Software Round-Up (March 20)

AutoPatcher XP March 2006 - AutoPatcher XP is an installation package designed to get your Windows XP system up to date quick and easily. This update package features a slick looking GUI and and can be customized to install as much or as little as you please.
AVG Anti-Virus Updates March 20, 2006� - Manually update your AVG Free Edition when the automatic update fails. Added detection of new variant of Worm/Pazetus, new variant of trojan Downloader.Zlob.
Firefox 2.0 Alpha 1 - download. Note: this is a Tinderbox Build and should be the same as the one that's being released on Tuesday 21st of March 2006, unless the find any show stopper bugs.
Opera for Windows 9.0 Build 8303 Beta - Every week until the final version of Opera 9 is ready, we intend to ship a weekly updated version of Opera 9 on this blog.
Asterisk Key 7.7 - Asterisk Key reveals passwords that are hidden under asterisks. Unlike many others, this program works both with password dialog boxes and web page login forms.
MechCommander 2 Source Code - Microsoft has released the Microsoft MechCommander 2 Shared Source (~1GB), offering everything needed to compile a working version of the 2001 strategy game.
ExtractNow 4.13� - ExtractNow (download) lets you extract multiple archives with the ease of a singular button. Supports ZIP, RAR, ACE, & JAR file formats
EditPad Lite 5.4.6 - EditPad Lite (download) is a general-purpose text editor, designed to be small and compact, yet offer all the functionality you expect from a basic text editor
SciTE (SCIntilla based Text Editor) 1.68 - SciTE (dowload / extras) is a SCIntilla based Text Editor. Originally built to demonstrate Scintilla, it has grown to be a generally useful editor with facilities for building and running programs.
MediaMan 2.50.2 - MediaMan (download) let you create and manage your own media catalog. MediaMan combines the capabilities of managing all kinds of media, including books, DVDs, CDs, VHS tapes, software and game titles into one single application.
Picasa 2.2.0 Build 28.20 - Picasa (download) is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Every time you open Picasa, it automatically locates all your pictures (even ones you forgot you had) and sorts them into visual albums organized by date with folder names you will recognize.
Foobar2000 0.9 - Foobar2000 (download) is an advanced audio player for the Windows platform. Some of the basic features include full unicode support, ReplayGain support and native support for several popular audio formats.
QIP 2005a Build 7830 Alpha - QIP (download) is a free unique closed source computer program for immediate cross-Internet communication. The basic functionality of QIP enables its users to see who else is online and available and then easily contact them with text messages in real time sent through a public server.
Miranda IM v0.4.3 Build 19 RC1 beta - Miranda IM is a multi protocol instant messenger client for Windows.
Azureus for Windows 2.4.0.2 - Azureus is a Java based BitTorrent client that offers multiple torrent downloads, queuing/priority systems (on torrents and files), start/stop seeding options and instant access to numerous pieces of information about your torrents.
DC++ 0.688 - DC++ is an open source C++ client for the Direct Connect protocol. Direct Connect allows you to share files over the Internet without restrictions or limits.
Media Player Classic 6.4.9.0 - �Media Player Classic (download) is similar to windows media player 6.4 but with features pertained to minimalist advanced users. It also supports DirectX 9 and VFW drivers for capture. It supports viewing through ActiveX controls of Real and QuickTime files. Nothing new really, just a couple of more bugs were fixed.
XTreme-G Tweakerizer 84.21 - This is the first official release of TweaksRUs's new XTreme-G Tweakerizer, a program that will convert your installed nVidia Forceware driver to an XTreme-G Forceware tweaked driver. You will have exactly the same outcome as installing the old XTreme-G .v2 driver package!