The website has a clean interface and allows you to search for Windows Mobile apps, browse them by categories (books, business, communication, entertainment, travel, games… etc.), and check out popular or recently added apps.

When you click on a particular tool, detailed info such as description, features, release, version and size are displayed. User ratings and reviews are also shown.

You can search and browse the site without registration. If you register you can purchase programs which will be automatically installed on your phone the next time you run the Windows Marketplace client.

Features:

• Web store of premium and free apps for windows mobile.
• Search and browse by categories.
• Check out top and recent submissions.
• View features, star ratings, screenshots and user comments for each app.
• Similar sites: SmokinApps.

Check out WindowsPhone @ http://marketplace.windowsphone.com (via Downloadsquad)

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• Wattpad : Read and Share Books on your Mobile
• SmokinApps: Discover Latest Mobile Applications
• Oxios Memory : Release Memory on your Windows Mobile
• Bambuser: Broadcast Live From Your Phone
• Appolicious: Discover & Share Mobile Applications

There are two ways to get latest apps from GetDeb:

1. Search and find apps directly on GetDeb website.
2. Install GetDeb onto your system and automatically get pre-compiled .deb packages as soon as they’re available (9.04 or 9.10 Ubuntu system only).

Features:

• Find and install latest Ubuntu apps.
• Search and browse site by categories.
• Install GetDeb onto your system and automatically get pre-compiled .deb packages.
• Free and no registration necessary.
• Rate applications and leave comments (registration needed).
• Similar tools: Appnr.

Check out GetDeb @ www.getdeb.net/updates (via lifehacker.com)

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• Appnr: Directory of Free Ubuntu Apps
• WeBot: Access Your Music and Photos Remotely
• Vixta – Windows Vista style Linux Package
• Pownce: Quick File Sharing + Group Messaging
• OSLiving: Archive for Top Open Source Software

It is an online service that lets you quickly build a list of your favorite programs and then install them onto your computer all at once.

Using the website is straightforward, just select programs you want to install and add them to your list. When the list is ready click on the “Install” button.

AllMyApps hosts a huge collection of popular (and not) software which you can browse by categories or alphabetically. The site is free and doesn’t require any sign up, however if you sign up you will be able to save your software lists online for future use.

Features:

• Build a lists of your favorite software and install all in a single setup.
• Hosts huge collection of popular and no so popular software.
• Search and browse by categories or alphabetically.
• Check out most popular and latest additions.
• Register to save your lists online.
• Similar tools: Ninite.

Check out AllMyApps @ www.allmyapps.com

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• Zoogmo – P2P Backup Network
• YuuGuu : Free Desktop Sharing Software
• Windows4all: Windows Like Operating System Online
• WhatIsThatFile: Lookup Unknown Files
• WeBot: Access Your Music and Photos Remotely

So how can you download previous release? Enter VersionDownload.com. This website archives older versions of software programs and lets you quickly download the exact version you’re looking for.

The site has an extensive collection of popular (and not so popular) software which is nicely organized into categories like Browsers-and-Desktop, Audio and Video, Security and AntiSpyware, FTP and Compression, File Sharing, Communication/IM… etc. You can browse the site, search it by keyword and check out recent additions.

Additionally, it provides insights into the best versions of each software and highlights its features, layouts and compatibility issues (if any). There is also a community forum where users can ask each other questions.

Features:

• Archives older version of popular software programs.
• Lets you download desired version with a single click.
• Search, browse and check recent additions.
• Provides insights into the best versions and highlights features, layouts or compatibility issues.
• Forum where you can ask other users specific questions and give answers.
• Free, no registration needed.
• Similar website: OldApps and OldVersion.

Check out VersionDownload @ www.versiondownload.com

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• OSLiving: Archive for Top Open Source Software
• OldVersion: Find Older Versions of Software
• OldApps: Get Older Version of any Popular Program
• Zoogmo – P2P Backup Network
• YuuGuu : Free Desktop Sharing Software

The iPhone apps link to iTunes store from where you can purchase them immediately. You can also become a member of the site in order to rate, review and share apps. Also follow users, get app recommendations and more.

