Here are some downloads that are all good, and
most are free, and that are somewhere between useful and necessary.
Please be aware that the following download
links were valid at the time they were posted, but we have no control
over some other webmaster changing the location of their files. If a
link fails, try using the name of the program in Google.
| Foxit
Acrobat Reader - A free reader for the most useful cross-browser
document format in the world - better, faster and smaller that the
bloated Adobe Acrobat. A must for Internet browsing |
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| AVG
- One of the best free anti-virus programs available. Anti-virus
is essential for Internet use today, and this one fits anyone's budget. |
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| Firefox
- Best free browser. IE is full of security holes - switch to
Firefox |
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| Flash
Player - one of two players from Macromedia that is used frequently
on the Internet. The other player os Shockwave. If you
graphic's or gaming sites you will eventually need these. |
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| Irfan
View - IMHO the best free graphics viewer on the planet.
In the latest version, watch for an install of the Google toolbar
which you may not want |
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| Java
- Very necessary component, especially for e-commerce |
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| Maxthon
- One of the best IE replacements. Previously called MyIE2,
this program uses the IE core-code to render pages like IE, but adds
many nice features, including tabbed browsing. |
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| Quick
Time - A program we wish did not exist. When ever you use
it to watch a video, it nags you to buy an upgrade, and the quality
of videos are no better than Windows Media Player |
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| Real
Player - A audio and video player that is being used a lot for
lengthy streaming audio, such as archived radio programs. Be
careful about be talked into a paid upgrade. It will involve
a monthly bill. |
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| Shockwave
- The other, but less popular reader from Macromedia. Shockwave
is used in a lot of animated games online |
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| VLC
- This has to be the best video/audio player there is. Not because
it is good looking, but because it plays everything imaginable. |
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| 7-Zip
- Very capable zipper and unzipper that does not nag you to purchase
like Winzip does |
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| File Recovery |
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| Free
Undelete - Hard Drive only |
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| Recuva - Hard Drive
and Flash Memory |
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| Undelete Plus
- Hard Drive and Flash Memory |
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| PC
Inspector - Hard Drive and Flash Memory |
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| Zero
Assumption - Flash Memory Only |
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Small
Cost, but Worth It |
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| Divx
- Premier Divx video programs for one of the best video codec's available
today |
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Spyware/Malware programs |
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| AdAware
- One of two pretty good free anti-spyware programs, the other one
being Spybot. |
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| BHODemon
- Think of BHODemon as a guardian for your Internet Explorer browser:
it protects you from unknown Browser Helper Objects (BHOs), by letting
you enable/disable them individually. It also monitors your
Registry and alerts you when a BHO is installed. Best of all,
BHODemon knows about the most common BHOs - the good ones, and the
not-so-good ones! |
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| CWShredder
- Trend Micro™ CWShredder™ Version 2.15 is the latest
defense against the new Cool Web Search variants. |
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| ewido
- ewido anti-spyware Free is a free anti-spyware protection tool developed
by GRISOFT for home use. |
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| HijackThis
- Program to analyze your PC and report what it thinks is spyware/malware.
Leaves it up to you what to do about the results |
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| Spybot
S & D - One of two pretty good free anti-spyware programs,
the other one being AdAware. |
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| Stinger
- Stand-alone, no install virus scanner from McAfee. Scans and removes
several dozen of the latest and most common virus' and Trojan horse
programs |
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| More on Spyware here |
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