Sunday, December 17, 2006

Wink 2.0 - Presentation creation




Wink is a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc).

Using Wink you can capture screenshots of your software, use images that you already have, type-in explanations for each step, create a navigation sequence complete with buttons, delays, titles etc and create a highly effective tutorial for your users.

Output formats: Export your presentations as Macromedia Flash, Standalone EXE, PDF, PostScript, HTML or any of the above image formats. Use Flash/html for the web, EXE for distributing to PC users and PDF for printable manuals.

The author also provides a support forum Here.

New in version 2.0

· Translated to more languages
· Undo/Redo
· Unlimited textboxes
· Unlimited buttons
· URL Buttons to open a webpage when clicked
· Image objects
· Shape objects, create and use shapes just like callouts with no text
· Audio (can record while capturing, as well as add/edit later)
· Improved and simpler properties panel
· Improved flow of control in output swf file so no more flickering of title/callouts
when no buttons are used
· Ability to disable frames in a project so they won’t appear in output

FW4U Comments: Wow!. What a nice and very easy to use tool. If you're needing to create tutorials or demonstrations, you must have this app. It couldn't be easier. Comes complete with a comprehensive user guide as well.

This is one of the more professional freewares available. Kudos to the author for generously providing this very useful program. Thank you Satish!


Download Wink (2.76mb)

EasyCleaner - clean registry



EasyCleaner is a small program which searches Windows' registry for entries that are pointing nowhere. EasyCleaner also lets you delete all kinds of unnecessary files like temps, backups etc. You can search for duplicate files and you can view some intresting info about your disk space usage!


You are also able to manage startup programs, invalid shortcuts and add/remove software list. ToniArts may not be held accountable in any way if EasyCleaner affects your computer in a negative way.

List of some features:
Very nice interface!
-Finds invalid registry entries ----> deleting them speeds up your computer!
-Finds duplicate files ----> deleting them will free disk space!
-Finds all unnecessary files like backups, temps etc. ----> deleting them will free disk space!
-Finds all invalid shortcuts ----> deleting them will free disk space and increase usability!
-Manage programs starting at Windows startup! ----> who knows, you might even catch a virus before it gets serious!
-Manage Windows' add/remove software listing!
-Easily remove Internet Explorer's temporary Internet files, history and cookies!
-Very user friendly!
-Shows some intresting info about your disk space usage.
-Very customizable.
-Multi-language support!
-Uses only little amount of recources while running!
-Huge help file which gives you every little detail about EasyCleaner!
-And much more...

Download EasyCleaner 2.0 (2mb)

RegCleaner v4.3 - clean registry


RegCleaner, you can easily remove obsolete registry entries from software that you may have deleted ages ago.

What does RegCleaner do?


RegCleaner deletes registry entries. You can delete DLLs with the Shared DLLs feature, and shortcut files with the Startup feature. You don't even have to know what the registry actually is to be able to use RegCleaner.

Why should I use RegCleaner?

You should use RegCleaner because it's a good idea to keep the registry as clean as possible. Here are some examples to help you understand how RegCleaner can truly help you:

1. Say you've accidentally destroyed a nice shareware program what has a 30-day trial period. Later on, when you notice that it's been destroyed, you try reinstalling it, only to find out that you can't, because the program thinks that you're just trying to get another 30 days. If you first remove the program's registry entries, however, you may very well be able to reinstall the software and recover your trial period again.

2. You've found that your favorite program is an older version, and you want to download the latest whiz-bang version. The program, however, doesn't provide any uninstall utility, so you simply destroy its files and cross your fingers. But, as fate would have it, when you try to install the latest version, you see a dialog box such as this:
"Please uninstall the old version of this program before attempting to run this installation."

Great, now what?

Hang on; you simply remove the old program's registry entries with RegCleaner! Now you can continue installing the newer program version that you wanted to have originally (I'm using the word "programs", but most of these examples will apply equally to games and other software as well).
Download: RegCleaner v4.3
Ref:freeware4u.com