Log into Two/ Multiple Yahoo Messengers at the same time

Have multiple yahoo accounts ? Tired switching between the messenger accounts one by one..? This tip is for you..

Usually , if we have multiple yahoo accounts , you must have to log out of the current messenger id if you want to switch to another account. But, with this trick, you can log into multiple yahoo messenger accounts at the same time..

Let's see how to do that: (for windows xp users)

1. Click on the Start » Run
2. write "regedit" and hit Enter
3. Now, on the left pan, browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER » Software » Yahoo » Pager » Test
4. Now, Right click on that 'Test' folder and select New » DWORD Value and name that new folder as Plural

5. Next , Right click on the "Plural" folder and select "Modify"
6. And Enter this information :
Value data : 1
Base : Decimal



and Click on 'OK'.

Now Close your Registry Editor by going to File » Exit

Done! Now, you can log in to as many Yahoo accounts as you can simultaneously... Enjoy!

CMS Toolbox: 80+ Open Source Content Management Systems

A content management system, or CMS, is the easiest way to get a content driven site up and running fast. Frequently, they’re also used for building social networks. We’ve rounded up more than 80 popular CMSs due to reader requests. For the sake of brevity, we haven’t delved too deeply into CMSs for personal blogging or wikis (although we recommend Wordpress () and Mediawiki, respectively).

Editor’s note: Selecting a CMS is about selecting the right tool for the job. However, the most highly recommended general purpose CMSs tend to be Drupal and Joomla. We welcome your own recommendations and experiences in the comments.

Joomla () - popular, award-winning CMS that will help you build powerful online applications.

XOOPS - extensible, easy to use; ideal tool for developing small to large dynamic community websites, blogs, portals and much more.

Drupal - equipped with a powerful blend of features, rich set of modules, very popular.

e107 - totally customizable content management system written in PHP () using MySQL database.

Plone - ready-to-run, easy to set up, extremely flexible, and ideal for project groups, communities, websites, extranets and intranets.

Zope - an open source application server for building content management systems, intranets, portals, and custom applications.

PHPnuke - established CMS featuring web-based administration, surveys, customizable blocks, modules and themes with multilanguage support.

Dotnetnuke - port of PHPNuke into Microsoft .NET platform.

Typo3 () - flexible and extensible CMS with an accomplished set of ready-made interfaces, functions and modules.

PostNuke - fork of PHP-Nuke to make it more secure, stable, and able to work in high-volume environments with ease.

SyntaxCMS - simplify publishing , create and edit site content online, and approve it before publishing to the web.

jLibrary is a DMS (Document Management System), oriented for personal and enterprise use.

V2 CMS - simple CMS, easy to install and modify.

Website Baker - PHP-based CMS designed to make website creation easy.

Jahia - use the Jahia community edition for publishing, managing files, and workflow.

eZPublish - created by eZ Systems, which has a team of professional software developers responsible for creating and maintaining the CMS.

Magnolia - makes Enterprise Content Management simple by being user-friendly, battle-tested, enterprise-ready and open-source.

WebGUI - built to give average business users the ability to build and maintain complex web sites.

OpenCMS - helps content managers worldwide to create and maintain beautiful websites fast and efficiently.

PHP-Fusion - a lightweight, small and versatile CMS.

Collaborative Portal Server (CPS) - most complete platform for building Enterprise Content Management applications, built on top of the Zope application server.

SiteFrame™ - lightweight content-management system designed for the rapid deployment of community-based websites.

TribalCMS - includes multilanguage support, template architectures, AJAX User Interfaces and unique administration.

Xaraya - create sophisticated web applications; designers enjoy considerable flexibility.

Krang - designed to publish magazine websites.

MMBase - CMS with strong multi media features and advanced portal functionalities.

Pligg - based on Menéame (Spanish Digg clone), Pligg enables you to create Digg ()-like sites.

elevateIT - an extension of ZOPE/Plone server.

Cofax - manages your text and multimedia content, and simplifies the presentation of newspapers.

DBPrism - first open source CMS based on Oracle XMLDB repository.

Flux CMS - XML/XSLT based, easy to use, extensible and suitable for developers to fill specific needs.

Apache Lenya - Java/XML based CMS that comes with revision control, multi-site management, scheduling, and workflow.

