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When it comes to firmware for your router most people only use that which comes with the hardware, and out of those people many never even bother to upgrade this firmare when there is almost always an online upgrade available with any newly purchased router. All that being said most of these people will get by fine with it and won’t ever find a need to upgrade or change and most certainly would never consider using something other than the  ‘out of the box’ experience.
The following two open-source router firmare applications are not for those people. Its for those who at the very least can manage to upgrade their existing manufacturers firmware with little or no problem. If you can do that (and its pretty damn simple in most cases) than you can use these open-source alternatives with no fear and get a lot more from your router.

Linksys, Belkin, Netgear, Buffalo, D-Link and many others are supported by both, so without further delay give consideration to either of these fine choices:

(.) Tomato is a small, lean and simple replacement firmware for Linksys’ WRT54G/GL/GS, Buffalo WHR-G54S/WHR-HP-G54 and other Broadcom-based routers. It features a new easy to use GUI, a new bandwidth usage monitor, more advanced QOS and access restrictions, enables new wireless features such as WDS and wireless client modes, raises the limits on maximum connections for P2P, allows you to run your custom scripts or telnet/ssh in and do all sorts of things like re-program the SES/AOSS button, adds wireless site survey to see your wifi neighbors, and more. [source]

(.) DD-WRT is free Linux-based firmware for several wireless routers, most notably the Linksys WRT54G (including the WRT54GL and WRT54GS). It is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2.
Many of DD-WRT’s features are not included in typical router firmware. These features include support for the Kai network, daemon-based services, IPv6, Wireless Distribution System, RADIUS, advanced quality of service, radio output power control, overclocking capability, and software support for a Secure Digital Card hardware modification.
DD-WRT versions up to v22 were based on the Alchemy firmware from Sveasoft, which in turn is based on the original Linksys firmware. DD-WRT versions from v23 onwards, however, are almost completely rewritten. The Linux kernel part is based on the OpenWrt kernel, which started as a Linksys-based firmware but later changed to its own build framework. All of the firmwares are based on Linux, as are OpenWrt and Alchemy.
Through a partnership with Buffalo Technology, Buffalo will begin shipping routers pre-installed with a customized version of DD-WRT. [source] [description from wiki]

Screamer Radio - There is little reason to listen to commercial FM radio anymore, it is an old medium that provides little choice of music and is saturated with ads. For the last couple of years there has been an alternative, streaming internet radio. An alternative that has been somewhat complicated to use.
Screamer Radio attempts to remedy this problem by bringing most of the required steps into a single, easy to use, freeware program.

Why to use Screamer Radio:

• It’s easy to use
• It’s not bloated
• It’s ad free
• It has no spyware
• It has a huge database of radio stations
• It has a cool peak meter
• You can easily record what you’re listening to
• You can hide it in the system tray
• You can play back on multiple soundcards
• .. and it’s free!

SharePod - A Windows program which copies music to/from your iPod without the need for iTunes and shares music with non-iPod friends.With SharePod, nothing needs to be installed on the PC, the program is stored and run from your iPod. All you need to do is plug your iPod into a computer and run SharePod.exe.

• Add and remove music, videos, playlists and artwork on your iPod.
• Backup all those tracks your just can’t lose onto your computer. Import them easily into your iTunes library
• SharePod can run straight from the iPod itself, so you can use it at work, school, home - wherever you and your iPod are.

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What Circle Dock Allows You to Do:

• Drag and drop your files, folders, and shortcuts onto a circular or spiral dock.
• Rotate the dock with either your mouse wheel or the keyboard arrow keys.
• Change the image shown for the icons and change the skins (compatible with icons and skins for Rocket Dock, Object Dock, etc.)
• Ability to run the program from a portable USB memory stick and have the links in the dock point to the documents on the USB memory stick.
• Ability to synchronize the links on the dock with the files, folders, and shortcuts on your desktop or other folders in real-time.
• The dock appears where your mouse is by pressing a hotkey.
• Works on computers with multiple monitors.

The idea behind Circle Dock is that the dock should appear where your mouse is instead of you having to move your mouse to the dock like with other programs. This is accomplished by making the dock a circular or spiral shape so that it can be placed anywhere, even near the edge of the screen. The offscreen portions of the dock are easily reached by just scrolling with your mouse wheel or arrow keys.

A user defined hotkey combination is used to make the dock appear and disappear. By default, this combination is CTRL-WINDOWS KEY. You can change it in the settings area of the program.

If you have a mouse with extra buttons or you want to make one of your mouse buttons activate the dock, I recommend you use the program from http://www.highrez.co.uk/downloads/XMouseButtonControl.htm and use it to remap your mouse buttons. This makes it very convenient to toggle Circle Dock.

