are excited over the discovery of a hidden "GodMode" feature that lets users access all of the operating system's control panels from within a single folder.
By creating a new folder in Windows 7 and renaming it with a certain text string at the end, users are able to have a single place to do everything from changing the look of the mouse pointer to making a new hard-drive partition.

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I tired this at home. It is fantastic! A much more streamlined way to tweak Windows 7.

Source CNET