Rubricks - CMS for Ruby on Rails fans, boasts simplicity and speed.

Silva - built on top of Zope, enables you to export to Word, stream media, store content as XML, and manage hierarchical and traditional websites.

YACS - build your online blogging communities.

Clever Copy - A scalable website portal and news posting system.

Fundanemt - focused on usability and aimed at small and medium sized websites.

Dragonfly CMS - feature-rich open source content management system, based on PHP-Nuke 6.

ContentNOW - simple to use, flexible, multilanguage, modular CMS.

Bitweaver - suitable for large-scale community websites and corporate applications.

Elxis CMS - professional free open source CMS released under the GNU/GPL license.

Etomite - allows you to remotely administer your website from anywhere.

fuzzylime - simple way for you to run your site and keep it up-to-date.

iGaming CMS - build your own gaming websites.

MODx - CMS that helps you take control of your online content.

PHP comasy - simple, multilingual and fast content management system.

Mambo - very well-known CMS. Can be used for everything from simple websites to complex corporate applications.

Jupiter - one of the most lightweight portal systems available.

Ovidentia - integrate an environment for publishing content on the www or a groupware portal.

Jaws - build your own modules on the powerful Jaws framework.

Geeklog - out of the box blog solution with support for comments, trackbacks, multiple syndication formats, and spam protection.

CMS Made Simple - make a home page for your family or your multinational corporation.

Eazy portal - solution allowing you to maintain your own online community.

Papoo - accessible content management system

phpWebSite - develop an interactive, community-driven website.

RunCms - portal system that includes most things a webmaster would expect from a CMS.

Exponent - allows site owners to easily create and manage dynamic websites without necessarily directly coding web pages, or managing site navigation.

SPIP - publishing system, use it freely for your own site, be it personal, co-operative, institutional or commercial.

Silverstripe - powerful enough for any website or intranet design and simple enough for anyone to use.

Pheap - created for folks who don’t like complex CMSs like Joomla and Drupal.

MDPro - an innovative and imaginative content management system.

TYPOlight webCMS - specializes in accessibility and uses XHTML and CSS to generate W3C/WAI compliant pages.

PlumeCMS - have multiple websites, multiple authors with different rights.

Xepient Open-Point - create a professional website quickly through the browser.

SlashCode - the original code for the Slashdot geek news service.

YaWPS - is a hybrid between a content management system and a web portal for medium or small-sized websites.

APC ActionApps - allow authorized users to easily update the content of their website.

Pagetool - suitable for people with limited technical skills to modify and contribute to an organization’s web site

OpenACS - toolkit for building scalable, community-oriented web applications.

ttCMS - build your community website with calendars, surveys, member management and authentication, file downloads, forum, articles, and announcements.

MySource - enables technically unskilled users to build and maintain their own web solutions.

Ariadne - web application server and content management system.

Mason CM - makes it easy to manage the workflow of information as it moves from staging to the live site.

Managee - comprehensive web based CMS.

ESY Web Builder - an intuitive content management system that allows non-technical people to create and manage websites and extranets.

PHProjekt - a groupware suite, for the coordination of group activities and to share information and documents via intranet and internet.

PROPS - extensible publishing system designed specifically for periodicals such as newspapers and magazines

Midgard CMS - internationalized set of tools for building web sites and networked applications.

Pivot - web-based tool to help you maintain dynamic sites, like weblogs or online journals.

View my * My Posts Online Music: 90+ Essential Music and Audio Websites

Online music has always been popular, and now social networks, peer recommendations and personalized radio stations are helping fans find bands faster than ever before. Here are more than 90 sites for musicians, fans, and everyone who enjoys music.

Internet Radio

Last.FM () - one of the most popular music communities around, with personalized radio stations, a stunning array of social networking features, RSS support and lots more.
Slacker - personalized Internet radio which offers a desktop version of the application and a hardware portable music player. Available only in the United States.
ShoutCast - A large directory of Internet radio stations, categorized by genre. Streams work in Winamp.
Live365 - A directory of web-based Internet radio stations - expect popups.
Yahoo! Music - listen to Internet radio and watch music videos on Yahoo’s music portal.
AOL Music - AOL’s take on internet radio. Offers music from XM as well.
Pandora () - a very popular Internet radio/community which brings you new music based on stuff you like. Works only in the US & Canada at the moment.
Yottamusic - a huge music library boasting over 3.4 million songs, accessible from your web browser.

