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Miscellaneous software and freeware sites and useful (mostly freeware) programs

This page has links to numerous freeware and shareware sites, various graphic tools, internet, web design and programming tools and software, misc. software sites, security tools and software, and system and office tools and utilities.

Freeware and Shareware sites
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100-downloads.com - Top-100 essential downloads of free software and freeware for Windows XP - http://100-downloads.com/

FORT Freeware - 100% freeware and more - http://freeware.quantumillusions.com/

Blaiz.net - quality windows freeware and shareware software (some interesting programs) - http://www.blaiz.net/

Download.com - special collection - the best free software - http://www.download.com/1200-20-5154518.html?tag=nl.e415

The Great Software List - Composed of high quality programs - http://www.anova.org/software/

SoftLookUp.com software directory - http://www.softlookup.com/allcategory.asp

TinyApps.org - small is beautiful - http://www.tinyapps.org/

The portable freeware collection - http://www.portablefreeware.com/

Portableapps.com - your digital life anywhere - http://portableapps.com/

Freeware 4U - numerous free useful programs - http://www.freeware.org.uk/index.htm

South Bay Software - Software for people who want more - http://www.firase.com/ - Super Cleaner and other utilities

Solway's Software Page - Shareware and Freeware - http://www.theabsolute.net/sware/index.html

LurkHere Nice Files to Download - http://www.lurkhere.com/~nicefiles/

Shell Extension City - great collection of software - http://www.shellcity.net/

All the Freeware programs on the Internet to download and use - http://www.atomkey.com/freeware/

Gurus Online - Downloads - http://www.freewebs.com/gurus_online_group/downloads.html

MajorGeeks.com - freeware software and reviews - http://www.majorgeeks.com/

Most Popular Freeware on GRC.COM - http://grc.com/freepopular.htm

Free downloads of the best computer software freeware and shareware - http://www.simtel.net/welcome.php

Reviews and free downloads at Download.com - http://www.download.com/

SnapFiles - download freeware and shareware software programs - http://www.snapfiles.com/

Download freeware software - http://www.topdownloads.net/

FileForum - Find. Download. Discuss - http://fileforum.betanews.com/

WinPlanet Windows Software Reviews and Downloads - http://cws.internet.com/

Pricelessware - http://www.pricelessware.org/

Tucows Downloads - Download freeware and shareware software - http://www.tucows.com/windows.html

Best Download - download the best program, mp3, game, and emulator software - http://www.bestdownload.com/

Rocketdownload.com - http://www.rocketdownload.com/

Jumbo: Free & Shareware MP3 files, Games, Screen Savers & Computer Software - http://www.jumbo.com/

New Freeware Today - http://www.nonags.com/nonags/

Freeware Files.com - Free Software Downloads - http://www.freewarefiles.com/

FreewareArena - Downloads - http://www.freewarearena.com/html/

Freeware Home - Collection of Free Software and Internet Services - http://www.freewarehome.com/

OldVersion.com - http://www.oldversion.com/

Windows file of the day - http://windows.fileoftheday.com/

Locate Software - Shareware - Freeware Downloads - Software Downloads - http://www.locatesoftware.com/index.asp

GetSoftwareNews.com - Free Email Newsletter - http://getsoftwarenews.com/

Freebyte.com - numerous freeware useful programs and utilities - http://www.freebyte.com/

Allen’s Winappslist-Shareware, Freeware and Commercial software for 32-bit Windows users - http://www.winappslist.com/

Ezine Directory and Free eBooks - http://www.jogena.com/

Computer Books - http://www.readmedoc.com/

Fookes Software: Links - http://www.fookes.com/links.htm

Jungle! Freeware. Open Source - http://www.xtort.net/

Download the last freeware version of popular programs - http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/

1/2cut Freeware - http://freeware.stalkingsheep.co.uk/

TPA Software - Total power add-ons for AOL and AIM - http://www.tpasoft.com/index.html

Editor’s choice, free software - http://www.maxpatch.com/edpick.html - Dozens of tools in five different categories, selected and rated by the page owners

Discontinued items: discontinued products - http://www.discontinueditem.com/

Download older versions of freeware programs that went commercial - http://www.woundedmoon.org/win32_freeware.html

Multimedia Freeware - http://www.artzend.com/

Programfiles.com - Your free downloads resource. Freeware, shareware, computer games, and others - http://www.programfiles.com/

#1 free stuff - freebies, samples, software and more delivered to your e-mail - http://www.1freestuff.com/

Freeware Pro - Free software downloads - http://www.freewarepro.com/

Freeware web - your one stop freeware source - http://www.freewareweb.com/

Top quality freeware - the biggest complete collection of free software and internet services - http://www.topqualityfreeware.com/

Freeware arena - delivering only 100% real freeware since 1997 - http://www.freewarearena.com/html2

WebGrid.com - unlimited freeware - http://www.webgrid.co.uk/

Concise Freeware - why buy programs when you can get better ones for free? - http://www.concisefreeware.com/

Download Squad - tons of freeware plus A WHOLE LOT more - http://downloadsquad.com/category/windows/

Nedwolf - Best Free Portable Software for Windows - http://nedwolf.com/Freeware-Portable.htm

HandyArchive Home - software site - software categories: Audio, Business, Desktop, Development, Games, Home & Education, Internet, Multimedia, utilities and web development - http://www.handyarchive.com/

Software - Classic Software® - several interesting programs; categories include tools, system, security, editing and programming - http://www.geocities.com/classicmanpro/Files/Software.html

Products available on FREESerifSoftware.com - http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/products.asp

2BrightSparks freeware - several useful and interesting freeware utilities - http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html

EffectiveBrand - free community toolbar builder - build your own toolbar the way you want it - http://www.effectivebrand.com/

SB-Software - shareware and freeware program list - Newsgroup and website downloaders, image/picture tools, utilities, clocks, games, and more - http://www.sb-software.com/curproj.html

Citrusware.com - free business software - http://www.citrusware.com/FreeSoftware.htm

Welcome to Kandyansoft - a place for freeware, computer resources and tutorials - http://mrizmy.googlepages.com/index.html

The ultimate list of free windows software from Microsoft - microsoft has over 150 free windows programs available for download - http://bhandler.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!70F64BC910C9F7F3!1231.entry

Oceans of freeware - your resource for everything free - http://ocean.rattznest.org/

Onestop network - a large list of open source applications for Windows - http://open-source.onestop.net/

Extremely useful Macbook freeware - http://hmatt.com/mac/macbookfreeware.html

Sofodown.com - get every software at one place - http://www.sofodown.com/

WinAddons.com - Top 300 freeware software - nicely catagorized - http://www.winaddons.com/top-300-freeware-software/

Free PIMS list - a list of 250 free personal information managers plus a lot of other software, tips, tutorials and resources - http://www.freepims.com/index.html

DontCrack.com - Audio freeware for Mac and PC - http://www.dontcrack.com/freeware/

Luem42's coolsites - free, safe, fun, useful, informative and cool websites and freeware - http://www.luem42.com/

KinyonSoftware.com - several free useful tools, including WinTools Vista and WinTools XP (both require the .NET 2 framework) that provide quick and easy access to Window's built-in system utilities - http://www.kinyonsoftware.com/

PC Utilities from magnesiummedia.com - 23,000 freeware and shareware programs - http://www.magnesiummedia.com/pcutilities/

Winpcware - a nice selection of freeware and shareware for computer users - games, file and disk utilities, internet and networking tools, screensavers, software for artists and developers, system utilities and more - http://www.winpcware.com/

Brooks YouncSoftware - free software, tools and music - http://www.brooksyounce.com/

Best of free software from JHoodSoft - free replacements for Word, Excel, Project, Visio and more - http://www.jhoodsoft.org/

Vetusware.com - the biggest free abandonware downloads collection in the universe - http://www.vetusware.com/

Paehl.de - All kinds of useful freeware programs in English and German from Dirk Paehl - http://www.paehl.de/home.htm

FreewareBB - safehouse of freeware - download free software - http://www.freewarebb.com/

Many free programs to speed up your computer and make it work faster from the Homepage of Michael Zacharias - http://mztweak.bravehost.com/index.html

TheDutchJewel's Favorites - an extensive list of freeware and shareware programs and tutorials - http://thedutchjewel.defcon5.biz/index.html

Free Downloads Place - demo, trials, freeware and shareware in all kinds of categories - http://www.freedownloadsplace.com/

Graphics tools
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PTLens - free software that corrects lens pincushion/barrel distortion, chromatic aberration and vignetting - http://epaperpress.com/ptlens/

VicMan Software Free Downloads And Products: Image Editor, Email Filter, Anti Red Eye, Red Eye Remover, Digital Imaging Software - http://www.vicman.net/index.htm

GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program - http://www.gimp.org/

Photo Wizard - http://www.americansys.com/photowizard.htm

Paintlet for Java(tm) - http://home.att.net/~paintlet/

Pixia - http://park18.wakwak.com/~pixia/

Terragen - http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/

Freeware Paint, animation and Image-editing - http://cursorarts.com/ca_imffw.html

Picasa - http://www.picasa.com/ - one of the best image organizers and photo editors around. And, courtesy of google, it’s free

Virtualzone - JPEG Resizer: Home - http://www.virtualzone.de/resizer/

PIXresizer - resize pictures and change file extensions easily and quickly, plus several other useful programs - all freeware - http://bluefive.pair.com/pixresizer.htm

FastStone Image Viewer - an image browser, viewer, converter, and editor with features including resizing, renaming, cropping, color adjustment, watermarks, and a broad array of other image-managing features - free - Other programs (all free for personal use) include: FastStone Screen Capture, FastStone Photo Resizer, FastStone 4in1 Browswer, FastStone Player (multimedia) and FastStone Pacman - http://www.faststone.org/index.htm

