Weblog Awards

Official website of the award for best blog network: "The 2006 Weblog Awards".

Weblog Awards

Bardi Web Awards

The Bardi Web Awards are one of the few truly independent awards for Web sites of the Italian landscape of the Internet. Organized strictly non-profit, the Bardi Web Awards were conceived as a cultural event which could be incorporated in the interests of those involved in professional networking, who chose as a framework for expressing instances of creative and who, instead, it is a user.

Bardi Web Awards

Trillian 0.74 + skin

Trillian is an instant messaging software similar to ICQ. Its main advantage is to offer a single platform, the ability to use - once - account ICQ, AOL, AIM, Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger.
This particular feature, unique in its kind, Trillian makes an excellent software and very useful especially for those who need to communicate online with colleagues, friends and acquaintances who use various technologies for instant messaging.
Trillian is a program free of charge. Having not been developed specifically for Windows XP, works well even within this operating system.

After you install Trillian 0.74, we recommend you install this patch (1.1 MB).

Skin for Trillian: Trillian's interface is fully customizable by the user. IlSoftware.it recommended, as the skin, called the Microscopic (free for download here). Using the Microscopic skin is in fact possible to allow Trillian to occupy as little space as possible on the monitor: it is compact and attractive interface that is very much appreciated.
Other free skins can be found here.

Trillian 0.74 + skin

TracksRevealer

TracksRevealer is a free, easy to use, so you can verify the basic operation performed on their personal computers.
In particular, TracksRevealer keeps track of all the Internet sites you've previously visited as well as files and documents opened by the user on your personal computer.
The program allows, therefore, to see what has been done with your personal computer in your absence. Web sites visited can be opened directly with TracksRevealer and the full report can be exported to file.

TracksRevealer

Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808

Firewalls are software that allow you to prevent unauthorized access to your personal computer inautorizzati through the Net
Like other firewalls, Sygate Personal Firewall basically makes your car invisible to the rest of the world.
Sygate Personal Firewall provides the user with ample opportunity for customization. The program allows you to set criteria to suit your needs and applications you use.
It can optionally specify lists of IP addresses "trusted" to control the ports that can be used (thus allowing the software to function properly "secure") and much more ...
Any intrusion attempt is immediately reported and recorded.
Do not underestimate the fact that the program is completely free if you use it for personal use.

The new version of the firewall provides complete support for Windows XP, customizable firewall rule in advanced mode, you can configure global settings like IP addresses "trusted", a viewer/editor of firewall rules "user-friendly", a console for display alert messages and information system, better ability to manage local network traffic and Internet Connection Sharing feature of Windows.

Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808

Sonork 1.5.1

Sonork is a program for instant messaging (like AIM) truly agile, stable, secure and highly customizable.
It offers many features to an online conversation with colleagues, collaborators, friends and relatives.
Its look and its features make it a software professional.
It provides features for data encryption and the ability to use not only on the Internet but also on corporate networks, intranets.
Compatible with software like Microsoft Netmeeting and Roger Wilco.
If you intend to use Sonork for private use as a client on the Internet leave off the check-box "Install Sonork for private networks (intranets)" that appears during installation.

Sonork 1.5.1

MultiProxy 2.16

Proxy servers are computers connected to the network originally used by more companies and Internet providers to speed up browsing.
They accept connections from the outside world and allow information to pass through them.

MultiProxy is an excellent program that allows you to use multiple proxy servers simultaneously. The software takes care to establish which is the fastest proxy server or what really guarantees anonymity so you can use it in a completely transparent and without any user intervention.
The program then allows you to surf the Internet anonymously.

Multiproxy 2.16

MyIE2 0.6

MyIE is an Internet browser based on Internet Explorer (using all the components captured by the "engine" of the Microsoft browser.) MyIE introduces, however, numerous innovations.

Personally I never liked the behavior of Internet Explorer, which plans to open a new window for each website you visit.
Inspired by the Opera browser and Mozilla, MyIE introduces an aggressive "tabs" that allows you to get a list of all sites open in one window, so as to avoid "crowding" in the Windows taskbar.

