Ultimate list of Free Software

[©hris]

This is a list of free tools/software. I'm sure there are lots more out there, so feel free to add to this list!


Operating Systems

Red Hat Linux http://www.redhat.com/
Mandrake Linux http://www.mandrake.com/

Software

Must have tools
Adobe Reader http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html

Office
Open Office http://www.openoffice.org/

DVD tools
DVD decrypter http://www.dvddecrypter.com/
DVD shrink http://www.dvdshrink.org/
Dvd2avi http://arbor.ee.ntu.edu.tw/~jackei/dvd2avi/
Nero burning rom http://www.nero.com
Burn4Free - http://www.burn4free.com/
Burnatonce - http://www.burnatonce.com/
CDBurnerXP - http://hem.bredband.net/cdburnerxp/
CDRDAO - http://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/
CDR Tools Frontend - http://demosten.com/cdrfe/
Deepburner - http://www.deepburner.com/
Easy Burning, DropCD & Audio CD - http://www.paehl.de/cdr

FTP tools
AceFTP http://freeware.aceftp.com/

P2P tools
Azureus Bit Torrent Client http://sourceforge.net/projects/azureus/

Media players
Real Player Alternative http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_A...Alternative.htm
Quick Time player http://www.apple.com/quicktime/

Internet Browsers
MyIE2 http://www.myie2.com/
Mozilla http://www.mozilla.org
Firefox http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
Thunderbird http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/

Math Graphing Tool
Graphmatica http://www8.pair.com/ksoft/

Firewalls/Anti Virus
Zone Alarm http://www.zonelabs.com/
AntiVir - http://www.free-av.com/
Avast - http://www.avast.com/i_idt_1018.html
AVG - http://www.grisoft.com/

Benchmark tools
3d mark 2001 / 3dmark 2003 http://www.futuremark.com/
Aquamark http://www.aquamark3.com/
Sandra http://www.sisoftware.demon.co.uk/sandra/

Games
America’s Army http://www.americasarmy.com/
Runescape MMORPG http://www.runescape.com

Tweak tools
tweakUI http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/dow...s/powertoys.asp
memtest http://www.memtest86.com/

Emulators
Mac emulator Basilisk II http://www.uni-mainz.de/~bauec002/B2Main.html
Playstation Emulator Epsxe http://www.epsxe.com/
Playstation 2 Emulator PCSX 2 http://www.pcsx2.net/
Gamecube Emulator Dolwin http://dolwin.emulation64.com/
Xbox emulator cxbox http://www.caustik.com/cxbx/news.htm
MAME http://www.mame.net/


3D Graphics:
Anim8or - http://www.anim8or.com/
Blender - http://www.blender3d.org/
gmax - http://www.discreet.com/products/gmax/
Maya Personal Learning Ed. - http://www.alias.com/eng/products-services...ple/index.shtml
Now3D - http://digilander.libero.it/giulios/Eng/homepage.htm
SOFTIMAGE|XSI EXP - http://www.softimage.com/products/exp/v3/

Anti Spyware:
Ad-aware - http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Diet K - http://www.dietk.com/
SpyBot Search & Destroy - http://spybot.safer-networking.de/
SpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
SpywareGuard - http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html

IRC Clients:
BersIRC - http://www.bersirc.com/
BitchX - http://bitchx.org/download.php
HydraIRC - http://www.hydrairc.com/
TinyIRC - http://www.tinyirc.net/
XChat - http://www.xchat.org/

Audio Players:
1by1 - http://www.rz.uni-frankfurt.de/~pesch
Foobar 2000 - http://www.foobar2000.org/
iTunes - http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Jet Audio Basic - http://www.jetaudio.com/
Musik - http://musik.berlios.de/
QCD Player - http://www.quinnware.com/
Sonique - http://sonique.lycos.com/
Winamp - http://www.winamp.com/

Audio Tools:
Audacity - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
CDex - http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/
dBpowerAMP Music Converter - http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm
EAC - http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/
Encounter 2003 - http://www.waschbusch.com/
GermaniXEncoder - http://www.germanixsoft.de/
K-MP3 - http://www.katarncorp.com/
KraMixer - http://www.kramware.com/
MP3 Book Helper - http://mp3bookhelper.sourceforge.net/
MP3 Tag - http://www.mp3tag.de/
mp3DirectCut - http://www.rz.uni-frankfurt.de/~pesch/
MP3Gain - http://www.geocities.com/mp3gain/
mp3Trim - http://www.logiccell.com/~mp3trim/
MusicBrainz - http://musicbrainz.org/
Rarewares - http://rarewares.hydrogenaudio.org/
SoundEngine Free - http://www.cycleof5th.com/en/index.htm
TagScanner - http://xdev.narod.ru/tagscan_e.htm
The GodFather - http://users.otenet.gr/~jtcliper/tgf/

Compression / Decompression:
7-zip - http://www.7-zip.org/
bzip2 - http://sources.redhat.com/bzip2/index.html
FilZip - http://www.filzip.com/
IZArc - http://www.florida.plus.com/izarc/
QuickZip - http://www.quickzip.org/
TUGZip - http://www.tugzip.com/
UltimateZIP - http://www.ultimatezip.com/
UPX - http://upx.sourceforge.net/
Zip&Go - http://www.handybits.com/zipngo.htm
Zipgenius - http://www.zipgenius.it/

Defrag Software:
DIRMS & Buzzsaw - http://www.dirms.com/
OpenVMS - http://www.execsoft.com/freeware/freeware.asp

Desktop Enhancements:
CursorXP - http://www.stardock.com/products/cursorxp/...p/download.html
MobyDock - http://www.mobydock.com/
tclock2 - http://home.inreach.com/2tone/tclock2/tclock2.htm

Download managers:
Fresh Download - http://www.freshdevices.com/freshdown.html
LeechGet - http://www.leechget.net/en/
Net Transport - http://lycos26486.l78.lycos.com.cn/default.htm
Star Downloader - http://www.stardownloader.com/downloads.php
wackget - http://millweed.com/projects/wackget/
wget - http://xoomer.virgilio.it/hherold/

