4.0 beta trial software / shareware for linux

RAR 3.80 / 3.90 Beta 4 is a well-known and extremely powerful archive utility for everyone. It allows you to manage and control archive files. Console RAR supports archives only in RAR format, the names of which usually have a ".rar" extension. ZIP and other formats are not supported. Windows users may install GUI RAR version - WinRAR, which is able to process much more archive types.
The trial version has a 40-day usage limit.

Major Features:

1. RAR introduces an original compression algorithm. It allows higher compression ratios than other PC archiving tools, especially on executable files, object libraries, large text files, etc.
2. RAR offers an optional compression algorithm highly optimized for multimedia data.
3. RAR provides functionality for creating a solid archive, which can raise the compression ratio by 10% 50% over more common methods, particularly when packing large numbers of small files.
4. RAR offers the ability to create and change SFX archives using default and external SFX modules.
5. RAR offers the ability to create a multi-volume archive as SFX.
6. RAR offers a number of service functions, such as setting a password, adding archive and file comments. Even physically damaged archives may be repaired and an archive may be locked to prevent further changes. Authenticity information may be added for additional security and RAR will store information on the last update and name of the archive.

Enhancements:

• WinRAR version for Windows x64 is available. If you use Windows x64, it is strongly recommended to install 64 bit WinRAR version. It provides a higher performance and better shell integration than 32 bit version.
• RAR compression speed is improved for multi-core and multi-CPU systems. This improvement is most noticeable in Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems.
• "Remove duplicate folders from extraction path" option in "Settings/Compression" dialog is replaced by more universal "Remove redundant folders from extraction path" option. This option will eliminate redundant archive name based folders from extraction path if you unpack an archive with "Extract to DestName" context menu command and if archive root folder contains only one folder and no files.
• Changes in "Extraction path and options" dialog:
• • "New folder" button creates a new subfolder in currently selected folder;
  • F2 key renames a selected folder in the folders tree;
  • F5 key updated the tree pane contents;
  • Del key removes a selected folder in the folders tree.
  • You can enable "Show seconds" option in "Settings/File list" dialog if you wish to see seconds in file dates in file list in WinRAR shell.
  • "Where to check for SFX archives" options group in "Settings/Integration/Context menus items" dialog lets you to control processing of SFX archives in context menus. For example, if you frequently right click ".exe" files on slow network disks, you can turn off "Network disks" options to minimize the delay before displaying the context menu.
  • If you sort files by name in the file list in WinRAR shell, WinRAR will use the new logical file name sorting, same as in Windows Explorer, considering digits in file names by their numerical value. So files will be sorted as 1.txt, 2.txt, 10.txt instead of previous 1.txt, 10.txt, 2.txt. This new sort behavior is available in Windows XP Service Pack 2 and newer.
  • Ctrl+W key combination can be used to close the main WinRAR window also as WinRAR viewer windows. "View as Windows text" shortcut in WinRAR viewer changed from Ctrl+W to Ctrl+I.
  • New command line switch -rdisables recursion completely. So rar a -rarc dirname command will add only the empty dirname folder and ignore its contents. By default, if dirname does not include wildcards, RAR adds its contents even if -r switch is not specified.
  • If used when extracting, the new command line switch -ai forces RAR to ignore file attributes. When using this switch, extracted files will always have attributes assigned by operating system to a newly created file by default.
  • If output file name is not specified in "cw" command, console RAR will send comment data to stdout.
  • When compressing stdin data with -si[name] switch, RAR sets modification time of archived entry to current system time. Previous RAR versions did not fill this field, resulting in meaningless modification time for stdin.
  • Message displayed when you place the mouse cursor on WinRAR tray icon includes the archive name now. Previously only time left and total percent were displayed for archiving operations.
• Bugs fixed:
• • WinRAR could fail to open tar or tar.gz archive if such archive contained a file larger than 8 GB;
  • WinRAR context menu did not work properly in Windows 7 beta if icons in context menus were enabled and user clicked a file inside of Windows 7 Library folder;
  • previous WinRAR versions failed to rename files having 5 or more continuous spaces in the name. WinRAR shell does not display such spaces for safety reasons, because they can hide an actual file extension. But this security measure prevented the rename command to work properly.

