Good Free Stuff

OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
edited April 2004 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">Only five easy payments of 89.99</div> All links listed are 100% FREE, NO 30 DAY TRIALS.

<a href='http://www.winamp.com' target='_blank'>Winamp</a>
If you don't know what this is, go away.

<a href='http://download.com.com/3000-2160-10018456.html' target='_blank'>WS_Ftp</a>
Great simple (read: not bloated) free FTP software.

<a href='http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/' target='_blank'>Filezilla</a>
Same as above

<a href='http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/' target='_blank'>PuTTY</a>
PuTTY... the authority in telnet.

<a href='http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=53761' target='_blank'>ffdshow</a>
DivX and XviD codecs, without the risk of spyware or other annoying crap from the www.divx.com ones.

<a href='http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/finalbuilds.htm' target='_blank'>Real & QT altenative</a>
Scroll down a bit on the site for it, they are codecs for Real media and QuickTime, no RealOne player or Quicktime player kthx. It includes Media Player Classic with them but you can choose not to install it if you wish.

<a href='http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/' target='_blank'>Media Player Classic</a>
Looks like old windows media player, but its better. Plays DVD's too.

<a href='http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html' target='_blank'>Dev C++</a>
Dev C++, good free compiler.

<a href='http://www.miranda-im.org/' target='_blank'>Miranda IM</a>
Offers practically unlimited usability with the plugin system, has plugins to support probably any instant messaging system you want.

<a href='http://www.omegacorner.com/' target='_blank'>Omega drivers</a>
Omega graphics card drivers. Good stuff.


<a href='http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/' target='_blank'>Firefox</a>
Mmmmmm browsing at its finest.

<a href='http://www.openoffice.org/' target='_blank'>OpenOffice</a>
Office suite. Free.

<a href='http://www.7-zip.org/' target='_blank'>7-Zip</a>
Handles tons of file formats, not bloated.

<a href='http://www.izsoft.dir.bg/' target='_blank'>IZarc</a>
IZarc. Like 7-zip, as posted below. I got converted to it.

<a href='http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm' target='_blank'>Regseeker</a>
Free registry cleaner.
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  • CyndaneCyndane Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22913Members
    Great... thanks for reminding me that I don't have net access at home... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Umbraed_MonkeyUmbraed_Monkey Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9922Members
    edited April 2004
    I recommend IZArc ( <a href='http://www.izsoft.dir.bg/' target='_blank'>http://www.izsoft.dir.bg/</a> ) a bit over 7-zip. It can handle a few more formats than that program. Also free and not bloated.


    Great choices for everything else. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->


    edit: Trillian is also good IM'er if you want skin support and dont mind a bit of bloat <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • SoulSkorpionSoulSkorpion Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 423Members
    Dev-Cpp is very good, and I highly reccomend it. Mostly it's just built on top of existing stuff (such as a Windows port of the g++ compiler, and I believe the debugger is also ported) but it's nice to have a free IDE that makes using those tools easier.

    I did have a few issues trying to use DirectX with it, but that's about it.
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    edited April 2004
    Tried out IZarc... I'm converted... very good.... and I also gave up pira... i mean... acquiring... photoshop... so I'm using <a href='http://www.gimp.org' target='_blank'>GIMP</a> now. 2.0 cleaned up a lot of the problems with it I had before.
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  • AllUrHiveRblong2usAllUrHiveRblong2us By Your Powers Combined... Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11244Members
    Wow now I can totally stop paying for all the software I use!





    [head explodes from trying to hide laughter]
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  • Umbraed_MonkeyUmbraed_Monkey Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9922Members
    Well, the thing about freeware is that they are usually free of "bloat". For users like you and I, the monetary 'free' part is really not important.

    case in point: WMP vs Media Player Classic
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  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    /me hugs <a href='http://www.smartftp.com/' target='_blank'>SmartFTP</a>

    my freeist program.



    o_o
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    edited April 2004
    Try FileZilla. It makes WS_FTP seem like the ancient Win 3.1 style crap it is. :P

    And here's some more free stuff for you:

    <a href='http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/' target='_blank'>Mozilla Thunderbird</a> - E-mail client that matches Outlook's capabilities, and is a lot more stable + you can't get virii. Does *NOT* require you to have Mozilla/Firefox browser installed either if you prefer another.

    <a href='http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm' target='_blank'>dBpowerAMP Music Converter (dMC)</a> - Finally, a free program to rip CD's to MP3s. and its way better than any other I've ever used.

    <a href='http://audacity.sourceforge.net/' target='_blank'>Audacity</a> - Professional grade audio file editor, really beats the crap out of Cool Edit. And you can't beat the price: Free! :D

    <a href='http://go.to/asftools' target='_blank'>ASFTools</a> - Ever be streaming an ASF that you really want to save to your hard drive? With this you can save all ASF streams to your heart's desire! Also it can repair/combine ASFs and do other neat stuff.

    <a href='http://www.irfanview.com/' target='_blank'>IrfanView</a> - Free image browser that does batch conversion/resize and some more stuff.



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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited April 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-OttoDestruct+Apr 23 2004, 09:01 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (OttoDestruct @ Apr 23 2004, 09:01 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <a href='http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/' target='_blank'>Firefox</a>
    Mmmmmm browsing at its finest. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Damn straight. FireFox = t3h pwn!

    /me huggles FireFox.
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <a href='http://myie2.com/' target='_blank'>MyIE2</a>. It's sort of like Internet Explorer, but much much better. It's free, and I like it more than other free browsers because it's 100% compatible with everything but is still really good.
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  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    I use similar programs. Here is what I prefer:

    <a href='http://www.snapfiles.com/get/ftpx.html' target='_blank'>FTP Explorer</a> - Windows Explorer interface with drag-and-drop file transfers.

