moji5
7th August 2010, 04:16 PM
Free Software that can be useful (http://www.youngester.com/2010/08/free-software-that-can-be-useful.html)
Posted by V2 at 21:14 (http://www.youngester.com/2010/08/free-software-that-can-be-useful.html)
1. 7-Zip (http://www.7-zip.org/) performs all the archiving and extracting power you need, an excellent compression tool.
2. AbiWord (http://www.abisource.com/) a word processor thats compatible with Microsoft Word documents and OpenDocument Format.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Chromium_Logo.svg/300px-Chromium_Logo.svg.png
3. AdBlock Plus (http://adblockplus.org/en/) (see also: 50 Recommended Firefox Extensions (http://www.fierysource.com/recommended-firefox-extensions/))
4. Adium (http://adium.im/) an instant messaging app for Mac OS X that can connect to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, and more.
5. Avast! (http://www.avast.com/) (see also: Best Free Antivirus Software (http://www.fierysource.com/best-free-antivirus-software/))
6. AVG (http://free.avg.com/ww-en/homepage) (see also: AVG 9 Free is Now Available for Download (http://www.fierysource.com/avg-9-free-is-now-available-for-download/))
7. Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) is a free sound editing and recording application
8. AutoHotkey (http://www.autohotkey.com/) a free utility thats unleashes the full potential of your keyboard, joystick, and mouse.
9. Blender (http://www.blender.org/)(see also: Here’s your Chance to Learn Blender with free e-book (http://www.fierysource.com/heres-your-chance-to-learn-blender-with-free-e-book/))
10. Boxee (http://www.boxee.tv/)if you want to get rid of that cable bill this is how you do it
11. CCleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com/)one of the best file and registry cleanup tools around.
12. CDBurnerXP (http://cdburnerxp.se/) is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs.
13. Defraggler (http://www.piriform.com/defraggler)(see also: Seven Best Disk Defragmenters (http://www.fierysource.com/seven-best-disk-defragmenters/))
14. Digsby (http://www.digsby.com/) manage all your IM, email, and social network accounts from one application.
15. Dropbox (https://www.dropbox.com/) is more than just File Syncing
16. Eclipse IDE (http://www.eclipse.org/) an open source community, where projects are focused on building an platform.
17. Evernote (http://www.evernote.com/)an sophisticated app for putting notes, thoughts, ideas, all in one place.
18. FileZilla (http://filezilla-project.org/)a cross-platform FTP client that supports secure file transfer, and the only one I use.
19. Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html)an excellent free browser that provides a secure and friendly browsing experience.
20. foobar2000 (http://www.foobar2000.org/)an advanced audio player for the Windows platform
21. Foxit Reader (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/) a very nice lightweight alternative to Adobe’s Acrobat PDF reader
22. GIMP (http://www.gimp.org/)this software does most of what Photoshop does except it’s free.
23. Gmail (https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=mail&passive=true&rm=false&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fmail.google.com%2Fmail%2F%3F ui%3Dhtml%26zy%3Dl&bsv=zpwhtygjntrz&scc=1<mpl=default<mplcache=2)my account gets less spam than any other I use, I love it.
24. Google Chrome (http://www.google.com/chrome)another excellent free browser that provides a secure and friendly browsing experience.
25. Google Pack (http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_installer.html) one-stop software package of a wide range of essential PC programs.
26. HandBrake (http://handbrake.fr/) a multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows.
27. ImgBurn (http://www.imgburn.com/)a CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application and supports all windows versions.
28. iTunes (http://www.apple.com/itunes/)this popular desktop media player needs no introduction
29. Juice (http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/)is an excellent podcasting client.
30. KeePass (http://keepass.info/)is free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager.
31. Launchy (http://www.launchy.net/)helps you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and your file manager.
32. OpenOffice.org (http://www.openoffice.org/) full featured alternative to Microsoft’s office suite, a prized application for sure
33. Opera (http://www.opera.com/) another excellent free browser that provides a fast secure and friendly browsing experience.
34. MediaMonkey (http://www.mediamonkey.com/) a Media Jukebox, Music Manager, CD Ripper & Converter
35. Media Player Classic (http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/) supports many different audio and video file formats.
36. Microsoft Security Essentials (http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/)(see also: Microsoft Security Essentials First Look and Impressive (http://www.fierysource.com/microsoft-security-essentials-first-look-and-impressive/))
37. Mozilla Thunderbird (http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/) powerful, simple and lightweight email and news application.
38. Notepad++ (http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm) fully featured text editor that supports around 50 different programming languages.
39. Paint.NET (http://www.getpaint.net/) a image and photo editing software for Windows, another excellent Photoshop Alternative
40. PDFCreator (http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/) can encrypt PDFs and protects you articles from being altered or printed by third parties.
41. Picasa (http://picasa.google.com/)a application that lets you organize and share your digital photos.
42. Pidgin (http://www.pidgin.im/) a instant messenger allowing you to use Yahoo IM, AIM, Google talk, MSN and others at one time.