Music Discovery Tools

MusicMesh - browse through artists based on their similarities; find tracklists and reviews for albums.
Blogmusik - browse through top lists and listen to popular artists for free.
Musicovery - discover new music with this cool take on Internet radio.

Social Networks

See also: 12 of the Best Music Social Networks

iLike - a community that lets you discover new music based on you and your friends’ tastes.
PureVolume - a “MySpace () for music”, albeit with a classier design.
ProjectPlaylist - popular site for sharing playlists and posting them to other social networks.
Imeem () - another playlist-sharing community for artists and fans that also supports embedding of tracks on other social sites and blogs.
MP3.com - the famous music site is now a social network similar to MySpace Music.
iJigg - a place for indie bands and artists to post their music, which the users can download for free.
MOG - a place to share your music and video library and exchange thoughts on music with others.
Fuzz - discover new music; artists can sell their music, but there are also free songs to be found on the site.
eListeningPost - convert your tracks into preview files, then sell them and keep 94% of the profits.
ProjectOpus - Music community for indie bands, complete with widgets to post on MySpace and blogs.
Rapspace.tv - social networking for rap and hiphop.
Musocity - a music community with profiles for fans, artists, retailers and music venues.
Haystack - social networking, playlist sharing and band profiles.
Bandbuzz - find and rate music playlists in a Digg ()-like interface.
Midomi - find songs by humming or singing the tune. Then explore profile pages and network with others.
Buzznet - large pop culture community with news, videos, photos and member profiles.
JukeboxAlive - Upload music and share tracks with friends. Bands can sell their CDs, write a blog and post events to a calendar.
MusicHawk - track bands and see band-related news and reviews, as well as information on gigs and new releases.
ReverbNation - social network connecting bands, fans and venues.
MusicNation - find new music, watch music videos; if you’re an indie/unsigned artist, join for a chance to get exposure or even a record contract.
Grooveshark () - an online service that rewards you for sharing, reviewing, and discovering new music (currently in private testing - enter you email address on the homepage to be notified of the launch).
Dopetracks - upload and share your tracks and beats, and record music online.
Funk Player - a music sharing community where authors can upload songs, while everyone can bookmark, select, listen and comment on them.
FIQL - social playlist sharing.
Soundflavor - create playlists and share them with other users; meet people with similar taste and discover new music.
FineTune - pick an artist and receive a custom playlist featuring music by that artists and other related artists.
MusicMobs - browse through playlists and create your own in a simple interface.

Music Sharing Applications and Widgets

uPlayMe - a downloadable application that lets you meet people with similar music tastes.
DotTunes - share your iTunes collection with friends through your web browser.
Audiozue - A Mac OSX application that posts your recently-played iTunes tracks to your MySpace page or blog.
Sonific - a music network where you can store the music you hold the rights to, and syndicate it to other sites with SongSpot widgets.
Mediamaster - upload your entire music collection and access it from anywhere in the world. You can also publish this music via widgets to any website.
BooMP3 - upload and share your MP3s; unlimited hosting.
Goombah - an application that scans your iTunes library and connects you with like minded users.
Maestro - upload your entire music library and access it from anywhere.

Music Marketplaces

iTunes () - Apple’s overwhelmingly popular music download store is a service that requires little in the way of introduction.
Amie Street - music market where music starts with free price, and the price increases as a track becomes more popular (the price never goes above 1 dollar).
Emusic - one of the most successful “indie” music stores, with over 100 million DRM-free tracks sold.
Bleep - high-quality MP3s with prices that are a bit high, but offering a great assortment of quality music.
MP3 Tunes - an online music store offering 30,000 albums and some 360,000 songs in its catalog.
Amazon - a soon-to-come music store which should have a huge assortment of music from big and indie labels alike.
PayPlay.FM - choose between over 1.4 million indie music tracks, and buy them in either MP3 or WMA format.
Beatport - a Flash-based music store with an embeddable player.
Audio Lunchbox - choose between 2 million DRM-free songs in MP3 or OGG format.
Indiepad - buy music from indie artists; if you’re an artist, sell music to people directly on the site.
Indistr - another audio marketplace that connects indie artists with the listeners.
Mtraks - an indie music marketplace with a very interesting and quite strong music collection in store.
MagnaTune - here you’ll find an assortment of music from various genres, ranging from electronica, rock and chillout to metal & punk.
Jamendo - an online music repository offering thousands of albums for free while still protecting the artists’ intellectual rights.
Musicane - buy and sell audio, video and ringtones.
Musiclovr - music search, recommendations and a store. Purchases are made via Amazon and iTunes.
MySpace Music / Snocap - through Snocap’s embedded music stores, bands on MySpace sell tunes to the social network’s huge audience. Bands can also sign up for Snocap independently and sell music elsewhere.

