A PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) based VPN service has the benefit of easy configuration and the ability to work on all popular desktop and mobile platforms out-of-the-box without requiring any third-party client application, if you did not got a chance to have your own free PPTP VPN account
in earlier giveaways - free VPN service proXPN is here for you. The free service allows users to browse the web securely and anonymously via an encrypted VPN tunnel having USA IP perfect to bypass country specific restrictions like watching Hulu and restricted Youtube videos from outside USA.

The best part of proXPN is that you can use the service without installing the client software from Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone or any other PPTP supporting desktop or mobile platform.

We have shared both free and paid utilities to use iPhone as an removable disk-drive, iPhone Folders is yet another free software which takes it a bit further by allowing users access to the iPhone File-system right from Windows Explorer - the explorer extension let users browse contents of their iPhone or iPod Touch like any other removable drive. They can perform regular file copy-paste operations and create shortcuts as usual coupled with the ability to view thumbnail previews of png and jpg files on the device.

Finally, the Indian currency Rupee has got it's very own symbol, previously denoted as Rs. or INR (internationally) the currency now has it's own symbol like $ (US Dollar), £ (British Pound), ¥ (Japan Yen) or € (Euro). Since, the new symbol is not yet part of the UNICODE you will need to use special font to use it in your documents - the font can be downloaded from the link provided at the end of this blog post.

YouTube is always tweaking their code and something similar broke majority of Youtube video downloaders out there, following are few comments posted on Youtube Video Downloader post after the update went live.

While most other video downloaders are still broken our beloved "Easy Youtube Video Downloader" is still working after an update, to get on track again all you need is update to v 3.5 from the link provided below.

Windows Installer Cleanup Utility (MSICUU2.exe) has been an invaluable tool for fixing Windows Installer related issues but sadly Microsoft has decided to discontinue it citing the following :

While the Windows Installer Cleanup utility resolved some installation problems, it sometimes damaged other components installed on the computer. Because of this, the tool has been removed from the Microsoft Download Center. The Fix it Solutions in this article provide the ability to fully remove Office 2003, 2007 and 2010 suites without damaging other Windows components.

If you are still looking for Windows Installer Cleanup Utility we have direct-download link available at the end of the post.

Looking for a trick to download images from Picasa Albums without installing Picasa itself - freeware utility "Picasa Album Downloader" for PC, MAC and Linux does exactly that and that to without requiring any registration or account with Picasa.

To grab images all you need to do is start the utility and tell it the user and the album name you want downloaded, rest is taken care by the software itself.

A properly tweaked system is must for optimal PC performance and Windows utility System Nucleus is another great freeware to achieve this. The powerful system utility suite comes with fairly advanced features to view, edit and manage system resources and settings, the consolidated functionality set is designed to make these tasks easier than ever from a single interface. Developer of System Nucleus has put emphasis on batch processing, filtering, and easy visual identification of items using distinctive icons.

Equipped with modules like System Audit, System Editor, Startup Manager, Backup & Recovery, Windows Application Menu, System Tray Menu, Program Manager, Disks & Drives, Detailed Information, Smart Run and Customizable SetOnce Interface makes it a comprehensive toolbox to tweak your computer, the utility is designed to make batch administration operations easy like kill multiple processes, uninstall multiple applications etc.

A major update to the official Rapidshare utility for downloading, uploading and managing files on your Rapidshare Premium Account from desktop "Rapidshare Manager 2" (RSM2) is now publicly available for download. The free utility for Windows and Mac operating-system allows users to simplify and accelerate simultaneous uploading and downloading enabling them to resume interrupted uploads and downloads, the new version also features a pretty much capable email-client for sending files as attachments and allows storage of files as large as 2,000 megabytes (2 GB) at RapidShare servers.

Technology has always came to rescue when needed, and if you want to fix your low-resolution, poor quality videos - patented video enhancement technology “super-resolution" is now here for your help.

Thanks to vReveal software for Windows, anybody can now quickly fix videos taken from cellphone, HD camcorder, digital-camera, or any other device with a single-click, the free software will stabilize, brighten, sharpen and enhance your videos using patented “super-resolution" technology which has been adapted from powerful forensic tools used by law enforcement and intelligence agencies.

Spirit is without a doubt the easiest way to jailbreak any Apple iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch running firmware 3.1.2, 3.1.3, or 3.2, yesterday I got a chance to get it tested on my friends iPhone 3G running iOS 3.1.3 but sadly "Spirit" was unable to recognize the device - after messing up with quite a few so called FIXED spirit downloads I was able to get it done as instructed in this post.