PhotoResizer - resize a photo or picture for e-mail or publishing on a Web site - free - http://www.showyourphotos.com/

Photoleap - send photos easily and free - http://www.photoleap.com/

Easy thumbnails - a popular free utility for creating accurate thumbnail images and scaled-down/up copies from a wide range of popular picture formats - http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/

IrfanView - one of the most popular viewers worldwide - http://www.irfanview.com/

MyImager.com - Your Everything Online Image Editor - http://www.myimager.com/

Internet, web design and programming tools and software
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RSS builder home - create rss feeds for your website - free - http://home.hetnet.nl/mr_2/43/bsoft/rssbuilder/index.htm

BellsNWhistles.com - http://www.bellsnwhistles.com/ - several of the images on this site are from there. Most of them are free. An excellent source to learn about html too. Site has all kinds of information

AdDesigner.com - Design and download free banners in seconds - http://www.addesigner.com/

MediaBuilder 3D Text Maker - Create Free 3D Banners for Your Web Pages! - http://www.3dtextmaker.com/

FlamingText: Free online tool for generating custom webpage graphics and animations. - http://www.flamingtext.com/

Jimco Add-ins - Microsoft Frontpage add-ins - http://www.jimcoaddins.com/addins.aspx

FlashButtons.com - Free Animated Flash Buttons Menu Generator. - http://www.flashbuttons.com/

ReadyMade HTML - http://www.d21c.com/sugarcrisp/codes/readymade.html

WebKit Personal Edition - http://www.sofotex.com/WebKit-Personal-Edition-download_L17436.html

Anfy Team downloads - http://www.anfyteam.com/ajdownl2.html

WinFuture.de - Baby ASP WebServer 2.3 - Freeware Webserver - http://www.winfuture.de/news,18648.html

WinFuture.de - FileZilla Server 0.9.4e Beta - Freeware FTP-Server - http://www.winfuture.de/index.php?page=wfv4/news/news-showspec.php&news_id=18657

CoffeeCup Software - HTML Editor, Web Hosting and Cool Website Design Software - http://www.coffeecup.com/

Matt’s Script Archive, Inc.Free Perl CGI Scripts - http://www.scriptarchive.com/

Mega web tools - http://www.megawebtools.com/

Thefreecountry.com - Free Programmers', Webmasters' and Security Resources - http://www.thefreecountry.com/

Filezilla - A free FTP program that also offers an FTP Server side - http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla

Jalbum - free web photo album generator http://www.datadosen.se/jalbum/index.jsp

Stay Live - keeps your dial up connection active - http://www.gregorybraun.com/

NetFor2, a simple solution to Internet networking - Enables two computers to share the same telephone line, cable or DSL connection without the need for a computer network. You don't have to install any new hardware in your computers. All you need is a serial cable connecting your two PC's. You will pay just one ISP subscription fee, one telephone bill, and no concurrent hours cost - http://www.netfor2.com/copy2.html

Peter's XML Editor - freeware - http://www.iol.ie/~pxe/

XRay XML Editor - XRay is a free XML editing enviroment. Now in its second major release, XRay provides support for XML Schema (XSD) and an integrated online XML tutorial system - http://architag.com/xray/

Amara software - inexpensive, easy to use flash web design software - programs include flash photo animation, news ticker, button maker, slideshow builder and intro and banner builder - http://www.amarasoftware.com/

Just for Fun C#, C++ and Java Programming - Watson's hot Programming Pages - http://www.programming.de/

Welcome to Squeak.org - http://www.squeak.org/ - Programming system

Linear Programming for Beginners - http://www.linear-programming.com/

Bloodshed software - providing free software to the internet community - Free programming compilers - http://www.bloodshed.net/

Advancedsurvey.com - free and paid - conduct your own survey - http://www.advancedsurvey.com/

Zoomerang online survey software: create and send your own survey - http://www.zoomerang.com/

NetReflector Instant survey - http://www.instantsurvey.com/

Create free basic online surveys - http://www.supersurvey.com/

QuizYourFriends - Create Your Own Quiz - http://www03.quizyourfriends.com/createaquiz.html

Qumana blog editor and blogging tools - available for windows or macs - the blog editor is a free blog publishing tool that works with a lot of the popular blogging sites - http://www.qumana.com/

BeamFile - send large files faster - free - http://www.beamfile.com/

Empressr.com - presentation creation, management and sharing - http://www.empressr.com/

gOffice.com - free web office suite home page - http://www.goffice.com/

ThinkFree online office tool (beta) - http://www.thinkfree.com/common/main.tfo

Zoho.com - affordable software for individuals and free online creation tools - http://www.zoho.com/

Writely.com - now owned by google - online office tools - http://www.writely.com/

AjaxLaunch.com - ajax applications for everyone - http://www.ajaxlaunch.com/

GNOME office - free office suite - http://www.gnome.org/gnome-office/

The KOffice Project - free office suite - http://www.koffice.org/

Open Office - free office suite - http://www.openoffice.org/

Zoho Writer (beta) - online word processor - http://www.zohowriter.com/

INetWord Editor (beta) - create a free account to use an online word editor - http://www.inetword.com/

Notepad++ - a free source code editor and notepad replacement which supports several programming languages - http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm

Open Workbench - (nice free MS project replacement) open source project management and scheduling for windows - http://www.openworkbench.org/index.php

Eclipse Crossword - the fast, easy free way to create crosswords in minutes (you can add crosswords to your website if you're a webmaster too) - http://www.greeneclipsesoftware.com/eclipsecrossword/index.html

Feed Demon - now free - desktop RSS reader - subscribe to any site that uses rss and receive immediate updates you can read on your desktop - http://nick.typepad.com/blog/2008/01/free-demon-yes.html

Miscellaneous software and sites
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599cd.com - 599CD.com is a web site that provides online and CD-ROM-based learning tools, videos, and other programs to users and businesses worldwide - http://www.599cd.com/ I have purchased their learning software, and it’s a very helpful learning aid for several office programs and programming languages

Individual software - Individual Software is a leading publisher and developer of award-winning education, business, and personal productivity software for consumers, schools, corporations, and government agencies - http://www.individualsoftware.com/ I have purchased their software as well, and highly recommend it

Christmas Music Player - 40 Holiday Music Favorites! - http://www.cmbsoftware.com/xmasplay.htm

Slingo - from CD-ROM Access - http://www.cdaccess.com/html/pc/slingo.htm

HexFF - contains links to free services - http://www.hexff.com/index.php

e-Sword downloads - the best free bible study software for windows - http://e-sword.net/downloads.html

HarmlessLion.com - software development and random activities - some freeware and other useful information - http://harmlesslion.com/

The ultimate MAC software list from Mac Recon - http://macrecon.com/software/

Security tools and software
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Windows Defender (beta 2) - the second version of the anti-spyware from Microsoft - free - http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

Hamachi VPN - organize two or more computers with an Internet connection into their own virtual network for direct secure communication - free - http://www.hamachi.cc/

It's a Tech World - Hamachi VPN Solution - How to install and use Hamachi VPN - http://www.itsatechworld.com/2006/01/17/hamachi-vpn-solution/

FlashSwitch - Turn flash off and on as you see necessary - freeware - http://www.flashswitch.com/

SensiveGuard - a free firewall for windows 2000 and XP - http://www.sensiveguard.com/

Port Monster - free (beta) - Block port scans, stop intruders - http://www.portmonster.com/

Free DNS service - Easy, web-based domain manager - ZoneEdit.com - http://www.zoneedit.com/

Analyze startup programs - A-spy - free - from the site: This program shows all known ways to start some application during Windows startup process and logging. It's possible to add/delete/edit entries, move them from one place to another. Access rights are considered at NT/2000 platforms. Supports all Windows platforms. 17 ways how to detect possible trojans, hiding in the startup entries - http://vipmeister.com/dl/aspy/aspy.html

Process Patrol - freeware for controlling spyware and adware processes - http://www.processpatrol.com/

NoAds - Stop Annoying Popup Web Ads - http://www.southbaypc.com/NoAds/

Pop-Up Stopper, Online Privacy and Anti-Spam Software Downloads - http://www.panicware.com/

Networking & Server software for Windows 2003, 2000, NT & Linux - http://www.serverfiles.com/

Free Utility from Microsoft Detects Network Sniffers (requires windows 2000 or later and the .NET framework) - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1a10d27a-4aa5-4e96-9645-aa121053e083&DisplayLang=en

EndPopups.com Popup Manager - http://www.endpopups.com/

A squared - Anti trojan, anti worm, anti spyware, anti dialer and IDS and Hijackfree - http://www.emsisoft.com/

Calendar of updates - keep your security software current with upgrades, updates and definitions - http://www.dozleng.com/

OpenPorts - OpenPorts is a CLI (command line interface/console) tool that allows you to see all open TCP and UDP ports on your system, including the owner process. Using advanced port-to-process mapping technology developed for Port Explorer, OpenPorts is powerful, accurate, and reliable, and results can be displayed in five different styles, allowing for easy interpretation by both scripts and human eyes - free for personal use - http://www.diamondcs.com.au/openports/

Wantdbest.com - a multi-category resource directory, offering thousands of quality, no nonsense products and services. Categories include free services, no spyware freeware, news, information and online shopping - http://www.wantdbest.com/

Mesh - A tool for Network Administrators - free - http://rvultur.3x.ro/mesh.htm

Free http monitor - control each outgoing http request from your computer - free (for Windows 2000/XP) - http://www.softx.org/h-monitor.html

DiamondCS RegistryProt - Show all programs that start with Windows - http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel/index.html

Silent Runners - vb (visual basic) script - The purpose of "Silent Runners" is to identify the programs that start up with Windows - http://www.silentrunners.org/sr_thescript.html