    <a href='http://www.snapfiles.com/get/tugzip.html' target='_blank'>TUGZip</a> - Archive program with Windows Explorer style interface, but with some "pretty" visual enhancements (hey, they look nice). Plus, it can open .rar files, which makes me happy.

    <a href='http://www.snapfiles.com/get/isobuster.html' target='_blank'>ISOBuster</a> - Rip any audio CD <b>you own</b> to .wav format!

    <a href='http://www.dors.de/razorlame/index.php' target='_blank'>RazorLAME</a> - Take the .wav files and convert them to .mp3!

    <a href='http://www.foobar2000.org/' target='_blank'>Foobar2000</a> - Fast moving, <a href='http://pelit.koillismaa.fi/fb2k/index.php' target='_blank'> easily customizable</a> music program!

    <a href='http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,17748,00.asp' target='_blank'>WinTidy</a> - Free up desktop space with this handy icon-shrinking utility!

    <a href='http://homepage1.nifty.com/kazubon/' target='_blank'>TClock</a> - Change the text and image used on your Start button, as well as customize your status bar clock!

    <a href='http://www.textpad.com/' target='_blank'>Textpad</a> - Color coded HTML text-editor for Windows.

    <a href='http://www.moonsoftware.com/fxplorer.asp' target='_blank'>Font Xplorer Lite</a> - Preview your entire font collection!

    <a href='http://www.onlythebestfreeware.com/program.asp?program_id=135' target='_blank'>IconEdit32</a> - Design your own fonts!
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  • StormLiongStormLiong Join Date: 2002-12-27 Member: 11569Members
    edited April 2004
    wow these list are useful for my work computer! I just got a new work computer and need to put in the usual stuff. And since I should not put the "warez" that I usally put in my home computer, these free yet reliable progs will be most useful.

    Does anyone know of a reliable and free PDF converter (that like converts word document to PDF)?
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  • Crono5Crono5 Join Date: 2003-07-22 Member: 18357Members
    edited April 2004
    I like using <a href='http://www.chami.com/html-kit/' target='_blank'>HTML-Kit</a> for web editing. Also free and has a plugin system.

    <a href='http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php' target='_blank'>AVG Anti-Virus</a>
    <a href='http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?lid=zadb_zadown' target='_blank'>Zone Alarm Firewall</a>
    <a href='http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/' target='_blank'>Ad-Aware Spyware Detection/Removal</a>

    EDIT: Almost left out <a href='http://www.udpsoft.com/eye2/index.html' target='_blank'>The All-Seeing Eye</a>, an awesome free server browser. It does have the occassional nag screen, but they're few and far between.
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    edited April 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Apr 25 2004, 02:11 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Apr 25 2004, 02:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Try FileZilla. It makes WS_FTP seem like the ancient Win 3.1 style crap it is. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    And here's some more free stuff for you:

    <a href='http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/' target='_blank'>Mozilla Thunderbird</a> - E-mail client that matches Outlook's capabilities, and is a lot more stable + you can't get virii. Does *NOT* require you to have Mozilla/Firefox browser installed either if you prefer another. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Man and I just downloaded ws_ftp today... Maybe next time I will get Filezilla and Mozilla browser & email client.

    BTW:
    Is there any interconnectivity between <b>mozilla thunderbird</b> and <b>mozilla/firefox</b>?
    What is the difference between <b>mozilla</b> and <b>firefox</b>?
    Is/Are these browser(s) better than <b>Opera 7.0</b>, <i>which I currently use</i>?

    <b>[Edit] Woah sorry there; typo - I meant thunderbird not filezilla. My mistake! [/Edit]</b>
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  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    FileZilla has no association with Mozilla
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  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-StormLiong+Apr 25 2004, 10:01 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (StormLiong @ Apr 25 2004, 10:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Does anyone know of a reliable and free PDF converter (that like converts word document to PDF)? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Always check <a href='http://www.snapfiles.com' target='_blank'>SnapFiles</a>.

    <a href='http://www.snapfiles.com/downloadfind.php?st=pdf&search=Search&action=s' target='_blank'>http://www.snapfiles.com/downloadfind.php?...Search&action=s</a>
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  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Cold-NiTe+Apr 25 2004, 10:33 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cold-NiTe @ Apr 25 2004, 10:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> BTW:
    Is there any interconnectivity between <b>mozilla thunderbird</b> and <b>mozilla/firefox</b>?
    What is the difference between <b>mozilla</b> and <b>firefox</b>?
    Is/Are these browser(s) better than <b>Opera 7.0</b>, <i>which I currently use</i>? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Firefox is a good browser, but requires extensive modding (called extensions) to make it worthwhile. Opera comes with these features, while Firefox comes bare-boned.

    Mozilla is the company that makes Firefox. Mozilla 1.6 is the suite designed by Mozilla.org. It has Firefox, an email client, IRC client, and HTML editor built into one program. However, users can download Firefox separately.
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  • panda_de_malheureuxpanda_de_malheureux Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24775Members
    edited April 2004
    <a href='http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download' target='_blank'>Spybot Search and Destroy</a> - very good removal program, don't think its bloated (wouldn't it be ironic if it was)

    My Firefox Extensions (tools>options>extenstions>get new)

    FLST 0.5.1 - focus last selected tab
    Download With 0.0.6 - adds 'download with getright' to right click menu
    sesson saver 0.2d - saves on crash, when you want it to.
    dictionary search 0.5 - look up that word you forgot how to spell
    mouse gestures - opera, very customisable
    calender - dont leave home without it
    copy image 0.1 - for some reason firefox doesn't have this in their right click menu
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