MyIE includes several features to protect your privacy, allows for intelligent management of cookies and allows you to avoid the browser "remember" previously typed URLs. The application "weighs" only 300 KB (because it relies on the most basic components of Internet Explorer) and is suitable for those who, while not wishing to switch to other browsers (Opera, Mozilla, Netscape), wants to have an Internet Explorer more complete and enjoyable to use.

MyIE2 0.6

NetFor2

NetFor2 is a free program that lets you share one Internet connection among two personal computer through a serial cable.
To share an Internet connection you do not need anything else except a serial cable.
The program can be useful if you want to access the internet from a personal computer that does not have a network card.
In contrast to make the proxy server, NetFor2 not require any modification of settings for remote access. Works with any type of Internet connection.

NetFor2

Netmon 1.60

Netmon provides a graphical interface for the Netstat utility, its Windows (which we have spoken in this article.
Extremely easy to use Netmon allows you to view all current connections to and from your computer.

The program offers an overview of all services in use on various doors and includes a good database of information about trojans and worms along with the ports used by them: so it is possible to detect the presence of malicious activity. "Provides" a good statistical module.

Netmon 1.60

NetworkActiv Sniffer (PIAFCTM) 2.2.2

Usually the software firewall can monitor the activity of applications that want to communicate with the Internet. Firewalls block further attempts of unauthorized access to your computer.

No firewall, however, at present, allows us to understand what data they are passing through and from your personal computer via TCP/IP.
NetworkActiv Sniffer enables you to analyze all IP packets, conducting research in their content, set up filters so you only get the package list which is really affected.

The filtering options include the ability to produce a breakdown of IP packets according to the port which refer to specific character strings, protocol and more.
A special indeed File Sniffer allows you to capture and store whole files on your hard drive HTTP (web pages, images, downloads, etc. ...).

In Addition to NetworkActiv Sniffer (Free) Also Have the authors released NetworkActiv Scanner (trial version can be downloaded from here, 1.3 MB), a port-scanning software, Which Is That Allows you to see what doors are Opened and used by Each application in running. This option Allows you to discover the presence of suspicious applications or Trojan on the system.

The program Allows you to identify the presence of trojans on remote systems, Allows you to Determine Which computers are currently connected to your network, check the speed of the host you are connected According To Their response time, Allows to scan UDP sub-net.

NetworkActiv Scanner is a software portentous Particularly Suitable for more advanced users and network administrators.

NetworkActiv Sniffer (PIAFCTM)

PostCast Server 3.0.61

PostCast Server is a free program that lets you send e-mail directly from your computer without the need of having to support the Internet provider's SMTP server.
After installation, PostCast Server transforms your PC into an outgoing mail server can send more than 3500 messages per hour with a normal connection.

It is, therefore, foran economical solution, reallyexcellent, andmailing list to send communications to their customers, and of course to individual messages.
Often the outgoing mail server (SMTP) of your Internet Service Provider is poorly performing or not working properly (the messages are sorted with long delays or be shown the error message server busy ...): PostCast Server allows to solve their own this problem by offering the opportunity to configure an SMTP server on your computer.

To use the SMTP server PostCast created, you must set localhostnel mail client as a server for outgoing mail.

PostCast Server 3.0.61

Link Popularity Check 3.0.3.1

Link Popularity Check is a free program that can be very useful for people dealing with one or more websites on the Internet. The software allows, in fact, to control in a series of search engines (Google, HotBot, AllTheWeb, and MSN), the positioning of your site and hence its visibility.

The program offersthe opportunity to to make comparisons with the websites "competitors" inorder to assess du which search engines you should focus its attention and efforts .

Link Popularity Check

LeechGet 2007

LeechGet is a great download manager. The user interface is very attractive, "modern and fashionable".
The program is completely free, allows you to intelligently manage the removal of any file from the Internet by integrating with the Internet Explorer browser.
LeechGet also provides a complete FTP client and simple to use and allows you to remove, edit, delete files from any FTP server.

LeechGet provides the traditional features for automatic recovery of interrupted downloads, the ability to automatically turn off the personal computer after the removal of one or more files, a timer for downloads and more.
LeechGet also includes a function that provides a complete history of downloads made by dividing the same by day, week, month. With a dedicated plug-in you can make LeechGet also compatible with Netscape, Opera and Mozilla.
This version is the RC3 (Release Candidate 3): it precedes the release of the final version.

