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Tivion 0.3 Released - Application To Watch Free TV Online In Linux

tvion

Tivion is a Linux application for watching TV online for free. Tivion 0.3 brings a total of 447 TV and Radio stations from 64 countries (Including Italy, USA, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Argentina, Poland, China, Hungary, Turkey, Germany, Thailand, Austria, Russia, Greece, Iran and so on). You can view the complete list of channels per country, HERE.

Other new features include option to save screenshots to a certain folder, on-the-fly interface language change as well as some new languages for the interface.

Tivion 0.3 is available for Ubuntu Jaunty, Ubuntu Karmic and the latest Ubuntu Lucid Lynx.

Huge Collection Of TV Shows / Movies / Anime To Watch Online For Free

So you're somewhere with no TV access, Bittorrent ports blocked or just want to watch some TV shows or movies for free, with no hassle. If so, you'll love Videostic.

http://videostic.com is a website where you don't have to pay and there's even no registration required for watching TV shows such as American Dad, 24, CSI, Desperate Housewives, Doctor Who, Family Guy, Everybody Hates Chris, Friends, Futurama, Geek, Grey's Anatomy, Hannah Montana, House, Jericho, Lost, My Name Is Earl, Prison Break, Scrubs, South Park, Stargate Atlantis, The 4400, Top Gear or The Big Bang Theory, just to name a few. Yes, 'just to name a few', because the list is huge. Take a look for yourself.

But that's not all, there are also thousands of movies, Cartoons / Anime and Bollywood, for free also.

Fore other resources on watching movies / TV shows or online TV for free, look below:

Websites to Watch TV Online for Free
Free: Watch Thousands Of TV Channels On Your Computer [Windows, Linux and Mac OSX]
Application for Watching TV On-line For Free In Linux: Tivion

Download ZoneAlarm Pro Firewall For Free [Today Only]

zonealarm pro firewall

ZoneAlarm Pro is a commercial edition that include more features that the freeware ZoneAlarm firewall. ZoneAlarm Pro, other than includes the standard two-way firewall to protect computer against malicious attacks from web and local network, ZoneAlarm Pro also includes a OSFirewall, advanced download protection, ID protection service with free credit bureau monitoring, anti-phishing, and Site Status Toolbar.

Application for Watching TV On-line For Free In Linux: Tivion

tivion

Tivion is a Linux application for watching TV on-line for free, which comes 78 channels from Spain, Argentina, United Kingdom and Russia.

Many TV channels are in TS, a video format used to store video on DVDs using MPEG video compression. This has it's advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that you will receive an HD (High Definition) signal quality and the disadvantage is that MPlayer will need a few extra seconds to convert it to MPEG and for caching. Therefore, if a TV channel doesn't start playing right away, don't think it's broken or that something is wrong, it just takes a while until the channel will start playing (5-30 seconds usually).

Free: Watch Thousands Of TV Channels On Your Computer [Windows, Linux and Mac OSX]

livestation ubuntu

Remember our list of websites where you could watch TV online for free? Well, here is a great application which works on Windows, Linux and Mac OSX which you can use to watch around 4000 TV channels online, for free!

Livestation application comes with a search so you can easily search for a TV station, either by name or by country, you can save TV stations and even a chat-room you can use to talk to people using Livestation.

Download Paragon Partition Manager 10 For Free - Today Only!

Normally $39.95, Paragon Software's Partition Manager 10.0 Personal can be yours absolutely free. Today only. From software-freebie site Giveaway of the Day.

If you haven't visited the site before, here's how it works: You've got until midnight tonight (ET) to download and install the software. Other than that, there are absolutely no strings attached.


New features in Paragon Partition Manager 10:

Blood Frontier: New Free First-Person Shooter Game [Open Source, Cross-Platform]

blood frontier

Blood Frontier is a free and open source single and multi-player first-person shooter game built on a complete remake of Cube Engine 2, which lends itself toward a balanced gameplay, completely at the control of map makers, while maintaining a general theme of tactics and low gravity.

The game uses SDL and OpenGL which allows it to be ported to many platforms, therefore it works on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

The game is still in it's first Beta, therefore you must not expect any graphical wonders from it. Visuals are sufficient, but not mind-blowing. Our main point of interest is – especially in this phase – gameplay.

Although there’s still a long way ahead, Blood Frontier has great ambition. The experience available today is just a fraction of the total envisioned picture. In the future, Blood Frontier has also planned on deepening out other playing modes, as well as a complete single-player campaign.



