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Free Software Web Sites
Download.com (Windows,
Mac & PDA)
SourceForge
(all platforms)
FreshMeat (all
platforms)
Audio & Video
Audacity
- for recording & editing music &; sound files
Anvil Studio
- for editing midi files, especially useful for ringtones
dBpowerAMP
- audio capture, converter & player, CD ripper & burner, supporting
many audio formats
* Similar to: AudioGrabber, Cool Edit
K-Lite Codec Pack
- needed to watch video files downloaded from the internet
Quicktime
Player
- plays video clips in Apple Quicktime format
RealPlayer
- audio & video player, CD ripper & burner
Virtual
Dub
- AVI video editor with MPEG import
* Similar to: Adobe Premier
WinAmp
- audio & video player
XviD
Codec
- needed to watch video files encoded in the XviD format (included in K-Lite Codec Pack)
Bible
e-Sword
- an excellent, free Bible program
OliveTree
- Bible software for the Pocket PC
OnlineBible
- free Bible program
Email
Gmail
- free web-based email account, with a 2 GB storage limit
Games
Battle for Wesnoth
- a turn-based, strategy game with a fanttasy theme
Emulator-Zone
- emulators for many video game systems, including: NES, Super NES &
Playstation
TorrentSpy - Games
- emulators & ROMs for many video game systems (requires a BitTorrent
client)
Graphics
ACDSee
- picture viewer
The
Gimp & Gimpshop
- photo & graphics editor
* Similar to: Adobe Photoshop
Inkscape
- create & work with vector graphics
*Similar to: Adobe Illustrator
Open
Office (Draw component)
- create & work with vector & bitmap graphics in all common formats,
also saves in Flash format
*Similar to: Adobe Illustrator
Picasa
- organize & view pictures & grapphics with limited editing features
*Similar to: Adobe Bridge
Webshots
Desktop
- desktop wallpaper & screen saver program, download their pictures
or add your own
Educational
Google Earth
- zoom in on any part of the earth (the rresolution is better in some places than others) |
Internet
AOL
Instant Messenger
- instant messenger, file transfer, audio & video conference
Azureus
- feature-rich & user-friendly BitTorrent file sharing utility (see
TorrentSpy.com for
content)
Firefox
- web browser with tabbed browsing
Flash
- required to view some web sites<
Folder Share
- keep files in snyc on two computers, acccess your computer remotely & share files with friends
* Somewhat similar to: PC Anywhere, GoToMyPC
Gaim
- multi-protocol instant messenger, including: AIM, MSN, ICQ, IRC, Yahoo!,
Jabber & others
Java
- required to view some web sites, also ffor some programs (Azureus, OpenOffice)
Juno
- free internet service (ad supported)
Kazaa
Media Desktop
- very popular file sharing utility
LeechGet
- download manager with web site downloading
Opera
- web browser with tabbed browsing & many other useful features, includes
an email appication
* Similar to: MS Internet Explorer
MSN
Messenger
- talk face to face over the internet with a web cam
Skype
- free phone calls over the internet
Spamihilator
- spam filtering program for POP3 email apps, such as MS Outlook &
Outlook Express
Symantec
Security Check
- free online virus scan & security check
* Similar to: Norton Antivirus, McAffee
UltraVNC
- remote management of another computer, even cross-platform: Windows,
Mac & Linux
* Similar to: PC Anywhere, GoToMyPC
We-Blocker
- internet filtering program (blocks many sites the commercial programs
miss)
* Similar to: Safe Surf, Cyber Sitter
Zone
Alarm
- internet firewall program
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Office
Acrobat
Reader
- needed to view PDF files<
FreeMind
- mind-mapping program for brainstorming,, writing, research, or just organizing information
Nvu
- wysiwyg web authoring program
*Similar to: Macromedia Dreamweaver, MS FrontPage
Open
Office
- word processor, HTML editor, presentation, drawing, spreadsheet &
database tools, reads & writes MS Office & other popular file
formats
*Similar to: Microsoft Office, Corel Office
Palm
Desktop
- personal information manager (does not require a PalmPilot to use)
* Similar to: MS Outlook
TaxACT
- tax software to prepare your tax return (download or use online)
* Similar to: TurboTax
Pocket PC
Converter
CE
- unit conversion for weight, temp, length, etc.
Freemine
- a clone of Window's Minesweeper
Launcher
- similar to Window's Quick Launch
MS
Money
- checkbook program
MS
Reader
- reader for pocket ebooks
Pocket
MVP
- music & video player, supports mp3, ogg, DivX, XviD, 3ivx, ogm,
mpg & wma (requires plugin)
PocketNester
- Nintendo emulator
OliveTree
- Bible software for the Pocket PC
RealOne
Player
- required to play realmedia files
SpaceFinder
- shows which files are consuming your space
System & File Utilities
Ad-aware
- removes adware
& spyware
AVG Antivirus
- free antivirus program
* Similar to: Norton Antivirus, McAfee Antivirus
JR
Directory Printer
- makes a list of all the files in a folder
PC
Inspector File Recovery
- recover data that has been deleted from your hard drive
PowerRen
- mass file renaming & formatting
Spyboy
- Search & Destroy
- removes adware
& spyware
Whisper
32
- password & user name/screen name manager
WinRar
- data compression & decompression, supports RAR, ZIP & other
formats
WS_FTP
Home
- file transfer utility
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