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Freeware

Posted:
23mar2003

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Favorite Free Software Programs

These following free software programs (freeware) are recommended by Rad readers.

3dmark - Benchmark your system's ability to generate 3D images, very popular, especially if you have a powerful 3D graphics card.
7Zip - File archiver [like WinZip or WinRAR]

Acrobat Reader - PDF file reader from Adobe, almost ubiquitous. Many of the more popular Radified guides are available for download in PDF format, but you need the pay version of Acrobat to be able to write PDF files.

Adaware - Remove data-mining software from your system. You need this. It's best when loaded and updated *before* you connect to the Internet .. with a new system. This prevents the nasty criters from getting in your system. Once in, they can be difficult to extract. Same thing goes for Spybot (see below).

AnalogX - Tons of goodies
AntiVir - AntiVirus, Mikaela swears by it. The boys at Anand's claim it has the best detection rate of the freebies.

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) - Chat with online friends realtime, very popular. You don't need to subscribe to AOL (AO Hell) as your ISP (Internet Service Provider) in order to use this program.
Apache - Web server for Windows, Apache for UNIX is the world's most popular web server. This page you are reading was served by Apache, from the RADIFIED server, physically located in Atlanta.

UPDATE - February, 2006: Radified changed web hosts to Lunarpages, whose servers are physically located in downtown Los Angeles. They are much faster than the old host.

Atto - Hard drive benchmarking [Windows SCSI Utilities Bench32], looks like this
Audacity - Audio Editor [like Sound Forge or WaveLab]

Avast! AntiVirus - Maybe the best freebie for the not-so-technically savvy.
AVG AntiVirus - Widely touted. Maybe the most popular free anti-virus.

Axcrypt - File encryption & compression. Also check out TrueCrypt.
Belarc Advisor - Displays a detailed profile of your hardware & software

Blogger - Weblog publishing. Some complain of instability. Don't need your own server. I use Movable Type.
Burn-at-Once - CD Burning [like Nero or CDRWin]

CDex - CD Ripping & audio encoding [like Audiograbber], popular, read this
CDSpeed - Benchmark your CD-ROM drive

CDRDAO - CD burning [like Nero or CDRWin]
Deadlink - Bookmark/Favorites checker

Desktop Sidebar - Instant access to daily info & functions
Direct Connect - File sharing [like Napster]. Also see DC++ for an open source program based on the Direct Connect protocol.

DVD Decryptor - The gurus at Doom9 calls this program "the most complete DVD ripper". Guide posted here. You will need to install an ASPI layer. Can also download this program from AfterDawn. As of June 2005, DVD Decryptor has ceased development due to legal pressure.
eMule - File sharing [like eDonkey, only better]

EasyCleaner - Registry cleaner
EncSpot - Check the encoding quality of the MP3 you download from the Net. Another link here.

Exact Audio Copy - Audio CD Ripping, encoding & burning, considered the world's best, read this. For more info along the lines, see the world-famous RADIFIED Guide to Ripping & Encoding CD audio. My buddy Chris Myden (from Calgary Canada) claims v0.9b4 is the best.
File Recovery - Data Recovery

FileZilla - FTP Client [like CuteFTP] I use this program almost every day.
FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec, open source. See here > Lossless Audio Compression < for more info about these types of programs. Open Source makes a compelling argument.

FlasKMPEG - Video conversion [like Discreet Cleaner]
FreeAgent - News reader. Download & install the full Agent software. It will revert to FreeAgent after 30 days.

FTP Explorer - FTP Client [like CuteFTP] Free only for students & faculty
GameSpy3D - Game browser, very popular. "Let's get it on with the killing"

GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program [like Photoshop]
gmax - 3D modeling and animation [like 3D Studio MAX]

Google Toolbar - Access the web's best search engine from your IE toolbar, very popular, now with pop-up blocking.
GuildFTPD - FTP Server (not client)

Updated:
10apr2007

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