Blood Frontier Features:

Urban Terror: One Of The Best Free FPS Games [ Windows, Linux, Mac OS X ]

Urban Terror™ is a free-to-play multiplayer first person shooter game for for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It's a mod for Quake 3 Arena but it doesn't require it anymore, as it can run on ioquake3. Unfortunately Urban Terror is closed source, even though ioquake3 is under a GPL license, but that doesn't mean you can't play it.

Urban Terror can be described as a Hollywood tactical shooter; somewhat realism based, but the motto is "fun over realism". This results in a very unique, enjoyable and addictive game.


Gameplay features:

* The weapons available are from real life.
* The weapons have recoil.
* The weapons are less accurate when fired while moving (called movement penalty).
* The weapons require reloading after a magazine has been expended. Reloading before a magazine is expended will result in the loss of the remaining rounds in the magazine.
* Falling from a sufficient height causes damage, and possibly death.
* Wounds cause bleeding, which must be bandaged to prevent the player from bleeding out.
* Sprinting and jumping drain stamina

Get WinX DVD Ripper Platinum For Free [Limited Time Offer]

 WinX DVD Ripper Platinum

WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is the advanced version of WinX DVD Ripper. It is a professional DVD ripper which could rip different DVDs to popular devices such as Sony PSP, Apple iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, PDA, Zune, mobile phone, rip the content of DVDs to all popular video formats as AVI, FLV, WMV, MPEG, MP4, RMVB, 3GP, etc.

The original price of WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is $24.95. Now it is totally free available from Sep. 15 to Sep. 30 (give away for half month). Without registration code and you don't need offer any of your information. Just download it and you can backup your DVDs right away.

WinX DVD Ripper Platinum key features:

Best Free Multiplayer, Multi-Platform MMORPG Game: Regnum Online [ Windows & Linux ]

regnum online game

Regnum Online is a free fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) game (although premium content is available for enhanced game play) which runs on both Windows and Linux and I must say it looks really good.

Among it's Features:

  • Regnum offers 3 realms to choose from.
  • 9 fully customizable player characters.
  • An ever expanding number of quests.
  • The ability to capture forts and castles.
  • Expansive lands to explore.
  • Glorious graphical environments in DirectX and OpenGL.
  • Support for Windows and Linux platforms.


One thing which makes Regnum Online better than a lot of others MMORPG games (besides it's graphics and gameplay) is it's user base, currently aprox. 540,397 users being registered to Regnum Online.

Amazing New Multimedia Wordpress Theme From SmashingMagazine

Smashing Multimedia

If you are thinking of building a blog mostly with videos, the new free theme designed by Sarah Neuber especially for Smashing Magazine called Smashing Multimedia has to be the best I've seen. The theme is just... impressive and comes with all associated PSD files which is great when it comes to adapting it to your needs.

The theme is also a great choice if you want to build a portfolio or a photo blog, and includes options in the Wordpress dashboard which makes it very easy to customize.

Sweet Home 3D: Free Interior Design Application For Windows, Linux and Mac OS X

Sweet Home 3D is a free interior design application that helps you place your furniture on a house 2D plan, with a 3D preview. The application is available in various languages and works on Windows, Mac OS X 10.4 / 10.5, Linux and Solaris.

Screenshots:


Download Files Without Waiting From RapidShare, Megaupload, etc. For Free

Using Rapid8, there is no need to "sign out, delete cookies and reconnect with a different IP". It allows you to download any files shared and hosted on RapidShare, Megaupload, MegaShares, Easy-Share, MegaVideo, MegaPorn Video, NetLoad.in and Hotfile directly, by using premium accounts but you can use it from their website, for free.

The operation is very simple: you enter the URL of the file and press "Download", then a "Begin your download" button will be displayed and clicking it, you will start downloading you files without any other input from your side. This way, you get your files ready to download, no-code verification or further time loss.

Basically, what rapid8 does is download the files to their server and you download your files from rapid8 instead of Rapidshare, Megaupload, etc.

Hive Rise: An Amazing, Free, Real Time Strategy Game For Windows and Linux

Hive Rise is an RTS MMOG game in which your main goal is to build your equipment and make your soldiers win the war. This free, real time strategy game works on both Windows and Linux and is played online with thousands of other players, in short concluded matches and each player tries to achieve one of 12 possible objectives.

Screenshots:

Hive RiseHive Rise game screenshot


From it's website:

2023 – After the wars between enemy nations had gradually come to an end at the beginning of the 21 century, somebody had to make sure the supply of senseless violence didn't stop altogether. The solution: Hive Rise! The TV show that features bored millionaires, car tinkerers and retired generals competing in a paramilitary arms race.