The current version of Circle Dock is 0.9. It is not feature complete when compared to the full fledged docks out there, such as Rocket Dock and Object Dock, but this program was coded in under 2 weeks for a programming competition at www.donationcoder.com so there was not enough time to investigate every standard dock feature and code it. As the program develops, more standard dock features will be added.

WebWars: EVE is a new type of game about conquering territory and controlling territory - but, in this case, the territory is websites. The value of a territory (website) is tied to how many people visit that website in the real world. WebWars: EVE is layered on top the existing Internet and played through your browser. There is a plugin that lets you send in your Frigates, Cruisers, and Battleships to take over whatever websites you happen to be visiting!
As you begin to take over websites, you use that income to buy more ships then go take over more and more websites. Every site on the Internet is a valid territory and a new battle starts every 10 minutes. The most valuable territory to own, of course, is google.com. It’s currently defended by Commander CRonaldo with a total fleet of 40x Tech1 Battleships, 380x Tech2 Battleships, 800x Tech1 Cruisers, 888x Tech2 Cruisers, 1000x Tech1 Frigates and 2500x Tech2 Frigates, so if you are gonna attack, you better come strong. Maybe you better stick with your high school band website for now until you save up enough resources to go for the bigger sites. Or maybe you can gang up with your friends to attack your favorite blogs or game community websites. The Internet is your oyster!

WebWars: EVE is free to play. Once you receive your coveted Private Beta invite, you simply install the plugin, buy your first 5 Frigates, then you are off and running. There are a number of fun upgrade options for your space station that can enhance the potency of your tech 2 ships and your strategic options in battle as you plot to stake your claim on the net!

The product was announced at the famous Eve Fanfest in Iceland, and since that time, we have been working on the technology, balancing the battles, and generally spending an embarrassing amount of time attacking websites in extended testing sessions.

What does this have to do with EVE Online?
This game is independent of EVE Online, which is a fabulous MMO in its own right. John Galt Games is developing WebWars: EVE, not CCP. WebWars: EVE does use the same Eve ships, the same fiction, and much of the IP, but it is an entirely new and different game based on the same IP. WebWars: EVE is a much more casual game and something both non-Eve players and Eve players can enjoy from the comfort of their favorite web browser. More about EVE Online can be found here.

20 Uniique Microsoft Windows XP, 2000 and Vista freeware programs to alter and or enhance the Windows Operating System. Every program listed is free to use and has a release in 2008.

1. BricoPack Vista Inspirat is a free pack which modifies Windows XP system files in order to change its appearance and make it look like Windows Vista (the next operating system made by Microsoft). [source]
2. Crystalize XP is a small utility that provides explorer level transperency for Windows XP, Currently available in Microsoft Windows Vista.  [source]
3. Visual Task Tips was designed to be a simple lightweight shell enhancement utility. It provides a thumbnail preview image for each task in the Windows Taskbar, like in Microsoft Windows Vista.  [source]
4. Fast Explorer allows you to create new menu items, submenus, dividers, specify menu bitmaps and hint text, and manage existing menu items added by other programs. [source]
5. Taskbar Shuffle is a small and simple program, that adds a handy new functionality to your Windows taskbar - it enables you to rearrange the taskbar buttons by simply dragging them around. [source]
6. SharpE is a free Windows shell replacement that works on all ranges of Windows. It completely replaces your regular Windows desktop with all new powerful tools all designed to enhance your computing experience. [source]
7. SideSlide is an advanced, unobtrusive, dockable, skinnable, instantly accessible, highly configurable Desktop Extension on Steroids! SideSlide will help you to finally clean desktop clutter and will make your computer friendlier and faster than ever before. Get instant access to everything you have and so much more. [source]
8. AveDesk is a program that will give you the possibility to have icons on your desktop which could update themselves. [source]
9. Vistapack is a Shell pack based on the XPize installer. Its goal is to let users of Windows 2000 and Windows XP, experience the Vista look and feel, without paying the price in money and speed. [source]
10. HFSLIP is an open source utility designed to update a Windows 2000, XP or 2003 installation source with the latest hotfixes. [source]
11. KNOCKS Virtual Desktops gives you multiple Virtual desktops on your Monitor. It creates and manages Virtual Desktops and enables you to work far more efficiently and comfortably with many simultaneously opened windows on Windows OS. [source]
12. XNeat is taskbar utility in the must have list. XNeat gives you full control by extending Windows´ features. [source]
13. Capture .NET is an exquisite, powerful and multifunctional desktop utility. [source]
14. Google Desktop Search can help you find web pages you´ve previously seen, email you´ve sent or received, IM chats, and files on your computer. [source]
15. Magical Glass magnifier moves together with the cursor, in settings it is possible to replace the cursor with a magnifier. It is good for editing pixel in the graphic editors, and it is simple for examining small-sized details. [source]
16. PhraseExpress Autotext adds often used text phrases into any application with a single mouse click.[source]
17. Stick allows you to organize your desktop using screen tabs to access the Web, browse your hard drive or network, take notes and monitor RSS feeds. With Stick you can do all these things with easy-to-use but out-of-the-way tabs that dock to the sides of your screen.[ source]
18. VMware Player is free software that enables PC users to easily run any virtual machine on a Windows or Linux PC. [source]
19. Rainbow Folders (RF) is an easy to use program, which allows you to change the color of the icon representing a chosen folder to any color you like. Why is this necessary? Mainly to boost yours computer usage speed & skills.[ source]
20. ActiveIcons allows you to customize the Windows desktop icon and cursor attributes. Use animated icons on your desktop, swap your own icons for Network Neighborhood, My Computer, Favorites and other icons which Windows places on your desktop and Explorer.[ source]