XO Wave is digital audio software package complete with everything you need to get your music from your instruments to CD.
XO Wave lets you record, edit, mix and burn all in one package.
CD Burning is easy: just import audio, mark your tracks and burn your red book master. Not only that, but any session can be burned to CD in just a few clicks -- great for checking out mixes in the car!
Record your music from scratch with XO Wave, or add your own vocals and solos to your favorite songs. XO Wave is great for commercial releases, demos or just a little Karaoke fun.
XO Wave is a complete Digital Audio Workstation package, featuring non-destructive editing, effects, and automation, as well as "Edit Softening", real-time cross-fades, and lots more.
Main features:
- Red Book CD Mastering:CD Mastering is easy, just mark your tracks, create a master and burn!
- Edit while XO Wave works: Unlike some other audio software, XO Wave lets you work on your session while it imports audio, bounces, and burns CDs in the background. No more waiting for a file format conversion or CD Burn to finish!
- Edit Softening:XO Wave automatically removes those annoying pops and ticks that occur at edit points.
- Double-Precision Math: Internal calculations are made using at least 64-bit double-precision math. What does that mean? It means better sound than the 32-bit workstation youre using now.
- Real-Time Cross Fades:Unlike some other workstations, cross fades are calculated in real time, meaning no truncation (and, therefore better sound), and faster editing -- especially on the long fades.
- Unlimited Effects, Tracks, Undos: Still using an editor with one level of undo? Just 8 tracks? Get XO Wave!
- Intuitive, Non-destructive Interface:XO Wave is easy to use and youre never at risk of deleting a recording by editing over it -- so youre always free to try stuff.
- Versioning:Versions let you save a session as it was at a particular time -- great for experimenting and not worrying if youll be able to get it the way it was before.
You are free to use XO Wave without purchasing it, and most features are available even if you dont pay, including recording, mixing, editing and burning CDs. If you choose to purchase XO Wave, you will be allowed unlimited effects (non-paying users can have up to five effects), full speed CD Burns (non-paying users will have limited burn speed) and the option of using double-precision math for all internal calculation.
Version restrictions:
- non-paying users can have up to five effects
- non-paying users will have limited burn speed

Second Life is a 3-D virtual world.
A world of possibilities - a place where you have the ability to do almost anything you can imagine. In a little over a year, Second Lifes Residents have crafted a richly textured world filled with hundreds of thousands of objects of their own creation.
Complex and compelling characters dwell in every conceivable building from whimsical hobbit-houses to soaring urban towers to a medieval castle where visitors battle giant insects to win treasure. The local zoo features killer whale rides, speed boats ply the waterways, and a Resident-abducting alien space ship has been known to visit - all of it imagined and created by Second Lifes Residents.
To start your Second Life trial, simply download Second Life, register to create your character, choose your membership plan, and log in.

Main features:
- Roam a 3D living landscape full of exciting places and things
- Visit neighborhoods, shopping malls, nightclubs, sports arenas, churches, libraries, casinos-virtually every space that exists in the real world
- Adventure in castles, space stations, dungeons, Wild West towns, and cities in the sky-virtually everything from the infinite universe of the imagination
- Travel on foot, or by planes, trains, and flying saucers; gondolas, fuel-injected muscle cars, mechanical unicorns, fearsome gun ships, giant snails, smog-belching mech robots, stardust-powered magic broomsticks-or on your own power, with the innate ability that all Residents have, to teleport and fly at will
- lter your characters appearance to look like anything - an imaginary superhero, a mythical monster, or your own mirror image
- Change your reality with simple but sophisticated 3D creation tools: build houses, design furniture; create clothing, jewelry, and art
- Learn the Linden Scripting Language to give life to your creations: weapons that shoot, vehicles that traverse the air, land, and sea; build in-world games of all variety and genre
- Collaborate on projects live in real time with other Residents, to build an entire city, a full-featured game, and more
- Invest time and ingenuity in a fully integrated economy
- Advertise and sell your business to a city-sized population of consumers
- Exchange the Linden Dollars you earn for real dollars, and vice versa
- Donate your earnings to in-world projects, or real world non-profit causes and organizations
- Make all or part of your real world living from your efforts in Second Life
- Join a vibrant society bustling with people from countries all over the real world
- Share laughs and activities at the dozens of in-world events happening daily
- Party endlessly at nightclubs, fashion shows, art openings, fancy dress balls
- Host your own social events for love, fun, and profit
- Fall in love, get married at a virtual service-and officially designate your Second Life partner
- Jump into multiplayer and solo play in dozens of in-world games made by gamers, for gamers
- Compete with other Resident gamers in first-person shooters, fantasy RPGs, puzzle, and strategy games, all created by the Residents themselves
- Race to find scavenger hunt items across the entire world, or hunt your prey in assassination games where every Resident is a suspected triggerman (or triggerwoman!)
- Enjoy solo board games or story-driven adventures, or casual social games of chance and skill
- Acquire the ground beneath your feet; keep the rights to everything you create in-world
- Buy, rent, and sell land
- Develop the land you own, for personal use, business, or projects of all kinds
- Compete in online auctions to acquire property
- Retain Intellectual Property rights over your in-world creations. Your works are yours to do with as you please.