On the huge battlefield somewhere in the desert sand the enemy camps lie neatly lined up. From there the teams march out with highly specialized mercenaries and the latest military equipment to give each other hell.


Demo:



Recommended System Configuration:

CPU: At least P4 3.0GHz or a Dual Core CPU
RAM: At least 512MB
Graphics: At least Nvidia/ATI of 2004
(e.g. GeForce6)
HDD: At least 300MB free Disk Space

Please note that on Linux, OpenGL hardware acceleration must be activated. On a 64 Bit Linux (X86_64) you'll need all 32 bit compatibility libraries. Also the OpenGL drivers have to be installed with 32 bit support.

Get Everest Ultimate Edition 4.6 For Free! (2nd edition)

Back in June, there was a promo allowing you to get Everest Ultimate Edition 4.6 for free. This promo is available again so if you want a free Everest 4.6 license, follow the steps below:

1. Go to this german promotion page and fill in your first and last names (Vorname , Nachname) plus the email address and click on “Senden”.

http://www.pro.de/aktion/com/everest

2. You will receive a first email message where you should click on the confirmation link. ( or copy and paste in your browser ).

3. You will imediately receive the licence key in a second message.

4. Download the installer from one of the below 3 locations:

http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Download/122107,everest-ultimate-edition-46.aspx

http://download.cnet.com/Everest-Ultimate-Edition/3000-2086_4-10983423.html

http://www.lavalys.com:8081/everestultimate460.zip

5. Run the installer and use the licence key received in the email to register.


A little about Everest Ultimate Edition:

everest ultimate edition

EVEREST Ultimate Edition is an industry leading system diagnostics and benchmarking solution for enthusiasts PC users, based on the award-winning EVEREST Technology. During system optimizations and tweaking it provides essential system and overclock information, advanced hardware monitoring and diagnostics capabilities to check the effects of the applied settings. CPU, FPU and memory benchmarks are available to measure the actual system performance and compare it to previous states or other systems. Furthermore, complete software, operating system and security information makes EVEREST Ultimate Edition a comprehensive system diagnostics tool that offers a total of 100 pages of information about your PC.



If you are looking for some Everest Ultimate Edition alternatives, you may want to take a look at our following posts:


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Install Hundreds of Free Fonts In Ubuntu via Repositories

1. George Williams Fonts

A set of Free unicode True Type fonts made by George Williams. The package consists the following fonts:

Caslon:


Caliban:


CupolaUnicode Bold:


You can install these fonts in Ubuntu using the following command:

sudo apt-get install ttf-georgewilliams

2. Dustin (from dustismo.com)

Dustismo and Dustismo Roman are general purpose Sans Serif and Roman TrueType fonts (with bold, italic and bold-italic variations), and contain all the European Latin characters.

The other fonts are beautiful for special decorations and headlines, but they are limited to subsets of ASCII.

ttf-dustin font samples 1

ttf-dustin font samples 2


Install these fonts in Ubuntu using the following command:
sudo apt-get install ttf-dustin

3. Larabie Fonts

Decorative freeware TrueType fonts from Ray Larabie. There are about 300+ fonts so I will only post a sample:

Pyrite:


Quadaptor:


Quadrangle:


Install them using the following command:
sudo apt-get install ttf-larabie-deco ttf-larabie-straight ttf-larabie-uncommon

If you wish to preview them all, download THIS PDF.

4. Fossfonts

A collection of 108 GPL/Public-Domain licenced .ttf fonts. Included are the Tuffy family with extended members, and the Open Bar Codes project fonts.

Sample fonts:

Tuffy:
tuffy font

Dark Garden:
dark garden font

Evil Clown:
evil clown font

Mattts:
mattts font

Rockets:
rockets font

Architext Thin:
architext thin font

This package is not in Ubuntu since Fetsy or Gutsy, but you can install it by downloading the following Ubuntu .deb package: DOWNLOAD.

To install all the above fonts (except 4. FOSSFONTS which you need to manually download), you can run the following command in a terminal (just use copy & paste):
sudo apt-get install ttf-georgewilliams ttf-dustin ttf-larabie-deco ttf-larabie-straight ttf-larabie-uncommon


Please note that to be able to install some of the fonts above, you need to enable Universe and Multivers repositories.

If you need a tool to preview the fonts installed on your system, I recommend myFontBook which is a web app that does not require installation and works on any operating system.

