This Week's Top Downloads [Download Roundup]

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• uTorrent 2.0 Brings Performance Updates, Bandwidth Control, UDP Support, and More (Windows)
  uTorrent is far and away the most popular BitTorrent client among Windows users, and they've recently pushed out a shiny new 2.0 release, bringing with it bug fixes, performance improvements, UDP support, automatic bandwidth regulation, and more.
• Google Map Buddy Generates High Resolution, Full Size Area Maps (Windows)
  Want a wall-sized satellite view of your neighborhood? A full-page street map of the town you're visiting? Google Map Buddy, a free, portable map maker, grabs data from Google Maps and arranges it exactly how you want it.
• After the Deadline Brings Better Grammar and Spellchecking to Firefox, and It's Awesome (Firefox)
  Firefox: As you make the rounds commenting at your favorite blog or composing a lengthy email, avoid misspellings or a bad turn of phrase with After the Deadline's excellent grammar and spellcheck Firefox extension.
• iPhone OS 3.1.3 Update Available for All iPhone and iPod touch Models (iPhone/iPod touch)
  Apple just pushed out the iPhone OS 3.1.3 software update, featuring various minor bug fixes and improvements, including improved accuracy of reported battery level on iPhone 3GS and resolved issues with third-party apps not launching.
• TouchMouse Controls Your Computer's Mouse and Keyboard via iPhone or iPod touch (iPhone/iPod touch)
  TouchMouse is a free application for the iPhone/iPod touch that, when paired with its accompanying control software on your Mac or Windows computer, turns your touchscreen into a mouse and keyboard.
• Siri Is a Personal Assistant that Fits in Your Pocket (iPhone/iPod touch)
  We can't think of a person who couldn't use a little help with everyday planning, research, and chores, but unfortunately we can't all afford a personal assistant. Siri is a smart voice-recognition virtual assistant for your iPhone.
• How to Clip, Sort, and Cite the Entire Web with Zotero (Firefox)
  If you're looking for a way to organize all the information you find and research you do online, and you've had enough with bookmarking, copying and pasting, and cobbled-together techniques not cutting it, Zotero is a comprehensive information manager for Firefox.
• Taskbar Eliminator Ditches Your Windows Taskbar
  If you use a 3rd-party application dock in place of the Windows taskbar, you may have noticed that you can't completely get rid of the taskbar. Taskbar Eliminator helps you turn it off and keep it out of the way.
• CreaWriter Is a Distraction-Free Writing Space Complete with Relaxing Ambient Noise (Windows)
  If you checked out the Mac-only Ommwriter and were disappointed that there wasn't an equivalent tool for Windows, you're in luck. CreaWriter is a distraction free writing tool that lets you customize your writing experience.
• Trillian Alpha Brings Its Multi-Protocol IM to Macs (Mac)
  Trillian, the slick-looking multi-protocol IM client that kinda-sorta won our Hive Five for best IM app, has launched an early alpha for Mac OS X. It's not close to feature-complete, but it does look like Trillian.

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