This Week's Top Downloads

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This Week's Top Downloads

• Zindus Syncs Thunderbird with Google Contacts (All platforms with Thunderbird)
  "Thunderbird extension Zindus syncs your Google contacts with Thunderbird's address book."
• Access US-Only Web Content with Hotspot Shield (Windows)
  "Freeware application Hotspot Shield secures your public web browsing by connecting you to the internet through the Hotspot Shield virtual private network."
• Phantasmagoria Transforms Your Photos (All platforms)
  "Freeware application Phantasmagoria adds effects to your digital photos through a slick, simple-to-use interface."
• IsMyLcdOK Answers That Question (Windows)
  "Test your LCD monitor for dead or stuck pixels with simple freeware application IsMyLcdOK."
• Picasa2Flickr Uploads Picasa Photos Directly to Flickr (Windows)
  "The free Picasa2Flickr plug-in uploads photos from image-editing application Picasa to photo-sharing web application Flickr at the press of a button."
• Sage-Too Feedreader Add-on Firefox-3 Ready (All platforms with Firefox)
  "Sage-Too does exactly what Sage did: integrates your feed subscriptions right into Firefox, and displays the subscription list in your browser sidebar, and the feed content in a browser window."
• AceBackup Offers Local, Remote, and Secure File Backup (Windows)
  "Robust backup utility AceBackup offers a host of features missing in most freeware backup apps, like file versioning, secure FTP, file-specific encryption, Windows shell integration, and backup compression."
• Deluge Does Lightweight BitTorrent Across Platforms (All platforms)
  "Aside from the standard BitTorrent functionality (you know, downloading), Deluge has a—dare I say—flood of great features for such a young client, including a web interface (like uTorrent and Transmission), full encryption, RSS support, and a plug-in system for adding even more functionality."
• Firefox 3 Release Candidate 2 Now Available (All platforms)
  "The Mozilla developers want to get the next Firefox milestone just right, so they've issued another release candidate for your testing pleasure."
• Easy2Add Creates Outlook Events from Plain English (Windows)
  "Similar to Google Calendar's Quick Add feature, just invoke Easy2Add (it comes in either system tray or Vista sidebar form), enter in a simple sentence like 'Meeting with Gina on Monday at 2pm,' and the application automatically translates and adds the event to your Outlook calendar."
• Flock 1.2 Bakes Social Networking into Everyday Browsing (All platforms)
  "Much like Digsby bakes social networking into your instant messenger, Flock offers easy access to your favorite social services built into the browser."
• Copy Handler Speeds Up File Copying, Adds More Control (Windows)
  "Free, open-source application Copy Handler speeds up Windows file transfers up to seven times in addition to providing advanced features for copying and moving files, like pausing, resuming, and restarting transfers."