Looking for a last minute Christmas present for the geek on your list? Here's my list of the top 5 software products of the year 2004...
5. (tie) Photo Story 3 for Windows
Share all your special occasions and everyday life moments with family and friends in a whole new way. With Photo Story 3 for Windows, your digital photos will come to life with motion, music, voice narration, and more.
5. (tie) Windows Movie Maker
Windows Movie Maker 2.1 makes home movies amazingly fun. With Movie Maker 2.1, you can create, edit, and share your home movies right on your computer. Build your movie with a few simple drag-and-drops. Delete bad shots and include only the best scenes. Then share your movie via the Web, e-mail, or CD. Using third-party software you can even take movies you've made and turn them into DVDs. You can also save your movie back to the video tape in your camera to play back on a TV or on the camera itself.
4. Skype 1.0
Skype is free Internet telephony that just works. Skype is for calling other people on their computers or phones. Download Skype and start calling for free all over the world.
3. Total Recorder Professional Edition 5.0
Total Recorder records streaming audio, Mic input, Line-in input as well as CDs and DVDs. The resulting files are saved on your computer's hard-drive. The system also allows users to schedule any number of future recordings!
2. BlogJet 1.1
BlogJet is weblog client for Windows that allows you to manage your blog without opening a browser. It is easy-to-use and elegant.
1. NewsGator Outlook Edition 2.0
Do you spend most of your day interacting with Outlook? Now you can use Outlook to track and manage RSS feeds of news, blogs and other content - even newsgroups - with NewsGator Outlook Edition. Instead of wasting a lot of your time tracking online RSS feeds and blogs, NewsGator Outlook Edition fetches new and updated content from your favorite sites for you.
Posted
Dec 23 2004, 11:15 AM
by
lduncan