Wubi is a free program you can use to quickly and easily install Linux on your Windows machine. Run the proggie, choose drive, size, password and language, press ‘Install’ and you’re done. The beauty of this little tool is the fact that it does a ‘no-partition’ install, so you can install Linux, play around with it and uninstall it instantly via ‘Add/Remove Programs’ if you don’t like it. Or if you do like it, you can make the dual boot install permanent…

Omea Reader. A full, and we mean full, featured freeware RSS and Newsgroup reader which does just about everything except make the tea. Now sure we know that standalone RSS readers are a bit of a dead duck right now, but if you’re looking for a serious research tool, this may be the doozy you need. It’s the search and organize features that make this a pretty powerful beast. Check it out.  Free and easy to use RSS reader, NNTP news reader, and web bookmark…

TunesUp is a software MP3 player plugin for Skype that lets you share your music with your friends while you chat with them. OK, so you could simply turn the radio up to full volume in the background, but where’s the cool in that? And let’s face it, cool is crucial.  TunesUp is not only a music player … It is an amazing freeware tool to listen to music, internet radio, audiobooks, podcasts etc. as background theme together with your caller…

Free YouTube to iPod Video Converter. Like YouTube? Got iPod? Want to copy stuff across from one to the other? Then hie thee to this neat piece of freeware and thy troubles will be overeth. Or something. It converts to iPod, PSP and mobile phone formats by the way, so very versatile.  Download you favorite video directly from YouTube and convert to your iPod, PSP or a mobile phone with one mouse click! Convert *.flv video files to *.mp4. This free…

DoNaut is a small freeware program that lets you add sound effects, background noises (e.g. an office) and change your voice during Skype or instant messaging calls. Aw c’mon, who wouldn’t want to sound like a chipmunk while talking to their boss with hospital sounds going on in the background? The $14.95 full version gives you more of everything. Yeah….  Change and add effects to your voice. Add background sounds and sound effects to your phone conversation. Share your music…

Active Security Monitor is a free dashboard thingy for Windows that gives you a visual picture of the security settings of your computer. It covers things like firewalls, virus and spyware and wireless networking, which means that it’s pretty useful if you’re someone who can’t be bothered with digging into the guts of your system to check things individually. Not sure about the P2P setting though. Since when is that prima facie a security risk?   * A simple, easy-to-understand…