LeechGet 2007

K9 1.03

K9 is an anti-spam software that won us over with its ease of installation and ease of use. The program integrates with any client for e-mail management (such as Outlook Express, Outlook, Eudora, Netscape Messenger, Pegasus mail,... Foxmail) and supports the POP3 protocol.

Its main feature is undoubtedly the light: the whole software consists of a single executable file about 60 KB (K9 does not even require installation!) And occupies the RAM for only about 1.6 MB.

K9 makes use of statistical algorithms "smart" for the analysis and automatic recognition of e-mail spam. In this way you can avoid the levy on the web of rules and additional information (as do, however, many other similar software...).
K9 is "self-instruction" even on e-mails considered as spam by the user.
The results that will be initially K9 will be rather modest, and only after receiving a few dozen marked as spam and unwanted email, is the most to gain from K9.
The program offers a convenient user interface that allows you to view all e-mails that have been analyzed. It should be noted that K9 does not delete individual e-mail but the brand by adding, for example, the subject of the message the phrase [Spam]. By creating a special rule, using your favorite email client, you can decide what to do e-mail spam as indicated by K9 (for example, you can move them to a folder or delete them completely ad hoc).

How to use K9 with your mail client:
To ensure that the e-mails taken from a POP3 mail server your ISP will be analyzed by K9, you must sign in the window to change the settings of your email account within the client's preferred e-mail.

Now change the address of your POP3 server (popmail.libero.it) in 127.0.0.1
9999 replaced the port number (usually 110).
In the User name field of your mail account specified below, the address of your mail server, the POP3 port number, and your username, separated by a slash (/). For example, suppose you have the account mionome@libero.it, type in the username field of your email client as follows:
popmail.libero.it/110/mionome

K9 1.03

Free Surfer mk II 2.1.026

Finally a software that can block, in an effective and intelligent display of annoying pop-ups while browsing the Net
Free Surfer integrates seamlessly with Internet Explorer, you can set a list of sites "trusted", offers a convenient button "panic" that allows you to close all browser windows with a click.
The program also consists of a function once to clean the Internet cache (temporary files).

Free Surfer mk II 2.1.026

Diet Kaza 2.0

Diet Kaza is an add-on free and legal (as stated by the authors of the software) for users of Kazaa, Grokster and Morpheus, famous programs for exchanging files online (file sharing).
Diet Kaza allows you to remove Kazaa, Morpheus and Grokster all the components developed by third parties (spyware), all banners, pop-ups and so on.
The program even allows you to speed up the time needed to collect files from the network used by file sharing software mentioned above.

Diet Kaza 2.0

Apache 2.0.47

Apache web server is currently the most used around the world (source: Netcraft Web Survey Survey, May 2003). 62.5% of internet sites are running Apache in fact.
Originally written for Unix, is now available in Windows, as solid.
It should be pointed out that Apache does not have a graphical user interface (GUI) for configuring and must necessarily be set to manual by tackling the configuration file using a standard text editor.

Keep in mind that to use Apache 2.0.47 on Windows XP requires the installation of Service Pack 1 Microsoft.

Apache 2.0.47

Angry IP Scanner 3.0

Angry IP Scanner is a fast (and lightweight) scanner IP addresses. The program allows you to see if the computer associated with a specific IP address is connected or not connected to the Internet and can be reached via the TCP port specified in the "Options" program.

The program can display information about the NetBIOS name of the computer, workgroup, currently logged user, MAC address.
Useful for testing on your local network so as to lay bare any security (too many open ports).

Angry IP Scanner 3.0

AnalogX CookieWall 1.02

AnalogX CookieWall is a program that allows you to simply choose which cookies can be stored on your personal computer and which not.
The program can be configured so that cookies are automatically deleted as soon as they arrive, the user is informed immediately on receipt of a new cookie, or you may set out to analyze them again at a later time.
The program is currently only compatible with Internet Explorer.

AnalogX CookieWall 1.02