Jamming

Ejamming - jam with other musicians and record music online.
Kompoz - compose music with other musicians. Record a track, then invite other musicians to add their own instruments.
Jamnow - a musical collaboration site where you can jam with other musicians. Jam sessions can be broadcast live.
Indaba - listen to completed music or works in progress and give your feedback; join in the music-making sessions or start your own.
JamJunky - have a song that’s not quite finished yet? Or, better yet, have a dozen? Organize them with JamJunky.

Karaoke

Singshot - the “YouTube () of Karaoke”: record yourself singing along to popular music and listen to others doing the same.
kSolo - sing along to backing tracks, and rate the recordings of others.

Remixing

Jamglue - remix your music online and listen to other users’ mixes.
Splice - upload samples, remix them and post them for others to hear.
YourSpins - mix your own version of your favorite track, share it and post it to your blog or MySpace page.

Mobile Music Services

Flotones - a mobile social network which allows indie bands and artists to sell their content for use on mobiles.
Entertonement - a large directory of ringtones, with top lists and categorization for easier browsing.
Mercora - a social radio network that enables you to search and listen to over 3.5 million songs; offers an application for listening to music on your smartphone.

Music Charts

Billboard - home of the Billboard charts, with music videos and reviews.
MTV’s music charts - MTV charts and videos. Videos playable only in the US.
ChartU - a “Digg for music”: vote on tracks to boost them up the chart.

Artist Databases

Allmusic - probably the most comprehensive music database on the Internet. If your favorite artists aren’t there, well, then you’re listening to some pretty unknown artists.
Pandora Backstage - artist profiles and discographies from the personalized streaming service. You can create a custom radio station straight from an artist’s page.

Lyric Databases

AbsoluteLyrics - Lyrics for all major artists.
Hot Lyrics - huge alphabetized lyrics database. Hard to navigate, but lots of content.

Music Search Engines

Qloud - Music search meets social networking. Currently back in private testing once, but Mashable () has a review here. The service that launches next may be substantially different, however.
FindSounds - a search engine for sound effects and music instrument samples.
Musipedia - find and listen to songs based on keywords you provide.

Audio Conversion Tools

Zamzar - converts all sorts of file formats, including several audio formats.
Media Convert - a media converter with a huge amount of options.
MediaConverter - a media converter that can be slow and needs polishing, but can sometimes yield really good results.

Miscellaneous Music and Audio Tools

Bluegrind - converts text to audio.
BePopular - find gigs in UK and Ireland and get your tickets.
Getabuz - create voicemail and audio e-cards online.
iden.tify.us - can’t figure out where a certain melody comes from? Identify it with the help of this service.
Houndbite - share funny audio clips from your life with other users, with the possibility to earn prizes.

50+ Tools For Torrenting

When they think of torrents, most people think only of illegal downloads. But the same file sharing technology can be used for legal distribution of all kinds of content. Today, for instance, the record label Labrador Records is asking fans to share its free summer sample on The Pirate Bay to ease the load on its servers.

To show that torrenting isn’t all bad, we’ve rounded up 50+ tools to help you get started on the torrent path, all with totally legal uses.

Distribution Sites Of Legal Content

BitTorrent - From the makers of the original software, they now offer a mixture of free and pay-for content.

bt.etree.org - Band videos of “trade friendly” musicians.

BTSharp - Integrates with .NET apps and helps you distribute with private trackers.

Ibiblo.org - Torrent distribution site of ibiblo content.

Legaltorrents.com - A completely legal torrent site and a great place to experiment and get a feeling for how it works.

LegitTorrents.info - Includes free videos, games and Linux distributions.

LinuxTracker.org - A centralized location for Linux related software, all delivered by torrent.

