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Such a simple concept makes this game pure excitement with exhilarating climbing action.  Your mission is to jump and climb up an endless supply of platforms in a tower and achieve one of the highest scores ever submitted in a variety of categories.  You can score mega points for mastering combo jumps without falling off the platforms.  This free Windows PC game is so fun you will become addicted immediately.

Some of the many features of Icy Tower include:

• Many unlockable floor types.
• Replay feature allows you to record the game while playing.
• Different music tracks and sound effects with different characters.
• Download more custom made characters for use in the game.
• Joystick and gamepad support.

I have to tell you Icy Tower is one of the best free games out there.  While there isn’t much to do in the game, it keeps you practicing and working hard to achieve higher floors, longer combos and a better score.

Current Version: 1.4          Installer Size: 5.26MB          DOWNLOAD LINK

The best instant messaging program for video and voice calls without a doubt is Skype.  This software uses peer to peer technology to provide the most clarity in sound calls period.  The latest version sports a larger and cleaner user interface with more customizable options available.  Skype also supports cheap PC to landline and cellular phones at incredible prices, much cheaper than the phone companies.

A few impressive features of Skype are:

• Free Skype to Skype Internet calls 24/7 anywhere in the world.
• Video calls in many sizes including full screen.
• Multiple text conversations in a main screen or several windows.
• Send SMS messages right from the Skype client.
• Forward calls to any phone when you are offline.

Skype has many impressive features with many extras also including add-ins for more functionality.  They are a low cost solution for calling phones all over the world with functions like voicemail and caller id.  A truly great piece of software.

Current Version: 4.0          Installer Size: 1.88MB          DOWNLOAD LINK

Microsoft’s free SyncToy utility is absolutely fabulous for making backups of critical files with ease.  This application can also manage multiple sets of folders at the same time to give you a wide range of options.  SyncToy will effectively synchronize your folders with a second copy in another location, for example an external hard drive, backup drive, thumb drive and optical media like CD’s and DVD’s.

Some standard features of SyncToy are:

• Copy, delete, move, rename files between folders and computers.
• Easy synchronization of folders and directories.
• Files renamed will carry over to the synchronized folders.
• Exclude files by exact name or fuzzy matching.
• The possibility to sync encrypted files.

The SyncToy software is truly a time saver, where normally you would be dragging and dropping files and folders to make backups on a consistent basis, with SyncToy you can do this effortlessly and on a schedule.

Current Version: 2.0          Installer Size: 4.15MB          DOWNLOAD LINK