Freeware and Open Source Software
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Freeware Defined: Software application programs that are free to use and distribute. Often, these programs are written by home programmers and distributed via the Internet at no cost and no future obligation to buy.
Open Source Defined: In general, open source refers to any program whose source code is made available for use or modification as users or other developers see fit. Open source software is usually developed as a public collaboration and made freely available.
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Full Software List
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AbiWord
Category: Application; Updated: 4/23/2005 3:47:50 PM
AbiWord is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft® Word. It is suitable for typing papers, letters, reports, memos, and so forth. |
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Adobe Reader - PDF Reader
Category: Application; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
Adobe® Reader® is free software that allows everyone to easily and reliably view, print, and search PDF files. |
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Avast! Anti-Virus
Category: Security; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
Excellent Freeware Anti-Virus software for Home users. Includes Resident Shield, Email Scanner plug ins (including MS Outlook), Personal Email Scanner, On-Demand and other tests, Automatic Updates, etc. |
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Azureus
Category: Internet; Updated: 5/23/2005 8:25:04 AM
Azureus offers multiple bit torrent downloads, queuing/priority systems (on torrents and files), start/stop seeding options and instant access to numerous pieces of information about your torrents. |
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CD Burner XP
Category: Application; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
With this software you can burn CD-R, CD-RW DVD+R/RW DVD-R/RW discs. Good alternative to Roxio or Nero. |
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CPU-Z
Category: Application; Updated: 5/23/2005 11:46:57 AM
CPU-Z is detection program that allows you to get some information on your system, including : Processor name, features, cache, speed, muliplier and instructions sets; Motherboard information : name, vendor, BIOS, chipset, memory, AGP; Memory information : size, type, timings, specifications. |
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EssentialPIM
Category: Application; Updated: 5/2/2005 7:20:37 PM
Innovative Personal Information Manager, includes to-do lists, tasks, calendar and personal notes. |
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Filezilla - FTP
Category: Internet; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
This is a very good FTP program. It is open source software and is more than competitive with commercial versions. |
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GAIM - Instant Messenger
Category: Internet; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
Gaim is a FREE multi-protocol instant messaging (IM) client. It is compatible with AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, and Zephyr networks. |
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Google Picasa 2
Category: Imaging; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
Picasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Picasa also makes advanced editing simple by putting one-click fixes and powerful effects at your fingertips |
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Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer
Category: Internet; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
This FREE add in component is for Internet Explorer. It offer all of the feature you would expect from Google: searching from any page, pop-up blocker, auto form fill, search word hi-lighting and more! This is a must have for IE users. |
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HyrdaIRC
Category: Internet; Updated: 5/28/2005 10:43:33 AM
HydraIRC is an open-source IRC client with an attractive and easy to use interface. It supports DCC Chat and File transfers, Connecting to multiple servers, Dockable Floating Tabbed Windows, Autohiding Windows, DLL Plugins, Channel Monitoring, Message Logs, Event Viewer, Themes, Color schemes, Buddy groups, Audible and Visual Notifications , Reg-Exp Highlighting, Favorites and much more. |
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Kerio Personal Firewall 4
Category: Security; Updated: 5/1/2005 11:05:47 PM
Kerio Personal Firewall protects desktop and notebook computers from hackers, spies, identity thieves and trojan horse applications. KPF is a PC firewall that inspects all inbound and outbound network communication on the computer to ensure that only legitimate traffic is permitted. KPF is free for home use. |
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Lavasoft Ad-Aware - Anti-Spyware
Category: Security; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
Ad-Aware is designed to provide advanced protection from known Data-mining, aggressive advertising, Parasites, Scumware, selected traditional Trojans, Dialers, Malware, Browser hijackers, and tracking components. |
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Microsoft Anti-Spyware (BETA)
Category: Security; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
Formerly Giant AntiSpyware, this tool has been release free of charge from Microsoft. Includes spyware scanning, resident protection, auto update and privacy protection. |
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Money Manager
Category: Application; Updated: 5/16/2005 1:11:01 PM
Money Manager is a free, easy-to-use personal finance software. It primarily helps organize one's finances and keeps track of where, when and how the money goes. It is also a great tool to get a bird's eye view of your financial worth. |
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Mozilla Firefox - Web Browser
Category: Internet; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
