Most Popular Software-Techspot

Aside in download.com, i frequently download my free application (shareware) from Lifehacker.com and Techspot site. As of today, here are the most popular downloads of this site.

• Total Commander 7.04a
  Powerful Windows file manager replacement.
  August 8, 2008 | 2.2 MB | Shareware | Windows (all)
• IrfanView 4.20
  Edit and convert graphics files with this top-notch image viewer.
  July 17, 2008 | 1.3 MB | Freeware | Windows (all)
• SpywareBlaster 4.1
  SpywareBlaster can help keep your system spyware-free and secure, without interfering with the "good side" of the web.
  June 12, 2008 | 2.7 MB | Freeware | Windows (all)
• Bit Comet 1.03
  A powerful C++ BitTorrent Client. A TechSpot's staff favourite, too!
  July 18, 2008 | 5.4 MB | Freeware | Windows (all)
• Total Commander 7.0 Release Candidate 5
  This entry will only be updated when newer Beta/RC versions of upcoming TC milestones come to light.
  May 24, 2007 | 2.0 MB | Shareware | Windows (all)
• Avira AntiVir Personal Edition 8.2.0.334
  The private and individual use of the AntiVir Personal Edition is completely free of charge.
  October 24, 2008 | 23.9 MB | Freeware | Windows XP/Vista
• Bit Tornado 0.3.18
  Popular Experimental BitTorrent Client.
  December 26, 2006 | 4.2 MB | Freeware | Windows (all)
• WinMX Music 4.2
  Connect, download, and share files in the WinMX Peer Network.
  May 9, 2006 | 4.5 MB | Shareware | Windows (all)
• IrfanView PlugIns 4.20
  IrfanView PlugIns package offers additional file formats and effects for IrfanView.
  July 17, 2008 | 5.8 MB | Freeware | Windows (all)
• Bit Lord 1.1
  A powerful C++ BitTorrent Client.
  July 21, 2008 | 3.0 MB | Freeware | Windows (all)
• ASUS PC Probe II 1.04.52
  Monitor fan rotation, voltage and temperature among other things.
  July 30, 2008 | 8.2 MB | Freeware | Windows (all)
• Ares 2.0.9
  Enables peer-to-peer file-sharing on the Ares P2P network.
  July 21, 2008 | 2.0 MB | Freeware | Windows (all)
• Bit Spirit 3.3.2.327
  Powerful and easy-to-use BitTorrent client.
  September 16, 2008 | 2.4 MB | Freeware | Windows (all)
• McAfee SuperDAT Update 5427
  Update your Mcafee based virus scanner.
  November 7, 2008 | 80.1 MB | Freeware | Windows (all)
• Daemon Tools 4.30.1
  Daemon Tools is a virtual cd/dvd-rom emulator
  July 28, 2008 | 4.5 MB | Freeware | Windows (all)
• DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0
  Decrypt and copy a DVD to your PCs hard disk.
  March 21, 2005 | 878 KB | Freeware | Windows (all)
• Winguard Popup Remover
  Winguard Popup Remover blocks virtually all popups.
  May 23, 2005 | 309 KB | Shareware | Windows (all)
• Hitman Pro 2.6.0.1
  Anti-spyware program combines up to six popular engines to maximize removal effectiveness.
  January 31, 2007 | 3.9 MB | Freeware | Windows 2k/XP
• Windows Movie Maker 2.6
  Windows Movie Maker makes home movies amazingly fun.
  April 9, 2007 | 7.2 MB | Freeware | Windows Vista
• Norton Removal Tool (SymNRT) 2009.0.0.37 for Win 2000 / XP / Vista
  SymNRT is a program that can remove some Norton software from your computer.
  September 1, 2008 | 2.3 MB | Freeware | Windows XP/Vista
• BearShare Lite 6.2
  File sharing program with intuitive design, millions of users, safety features and quick setup
  July 4, 2008 | 8.6 MB | Adware | Windows (all)
• GMail Drive 1.0.13
  Creates a virtual filesystem around your Google GMail account, allowing you to use GMail as a storage medium.
  July 9, 2008 | 152 KB | Freeware | Windows (all)
• Ulead VideoStudio 11.5
  Ulead VideoStudio is a home video editing software.
  June 13, 2008 | 135 MB | Shareware | Windows (all)
• Advanced WindowsCare Pro 2.55
  All-In-One PC Care Service with anti-spyware, privacy protection, performance tune-ups, and system clean.
  October 16, 2007 | 5.3 MB | Trial | Windows 2k/XP
• Dance eJay 7
  Powerful, yet easy to use music making package from the new eJay Virtual Music Studio series.
  July 27, 2006 | 45.6 MB | Trial | Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
• Peer Guardian 2.0 Beta 6b
  A lightweight IP blocker to stop rogue connections.
  February 16, 2007 | 1.6 MB | Freeware | Windows (all)
• Ad-Aware 2008 7.1.0.8
  Ad-Aware 2008 is the latest version of Lavasoft’s industry leading anti-spyware solution.
  May 21, 2008 | 18.3 MB | Freeware | Windows XP/2003/Vista
• eXeem Lite 0.24
  eXeem is a brand new Peer-To-Peer program, which is based on the BitTorrent idea.
  April 17, 2005 | 2.2 MB | Adware | Windows (all)
• LimeWire 4.16.0
  Popular P2P application let's you search and share files through the Gnutella network.
  January 8, 2008 | 4.4 MB | Freeware | Windows (all)
• DAMN NFO Viewer 2.10 RC3
  DAMN NFO Viewer is NFO and DIZ file viewer with full ascii art view.
  June 1, 2005 | 268 KB | Freeware | Windows (all)

