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Google SketchUp is an easy-to-learn 3D modeling program. Using a few simple tools you can create 3D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, woodworking projects-even space ships. You can add details, textures and glass to your models, and design with dimensional accuracy. Once built, you can place your models in Google Earth, share them with others by posting them to the 3D Warehouse, or print hard copies. Google SketchUp is a great way to discover if 3D modeling is right for you.

Virtualization software allows you to run multiple operating systems on one machine at the same time. Yes, that's a gross simplification, but let's keep things simple.

Port 25 is open. The people, insights, and analysis from the Microsoft Open Source Software Lab.

HUGE list of freely available software in many categories

µTorrent, the BitTorrent client that is..

When I first downloaded the software back in September 2005 when µTorrent was first released, I figured it was probably just a novelty application that weighed in at just over 100 kilobytes (compressed binary).

Think the Windows operating system is expensive? Wait till you heap on the additional costs for the third party software required to secure it, including virus scanners, spyware checkers and firewall managers. If you still have something left in your budget, you may want to shell out for registry cleaners... or not, if you can get them for free.

Windows is sorely lacking in PC security. That situation may not change until Windows Vista (formerly Longhorn) comes out sometime next year. Meanwhile here are a few ways to turn Windows' poor security to your advantage.

Or, how to block a few million spams per day without breaking a sweat.

John Cleese explain the perils of tape-based backup. With Michael Dorn cameo.

Plans lets you put calendars on the web. Plans has great features, and is free.

A variety of excellent free effects plugins

CHACHACHA is a software that helps you "play" video. You'll be able to mix and modify four video sources.

Videozilla is a complete video conversion tool for video files AVI, MPEG, RM, MOV, ASF, WMV, SWF or FLV via a right-click menu on the selected video files. With as simple as a click, videozilla offers a simple and clean solution to converting video files into other format.

ACID® XPress software is a free version of Sony's award-winning music creation tool. Create your own original music using a pick, paint and play interface.

dmiflute is a physical modelled flute synthesizer. It features a vibrato LFO and a multimode resonant filter. It's not particularily flutey but makes some pretty strange and interesting sounds anyway.

The Wizard Master Control Program lets you trigger external MIDI devices or your computer's awesomely simplex internal MIDI instruments with 128 separate beat configurations