And has 2025 comes to an end, let me wish you all a good and happy New Year of 2026. Hope this New Year brings a little more clarity regarding everything happening across the world, less wars and violence and may people finally understand that we won't be here forever so.... why so much greed and materialism when everything will be left behind? I know, I know.. Not the most positive words but I guess that's what we get!

Anyway, wishing you all - again - a good New Year of 2026 in good health, peace, love and, at least, with the company of all that are dear to your hearts.

Hope there's still someone reading this and - hopefully - using my little freeware utilities.. But a quarter century has already gone by since I started programming those and making all available to everyone so... Time flies too fast!

with kind regards, Jose Falcao

Dear Friends, we want to thank you all for your help and interest on our behalf during this past year, for all your support, and sincerely want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year of 2026, in good health and in the company of everyone that is dear to your heart!

May the new year bring a little more peace, happiness and... safety. I sincerely wish all the best to every single one of you,

with kind regards, Jose Falcao

Plastic is a versatile, moldable material made from synthetic or natural polymers (long chains of molecules) derived mainly from crude oil, gas, or biomass, known for being lightweight, durable, and cheap, used in countless products but posing significant environmental challenges due to slow decomposition and waste accumulation, especially in oceans.

• Key Characteristics & Properties

• Moldable (Plasticity): The word "plastic" comes from Greek/Latin for "fit for molding," allowing shaping via heat and pressure.


• Lightweight & Durable: Strong, long-lasting, and low density, reducing transport costs and making them hard-wearing.


• Versatile: Can be transparent, opaque, flexible, rigid, or insulators (heat/electricity).


• Chemically Resistant: Offers protection against damage from many chemicals.

• Composition & Production

• Polymers: Plastics are large molecules (polymers) formed by linking smaller units (monomers).


• Raw Materials: Primarily from petroleum (via naphtha), but also natural gas, coal, salt, cellulose, and renewable sources.


• Manufacturing: Involves processes like polymerization or polycondensation to link monomers into chains.

• Uses & Environmental Impact

• Widespread Use: From packaging and bottles to space rockets, due to low cost and versatility.


• Environmental Concern: Most plastics don't biodegrade easily (lasting centuries), leading to significant pollution in oceans and landfills, harming wildlife.


• Recycling: A small percentage is recycled, highlighting the need for better waste management and circular economy solutions.

Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 1952 ~ 6 February 2011) was a Irish musician, born in Belfast. Over the course of his career, he played in various groups and performed a range of music including blues, blues rock, hard rock, heavy metal and jazz fusion.

Influenced by Peter Green and Eric Clapton, Gary Moore began his career in the late 1960s when he joined Skid Row, with whom he released two albums. After Moore left the group, he joined Thin Lizzy, featuring his former Skid Row bandmate and friend Phil Lynott.


Gary Moore began his solo career in the 1970s and achieved major success with 1979's "Parisienne Walkways", which is considered his signature song. In 1990, he returned to his roots with "Still Got the Blues", which became the most successful album of his career. Moore continued to release new music throughout his later career, collaborating with other artists from time to time.

He died on 6 February 2011 from a heart attack while on holiday in Spain.

Moore has been described as a virtuoso by numerous publications. Don Airey described him as a genius, while guitarist Bernie Marsden said that "Gary could play literally any style".

source and more info at: Wikipedia ~ Gary Moore


He was one of the worlds best, a self-taught guitar player. I'm adding bellow part of one of his concerts, with all greatest guitar solos and what I consider to be one of his - many - great moments, when soloing with the great, late B.B. King! May they both R.I.P...

Time now for the Pic Viewer, the graphic's viewer for all types of graphic pictures and photos on your hard disk - with even some simple photo editor tools - has also had it's latest version reviewed and security tested by the same independent major freeware hosting sites Softpedia.com and Downloa3K.com.

Those guys test all uploaded and hosted software for virus and malware by using five different antivirus software to go trough it and then publish an Antivirus Report that you can read here:



And as always, this and all other freeware programs can be downloaded directly from my freeware webpage.

1. Look beyond the data sheet
Instead of regarding data sheets as a definitive source of information, engineers should think of them as resumes. Use the information sheets for screening and comparing materials only - and perhaps inputting the values into simple, back-end calculations. "Data sheet properties can give you a quick feel for the material's ability ... [Read more..]

2. Do some digging
To access multipoint information, engineers just have to search a little deeper - not much deeper in many cases. In fact, some information is readily available on the Web. For example, the CAMPUS database provides standardized materials data from dozens of suppliers and much of that information is multipoint. From this source ... [Read more..]

3. Consult materials suppliers
If researching doesn't yield all the necessary information, then it's time to ask materials suppliers for help. Their expertise is valuable, as they have gathered a wealth of data on impact, creep and acceptable design values - information they provide to customers or ... [Read more..]

4. Pay extra attention to five basic properties
According to materials experts, engineers should heed five basic properties in order to avoid many design errors and even facilitate the more advanced work of later design phases. These properties include ... [Read more..]

5. Perform some testing yourself
Unfortunately, obtaining extra information early in the design cycle won't attend to all of the more complicated concerns that come up later on. Thermal issues, high-rate impact and fatigue, to name just a few, often demand sophisticated computer simulations and thorough testing ... [Read more..]

Web Downloader , the 'download all' manager that'll take care of all your downloading needs, has also been tested by a couple of the major independent 3rd party sites Softpedia.com and Downloa3K.com that host it. They test and make sure my freeware is secure to host, install and use by anyone.




Some of the main characteristics of Web Downloader are accepting any type of link to download, drag'n'drop, configurable folders per type of download, manageable by proxies (if you so desire to keep privacy and bypass some eventual country 'limitations'), download using several threads and priorities (totally configurable by you, the user) to speed up downloads, download more than one link at a time, and much, much, much more.

If you peek trough the 'options' dialog alone, you'll see lots - and I mean lots! - of useful different options, many that even the commercial paying software don't even think of! And yet... everything is 'hidden' behind a simple, clean, straight forward window interface with some simple menus to access everything else at will. There is a help file that shows you how and what can be done, of course.

And all for FREE! And as always, this and all other freeware programs can be downloaded directly from my freeware webpage.
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And again, like the news bellow, the same independent 3rd party sites that host, test and make sure my freeware is secure to host, install and use, Softpedia.com and Downloa3K.com tested and verified my 'ToDo Reminder' old freeware - the one I still use - and update - every single day myself!

Those guys test all uploaded and hosted software for virus and malware by using five different antivirus software to go trough it and then publish an Antivirus Report that you can read here:


So let me quote what they found out and reported: "We have found it to be clean of any form of badware (viruses, spyware, adware, etc.). You can view the full scan logs here..." No worries then, ok?