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  #16  
Old 12-19-2004, 03:47 PM
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Default Re: Recommended FREE/SHAREWARE Software

foobar2000 (freeware)
- an advanced audio player for the Windows platform. some of the basic features include replaygain support, low memory footprint and native support for several popular audio formats.
http://www.foobar2000.org

gVim (freeware)
- a hot text editor. it is basically an on-steroids version of the vi editor, with many features such as GUI support , online help and syntax highlighting. great for those who are more at home with the vi editor

EAC (freeware)
- an udio grabber for CD-ROM drives. the main differences between most other audio grabbers. it works with a new technology, reading audio CDs almost perfectly. if there are any errors that can't be corrected, it will tell you on which time position the (possible) distortion occurred, so you could easily control it with e.g. the media player
http://www.exactaudiocopy.de

DVD Decrypter (freeware)
- a tool which enables you to decrypt and copy a DVD to your PC's hard disk.
http://www.dvddecrypter.com

DVD Shrink (freeware)
- a software to backup DVD discs. you can use this software in conjunction with DVD burning software of your choice, to make a backup copy of any DVD video disc.
http://www.dvdshrink.org

DVD43Free (freeware)
- the FREE version of DVD43 that integrates into Windows and overrides copy-protection mechanisms found on DVDs. a region-freeing utility for your DVD drive
http://www.dvd43.com
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Old 12-21-2004, 09:23 AM
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Default Re: Recommended FREE/SHAREWARE Software

Here are my favorites and what I'm currently using:

AVG Antivirus
Free antivirus. Excellent scanning and virus identification. And it's fast.
http://www.grisoft.com/

Ad-Aware
Free Anti-spyware
http:/www.lavasoftusa.com/

Spybot Search & Destroy
Free Anti-spyware
http://www.safer-networking.org/

PDF995
Free PDF writer
http://www.pdf995.com/

Zoom Player
Fast and very efficient video player. No hassle.
Freeware. Payment needed for DVD features.
http://www.inmatrix.com/

JetAudio
All around multimedia tool. Play, Record, Rip, Burn.
Free version available.
http://www.jetaudio.com/

FastStone Image Viewer
Free image viewer with editing capabilities
http://www.faststoneserver.com/

Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird
No intro needed for these
http://www.mozilla.org/

Inno Setup Compiler
Make your own setup scripts (freeware)
http://www.jrsoftware.org/

ISOBuster
The ultimate CD and DVD recovery tool
http://www.smart-projects.net/isobuster/

Utimate Boot CD
Bootable CD with tons of diagnostics and troubleshooting utilities
http://ubcd.sourceforge.net/

Total Commander
Shareware Norton-Commander clone for Windows. Don't use Windows without it.
http://www.ghisler.com/

ZoneAlarm Firewall
Freeware firewall for Windows. A must-use if you connect to the Internet.
http://www.zonelabs.com/

WordWeb
Freeware Dictionary and Thesaurus for Winows. Quite useful.
http://wordweb.info/free/

Registry Commander
Nice Windows registry editor
http://www.aezay.dk/aezay/regcmd/

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack
Free collection of codecs and related tools
http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/finalbuilds.htm
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Old 01-10-2005, 02:20 AM
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Microsoft® Windows AntiSpyware (Beta)

Name says it all!

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/s...displaylang=en
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Old 02-21-2005, 05:30 PM
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www.gimp.org - image/graphics editing tool. FREE.
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Old 02-28-2005, 04:31 PM
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CD Burner XP Pro
Great FREEWARE CD and DEV Burning program. Looks like Nero.
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/
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Old 04-01-2005, 08:32 AM
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Registry Mechanic popular
Scan and clean up your registry to improve your system's performance.

http://www.download.com/Registry-Mec....html?tag=list

alcohol 120% 1.9.2.1705
Alcohol 120% can handle the creation of 31 virtual CD and DVD-ROMs, allowing the user to play discs without needing the physical disc.

http://www.download.com/Alcohol-120-....html?tag=list

VSO DivXtoDVD Converter 0.5.1.97
DivxToDVD converts your movie files from a wide range of formats (AVI, XVID, MPEG, and DIVX) to compliant DVD structures (VOB and IFO). You can then burn them with CopyToDVD and watch the movie via a DVD Player.

http://www.download.com/VSO-DivXtoDV....html?tag=list

Peer2Mail 1.46
Peer2Mail lets you store and share files on any Web mail account. Web-mail providers such as Gmail (Google Mail), Walla, Yahoo, provide storage space that ranges from 100MB to 2GB. P2M splits the file you want to share/store zips and encrypts it. P2M then sends the file segments one by one to your account. Once P2M uploaded all file segments, you can download them and use P2M to merge the segments back to the original file.

http://www.download.com/Peer2Mail/30....html?tag=list

Cyber-Defender 5.00.28
Cyber-Defender is a network that automatically discovers and blocks mass-spreading viruses in real time. All Cyber-Defender users will be protected within minutes after the first user reports a new, anomalous program and it's verified by the AppHunter autosystem in the Alert center.

http://www.download.com/Cyber-Defend....html?tag=list
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Old 04-09-2005, 11:58 PM
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Ultimate Boot CD for Windows (UB4Win) (Requires PEBuilder)

Lets you "build" a WindowsXP based na Live CD so mura siya ug Knoppix... ako nang na suwayan... you can add more programs to it pero dili ko kamao... basically pang ayo ni sa imong WindowsXP na basin naa guba... ahak...

Mao pud ning akong gi gamit as of the writing of this post (Using K-Meleon)...

In order to make the ISO, you just need the i386 folder with its contents (found in your WindowsXP installer) and PEBuilder which is also freeware... just Google it damnit!!!

www.ubcd4win.com -> ang website...
www.nu2.nu/pebuilder -> ang PE Builder Site...
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Old 05-09-2005, 01:59 PM
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Default Re: Recommended FREE/SHAREWARE Software

did anyone mention CURSOR XP?
www.stardock.com/products/cursorxp

the most useful free app for me is SLICKRUN....great great tool.
www.bayden.com/SlickRun
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Old 05-15-2005, 01:41 AM
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open office... beat MS OFFICE ANY TIME

www.openoffice.org
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Old 06-02-2005, 08:45 PM
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Although this is not a software, but I would like to share it. If you like to download free movie trailers or funny videos and save them in your HD, you'll gonna love this! I enjoyed it myself...
www.pocketmovies.net
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Old 06-02-2005, 10:21 PM
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www.debian.org

Don't use cracked windows! There is a better alternative...
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Old 09-17-2005, 01:29 AM
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Foobar2000 - Foobar2000 is an advanced audio player for the Windows platform. Some of the basic features include ReplayGain support, low memory footprint and native support for several popular audio formats. Better than your Winamp!

Media Player Classic - Great media player. Plays anything. Works with any codec. The only media player you need.
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Old 09-18-2005, 11:26 AM
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PhotoPlus
- a good substitute for Adobe Photoshop.

http://www.photoplusexpo.com
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Old 02-20-2006, 12:10 AM
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Default Re: Recommended FREE/SHAREWARE Software

I would recommend Reg Seeker for cleaning out the registry, Blender for 3D modelling and Audacity for sound editing.
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Old 02-25-2006, 12:40 AM
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http://www.gutenberg.org/ contains legal books for download and also a DVD or CD isos ready for download to those na gusto ug their own compilation of the ebooks na naa sa site. i really suggest na mo download mo ani!!!!!!! im currently downloading the dvd right now...
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