Encryption and data security:
Axcrypt - http://axcrypt.sourceforge.net/
Blowfish Advanced CS- http://web.bsn.ch/lasse/bfacs.htm
Eraser - http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/default.php
File Shredder - http://www.sys-shield.com/fileshredder.htm
GnuPG - http://www.gnupg.org/
PGP Freeware - http://www.pgp.com/products/freeware.html
WindowsCleaner - http://www.winnowsoft.com/internet-eraser.htm

File Managers:
2xExplorer - http://netez.com/2xExplorer/
A43 - http://www.shawneelink.net/~bgmiller/
Gyula's Navigator - http://www.wanari.com/
JExplorer - http://home.megapass.co.kr/~woosjung/
MeeSoft Commander - http://meesoft.logicnet.dk/

File repair and recovery:
PC Inspector File Recovery - http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/UK/welcome.htm

Firewalls:
Kerio (Kerio Personal Firewall is FREE for home and personal use) - http://www.kerio.com/kpf_home.html
Outpost Firewall (version 1 is free) - http://www.agnitum.com/download/outpost1.html
Sygate (FREE for personal use) - http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm
Zonealarm Basic firewall - http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/comp...reeDownload.jsp

FTP Clients:
Filezilla! - http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla
SmartFTP - http://www.smartftp.com/

FTP Servers:
FileZilla - http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/
GuildFTPD - http://www.totalshareware.com/asp/detail_v...pplication=8334
Quick 'n Easy FTP Server - http://www.pablovandermeer.nl/ftp_server.html
SlimFTPd - http://www.whitsoftdev.com/slimftpd
WarFTPD - http://www.jgaa.com/

HTML Editors:
1st page 2000 - http://www.evrsoft.com/download.shtml
AceHTML - http://freeware.acehtml.com/download.html
Aracnophilia - http://www.arachnoid.com/arachnophilia/
HTML-Kit - http://www.chami.com/html-kit/
Selida - http://www.amaryllis.8m.com/
Trellian webPAGE - http://webpage.vendercom.com/
TSW WebCoder - http://www.tsware.net/

Image viewers:
Ahaview - http://www.aha-soft.com/ahaview/ahaviewfree.exe
Irfanview - http://www.irfanview.com/
SlowView - http://www.slowview.at/
XNView - http://www.xnview.com/

Instant Messenger:
Gaim - http://gaim.sourceforge.net/
Miranda IM - http://www.miranda-im.org/
Rhymbox - http://www.rhymbox.com/
PSI - http://psi.affinix.com/
Trillian Basic - http://trillian.cc/downloads

Internet Explorer Front-Ends:
Avantbrowser - http://www.avantbrowser.com/
MyIE2 - http://www.myie2.com/
SlimBrowser - http://www.flashpeak.com/sbrowser/sbrowser.htm

Mail programs:
i.Scribe - http://www.memecode.com/
Mahogany Mail - http://mahogany.sourceforge.net/
Pegasus Mail - http://www.pmail.com/
Thunderbird - http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/

Anti-spam programs:
K9 - http://www.keir.net/k9.html
MailWasher- http://www.mailwasher.net/
POPFile - http://popfile.sourceforge.net/
SpamBayes - http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/

Network Tools:
CMDTime NTP Utility - http://www.softshape.com/download/
Ethereal Protocol Analyzer - http://www.ethereal.com/
NMap - http://www.insecure.org/nmap/
Ntop - http://www.ntop.org
PingPlotter - http://www.pingplotter.com
PuTTY - http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty
RAS Graph & Stats - http://forum.flashfxp.com/showthread.php?s...=&threadid=2400
RealVNC - http://www.realvnc.com/
TightVNC - http://www.tightvnc.org/
UltraVNC - http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/
WinSCP - http://www.winscp.com/

Office Suite:
602PC Suite free edition - http://www.software602.com/products/pcs/download.html
AbiWord - http://www.abiword.com/
Open Office - http://www.openoffice.org/

Partition Managers:
Partition Resizer - http://zeleps.com/
Ranish Partition Manager - http://www.ranish.com/part/
TestDisk - http://www.cgsecurity.org/index.html?testdisk.html


Continued........
-Chris

PDF Utilities:
Free PDF - http://www.webxd.com/zipguy/frpdfdl.htm
Ghostscript/GSView - http://www.ghostscript.com/
PDF 995 - http://www.pdf995.com/
PDFCreator - http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/

Photo manipulation and image design:
ColorPic - http://www.iconico.com/colorpic/
Pixia - http://www.ab.wakwak.com/~knight/
Sodiodi - http://www.sodipodi.com/
The Gimp - http://www.gimp.org/
Tuxpaint - http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint

Programming:
ActivePerl - http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl
Dev C++ - http://www.bloodshed.net/
Dev Pascal - http://www.bloodshed.net/
Eclipse - http://www.eclipse.org/
Freepascal - http://www.freepascal.org/
jEdit - http://www.jedit.org/
PHP Hypertext Parser - http://www.php.net/
Python - http://www.python.org/
Ruby - http://www.dm4lab.to/~usa/ruby/index_en.html
SharpDevelop - http://www.icsharpcode.net/opensource/sd/

Pop-up Blockers:
Google Toolbar - http://www.google.com/
NoAds - http://www.southbaypc.com/NoAds/
PopUp Stopper - http://www.panicware.com/product_psfree.html
Privoxy - http://www.privoxy.org/
Proxomitron - http://www.proxomitron.info/


System Information and monitoring:
AIDA32 - http://www.aida32.hu/
CPU-Z - http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
Gkrellm - http://bill.nalens.com/
Motherboard monitor - http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=311
WCPUID - http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002374/sr...c/download.html

Video codes :
DivX Codec - http://www.divx.com/divx/?src=toptab_divx_...from_/index.php
FFDSHOW - http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow
Kazaa Lite Codec Pack - http://www.k-litecodecpack.com/
Nimo Codec Pack - http://www.divx-digest.com/software/nimo_pack.html
Quicktime Alternative - http://www.k-litecodecpack.com/
Real Player Alternative - http://www.k-litecodecpack.com/

Video players :
BsPlayer - http://www.bsplayer.org/
Cygwin MPlayer - http://armory.nicewarrior.org/projects/cygmp/
MaximusDVD - http://www.maximusdvd.com/
Media Player Classic - http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.p...?group_id=82303
VideoLan - http://www.videolan.org/