Wild West Online: Gunfighter, you will take on the role of gunslinger in the 19th Century American West. Make your way across the country forging a name for yourself at the expense of every two-bit pretender in your path. But watch out! Ahead of you famous gunfighters from history lie in wait, ready to push your skills to the edge — or beyond.

• Size: 10.28MB
• OS: Windows

Features:

• Free to play
• A game of tactics and strategy that’s easy to learn and hard to master
• 1-on-1 Multiplayer and Single player
• 100 upgradable skills to customize your style of play
• Extensive inventory system with hundreds of weapons, clothing, and gear choices
• Fight in unique locations from around the old west
• Fight historical gunfighters and earn special rewards
• Use our Golden Eagle coin system to unlock extra content

Army of Earth is an online action/strategy team combat game, allowing hundreds of players and up to 6 teams to play together in an open, outdoor 3D environment. It is easy to learn and use, with mouse-based controls, yet provides deep gameplay. It is a TEAM game and mastery will require not only team strategic thinking but also leadership skills.

• Size: 7.85MB
• OS: Windows XP/Vista

It is fully 3D, but has very modest graphics requirements; it should run fine on the majority of laptops. Gameplay is drop-in/drop-out, so there is no waiting for players. Built-in lobbies provide convenient matchmaking, and ranked games are tracked in the Elo-based leaderboard. The maps are created procedurally, which means they never repeat, the download is small, and there are no loading delays. The game has low bandwidth requirements and is also latency-tolerant.

This is an online-only game; there is no single-player component. Bots are used to fill out the game while the player-base grows. Please get involved and join our community!

Army of Earth is now in Open Beta and will be free to play throughout the Beta period.

Features:

• Very easy mouse-based controls.
• Allows hundreds of players to play together in an open environment, with up to 6 teams.
• 9 unique building types, each with its own purpose.
• Competitive or co-operative gameplay.
• 4 distinct Teaming modes (Auto-Team, Free-Team, Co-op and Co-op Extreme).
• Play against human or AI opponents.
• Fully 3D, but has very modest graphics requirements.
• Convenient drop-in/drop-out gameplay; no waiting for players.
• Built-in lobbies for easy matchmaking.
• Maps are generated using fractal mathematics. They never repeat.
• Leaderboard and ingame ranking (skill-based).
• Very small download (around 8MB) and quick install.
• Low bandwidth requirements makes it easy to host large games.
• Music is streamed live from the Internet, and you can choose your own music source.
• Free throughout an extensive Open Beta period.

Mixxx is an open source DJ tool designed for both professional and amateur DJs alike.

