MySQL

MySQL is a Relational Data Base Management System open source. It consists of a client with character-based interface and a server, both available for both Unix and Windows systems, even if it prevails in its use of Unix. Online offer the official download pages and documentation.

MySQL

BlogFlux

After registering a free account, BlogFlux gives the benefit of various services and useful content to all those who have a website. BlogFlux offers, among other things, a monitoring service statistics by allowing you to view Google maps, the origin of recent visitors to your site, also providing additional data on the PC, operating system and browser.

BlogFlux

OldApps

Useful and original site in English that aims to catalog the old versions of programs and applications are still in circulation, so as to provide a haven of support to all those who for some reason do not like the latest news, sometimes too sophisticated, faulty, with problems of compatibility and more. Resources (for Windows and Mac) are organized in thematic categories.

OldApps

ZoneAlarm 9.1.007

ZoneAlarm is a firewall which is software that protects your PC from Internet attacks.
The free version that we propose allows to control all incoming and outgoing traffic from your personal computer.
One of the most interesting features offered by the program is one that provides real-time control on requests for access to the Internet from any application installed within the operating system.

This enables them to expose any attempts to access the network from unwanted programs or malicious applications (such as backdoors and the like).
The technologia MailSafe enables users of ZoneAlarm to check for suspicious attachments to e-mail (such as those developed in Visual Basic Script, often carriers of the virus viral code).
This version of ZoneAlarm also fully supports the Windows XP operating system.

ZoneAlarm 9.1.007

WinPatrol 19.3.2010.5

WinPatrol is a free program that lets you keep track of changes made to your system by the installed programs.
This program is able to monitor the most important areas of the operating system: the same ones that are often changed by malicious programs or dangerous.
WinPatrol keeps track of the programs that start automatically when Windows starts, cookies created on your PC, the active task.

Once started, WinPatrol shows - StartUp Programs tab - the complete list of programs that run when the personal computer. Each of them is associated with its own icon identification: in this way you can immediately recognize programs malicious, trojan virus, dialers and the like.

The Advanced tab and enable Active Tasks, however, view, respectively, and the server resident programs running in memory at the time.
Cookies allow the card to get rid of any cookie has been stored inside your system (for each of them you can then check the contents).
The Options tab contains two important possibilities: Warn me when new Startup Programs are being added alerts you whenever you add new programs to run automatically with Windows, IE Detect changes to the home page notes, however, any changes applied to the home page of the Internet Explorer.

WinPatrol 19.3.2010.5

Whisper FTP Surfer 1.0.7

Whisper FTP Surfer is a professional FTP client completely free.
Compatible with all versions of Windows - including XP - is an ideal solution for transferring files from your computer to a remote server (or another personal computer) using FTP (File Transfer Protocol).
The program is based on a graphical style in Internet Explorer that includes a navigation bar with space for entering the FTP, the History button and the Favorites menu.
FTP Surfer is also integrates with the operating system shell.

Whisper FTP Surfer 1.0.7

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

Quanta Plus 4.5.1

Quanta Plus is a software that can be installed and used on all Linux distributions making use of KDE 3.0.

How much can create their own web pages quickly and easily and has all the features that characterize the professional editors.
This editor has a feature "auto-complete" to help you get the correct syntax of HTML tags and all the elements that will make up your web page.

A user interface is really excellent editor ideal for all the "purists" who want to create static or dynamic web pages (PHP pages) quickly.

Quanta Plus 4.5.1

Firestarter 1.0.3

Firestarter is a firewall software, completely free, for Linux operating systems.
Whether you want to protect your single personal computer or a local computer network, Firestarter will greatly simplify your life.

This firewall comes with a graphical interface optimized for Gnome 2, has a "wizard" that allows you to create rules optimized to suit your needs, you can open and close doors with a few mouse clicks.

Firestarter shows, in real time, all the attacks "unleashed" against your systems.
The firewall has been translated into 25 languages, including Italian.
Supports Linux kernel versions 2.0 and Gnome 2.5, 2.4 and 2.2.
The installation file is in RPM format (RedHat 8.x).

Firestarter 0.9.1

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

aMSN 0.98.4

aMSN for Linux is a clone of Microsoft's instant messaging client MSN Messenger.
The program is very similar in functionality and graphical interface, the software for Microsoft Windows operating systems.

aMSN allows you to divide your contacts into groups of users, supports file transfer, is a multilingual software.

aMSN 0.98.4

Active Ports 1.4

Active Ports is a very easy-to-use application that allows you to check how many and which TCP/IP and UDP ports are open on your local computer.
Active Ports is an excellent program because it allows you to figure out what ports are open and used by each running application. In addition, the program returns the remote IP address by which each individual application based on the use of TCP/IP - UDP is connected.

Therefore an excellent tool to control the operating system, incoming and outgoing information and to find the presence of virus or trojan backdoor server.
The program is compatible with the new Windows 2000/NT and Windows XP. It is also completely free.