In Controls MSConfig CleanUp utility - free - remove disabled items from MSConfig - http://www.get-in-control.com/msconfig-cleanup/

K9 web protection - free (for home use) internet filtering and control solution - http://www.k9webprotection.com/

WhatsRunning.net - free for home use software tells you what processes are running on your pc and system information - http://www.whatsrunning.net/whatsrunning/main.aspx

Process killer from Aiglon software - free - a utility to kill any applications by double clicking or killing bad programs automatically - http://www.aiglonsoft.com/

Event Log XP - windows event log viewing, monitoring and analyzing software - free - http://www.eventlogxp.com/

Strider URL Tracer with Typo-Patrol - a free program that helps recognize and manage access to harmful web sites from Microsoft - http://research.microsoft.com/URLTracer/Help.htm

StartUp Tool - a free start up manager - http://www.extramile.ro/stt_overview.html

Browser extension manager - take back control of Internet Explorer - free - http://www.nuetools.co.uk/bxman.html

WinServices - Enhanced windows service manager from the Dominetrix Team - freeware for Windows 2000 & XP - http://www.dominetrix.org/winservices.php?lang=en&item=0

Seconfig XP - a freeware security configuration utility for Windows - http://seconfig.sytes.net/

Remove the WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) notification tool - a controversial "critical" update that connects to Microsoft servers every time you boot your computer (which many people deem unnecessary) from FirewallLeakTester.com - http://www.firewallleaktester.com/removewga.htm

PopUpCheck.com - free pop up stopper tester to test your pop up blocker - http://www.popupcheck.com/

AMUST 1-Defender 2.0 - a free security utility for safe internet browsing - http://www.amustsoft.com/1-defender/

Double Driver from BooZet's software - (free) view the drivers installed on your system and back them up or print a list - http://boozet.xepher.net/dd/index.htm

Angry IP Scanner - a free program for analyzing networks - http://www.angryziber.com/ipscan/

PC Security Test 2006 - a free program for windows that checks computer security against viruses, spyware and hackers - http://www.pc-st.com/us/

Advanced windows care personal - free - a comprehensive pc care tool that takes an integrated approach to help protect, repair and optimize your computer - http://www.iobit.com/

How to disable or uninstall the pilot version of Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Notifications - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921914

Windows Product Key Update Tool Instructions - reset your license key if you copy of Windows is legitimate - http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/purchase/UpdateInstructions.aspx

Find my credit card - free software from SmartPCTools.com - intended to show you private info (on your computer), which you may not know of, and erase redundant information posing a hazard to your security - http://www.smartpctools.com/secure_credit_card/index1.html

Folder Lockbox - freeware - security software that enables you to password protect any file or folder on your computer - http://www.fspro.net/folder-lock-box/

Super Shredder from AnalogX - a free tool to permanently delete files - http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/system/shred.htm

Spy the spy - a free tool to monitor changes to Windows files and folders - a universal spyware and virus tracker - http://www.mediachance.com/free/spythespy.htm

PassPack.com - (beta) a free online password manager - http://www.passpack.com/info/home/

DriveSentry - the world's first personal data firewall - freeware (from the site) a patent-pending solution that can block the latest viruses, Trojans and malicious code from writing to your storage devices. It prevents damage to your files by only allowing applications you authorise to write to your hard drive. DriveSentry not only allows you to control which programs have access to your drives, it also lets you determine the file types, folders and registry keys that the application can access - http://www.drivesentry.com/

Pandora File Recovery - (from the site) a powerful free tool that provides its users an effective way to attempt recovery of permanently deleted files - http://pandorarecovery.com/

AppCentral - Wireless Email, Remote Desktop Access Software - AppCentral™ delivers on-demand desktop business applications and IT solutions, secure remote access and reliability at significant savings to small and medium size businesses - http://www.appcentral.com/

Hollywood Data Recovery - Professional Data Recovery Service - they specialize - in recovering data from crashed, failing or damaged computer hard drives, multiple RAID drive failure, offline RAID arrays, servers, desktops, MACs and laptop hard drives - http://www.hollywooddatarecovery.com/

Reactive Software - Password Recovery has never been easier - http://www.reactive-software.com/

Autostart and Process Viewer (APV) - Manage your startup-programs and processes. The program also notifies you when a new program appears in your autostart - http://www.konradp.com/products/autostart-and-process-viewer/

Advanced Process Manipulation - control processes from the inside - an advanced process/module viewer and manipulation utility that allows unique control over target processes by literally becoming a part of them - freeware - http://www.diamondcs.com.au/advancedseries/apm.php

Raise My Rights - (from the site) enables limited user accounts to run certain programs as Administrator or any other user. The program creates shortcuts to programs handled by Raise My Rights. Those programs execute with the privileges of the specified account - requires .Net framework 2.0 or above - freeware - http://pmcchp.com/rmr/index.html

Trust-No-Exe - An executable filter for Windows NT/2000/XP from Beyond Logic - freeware - http://www.beyondlogic.org/solutions/trust-no-exe/trust-no-exe.htm

Ophcrack - a windows password cracker based on rainbow tables - a bootable CD that contains a pre-installed Linux OS plus password recovery tool - free - http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/

Returnil Virtual System Personal Edition - freeware for personal home use (requires registration though) - (from the site) a powerful virtualization technology that completely mirrors your actual computer setup - http://www.returnilvirtualsystem.com/index_files/rvspersonal.htm

PacketTrap - free network management tools - http://www.packettrap.com/download/

RunScanner - (from the site) freeware windows system utility which scans your system for all configured running programs and autostart locations - http://runscanner.net/

TestDisk from CGSecurity - powerful free data recovery software - http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

Fine Recovery - a free data recovery tool that allows users to undelete files, recover a deleted hard drive, and restore folders - http://www.finerecovery.com/

Offline NT password & registry editor - free - http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

Recuva - undelete, unerase, file recovery - free tool to recover deleted files from the makers of crap cleaner - http://www.recuva.com/

WOT - Web Of Trust - a website reputation rating community - free internet browser add-on - http://www.mywot.com/

FreeOTFE - free (open source) disk encryption software for PCs and PDAs - create one or more 'virtual disks' on your PC/PDA - http://www.freeotfe.org/

Cain & Abel - a password recovery tool for Microsoft Operating Systems from Oxid.it - free - http://www.oxid.it/cain.htm

KeePass Password Safe - free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager - http://keepass.info/

KeyMaker Password Creator - a free, unique password creator that generates a random password based on a phrase which can be used to recover the password if you forget it - http://www.snapfiles.com/get/keymaker.html

JavaRa - a simple tool that removes old and redundant versions of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) from RaProducts - free - http://raproducts.org/javara.html

Atomic Cleaner - a free tool to clean unnecessary files - internet history, files left behind by games you play, etc. - http://www.atomic-cleaner.co.cc/index.html

Xpy - a small tool which disables the default threats of a Windows XP installation to improve privacy settings and system security - http://xpy.whyeye.org/about/

Virtual CloneDrive - (from the site) Virtual CloneDrive works and behaves just like a physical CD/DVD drive, however it exists only virtually. Image files generated with CloneDVD or CloneCD can be mounted onto a virtual drive from your hard-disk or from a network drive and used in the same manner as inserting them into a normal CD/DVD drive - freeware - http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html

Rifiuti from Foundstone - a Recycle Bin Forensic Analysis Tool - free tool to examine the contents of the INFO2 file in the recycle bin - http://www.foundstone.com/us/resources/proddesc/rifiuti.htm

Forensic Tools from Foundstone - tools to help examine NTFS for unauthorized activity - free - http://www.foundstone.com/us/resources/proddesc/forensictoolkit.htm

Vision from Foundstone - reports all open TCP and UDP ports and maps them to the owning process or application - free - http://www.foundstone.com/us/resources/proddesc/vision.htm

Neo - free Hex editor from HHD Software - an award-winning large files optimized freeware editor for everyone who works with ASCII, hex, decimal, float, double and binary data - http://www.hhdsoftware.com/Products/home/hex-editor-free.html

Sideswipe - a free secure disk drive cleaning tool - delete files on drives completely once and for all - http://www.clonestarsoftware.com/wipehome.html

SafeHouse Explorer - free encryption software that can protect files residing on your internal hard dive, external drive, memory sticks, network servers, CD/DVDs, iPod and U3 smart drive - http://www.instantfundas.com/2009/03/safehouse-explorer-hides-your-files-in.html

StartEd Lite - a freeware startup and Windows Service Manager that lets you modify your Startup configuration - http://startedlite.outertech.com/index.php?_charisma_page=product&id=9

Secret Disk - create a seperate, invisible disk on your PC that can be locked or unlocked within one second - free version available - http://privacyroot.com/software/SEDE-info.php

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Max2k.com - http://www.max2k.com/ - Several very useful easy to use freeware programs. Categories include Utilities, Math, Internet, Games and Funny Jokes. Max wrote a program for me that allows me to extract links from documents. I can personally recommend his talents and programming skills

NirSoft Freeware Utilities - http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/index.html - Password recovery and network monitoring tools, Internet related utilities, command-line utilities, desktop, system and other utilities and programming information and links to other useful sites

Print Conductor - print any number of documents without opening them - freeware - http://www.print-conductor.com/

NetLimiter 2 monitor - freeware - (from the site) - With limits you can easily manage your internet connection's bandwidth (bandwidth shaper) and share it among all applications running on your computer - http://www.netlimiter.com/download.php

Binary and Hexadecimal editing tools from the University of Vaase in Finland- free - http://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/binedit.html

CodecInstaller - detects which audio and video codecs are installed on your computer and helps you find the ones you don't have to play those files - http://www.jockersoft.com/english/codecinstaller_index.php