Features

• Delicious like site for iPhone and other mobile phone apps.
• Find iPhone as well Android, Nokia and other cellphone apps.
• Apps are organized under different categories.
• Register to rate, review and share apps.
• Similar tools: SmokinApps, AndroLib and AppWorldBlackBerry.

Check out Appolicious @ www.appolicious.com [via ReadWriteWeb] (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• SmokinApps: Discover Latest Mobile Applications
• Waze: A GPS App To Avoid Traffic Jams
• Wattpad : Read and Share Books on your Mobile
• Venjuvo: Get Cash for Your Old Electronics and Gadgets
• SeeMyWhere: Share Your Real Time Location With Others

Clicking on a particular app shows its minimum requirements, star ratings, screenshots and user comments. To get an app user needs to provide an email address used on his/her BlackBerry device and wait for download link in the email. You can also share apps via email or on social networking sites.

Features:

• Web store for Blackberry apps downloads.
• Search for apps and browse by categories.
• Check out top free, top paid and recent submissions.
• View minimum requirements, star ratings, screenshots and user comments for each app.
• Share apps via email or on social networks.
• Similar sites: SmokinApps.

There were some other MakeUseOf posts for BlackBerry users. Some of the recent cover cool free Blackberry applications and best sites to download free blackBerry themes.

Check out AppWorldBlackBerry @ http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore

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• Wakoopa – Discover Cool Software
• Softonic : Popular Software Directory
• SnapFiles
• SmokinApps: Discover Latest Mobile Applications
• OpenWith: Open Any File Extention

Read description, view screenshots and download apps onto your mobile phone from the website. To receive updates on the newest reviewed apps without visiting the website, you can subscribe by RSS or follow SmokinApps on Twitter at twitter.com/SmokinApps.

Features:

• Discover the latest, useful and entertaining mobile applications.
• Browse apps by a mobile platform (Android, iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile etc.), by tags.
• Filter apps by free/paid, sort by rating and by date.
• Read independent app reviews, view screen shots and download the app’s version for your mobile platform.
• App developers, submit your own apps to be reviewed in the directory.

Check out SmokinApps @ www.smokinapps.com

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• Appolicious: Discover & Share Mobile Applications
• Waze: A GPS App To Avoid Traffic Jams
• Wattpad : Read and Share Books on your Mobile
• Venjuvo: Get Cash for Your Old Electronics and Gadgets
• SeeMyWhere: Share Your Real Time Location With Others

There are various software under different categories like business, education, linux etc which you can test. Registration is not required to try an app but if you want to save your sessions then you would need to sign up.

In the screenshot below, I am trying out Wordpress 2.5 in the click2try interface within the browser.

Features

• Try open source apps in the browser.
• Quickly start without registering.
• Currently the site lets you test around 50 desktop applications and 3 Linux distributions.
• Saves time by eliminating the process of downloading and installing.

Check out Click2Try @ www.click2try.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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• OSLiving: Archive for Top Open Source Software
• Osalt: Find Open Source Alternative to Commercial Software
• BitNami : Open Source Packages. Simplified.
• AndroLib: Android Apps Directory
• Zoogmo – P2P Backup Network

If you want to get back old versions of your favorite software, head to OldVersion.com. It contains older versions of popular software programs available for download.

Browse programs by categories, alphabetically or search with keywords. Click on a software to view its current version, read more about it (if you never used it before) and scroll down to view its older versions available for download.

If you could not find the software version you were looking for, you can request it from the site forum.

Features:

• Download the older versions of software programs.
• Browse programs by categories, alphabetically or search with keywords.
• Over 2800 older versions of 190 programs
• Visit site forum to request older versions of your favorite software and get support.
• Similar website: OldApps.

Check out OldVersion @ www.oldversion.com

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• VersionDownload: Archive Of Old Software Versions
• OSLiving: Archive for Top Open Source Software
• OldApps: Get Older Version of any Popular Program
• Zoogmo – P2P Backup Network
• YuuGuu : Free Desktop Sharing Software

Features:

• Find Linux alternatives to Windows and Mac OS X software.
• Search and browse apps by category or user rating.
• Rate apps and leave your comments.
• Similar websites: AlternativeTo and Appnr.

