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02-23-2007, 01:56 PM
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I don't know how I could have missed this handy little device from Google. Google Docs and Spreadsheets, while more basic than Word or Open Office is a great word processor that allows you to create and save any document you want online, as well as the ability to export and import between Google Docs and your hard drive. You can also save documents as Word, Open Office or in PDF. Really, really nifty! 
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04-04-2007, 05:33 PM
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I recently found another gem of open source engineering: Sumatra PDF viewer
Adobe Acrobat clocks in at about 70 megabytes nowadays, plugins included. It also takes forever to start up and the update feature keeps giving you these reminders that you can't fully turn off.
Sumatra PDF takes up less than ONE megabytes and loads just about as fast as Wordpad. It has the important functions of Adobe Acrobat, but unfortunately lacks a search function. This program is still being worked on today though, the latest release being yesterday. I'm quite happy with this find.
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07-07-2007, 08:54 AM
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Sorry for bumping an old thread but I found a pretty good free firewall a few months ago (and yes, it's the full version. Not some freeware firewall that contains half of the features found in the full version). It's Comodo Firewall Pro. Doesn't take up much as much resources as Zone Alarm firewall or even Kerio's firewall. It only takes up less than 30MB of RAM for me. Pretty effective. 
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07-08-2007, 02:50 PM
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07-10-2007, 04:25 PM
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I found this site. Seeing as most of it is abandoned most of it is free. There are a few things you'll have to pay for. OldVersion.com
Blender is good if you're interested in a free 3D modelling program. It's excellent. Unfortunately the NIF plugin doesn't seem to work with the new version but that may be fixed by now. blender.org - Home
You'll need python. (Also free) Python Programming Language -- Official Website
For image editing I use GIMP GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program
SeaMonkey is a great internet application suite The SeaMonkey® Project
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11-17-2007, 10:26 PM
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I found a pretty decent defragmentation software while browsing the Witcher's official forums and it's called Auslogics Disk Defrag. They have the free and purchase edition.
P.S. Their other software are also free but only their XP theme modifying software is a trial.
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11-29-2007, 02:01 PM
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I don't suppose anyone has ever stumbled across a program that will press keys for you at adjustable intervals?
Just trying to make my gaming life a little easier by automatically chucking potions or casting a spells that I've bound to specific keys. That can't be called cheating now, can it?
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11-29-2007, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Tricky  I don't suppose anyone has ever stumbled across a program that will press keys for you at adjustable intervals?
Just trying to make my gaming life a little easier by automatically chucking potions or casting a spells that I've bound to specific keys. That can't be called cheating now, can it? |   .....not cheating just optimizing....!!!
Serious note....not to my knowledge....but if such a program existed Joe05 could probably put it to use...it would help with his Morrowind gaming... 
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11-29-2007, 07:37 PM
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A few posts have been removed. Guys, please let's remember that this is meant to be a list, not a spam/humorous thread. Thanks.
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02-13-2008, 12:02 AM
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I have been using Paint.NET, a free image editing program, for the past few months and I find it pretty good.
P.S. Sorry for bumping an old thread.
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06-19-2008, 10:29 AM
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I just found a Firefox addon that makes this thread worth a bump ReminderFox is perfect for somebody as forgetful as me
It's not a full fledged calendar, but it puts a discreet little reminder knot on your tool bar that you can configure for each entry as you wish.
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ReminderFox displays and manages lists of date-based reminders and ToDo's. ReminderFox does not seek to be a full-fledged calendar. In fact, the target audience is anybody that simply wants to remember important dates (birthdays, anniversaries, bills, etc) without having to run a whole calendar application. ReminderFox makes sure you remember all of your important dates via easy-to-use lists, alerts, and alarm notifications.
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06-19-2008, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by dragon wench I just found a Firefox addon that makes this thread worth a bump ReminderFox is perfect for somebody as forgetful as me
It's not a full fledged calendar, but it puts a discreet little reminder knot on your tool bar that you can configure for each entry as you wish.
From the description: | That reminded me to post link to Rainlendar, free small calendar meant to your desktop. Handy, doesn't take much space, includes ToDo and Events frames. Also you can synchronize it with Outlook's calendar system.
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07-29-2008, 10:05 AM
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I had been using thesaurus.com when in need of an electronic thesaurus, but the site has gotten way too advert heavy, to the point that you can't see much else..
So, I did some searching around and found Word Web. It works great, cross-references, can also be used as a dictionary and just sits on your tool bar.
It also works both offline and online.
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testingtest12.......All those moments ... will be lost ... in time ... like tears in rain.
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06-02-2009, 06:24 AM
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I have been seeing this forum and refreshingly most people here contribute something or the other. For past few days I have been trying to collect good freeware under a blog. I would appreciate if you can see it and recommend good links to be included. Thanks and advance to all . www.qualityfreeware.blogspot.com | | |
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Three wonderful programs that I use to keep my computers spyware (and problem free):
CCleaner: deletes all of the junk from your harddrive (temporary files, remnants of files and so forth) effectively freeing up a good ammount of space (I've seen it go as high as 5GB). It also comes with a registry fix utility. Has a few others tools as well, such as an uninstaller.
Spybot Search and Destroy: A very good program for getting rid of spyware. It also comes with an "Immunize" utility, which as it sounds, imminizes your computer against a huge number of spyware.
Malware Bytes: I've started using this program only recently, but I like it. It does what it suggests: purges your computer of Malware. I've yet to explore this one fully however.
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