IconTweaker - customize your desktop - free - http://joost.endoria.net/icontweaker

Winternals.com - Intelligent Recovery Solutions for the Microsoft enterprise - http://www.winternals.com/

CG Security - some good freeware tools for CMOS password recovery, LILO, NT passwords, data recovery - http://www.cgsecurity.org/

CROA - Clear Read-Only Attributes is a handy utility that will clear the read-only bit of all subfolders and files in a specific folder. This is extremely useful after copying the contents of a CD to your hard drive - http://davidcrowell.com/Croa.aspx

RobWare - Computer Forensics Made Simple - http://www.robware.com/

CDRom-Lock - disables the eject button on your CD/DVD drive while you're away (secure your computer while you're away) - http://www.cdrom-lock.de/index_en.html

WinDirStat - http://windirstat.sourceforge.net/

CompuApps, Inc. Swissknife - create, delete and format partitions on your hard disk drives in one smooth, simple process - http://www.compuapps.com/download/Swissknife/swissknife.htm

Look in my pc - Free PC Profile, Audit, and Diagnostic Report Utility - An awesome tool for getting information from your computer - http://www.lookinmypc.com/ - from the the creators of CyberSitter

WinSCP - freeware SFTP and SCP client for Windows - http://winscp.net/eng/index.php

Freeware temporary internet file cleaning programs at dirfile.com - http://www.dirfile.com/freeware/delete-temporary-internet-files.htm

LogicMatrix: Home - Smart editor freeware: freeware text/hex/programmers/html editor - http://www.logicmatrixonline.com/

Foldershare - sync files and folders, transfer or share files, access files anywhere - free - http://www.foldershare.com/

Unlocker by Cedrick "Nitch" Collomb - freeware/donationware - shows what program is preventing you from deleting a locked file and allows you to unlock it - http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

Xpepius - free tool suite for tweaking, optimizing and tuning Windows XP - http://www.geocities.com/xpepius/

MWSnap - Mirek's Free Windows Software - a free tool for making screen snapshots and a few other programs - http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/index.html

Password Safe - a free password management program - http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/

Download.com - Blogs - Utilitarian: Forays into computer maintenance and repair - http://blogs.download.com/Utilitarian/

Data Recovery Software and Undelete from R-TT - http://www.r-tt.com/

CG Softlabs - http://itimer.home.ro/ - Software (mainly freeware) includes ItimerPro, Cablemom, Stud_PE and IETools

Home of nuhi - Projects - nLite - freeware windows installation customizer allows you to remove windows components (media player, internet explorer, outlook express, msn messenger etc. easily with a graphical user interface. For Windows 2000, XP and 2003. Requires the .NET framework - http://www.nliteos.com/

Welcome to ACSOFTWARE.ORG - http://www.acsoftware.org/ - NotePadXP and other Utilities

Guru3d.com RivaTuner - http://guru3d.com/rivatuner/ - A tweaking utility for NVIDIA and ATI display adapters

HDDlife - freeware real-time hard-drive monitoring utility with alerts - http://www.hddlife.com/

Registry Cleaner - RegVac - http://superwin.com/fregvac.htm

Free Undelete Utility from OfficeRecovery.com - http://www.officerecovery.com/freeundelete/index.htm

Dial-a-fix - a collection of "known" fixes that repair common windows issues such as Windows Update, SSL, Microsoft Installer and other problems - http://djlizard.net/software/dial-a-fix

KlipFolio - (from the site) Serence KlipFolio is a personal dashboard for windows that saves you time and effort by using Klips to intelligently monitoring remote data sources like weather, stocks, Hotmail, news, RSS feeds and auctions on your desktop - http://www.serence.com/site.php?action=ser_products,klipfolio_home

MatirSoft - http://www.matirsoft.com/ - programs include: browser p.a. (personal assistant), folder view and winuscon

Chainsaw - a free file splitting tool - http://chainsaw.pt.vu/

HazteK Software - The future of freeware - storurl - http://www.haztek-software.com/index.php?page=storurl - Bookmark manager as well as several other useful freeware utilities

TeraByte Unlimited - Hard drive management software - http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/utilities.html

Batch Cleanup - batch files to scrub your hard drive clean by Fred Langa - http://www.langa.com/cleanup_bat.htm

Easy PDF to Text Converter - Convert PDF to Text, Word, Html - http://www.pdf-to-html-word.com/pdf-to-text/

SimpleOCR - the only royalty free OCR engine! - http://www.simpleocr.com/

WinZip® Home Page - http://www.winzip.com/

FileMap - free - find phantom files left behind after uninstalling software or malicious files picked up from the internet - http://www.dogkennels.net/filemap/

Registry Mechanic - Registry Cleaner - http://www.pctools.com/registry-mechanic/download/

Karenware.com - a lot of useful tools - free for personal use - http://www.karenware.com/

Mozilla Suite - The All-in-One Internet Application Suite - http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/

Firefox - Rediscover the web - http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

Thunderbird - Reclaim Your Inbox - http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/

Stephen Gould’s windows cleanup utility - http://www.stevengould.org/

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Boardermail.com - mail - http://www.boardermail.com/

Free downloads encyclopedia - Softpedia - http://www.softpedia.com/

Serialheaven.com - unlock your original software - http://www.serialheaven.com/namelist/m10.html

Iconoid - Hide and show desktop icons, make transparent backgrounds - http://www.sillysot.com/

MyZips Computer Software: Download computer software here - http://www.myzips.com/

Application Database - Greatis Software - http://www.greatis.com/appdata/useless.htm

PC Magazine - Utility Downloads - http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,1738,23,00.asp

Dialpad Communications - the Internet's best phone call - http://www.dialpad.com/

iConnectHere: Internet Phone, Broadband Phone, PC-to-Phone - http://www.iconnecthere.com/

Perfect Menu - customize pop-up menu, extend apps' functionality - http://www.softwareutilities.com/pmeindex.htm

GuruNet Reference Answer Engine - http://www.gurunet.com/home.jsp

Microsoft Windows Media - Windows Media Player 10 - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/mp10/default.aspx

PC Inspector File Recovery - recover deleted files - free - http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/welcome.htm

3D Clipboard - http://www.3dclipboard.com/

PowerMenu - http://www.veridicuscom/tummy/programming/powermenu/

Essential PIM - free extremely simple personal information manager - http://www.essentialpim.com/

Free Open Source Accounting Package - http://www.turbocash.co.za/

Windows System Optimizer - from the site - Windows System Optimizer Free Edition is an easy tool to clean and optimize your Windows System. Windows System Optimizer is a fast, powerful utility software that speeds up your system, giving you maximum performance - http://free.windowssystemoptimizer.com/

Ultimate Boot CD - http://www.ubcd4win.com/

911 Boot CD - http://www.911cd.net/

SourceForge.net: Project Info - winfingerprint - http://sourceforge.net/projects/winfingerprint/

A1B2C3 Free Computer Software, Freeware Computer Cleaners - http://www.a1b2c3.com/free/comp01.htm

Multimedia/DVD Burner - Free dvd burner ripper copying software - http://www.sofotex.com/download/Multimedia/DVD_Burner/index.html

UltimateZip - The Archive Utility for the new Millennium - http://www.ultimatezip.com/

Online Conversion - Convert just about anything to anything else - http://www.onlineconversion.com/

Mihov Gallery Creator - just one freeware program from Miha’s utilities - http://www.mihov.com/eng/gc.html

Techsupportalert.com - best 46 free utilities - http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm

Bulk rename utility - easily rename several files at one time - freeware - http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Main_Intro.php

Diagnostic tools and utilities for your computer - http://www.utilitygeek.com/

KanastaCorp Software - free for personal use. Software includes file tools, info tools, shutdown tool, other tools and a few misc. programs - http://www.kanastacorp.com/

Everest - Pro and free Home editions - http://www.lavalys.com/ - replaced AIDA32

SIW - System Information for Windows by Gabriel Topala - http://www3.sympatico.ca/gtopala/about_siw.html - freeware (donations are accepted)

Kurt Zimmermann Zdata Software - freeware - programs include: HDCleaner, OnlineCharger, RegCool, ShutDownPro, FileAnalyser, IconXTractor, HDCopy and DFUeTweaker - http://home.tiscali.de/zdata/hdcleaner_e.htm

Information week: essential tools for every pc - http://www.forums.informationweek.com/jive3/thread.jspa?threadID=300050942&tstart=0

Lukol directory - computer software - http://www.lukol.com/Top/Computers/Software/

X-Setup Pro - Tweak more than 1700 settings for Windows, MS Office, Internet Explorer and more - http://www.x-setup.net/ - free

Regscrubxp - http://www.lexundesigns.com/LexunFreeware/

DMEX - extend Explorer's right-click context menu - http://home.arcor.de/we/wegzumziel/download/dmexinfo.htm

Linkswap - http://www.linkswap.tk/

Easy-to-use special-purpose editors and how-tos to change the title bar in internet explorer - http://www.google.com/search?q=change+title+bar+internet+explorer

Hex/Program Editors - http://www.google.com/search?q=hex+program+edit

Deepburner - a free program for burning CD’s and DVD’s - http://www.deepburner.com/

Windows Startup Inspector - manage Windows startup applications - http://www.windowsstartup.com/index.php

Scanner - display pie chart graphics of your hard drive and other media - http://www.steffengerlach.de/freeware/

Offline NT Password & Registry Editor - Free - http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/index.html

Free for all - The Skills Pool - Recommended bookmarks - http://www.geocities.com/theskillspool/bookmarks.html

The Very Large Computing Array - http://www.vlca.net/

Supercharge your software with these utilities - (most are freeware) - 50 add-ons for Windows, Browsers, E-mail clients and more - http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/collection/0,collid,1355,findid,47266,00.asp

