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Favorite Freeware
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list and corresponding links to my favorite freeware that I use on my WinXP system.
I have found these programs/utilities to be safe and problem free on my system. Your mileage may vary... use caution. Updated
June 27, 2008 |
| Program Name | Type | Cost |
| Image viewer | Free | |
| Picture Resizer | Drag & Drop resizer/optimizer - effective and fast | Free |
| uTorrent | BitTorrent client (get the standalone version) | Free |
| EditPad Lite | Plain Text Editor | Free |
| eCleaner | HTML / Format Remover - email cleaner | Free |
| FoxIt Reader | PDF Reader (after you see this, you will ditch Adobe) | Free |
| PDF Creator | Lets you create unchangeable PDF files from common documents | Free |
| AVG Antivirus | Antivirus | Free |
| AdAware | Anti-Spyware (Yes... get and use both) | Free |
| Spybot - Search & Destroy | Free | |
| Convert It | English-Metric Converter | Free |
| Clox | World Time Display | Free |
| Startup Monitor | Alerts you when a program attempts to install a TSR (by Mike Lin) | Free |
| Startup Control Panel | TSR Manager (by Mike Lin) | Free |
| RealAlternative | View Real media files without installing Real (crappy) Player | Free |
| QuickTime Alternative | Lets you view QuickTime media files without the crap | Free |
| GoldWave | WAV Editor/Recorder | Free |
| EndItAll - Version 1 | Program Shutdown Utility | Free |
| PageDefrag | Allows you to defrag your paging file | Free |
| Xenu's Link Sleuth | Broken link detector for your website | Free |
| Palm Desktop | Address Book, Calendar and more (Palm device not needed) | Free |
| Jet Audio | Internet Radio | Free |
| CDex | CD MP3 Ripper (includes LAME) | Free |
| mp3 tag | Allows you to add or alter mp3 tag information | Free |
| Unlocker | Releases an "undeletable" file | Free |
| Tweak UI (Win XP) | System control | Free |
| WinRAR | Compression Utility | Free |
| Aida32 | System Info Program - standalone utility. This is awesome. | Free |
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