Firefox empowers you to browse faster, more safely and efficiently than with any other browser. Excellent free alternative to Internet Explorer. |
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Mozilla Thunderbird E-mail
Category: Internet; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
Thunderbird makes emailing safer, faster and easier than ever before with the industry's best implementations of features such as intelligent spam filters, a built-in spell checker, extension support, RSS reader and much more. |
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Mp3tag - Music Tag Manager
Category: Media; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
Mp3tag is a FREE, powerful and yet easy-to-use tool to edit and manage mp3 ID3-tags, filenames, APE-tags and Vorbis Comments of audio files. |
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Naomi
Category: Security; Updated: 5/26/2005 2:36:06 PM
Naomi is an advanced internet filtering program, easy to use and totally FREE, intended for families and parents in particular. Naomi is able to constantly monitor all internet connections, protecting children from inappropriate online material - such as obscene or violent contents; pornography and erotism in the form of images or texts; sites that popularize drugs; gambling games; terrorism; hate propaganda; occultism; sects; blasphemy, etc. |
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NeoShooter
Category: Imaging; Updated: 4/23/2005 11:14:00 AM
Neoshooter is a screenshot application for Windows. Once launched, Neoshooter will intercept presses of your Print screen key, and act according to the options you set. |
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OpenOffice.org 2.0
Category: Application; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
OpenOffice.org includes the key desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to other office suites. Works with a variety of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office. |
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Paint.NET
Category: Imaging; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
Paint.NET is image and photo manipulation with many of the powerful features that expensive commercial applications have, including the ability to use layers. Excellent alternative to Adobe Photoshop. |
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PDFCreator
Category: Application; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
PDFCreator is a free tool to create PDFs easily from nearly any application. With the PDFCreator Printer driver you turn any program into a PDF-machine. |
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Rainlendar
Category: Application; Updated: 4/27/2005 12:05:25 PM
Rainlendar is a customizable calendar that displays the current month. It also does appointment reminders and daily to-do lists. |
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RSS Bandit
Category: Internet; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
RSS Bandit is an excellent, simple RSS feed reader. |
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Skype
Category: Internet; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
Skype is for calling other people on their computers or phones. Download Skype and start calling for free all over the world. |
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Spambayes - Anti-Spam
Category: Internet; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
This is FREE Spam Blocker. They offer both a stand alone application as well as a Microsoft Outlook add-in that comes with a spam manager, this is a must have for Outlook users. |
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Spybot S&D - Anti-Spyware
Category: Security; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
Is you computer acting strangely, slow or out of control? If you have been on the internet for some time, chances are that you have Spyware installed. Spybot S&D cleans that up. (make sure you Search for updates after installing) |
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SyncBack - Backup tool
Category: Application; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
SyncBack is a powerful program that helps you backup and synchronize your files to: the same drive; a different drive or medium (CDRW, Compact Flash, etc); an FTP server; a Network; or a Zip archive. There is also freeware version available. |
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TightVNC
Category: Application; Updated: 5/24/2005 10:05:00 AM
With TightVNC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just like you would do it sitting in the front of that computer. |
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TrueCrypt - Data Protection
Category: Security; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
TrueCrypt is a software system for establishing and maintaining an on-the-fly-encrypted folders, hard drives, etc. Excellent for protecting Flash Drives. |
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WinRAR - Archive Manager
Category: Application; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
WinRAR is a powerful archive manager. It can backup your data and reduce size of email attachments, decompress RAR, ZIP and other files downloaded from Internet and create new archives in RAR and ZIP file format. |
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XgD's Countdown
Category: Application; Updated: 4/23/2005 3:11:50 PM
XgD's Countdown is a helpful little application that works as a countdown/alarm clock for your PC. Just start it up, set the clock and set the custom reminder! |
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Xint
Category: Application; Updated: 7/12/2005 11:57:45 AM
Xint (pronounced "zint") is an alternative to Windows notepad, with dozens of useful functions. The focus is on efficiency and performance and thus there are no toolbars, redundant dialogs, or other unnecessary components. |
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XP Codec Pack
Category: Media; Updated: 4/22/2005 2:48:05 PM
XP Codec Pack is one of the most complete codec pack which helps you to play all major audio and video formats. |