Restoration - freeware - recover deleted files or permanently delete files - http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION

MBRtool (master boot record) - MBR backup and restore, partition table edit, boot manager - freeware - http://www.diydatarecovery.nl/mbrtool.htm

RawWrite - free - create disk image files from floppy disks - http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/rawwrite.htm

Autopatcher XP - freeware - http://autopatcher.com/index.html

Shortcuts Map - Gives you a comprehensive listing of all your application and O/S shortcuts. It can change a shortcut directly from the program, and pick which display and printout you want to select - http://www.zealsoftstudio.com/

Winguides.com Password Generator - http://www.winguides.com/security/password.php?guide=registry

BootPart - an easy tool for adding additional partitions to the Windows NT multi boot menu (for example, add the OS/2 boot manager or a Linux partition). - http://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm

AKGbackup - http://www.akgupta.com/applications/akgbackup.htm - free - a fast and efficient disk based backup utility

XXCOPY - a versatile file management tool - http://www.xxcopy.com/ - great for backups

Daisy 2- An intelligent auto-hotfix utility for Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP - http://vtmig.w2k.vt.edu/

Download link for Daisy 2 - http://opensource.w2k.vt.edu/daisy.php

BenchmarkHQ - Free benchmarking programs - http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/be_main.html

Superwin.com Add/Remove Pro - freeware uninstaller - http://www.superwin.com/ffreewar.htm

Microsoft Windows Memory Diagnostic tool - http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

RegEditX (Tweaks for the Windows Registry Editor) and Long file name finder (easily find and shorten file names for cd burning - http://www.dcsoft.com/products.htm

Samurize - provides all the information you need about all your computers in once central location on your desktop. Samurize features a script plug-in system which allows you to add the information you want, when you want it. - http://www.samurize.com/

The Rename - renaming utility - donationware - http://www.herve-thouzard.com/therenamea.phtml

Backup4all - free backup utility - http://www.backup4all.com/

JetAudio - A freeware real player alternative plays .RA, .RAM, and .RMI files - http://www.jetaudio.com/

Ultraplayer - A freeware alternative to real player and windows media player - http://www.ultraplayer.com/

Send To Any - extends the windows send to context menu - http://www.optionalreaction.com/software/sendtoany/

SwitchBoard - VoIP system - Just log into the site and make Java based internet phone calls. Also works over modem connections - http://theswitchboard.ca/

Xteq X-Find - A program to help you find what you’re looking for - http://www.xteq.com/products/xfnd/index.html

Registrar Lite - good free registry editor - http://www.resplendence.com/registry/reglite.htm

Wilbur - your file assistant (find and replace utility) - free - http://wilbur.redtree.com/

Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder - To find you windows product key if you lose it - http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

The helpware group - MJ's Help Diagnostics - http://helpware.net/downloads/index.htm

Links to downloads of a whole range of utilities along with short explanations and which version of Windows they work on - The Gazette Downloads - http://members.cox.net/scotterpops/downloads/downloads.html

DeskSweeper - hide all your desktop icons - http://no-nonsense-software.com/freeware/

Clean Disk Security info and download page - http://www.theabsolute.net/sware/clndisk.html

Advanced Checksum Verifier and More - http://www.irnis.net/

The Best Windows Driver Backup Utility - also backs up your registry, program settings and preferences, shortcuts, favorites, outlook express folders, accounts and message filters. You can tweak some windows settings too - http://winret.sourceforge.net

HD tune - benchmarking program - freeware - http://www.hdtune.com/

StartMan start up manager - freeware - http://www.pt.lu/comnet/desc/startman.html

Eraser - an advanced security tool - freeware - http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/

Resource Hacker - view, modify, rename, add, delete and extract resources in 32bit Windows executables and resource files - http://www.users.on.net/johnson/resourcehacker/

Pdf995 - create a pdf document from any Windows program that can print - free - http://www.pdf995.com/

SearchWithin - a free full text index search engine that allows you to quickly search inside the files on your drive or network - http://www.searchwithin.com/

OmniFormat - a free document conversion utility which allows dynamic conversion and image manipulation of over 75 file formats including HTML, DOC, XLS, WPD, PDF, JPG, GIF, TIF, PNG, PCX, PPT, PS, TXT, Photo CD, FAX and MPEG - http://www.omniformat.com/

Feedreader - free news reader - http://www.feedreader.com/

PicoZip Recovery Tool - free - download page at myWebAttack - http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=105762

PicoZip Recovery Tool is an easy-to-use program that can help you recover lost or forgotten passwords from password protected Zip files created by compression utilities like PicoZip, WinZip, PKZip, etc. Self-extracting ZIP files are supported as well. You have a choice of Brute Force or Dictionary-based recovery methods, and can set the maximum and minimum password length, alphabetical or numeric, and an optional starting string (useful if you remember part of the password). PicoZip Recovery Tool includes a 650,000(plus!)-word English dictionary, and you can download additional dictionaries or edit the existing one

Browser Extension Manager - free - download page at myWebAttack - http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=105886

The Browser Extension Manager enables you to take control over many Internet Explorer customizations and extensions that are often added by third-party products or ISPs, and sometimes are left behind or are difficult to change. Among several other options, the tool allows you to view and remove BHO extensions, context menu entries, and more. You can also customize the search settings, remove or edit the logo and title branding, toolbar layouts, and Explorer bars. Advanced users can even disable selected ActiveX controls and delete search hooks. Browser Extension Manager allows you to create multiple backup sets of your settings, which allows you to restore a previous configuration in case you've messed things up

ExplorerXP - Freeware for non-commercial use, Windows 2000 and later - windows explorer replacement - http://www.explorerxp.com/

Xplorer2 lite - free version - windows explorer replacement - http://zabkat.com/x2lite.htm

Mince - free text encryption tool - http://bluefive.pair.com/mince.htm

EditURLs - edit the internet explorer URL address drop down list - free - http://www.aandrc.com/editurls/

PureText - text utility that strips formatting and HTML code from the text you paste into your clipboard - free - http://stevemiller.net/puretext/

YKWONG's FreeUtilities - ASCII Pic - converts bitmaps and jpegs into plain text files - free - http://www.ykwong.com/software.html

Digibookshelf - photo album software - free - http://www.digibook.com/en/

PINs Password Storage - safely store all your passwords or other security information - free - http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/index.html#PINs

WebReaper - offline web site explorer - free - http://www.webreaper.net/

Empty Temp Folders - clean temporary files off your hard drive - free - http://www.danish-shareware.dk/soft/emptemp

EmailStripper - free - emailStripper is a free program for cleaning the ">" and other formatting characters out of your emails. It will restore "forwarded" or "replied" emails back to their original state so they're easier to read - http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm

Drempels screensaver home - Free - Drempels makes colorful, swirling, hallucinogenic patterns that resemble a hurricane or tornado. It normally runs in your Windows background or "desktop", replacing your old still-image wallpaper with gently-animating visuals... and meanwhile, you can use your computer just like you normally would. It uses very little CPU overhead - http://www.geisswerks.com/drempels/

Metapad - a small, fast (and completely free) text editor for Windows 9x/NT/XP with similar features to Microsoft Notepad but with many extra (and rather useful) features. It was designed to completely replace Notepad since it includes all of Notepad's features and much, much more - http://liquidninja.com/metapad/

Mail Inspector 2004 - freeware version works on one mail box only - a small remote e-mail client. It can scan your mailboxes (POP3 and IMAP4) for new mail which will be displayed with sender, receiver, subject, date, size. You can delete messages directly without the need to download them (direct mail). You can also write instant e-mails. When Mail Inspector 2004 registers new mail, it will display an animated icon in your task bar. Mail Inspector will also mark possible spam for deletion - http://www.idev.ch/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=75

Alice A. I. Foundation natural language chat robot - http://www.alicebot.org/downloads/

Runit - freeware - RUNit is a simple but yet powerful launchpad for Win95/98 and NT(4.0 and above). RUNit gives you quick access to applications, documents, folders and shortcuts. Unlike many other launchpads RUNit doesn't occupy any space on your screen - you only see it when you actually use it - http://www.magister-lex.at/RUNit/

Belarc advisor - builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, including Microsoft Hotfixes, and displays the results in your Web browser - free - http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

Memtest86 - free - a thorough stand alone memory test for x86 architecture computers - http://www.memtest86.com/

SyncBack - Back up your files and sync them to another drive or directory. - http://pcwnl.pcworld.com/t/494000/15385652/968043/0/

EZBack-it-up - Lose all your excuses for not backing up your data--use this fast, easy-to-use program. - http://pcwnl.pcworld.com/t/494000/15385652/969191/0/

Back It Up! - Protect your data by creating compressed archives of your selected folders. - http://pcwnl.pcworld.com/t/494000/15385652/969192/0/

Cobian Backup - Offload routine download chores without compromising your data's specific needs. - http://pcwnl.pcworld.com/t/494000/15385652/969193/0/

Back4Win - Protect your precious data with frequent backups - http://pcwnl.pcworld.com/t/494000/15385652/969194/0/

Replacement for Microsoft java virtual machine - http://java.sun.com/getjava/manual.html

WhoLockMe shell extension - freeware - if you try to delete a locked file and it won't delete, this little program will give you information on what program is using it so you can stop it and remove it - http://www.dr-hoiby.com/WhoLockMe/index.php

Ranish partition manager - freeware - http://www.ranish.com/part/

Virtualdub - VirtualDub is a video capture/processing utility for 32-bit Windows platforms (95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP) - freeware - http://www.virtualdub.org/

CadStd - Computer aided design software - free - http://www.cadstd.com/

JR screen ruler - free - This Screen Ruler is a great tool that allows you to accurately measure anything on your screen. This is especially useful when measuring graphics, web page browser sizes or whatever. Screen Ruler can display Pixels, Inches, Picas or Centimeters - http://www.spadixbd.com/freetools/jruler.htm

