favourite 3 NONE security freeware

[iceni60]

i know there have been threads like this before, but, i dont think there has been one on none security apps. it would be a great help for everyone, and especially people like me whom are fairly knew to computers (only 6/7 months or so, and maybe missing out on some great none security programs e.g how to watch TV using my computer. so i pleaed with you, only put down programs that arent normally mentioned in security forums, and stay on topic, and try to add programs we may not know, otherwise theres no point.

thank you :)

here are mine, as im a newbie you'll probably know them, so sorry
Rainlendar

Rainlendar is a customizable calendar that displays the current month. It is a very lightweight application that doesn't use much system resources or take much space on your desktop.
http://www.ipi.fi/~rainy/index.php?pn=projects&project=rainlendar
Rainlendar skins here (http://browse.deviantart.com/skins/calendars/rainlendar/)

Winamp 2.91
it's new to me, but so far the sound is great and its easy to use, 1000's of preprogramed radio stations and skinable. just be careful when downloading plugins, dont download any Wild Tangent, its spyware
http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=winamp

Truck Dismount
a game that i think none game players will like, it's a none-install and just sits in a folder, download and give it a go
http://jet.ro/dismount/

sorry one more...
EditPad Lite, a brilliant notepad replacement
http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html

please add to this thread, and try to make your programs ones we may not know, that way we will all get something from it :)

[Andy2]

Here's the three I use most (other than Firefox, of course):

The Gimp http://www.gimp.org
Photoshop for cheapskates

LeechGet2004 http://www.leechget.net/en/
Excellent download manager

Total Uninstall http://www.geocities.com/ggmartau/tu.html
Never install SW without it

[Uguel707]

Hi iceni60! :)

Here are three freewares I like:

Pixia. A very light graphic program. When I want to draw fast I use that program for it is very convenient.After you finish the installation of the program, you can add Photoshop filters in it. But you cannot use the program for creating animations.

pixia (http://park18.wakwak.com/~pixia/download.htm)

For creating SF landscapes, I use Terragen.

terragen (http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/)

I like to use Mozilla Firefox as a browser it's secure and quite convenient!

mozilla (http://www.mozilla.org/)

*I like the Gimp too!*

[MikeBCda]

I'd be hard-pressed to come up with just three, but these three were the first to come to mind.

1. I've got an antique copy of DBase for Windows that I picked up second- (or "x-many"-)hand at a local shop. I worked on DBase at work for many years, and was pleasantly surprised to find how much of it is still almost second nature to me.

This one was written for Win 3.1 but runs quite happily under XP without even have to touch compatibility settings. Even its debugger, which recognized and refused to run under 98SE, is happy with XP.

Sorry no link -- these days I think it's from Borland, if they're still around, and quite expensive new (several hundred $).

2. Graphics Workshop Pro -- recognizes just about every graphics format under the sun, and is dandy for converting between formats, resizing, and they keep adding new "filters" every time you blink. Not geared for actual painting, but it'll neatly save a temp copy of whetever. open Paint (or whatever) to work on that, then convert the result back to whatever format you started with. $45 US, but they're very liberal about "evaluation" period. http://www.mindworkshop.com/alchemy/gww.html

3. And TClockEx, a freebie which gives you a huge range of display options for your system clock. http://www.rcis.co.za/dale/tclockex/index.htm

[ronjor]

Free Agent Newsreader http://www.forteinc.com/main/homepage.php

Irfanview http://www.irfanview.com/

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP

[optigrab]

{QUOTE-> Agent Newsreader http://www.forteinc.com/main/homepage.php

Perfectdisk Defrag Program http://www.raxco.com/

Winrar http://www.rarlab.com/ <-QUOTE}Hi Ronjor,
I was excited to see in your post that PerfectDisk is free, but alas it is not, nore is WinRar. :-[ Agent is free in the form of Free Agent.

-O

[optigrab]

The only one that hasn't been mentioned yet that I LOVE is IrFanView:
http://www.irfanview.com/

I also really, really like the following - although they're all backup programs, which might count as "security" sw:

TotalUninstall (mentioned above)

Erunt
http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/

SyncBack
http://www.2brightsparks.com/syncback/

[ronjor]

{QUOTE-> Hi Ronjor,
I was excited to see in your post that PerfectDisk is free, but alas it is not, nore is WinRar. :-[ Agent is free in the form of Free Agent.

-O <-QUOTE}

Ooops! ;D 8) Freeware! Sorry, having one of those days.

[rerun2]

foobar - http://www.foobar2000.org/
If one cares about audio quality this is the player to use!

Miranda-IM http://miranda-im.org/
My favorite multi protocol instant messenger

Mozilla Firefox - http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
You know what it is ;)

[gerardwil]

Everest Home Edition (the successor of AIDA32) is a system information and benchmarking tool with full hardware & software information.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/everest.html

X-Setup Pro is the most complete "hacker" ever available: nearly 1,700 hidden functions can be controlled with some simple button clicks (e.g. Windows, Internet Explorer, Instant Messaging, Office, Explorer appearance, Server options, Network settings, Security...)

http://www.x-setup.net/product/features.asp?lang=EN

TCPView is a Windows program that will show you detailed listings of all TCP and UDP endpoints on your system, including the local and remote addresses and state of TCP connections.

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/tcpview.shtml

OK three is enough ;)

Gerard

[Etsnuffy]

Here is three more for the list:

Gadwin PrintScreen
http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/

Quintessential Player
http://www.quinnware.com/

CCleaner
http://www.ccleaner.com/

[bigc73542]

hoversnap (http://www.snapfiles.com/get/hoversnap.html)

zipcentral (http://zipcentral.iscool.net/)

Thunderbird mail (http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/)


there are many more but these are the ones I use the most.