Get a Free Xara Xtreme Special Edition (XS) License

Xara XS

Xara Xtreme Special Edition: XS is the perfect tool for:

• Creating personal and business graphics from simple logos and signs, though cards, invitations and stationery to more ambitious posters, flyers and brochures
• Drawings from simple cartoons to the most ambitious works of illustration
• Creating web graphics such as buttons, icons and navigation bars, with compact graphics and high onscreen quality
• Any work with your photos, including simple crop and rotate, red-eye fix or auto-enhance of the brightness and contrast. All the drawing and text tools can be used on photos too - which makes it child’s play to add captions or frames but means it’s possible to create impressive photo compositions suitable for anything from cards to posters.

Whatever graphics you need and whatever your skill level, the famously friendly user interface and unrivalled speed of Xara Xtreme will make it an absolute pleasure to be creative.

Xara XS is suitable for use with Windows 2000/Vista/XP.

How to get a free Xara Xtreme XS license

1. Download Xara XS from any of the following locations:

Link 1 Link 2
and install the application. When you open it for the first time you have to click on “Register this copy”.

2. Your default browser will then access the promotional page where you must click on techsupportalert.com, of course.

3. On the new Registration Page you will have to create your own account. Then click on “Continue”.

4. Now, all you have to do is wait to receive your serial number.

[via for free on internet]

Free Licenses: Ashampoo Firewall, AntiSpyware, AntiVirus

Ashampoo Firewall 1.2

Features:

Ashampoo Firewall 1.2· Heavy-duty firewall protection: Monitors all your computer's network activity and protects you against both incoming and outgoing connections.
· Easy Mode: Get full protection in seconds with Easy Mode and the Configuration Assistant. No expert knowledge required.
· Expert Mode: Experience users can activate this mode for powerful additional capabilities.
· Simple and compact: Self-explanatory user interface. Very small program that uses minimum memory and resources.
· Learning Mode: Automatically identifies programs that try to make connections and lets you decide whether you want to allow them. One-click operation in Easy Mode or full configuration in Expert Mode.
· Rules: Create rules for every program that controls how they can access the network. One-click in Easy Mode or full configuration in Expert Mode.
· Block All: One-click panic button for emergencies that lets you block all traffic, for example if you are under attack or suspect that a malicious program is active.
· Monitor local connections: Ashampoo FireWall can also monitor the local connections used inside your computer. Useful for identifying suspicious activity. Can be enabled or disabled.
· Monitor LAN connections: Monitor all the local LAN traffic into and out of your computer. Can be enabled or disabled.
· Connection log: Detailed logging of all internal, LAN and Internet connections with date, time, application, port used and IP address.

To get Ashampoo Firewall 1.2 for free, follow these steps:

1. Go to this link, fill everything in and click "Send".

2. Check your email. You must receive a new mail with a link. Click that link.

3. In the newly loaded page you must enter your Name and Surname (if you don't already own an Ashampoo account), then click "Ok" and "Send".

4. You will receive a new email with you Ashampoo Firewall 1.2 free license.

5. Download Ashampoo Firewall 1.2 from here.

Ashampoo AntiSpyware 2.10

New Features in AntiSpyware 2:
Ashampoo AntiSpyware 2.10 * Protection against more than 1,270,000 threats from the internet.
* Full compatibility with Windows Vista™ (32 Bit) from now on.
* Windows Vista™ Gadget (Vista 32-Bit) works as information and control operation centre Users can store their personal settings into the respective folders thanks to the new multiple user support. Administrator rights are not required.
* Enhanced Realtime Monitor also takes care of new Windows areas (BHO, Winsock LSPs, Windows Hosts file, Autostart entries etc.).
* Newly developed as well as completely revised Vista compatible tools are now available basing on Ashampoo WinOptimizer 4, the awarded winner by the German computer magazine ComputerBILD.
* Hostsfile Checker reports suspicious entries in Hosts file and allows for cleaning up.
* LSP-Viewer gives support to the user to identify installed winsock attributes, by which means parasite programs can be smuggled into.
* Folders, files or even „infections“ can be excluded from the search to prevent false alarms thanks to the whitelist definitions.
* Due to internal encryption algorithms possible malicious threats are prevented from secretly adding themselves to the whitelist.
* There is a direct online connection to a malware database which gives information on detected infections.
* The integrated task scheduler has been fully integrated by now and it is possible to create, manage and perform automatically individual scanning tasks.
* Users with a licence on the first version of Ashampoo AntiSpyWare which is still in force can transfer heir remaining time for signature update licence to the second version.
* Three integrated skins adapt to personal customization of the program.

To get Ashampoo AntiSpyware 2.10 free license for 6 months, follow these steps:

1. Go to this link, fill everything in and click "Send".

2. Check your email. You must receive a new mail with a link. Click that link.

3. In the newly loaded page you must enter your Name and Surname (if you don't already own an Ashampoo account), then click "Ok" and "Send".