43. PuTTY (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/%7Esgtatham/putty/) a free SSH and telnet client for Windows
44. Rainmeter (http://rainmeter.net/RainCMS/) a desktop customization platform, set up a killer desktop without a line of code.
45. Revo Uninstaller (http://www.revouninstaller.com/) a fast and powerful alternative to “Windows Add or Remove Programs” applet!
46. RSSOwl (http://www.rssowl.org/)is a solid cross-platform RSS client
47. Skype (http://www.skype.com/) allows you to make phone calls from your computer
48. SpyBot Search & Destroy (http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html) a spyware detection and removal program.
49. Songbird (http://getsongbird.com/) (see also: Songbird 1.4.2 Released, Brings New Features (http://www.fierysource.com/songbird-1-4-2-released-brings-new-features/))
50. Sumatra PDF (http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/index.html) is a blazing fast alternative for Adobe Reader and my favorite
51. TeamViewer (http://www.teamviewer.com/index.aspx) remote access and remote desktop sharing that works behind any firewall or NAT proxy
52. TeraCopy (http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php)is one of the best known alternative file copiers on the planet.
53. Transmission (http://www.transmissionbt.com/) is the most popular BitTorrent client for OS X on the planet
54. TrueCrypt (http://www.truecrypt.org/) open-source disk encryption software for Windows 7/Vista/XP, Mac OS X, and Linux
55. Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/)(Ubuntu 9.10 ‘Karmic Koala’ Final and Released, (http://www.fierysource.com/ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala-final-and-released/) and Ubuntu Pocket Guide Available for Free (http://www.fierysource.com/ubuntu-pocket-guide-available-for-free/))
56. µTorrent (http://www.utorrent.com/)is the most popular BitTorrent P2P application for windows.
57. UltraVNC (http://www.uvnc.com/) (http://www.uvnc.com/)control another PC remotely via Internet or network
58. VirtualBox (http://www.virtualbox.org/) is a cross-platform virtualization application that is extremely feature rich
59. VLC (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/)is a media player that supports many different audio and video file formats.
60. Winamp (http://www.winamp.com/) this alternative to windows media player has tons of plug-ins and skins.
61. Windows Live Writer (http://download.live.com/writer) software for blog posting and a favorite with many pros
62. WinSCP (http://winscp.net/eng/index.php) a free open source SFTP and FTP client for Windows
63. XBMC (http://xbmc.org/) a complete media center solution for Windows, OSX, Linux, and XBOX
Posted by V2 at 21:14 (http://www.youngester.com/2010/08/free-software-that-can-be-useful.html)
1. 7-Zip (http://www.7-zip.org/) performs all the archiving and extracting power you need, an excellent compression tool.
2. AbiWord (http://www.abisource.com/) a word processor thats compatible with Microsoft Word documents and OpenDocument Format.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Chromium_Logo.svg/300px-Chromium_Logo.svg.png
3. AdBlock Plus (http://adblockplus.org/en/) (see also: 50 Recommended Firefox Extensions (http://www.fierysource.com/recommended-firefox-extensions/))
4. Adium (http://adium.im/) an instant messaging app for Mac OS X that can connect to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, and more.
5. Avast! (http://www.avast.com/) (see also: Best Free Antivirus Software (http://www.fierysource.com/best-free-antivirus-software/))
6. AVG (http://free.avg.com/ww-en/homepage) (see also: AVG 9 Free is Now Available for Download (http://www.fierysource.com/avg-9-free-is-now-available-for-download/))
7. Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) is a free sound editing and recording application
8. AutoHotkey (http://www.autohotkey.com/) a free utility thats unleashes the full potential of your keyboard, joystick, and mouse.
9. Blender (http://www.blender.org/)(see also: Here’s your Chance to Learn Blender with free e-book (http://www.fierysource.com/heres-your-chance-to-learn-blender-with-free-e-book/))
10. Boxee (http://www.boxee.tv/)if you want to get rid of that cable bill this is how you do it
11. CCleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com/)one of the best file and registry cleanup tools around.
12. CDBurnerXP (http://cdburnerxp.se/) is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs.
13. Defraggler (http://www.piriform.com/defraggler)(see also: Seven Best Disk Defragmenters (http://www.fierysource.com/seven-best-disk-defragmenters/))
14. Digsby (http://www.digsby.com/) manage all your IM, email, and social network accounts from one application.
15. Dropbox (https://www.dropbox.com/) is more than just File Syncing
16. Eclipse IDE (http://www.eclipse.org/) an open source community, where projects are focused on building an platform.
17. Evernote (http://www.evernote.com/)an sophisticated app for putting notes, thoughts, ideas, all in one place.
18. FileZilla (http://filezilla-project.org/)a cross-platform FTP client that supports secure file transfer, and the only one I use.
19. Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html)an excellent free browser that provides a secure and friendly browsing experience.
