The latest version of Download Accelerator Manager will be of great interest to those seeking to resume and manage their Internet downloads as quickly as possible. The application supports cookies, proxy protocols, and firewalls. It also integrates seamlessly with a number of commonly-used browsers, including Firefox and Opera. The program also features a rather nice user interface, something that...

No doubt many Scout Report readers have enjoyed using Dropbox as a convenient way to store large files to share with colleagues, friends, and others. This handy Dropbox widget can be used with Google Chrome to access these files quickly. Visitors can use the program to download files from Dropbox, see recent changes, and also learn about updates of note. This version is compatible with all...

Many individuals may need to pin down a certain phrase or set of words from a website, but may find existing programs or applications insufficient for their detailed needs. This helpful application allows individuals to perform full-text searches throughout websites, including those personal websites that may need searching, or within an intranet as well. Equally helpful is the fact that the...

Version 4.0 of award-winning Fetch brings many new features to the Mac's most popular FTP client. Improved continuously since it was introduced at Dartmouth College in 1989, the program is now offered by creator Jim Matthews' Fetch Softworks. Version 4.0 sports a completely updated interface, borrowed largely from the Macintosh Finder, that Mac users will find intuitive from the first use. The...

While there may in fact be no such thing as a free lunch, a certain well-known economist (and regular readers of the Scout Report) might be pleasantly surprised to learn that there is such a thing as a quality free download manager available for their consideration. This application allows users to retrieve files and entire websites up to 600 percent faster, and can be integrated seamless with...

GNU Wget is a free software package that allows users to retrieve files using HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP, the most widely used Internet protocols. It is a non-interactive command line tool; therefore, it may easily be called from scripts, cron jobs, and terminals without Xsupport. Some of its many features include resuming aborted downloads using REST and RANGE, using filename wild cards and recursively...

Go!Zilla is a popular download manager with a number of handy features. These include the ability to stop downloads and then resume them at any time and the option to queue multiple files and then download them in succession so as not to freeze up your bandwidth. Go!Zilla will also begin downloading automatically at specified times and even turn off your computer once the job is done. An...

With all of the online activity most people are engaged in these days, it may be difficult to keep track of all the different passwords that they use to access various secure sites. This edition of Handy Password should be quite helpful, as the program allows for the storage of encrypted passwords locally on the users' home computer. The program is built into Internet Explorer as a toolbar, and is...

With all the demands on internet use in a household, such as interruptions from other family members and so on, it may be useful to download entire websites in order to view them at a more convenient time. This application will allow users to do just that, as they will be able to effectively download an entire website to a local directory. The application arranges the original site's relative...

This new Web browser (designed by a German software team) is a welcome addition to the numerous alternative browsers available for the Mac. Some of the more notable features of iCab 2.9.5 include a download manager, a link manager, a kiosk mode (that effectively blocks all other applications), and a built-in pop-up ad blocker. The Web site for the application also includes a FAQ section, and...