PublicDomainTorrents.com - Hundreds of torrent media files that reside in the public domain such as movies, TV shows, serials and more. (WARNING:Occasional rotating questionable ad)

Revision3.com - Mixture of torrent-delivered media and direct downloads of vidcasts.

Star Trek:New Voyages - Fan-produced Star Trek episodes, some with original cast members, all distributed with torrents.

SXSW - Free torrents from the organizers of the SXSW music festival.

tlm-project.org - The Linux Mirror Project, helping spread the alternative operating system.

Vuze.com - From the makers of the Azureus client, hosts a mixture of free and pay-for content, all delivered via torrents.

Information Sites

Brian’s BitTorrent FAQ - Large FAQ that answers some of the most basic questions about starting with torrents.

Magoo’s Guide To BitTorrent - An in-depth instruction from beginning to advanced torrent use.

Slyck.com - News from around the torrent community.

TorrentFreak.com - Up-to-date news on the torrent community of both the legal and illegal variety. Occasionally offers legal downloads. They also have a good tutorial on how to start a torrent of your own using some of the most popular clients.

Video Tutorial - A nearly 14 minute video demo of how to get started with torrent clients and downloading from sclipo.com.

Vlad44.com FAQ - Covers some very in-depth questions about torrents such as how to make your own and to configure your web server to host the files.

Wikipedia entry on BitTorrent - Explains how the technology works, some of the history, legal issues, and more.

Torrent Clients

ABC Client - Runs on Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP and Linux.

Acquisition - A torrent client exclusively for Macs.

Arctic Torrent - Runs on Windows 2000/XP/XP 64/2003/2003 64.

Azureus - Runs on all operating systems and supports numerous languages.

BitComet - Runs on Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, some support for Windows 98.

BitLord - Works with Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003.

BitPump - Runs on all versions of Windows.

BitSpirit - Compatible with Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003.

BitTornado - Windows (doesn’t list which versions), Linux, OS X, BSD.

BitTorrent - The original one developed by Bram Cohen. Works with OS X, Linux, and Windows. Is sometimes referred to as “Mainline” to denote its status as the original.

BitTyrant - Works with Linux, OS X, and Windows.

Bits On Wheels - Exclusively for Macs, features 3D images of your peer swarm.

Burst! - Compatible back to Windows 98.

Deluge - A Linux client

Enhanced cTorrent - For Linux.

FlashGet - Windows-only client program.

FoxTorrent - Torrent client that integrates with the Firefox () browser.

Gnome BitTorrent - Another Linux only torrent client.

Halite - Windows NT, 2000, XP

KTorrent - For Linux and OS X.

Opera () - Web browsing suite with a built-in torrent client.

qBittorent - For Linux and OS X.

QTorrent - A bittorrent client for Linux.

rTorrent - For Linux and OS X.

sharktorrent - For Linux, OS X, Windows.

Tomato Torrent - Only for the OS X operating system.

Torrent Swapper - For Linux, OS X and Windows - all flavors.

TorrentVolve - For Linux, OS X and Windows (versions not listed).

Transmission () - Available for Linux and OS X.

Turbo Torrent - Windows only.

μTorrent - Windows only.

WizBit - For S60 smartphones.

Wikipedia Client Comparison - Lists the features of all the clients so you can choose which one best suits your needs.

View my * My Posts HIGH SPEED DOWNLOADS: 60+ Download Managers

You know the story: although your ISP claims that your connection is lightning fast, those huge video files you just grabbed off Google Video () and YouTube () are taking forever to download. Most people figure that slow download speeds are normal. If you use the built-in download manager in your browser, it is normal. Fortunately, you can change that by simply getting a new download manager.

Here are a few to get you started; some are ugly, some are decidedly 1.0, and some even cost money (gasp!), but they all do the job.

Also see our related post: Download Everything: 30+ Firefox Add-ons for Downloading.

Windows Download Managers

AltarSoft Download Manager - Wonderful basic download manager with up to 10 simultaneous downloads. $14.95.

AmazingDown Studio - Claims speeds up to 500% faster than built-in download managers. Includes proxy support, bandwidth limiting, Internet Explorer () integration, and many more powerful features. $21.95.

BlackWidow - Great app that scans the site and lists all the links. It will then download them for you. $39.95.

Chrysanth Download Manager - Powerful batch downloader that integrates with Internet Explorer. $29.95.