Pop peeper - free - POP Peeper is an email notifier that runs in your Windows task bar and alerts you when you have new email on any of your POP3, Hotmail, MSN, Yahoo, Mail.com, MyWay, Excite, Lycos.com, or RediffMail accounts. You can also use POP Peeper to read and delete your email. POP Peeper supports HTML email, so you can see your email the same way as you would in your email client - http://www.poppeeper.com/

Group mail free - Send to smaller groups of emails - http://www.infacta.com/gmdifferences.asp

Software602 - 602PC Suite - free office suite with PDF export - Alternate to MS Office - http://www.software602.com/products/pcs/tour3.html

Quick shutdown - free - fast and easy-to-use shutdown tool that allows you to shutdown, reboot, hibernate, logoff, standby or lock your computer with the one mouse click - http://www.winutility.com/qsd/

Free online bookmark service - http://www.freelink.org/

Earle's tool shed - links to numerous programs and tools - http://tools.pitas.com/

Mpesch3 audio tools - freeware - mp3 tools - http://www.mpesch3.de/

Exposed - freeware - displays forgotten and hidden internet images - http://www.reddragonsoftware.com/

Sentinel 2.1 - free from runtimeware.com - Advanced file integrity checker, registry watcher, secure shutdown and logger - http://www.runtimeware.com/index.php?page=p_sentinel2

PBSystems taskzip - free computer back up program - http://www.matpie.drw.net/PBSystems/products/taskzip/TZip.html

Sphygmic software spreadsheet - free excel alternative - http://www.ds.unifi.it/%7Estefanin/AGR_2001/SH/sssheet.htm

TrueCrypt - free open-source on the fly disk encryption software for Windows 2000/XP and Linux - http://www.truecrypt.org/

Microsoft Office Assistance: Office update inventory tool - checks installations for updated status - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011402491033.aspx

Wink from debugmode.com - a free tool to create tutorials and presentations - http://www.debugmode.com/wink/

Video Inspector from KC Softwares - free (from the site) - a tools designed to provide you with as much information as possible about your video files. With VideoInspector you'll know why your video files has no sound or refuses to play correctly. VideoInspector will help you installing the required CoDecs (coder/decoder software) for an optimal performance. VideoInspector can also inspect your system to find which codecs are available, and it can also process multiple video files and export its result in HTML or plain text files - http://www.kcsoftwares.com/index.php?vtb

Flash player uninstaller from Macromedia - (this is a direct download link) A free tool to uninstall flash player - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/installers/8/uninstall_flash_player.exe

ExpressPDF - convert online word, excel and web pages to PDF for free - http://www.expresspdf.com/

Welcome to Pando - a free tiny app that lets you email any size file or folder to anyone free - http://www.pando.com/

Vasilios Freeware - ShutdownXP Enforcer - use only if you have serious reasons not to follow the ordinary shutdown procedures - http://users.spark.net.gr/~stamatb/freesoft/shutdownxp_enforcer.htm

AutoStreamer from Neowin.net - the easiest solution to slipstreaming - http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562

WinAudit - Free from PXS It Solutions - PC audit and inventory of software, licenses, security configuration, hardware, network settings - http://www.pxserver.com/WinAudit.htm

FastStone screen capture - free for home use - http://www.faststone.org/FSCaptureDetail.htm

PC Wizard from cpuid.org - free - (from the site) a powerful utility designed especially for detection of hardware, but also some more analysis. It's able to identify a large scale of system components and supports the latest technologies and standards. This tool is periodically updated (usually once per month) in order to provide most accurate results - http://www.cpuid.org/pcwizard.php

Online Password Generator - http://onlinepasswordgenerator.com/

Dust Free Solutions Spreadsheet Composer - a free excel add-in which offers significant productivity and development benefits - http://www.dustfreesolutions.com/

Burn at once DVD copying program - http://www.burnatonce.com/

Microsoft Office Downloads Home Page - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdate/default.aspx

Desktop Lite - a free (beta version that only works on Windows XP) light-weight shell manager to replace Windows Explorer and the traditional desktop - http://www.nymtec.com/

HDD Health - a free full-featured failure-prediction agent for machines using Windows 95, 98, NT, Me, 2000 and XP - http://www.panterasoft.com/index.html

Uninstall Tool - free Ultra small and fast utility that helps you to uninstall various software from CrystalIdea Software - available in several different languages - http://www.crystalidea.com/

SiTE 4 Sore Eyes Freeware - http://www.jess.us/

Tomahawk - the last freeware version - a full fledged wordprocessor, with the added capability to export the document to a real compact PDF-file (the link takes you to the direct download site) - http://www.webgrid.co.uk/?m=Downloads&sCat=&pid=429&view=details

Office Boosters - make Microsoft Office work the way you want it to - http://officeboosters.com/

PCWorld.com - 101 fabulous freebies - http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,124883,pg,16,00.asp

Flexbeta SlipstreamerXP - an application that will slipstream any Windows XP or Office XP service pack into your installation files - http://flexbeta.net/slipstreamerxp/

I want a Firefox Extension to...200+ common problems solved - interesting site with a lot of useful information - http://www.econsultant.com/i-want-firefox-extension/index.html

I want a Freeware utility to...450 extremely useful free utilities that do specific jobs really well and save time and money (from the same site above) - http://www.econsultant.com/i-want-freeware-utilities/index.html

MouseCage - Computer mouse software designed to help people with hand tremor control their computer mouse (not freeware but not expensive) - http://www.mousecage.org/

Media Investigator file recovery software - free software to help you recover deleted media files - http://www.digitalfilerecovery.com/

IE Customizer from Techlogica.us - (from the site) a free tool that allows you to enhance and personalize Internet Explorer 6.0 by giving you access to over 75 hidden features in an easy-to-use interface - http://www.techlogica.us/software/iecustomizer/index.php

X1 enterprise client - one of the best desktop search applications available - now free for personal use - http://www.x1.com/products/

DirMS - a free (registerware) defragmentation program for Windows NT, 2000 and XP - http://www.dirms.com/home/docs/dirms1.asp

Auslogics Disk Defrag - free - reclaim the speed of your disks - http://www.auslogics.com/disk-defrag/index.php

Free data recovery programs from Smart PC Solutions - http://www.smartpctools.com/recovery/

PC De-Crapifier - want to get rid of all the garbage that comes bundled with new computers when you purchase them? This tool will help you do that for free - a must have tool of you plan on purchasing a new computer from some of the big name companies - http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/04/38. You can download it from http://www.yorkspace.com/pc-de-crapifier/

WhatColor - a very inexpensive pc tool for colorblind people that works on most versions of windows (in japanese or english) - http://www.hikarun.com/e/

TextMaker Viewer - open, view and print all common word processing formats free of charge - http://www.officeviewers.com/

Windows Registry Recovery from Mitec.cz - free - the best tool for crashed machine registry recovery and several other useful programs as well - http://www.mitec.cz/

Instant Memory Cleaner from Vasilios freeware - other free programs are available too - (from the site) the front end for Microsoft's command line ClearMem tool which forces pages out of physical memory and reduces the size of running processes' working sets to a minimum - http://www.vasileios.gr/freesoft/

IE Tab - free Firefox extension that allows you to run IE from Firefox - https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1419/

DTaskManager (as well as a few other free programs) from Dimio's Tools - a Task-Manager, but specifically engineered to give additional functionalities that the Windows bundled TaskManager (and other third party products) do not have - http://dimio.altervista.org/eng/

User Agent String Utility 2 from Microsoft - a free utility that opens an Internet Explorer 7.0 window that is configured to report its identity to websites as being Internet Explorer 6.0 - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9517DB9C-3C0D-47FE-BD04-FAD82A9AAC9F&displaylang=en

Free download manager - a full-featured download accelerator and manager - http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/

ARP++ (Add Remove Program plus plus) - free - (from the site) ARP++ is an advanced version of the Add/Remove Programs that is a part of Windows. It will allow you to uninstall programs which cannot be removed from (or may not even appear in) the Windows ARP - http://www.csc.calpoly.edu%7Ebfriesen/software/arpxx.shtml

The author has several more freeware programs here - http://www.csc.calpoly.edu/%7Ebfriesen/software/software.shtml

CubicExplorer from Cubic Reality - (free and it works on most versions of Windows) - a file manager/browser software application. It's designed to be easy to use, yet powerful enough to handle multiple directories at the same time. It features tabbed browsing, and has a built-in text editor which has highlighters for many different file types - http://www.cubicreality.com/ce/about

System Scheduler from Splinterware software solutions - a free scheduler to run applications, popup reminders and other useful tasks. Various scheduling options and ability to send keypresses to applications make this a really useful tool - there is a pro version available too as well as other useful software - http://www.splinterware.com/

Clear focus call centre - completely free multi-user call centre software from Bespoke software solutions ltd. - requires .net framework 2.0 - http://www.bespoke-software-solutions.co.uk/downloads/downwa.php

Safarp - a free open-source alternative to the Windows Add/Remove Programs applet in the control panel applet - for Windows 2000 and above - http://wistinga.online.fr/safarp/

ExTools - free tools and utilities for Excel spreadsheet editing - http://www.excel-extools.com/

ASAP Utilities - free - the essential add-in for Excel users - http://www.asap-utilities.com/

Abassis Work Desktop - free for personal use - a software solution (PIM) to organize your projects - also has a free for personal use finance manager program - http://www.abassis.com/index.html

PackageFactory for U3 - free for personal use software that lets you convert any application or EXE file into a U3P package file - to install on a U3 compatible flash drive (most modern flash drives) - http://www.eure.ca/

