TOP Releases of 2008
The year 2008 is now a past and in every area of life some major good and bad things happened and so in IT too. In this piece of information we will talk about the most popular software which were in high demand and are still in demand.
Let’s start with the best browsers of the year 2008 which includes Firefox 3, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 8 Beta.
Firefox 3 is considered as the best secured, and fast browser to surf the web. Another best thing about firefox is that one can download it in the language that one speaks as it is available in 50 languages. Don’t forget to take the tour
of firefox which you can easily find on the web. Some of the main features of firefox include one click-book marking, instant website ID, full zoom, improved performance, smart location bar and platform native look and feel.
Google chrome is the free web browser which was launched in the year 2008. Google chrome was developed by google which is available in 43 languages. Google chrome is another step in making the web better. So, if you haven’t used this secured and fast browser yet, download it today, it will hardly take few seconds to download it. In short, google chrome is a combination of minimal design with sophisticated technology.
Internet Explorer 8 Beta which was also launched in 2008 is actually the
next version of the Microsoft Internet Explorer Web Browser, succeeding internet explorer 7. The main target users of the Internet Explorer 8 Beta were mainly web developers and web designers. In internet explorer 8 beta some features are added for improvement, some are removed while some are renamed too. Find more about these amazing browsers of 2008 on the web as you will get lot of information.
2.Best Linux
The best linux of the year 2008 includes Ubuntu and Open SUSE 11.0 and this piece of information is actually about both. Ubuntu is a computer operating system which is based on Debian GNU/Linux a popular Linux distribution. The main objective behind the release of ubuntu was to provide an up-to-date, stable operating system for the average user with a strong usability and ease of installation. Ubuntu is actually free and open source software which means users are free to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software under the terms of the GNU GPL license.
- openSUSE 11.0
Open SUSE 11.0 can be described as a general purpose operating system developed by the Open SUSE 11.0 Project. Some of the important features of Open SUSE 11.0 includes APPArmors, yasT, xen, KDE, GNOME, compiz fusion, beagle, and open office.org. It is beyond the distribution as it provides a web portal for community involvement. There is lot more about Open SUSE 11.0 so for further information don’t forget to check out the official website of Ubuntu and openSUSE 11.
3.Best Windows
The best windows of the year 2008 are windows 7 and vista, so let’s see what it offers to its users.
Windows 7
Windows 7 is an operating system which is produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers including home and business desktops laptops, table PCs and media center PCs. The best thing about windows 7 is that it is fully compatible with existing device drivers, applications and hardware. Windows 7 was formerly codenamed Blackcomb and Vienna is actually the next release of Microsoft Windows. The most important features of Windows 7 include advances in touch, speech and handwriting recognition, support for virtual hard disks, and improved performance on multi-core processors.
Windows Vista is also an operating system developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers including home and business desktops laptops, table PCs and media center PCs. Windows vista is codenamed as Longhorn and the features that it includes an updated graphical user interface, and visual style dubbed Windows Aero, improved searching features, new multimedia creation tools such as Windows DVD Maker and redesigned networking audio, print and display sub-systems.
4.Best Anti Spyware
If you check out reviews and surveys you will see that the best anti spyware of 2008 are super anti spyware and windows defender.
Windows Defender
The former name of windows defender is Microsoft Anti Sypware and is a software product from Microsoft. Windows defender is used to prevent remove and quarantine spyware in Microsoft windows and is included and enabled by default in windows vista. It is available for free to download for windows xp and windows server 2003. Windows defender is also capable of removing Active X applications that are installed. In short, windows defender is the best security solution.
SUPER Anti Spyware
Super Anti Spyware has also been one of the most popular anti spyware in the year 2008. Super Anti Spyware is mainly designed to scan your computer for known spyware, adware, malware, Trojans, dialers, worms, keyloggers, HiJackers and other such type of threats and it also allow you to remove and quarantine them. The repair feature is also one of the main features of Super Anti Spyware that allows to restore various settings which are often changed by malware.
5.Best Compressor
WinRAR
The Win RAR can be described as a shareware file archiver and data compression utility developed by Eugene Roshal. Some of the features of Win RAR include ability to create self-extracting and multi volume archives, and it offers complete support for RAR and ZIP, archives and unpacking of ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ ACE, UUE and other archives. In order to find more about Win RAR the best thing is to check out its official website which is available on the web.