20. foobar2000 (http://www.foobar2000.org/)an advanced audio player for the Windows platform
21. Foxit Reader (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/) a very nice lightweight alternative to Adobe’s Acrobat PDF reader
22. GIMP (http://www.gimp.org/)this software does most of what Photoshop does except it’s free.
23. Gmail (https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=mail&passive=true&rm=false&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fmail.google.com%2Fmail%2F%3F ui%3Dhtml%26zy%3Dl&bsv=zpwhtygjntrz&scc=1<mpl=default<mplcache=2)my account gets less spam than any other I use, I love it.
24. Google Chrome (http://www.google.com/chrome)another excellent free browser that provides a secure and friendly browsing experience.
25. Google Pack (http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_installer.html) one-stop software package of a wide range of essential PC programs.
26. HandBrake (http://handbrake.fr/) a multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows.
27. ImgBurn (http://www.imgburn.com/)a CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application and supports all windows versions.
28. iTunes (http://www.apple.com/itunes/)this popular desktop media player needs no introduction
29. Juice (http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/)is an excellent podcasting client.
30. KeePass (http://keepass.info/)is free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager.
31. Launchy (http://www.launchy.net/)helps you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and your file manager.
32. OpenOffice.org (http://www.openoffice.org/) full featured alternative to Microsoft’s office suite, a prized application for sure
33. Opera (http://www.opera.com/) another excellent free browser that provides a fast secure and friendly browsing experience.
34. MediaMonkey (http://www.mediamonkey.com/) a Media Jukebox, Music Manager, CD Ripper & Converter
35. Media Player Classic (http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/) supports many different audio and video file formats.
36. Microsoft Security Essentials (http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/)(see also: Microsoft Security Essentials First Look and Impressive (http://www.fierysource.com/microsoft-security-essentials-first-look-and-impressive/))
37. Mozilla Thunderbird (http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/) powerful, simple and lightweight email and news application.
38. Notepad++ (http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm) fully featured text editor that supports around 50 different programming languages.
39. Paint.NET (http://www.getpaint.net/) a image and photo editing software for Windows, another excellent Photoshop Alternative
40. PDFCreator (http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/) can encrypt PDFs and protects you articles from being altered or printed by third parties.
41. Picasa (http://picasa.google.com/)a application that lets you organize and share your digital photos.
42. Pidgin (http://www.pidgin.im/) a instant messenger allowing you to use Yahoo IM, AIM, Google talk, MSN and others at one time.
43. PuTTY (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/%7Esgtatham/putty/) a free SSH and telnet client for Windows
44. Rainmeter (http://rainmeter.net/RainCMS/) a desktop customization platform, set up a killer desktop without a line of code.
45. Revo Uninstaller (http://www.revouninstaller.com/) a fast and powerful alternative to “Windows Add or Remove Programs” applet!
46. RSSOwl (http://www.rssowl.org/)is a solid cross-platform RSS client
47. Skype (http://www.skype.com/) allows you to make phone calls from your computer
48. SpyBot Search & Destroy (http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html) a spyware detection and removal program.
49. Songbird (http://getsongbird.com/) (see also: Songbird 1.4.2 Released, Brings New Features (http://www.fierysource.com/songbird-1-4-2-released-brings-new-features/))
50. Sumatra PDF (http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/index.html) is a blazing fast alternative for Adobe Reader and my favorite
51. TeamViewer (http://www.teamviewer.com/index.aspx) remote access and remote desktop sharing that works behind any firewall or NAT proxy
52. TeraCopy (http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php)is one of the best known alternative file copiers on the planet.
53. Transmission (http://www.transmissionbt.com/) is the most popular BitTorrent client for OS X on the planet
54. TrueCrypt (http://www.truecrypt.org/) open-source disk encryption software for Windows 7/Vista/XP, Mac OS X, and Linux
55. Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/)(Ubuntu 9.10 ‘Karmic Koala’ Final and Released, (http://www.fierysource.com/ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala-final-and-released/) and Ubuntu Pocket Guide Available for Free (http://www.fierysource.com/ubuntu-pocket-guide-available-for-free/))
56. µTorrent (http://www.utorrent.com/)is the most popular BitTorrent P2P application for windows.
57. UltraVNC (http://www.uvnc.com/) (http://www.uvnc.com/)control another PC remotely via Internet or network
58. VirtualBox (http://www.virtualbox.org/) is a cross-platform virtualization application that is extremely feature rich
59. VLC (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/)is a media player that supports many different audio and video file formats.
60. Winamp (http://www.winamp.com/) this alternative to windows media player has tons of plug-ins and skins.
61. Windows Live Writer (http://download.live.com/writer) software for blog posting and a favorite with many pros
62. WinSCP (http://winscp.net/eng/index.php) a free open source SFTP and FTP client for Windows
63. XBMC (http://xbmc.org/) a complete media center solution for Windows, OSX, Linux, and XBOX