ConnectFusion - Fast (some sources claim speeds 50% faster than built-in download managers) and easy to use download manager. Free software.

DC-Sakura Boyish-Downloader - Simple manager with a scheduler, file sorter, an option to shutdown after downloading, and Internet Explorer integration. $19.98.

DLExpert - Powerful multithreaded download manager with scheduling, auto shutdown, clipboard integration, Internet Explorer integration, and much more. Freeware.

Download Accelerator Manager - Includes proxy support, a scheduler, an ability to follow redirects, a free space management gauge, an auto shutdown feature, and integration with Internet Explorer, Firefox (), Opera (), Netscape, Mozilla, Avant, and Maxthon. Freeware.

Download Accelerator Plus - Powerful app with advanced tools you won’t find anywhere else, like a file shredder and a cookie/history/temp cleaner. Also integrates with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Netscape, and Mozilla. Freeware (ad-supported).

Download Boost - Basic manager with acceleration up to 400% faster than built-in download managers and some nice features like scheduling and integration with Internet Explorer and Netscape. $19.00.

Download Commander - Nice multithreaded manager with Internet Explorer integration. Freeware.

Download Express - For people with limited computer resources, a small (~680 KB) app that integrates nicely into Internet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape, SeaMonkey, and Flock (). Free for non-commercial use.

DownloadStudio - Download entire websites, streaming audio/video clips, search engine results, and more with this power tool. Integrates into Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Netscape, Mozilla, Maxthon, NetCaptor, and Avant. $39.95.

File Downloader - Small command-line app that can be automated with scripts and batch files. $12.00.

File Rain - Basic download manager that claims speeds up to 800% faster than built-in managers. $19.95.

FlashGet - Powerful manager with support for sequences of files, multiple locations, and site spidering. Also supports the MMS and RTSP media protocols and the BitTorrent and eDonkey P2P protocols. Integrates into Firefox, Opera, Mozilla, SeaMonkey, Netscape, Avant, and Maxthon. Freeware.

Free Download Accelerator - Basic program with speeds up to 800% faster than built-in download managers. Freeware (ad-supported).

Fresh Download - A scheduler, clipboard monitor, antivirus scanning, proxy support, ZIP extractor, and integration into Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Netscape, Avant, Maxthon, and Slim Browser are just a few of the features packed into this manager. Freeware.

GetGo - Claims speeds of up to 300% faster than built-in download managers, and includes virus detection and a scheduler. Integrates into Internet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape, and Flock. $30.00.

GetRight - Includes a scheduler, built-in MD5 and SHA-1 checksums, and BitTorrent, Metalink, and podcasting support. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, and Netscape integration is provided. $16.95/yr.

Gigaget - Auto data integrity validation and correction, MMS, RTSP, and Flash support, Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Maxthon integration, and more are included in this great app. Freeware (ad-supported).

iFetcher - Easy to use download manager that works with Internet Explorer. Freeware.

Internet Download Accelerator - Proxy support, plugins, an FTP browser, archive previewing, integration with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Netscape, Mozilla, Maxthon, and NetCaptor, and much more are built into IDA. $29.95.

Internet Download Manager - Supports proxies, redirects, firewalls, and more. Includes both a command-line version and a GUI version. Works with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Netscape, Mozilla, MSN Explorer, Avant, Maxthon, and AOL. $29.95.

LeechGet - LeechGet is one of the easiest to use programs in this list. Don’t let that fool you: it packs in a ton of features, such as automatic downloading, resume of broken downloads, a download timer, automatic hang-up and shutdown, and integration with Internet Explorer, Mozilla, and Opera. Free for personal use.

Mass Downloader - Great batch downloader with support for streaming media and integration with Firefox, Netscape, Mozilla, and Flock. $19.95.

NetLeech - Sports proxy support, file splitting, file filters, file sorting, and Internet Explorer integration. Freeware.

Net Transport - Not only does it support the standard HTTP(S) and (S)FTP protocols, it supports the MMS, RTSP, and PNM streaming media protocols and the eDonkey and BitTorrent P2P protocols. Plus, it integrates with Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Opera. Freeware.

