Celestron Sky Maps [Download]


Celestron Sky Maps are the ideal teaching guide for learning the night sky. Even if you already know your way around the major constellations, these maps can help you locate all kinds of fascinating objects.
The front cover has a specially designed luminous planisphere that rotates to simulate the seasonal progression of celestial objects through the sky. When the planisphere is preexposed to light, star positions glow brightly against a dark background, mimicking actual constellations. More than 1,000 stars and deep-sky objects are listed and charted. The illustrated reference section provides basic information and the visual characteristics of various types of stars, nebulae, and galaxies.

The maps measure 13.75 by 11.5 inches and are printed on a heavyweight, moisture resistant card stock. The pages have a special comb binding so they can lay flat or be folded over.

Features
Ideal teaching tool for learning the night's sky
Specially designed cover rotates to simulate the seasonal progression of celestial objects
Illustrated reference section provides basic information and the visual characteristics of various types of stars, nebulae and galaxies
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Microsoft Streets and Trips 2013


Explore the sights of the United States and Canada with Microsoft Streets & Trips. Plan a family vacation, optimize your business travel, or plan a trip around a hobby from amusement parks to historical sites. Tailor your trip to your personal style, such as preferred road types, start and stop times, and more. Streets & Trips makes your travels an adventure with over 2.5 million points of interest to help you find interesting stops along the way with no Internet required. Explore new places, generate maps and directions, and even add your own contacts. Get lost in the adventure - not trying to find it.

Maps, Directions, and Inspirations
A road trip is about more than "just getting there." Adventure awaits and Streets & Trips can help you coordinate your adventure from start to finish – including multiple destinations, rest stops, scenic detours, fuel stops, and more. Explore the United States and Canada with updated maps and over 150,000 new miles of roads. Calculate your mileage, fuel costs, and arrival times, and compare different routes you’re considering before you leave. Free construction updates will help you avoid delays – and maybe find a new favorite spot along a detour route.

Get even more when you are connected to the Internet. See customer ratings and reviews to take the guesswork out of where to go, and then take a peek at that location using Bing maps bird’s eye aerial imagery when you are online. Share your itinerary and trip details with friends and family and you just might inspire your friends and family to take their own trip.

Features

  • No Internet connection required
  • Updated street-level maps of the United States and Canada with 150,000 new miles of roads
  • More than 2.5 million points of interest including national parks, casinos, hotels, campgrounds, and more
  • Change your route on-the-go by dragging and dropping
  • View the quickest routes with one-click trip optimization; add notes for planned stops, reservations, phone numbers, or other details
  • Customize your trip with preferences such as driving times and speeds, start and stop times, and road types
  • Calculate fuel costs before you go
  • Share trips to your Garmin device for navigation and spoken directions
  • See customer ratings and reviews on businesses when you are online
  • Share trip details, such as route information and stops, with friends and family
  • Easy-to-read night map display for navigating in low light
  • Bing aerial map views and search results (when connected to the Internet)


System Requirements

  • Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 (32 bit), or Windows XP (32 bit)
  • 1 GB RAM for 32 bit OS, 2 GB RAM for 64 bit OS, 256 MB RAM for Windows XP
  • 2 GB available hard-disk space
  • DVD drive or high speed Internet access for installation
  • 1024 X 768 or higher resolution monitor

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ArcSoft MediaConverter 7.5 [Download]



ArcSoft MediaConverter 7.5 is a fast, easy-to-use application that converts video, audio, and photo files into formats optimized for portable devices. Convert multimedia files with unmatched speed and quality to play on your mobile phone, iPod, PMP, TV, and other portable media players. To save time, convert multiple files in batches, regardless of original format.

