What Free Software do you use?

Shawz

I'm interested to know what other free software people use.

Hopefully we can build a long list of useful software.

To get things started......

Free Web Browser - Firefox
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/

Free Anti-Virus - AVG Free
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

Free ISO Viewer - MagicISO Free version
http://www.download.com/MagicDisc/3000-7970_4-10587931.html?tag=lst-0-2

Edit:

Please make sure you list freeware and not Shareware as you are supposed to pay for Shareware. Thanks

lush_walrus

Cute PDF writer can be useful

http://www.cutepdf.com/

lfc4eva

foxit pdf reader...well faster than adobe

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

vlc media player....plays nearly everything you throw at it

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

xstream radio......also contains a integrated MP3 recorder with a timer function

http://www.xstreamradio.co.uk/

spd106

Try openoffice.org for a great free alternative to MS Office. http://www.openoffice.org/

FIrefox and VLC are also great.

If you want a completely free and open source operating system that's easy to use and has excellent community support then try Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com/
If you have any questions then just go to the forums http://www.ubuntuforums.org/

Spartan

http://www.download.com/ has a lot of freeware...

pontyendred

free anti-spyware/malware 30 days active protection then remains as on demand scanner. database updated daily

http://www.ewido.net/en/download/


Spyware Blaster - prevents spyware from installing itself

https://www.download.com/SpywareBlaster/3000-8022-10196637.html


Thunderbird e-mail - far better than webmail (can't get outlook to work with blueyonder)

https://www.mozilla.com/

spd106

I also like picasa from google,
http://picasa.google.com/
and since we're in a forum about money management there's always Gnucash
http://www.gnucash.org/


As with anything you download, make sure you trust the source, run it through a virus checker and of course backup your important files before you install.

Alloneword

If were talking freeware ONLY then my first installs are Hide Outlook Express it keeps OE sitting in the systray and checks email however often you tell it to, it's a cool app and looks something like this.


Also another fav is something called TClockEx it sits in the systray again and gives you not only the time but also the date, very handy for me as my memory is disgusting and that's on a good day and it looks something like this,

I must admit his choice of colours is awful but each to his own and you can change these as you wish.

Another freebie is CDex it's not vital only use that as needed, but 2 good things about this app, one it's free and 2 no need to install anything just unzip it any folder and run so simple.

Well there may freeware that go on as a rule ASAP but also others like quickpar, YencPowerPostA&A11b, Cool Beans NFO Creator, and the list goes on.



All1

bluenovember

A great free application I use is Alt-Tab Thingy for fast switching between windows. http://www.nymtec.com/?q=att:j

chuckles1066

Alloneword wrote:

Also another fav is something called TClockEx it sits in the systray again and gives you not only the time but also the date, very handy for me as my memory is disgusting and that's on a good day and it looks something like this,

I must admit his choice of colours is awful but each to his own and you can change these as you wish.All1

There are some (acknowledged by the author) display issues with XP systems so I found TClock Light which does exactly the same but is cosmetically superior:

http://homepage1.nifty.com/kazubon/tclocklight/index.html

chuckles1066

On the games front:

Backgammon here: http://www.gnubg.org/

Chess here: http://www.playwitharena.com/