7zip
7-zip which is also another best compressor is actually free software/open source file archiver which is designed originally for Microsoft Windows. 7-zip is available in around 69 languages and it operates with 7 z archive format as well as being able to read and write to several other archive formats. There are so many features that 7-zip supports but the other commercial and popular compression software don’t support. Don’t forget to check out its official website in order to find more about it.
6.Best Download manager
FlashGet
The FlashGet is one of the most popular free ware download manager for Microsoft windows. Some of the most important features include integration with web browsers such as internet explorer, opera, mozilla, mozilla firefox and others. It can download a sequence of files, and split files to download into sections and download each section simultaneously. There are so many other features of FlashGet about which one can find at the official website of FlashGet.
7.Best uploader
fireuploader
The Firefox Uploader is the best uploader and as the name firefox it says the firefox is an extension universal upload tool. What this firefox uploader actually does is that it allows you to upload or download files from any website using friendly interface. With firefox uploader you can upload videos to youtube, upload/download and organize photos to Picasa, Flickr, and Box.Net. Find out more about fireuploader on the web that why it was so popular in the year 2008.
8.Best FTP
CuteFTP PRO
Cute ftp PRO is designed for windows and is a powerful FTP client that enables you to connect ad n transfer files securely using SFTP, FTPS, and one time passwords. Cute ftp pro is a quick source to transfer files using cute ftp professional’s multipart transfer and simultaneous connections. Now you can easily manage and maintain your website with the built-in HTML editor as well as the folder synchronization, folder monitor, site backup, and compression tools. A lot more about Cute ftp PRO is available at the official website, so don’t forget to check it out.
9. Best Video Player
MP4 Player
Have you seen those portable media player, and mp4 player is the Chinese marketing term for it that complies with certain standards and formats. One thing that the user must keep in mind that the manual of the mp4 player is considered to be inconsistent. In order to find more about mp4 player the best thing is to check out the world of web and find out but due to the nature of the product there is no special website for it.
10.Best messenger
The Skype and Google Talk which are most popular messengers have been in great demand in the year 2008 due to its excellent features.
Skype
Let’s start with Skype which is a software with which one can make telephone calls over the internet. With skype calls to other users of the service and to free of charge numbers are free but call to landline numbers as well on mobile phones can be made with fee. It also has additional features which include instant messaging, file transfer and video conferencing. Find more about skype through web as all the information is just few clicks away.
Google talk
Google talk which is also called as G talk and it is a windows and web-based application for voice over internet protocol VOP and instant messaging offered by Google Inc. The languages in which Google talk is available includes English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Chinese and Spanish. Google talk is quite commonly used as one o the internet communication source and is quite popular too.
11. Portable Email Client
Thunderbird Portable
It is now so easy to take your email, address book and account settings with you with this Thunderbird Portable. With thunderbird portable you can also add in GPG, and Enigmail and encrypt and sign your email. In short, it is the safe, fast email client that’s easy to use. Most important features include quick message search, customizable views, support for IMAP/ POP, RSS support and more. Get all information about thunderbird portable installation about its use and known issues which is easily available on the web.
12.Anti-Virus
The two most popular antivirus of the year 2008 are AVG and NOD32 and this piece of information is about it. So, if you are looking for some information about it you have come to the right place.
AVG Free
AVG which stands for antivirus gold is the antivirus and internet security software for the Microsoft windows, linux, freeBSD computing platforms. It was developed by AVG technologies, and has all the features available in modern antivirus and internet security programs. Such features include periodic scans, scans of sent and received email messages, and it also has the ability to ‘heal’ some virus infected files, and a ‘virus vaults’ in which infected files are held. In order to find more about it or to download this software the best thing is to visit its official website.
NOD32
NOD32 is also another best antivirus of the year 2008 and it supports Microsoft windows, linux, FreeBSD, novell netware, windows mobile
platforms and others. It is a product of a slovak company ESET so in order to find more about it the best thing is to visit the official website of ESEk. Use NOD32 and feel the difference and see why it is becoming so popular. The smart security solution is in your hand with NOD32.