Check out LinuxAppFinder @ www.linuxappfinder.com (via Genbeta )

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• OSLiving: Archive for Top Open Source Software
• Appnr: Directory of Free Ubuntu Apps
• Zoogmo – P2P Backup Network
• WeBot: Access Your Music and Photos Remotely
• Wakoopa – Discover Cool Software

To find alternatives you can search and browse site by categories such as business, communications, databases, multimedia, development, graphic applications… etc. When you select a category the site will list open source apps and also show you the top commercial apps with their open source counterparts. Furthermore you can see ratings and read comments for each open source application.

Feature:

• Lists free open source alternative to commercial software.
• Search and browse site by categories.
• Shows you top commercial software and their open source counterpart for each category.
• Check out rating and comments on open source apps.
• Similar sites: AlternativeTo, Dooblet and Wakoopa.

Check out Osalt @ www.osalt.com

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• OSLiving: Archive for Top Open Source Software
• Click2try: Test Open Source Apps In Your Brower
• BitNami : Open Source Packages. Simplified.
• Zoogmo – P2P Backup Network
• Wakoopa – Discover Cool Software

The site also lets you browse applications by category (such as Windows, Mac, Linux, web apps etc) and filter them by license type (free or commercial). And if you are willing to contribute there are options to suggest applications, rate and leave your comments.

Features:

• Find alternative software and online tools.
• Browse site by categories and filter by license type.
• Suggest a new application, rate apps and leave comments (registered users)
• Similar websites: Dooblet and Wakoopa.

Check out AlternativeTo @ www.alternativeto.net

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• Zoogmo – P2P Backup Network
• Wakoopa – Discover Cool Software
• VersionDownload: Archive Of Old Software Versions
• SuperFree
• Softonic : Popular Software Directory

Programs are grouped according to file types like images, audio files, spreadsheets, videos and so on. Just search for the right program using the file extension name. Next, download the program on to your computer and open the file.

Features:

• Helps to open almost any file extension for free.
• Lists lots of freeware programs to open any file files.
• Search for particular program or browse alphabetically.
• Download the program or get it from software developers’ website.
• Free, no registration.
• You may also check out OpenItOnline, a browser tool that can open certian documents, images and other file types without the need to download and install a software for it.

Check out OpenWith @ www.openwith.org

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• Wakoopa – Discover Cool Software
• Softonic : Popular Software Directory
• SnapFiles
• FileSuffix: Identify Unknown File Formats
• AppWorldBlackBerry: Directory of Paid & Free Applications for the BlackBerry

AppDonkey has one really useful feature, while browsing the site you can keep adding programs you like to the virtual tray and then download all of them at once in a single .tar file.

Features

• Directory of free mac applications.
• Search and browse apps by category.
• Currently lists over 500 handpicked free apps for Mac OS X.
• Download multiple programs at once.
• No signup or registration needed.

Check out AppDonkey @ www.appdonkey.com

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• FreshAirApps : Directory of Adobe AIR Applications
• Ziipa: Web 2.0 Directory
• YuuGuu : Free Desktop Sharing Software
• You Serials : Adware-free Serial and CD Key Search Engine
• Wowio : Download Copyrighted eBooks for Free. Legally.

So what do you do?

One option is to go to manufacturer’s site and download drivers from there. However not all companies provide that. herefore, enter Nodevice.com. This website has a database of more than 30,000 drivers for all kind of gadgets and computer hardware.

You can search and browse drivers by manufacturer (drivers for toshiba, hp, compaq, dell, motorola etc.) or by device type and mode.

To download a driver, simply click on the one you need and then follow the download link to get the file on your PC. No need for email or signup. In addition to drivers you can also find related user service manuals.

Features:

• Find and download Windows drivers for your device.
• Get drivers for motherboard, graphics card, mouse, modem, printer, mobile, keyboard etc.
• More than 30,000 Windows drivers listed.
• Search and browse driver database by category or manufacturer.

Check out Nodevice @ www.nodevice.com (via gHacks)

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• SafeManuals : User Manuals for any Gadget
• Ziipa: Web 2.0 Directory
• Wize: Find Top Recommended Products By Features
• WireWize : “How To Connect” Guides for Home Electronics
• WarrantyElephant: Track Warranty Information for Your Gadgets

There are plenty of popular websites that offer free serials and CD Keys. The problem with most of such websites, they are full of adware and spy bots. In exchange for a serial number or CD key people are asked to sign-up or install some kind of craplet. A quick Google search for ‘some commercial program serial’ should give you a pretty good idea about how hard it is to find a working serial.

