Miss Download - #91 - Web cam avatars make video chats more interesting

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Partitioning your hard drive may sound like an exercise in geekery, but it's actually very simple and there are some really practical reasons you might want to partition a drive. First and foremost, you can create multiple virtual hard drives to store and organize your files or even to hold multiple operating systems on the same computer. For example, you could run Windows 7 and Ubuntu side by side on the same physical machine. Best of all, it's a

free partiton creator and manager

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If you're looking for the simplest and most cost effective way to edit your home movies, look no further than VideoSpirit Pro. This simple video editor and converter will let you piece together all the vacation footage shot on your camcorder or digital camera and can even convert said video into a universally viewable file type. Your adoring public will be able to watch vids on their iPhone and BlackBerry devices, their set-top boxes, computers and just about any other device going. You can even create a YouTube friendly file for quick uploading and optimized viewing.

Widgets are the apps of the PC world. Miss Download finds a great way to get widgets right on your desktop with Yahoo! Widgets. From picture frames to countdown clocks and desktop pets to news and weather feeds, Yahoo! Widgets' developer community has you covered.

Remember to never forget your online passwords or failing that, forget about remembering them altogether (whoa) with Sticky Password. This handy password keeper remembers your passwords for you so you'll never again be stuck trying to get into your email, online shopping or banking sites.

PDFs are the easiest way to ensure that your documents will look the same on any computer or device. In fact, they're the only way to guarantee that your resume, cover letter, desktop publishing or school project won't have any weird font issues, page breaks or misaligned pictures. Miss Download finds Free PDF Converter to, as the name suggests, convert all your documents, web pages and more into PDF.

Cheryl Poirier, AKA Miss Download, finds a way to make her webcam chats more interesting. WebcamMax software lets you change up your webcam video with neat effects, adornments like hats, glasses, wigs and so on. In the free version, Miss D whets her appetite for silly webcam effects; by dropping $50 on the full version of the software, she'll unlock literally thousands of new effects and add ons.

With PCsync and a special USB cable, you can easily connect two PCs, a PC and a laptop, a Mac and a PC or any combination thereof to transfer files. Simply link the two computers and then drag and drop files from one to the other. Miss Download likes it when things just work.

If you're looking for a simple way to share your photos with friends and family and a new way to display your photos, look no further than Flash Slideshow Creator. Drop your photos into the program and you can output fantastic slideshows as a Flash file which means just about anyone that you send it to can view it without having to download anything. You can also post it to your own site easily.

If you're stuck with an ailing PC not fit to write a spreadsheet much less play the latest games, meet GameGain. It won't take your office-configured desktop from weak to elite, but if you've got a gaming system already, this software is designed to eke out every bit of performance from the hardware possible. It could mean the difference between playing your new game in 640x480 or in all its full-screen glory.

If you're anything like us, you have at least three or four handles across the different instant messaging (IM) servies. Google Talk, MSN, AIM, Facebook Chat, Jabber, etc., etc.. Trillian lets you keep all these IMs and more organized and in one place. No more firing up multiple messengers in order to track down that elusive IM contact.