13.Backup
gmail-backup
The best one click solution for the backup of your G mail account is the G-Mail Backup for the year 2008. In the final release of G-Mail Backup lots of changes have been made and so previous errors are fixed now and that’s why it has become so popular. On web also check out such sites from where you can learn the ways to back up your G-mail. In short with g-mails you can keep your mails with you.
14.Best Cleaner
The best cleaner of the year 2008 includes CC cleaner and Advanced Privacy Cleaner and this piece of information is about it.
CCleaner
CC Cleaner was formerly called ‘Crap Cleaner’ is actually a freeware utility used to optimize a user’s computer and clean its registry. CC cleaner is actually designed by Piriform and it is designed for Microsoft windows. The best feature of CC Cleaner is to remove used unused temporary files from internet browsers and other supported applications. If you want to know more about CC Cleaner then the best thing is to visit its official website.
Advanced Privacy Cleaner
Let’s talk about advanced privacy folder too which is also the best cleaner and is quite useful to remove the tracks that contains information that are left behind. Here is the list of the six tracks of the data that one can remove with advanced privacy folder which include window tracks, program tracks, internet tracks, cookies, messenger tracks and plug-ins. Advanced privacy folder is single click solution to clean tracks from your computer.
15.Best Office
The two most popular offices include Microsoft office and open office and this piece of information is all about it.
Microsoft Office
The Microsoft office is actually a set of interrelated desktop applications, servers and services which are collectively referred to as an office suite, for the Microsoft windows, and Mac OS x operating systems. Microsoft office is available in more than 35 languages and in order to get more information about it from its official website. The most important features of the Microsoft office include word, excel, power point, outlook/encourage and others.
Open office
Open office is a free and open source suite of office programs (text processing spreadsheet, presentations, graphics, database and more. The open office is available in different languages and the best thing is that it works on all common computers. Also check out the official website of the open office in order to find out more about it. This great software is easy to use and can be downloaded for free and can be used for any purpose.
16.Utilities: Best Utilities of 2008
Launchy
Launchy is actually a free open source application launcher for GNU/Linux and windows. What Launchy actually do is it indexes shortcuts in the start menu, and files in specific folders to allow quicker access to programs, without opening the start menu itself or browsing to the relevant folder. The best thing about Launchy is that it automatically searches its list of programs for the closest match as the user types. Once the user gets the desired program then all he needs is to hits enter and then it is automatically launched. In order to find more about it the best thing is to check out its official website which one can easily find on the web.
Gladinet
In category of utilities Gladinet is quite popular as it brings together all your 
files to your Windows Desktop and your online desktop. In short with this gladinet your files follow you wherever you go. So, if you have your files stored online and these are scattered on multiple pcs then use gladinet software to bring together all your scattered files. Learn more about gladinet from the web as there is so much available on the web, just few clicks away.
18.Best Rss Reader
Google reader is the best RSS reader of the year 2008 and this piece of information is all about it. It is a web-based aggregrator which is capable of reading Atom and RSS feeds both online or offline.
Google Reader
If you want to use google reader then make sure that you have a (free) google account, and one of these mentioned browsers which include google chrome, mozilla 1.7+, mozilla firefox 1.0+, netscape 7.2+, opera 9.0+, safari 1.3+, windows internet explorer 6+, or wii internet channel. Find more about the features of google reader on the web which ares available just few clicks away.
19.Best Site downloader
WinHTTrack Website Copier
Easy-to-use Win HTTrack Website Copier is a great option with which one can copy or mirror entire website. Don’t forget to check out its reviews as well as its information about downloading it free from the web. What are you waiting for just download Win HTTrack Website Copier for free and open a mirrored website in your browser. Everything about Win HTTrack Website Copier is available just few clicks away so make the most of it.
20.Flash
Adobe air
Adobe air can be described as a cross-platform runtime environment for building for rich internet application using adobe, HTML or Ajax that can be deployed as a desktop application. What else adobe Air can do? Adobe air application can operate offline and then activate further functionality or upload data when an active internet connection becomes available. In order to find more about adobe air the best thing is to visit its official website.
Sliver light
Silver light is also an example of flash with which one can easily light up the web. In other words, the main purpose of the silver light is to power rich application experiences and delivers high quality interactive video across the web and mobile devices through the most powerful runtime available on the web. In order to find out more about it don’t forget to check out its official website where you can find everything about silver light.