You Serials is probably the cleanest serial and CD key search engine out there. As stated on their website, “the website is designed to provide its users with a directory of information of serial numbers which is compiled by other users…”.

It claims to have neary 55.000 serials (Microsoft Office, Windows XP, Windows XP Pro, Nero 8 Ultra Edition, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office 2007, Plus Microsoft Office 2008, NOD32 Antivirus, etc). There is no need to sign-up or install anything. Search, Find and Copy the serial. It also shows the most popular, top 100 and recently added serials and CD keys.

Furthermore, there is a browser addon that lets you search on YouSerials without going to the website first.

Check out You Serials @ www.youserials.com

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• Zillow
• YouTorrent : Torrent Comparison Search Engine
• Yahoo Glue: All Search Results On One Page
• Wowio : Download Copyrighted eBooks for Free. Legally.
• WoonzFiles: Search Rapidshare, MegaUpload, Megashares …

Features

• Software categories: Web++, Graphics and Photo, Video, Audio, Documents, Content Management (CMS), File Transfer Tools, Web Dev, Entertainment, and Miscellaneous.
• Don’t see your favorite app? Recommend it for a conclusion.

Check out OSLiving @ [ www.osliving.com]

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• WeBot: Access Your Music and Photos Remotely
• VersionDownload: Archive Of Old Software Versions
• SocWall : Free Desktop Wallpapers
• Pownce: Quick File Sharing + Group Messaging
• OldVersion: Find Older Versions of Software

“The BitNami Project was created to help spread the adoption of freely available, high quality Open Source web applications.”

• Advanced search: browse and search open source packages by category (Blogging, CMS, Collaboration, CRM, Wiki, Photo Sharing, etc.), technology (ASP.NET, Java, MySQL, Python, Ruby on Rails, etc.), license type (Apache, Creative commeons, EPL, GPL, …) or tags.
• Recommend and vote on the next to be stacked apps on Bitnami polls.
• BitNami forums: Get help and provide feedback on the BitNami stacks.

Check out BitNami @ www.bitnami.org

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• OSLiving: Archive for Top Open Source Software
• Osalt: Find Open Source Alternative to Commercial Software
• Click2try: Test Open Source Apps In Your Brower
• Zoogmo – P2P Backup Network
• Zapproved: Web based Decision Making Tool

What is a portable application ?

A portable application is a computer program that can run from any external storage device i.e. USB thumbdrive, portable hard drive, or even iPod. Cool part about portable apps, you can carry them wherever you go and have access to your software and personal settings just as you would on your own PC. Ideal for your PC at work.

PortableApps – Features

• Portable Apps Suite: All-in-one suite with essential programs including a web browser (Firefox), email client (Thunderbird), office software (OpenOffice / AbiWord), calendar, scheduler, instant messaging client, antivirus, sudoku game, backup utility and integrated start menu tool.
• Alternatively you can select and install only what you want. There are over 40 programs to choose from. If that’s not enough check out MakeUseOf portable app collection here.
• Portable Apps Menu: Start menu like interface for one-click access to all installed apps (see image above).
• Backup utility: Backup utility to backup and restore your portable programs and settings (emails, address book contacts, bookmarks, etc.)

PortableApps: Quick Video Overview

Check out PortableApps @ www.portableapps.com

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• ihoundSoftware: Find Lost Gadgets and Cell Phones
• Zoogmo – P2P Backup Network
• YuuGuu : Free Desktop Sharing Software
• Windows4all: Windows Like Operating System Online
• WhatIsThatFile: Lookup Unknown Files

OldApps: “Often newer versions are better yet complicated to use and we understand that it is hard to find old versions. Many software providers do not put older version of their software on their site therefore OldApps.com came online and started helping those who need old apps”

Feature Overview

• Search for apps or Browse Apps by category: Video, Music, Security, Image manipulation, File sharing, Browsers, Instant Messengers, etc.)
• View Newly added, or Most popular old versions.
• Windows Programs: Almost 200 programs (with over 2500 old versions).
• Mac Programs: 30 programs (with over 400 old versions).
• Got an old release for a popular program? Submit it for inclusion.