[MikeBCda]

{QUOTE-> Ooops! ;D 8) Freeware! Sorry, having one of those days. <-QUOTE}

Oops from me too -- and sorry for my supposed contributions. I missed the "freeware" part of the thread title, and it wasn't mentioned in postings till quite recently.

[NAMOR]

motherboard monitor
http://mbm.livewiredev.com/

DH Tune XP
http://www.driverheaven.net/dforce/

Driver Cleaner:
http://www.driverheaven.net/cleaner/

RegCleaner
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html

Sorry I have 4.... ;D

[Mr.Blaze]

ivideomax this thing is a nust have for video converting i have the old free demo shareware lol where it had no limit other then you couldnt output to mpeg

i found it today on my pc i never knew i had it

i found it cause i was haveing a problem with a porn movie

i couldnt get the whole movie to out put it would always be cut in half even if it is a full movie

pissst me off

i tryed over 81 video makeing softwares and ivideomax was the only one that could get the full movie to convert over

and i tryed some seriouse high end applications ivideomax was the only one that could do it

that says alot

if any of you into video converting and editing ivideomax is the one

[dog]

Hi All, ;)

Hmm ... non-security freeware, now that's a challenge! ;)

1. Regseeker v1.35 from Hoverdesk (registry cleaner) - http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm

2. nLite to create a modified XP install disc, cut out the parts you don't want, and slipstream Service Packs. - http://nuhi.msfn.org/

3. all have to look around for a third one.

Beware of dog!

[gerardwil]

Hi Dog,

You share it with Namor ;D

[Ailric]

These apps are all free.. some are the best of thier kind. You can find

them with a simple Google search. Two good places to check are Snapfiles

and Majorgeeks.



Non-security freeware

My Top 3:
VCOM Powerdesk 5.0 free - File Manager

Jet-mail monitor - POP email checker

Picasa (former payware) - Picture viewer/organizer

Others:
Opera (adware) - Web browser

Irfanview - Image viewer/Editor (MUST HAVE!)

Photofiltre - Image viewer/Editor

Mozilla Firefox - Web browser

AM-Deadlink - Weblink checker

CCleaner - System cleaning utility

DVD Decrypter - Decrypts DVD's

DVD Shrink - Compresses DVD's

LClock - Nice Longhorn style clock

IZArc - Zip program

Download Express - Simple download manager

Wordweb - Dictionary

Total Uninstall - Program uninstaller (MUST HAVE!)

Regcleaner - (MUST HAVE!)



Security freeware


ZoneAlarm 4.5 free - Firewall (best for us newbies)

Panda Platinum 7 - Antivirus/firewall good for 1 year of updates

Avast! free - Antivirus

Regprot - Registry protector

Process Guard - Protect 1 app from viruses - free

Adaware - Spyware cleaner (MUST HAVE!)

Spybot S&D - Spyware cleaner (MUST HAVE!)

Spywareblaster - Spyware blocker (MUST HAVE!)

[iceni60]

{QUOTE-> These apps are all free.. some are the best of thier kind. You can find

them with a simple Google search. Two good places to check are Snapfiles

and Majorgeeks.



Non-security freeware

My Top 3:
VCOM Powerdesk 5.0 free - File Manager

Jet-mail monitor - POP email checker

Picasa (former payware) - Picture viewer/organizer

Others:
Opera (adware) - Web browser

Irfanview - Image viewer/Editor (MUST HAVE!)

Photofiltre - Image viewer/Editor

Mozilla Firefox - Web browser

AM-Deadlink - Weblink checker

CCleaner - System cleaning utility

DVD Decrypter - Decrypts DVD's

DVD Shrink - Compresses DVD's

LClock - Nice Longhorn style clock

LZArc - Zip program

Download Express - Simple download manager

Wordweb - Dictionary

Total Uninstall - Program uninstaller (MUST HAVE!)

Regcleaner - (MUST HAVE!)



Security freeware


ZoneAlarm 4.5 free - Firewall (best for us newbies)

Panda Platinum 7 - Antivirus/firewall good for 1 year of updates

Avast! free - Antivirus

Regprot - Registry protector

Process Guard - Protect 1 app from viruses - free

Adaware - Spyware cleaner (MUST HAVE!)

Spybot S&D - Spyware cleaner (MUST HAVE!)

Spywareblaster - Spyware blocker (MUST HAVE!) <-QUOTE}

nice list, even if there are afew security apps in there and more then three ;D
but on a more serious note, did you mean IZArc and not LZArc?. its my favourite zip program if you did mean IZArc :)

[Ailric]

{QUOTE-> nice list, even if there are afew security apps in there and more then three ;D
but on a more serious note, did you mean IZArc and not LZArc?. its my favourite zip program if you did mean IZArc :) <-QUOTE}


It is indeed IZArc
Thanks for the correct-shee-own! ;)

[Gullible Jones]

1. Linux (any distro)

www.distrowatch.org
www.linux.org

2. Mozilla/Firefox/other Gecko-based browsers

www.mozilla.org

3. Thunderbird (nice, if rather incomplete!)

www.mozilla.org

4. IrfanView (picture viewer; also plays some A/V files)

www.irfanview.com

[Capp]

1: X-Setup
A windows editor with 1700 things you can customize windows with

http://www.x-setup.net/home.asp?lang=EN


2: Diskeeper 9.0
Awesome disk defragment program faster than any I've seen (trial only) but
even that is plenty to clean up your pc.

http://www.defragmentation.com


3: PowerArchiver
Very good zip/unzipping utility

http://www.powerarchiver.com/download/

[wildman]

;D (1) www.bigfix.com

(2)http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/index.htm

(3)www.hoverdesk.net (RegSeeker), the others?

Thanks
Wildman
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