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Favorite Free Software Programs
• FastStone image viewer/batch converter - Displays images from directory you are viewing in slide show mode with minimal lag. Also co,mes with batch converter to change format, name, etc. Sweet program. (Thx Peter)
• TrueCrypt - Disk Encryption, Open Source
• Simple Machines - Community/Forum software. Calls itself " Elegant. Effective. Powerful. Free." Version 1.0 released 28.dec.2004.
• DAEMON Tools - How did I forget this one? Virtual CD/DVD-ROM emulator. Able to emulate nearly all known copy protections on the market today.
• ISOBuster - The Ultimate CD and DVD data recovery tool. The best of its kind. Part freeware, part shareware.
• The Dangerous Brothers - Patch your DVD drive with region free firmware. One world; One region. Take the time to read the instructions first. The Firmware Page.
• Protection ID - Scans your games and determines what copy protection is being used.
• Hijack This - Investigate browser add-ons with this tool that lists all installed browser add-ons, buttons, startup items, allowing you to inspect and remove items you don't want (such as spyware, malware, etc.).
• Streamripper - Record streaming MP3s (such as those at Shoutcast) to your hard drive. Blogged entry posted here.
• Thunderbird - Email client from the bad boys at Mozilla, replaces Outlook Express. Everything Mozilla does these days is top notch.
• Answers.com - The new ad-based version of GuruNet. ALT-click on any word for instant 'answers'.
• PHP - A server-side, cross-platform, HTML embedded scripting language. See here.
• MySQL - Worlds most widely used Open Source database.
• TopStyle Lite - Free version of the best (Nick Bradbury's style sheet editor.
• Wipe & Zap - Two utilities by IBM that will 'wipe' your hard drive clean. They should be only used as a last resort and when nothing else will work. I've never heard of a problem they couldn't resolve. Zap is a little quicker. Wipe is more thorough. I have used Wipe several times (sucessfully). Never used Zap myself. See here for more.
• Neotrace Express - Trace route. This one (the free version) has been difficult to find. Thx to Heinz for the link. See here for info on trace-routing. I trace all the time. When you reach the Registration window, you will see 3 buttons, labeled Register, Order and Cancel. Simply click the cancel button and you're good to go.
• WordPress - Open source blogging software. I use MovableType, but they have a new licensing scheme which may prevent you from using it free-of-charge. I've heard many good things about WordPress.
CDBufrnerXPPro - CD burning software.
DVDInfoPro - Just like the name says.
• Bloodshed Software - Compilers, such as Dev-C++. Cool name. (Thx Joshua)
• ieSpell - Third-party plug-in that allows you to spell-check text entered in text-input boxes when using Microsoft's (hugely popular) Internet Explorer web browser. ieSpell is accessed via the drop-down "Tools" menu in IE, or by right-clicking in the text field. Comes in handy. Unobtrusive. I use it regularly.
• Kerio Personal Firewall - The boys at Anand's prefer this one.
• TechSupportAlert - Their best-ever freeware utilities
• Diskeeper 7 Lite - Defragmentation prgm, an older version of regular Diskeeper with less features. Still defrags nicely, tho.
• Video Lan Player -
Plays all types of media files. Best thing is it can multi-cast through LAN, internet, etc... Plays media through LAN connection. (Thx Peter)
• Cobian Backup - see THIS thread for more info.
Before closing, I'd like to mention <shameless plug> a few other Radified guides you might find helpful:
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