Replaces: File Conversion Software

Zamzar

Instead of downloading dozens of different programs to convert a file, you can always use the Zamzar, the free online file conversion tool.

Can’t open a crucial .docx or .pptx file and your boss is screaming in your ear? No problem, just upload and convert your files using Zamzar.

Zamzar supports dozens of image, document, video, and music formats and is the only tool you will ever need to convert files.

Zamzar - Free online file conversion

Replaces: TV Tuner Software

Hulu

How could I watch my favorite TV shows without leaving my computer?

Well, I could purchase a TV tuner and install their lame software or I could head to Hulu.com and watch my favorite shows for free. Hulu is a website that offers streaming video of popular TV shows and movies in the US. It is ad supported, but allows you to watch your favorite shows from the comfort of your computer.

Although Hulu is a U.S. only website, there are ways to access Hulu from outside the U.S.

Hulu - Watch your favorites. Anytime. For free

Replaces: Desktop Chat Clients

With Meebo, you can chat with your friends from anywhere as long as you have a browser and an internet connection. Meebo is an online tool that allows you to login to any major IM network, including AIM, MSN, GTalk, and Facebook.

You don’t even need to create an account, just input your IM information and you’re ready to go. If you take the 20 seconds to set up a Meebo account, you can login to multiple accounts at once. This sure beats downloading and managing three IM programs at once, doesn’t it?

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Replaces: Video Chat

TokBox

TokBox is an online video chatting app that enables you to chat with up to 20 people for free. There are no downloads required, just sign up and start a video chat! Invite your friends via social networks or IM and set up a chat in just minutes. TokBox is free to use, but if you’d like more options, you can sign up for monthly plans. TokBox may be free, but you’re going to need your own microphone and webcam.

Free video chat platform and video conferencing application | TokBox: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Free PDF Reader - Sumatra PDF by Krzysztof Kowalczyk
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Sumatra PDF is a free PDF, XPS, DjVu, CBZ and CBR reader for Windows.

Sumatra PDF is small and starts up very fast.

Simplicity of the user interface has a high priority.

Portable version included (a single executable that can be run e.g. from USB drive and doesn't write to registry).

Mozilla Thunderbird is an open-source e-mail and news client that can be customized by applying add-ons.

These extensions will provide users access to more languages that can be typed when sending messages, whereas other tweaks can add sidebar dictionaries for these languages.

Also, users will be able to manage all the download threads with any download manager previously installed on the computer.

Moreover, one can handle their daily schedule directly within Thunderbird or preview complete information cards for their contacts.

There are also some add-ons that allow users to report spam on dedicated servers, to bookmark mail folders, to rearrange accounts or modify the start-up folder, while also having the possibility to access the Twitter account and post status updates.

Thunderbird Tweaks - Download Hub - Softpedia

The Google Chrome Web Store has only been open for a few hours, and already hundreds of apps are available to use.

To be fair, not every app offers a new experience; some are merely bookmarks to existing web apps. There are already a number of apps, however, that really push the boundaries of what we expect from a web app, offering new, optimized experiences and tight browser integration.

The great thing about web apps is that you don’t necessarily have to use Google Chrome to benefit from these great interfaces. Some of the apps do use Chrome-specific optimizations, but most will work identically in Safari or Firefox 4 beta.

Here are 10 Chrome web apps that we think are worth exploring

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Replaces: iTunes

Moof

You may have a huge iTunes library, but what happens when you go out and forget to bring your iPod along? Moof is the solution. Moof is another web app that streams music online, but I think of it as an iTunes alternative.

You can export your entire iTunes library as an .xml file and upload that to Moof, so you can have a full backup of your music online.

Where does Moof get all its music from? Youtube. Yeah, I know, it’s a little disappointing, but the quality isn’t that bad.

Don’t like Moof?

Check out our roundup of the top apps for music streaming.

Moof - Social Music Reinvented

Replaces: BitTorrent Client

BitLet

When you don’t have access to a BitTorrent client on your computer, you can use the BitLet app to download your torrents. BitLet is a Java based file sharing protocol that allows you to download torrent files from your browser. Just upload a .torrent file from your computer or direct BitLet to the torrent URL and it’ll do the rest for you.

BitLet - the BitTorrent Applet