Once you run Movie Explorer on your PC, it will instantly crawl your documents for movie files and then find out its details from online movie databases like IMDB and Moviemeter. With the app running, it can automatically add new movies once the files are added. You can then sort your movies by title, year, director, genre, and more.

Movie Explorer also lets you add your own organization by creating new categories other than the usual attributes. This allows you to create your collection or playlist.

Perhaps the best feature for movie and computer geeks is the easy export to XML. This will allow you to transform your personal movie database into data you can share or use.

This app is free and pretty simple to use, especially for anyone who want to instantly see their movie collection without downloading media center apps like Boxxee, and Plex.

Features:

• Crawls and organizes your movie files.
• Free and easy to use.
• Gets data from IMDB.
• Lightweight compared to other media center apps.
• Similar Tools: Plex and Boxee.

Check out Movie Explorer @ http://anlarke.com/movieexplorer

The Metro interface aims to make everything more accessible by placing it right in front of you. With Instant Beautiful Browsing you can check out how Metro works by installing it on your Windows 7 machine. You begin by downloading the app’s setup archive sized at nearly 13 MB; next you simply extract the contents and install the included setup file. You are then able to make use of the Metro interface after installation.

Features:

• A user-friendly desktop app.
• Compatible with Windows 7.
• Lets you use Windows 8 Metro interface.
• Increases accessibility of numerous apps.

Check out Instant Beautiful Browsing @ http://ibb.codeplex.com (By Umar from AllthatIsApple)

The feature list of Calendar Magic is enough to write a book. It is able to display dozens of calendar systems from around the world, and best of all, it can compare them side by side. This way you can see the differences directly. It also knows every holiday and religious festival from everywhere. Basically, if there is something you want to know that pertains to dates, Calendar Magic can handle it with ease.

There are utilities that can do other crazy stuff such as keep track of ovulation cycles and keep track of reminders and notes. It can even handle finding a person’s body mass index.

The app works with pretty much every version of Windows.

Features:

• Dozens of supported calendar systems.
• Works on almost every version of Windows, both 32 and 64 bit.
• Utilities for various other functions such as ovulation cycles and body mass index.
• Side by side comparison of various calendar systems.

Find Calendar Magic @ stokepoges.plus.com/calendar.htm

To start, just type in any file extension in the search box to find their entry. Within each entry, you will get a detailed explanation about what it does, the default software that works with the extension, and the list of associated software that you can use to open it.  For some entries you can also get helpful tips on how to open or convert the file.

You can also browse the different file extensions through the wide range of categories listed in the website. You can learn more about Microsoft Office extensions, vector graphics, game files, and more. Reading through this can help educate you with unlocking many features of your favorite app.

File-extensions is a great resource for anyone who need to know how to handle file extensions and how they work.

Features:

• Database of file extensions.
• Learn about their current use, apps needed to open them, and what they do.
• Type in the file extension in the search box to know all about it.
• View different extensions by category.
• View list of software associated for the file extension.
• Similar tools: FileInfo, FileSuffix, FILExt and OpenWith.

Check out File-extensions.org @ www.file-extensions.org

There are various customization options avilable. Also, there’s an email facility where you could just email photos to pics@familiar.com and they’ll show up on your friends’ screensavers. Overall, a new and innovative service for sure.

Features

• Share photos via Windows screensaver.
• The photos remain private, only shared with friends.
• Services like Facebook and Flickr supported.

Check out Familiar @ www.familiar.com (via TechCrunch By Abhijeet from Guiding Tech)

While it does not have a music store, or a way to sync to your iOS devices, the one good thing that Enqueue does not have compared to iTunes is bloat. In addition, it supports several audio files that iTunes does not like such as FLAC and OGG. The sleek interface also includes an equalizer, library views, scrobbling with Last.fm, and a data bar graph of your top artists and songs.

So if you need a complete audio player without the excessiveness of iTunes, then this app is a nice companion for your desktop.

Update: The app is no longer free.