Video tools:
DVD Shrink - http://www.dvdshrink.org/
DScaler - http://deinterlace.sourceforge.net/
FlasKMPEG - http://www.flaskmpeg.net
GSpot - http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
VirtualDub - http://www.virtualdub.org/
VirtualDubMod - http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.p...?group_id=65889
xviD - http://www.roeder.goe.net/~koepi/xvid.shtml
Zwei-Stein Video Editor - http://www.thugsatbay.com/software/index.html

Web browsers:
Firebird - http://texturizer.net/firebird/index.html
K-Meleon - http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/
Mozilla - http://www.mozilla.org/
Netscape - http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/default.jsp

Web servers:
Abyss - http://abyss.sourceforge.net/
Apache - http://httpd.apache.org/
Sambar - http://www.sambar.com/
Savant - http://savant.sourceforge.net/
TinyWeb - http://www.ritlabs.com/tinyweb/index.html

Webcam Software:
booruWebCam - http://www.booru.net/
Pryme - http://www.hilo.dk/pryme/

Checksum Utilities:
fsum - http://www.slavasoft.com/fsum/
hksfv - http://www.big-o-software.com/products/hksfv/
md5sum - http://www.etree.org/md5com.html
md5summer - http://www.md5summer.org/

General Utilities And Other Applications:
AnalogX - http://www.analogx.com/
AppRocket - http://www.candylabs.com/approcket/
Celestia - http://www.shatters.net/celestia
Cygwin - http://www.cygwin.com
Dirkey - http://www.protonfx.com/dirkey/
EditPad Lite - http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html
Inno Setup - http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
Memtest-86 - http://www.memtest86.com
MWSnap - http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html
NetTime - http://nettime.sourceforge.net
Nullsoft Installer - http://www.nullsoft.com/free/nsis
Peerguardian - http://xs.tech.nu/
QuickSFV - http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Mouse/4668/
png2ico - http://winterdrache.de/freeware/png2ico
Stickies - http://finiteloop.org/~btaylor/software/stickies/
Sysinternals - http://www.sysinternals.com/
Teamviewer - http://www.teamviewer.com/index.aspx - Desktop Sharing & Remote Control (Free for non-commercial, personal use)
Vim - http://vim.sourceforge.net

http://sketchup.google.com/product_suf.html

"Google SketchUp (free) is an easy-to-learn 3D modeling program whose few simple tools enable you to create 3D models of houses, sheds, decks, home additions, woodworking projects – even space ships. You can add details, textures and glass to your models, design with dimensional accuracy, and place your finished models in Google Earth, share them with others by posting them to the 3D Warehouse, or print hard copies. Google SketchUp (free) is a great way to discover if 3D modeling is right for you."



-Chris

[126,7]

Tks for the effort @hris.
How long did it take you to put that list together? Was the TV broken:}? Quiet a few in there that I can use.

[wandrinabout]

Pretty impressive list there @hris, good job.

I'm a little bit raw - is there any thing in there that would help me to write a pretty basic spreadsheet (log book) type program for the Symbian OS?

Cheers.

[phnuff]

Mods, can this be made sticky ? Its great

[RomeoTangoFoxtrotMike]

©hris,

Good list. You might also want to check out this earlier thread (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=71165) which has a few choice gems on it (some will, of course, be a little dated, but most, I would think, would not.)

/RTFM

[ratsarrse]

All I can say is: wow! Good work, mate. One of the few threads I've saved.

[gofer]

Really kool - thanks

You've found all the ones I know and zillions more - thanx a trillion for that. :cool:

[©hris]

Here to help!!

As for the log book.....

I am working on making a logbook in MS Access. Using a 'switchboard' to make it sort of interactive.
I will post it up when I get it completed.

I'm not reallly sure of something 'free' that could help you. Sorry.


Cheers


Chris

Edit:
PS. Everything can be free if you know the right places to look!!! (Except Airline5, that you have to buy!)

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Jet Thrust.com

[goates]

I'll second phnuff's suggestion. Could this be made sticky? There are many tools here which could solve several problems people have had. Not to mention pointing people at perfectly good free software that could save them a bundle. Maybe it could be reorganised a little first though, as there are some duplicates in it (I am willing to help with this).

Thanks for putting that together ©hris!

goates

[Mac the Knife]

Top list! Great work. Thanks Chris!

I third phnuff - this really deserves to be made sticky.

Just add a free OS, Wine and WineX and you have the world at your feet...

PS: You missed out MEPIS (and over 300 others) in your Linux distro list - I'll report on it in a week or so.

[fobotcso]

Two more free programs.

Winsock Fix: 'specially good for Win2K after an NIC change knackers your connectivity: WinsockFix (http://members.shaw.ca/installations/WinsockFix.zip) Also works with Windows XP although it's not needed as often as with the other versions of Windows.

And a recent (for me) find that enables you to do a remote shutdown of Windows 2000 that goes all the way, not stopping at the "It is now safe to turn off your computer" screen:

Power Off (http://www.stefan-kuhr.de/poweroff/main.php3)

It really should be a sticky and up there with the travelling thread.

[©hris]

Similar to Google toolbar MSN Toolbar (http://toolbar.msn.com/)

Disclaimer: I am not advocating the use of any Microsoft Product!!

[Evo]

One I find very useful is the Knoppix Security Tools Distribution (http://www.knoppix-std.org/). Download and burn the .iso and you get a bootable CD full of useful tools for testing your network security. You may be surprised what services you are offering to the outside world.

...use it responsibly though folks :ok:

[gas path]

Photo editing and storage fxfoto (http://www.fxfoto.com/fxdownload.htm)

[Paracab]

Thanks Chris,

Makes life a lot easier for computer amatuers like me. Going to email a link to everyone I know.

[Engineer]

A few more:
System ANalyser, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant (SANDRA) (http://www.sisoftware.net/index.html?dir=dload&location=sware_dl_x86&langx=en&a=)

Language Translator (http://world.altavista.com/)

[Ronbmy]

Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit


http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/


FAQ:
What is the Visual C++ Toolkit 2003?
The Visual C++ Toolkit is a free edition of Microsoft’s professional Visual C++ optimizing compiler and standard libraries – the same optimizing compiler and standard libraries that ship in Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional!

