Software Hot 100 │ Entries 59 - 40

CrazyTalk

If fun is the order of the day then you can’t get much more interactive than CrazyTalk. Now in its fifth incarnation, CrazyTalk enables you to manipulate your photos to make them talk, with easy editing and sound recording functions that are great for all ages.

Price £19.99
Web www.reallusion.com

Camtasia

Camtasia enables you to take video captures of your screen, which is an easy way to create video tutorials and demonstrations.

Price £179.99
Web www.techsmith.com

Skype

Get free calls to other users and cheap international calls to landlines using your PC. Skype supports video calling, and offers a great and inexpensive way to keep in touch with friends and relatives across the world.

Price Free
Web www.skype.com

Windows Live Mesh

Connect your PCs and digital devices together in one application, designed to blur the lines between PCs and the internet, and break down barriers between where your data is stored.

Price Free
Web www.mesh.com

Windows Live SkyDrive

An application that enables you to store 5GB of files, documents, music and pictures online, so that they can be accessed and downloaded from anywhere you can connect to the internet.

Price Free
Webskydrive.live.com

YawCam

YawCam turns your webcam into a motion-sensing security camera, which saves pictures then emails them to you. It’s great for catching burglars or other intruders, or simply seeing what your cat gets up to while you’re at work.

Price Free
Web http://www.yawcam.com/

TunerFree MCE

A favourite Media Center plugin, TunerFree MCE enables you to access iPlayer, 4OD and ITV on-demand services. What’s more, it works with Windows Media Extenders such as the Xbox 360, which means you can have TV streamed to your living room.

Price Free
Web http://www.milliesoft.co.uk/

Last.fm

Social networking hits music with Last.fm, which enables you to listen to music, get recommendations, stream radio tailored to your tastes, make friends and get local gig recommendations.

Price Free
Web www.last.fm

Joost

The free internet TV service promised growth when it launched last year, and it’s delivered, with new content being added almost daily, and deals being brokered with major television networks.

Price Free
Web www.joost.com

iTunes

For iPod owners, iTunes is an essential application for organising and purchasing music, and now downloading videos and podcasts, too.

Price Free
Web www.itunes.com

FeedDemon

Get all your news delivered to one place with FeedDemon. This once paid-for, now free, application makes keeping up with your favourite web sites easy, and more importantly, helps you keep on top of thousands of feeds.

Price Free
Web www.newsgator.com

MCE Buddy

The ultimate Windows Media Center add-on, MCEBuddy enables you to convert your recorded video for any media device, and even trims out the adverts for seamless viewing pleasure.

Price Free
Web http://www.mcebuddy.com/

Aerofoil

A quick application that enables you to turn off Windows Aero graphics at the touch of a button, which is great for gaming and notebook applications alike. It also enables you to set power plans for mobile devices, to make batteries last that bit longer.

Price Free
Websilentdevelopment.blogspot.com

iPlayer

The BBC’s on-demand video service has exceeded all expectations, taken the country by storm and has soared to millions of viewers. You can stream video, or download programmes to your computer to watch in high quality whenever you want.

Price Free
Web www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer

eBay Desktop

If you’re a serial eBayer, this desktop application is essential. Using Adobe Air, this slick program lets you finetune searches, watch auctions and make bids in a smooth interface away from the linear web site structure.

Price Free
Webdesktop.ebay.com

Audacity

From creating ringtones to editing sound recordings and making podcasts, anything is possible in Audacity, the open-source sound editor.

Price Free
Webaudacity.sourceforge.net

Windows Live Listas

Microsoft started Windows Live Listas as an easy way to create and share lists – but ended up with one of the best ways to store web favourites and clippings, accessible from anywhere.

Price Free
Weblistas.labs.live.com

Steam

Catapulting PC gaming into the 21st century, Steam lets you download and play the latest games and provides a great multiplayer platform, too. Most new games are available through Steam, and it includes friends, groups and invitations.

Price Free
Web www.steampowered.com

Windows Live Messenger

Staying in contact couldn’t be easier, and now you can start video calls, voice chat, shared folder sending, webcam viewing and even on-demand TV. Windows Live Messenger is fast becoming an entertainment hub, with millions of users.

Price Free
Webget.live.com

GIMP

Photo manipulation doesn’t get easier than with GIMP, with a simple interface and plenty of functionality.

Price Free
Web http://www.gimp.org/

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