Orbit Downloader - Social site downloading is the main appeal of this program. It supports HTTP(S), FTP, Metalink, RTSP, PNM, MMS, NSS, RTMP, embedded video from sites like YouTube, music from sites like Pandora (), and files from sites like Rapidshare. It works with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Netscape, and Maxthon. Freeware.

ReGet - Has basic, advanced, and expert versions, so there’s something in it for everyone. Integrates into Internet Explorer, Opera, Netscape, Mozilla, NetCaptor, NeoPlanet, and MSN Explorer. $9.95-$29.95.

SimpleDownload - A simple manager with support for features such as file sorting. Freeware.

SoftAtlas Download Accelerator - Provides size counting, tags, filters, categories, file splitting, support for RSS, ATOM, and podcasts, a scheduler, a virus scanner, and a file search tool. Internet Explorer integration available. $16.95.

Star Downloader - Includes categorization, automatic installation of installation programs, automatic extracting of archives, proxy support, and virus scanning. Integrates into Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Opera. $19.95 (includes a basic free version as well).

TrueDownloader - HTTP/FTP support, proxy support, and ZIP previewing are available with this great app. Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Mozilla integration provided. Free software.

VisualWget - A Wget (see below) front-end with support for skins and Internet Explorer integration. Free software.

WackGet - A minimalistic app that does a great job. Integrates with Internet Explorer. Free software.

Web Excavator - Powerful tool to download entire websites or files from websites. $14.95.

wGetGUI - Simple Wget (see below) front-end. Free software.

WinGet - Claims speeds up to 300% faster than built-in download managers. Integrates with Firefox and Opera. $19.00.

WinWGet - Another Wget (see below) front-end, with features such as clipboard monitoring, threaded downloading, job exporting, predefined user agents, ASP/PHP () redirection, multiple FTP file and folder downloading, and bit rate limit. Free software.

YADA (Yet Another Download Accelerator) - Fast manager with drag ‘n’ drop, multithreading, batch downloading, and much more. Freeware.

Macintosh Download Managers

CocoaWget - Simple Cocoa front-end to Wget (see below). Free software.

cURL GUI - Basic AppleScript front-end for cURL (see below). Free software.

Interarchy - Powerful manager that supports (S)FTP, HTTP(S), WebDAV(S), iDisk, and Amazon S3 and includes Growl support, file encoding, Dashboard, Safari () integration, and much more. $59.95 ($29.95 upgrade).

Simple cURL - AppleScript GUI for cURL (see below). Free software.

Speed Download - Smart folders, iDisk support, auto add to iTunes, Safari integration, filters, file sharing, and much more are packed inside this power user tool. $25

Linux Download Managers

Downloader for X - Simple Linux download manager. Free software.

Gwget - A Wget (see below) front-end for Gnome with integration with Firefox and Epiphany. Free software.

KGet - Minimalistic manager, but works well with KDE and the Konqueror browser. Free software.

Cross-Platform Download Managers

cURL - A command-line app that supports (S)(T)FTP(S), HTTP(S), SCP, Telnet, DICT, FILE, and LDAP and includes tons of features. Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. Free software.

curl::gui - A simple GUI for cURL. Windows and Linux. Free software.

DownThemAll - Fast and powerful Firefox extension that includes a nice spidering tool. Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. Free software.

FlashGot - Not actually a download manager, the FlashGot Firefox extension will use an existing download manager to grab every type of link you tell it to. Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. Freeware.

Getleft - Batch downloads files using cURL. Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. Free software.

iGetter - Powerful tool with a site explorer, queues, scheduling, and much more. Integrates into Firefox, Mozilla, Safari, and Camino. Windows and Macintosh. $25.

Retriever - Java tool with a scheduler, BitTorrent support, proxy support, mirroring, and an option to execute programs on download. Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. Freeware.

Super Downloader - Fast Java downloader. Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. Freeware.

Urlgfe - Front-end to cURL and Wget. Windows and Linux. Free software.

Wget - Another powerful command-line tool with support for HTTP(S) and FTP, site downloading, proxy support, site spidering, bandwidth limiting, and a whole lot more. Windows, Macintosh, and Linux. Free software.

wget:gui - A nice interface to Wget. Windows and Linux. Free software.

wxDownload Fast - Download splitting, scheduling, organizing, HTTP, FTP, Metalink, and file:///, and MD5 and SHA-1 checksums are all available in this great cross-platform tool. Windows, Macintosh (partial support), and Linux. Free software.