Check out OldApps @ www.oldapps.com

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• VersionDownload: Archive Of Old Software Versions
• OSLiving: Archive for Top Open Source Software
• OldVersion: Find Older Versions of Software
• Zoogmo – P2P Backup Network
• YuuGuu : Free Desktop Sharing Software

Google Pack programs (English version)

• Google Desktop: powerful desktop search + widget platform.
• Google Earth
• Google Screensaver: Set web/PC photos as screensaver. Collate photos.
• Google Talk: VoIP and Instant Messaging client
• Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer
• Adobe Reader
• Mozilla Firefox with Google Toolbar
• Norton Antivirus: comes with 6 month free access to virus definitions.
• Picasa: Find, edit, fix, and share your photos in seconds.
• Real PLayer
• StarOffice: free office suite (word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and more).
• Spyware Doctor: Spyware removal and detection program.
• Skype

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• VersionDownload: Archive Of Old Software Versions
• SnapFiles
• OSLiving: Archive for Top Open Source Software
• OldVersion: Find Older Versions of Software

KeyXL Features

• Search for shortcuts by program type (Windows, Mac, web-based, etc.) and category (Browser/Internet, Business/Productivity, Communication, Email, Graphics, and more…)
• Navigate shortcuts by tags (browser, gmail, firefox, etc).
• Add KeyXL search as a search option to Firefox search bar.
• Can’t find shortcuts for your program? Request shortcut list.
• Submit shortcut list.

Visit KeyXL [www.keyxl.com]

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• SiteLauncher: Launch Favorite Websites with Simple Shortcuts
• Gmail Craze: 40 + Tools and Hacks for Gmail (makeuseof.com)
• WebMynd : Backup For Your Online Browsing
• ShortcutWorld: Keyboard Shortcut List For Essential Apps
• Serchilo : One Search Engine for Every Search Type

Softonic Features:

• Browse software by section (Mac, Windows, Mobile, Palm, Pocket PC) OR by Popular user searches (see image below).
• Discover interesting programs via ‘Top weekly’ downloads and ‘Top ranked’ sections.
• Possibility to filter search results (or any in-category list) by ‘freeware only.’
• Bookmark favorite programs in your account page.
• Keep history of all downloaded programs. And receive “new release” notifications.
• RSS Feeds: Monitor latest programs for each main category (Windows, Mac, Palm OS, Pocket PC, Phones)
• Multiple download sources for each program.
• Counts almost 70.000 programs in it’s database.
• Cool Blog (InsideTonic): Daily PC tips and handy software reviews.

Go to Softonic (www.softonic.com)

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• Wakoopa – Discover Cool Software
• SnapFiles
• OpenWith: Open Any File Extention
• AppWorldBlackBerry: Directory of Paid & Free Applications for the BlackBerry
• Appnr: Directory of Free Ubuntu Apps

Wakoopa Features:

• Discover most popular software programs based on the number of people using it.
• Browse software by user-attributed tags , by category (file-sharing, games, audio, etc.), by popularity (’most used’) or category to find out what is best and most used software.
• For each listed app see: user reviews and ratings, similar tools, number of users using it, etc.
• Share your software profile with friends (or put a Wakoopa widget on your blog/website).
• Keep track of what software you were using and for how long.
• Get notified when there is a new version for any of the programs you use.
• Currently tracks almost 80.000 applications from about 20.000 users.

Check out Wakoopa @ (www.wakoopa.com)

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• UrbanDictionary : Define Your World
• Softonic : Popular Software Directory
• SnapFiles
• OpenWith: Open Any File Extention
• AppWorldBlackBerry: Directory of Paid & Free Applications for the BlackBerry

Extra Features:

- See what is being downloaded from Snapfiles.com right now
- Browse freeware by category (Browser, Graphics, System Utilities, Security, etc. )
- RSS Feeds: Monitor latest freeware additions and updates for the day.

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• Zoogmo – P2P Backup Network
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• VersionDownload: Archive Of Old Software Versions
• Softonic : Popular Software Directory
• OSLiving: Archive for Top Open Source Software