Are there any restrictions on how I use the Visual C++ Toolkit?
In general, no. You may use the Toolkit to build C++ -based applications, and you may redistribute those applications. Please read the End User License Agreement (EULA), included with the Toolkit, for complete details.

Is there any technical support available for the Visual C++ Toolkit?
No. The Visual C++ Toolkit is a free download and is provided without formal technical support. Documentation for the Visual C++ compiler is available online, and it is recommended that further assistance be obtained by posing questions in online programming newsgroups and community forums.

What does the Visual C++ Toolkit install on my machine?
The Toolkit installs 1) the Visual C++ command-line compiler and linker, and their dependencies. 2) the Visual C++ C Runtime Library and static-link modules, and the Standard C++ Library, including STL 3) the Microsoft .NET Framework Runtime, including library files necessary for building C++ applications that run on the .NET Common Language Runtime, 4) four samples demonstrating key features of the Visual C++ compiler and libraries.

[timmcat]

Just had to throw my two pennorth' in.

Been using Norton Internet Security / NAV for a year or two now and, to cut a long story short, needed to look for a replacement.

Installed Zone Alarm, used it many moons ago but it now seems a lot more seamless, you just dont notice its there.

On the virus scanner front, I've used AVG before, but was not totally convinced. Co-inciding with the start of this thread, I read a review of AntiVir (http://www.free-av.com/) . A respected PC journalist recommended it so I thought I would give it a try. Most impressed. Lightweight (very), it's updated very regularly and I've tested it on a number of recent viruses (deliberately downloading - am I mad?) and it caught them all instantly and without fuss. The only negative aspect in my opinion is that you have to remember to update it manually, and every update is a full replacement of the virus definition file, a shade short of 2mb, no probs with ADSL, but slightly irritating for dial up connections.

Would'nt dream of buying an AV product again whilst this is around.

Tim

[Tuba Mirum]

I find Agnitum's Outpost personal firewall quite good. The free version can be found here (http://www.agnitum.com/download/outpost1.html).

[Holdposition]

super list Chris..what more could a man ask for! hope it's ok to post on another site I use as sure to be of great benefit, once again many thanks.

[Kendo Nagasaki]

Orbiter (http://www.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/~martins/orbit/orbit.html)

A freeware space flight simulator, very good and well researched.

[sprocket]

A new version of Adaware is available. The current version will be phased out in about 90 days.
I have just downloaded it on XP and seems to be working fine.

Adaware se (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/)

[Tartan Giant]

Hi Sprocket,

Did you just download over the version already on your PC ?

Looking at the new 'face' of the SE, it looks a bit fancy - I like the no nonsense look of the old version.

Do you find much difference in the operation?


Cheers

TG

[sprocket]

G'day TG, first up I downloaded and then installed.
The Install Wizard will give you the option to remove existing Adaware 6 before it installs SE. I used it to remove AAW6 and the install went well.
The Lavasoft web site forum has some FAQs if you want to learn more about SE.

EDIT: I believe there may be some conflict with the two versions if SE is installed over the top of AAW6.
Dont forget to check for updates after installing, there have been a couple since the initial release of SE

[Tartan Giant]

G'Day Sprocket,

Thanks a lot for the info. I shall take your good advice, and indeed always check for 'fixes'/updates.

Cheers

TG

[Lost_luggage34]

I've found the new version of Adaware to be far more thorough in both its detection of problems and in the way that it reports them.

It's also much faster.

Certainly gives more control over what you delete, whilst providing additional and more detailed information.

Overall a great improvement on an already great tool.

[Tartan Giant]

Thanks guys.

I must confess, I have not changed over to the new SE yet!

I'll get round to it soon.

Cheers

TG

[BRL]

Is Adaware SE free then?

[Naples Air Center, Inc.]

BRL,

Ad-Aware SE (http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html) is Freeware. ;)

Take Care,

Richard

[Tartan Giant]

Hi Guys,

I've just installed the latest FREE SE version, and was surprised to find it said I had 107 infiltrations! I binned them all.

I tried updating the 'signatures' after it said my list was 6 days old???!!! On instructing it to update, it said no new components to install....... strange.

The present definitions [right after installing upgrade] are:
SE1R7 06.09.2004 [with the core application 1.04 Personal]

I just find strange/odd that such a smashing FREEWARE is telling me my definitions are 6 days out of date, then does not apparently allow the update.


Another niggle is this little note from the HELP files:

Startup settings are disabled in Ad-Aware SE Personal edition

I happened to like the auto have a look facility in the old version when the PC fired up every time!

Still it's free, so acceptable.

Cheers

TG

[BRL]

Many thanks Richard, the ones I were looking at had 'Purchase' next to them...... :confused:

[Naples Air Center, Inc.]

BRL,

They always make the ones you need to purchase easy to find and you practically need to be Sherlock Holmes to find the Freeware on most websites. ;)

Take Care,

Richard

[BRL]

Thanks again Richard. I have downloaded the free one and it found 56 things for me to deal with..!!!

Cheers. :)

[lamer]

this web site keeps track of free goodies.

priceless free software (http://pricelessware.org/thelist/index.htm)

regards

[BoeingBoy]

Bumped,

Can we have the sticky back on this thread please Mods?

[amanoffewwords]

There's a link to it from the FAQ at the top

[Evo]

I think I need to rename the FAQ... :confused:

[Fujiflyer]

This thread is so useful to me, especially when I'm choosing new software for the home PC's.

Sadly some of the programs are hard to find - Sygate has been "taken over" so their excellent firewall is hard to find now, DVDdecrypter has been nobbled by legal threats, etc.

Perhaps we should try and update Chris's excellent list, to keep it as useful???

Fuji :ok:

[737TG]

ImgBurn takes over from DVDDecrypter...:)
Looks like the same software with a new name but I notice it has been updated to handle later encryption!
http://www.imgburn.com/
Cheers!

[oldbeefer]

Microsoft have bought- out the excellent Giant Antispyware. They are allowing a free download for XP under their new name of Defender. I don't like Microsoft much, but this is a very good anti spyware programme that runs in the background

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

[Cheerio]

I had a trojan appear on the kids XP machine, (Backdoor.Genlot.DX) and went looking for info on it. Stumbled across this on the McAfee site and it appears to be a great free tool for helping kids surf safely.

www.siteadvisor.com

When googling etc, it puts up a big green tick beside reputable sites, and a big red cross beside those that try to do anything nefarious.

Tell your kids to only access the green tick sites and its a major step to securing your machine. It works with Windows Explorer and Firefox.

[Saab Dastard]

Cheerio,

Many thanks for the link - it looks like a very useful tool!

:ok: :D

SD

[Awesome_O]

not a free software, but free online converters (very convenient,actually)- www.vidflash.com (http://www.vidflash.com)

[JawZ_Brown]

Ultimate list of Free Software

You're not wrong - will save me tons of work hours trying to find stuff for home...

One more:

Internet Browser - Opera (http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/) - Download button and Features page. Ruddy quick browser!

:ok:

[Tarq57]

I've probably got the most protected PC in the world. Or in our street, at least. All free.
Been using Ewido (trial program-antispyware) for it's resident shield and general very high standard. (Read several bad things from users of Windows Defender, which replaced the very good Giant application, which has just expired:{ , so decided not to "upgrade")
So searched for a new application, not hopeful at first, came across this little gem: http://www.spywareterminator.com/
Interesting reviews + download also here: http://www.download.com/Spyware-Terminator/3000-8022_4-10561899.html?tag=lst-0-1
Don't know for how long this will stay free. It's BRILLIANT. But free it is!:8
(Running it plus Ewido[till it dies],Spybot's Teatimer, Winpatrol,SpywareBlaster+Guard and Avast antivirus. No conflictions/slowdown.) There is also an option to include an antivirus scanner.(Free) But it seems a bit less oomphy than Avast's, from user accounts.

[Mac the Knife]

Well, not backup in the traditional Windows/DOS sense - more of a scheduled file copy with a good interface and tons of options. It's free, works nicely and seems written by someone who cares about software quality.

"Author: Cobian
Description: Cobian Backup is a multi-threaded program that can be used to schedule and backup your files and directories from their original location to other directories/drives in the same computer or other computer in your network. FTP backup is also supported in both directions (download and upload).

Cobian Backup exists in two different versions: application and service. The program uses very few resources and can be running on the background on your system, checking your backup schedule and executing your backups when necessary. Cobian Backup is not an usual backup application: it only copies your files and folders in original or compressed mode to other destination, creating a security copy as a result. So Cobian Backup can be better described as a "Scheduler for security copies".

Cobian Backup supports several methods of compression and strong encryption."

I use various different strategies for backup - one of them is setting up a cronjob to copy my active working files from my PC to Tom's PC and vice versa. I use Techsoft's incomparable MirrorFolder for this, but it does cost $39. Cobian Backup would be an excellent free alternative. I think it's first class!

Mac

[Mac the Knife]

Another excellent file synchroniser! Hidden away on the RoboForm - http://www.roboform.com/ - website (if you have lots of sites to login to then RoboForm is the secure dogs bollocks).

GoodSync is very cool, very flexible, lots of nifty little settings possible.

GoodSync - http://www.goodsync.com/ - is free for non-commercial use. Buy the Pro version for $19 and support free software.

[JediDude]

UTorrent (http://www.utorrent.com/) - Torrent client, faster than Azureus and if you enable the protocol encryption option it will stop your ISP from throttling torrent traffic which appears to be happening with all ISPs these days.

Opera (http://www.opera.com/) - Fastest web browser available, and the best IMHO

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack (http://www.k-litecodecpack.com/) - Codec pack that will play every single video file you will ever have. Good excuse to uninstall Quicktime and Real Player (Coz they is crap).

[Memetic]

www.browzar.com

A free privacy browser, a tiny download that runs on any modern windows PC. Leaving no browsing history, autocomplete data, cookies or cache data on the PC you run it on.

[d71146]

I had a trojan appear on the kids XP machine, (Backdoor.Genlot.DX) and went looking for info on it. Stumbled across this on the McAfee site and it appears to be a great free tool for helping kids surf safely.
www.siteadvisor.com
When googling etc, it puts up a big green tick beside reputable sites, and a big red cross beside those that try to do anything nefarious.
Tell your kids to only access the green tick sites and its a major step to securing your machine. It works with Windows Explorer and Firefox.

I have this as well after reading about it on our Forum and can thoroughly recommend it to all especially if you have your children using the computer on their own.

[Mac the Knife]

Browzar looks cute and may be a bit more secure than Incompetent Exploder but it still uses the IE engine, with all that engine's insecurities and possible MS dirty tricks.

OffByOne is a very fast standalone micro-browser that offers a tabbed interface, optional SSL support and full HTML 3.2 plus many HTML 4.0 extensions. It leaves no browsing history, autocomplete data, cookies or cache data behind when it closes.

http://offbyone.com/offbyone/ob1_overview.htm

More trustworthy I'd venture.....

[BRL]

That K-Lite Codec pack-you have to join to download it.

Is there a way of getting it free?

[terrain safe]

Brl Try http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Codec_Pack.htm

Downloading myself now.

[Tarq57]

http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/license_registration.html

Used XP firewall. Adequate for most; no outbound protection. (VG inbound protection.)
Tried Filseclab (free). Pretty good, has failed a few leak tests though.
Comodo ver 2.3.6.81 passed https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 (Shields Up online firewall test) 100%, and gets good reviews.

[born2fly_au]

If you have an old box (486 will do job) and 2 network cards lying around then i would recommend downloading smoothwall it is a free firewall program including the linux based operating system from www.smoothwall.org (http://www.smoothwall.org) it is only about 45mb. It acts as the first line of defence between the internet and your local network. i have been using it for over 2 years now without any problems. there is also a great support forum if you get into strife. Much better than installing seperate firewall software on all your computers on your lan. passed all tests on shields up & symantec. I would highly recommend it and best of all it is FREE.
Allen

[anotherthing]

Free from google...


http://picasa.google.com/


It's a great little programme for filing your phots and doing some alterations on them... does not move photos from any folders they are already in, but lists them chronologically.

[born2fly_au]

If anyone is looking for a good FREE Radio Controlled model helicopter and plane simulator then i would give FMS a try. It can be downloaded at http://n.ethz.ch/student/mmoeller/fms/index_e.html
Also you could try Flightgear flightsim from www.flightgear.org (http://www.flightgear.org) it is also FREE and it runs on both windows and Linux.
Allen

[born2fly_au]

you could try running a program call FSAutoStart. It disables unnessasery resourses too allow your program to run at peak performance. Might be worth a look. http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/FSAutoStart.shtml
Allen

[SoftTop]

If you want to have your very own SAP or Oracle suite of applications, I can recommend OfBiz (http://incubator.apache.org/ofbiz/). It does need a fair bit of reading of the support web sites to get it running (well, it did for me) so it's not for the feint hearted or IT challenged.

It covers most business requirements from CRM through stock control, wages and web portals to name but a few.

Lots of material on-line as well for tutorials and documentation.

ST

[SoftTop]

I've been using Brother's Keeper (http://www.bkwin.net) for several years and it is constantly being developed by its author. The BK Support forum (http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.software.bk) is very good and quite active.

If there's a feature that isn't already part of the application and you think it's a good idea to have it, the author will consider it and, if appropriate, will develop the solution and it will appear in a later version.

It is shareware, but once you pay a relatively small fee, extra features are opened. Having said that, if you just want to try it out, and not register it, it is probably the best featured (and NOT time limited) application of its type out there.

ST

[SoftTop]

Last one from me for today - honest :oh:

Completely free - the guy doesn't actively seek any payment or donation. A saint.

Ham Radio Deluxe (http://hrd.ham-radio.ch/) is an integrated suite of programs that will cover a lot of a radio ham's hobby needs for software.

It allows real time tracking of satellites and even corrects the tx and rx frequencies on rigs that allow external control so that Doppler effect is negated.

This is another one that is being constantly developed, and the author responds pro-actively to any request for additional features or improvements.

ST

[BigEndBob]

http://www.wisdom-soft.com/products/autoscreenrecorder_free.htm

Free screen capture recorder.
Works well to record anything on the computer screen.
Save Youtube videos (Any streaming video) and similiar.(i.e. TV card output as seen on screen).
Can even save whole screen.

The above company offers this free...so what do they get out of it??

[newarksmells]

Just love this product. Downloaded it for free a copule of years ago. Received word today, via the normal daily download process of fixes to new viruses, that starting in January 2007, the current version will expire and I will have to buy the new version if I want to keep using it.

Anybody else receive this notification?

Newarksmells

[cossack]

newark
Just download AVG Free 7.5 and continue as normal.:ok:

[Tarq57]

This is surprising. But then, maybe not. http://www.grisoft.com/doc/39275/lng/us/tpl/tpl01
All else fails, try Avast or Avira.

[cossack]

Try here (http://www.grisoft.com/doc/products-avg-anti-virus-free-edition/lng/us/tpl/tpl01) to get the free version.

[HectorusRex]

Regarding the Free Screen Capture program mentioned by BigEndBob I went to the site and McAfee SiteAdvisor flashed RED as a warning that the site was a definite risk.
Did not proceed any further, so unable to comment on the actual program.

[Tarq57]

I've found SiteAdvisor pretty good, in a "master caution light" sort of way, but just because a site is red or amber flagged doesn't necessarily mean the download of a particular program is fraught.
Here are the SiteAdvisor resulkts, for the program concerned (AutoScreenRecorder) http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/wisdom-soft.com/downloads/488007/ Came up clean.
And for the site generally http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/wisdom-soft.com
Many links to "red" sites.

[HectorusRex]

Thank you for your enlightened comments Markjoy.
Very useful indeed.

[Tarq57]

More than welcome, HR. :)

[Tacklebury]

May as well give my secret away.

If you wish to backup your DVD's, Dvdycrypter is now owned by macromedia and has been withdrawn from the public domain. However, if you download 'ripitforme' and the the other programs that are needed (it tells you where and what to get) you can backup all your DVD's. ALL these programs are free, don't be fooled into buying them.

This works everytime.

Then ccdcovers : - www.cdcovers.cc/covers.php

Stick it through NERO (might have to buy this one) and away you go.

Tack :)

[exeng]

Thanks for sharing that with us; ripitforme is found here:

http://www.ripit4me.org/guide.html#installation

I followed the guide carefully and was able to manage a DVD backup after some time.

The process is lengthy however.


Regards
Exeng

[frostbite]

If a TV card fails to work with your OS, there's a brilliant piece of free software that is almost guaranteed to work.

It's called DScaler and you can get it from http://www.dscaler.org

[Saab Dastard]

Huge quantity of excellent stuff at

The Free Country (http://www.thefreecountry.com/).

Including Winmerge - http://winmerge.org/ - mentioned in a recent thread.

Also extremely valuable is the GNU FSF/UNESCO Free Software Directory at http://directory.fsf.org/. Lots of excellent stuff ported to Windows as well as Unix.

SD

[ResBunny]

This is a great thread, and has given me lots of valuable tips. Thanks to all.

In return here is one I just stumbled across: http://media-convert.com/ This site allows you to upload an amazing variety of different file types from different applications, and it converts it to a file type you require. It converts documents, audio, picture and movies (although there is a limit on file size) and spits it back as a either a download file, zip file or just a link.

I know it's not really "Free Software" as such, but could be a bit useful (and still free to use) for any of us wanting to use our free files in paid applications or vice versa. Took about 30 seconds to convert an old Star Office .sxw file to a Microsoft Word .doc so I could e-mail it to someone else. :ok:

[gofer]

For those of you with a fairly good broadband connection - free TV on your PC. At present I can certainly recommend (http://www.zattoo.com) this link as getting around 40 channels with acceptable picture quality - it does depend on what you are doing with the PC besides just watching TV.;)

Thanks for a great thread guys.... I guess soon it will be time to consolidate the data into a new front end sticky - hint:ouch:

[Tacklebury]

Gofer, like the post. Have you tried -

www.alluc.org ??

This is a website that links to thousands of sites that host TV programs. Every kind imaginable, from TV Soaps to Documentaries.

No more downloading your favourite American shows!!!!

Tack.

[Saab Dastard]

I guess soon it will be time to consolidate the data into a new front end sticky

Gofer - feel free to do the collating, I'll happily sticky the result!

Quick everyone, take one step back! Gofer, where do you think you are going?

;)

SD

[gofer]

Was expecting that :eek: - but at least it was nicely asked / challenged. Now that I have a tame moderator....

OK will do ..... but - as we all are - am up to my ears in muck and bullets at present. So no promises as to timeframes for the finished product (sorry not finished product - just next version:ugh: )

Do you want the 340 version or the 2K version:D

Cheers Gofer

P.S.: If U people out there want to give me any help - happy to accept also - mail me !:cool:

[Cron]

Screen recorder - CamStudio.
Free.

[Saab Dastard]

http://www.wown.com/ - Networking resource

[Caracul]

As far as I know, not a download - but there was a website where you saved your roster, and imported it and it converted everything into an appropiate format for Outlook - especially usefull to put onto your PDA. Anyone know where it is?

I think it was something like www.bode.com but obviously not. If anyone knows or knows of an alternative I would be grateful.:)

[Caracul]

Ok, I've found it, but for its only for aircrew. If this applies to you, then its www.boldi.org (not far off!)

[seekayess]

Any Apple Mac-users in this thread? :)

Do tell if you know of any good d/l sites etc. which are for free!

cheers

:ok:

[s2h]

Does anybody know how well programmes like iTunes, etc run on UBUNTU OS, is there anyone who knows of anything that isn't compatible with UBUNTU, I am about to load it on my laptop and just wondering if something wont work, like my webcam for instance.

Cheers

[seekayess]

Hey Mac Users:

Check out the following for two really cool programs:

[URL="http://www.macobserver.com/columns/rantsandraves/2007/05/18.1.shtml"]

[Keef]

One I just found, when the fans in the PC were making strange noises and I thought the CPU or motherboard might be overheating:

Everest - like the mountain or the double-glazing.
Available here (http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html).

[Mac the Knife]

Here's a tip - I was poking around looking for a good Mac text editor, preferably free, to replace my beloved EditPad Pro (has both Windows and Linux versions) when I stumbled across Smultron - http://smultron.sourceforge.net/

Smultron is free (donations appreciated), fast and extremely versatile..

"....tabs, line numbers, support for syntax colouring for many different languages, functions list, support for text encodings, snippets, a toolbar, a status bar, preview, split window, multi-document find and replace with regular expressions, possibility to show invisible characters, authenticated open and saves, command-line utility, full screen editing and running commands and scripts from within the application."

Very very nice app indeed.

Cheers

Mac

[Yacov]

Thanks for the adaware free new version link!
Had a few probs loading proper program but nice new face and seems better.
I am a Bible student so these are my favorite free study tools:
http://www.blueletterbible.org/audio_video/missler_chuck/

http://www.e-sword.net/bibles.html
Invaluable for in depth study
Yrs
Y

[TheSailor]

Hello,

Like FRAPS but freeware.... :)

http://taksi.sourceforge.net/

What it is:

Taksi is a utility that allows you to take screenshots and record video clips of your favourite games and other 3D-graphics applications. Inspired by Fraps (www.fraps.com) (http://www.fraps.com)/), Taksi aims to provide an open source alternative to that great tool.

Other features:

Taksi can support live video compression with any VFW video codec your system has installed (i.e. XVid, DivX, MS Mpeg4, etc).

Supports user-specified key mapping, allowing user to assign almost any key to a particular function (such as video start/stop, screenshot trigger, etc.). Runtime re-mapping of the keys is supported via GUI: user can change keys without having to restart the game.

Custom video settings are supported (see manual.txt for more details about this).
Basically, this allows a user to specify on a per-game basis the frame rate of the captured video, and the weight of each source frame. The weight determines whether a particular frame is captured or not. This allows for creation of smoother and faster videos, when generic algorithm doesn't produce desired results.


Regards. http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/a/bye.gif

[Round D. Globe]

Does anybody know of any free software to do this?

I don't want to buy I movies that I already own.

Thanks

RDG

[Big_Johnno]

Here is a good video converter you may want to try http://ivcsoft.free.fr/ and it's FREE.
John

[Mac the Knife]

Continuing my new-found love-affair with the Apple Mac, here's a neat little utility that filled a gap for me.

"NuFile(pronounced new-file (Nu is a greek letter)) is a contextual menu plugin. It adds a new file menu when you right click at a folder(ie: desktop or Finder background); just like what you can do in Windows. With this menu, you can create an empty file of your favourite type with just two clicks. It's a time saver especially if you have a two-button mouse...."

Get it from: http://growlichat.com/NuFile.php

:ok:

[FlyingNikonian]

Don't know if it's been brought up, and I 'm too bl**dy lazy to find out for myself, but ExifPro is a much-better-than-the-original variant of Adobe's CS3 Bridge.
It's free to use, but there's a somewhat annoying splash-screen at start-up, that goes away if you pay for a key. It's dirt cheap anyway, so I bought mine...

http://www.exifpro.com/

I love this program.
When you have 600-800 pics to go through, you learn to value those seconds won with every picture.

[born2fly_au]

I personally use Irfanview for my picture viewer and it is also FREE it is available at www.irfanview.com (http://www.irfanview.com)
born2fly

[Tarq57]

Normally spell checking is only available in OE if one has an office product installed. If you don't, this will enable (US English only) spell checking. Very easy install, works just like the real thing.
majorgeeks (http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952)
The program was written by vampireinfo (http://www.geocities.com/vampirefo/) some time ago.
Probably shouldn't be used where you have a greyed-out spelling tab in OE>tools>options. That's another fix.

[born2fly_au]

Another good free for personal use spell checker suitable for Internet explorer is iespell www.iespell.com (http://www.iespell.com/). It shows up under tools in IE and is excellent for forum users who want to check their spelling before posting.
Born2fly

[alekos daras]

GOOD NEWS . . .
Shareaza 2.3.0.0
Release Date: December 1st, 2007
Shareaza is a peer-to-peer client for Windows that allows you to download any file-type found on several popular P2P networks. Shareaza is FREE & contains NO Spyware or third-party products.
Shareaza can connect to up to 4 separate Peer-to-Peer networks, providing access to hundreds of thousands of diverse users, all from one single program. You can download/upload from these networks: EDonkey2000 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDonkey_network), Gnutella (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnutella), BitTorrent (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent) and Gnutella2 (G2) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnutella2).

This is a major release.

Much better connectivity to all networks, with the most problems solved for Gnutella and eD2K.
More stability of the client, with less crashes, freezes and memory leaks.
Easier to set-up routers with Universal Plug&Play (UPnP).
Transparancy with ALT+UP/DOWN arrow to see what's happening behind the window (It is the easter egg).
A vastly improved skinning engine for more impressive skins.
Ability to search by BTIH over G2.
ENJOYIT

[Pontius Navigator]

Not that long ago I had a handy little program that would convert simple Windows programs to run on a Pocket PC; I have lost the program and Google hasn't helped.

When I Google I get lots of media format convertors but none to convert an EXE file. The sort I want to convert are the ones that are fairly small and self-contained, they don't stuff DLLs everywhere.

Any clues?

Thanks.

[The late XV105]

I just downloaded Launchy version 2 from http://www.launchy.net (http://www.launchy.com)

What is it?

A free windows utility designed to remove the need for start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even file manager.


Simply press Alt+Spacebar to open the Launchy dialogue window and start typing. From program names to web browser searches you have previously performed it will guess what you want to open. 99.9% of the time it's right first time, too, and where it's unsure you will get a list to choose from.


I am told that Vista has something similar but I installed this on XP a few days ago and find it brilliant.

Note that so long as it's in your start menu (so it starts invisibly on XP startup) which it is by default, there is no need to add an icon to your Desktop or Quick Launch tray. This is why both of these options are switched off (unticked) by default when running the installation wizard. Simply let it start in the background (I have found no noticeable performance penalty) and then press Alt-Space when you want to use it.

A great utility.

[Tarq57]

XV105, you need to change that link to dot net, rather than dot com.

[ZH875]

Have a look at http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/

[Nani]

Something for everyone,a list of outstanding free utilities.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/index.html

[hellsbrink]

Can't see any reference to this, so here we go.

For those using IE7, here's a nifty little thing that does various things as well as having a decent ad blocker and spell checker (ok, you have to "teach" it some things, but it's pretty simple to use).

http://www.ie7pro.com/

[BOAC]

2 useful enhancements to the standard Win Task Manager

prio.exe (http://www.prnwatch.com/download.html)
processquicklink.exe (http://www.processlibrary.com/quicklink/)

Both free for personal use.

[Atlas Shrugged]

Yes, Uniblue is a very good site

[BTDT]

http://www.malwarebytes.org

After install, update, then scan.

[Bushfiva]

Truecrypt (TrueCrypt - Free Open-Source On-The-Fly Disk Encryption Software for Windows Vista/XP, Mac OS X and Linux (http://www.truecrypt.org)) is now way faster on multiple-core machines. On Vista and Win2008, logical partitions as well as physical partitions can now be encrypted. Other assorted bells and whistles remain roughly the same.

[call100]

Try Photosynth from microsoft....view and make your own 3D photographs.
The way forward.
See here
Photosynth : Microsoft Live Labs (http://livelabs.com/photosynth/)

[commsbloke]

Under Network tools you list Ethereal
I believe that this project has forked and the original creator and most of the developers are now working on
Wireshark - www.wireshark.org (http://www.wireshark.org)

[BAMRA wake up]

Useful online or downloadable humidity/dew point calculator,

Vaisala Humidity Calculator (http://www.vaisala.com/humiditycalculator/?SectionUri=%2finstruments%2frhcalc)

Proper maps of the UK, zoomable right up to 1/25,000 scale,

Get-a-map online free from Ordnance Survey, Britain's national mapping agency (http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/)

[mikedurward]

Might have missed it but portable apps is a great little set of application that can be installed on a pen drive and plugged into ANY computer to give you all the functionallity that you need


PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB drives (http://portableapps.com/)

[roundwego]

I spent hours trying to sort my son's laptop when it started to run EXTREMELY slowly.

Eventually, after a google, I was directed towards RegSupremePro which has a 30 day free trial.

One run of the prog sorted it. Don't know what the underlying problem was but it did the biz.

[Yay!!!]

yeah ill try that cause my laptops running extremely slow too.

[Tarq57]

Just make sure you make some kind of registry backup before you run it, or, if it has its own backup capability, use it.

[cockney steve]

Operating system.

Ubuntu Linux.....google and download, you can burn it to cd or write them and they'll post you one.....FREE you can boot off the disc,or partition your hard-drive and choose linux or windoze on bootup.
regular new versions, each is supported for 18 months ,IIRC.

I've used it for about 4 years- NEVER crashes and pleased to say I don't even know how to work windoze, past 3.11.

Ubuntu, Opera, Firefox, Open Office and millions of "plugins" all free

recognises a printer, camera etc. plays almost any format audio and video and isn't plagued with all the viruses and malware that plague Microshaft machines........I love it.

[Coconutty]

Photo Pos Pro : Great for editing photographic images -
Comparable to earlier versions of Paint Shop Pro
with many, if not more similar features and effects :

Free Photo Editor, Free Image Editor, Photo Editing Software, Image Editing Software and Free Photo Tools (http://www.photopos.com/index.asp)

BTW - What happened to the "Stickiness" of this thread ?

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/coconut11/Coconutty.jpg

[Saab Dastard]

It's now a link in the Forum FAQ.

SD

[Coconutty]

Thanks Saab, haven't been there for a while so hadn't spotted it :ok:

Still chuckle at your signature line - I also like :

You CAN have your cake and eat it - Just buy two cakes ;)

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d129/coconut11/Coconutty.jpg

[amanoffewwords]

Seagate Disc Wizard

http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/discwizard

Very useful free tool to clone or backup hard-disks - uses Acronis engine + works with other makes as long as you have at least on Seagate drive plugged into the system. Can backup to external drives and other removable media too. When restoring from backups you can pick and choose individual files or folders.

Used it last weekend to migrate complete C drive from 35gb disk to 80gb in under 60 minutes.