Active Ports 1.4

DirectX 10

Latest version of DirectX graphics libraries necessary to run any game last generation for many applications of three-dimensional rendering.

DirectX 10

CLRAV 11.0.0.2

CLRAV.COM is a free program that takes a few chilobytes and that eliminates some of the most common worm channeled increasingly through the Internet. The program allows you to identify and delete from your hard drive following the worm: Klez, Lentin (Yaha), Bugbear (Thanatos), Opasoft, Elkern, Goner, Sircam, Navidad, BleBla, Avron and LovGate.

CLRAV.COM restores also the correct values in the Windows registry.
CLRAV.COM obviously does not replace a good anti-virus software installed but it is useful to recognize the presence of some of the most dangerous worm virus recently spread particularly through e-mail.

To perform a full scan of all files in the system (in addition to the analysis of the Windows Registry) at the DOS prompt type:
CLRAV/scanfiles

CLRAV 11.0.0.2

Antivir Personal Edition 7.06.00.400

From Germany with fury: a good antivirus software free of charge. Able to recognize more than 70,000 different viruses provides a good level of protection for your personal computer without having to spend a penny to buy it and update it.

The program, besides containing a form for a complete system scan, offers "Virus Guard", which allows real time monitoring of files downloaded from the Internet for viruses. This archive contains versions of the antivirus for all operating systems Windows (from Windows 95 to Windows XP).

Antivir Personal Edition 7.06

X-Setup 6.3

X-Setup allows you to speak on a variety of operating system settings that are usually accessible only through the use of Registry Editor (810 well!). These configuration options "hidden" but still allow you to fully customize the system by making it closer to your needs, optimize and speed.

X-Setup provides a compact to interact with objects in the Start menu, with the overall configuration of the system, My Computer and Windows Explorer, to make changes to Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Information Server, Netscape, allows to manage the entries in the contextual menu and much more.

The program also includes a number of optimizations for the Microsoft Office package and the ability to configure some popular video cards.
X-Setup also supports Windows XP.

X-Setup 6.3

XP-AntiSpy 3.97-9

XP-AntiSpy is a small program that allows you to disable certain communication features included in Windows XP and Windows 2000.

Within the operating system are, for example, certain features such as "Automatic Updates" that allow you to automatically connect to Microsoft servers to check for updates.

If you do not like this you can disable any communication feature of Windows XP, including those installed by various programs (such as those included with Windows Media Player or Internet Explorer).

XP-AntiSpy 3.97-9

Virtual Network Computing 3.3.7

VNC is a software that allows remote administration, computer-based operating system Windows or Unix.
And can then view the desktop of a machine that is "physically" located thousands of miles away.
You can use VNC, for example, to intervene on a Unix machine directly from their personal computers based on Windows.

VNC mouse and keyboard control the computer's "destination" and displays what is shown on the monitor connected to the remote computer.
VNC also has a Java applet that allows you to run the program even within a web browser window (Internet Explorer).

Ideal to administer a remote computer via the Internet or LAN.
VNC consists of two components: a server and a viewer: the first is executed on the machine where you want to connect, the second on your personal computer from which you want to administer the first computer.

The Linux version can be downloaded from here (.tar.gz, 730 KB).
On the manufacturer they are also available for Macintosh and Windows CE.
If you are only interested in the viewer for Windows, you can download it here (230 KB).

Virtual Network Computing 3.3.7

RegScrubXP 5.1

RegScrubXP is a free utility developed specifically for Windows XP that allows you to make the most streamlined configuration log of the newest Microsoft operating systems.
The program makes it possible to remove from the register of Windows XP with all the information you no longer need that are left, for example, now uninstalled programs and, of course, are no longer needed.

The result of the cleaning RegScrubXP is accomplished by obtaining a registry smaller, easier to access and search for the operating system more reliable.
Windows XP, as well as other versions of Windows, often leads to the system registry: keep it clean you weapon in order to make the system more efficient.
We recommend using RegScrubXP only for experienced users.

RegScrubXP 5.1

Ranish Partition Manager 2.44

Ranish Partition Manager is a DOS software that allows you to manage partitions on your hard drive.

Utility that rivals the most popular commercial software for its completely free.

Partition Manager allows you to save and restore the MBR (Master Boot Record), to create and delete partitions, display information on IDE hard disk, to format and partition resize FAT16 and FAT32.

Also of note the availability of an advanced boot manager, useful to choose which operating system you want to start when the personal computer if you have decided to install multiple OS (Windows 98, Windows 2000, Linux...).

The boot manager allows you to protect the configuration menu with a password, hide and make visible partitions automatically, to start any operating system from a secondary hard drive may be installed to create up to 31 primary partitions on single hard disk, to diagnose the presence of virus in boot memory.


Ranish Partition Manager 2.44