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Useful and Free Software - Guest - 02-02-2022
It depends on what you need it to do. I like this one! No spyware. Easy intuitive interface. Some of the effects on it are good and there are a lot of them! Montages and slideshows are what I use it for!
FastStone Image Viewer
http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm
Useful and Free Software - Guest - 02-02-2022
Folder Axe was made with one purpose in mind, and that is to help you split up your folders into multiple smaller ones.
http://bkprograms.weebly.com/folder-axe.html
*....no longer being developed and no support will be provided!
Useful and Free Software - Guest - 02-02-2022
This one is cool if you accidentally encrypt a PDF file. Just open a PDF file in in it and hit file/export. Boom! All restrictions gone:
GSview
http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/get49.htm
Useful and Free Software - Guest - 02-02-2022
NirSoft web site provides a unique collection of small and useful freeware utilities
Useful and Free Software - BertNicker - 02-02-2022
Quote:Whenever you install a freeware or shareware always remember to use the 'custom install'. That way you can eliminate some extra toolbar or advertising bot from installing along with it.
Good idea! Keep a good eye open when installing...
Quote:Welcome! In fact, looks like it might be good for a perma pin!
Perma Pin! All right!!! Might as well add some more to make it worthy:
Here's a few Security Apps
Zone Alarm - Personal firewall. Free version available
AVG Antivirus - Free version available here
avast! - Great antivirus program. Home edition is free for personal Usage
Avira - A good, non-bloatware anti virus program.
Windows Defender - Spyware scanning and removal tool, with realtime system monitoring.
AdAware Personal - Spyware detectors/cleaners.
Spybot Search & Destroy - Useful Spyware removal tool.
Spyware Blaster - Blast spyware to pieces.
WinPatrol- A powerful system tool with security features.
GRC Research - Can test your firewalls strength (safely) and has lots of free software and hints how to maintain a virus free comp.
KeePass - A password management program
Useful and Free Software - BertNicker - 02-02-2022
Utility Programs
Ant Renamer - Batch renaming tool.
Cacheman XP - lets you know how much free memory (RAM) is available to use. Handy to have when your machine runs slow; at least you know why.
CCleaner - a freeware system optimization and privacy tool.
Eraser- Securely deletes data by overwriting it several times. Good tool to use if you plan to sell or donate your hard drive/computer with hard drive.
Handy Recovery - A tool to attempt to recover deleted files
Memtest86+ - Updated version of Memtest86. Creates a bootable floppy that you can use to test your system RAM. If you suspect you have bum RAM and want to test it, run this program for as long as possible (let it loop through a few times), as your CPU cache can obfuscate test results for a pass or three.
PC Inspector file recovery - Recovering files you've deleted
Process Explorer- Gives you information about processes running on your system. An excellent replacement to the default Windows task manage. Gives you realtime info on dozens of items such as virtual memory used, physical memory used, CPU usage by core, Process I/O and many more.
The Font Thing - A useful utility that makes browsing your installed fonts a little easier.
True Crypt - Free open-source disk encryption software for Windows and Linux
WinDirStat - disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool
Useful and Free Software - BertNicker - 02-02-2022
Just a couple, few more of note processors and other office alternatives
AbiWord - A very good alternative to Microsoft Word. (Besides Open Office
Cute PDF Writer - write documents in PDF
Foxit - Small PDF reader, also allows adjustment of the files
OpenOffice - Open source word processor, spreadsheet, presentation program, and more.
Useful and Free Software - Guest - 02-02-2022
Ever need to mount your VirtualCDs to play an old game? Tired of burning CDs to play games? You can make ISO images with Imageburn on your hard drive and use this program to mount them with.
Virtual CloneDrive
http://download.cnet.com/Virtual-CloneDrive/3000-20432_4-173879.html
Useful and Free Software - Guest - 02-02-2022
How about a game?
SuperTux is a free classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game in a style similar to the original Super Mario games
http://supertuxproject.org/index.html
Stupid little game...watch out, it can be addictive! ;)
Useful and Free Software - Guest - 02-02-2022
Virtual clone is a good one. It doesn't install with any other bing type toolbars.
Not like Daemon Tools lite:
http://www.disk-tools.com/download/daemon
It works, but, will install those infernal bots along with it unless you watch out.
:)