Cinema 4D is the fastest and easiest way for entering into this fancy thing called 3D. With versions for Windows and Mac, it features everything a 3D modeling software can ask for: tools for geometry creation and composition, animation, lights, cameras, advanced tools for materials, and many others. Additionally, it is compatible with almost every 3D format, used in applications such as 3D Studio. Its engine is prepared for multi-core chipsets. This way, rendering tasks and animation of complex objects are dramatically accelerated.

Samples of previously created models are included, so that it is not necessary to start from rough. Anyway, controlling Cinema 4D does not take long.

A real treasure, available in: Cinema 4d.

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Windows Explorer is probably one of the applications with the higher rate of leaks. It is slow, it uses a lot of resources from the computer, the information shown is usually not the one we are looking for, and files properties vary depending on the folder we are in. It’s true, we all came to live with all this, but it is not necessary any longer though. There are now other tools, such as Total Commander, that offer an ultra fast files and directories browsing, as well as files compression, and managing FTP and servers’ connections. Other features are directories sharing, multi-windows capabilities, and many others.

Graphically, Total Commander can be slightly poor, but this is overcome by its speed and efficiency. Many shortcuts and function keys are available, and once we get used to them, working speed becomes even higher.

To download this incredible application, go to: Total Commander at Goofull.

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When we talk about recording on optical supports like CDs, DVD, Blu-Ray, or HD-DVD, one of the programs that almost always shines is Nero. And now even more so, after consolidating itself as a complete disk and multimedia content authoring and burning suite. It doesn’t try to replace specialized video or image editing programs, but nor does it fail to offer a little bit of everything. However, it does stand out for video recoding in its own Nero Digital format and in playing multimedia files. It also offers the proper tools for creating slideshows from photo collections, along with an image editor that is enough to touch up snapshots with problems with color, exposure, or incorrect framing. In addition to these multimedia functions, Nero 8 includes a tool to create backup copies of the system or specific files that need to be protected against accidental deletion or a hardware problem.

As a burning application, it is compatible with practically all current standards, including virtual units and new formats like Blu-Ray and the now defunct HD-DVD. The interface is the usual “drag and drop” and it has a “simple” mode along with a more polished version to give you total control over the process of sending your data to the optical disk or a CD. Nero 8 also captures video from external sources for later editing and use in your own creations, and can process sound and music with specific audio authoring tools.

On the whole, Nero 8 is the perfect complement for any computer that records not only optical disks: multimedia, images, backup copies, or video and audio authoring are some of the other extremely valuable functions of this program.

You can download the program at: Nero.

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As we all know, computers have failures. They even do so quite often. Once they are switched on for the first time, their performance decreases systematically. At the beginning, it is not a big issue, but after several weeks, start up time, registry consistency or spyware can become a problem.

System Mechanic is a complete suite of tools, covering almost every aspect and element of the computer. Hard drives repair, creation of recovery CDs, network analysis and optimization, advanced options for configuring the whole system, hard drive defragmentation, start up analysis, are only a few examples of all the possibilities and features of this suite.

Every tool offers a simplified or an advanced mode. Our advice is to use the simplified version, as limiting or changing some options can change or disable some required processes of the computer. Anyway, the simplified version grants almost total control of every function of the computer, from applications, software, operating system and hardware.

Extremely useful is the detailed description appearing with every active process. Definitely, a good assessment for our decision of activating or deactivating functions. Note that the control panel in Windows offers almost no information. Start up and recovery CDs are one of the most interesting features of this suite, as with them, it is no longer required to reinstall all the system if a system file is missing or deleted by mistake.

If you want to keep your computer as efficient and performant as the first day, System Mechanic is absolutely mandatory.

Available in: System Mechanic.

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With release of Windows Vista, Windows XP future was not very bright. Initial plans were to stop all the updates of XP, while people started to adopt massively the new Operating System (Vista). Nevertheless, hardware requirements forced many people to stick on XP instead of embracing Vista. Microsoft itself had to make a step back, and finally decided to launch SP3, which is the last loop of an extremely successful and satisfactory Operating System.

In fact, SP3 does not include any amazing update. It is more a recompilation of a series of updates and some interesting feature, such as the possibility to install the O.S without having to specify the serial number (the contrary than in Vista).

Prior installation of SP1 and SP2 is required. As usual for this kind of installations – especially when it comes from Microsoft – the process can take many minutes. You better have enough time and your laptop plugged to the power.

It is worth mentioning that, from an installation CD plus XP3, an installation CD including SP3 can be created.

Go to Service Pack.

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