• Size: 14.09MB
• OS: Win 9x/ME/NT/2K/XP

• New MIDI mappings for Tascam US-428, M-Audio X-Session Pro, Evolution X-Session, FaderFox DJ2, and the M-Audio Torq Xponent, Vestax VCI-100, Akai MPD24, Behringer BCD3000 (including LEDs), Numark Total Control
• Many Hercules MK2 improvements
• Support for the Hercules DJ Console RMX
• Support for the Hercules DJ Console Mac Edition
• Slick sliding VU meter peaks - Screenshots don’t do this justice (download it and check it out).
• Added the new Natt skin, from Natt from the forums.
• Completely rewritten waveform view by Russell Ryan through Google Summer of Code. This will provide better performance for some users.
• Some very under-the-hood improvements that should fix the odd crash-at-startup and improve performance.
• Fixed keyboard cue keys to use whatever cue behaviour is selected in the preferences.
• MP3 parsing fixes for files with cover art (fixes blips at the start of some songs)
• OGG parsing improvements, fixes some library scanning problems
• Fixed OGG playback on Intel OS X machines
• Completed drag-and-drop support in the library. You can now import tracks to the library by drag-and-dropping a track from outside Mixxx onto the library view. You can also reorder tracks in a playlist or the library.
• Option to disable the BPM detection.
• Added BPM reading from MP3/OGG files which have it embedded in them (ID3), one of several enhancements by Martin Sakmar
• Various accuracy improvements to the BPM detection
• Improvements to the vinyl emulation and pitch-independent time stretch sound quality
• Wave recording support
• Vinyl control with support for Serato, Traktor, and FinalScratch vinyl, as well as Serato CD.
• Added support for multiple inputs on a single soundcard for vinyl control
• Build flags are now cached automatically
• Improved flanger effect, thanks to Enry
• Configurable cue behaviour, which now defaults to CDJ-style cueing. (Thanks to Tom Care)
• Enabled realtime priority with ALSA, improves performance with Linux RT kernels.
• FLAC support for Linux and OS X users (much requested)
• Tons and tons of bug fixes.
• Fixed crashes due to vinyl emulation mode
• Improved compatibility with JACK (some users were experiencing choppiness)
• Players should now only pull from the play queue if in NEXT mode
• Search functionality:
  • Search box now selects all text when clicked (easier to make a new search now)
  • When the search box is cleared, the library view will scroll back to it’s previous position.
  • Search now properly filters directories out
• Library stuff:
  • Double-clicking on a song now sends the song to the first stopped player.
  • Right-click menu cleaned up, much nicer now
  • Library directory rescans on startup when it’s been modified (*doesn’t work when subdirectories are modified yet)
  • Library view now shows directories first
  • Columns in the library view are proportioned intelligently now
  • Renamed the “Playlist” menu to “Library”
  • Added “Rescan Library” menu item.
  • Can select multiple songs (hold shift) and send them to the play queue or a playlist
• Playlist support:
  • Can create, import, delete, and rename playlists
  • Added “Playlists” to library drop-down box
  • Can right-click to send a playlist to the play queue.
• Fixed some bugs in the track properties dialog, and set default values
• Fixed a soundcard channel selection bug when the second device had more channels than the first.
• Added BPM Schemes (need to make some presets still)
• Minor speed optimization
• OS X/Leopard package for Intel users!
• A few build system (dependency checking) fixes
• MIDI LED control on Linux
• A few MIDI tweaks here and there
• Right-clicking on a knob/slider no longer moves with your mouse (it just centers the value)
• Using your mouse’s scroll wheel now changes the values of sliders and knobs (this is cool for laptop users with the little scroll bar at the side of their trackpads)
• DirectSound is now the default API on Windows
• ALSA Sequencer MIDI support courtesy of Cedric Gestes
• A couple of MIDI bug fixes (knobs now center properly, thanks to Sacha Berger)
• Added support for 14-bit MIDI pitch wheel controllers (thanks to Adam Sugerman)
• Hercules support on Linux improved (jog wheels work again)
• Big stability improvements
• Multiple soundcards can now be used for output (master/headphones), in case you don’t have a soundcard with 4 outputs on it.
• Adam’s wicked colour scheme support for skins
• Can now change skins without restarting Mixxx (more hard work from Adam)
• Channel VU meters are now pre-fader
• VU meters are now much more smooth
• Added clipping indicators (courtesy of John Sully)
• Higher quality EQs and other sound quality improvements (also from John Sully)
• Adjustable EQ shelves
• New MIDI mapping format now in XML, supports controlling LEDs
• Better Hercules support on Windows and Linux
• New BPM detection algorithm (Micah Lee/GSoC 2007)
• New media library (Nathan Prado/GSoC 2007)
• LADSPA effects support (not yet enabled - Pawel Bartkiewicz/GSoC 2007)
• BPM Tap tempo
• Ported to Qt 4
• Moved build system to SCONS
• Redesigned preferences dialogs
• Rewritten audio core (Albert)
• Vinyl control support for Serato, Traktor Scratch, and FinalScratch (FS needs work, but the others are good)
• Software preamp for vinyl control (can use turntables without a preamp)
• Track info editor (double-click in library)
• New library browse mode (CTAF)
• Starts in fullscreen mode if launched with the -f flag.
• Several MP3 decoder performance and stability improvements (John Sully)
• Support for merengue
• Reorganized “File” menu
• NEXT mode now works as expected (plays the next track in the table)
• Lots of little OS X improvements
• Improved consistency of fullscreen mode
• Customizable constant power crossfader curve
• Slow fade and fast cut crossfader curves
• Play queue, for creating an on-the-fly playlist
• Revamped playlist interface, editing
• Reasonably intelligent library rescanning

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