4. You will receive a new email with you Ashampoo AntiSpyware 2.10 6 months free license.

5. Download Ashampoo AntiSpyware 2.10 from here.

Ashampoo AntiVirus 1.6.1 Powered by Avira

Features:

Ashampoo AntiVirus 1.6.1 Powered by Avira * Comprehensive protection: Protects against over 470,000 viruses, worms, Trojans and dialers. Scans all critical system areas, memory, emails and files.
* Simple to use: Very intuitive user interface, no previous knowledge required. Configuration with slider controls that automatically display the settings.
* Low system load: You won’t notice it’s there so you’ll never feel tempted to turn your protection off.
* Daily updates: The virus signatures are updated several times a day and the program checks for updates automatically – every hour if you want. A high-speed server prevents update delays.
* Multiple scan modes: Automatic protection while you are working plus manual scans and scheduled scans performed automatically.
* Quarantine: Move infected or suspicious files to a locked quarantine area where they can’t do any damage.
* Windows® Explorer integration: Adds an option with which you can scan files for viruses directly in Windows® Explorer.

To get Ashampoo AntiVirus 1.6.1 free license for 6 months, follow these steps:

1. Go to this link, fill everything in and click "Send".

2. Check your email. You must receive a new mail with a link. Click that link.

3. In the newly loaded page you must enter your Name and Surname (if you don't already own an Ashampoo account), then click "Ok" and "Send".

4. You will receive a new email with your Ashampoo AntiVirus 1.6.1 6 months free license.

5. Download Ashampoo AntiVirus 1.6.1 from here.

[via devirusare.com]

Free Partition Manager Which Supports 32 / 64 bit Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7

Partition Wizard Home Edition

Partition Wizard Home Edition is a free partition manager which supports 32/64 bit Windows Operating System including Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7. Home users can perform complicated partition operations by using this powerful but free partition manager to manage their hard disk partition such as Resizing partitions, Copying partitions, Create partition, Delete partition, Format partition, Convert partition, Explore partition, Hide partition, Change drive letter, Set active partition and Partition Recovery.

Main Features
  • Support Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows7 (32 bit & 64 bit) operating system.
  • Support RAID.
  • Extend system partition to improve computer performance to maximum.
  • Manage the hard disk to get the best performance of computer.
  • Create , Delete and Format partitions with simple steps.
  • Disk Copy to protect or transfer data.
  • Support disk and partition size larger than 2 TB.
  • Convert partition format from FAT to NTFS.
  • Partition Copy: Copy the entire hard disk to another one.
  • Copy Disk Wizard: Copy the entire hard disk to another one without windows reinstalling.
  • Disk Map - Visually demonstrate your disk/partition configuration; preview the changes before applying.
  • Hide/unhide partition, set active partition, etc. - Change partition properties.
  • Explore FAT/NTFS partition.


Partition Wizard Home Edition is designated for home user only, to use Partition Wizard in a business envirnoment, Partition Wizard Business Edition is required.

[Givaway] 20 Free Sitemap Writer Pro Registration Keys

sitemap writer pro

Sitemap Writer Pro is an application that helps you create sitemaps for your websites and keep them updated. It automatically generates sitemaps and lets you edit them, upload to your web server and even submit it to search engines.

Sitemap Writer Pro key features:

· Ease of use - just use Crawler or enter your URLs, you don't even need to know XML syntax
· Integrated Crawler that will crawl your site and add all your URL into sitemap file (you can add your own extensions or exclusions)
· Full conformity of generated XML file with sitemap protocol http://www.sitemaps.org/protocol.html (tested for Google, Yahoo!, Ask.com and Moreover.com)
· URL parameters changing with right click (fast edit)
· Import and export URL list (in *.txt format)
· Import from your HTML site map or from RSS 2.0
· Open sitemap directly from web server
· Merging different sitemaps
· Auto checking of duplicate URLs
· Search engines notification (submit sitemap directly to Google, Yahoo!, Ask.com & MSN (Moreover.com))
· Upload sitemap directly from the program (FTP manager)
· Yahoo Index viewer (indexed pages by Yahoo and other information)

Sitemap Writer Pro costs $29.95 but Emergencysoft, the company behind Sitemap Writer Pro (which also gave Web Upd8 readers some free History Killer Pro licenses) gives Web Upd8 readers 20 free registration keys. To receive your registration key, all you have to do is comment on this post with your real email address so we can send you the registration key. Don't worry, we also hate spam here, at Web Upd8 so you will receive the key and then never hear from us again!

After receiving the key, download Sitemap Writer Pro from here.

Update: All the 20 keys were given away, no more keys available!