Software Features
Converts all media files; HD & 3D supported
Convert 2D videos & photos into 3D
Easy-to-use video editing
Download, convert, and transfer with one click
Comprehensive audio controls

The best part of this program is that it's not complicated by any means and very easy to use. Now most times when something is to easy to figure out the results are not very good. However this is the exception to that rule because the results are just what you intended them to be. There are so many options involving so many different types the possibilities are endless as far as what you need to accomplish. Audio, video, and music files can be converted to all sorts of formats to work on a variety of phones and tablets. I especially like the feature which allows me to rip the music background from a video I've downloaded.. Then of course I can just play the music separately. Well made, easy to use, not complicated, and easy to install. All great reasons as to why this is very nice file conversion program.

Important: This software may be used to reproduce materials. It is licensed to you only for reproduction of materials in which you own the copyright, or materials you are authorized or legally permitted to reproduce. If you are uncertain about your right to copy any material you should contact your legal adviser.DON’T STEAL MUSIC, MOVIES, OR OTHER PROTECTED MATERIALS
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System Mechanic, Fix and Speed Up PC

System Mechanic, the #1 best-selling and award-winning PC Tune-up software, automatically repairs errors and fragmentation, cleans out clutter, and tunes up your PC -- so that it runs smoothly, reliably, and up to 300% faster! Features: Say Goodbye to PC Headaches Forever with System Mechanic’s 40+ tools and over 200 critical tests and repairs: Repairs Problems - With normal use PCs accumulate problems that cause annoying errors, crashes and freezes. Cleans Up Clutter - Without regular cleaning PCs are plagued by gigabytes of junk that waste precious drive space and memory. Plugs Security Holes - Security flaws let hackers, viruses and ID thieves gain access to your PC, resulting in theft and data loss.

Features:

  • Fix and Speed Up Your PC ...Automatically!
  • Makes your PC run like new again
  • Fixes Registry errors, crashes & freezes
  • Cleans up system-clogging clutter
  • Boosts PC start time & web speed up to 300%


System Mechanic uses an unsigned disk access device driver (elrawdsk.sys) for its maintenance, and I wonder if that was one of the causes for a system breakdown that subsequently required a complete restore of my hard drive. The disk defragmentation is suspiciously fast, although my PC did seem faster. Internet Optimization appears to apply the same adjustments whether under XP or Vista, even though Vista has a completely rewritten TCP/IP stack. Spyware detection on my system led to a false positive. The Iolo website has no technical information about how it works nor an online support forum, which makes it difficult to know if it's actions are safe. ActiveCare will run only after 5 minutes of idle (minimum), where it would be better to run in the background at low priority (especially in Vista with its improved I/O prioritization), if automatic maintenance was the key.
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[Update] Download Skype 6.3.0.105

Skype is software for calling other people on their computers or phones. Download Skype and start calling for free all over the world.
The calls have excellent sound quality and are highly secure with end-to-end encryption. You don't even need to configure your firewall or router or any other networking gear.

Additionally it doesn't just work on Windows. Skype is also for Mac OS X, Linux and PDAs using Pocket PC, with a native look and feel for each platform. Talking, sending instant messages or even file transfers work between different platforms like a charm.

  • Skype calling - Skype has all the features of an ordinary phone so it's even easier to manage your calls.
  • Video calling - see who you are talking to at the same time as speaking to them.
  • Add Skype and SkypeOut contacts - Add contacts who use Skype and those who use ordinary phones so you can call more people.
  • Organising groups - group contacts under certain names and share them with your contacts so they can talk to them too.
  • Basic chat and emoticons - when it's not convenient to call, chat or Instant Message (IM) your contacts.
  • Group chat - for when it's easier to chat or Instant Message (IM) all your friends at once.
  • Profile settings - change how you appear to the world and let people know a bit about you.
  • Conference calling - talk to more than one friend at a time.
  • Import contacts - search your address book to find friends and family that already have a Skype name and start calling them for free.
  • View Outlook contacts - view and call your Microsoft Outlook® contacts quickly and directly from your Skype contact list.
  • Quickfilter and Speed-Dial - find Skype contacts, recent chats and SkypeOut contacts quickly and easily, then enter their Skype name to call them back quickly.

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