August 2010
2 posts
Scott Adams Gets It →
Nice post by Scott Adams (of Dilbert) on the benefits of having fewer options and less features. We’re big believers in this idea.
MediaMonkey
We’ve just put MediaMonkey live on Ninite. Check it out, and keep sending in app requests.
July 2010
1 post
TeamViewer + Custom Pages
It’s gotten a ton of requests and I’m happy to say that TeamViewer is now on Ninite. Go get it!
Also, similar to our earlier collaboration with Lifehacker, we recently launched a page of app picks by MakeUseOf. Their writeup is here.
We really like these stripped-down app selections targeted at different types of users. Even though we try to keep the Ninite front page selection...
June 2010
3 posts
SumatraPDF added to Ninite
We just put SumatraPDF live on the Ninite homepage and Ninite One. It’s been available on our Lifehacker Pack page, but we’ve gotten so many requests for it that it’s earned a spot out front too. It’s a great lightweight PDF reader.
Truecrypt is now on Ninite
We just added Truecrypt to the lineup. Go grab it from Ninite if you’ve got some data to protect.
Ninite is distributing the 2010 Lifehacker Pack →
Lots of great app choices in there. Check it out, or go straight to the download page.
May 2010
5 posts
How Ninite was named by a computer program
Naming is easy. I like to pick something that suggests the concept and has a good sound to it. Our product was initially Volery. The internal name for the web code is dancecard. You get the idea.
The problem is the flat .com namespace. Context disappears. In the real world apple can refer to a fruit, a computer company, a record label, and lots of other things. Online there can be only...
Updated Ninite Documentation →
We’ve improved the Ninite documentation. Some of this stuff (like forcing the install language) has been in the product for a while but the only way to find out about it was to email us. We’re going to try to keep advanced users better updated on new features.
Of course, the standard use of Ninite to install apps is still simple enough not to need any documentation. We’d like...
April 2010
4 posts
Auslogics Disk Defrag is live on Ninite
I just put Auslogics Disk Defrag live on Ninite. We’re constantly testing the apps we list and we’ve found this to be the best defragmentation solution out there. Now you can get Auslogics (and many other apps) at Ninite.com.
Let us know about any other great apps we don’t have listed using the form at the bottom of our homepage. We love getting suggestions from users.
FastStone Image Viewer is now on Ninite
FastStone is a quick image browser, converter, and editor. We just added it to Ninite, where you can get FastStone and over 70 other apps all at once with no toolbars or clicking Next on installers.
Ninite is Microsoft's Startup of the Day →
It’s an honor.
Offline Installers
A lot of people have asked about running Ninite installers offline so we’ve added a feature to Ninite Pro that makes this possible.
Sign into your Pro account and create an installer like usual. Pro installers now support a /freeze command line switch that creates a new, self-contained offline installer .exe in the current directory. This new installer can be burned to a CD or placed on a...
March 2010
3 posts
SuperAntiSpyware's on Ninite
SuperAntiSpyware is now available on Ninite. One more way to keep your PC malware-free.
K-Lite Codec Pack on Ninite
Just put the Full K-Lite Codec Pack live on Ninite. Enjoy!
The recent Ninite improvements have been...
Ninite has gotten much better lately, but that fact hasn’t been obvious from the posts on this blog. Let’s correct that.
The biggest update has been properly internationalizing all apps that support it. People all around the globe use Ninite and we’re proud to give everyone a first-class experience. If an app has a version for your PC’s language, that’s the one we...
January 2010
4 posts
Ad-Aware is now on Ninite
One more way to clean out malware.
Get Ad-Aware at Ninite.
Everything Search Engine now on Ninite
Everything is Windows file search done right.
Get it now at Ninite.
KeePass is now available through Ninite
Keep your passwords safe with KeePass. We got lots of requests for this password manager and we’re happy to say it’s now live on Ninite.
TeraCopy now on Ninite
We’ve received a plenty of requests for it, and now TeraCopy is live on Ninite for all your fast copying needs. Enjoy!
December 2009
1 post
It's no wonder they don't trust us →
Seth Godin does a fantastic job articulating the problems with PC software these days. In many ways this is a great summary of our motivation for creating Ninite.
The shattered expectations he describes are behind so much of the “This is too good to be true,” or “What’s the catch?” feedback we receive. PC software shouldn’t be like a “sleazy...