Free computer programmes.

Zeitgeist

A lot of the differences between American and British English is down to the battle between Anglo/Saxon and Norman French. American English uses more Anglo Saxon constructs, British English more Norman French.

Some example:

Anglo/Saxon (er ending), Norman (re ending). e.g. Center/center

* "Programme" is Norman French based, as you have the silent "me" ending, you wouldn't have silent letters in Anglo/Saxon, hence "programm" in Anglo/Saxon.
* Aubergine vs. Eggplant (eierplanten)

I could go on, but I won't.

The letter Z is of course the complete opposite, "zed" is Anglo/Saxon, not "zee".

0rsen

nullogik wrote: »

Getting back on to the original topic...another good website to have a look at is https://www.filehippo.com - just ignore the stuff in banners down the side.

Just had a look. Great site. thanks.

spud17

filehippo is good.

I've only been messing about with computers less than 2 years but in the early days someone pointed me in the direction of this

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm

It must be OK as I see quite a bit of it gets mentioned on MSE but I've never seen the site mentioned.
(Someone will probably correct me!)

0rsen

spud17 wrote: »

filehippo is good.

I've only been messing about with computers less than 2 years but in the early days someone pointed me in the direction of this

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm

It must be OK as I see quite a bit of it gets mentioned on MSE but I've never seen the site mentioned.
(Someone will probably correct me!)

Another excellent site, Spud. It is amazing how much people spend on stuff which is otherwise freely available from sites like this. Mind you, I did so myself years ago. My first purchase was Norton a/v, which proved to be a huge disappointment. The worst part was the almost total lack of after-sales support. Things might have improved since then, I don't know. Other than my OS, most of the software that I use is free these days.