Free Software - Add yours

gavsto2005

http://www.filehippo.com

One of the best sites EVER!

Happy_saver_4

Brilliant free photo editing program here with lots of features:

http://picasa.google.com/index.html

sra

I'm using a laptop right now so I've tried to put emphasis on new programs I haven't tried or lighter software wherever possible.

Wherever possible I've linked to download.com so people can read reviews but it's probalby best to go to the website to make sure you get the latest version

Bigfix because windows update doesn't seem to like this laptop and gets stuck while bigfix works instantly

Nvu

OpenOffice

Truecrypt

Audacity

Belarc Adviser

Fresh UI

Trillian

CCleaner
Irfanview

For a paint program, I've always used Serif but now I'm trying paint.net which will apparently replace MS Paint in the future (I'd try v2.1b here in the Stable sections - the 26.4 MB version of 2.1b has .NET included if you haven't downloaded that already). It is much easier to use than most paint programs as it's much like MS Paint in some respects.

sra

I also really highly recommend IESpyad (tutorial post #2 here) which puts a huge list of dodgy sites on your IE Restricted Zone - saved me from spyware a few times.

TinyResMeter is kinda cool. Acts like a widget but doesn't need any installation or additional software.
And I love trying out the progs at www.tinyapps.org - I like the one's that don't require installation and just run from the desktop

Rikki

Allexie wrote:

http://wordweb.info/free/

Free thesaurus and dictionary...sits next to your clock and you can instantly check on spellings and synonyms.

There are a few people on here that could do with this. Me included. :T

GibsonSt19

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

Excellent selection of freeware here. The majority of it has reviewers comments etc. Very useful... I've found.

And here... http://www.techsupportalert.com/more/extended.htm

Mr_Skint_2

Paint Shop Pro Trial http://www.freefunfiles.com/software/graphics/design/jasc-paint-shop-pro-8.html

Picasa http://picasa.google.com/index.html Free

WinZip https://www.winzip.com

itunes, not for burning just for the radio stations http://www.apple.com/itunes/

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1 AVG Free
http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm Sygate Firewall
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ Free Adware removal
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html Spybot Search and Destroy
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ McAfee Stinger Free
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html Hi Jack This Free
http://www.webroot.com/products/spysweeper/ Webroots website
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/conte...reeDownload.jsp Zone Alarm Free
http://www.tucows.com/windows.html Please look here its Tops for downloads

bigup

Net Transport - Excellent for downloading items off internet sites especially videos (to save onto your computer):

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Download-Managers/Net-Transport.shtml
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Voipbuster - Program for Free internet phone calls to landlines:

http://www.voipbuster.com/en/index.html

innovate

PixResizer - excellent free tool to compress JPEGs, GIFs etc without loss of quality

GibsonSt19

bigup wrote:

Net Transport - Excellent for downloading items off internet sites especially videos (to save onto your computer):

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Download-Managers/Net-Transport.shtml
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Voipbuster - Program for Free internet phone calls to landlines:

http://www.voipbuster.com/en/index.html

Net Transport isn't free software though, it's shareware.
If you want to purchase it, it's about £13.