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The Curta Calculator

It's hard to find more desirable and satisfying (in a tactile sort of way) mechanical fetish item from the age of early computing...


For years Curta calculators enjoyed a cult status among collectors, and as recently as in 2003 they were featured in William Gibson's "Pattern Recognition" book. However, I daresay, not featured enough. This marvel of mechanical engineering should be given more exposure, especially given the bizarre and spooky circumstances of its origin.




Entirely mechanical, no electricity or batteries involved.
- Designed by Curt Herzstark in 1938 and perfected inside a concentration camp.
- Considered to be the most efficient portable calculator (until electronic calculators came in the 70s)
- Simply a thing of beauty, stunning piece of engineering art.


Take this glorified pepper-grinder shape in your hand, set the multiple sliders and turn the computing handle - and this groovy gadget starts to make a wizzing, almost musical sound. There is no electricity, wires, or batteries! Just a sophisticated package of miniature cogs and parts, that is a joy to disassemble and put together again...

Generally an arithmometer with multiple cogs and stepped drum mechanism, there is however a lot to disassemble. See a poster of all the parts inside, available for purchase on this site (the most comprehensive we could find on the topic):
Perfected in a concentration camp, as a gift to Hitler!

Probably the weirdest story of invention ever told:

Working on this device saved the life of its inventor, and could've put "the ultimate computing weapon" into the hands of every Nazi army engineer... pretty much the stuff of nightmares.

"Herzstark was a prisoner at Buchenwald but the camp leaders were aware of his work and encouraged it. They apparently wanted to give the invention to the Fuehrer as a victory gift at the end of the war! Herzstark was given a drawing board and worked on the design day and night. The camp was liberated in April, 1945 by the Americans. Herzstark survived as did his revolutionary concept for a miniature calculator." (source: Bruce Flamm)


Disassembly of a mechanical marvel: It has 605 individual parts!

It must be very therapeutic and calming experience (you know how in the army they make soldiers to take apart and clean their guns, a repetitive ritual that calms down and reduces the chances of a shooting spree - I am being sarcastic here) Well, the antique calculator collectors are a cool bunch and not easily given to any angst - but they too, gladly, would spend hours taking apart this little calculating device. The best page showing the disassembly and wonderful innards of this device are located here. Here are only a few steps, highlighting the joy of this process: