Ultimate list of Free Software

[Saab Dastard]

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

[Caracul]

request for a website/software

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

[s2h]

Ubuntu

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:

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[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.

[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...missler_chuck/

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

[TheSailor]

A good video recorder (like FRAPS)

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), 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.

[Round D. Globe]

DVD Movies to my Ipod

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]

NuFile

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

[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
born2fly

[Tarq57]

Free Spell check for OE

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
The program was written by vampireinfo 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 Spell CHecker for IE

Another good free for personal use spell checker suitable for Internet explorer is iespell 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, Gnutella, BitTorrent and Gnutella2 (G2).

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]

EXE file convertor for PDA - help

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]

Launchy

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

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.