SoftwareFor.org - home of software for starving students - (from the site) a free collection of programs organized for students (but available to anyone). We've gathered a list of best-in-class programs onto one CD (one disc for OS X, one for Windows), including a fully-featured office suite, a cutting-edge web browser, multi-media packages, academic tools, utilities and more - http://softwarefor.org/

TTCS OSSWIN CD from Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society - (from the site) The TTCS OSSWIN CD is a collection of over 100 Free/Open Source software for home and business users using the Microsoft Windows 98SE/Me/2000 and XP operating systems - http://www.ttcsweb.org/osswin-cd/index.htm

PDFCreator from pdfforge.org - a free (open source) tool to create PDF files from nearly any Windows application - http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator

Windows Post-Install Wizard - freeware - (from the site) Windows Post-Install Wizard (WPI for short) is a hypertext application designed for giving users choice. While Windows XP offers many ways of customizing the setup process out of the box, its major drawback is the lack of being able to select which applications an end user may install. In the past, end users and administrators needed to either download the files manually, or create overly complex scripts that could only be used once. WPI allows you to create one image, which can then be custom configured, and optionally, automated, so that end users can install any applications - http://www.wpiw.net/

FileHamster from mogware.com - freeware - provides real-time backup and archiving of your files while you work - windows 2000 and above - requires the .net 2.0 framework - http://www.mogware.com/FileHamster/

Startup Delayer from r2 Studios - freeware - allows you to setup how many seconds after Windows has started, to load each program - Windows 98 thru XP - http://www.r2.com.au/software.php?page=2&show=startdelay

Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007 - free easy to use accounting software from Microsoft - http://ideawins.com/productinfo.html

Democracy player - free open source video player - handles a lot of formats - http://www.getdemocracy.com/

CrossLoop - free - simple secure screen sharing - (from the site) CrossLoop is a FREE secure screen sharing utility designed for people of all technical skill levels. CrossLoop extends the boundaries of VNC's traditional screen sharing by enabling non-technical users to get connected from anywhere on the Internet in seconds without changing any firewall or router settings. It only takes a few minutes to setup and no signup is required - http://www.crossloop.com/

Universal Viewer (ATViewer) - freeware - (from the site) an advanced file viewer with a wide range formats supported - http://atorg.net.ru/universal_viewer/index.htm

GD software - lots of free utilities and programs as well as some inexpensive shareware - http://www.gdsoftware.dk/default.asp?page=4

TeamViewer - free (for personal use) desktop sharing and remote control software - http://www.teamviewer.com/index.aspx

KeepVid.com - download videos direct from most video sites - http://keepvid.com/

Omnidrive - a free online storage, sharing and publishing platform that allows you to store your files and access them from anywhere with the speed of desktop storage - http://www.omnidrive.com/

BPM notepad - a free scrolling text editor - http://linkerror.com/bpmnotepad.cgi

CQPhone - a simple chat program that works like a real telephone - http://www.cqphone.com/

OldApps.com - providing most of the current and old versions software online for free - a lot of different software to choose from - http://www.oldapps.com/

Mohawke's best of the best free and open source software collection for Max OS X and Windows - http://www.digitaldarknet.net/thelist/

Convert - (from the site) Convert is a free and easy to use unit conversion program that will convert the most popular units of distance, temperature, volume, time, speed, mass, power, density, pressure, energy and many others, including the ability to create custom conversions - http://joshmadison.com/software/convert/

Internet explorer backup from BackRex software - (from the site) BackRex Internet Explorer Backup can help you to move all your Internet Explorer settings from one computer to another, even if it has a different version of Windows and/or Internet Explorer installed (for example from Internet Explorer 5.0 to Internet Explorer 6.0 or vice versa) - free - http://www.backsettings.com/internet-explorer-backup.html

Bobyte freeware - video editor, joiner, splitter and some other useful tools - http://www.bobyte.com/

DVD Flick - free - (from the site) DVD Flick aims to be a simple but at the same time powerful DVD Authoring tool. It can take a number of video files stored on your computer and turn them into a DVD that will play back on your DVD player, Media Center or Home Cinema Set - http://www.dvdflick.net/

Vista transformation pack - gives to your Windows XP system the fresh and cool look of Microsoft's new operating system: Windows Vista. The pack changes most of the system icons, skins and toolbars and also adds new enhancements to your desktop such as a dock bar or a different system tray clock - freeware download from Softpedia.com - http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Vista-Transformation-Pack.shtml

CableNut Software - (from the site) CableNut is a tool for optimizing your Internet Connection. We have provided a way to tweak any option you may want to in the adjuster. You can load "CableNut Custom Setting" files that are included with the program to tweak your Internet connection - http://www.cablenut.com/

Open Source Windows - a simple list of the best free and open-source software for Windows (XP and Vista) - http://www.opensourcewindows.org/

The freelancer's toolset: 100 web apps for everything you will possibly need - http://www.cogniview.com/convert-pdf-to-excel/post/the-freelancers-toolset-100-web-apps-for-everything-you-will-possibly-need/

E-Bility.com - free enabling software for people with disabilities and links to other informational resources - http://www.e-bility.com/links/software.php

Jing Project - for Mac or Windows - a free (for now) always ready program for instantly capturing and sharing images and videos - http://www.jingproject.com/

TransferBigFiles.com - (beta) - (from the site) the easiest way to send large files to anyone - http://www.transferbigfiles.com/

Roadkil's Unstoppable Copier - (from the site) Recovers files from disks with physical damage. Allows you to copy files from disks with problems such as bad sectors, scratches or that just give errors when reading data. The program will attempt to recover every readable piece of a file and put the pieces together. Using this method most types of files can be made useable even if some parts were not recoverable in the end - http://www.roadkil.net/unstopcp.html

HDDGuru.com - laptop and desktop hard disk drive information, tests, software, firmware, tools, data recovery, hdd repair - some great info - http://hddguru.com/

Screen2Exe - free screen recorder that records it to an executable file - http://www.screen-record.com/screen2exe.htm

Recuva - (from the site) Recuva (pronounced "recover") is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses - http://www.recuva.com/

Revo Uninstaller - free uninstaller that helps you to remove any unwanted application installed on your computer and includes several other useful tools to maintain your computer - http://www.revouninstaller.com/

Windows Inspection Tool Set - free (open source) - provides you with cross-linked, filtered views into a Windows system - http://magicsplat.com/wits/

WinPenPack - (you may have to set the language to English if it loads in Italian towards the top right corner of the page -- easy to do) - (from the site) winPenPack is a collection of free and open source portable programs optimized for use with a USB pen drive and also directly from a folder of your Hard Disk - http://www.winpenpack.com/main/news.php

Mobysaurus - free (from the site) Mobysaurus Thesaurus is a comprehensive, feature-rich, easy-to-use English thesaurus for Windows - http://www.mobysaurus.com/

Pegtop PStart - free (from the site) PStart is a simple tray tool to start user defined applications. Designed to run portable applications (like portable Firefox & Thunderbird), you can start anything runnable from USB key devices or removable disks - http://www.pegtop.net/start/

Cfont Pro by Veign - Premium (now free) font manager to view and control your fonts - http://www.cfontpro.com/

Communications tools and resources from TechSupportAlert - a large list of free utilities to help you communicate - a collection of links to web-based communications services. This includes client-free chat systems, free fax services, web-based SMS, email to snail mail, tele-conferencing, invitation systems and more - http://www.techsupportalert.com/e-communications.htm

RAM 4 - Reading Acceleration Machine - free language-learning freeware for Windows - http://www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/languages/classical/ram/ram.html

Teacher Training Videos - created for teachers to help them incorporate technology into their teaching - http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/

CheckOutFree - an alternative payment method that allows you to buy something by agreeing to try (or buy) something else! CheckoutFree is a product of Lift Media, Inc. - http://www.checkoutfree.com/

Gizmo - a free phone for you computer that makes calling as easy as instant messaging - http://gizmoproject.com/

Glary Utilities - numerous powerful and easy-to-use system tools and utilities to fix, speed up, maintain and protect your PC - http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

FileMenu Tools - customize the context menu of the Windows Explorer - http://www.lopesoft.com/en/fmtools/info.html

Gnumeric - freeware/opensource - (from the site) The Gnumeric spreadsheet is part of the GNOME desktop environment: a project to create a free, user friendly desktop environment - http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric/

Dia - free/opensource Visio alternative (from the site) - is a GTK+ based diagram creation program for Linux, Unix and Windows released under the GPL license - http://live.gnome.org/Dia

Free iPod Video Converter - converts DVD, AVI, MPEG, WMV and RM to iPod Video - http://www.ipod-video-converter.org/

VDownloader - download videos from Youtube, Google Video, Metacafe, MySpace, DailyMotions, Pornotube and other similar sites and save them in AVI or MPG format - http://vdownloader.es/

Master Your Windows - a freeware auto-run-system-check-tool, an auto-size of auto-maximize-windows tool - http://pisoft.phpnet.us/

Mil free internet eraser - deletes internet cookies and history from your computer - http://www.milincorporated.com/free_internet_eraser.html

Disk Heal - (from the site) a free useful tool that performs many useful functions. An application which fixes disk errors which occur after a virus and perform various other tweaks as well - http://www.luqsoft.com/diskheal/

PageNest free edition - copy your favorite webpages to hard disk - http://pagenest.com/free.html

Xming X Server for Windows - free unlimited X Window server for Microsoft Windows XP/2003/Vista - http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/

Clone Genius - free advanced backup and recovery software for your PC - http://www.clonegenius.com/

Open Source God - 480+ Open Source Applications - http://mashable.com/2007/09/23/open-source/

Online FLV Converter - download online videos directly to PC / iPod / PSP - free - http://vixy.net/

Reminder Cube - freeware desktop calendar with many functions - http://www.remindercube.com/