System requirements:
- 1GHz processor or better
- 512MB of RAM
- GeForce 2 or ATI Radeon 8500 graphics or better
- Internet Connection: Broadband (DSL/Cable Modem/LAN)
- Credit Card (required for sign up of free trial)

Version restrictions:
- 7 days trial

Enhancements
- Support for Mono
- Moderation for Group Text and Group Voice
- llDetectedTouch features in LSL
- Usability Improvements and Fixes

Thin Image Upload is a drag and drop image uploader for embedding in Web pages. Thin Image Upload has the ability to resize images on the client side.
Files that are not images can be filtered out to save bandwidth. The applet is equipped with a progress monitor that will display a thumbnail of each image as its uploaded.
Thin Image Upload is compatible with a wide range of server-side scripting languages. Before you begin the installation please make sure that your scripting engine has been correctly configured and your server is capable of accepting a file upload.
With PHP
Place the test.html page and upload.php (included in the zip file) on your webserver. Point your browser at test.html and carry out a form based file upload. It will help to ensure that your server is correctly configured to accept file uploads.
Open thinupload.properties in your text editor. Change the url property so that it points to the upload.php you placed on your server. Now move this file along with ThinImageDemo.jar and applet.php into a folder in your webspace.
Edit upload.php and set the save path for your uploaded files. Make sure the webserver has permissions to write to this directory. Thats it.
The upload.php is a sample PHP script provided to get you started on drag and drop file upload. You may need to modify the script for a better fit with your website or web application.
With Perl
Please copy upload.cgi to your /cgi-bin/ directory and change its permissions to 755. Move test-perl.html to a folder outside the cgi-bin and open it using your browser and test your server configuration by trying out a form based file upload.
Edit thinupload.properties so that the url parameter now points to the upload.cgi script inside the cgi-bin folder. Now move japplet.html, ThinUploadDemo.jar and thinupload.properties to your server. change the upload.cgi to set the save path.
With Other Technologies
Thin upload will work with any scripting/programming language that can accept a file upload. If you are using a techonology other than perl or PHP, please follow the instructions in your developers manual to set up file uploading. Then simply replace the html form with japplet.html. Make sure to edit the properties file so that the url property points to the script that will accept the incoming files.
Whats New in 1.04 Stable Release:
- A minor bug related to client side image resizing was fixed.
Whats New in 2.0 Beta Development Release:
- Photos can be watermarked.
- Interrupted uploads can be resumed.
- A new progress monitor has been added, and the applet can be more easily configured.

OSS provides sound card drivers for most popular sound cards under Linux, *BSD, Solaris, UnixWare, OpenServer, AIX, HPUX, LynxOS, VxWorks, and Tru64.
These drivers support digital audio, MIDI, synthesizers, and mixers found on sound cards. These sound drivers comply with the Open Sound System API specification. OSS provides a user-friendly GUI which makes the installation of sound drivers and configuration of sound cards very simple.
OSS project supports over 200 brand name sound cards, and provides automatic sound card detection, Plug-n-Play support, support for PCI audio soundcards, and support for full duplex audio.
OSS is now free for home/personal use and doesnt have any restrictions other than refreshing the software every 4months.
New and simplified licensing model announced - no more lowlevel driver options necessary. One license will allow you to run as many audio devices as you have.
OSS/3D Fidelity/3D Spatialization and Reverb feature added to Virtual Mixer PRO.
Enhancements:
- This release fixes select/poll on FreeBSD.
- Conexant HDAudio codec support has been added.
- There are fixes for AudigyLS. SCO OSR6 lockup issues have been fixed.
- Tarball installation is available for Linux.
- There are OSS Core Audio fixes for Poll/Select mode operations.

WebLight software for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows offers people a practical way to find broken links, non-standard HTML, and links between URIs on websites.
Assure that HTML and link problems wont drive visitors away from your site.
Improve website development productivity by finding problems early and often.
Find links to external sites.
Locate URI references so you can reorganize sites confidently.
Main features:
- Easy to setup. Many sites can be checked by simply entering the home page URL.
- Power to check more than 2000 URLs in 5 minutes.
- Flexible development environment support.
- Checks HTTP, HTTPS, and file resources.
- Supports proxies and authentication.
- Works with any web server technology.
Version restrictions:
- URL limit = 24