Features:

• Lightweight alternative to iTunes.
• Change equalizer presets and manage playlist better.
• Useful for queuing song with your local music library.
• Plays FLAC and OGG format.
• Enter full-screen mode.

Check out Enqueue @ http://www.enqueueapp.com

eM Client is a Windows desktop app which downloads your messages to your local drive and lets you easily manage and respond to them. The tool currently supports numerous email services including Gmail and Hotmail. IMAP and POP3 protocols are also supported. The free version of the app has a 2 email account restriction which can be lifted by opting for the premium version that presently costs $49.95.

Setting up the program is quite simple. You download the setup files sized at nearly 20 MB and then specify your email account details to the app. Next your messages are downloaded and your accounts appear in the left pane. Apart from emails, you can also add calendar entries and even maintain a list of contacts. Built-in instant messaging capabilities let you chat with friends from ICQ, MSN, Facebook, Yahoo, and AOL.

The center pane lists your messages. You can click on one and have it load up in the center-bottom pane.

Overall, eM Client is an excellent desktop application for people who desire a faster way to use their email services. The app will also help people who want to read their emails offline.

Features:

• A user-friendly desktop app.
• Compatible with Windows.
• A desktop app for emails.
• Supports numerous email services.
• Has built-in integrated messaging for popular networks.

Check out eM Client @ www.emclient.com (By Umar from AllThatIsApple)

To get started, simply select the feed source, add the URL of each feed and click on the Add button. After creating the widget, you can customize the color, the size and style of the widget as well.  It will show you the preview of your widget and give you the code which you can embed in your blog or website. It will also display the total number of followers you have on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube in the taskbar.

Features

• A user-friendly web service.
• Create widgets from social networks.
• Support Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
• Display the total number of followers you have on each feed.

Check out Zooshia @ http://www.zooshia.com (by Hammad from TechnicallyDigital)

Noow is an all-in-one desktop media player that hopes to become your one true solution for media management. This app does lots of things – it downloads torrents, download videos off YouTube, handle file conversions, manage podcasts, organize your playlists, and more.

This Windows-only app combines a sleek user interface with a tapestry of features. It has its own browser so you can browse and download videos from YouTube and Hulu with the videos going directly to your playlist. Likewise, you can search for and download torrents, which also feeds to the playlist once downloaded.

Podcast integration lets you do away with standalone podcast catchers, since Noow can index and feed the episodes to your playlist. If you have an Android or iOS device, you can perform file conversions for your devices straight from the app.

Noow’s strongest point is that it can replace the functions of 5-6 separate desktop apps. Whether its functionalities are better than using standalone apps is up for debate, but it is a welcome sight to see an app that keeps up with the times in terms of desktop media experience.

Features:

• All in one video player.
• Open source.
• Combined playlist manager for videos and audio.
• Other video sources that are included by default are Hulu, PBS, YouTorrent and ClearBits.
• Podcast integration.
• Preset conversion for iOS and Android.
• Torrent search and client tool.

Check out Noow @ http://noow.com

OpalCalc is an excellent calculation app for Windows computers with .NET 3.5 or higher installed. The app lets you type in your calculations as you normally would on a piece of paper – by indicating which value belongs to which item/expense. Your total is then easily calculated using the dedicated word ‘total.’ You can also assign values to variables and use those variables to calculate formulas.

To a great degree, many mid-level math calculations are also supported. For instance the value of ? is already built into the function and ready for you to use through the reserve word ‘pi.’

In case you want to use other mathematical operators, you can always type them or select them from the app’s options.

OpalCalc offers a free version with a “5 line per calculation” limit. The Pro version removes this limit and can be obtained by donating the app any amount through PayPal.

Features:

• A user-friendly desktop application.
• Compatible with Windows.
• Lets you execute calculations in an intuitive way.
• Supports variable assignments.
• Supports mathematical operators and values.
• Similar tools: Desmos Calculator, Online Function Generator and Graphing Calculator.

Check out OpalCalc @ www.skytopia.com/software/opalcalc/ (By Umar from AllThatIsApple)