RealWorld Cursor Editor - freeware animated cursor maker - http://www.rw-designer.com/cursor-maker

Font Frenzy - freeware font manager that helps you view, install and uninstall your fonts and more - http://www.sdsoftware.org/default.asp?id=5929

Speedometer - a free typing program - measure your typing speed and track your improvement or learn how to type - http://www.customtyping.com/speedometer.htm

BurnAware free edition - allows you to easily perform the most common disc burning tasks: write to all CD/DVD media types, including Blu-Ray; write Audio CDs and DVD-Video files; create and burn disc images; write multi-session discs and much more - http://www.glorylogic.com/index.html

Size-O-Matic from Pythoness Software - a free toolbar-like application that displays common screen resolutions - makes it easy to view your web pages at any resolution without having to actually change any settings on your computer - http://www.pythoness.com/

XYplorerFree - a free version of a highly rated replacement for the Windows Explorer that doesn't require installation - http://www.xyplorer.com/free.php

FreeCommander - an easy-to-use alternative to the standard windows file manager - http://www.freecommander.com/

MPlayer for Windows - an award-winning opensource media player - http://mulder.dummwiedeutsch.de/home/?page=projects&browser=ie

IE Surfgear - freeware internet explorer add-on that allows you to change font size - http://www.sofmos.com/IeSurfgear.html

45 Best Freeware Design Programs information from Snap2Objects.com - http://www.snap2objects.com/2007/07/20/45-best-freeware-design-programs/

Amok Find More - freeware search program for Windows. Other free programs at the Amok.com site include CD/DVD Burning, Date Wizard, DelayDel, DVD Shrinker and a few more - http://www.amok.am/en/freeware/amok_find_more/

NovaBench 2 - free system benchmark software - http://novabench.com/

Debut Video Capture Software from NCH Software - (from the site) Debut is a simple, easy to use video recorder that lets you capture video files directly on your PC using a webcam (video camera), or capture device (from video). This software can also capture and record almost anything that can be played or displayed on the computer screen. The program saves the video on your hard drive as avi, wmv or many other file types - free - http://www.nchsoftware.com/capture/index.html

IE7Pro - the ultimate add-on for Internet Explorer - add a lot of features and tweaks to make your IE friendlier, more useful, secure and customizable - http://www.ie7pro.com/

Pixelformer from Qualibyte - an advanced icon editor designed to give you full control over every pixel of your images - free - http://www.qualibyte.com/pixelformer/

FairUse4WM - (from the site) Freeware DRM removal Windows software. Strip copy-protection from .WMV, .ASF, .WMA (Windows Media Player 9, 10, 11). Can't transfer legally purchased music and videos to your iPod, Sony PSP because of the DRM protection of Windows Media files? Here comes free software for Windows called FairUse4WM - http://www.undrm.info/remove-DRM-protection/FairUse4WM-freeware-DRM-removal-Windows-software-Strip-copy-protection-from-WMV-ASF-WMA-Windows-Media-Player.htm

Auslogics Registry Defrag - defragment and compact the registry to speed up your computer - freeware - http://www.auslogics.com/registry-defrag

PDF-XChange viewer from Tracker Software Products - free pdf viewer with a few extra features - Windows 2000 and newer - free and pro version - http://www.docu-track.com/home/prod_user/PDF-XChange_Tools/pdfx_viewer

Zoolou from Emdem Technologies - (from the site) an easy to use program that magnifies the screen area around the current position of the mouse cursor. The virtual magnifying glass is sizable and allows full screen operation with support for dual or multiple monitors - free for personal use but requires registration - http://www.emdem.com/html/zoolou.html

DesktopZoom - a free zoom/magnifying program with a lot of features - http://users.telenet.be/littlegems/MySoft/DesktopZoom/Index.html

Technitium MAC Address Changer - allows you to change Media Access Control (MAC) Address of your Network Interface Card (NIC) irrespective to your NIC manufacturer or its driver - free - http://www.technitium.com/tmac/index.html

HTTrack Website Copier - free software offline browser - allows you to download a world wide web site from the internet to a local directory, building recursively all directories, getting hTML, images, and other files from the server to your computer - http://www.httrack.com/

The Screen Magnifiers Home - links, news, programs and more for the visually impaired - http://www.magnifiers.org/

Dead Pixel Buddy - a dead pixel test program that allows you to easily test your LCD screeen for dead pixels - free - http://www.laptopshowcase.co.uk/downloads.php?id=1

BookletCreator - a free online tool that allows you to create a booklet from a PDF document - http://bookletcreator.com/

Spotlight on Windows - diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve Windows performance from Quest Software - unsupported freeware that requires a renewable one-year license provided free with the download - http://www.quest.com/spotlight-on-windows/

1-Click YouTube Batch Downloader from Eurekr.com - download videos from YouTube - free - http://eurekr.com/

1-2-3FileConvert - converts PDF files to editable Word documents, retaining original format. This software also supports image extraction, and partial conversion feature - http://www.123fileconvert.com/

Parental control software from Optenet PC - Free Trial - keep your children and families safe while they surf - http://www.optenetpc.com/

NeatSurf - free - a powerful and easy to use IE privacy security utility - prevents writing to your IE browser's history, cache, cookies, user data, etc - http://www.matcode.com/neatsurf.htm

RegDefrag from Quicksys.com - a free tool to defrag, optimize and compact the Windows registry - http://www.regdefrag.com/

Virtual Box - free (open source) - a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware - http://www.virtualbox.org/

Remove PDF Document Restrictions article from GHacks.net - learn about free software that can unlock PDF Document restrictions - http://www.ghacks.net/2008/06/19/remove-pdf-document-restrictions/

WobZIP - uncompress files online on the fly - supports 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZHCHM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS - http://wobzip.org/

Listaculous - a free tabbed to-do list manager - accessible from anyplace on the web - http://www.listaculous.com/

Microsoft Windows XP Optimizer from Thoosje.com - free tool to optimize Windows XP - requires .net framework - http://www.thoosje.com/Windows-XP-Optimizer.html

Windows Inspection Tool Set from MagicSplat.com - chops up Windows multiple way providing you with cross-linked, filtered views into a Windows system - view all kinds of operating system information - free - http://wits.magicsplat.com/

XP Safeguard from App-Zilla.com - control how your Windows XP functions without having to delve into the registry - free - http://www.app-zilla.com/XP_SafeGuard.html

Process Security Manager from App-Zilla.com - displays detailed information about all running processes and gives you control over them - free - http://www.app-zilla.com/process_security.html

appZILLA.com - BIG application resource - lots of free tools for video, audio, DVD, downloading, graphics and system tools - http://www.app-zilla.com/products.html

HP Smart Web Printing - freeware from Hewlett-Packard - lets you select and organize text and graphics from multiple web pages and then edit and print exactly what you see onscreen - http://activeanswers.compaq.com/hho/cache/482779-0-0-225-121.html

Bradicon! - create icons from pictures - free - http://ico.bradleygill.com/advanced.php

CSDiff - ComponentSoftware Diff for Windows - free for personal use software that analyzes changes made between two revisions of the same file or folder, commonly used when analyzing program source files, HTML documents and MS Word documents - http://www.componentsoftware.com/Products/CSDiff/index.htm

Proposal Writing Software - ProposalSmartz Proposal Writing Software helps you to easily make Online proposals, Contracts & invoice with professionally written templates - http://www.proposalsmartz.com/

Crypt Edit from PolySoft - a freeware word processor - http://cryptedit.chat.ru/overview.htm

Lupo PenSuite - (from the site) a completely free suite of portable programs and games - more than 1700 programs and games available - http://www.lupopensuite.com/index.htm

Text Mining Tool - a free tool that extracts text from PDF, DOC, CHM, RTF and HTML files and converts it to text - http://text-mining-tool.com/

Convert pdf to word - free online service that converts PDF files to Word or Doc format - http://convertpdftoword.net/Default.aspx

URL Gather from ZqWare - free bookmark manager that helps you save and manage your internet bookmarks - http://www.zqware.com/urlgather.htm

50 Free Internet Tools for Tin-Foil Hat Wearers - all kinds of tools to protect yourself from internet snoopers from All Things Internet - http://www.great-isp-deals.com/blog/2008/08/50-free-internet-tools-for-tin-foil-hat-wearers/

PagePlus SE - free desktop publishing software - an alternative to Microsoft Publisher from Serif Software - http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/PagePlus/key_features.asp

ShoWin from Foundstone - displays useful information about windows by dragging a cursor over them - free - http://www.foundstone.com/us/resources/proddesc/showin.htm

Simple Static IP - (from the site) At times there may be a reason you need to have your IP address set to static. A static IP is an IP address that never changes. By default peoples IP is dynamic which means it can change at any time. When port forwarding you forward to your local IP address, and if your IP changes your port forwarding will no longer work as it is not pointing to your new IP. This is the same for nearly all settings in a router that points to your computer, such as DMZ and logging. So to keep that from happening you need to set your IP to static so it never changes, then you no longer have to worry about your IP changing. (This should be done for computers behind a router) - free - http://www.pcwintech.com/node/30

DOSBox - a DOS-emulator that uses the SDL-library - run old classics that don't run on your new computer - compatible with Windows (including XP and Vista), BeOS, Linux, Mac OSX - free, opensource - http://www.dosbox.com/

Batch Chat - the world's easiest office chat room - free - http://batchchat.blogspot.com/2009/03/worlds-easiest-office-chat-room.html

SearchSelected Search Tool - a free tool that lets you select text in a document or website then search for it with your favorite search engine - http://www.outsource2documaker.com/2009/03/searchselected-search-tool.html

Simpo PDF to Text - a free standalone converter - convert a PDF file to text - http://www.simpopdf.com/pdf-to-text.html

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