The best FREE software thread (1 Viewer)

[CharlesWilliams]

Browsers

How about Avant Browser. It puts IE to shame with all it's features. i use it all the time.

www.avantbrowser.com

 

[Ron_dK]

How about Avant Browser. It puts IE to shame with all it's features. i use it all the time.

Since you're using it, can you share some with us. Is it safer than IE ?
Are all necessary plug ins available ?
The tabs thing, is that the same as with Firefox ?

Would appreciate some feedback.

Cheers, Ron

 

[CEH]

Browser.....

Nice little browser...... No cookies...... No history.... Nuttin
I keep this on my thumb drive.... Great to use on any computer that isn't yours.
Without all the garbage this seems to run twice as fast as any other browser I've used.... Give it a try... small... like around 254K

http://www.browzar.com/index.html

 

[MsLady]

Nice little browser...... No cookies...... No history.... Nuttin
I keep this on my thumb drive.... Great to use on any computer that isn't yours.
Without all the garbage this seems to run twice as fast as any other browser I've used.... Give it a try... small... like around 254K

http://www.browzar.com/index.html

LOLOL...this would be a great gift for my porn browsing friends

 

[hooks]

Cant forget the best browser in the world for developing web pages http://www.opera.com/. It lets you disable tables and show sturctured elements on any webpage. I found it useful for determining how websites are designed.

Hooks

 

[Keith Nichols]

LOLOL...this would be a great gift for my porn browsing friends

MsLady,

Without wishing to be personal, I am surprised you have such Friends!

Please don't be offended - a light-hearted jape.

My link is for something fairly pedestrian compared to the other nominated software, but I have found it invaluable all the same.

http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html

A screen grab utility that does what you would expect of a screen grabber if you had never seen one. Marvelous.

In a similar vein, something that I recently found a link to on this forum is Wink, a sequential screengrabber. Basically you can use it for creating training presentations. I haven't used it much yet but am very impressed to date. I apologize if it was on this thread that I got the link! It's late at night here.

http://www.debugmode.com/wink/

Very marvelous!

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

Wink, excellent!

Wink is an excellent program, I have made one or two MS Access examples and posted them in the forum.

Here's one I made earlier!

I saved this one as an exe file, which will put some people off, however you can also save them as swf files (Flash), you can load them on a website and use them in a web page. (no need to download)

 

[Minkey]

Huge Update !

Got sent this web site recently it has hundreds of free progs - I'm sure you find at least one thing useful

I want to.....

 

[LuvSpudz]

Hi guys,
I'm looking for a sound recorder to record vocals. Problem is it has to be for a Mac and I have no idea of them.
Any ideas?
Oh and I have no money, so naturally thats why I'm posting on this thread!

 

[Minkey]

Audacity have a MAC (and Linux) version and you can record and then edit any input from your sound card (including what you are hearing ) and of course it's free Enjoy !

 

[MsLady]

Hi Keith, you don't have to apologize. I enjoy laughing at a good joke.

50% of guys do anyways, even though y'all don't admit even pastors!

MsLady,

Without wishing to be personal, I am surprised you have such Friends!

Please don't be offended - a light-hearted jape.

My link is for something fairly pedestrian compared to the other nominated software, but I have found it invaluable all the same.

http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html

A screen grab utility that does what you would expect of a screen grabber if you had never seen one. Marvelous.

In a similar vein, something that I recently found a link to on this forum is Wink, a sequential screengrabber. Basically you can use it for creating training presentations. I haven't used it much yet but am very impressed to date. I apologize if it was on this thread that I got the link! It's late at night here.

http://www.debugmode.com/wink/

Very marvelous!

 

[MsLady]

Here's one I made earlier!

I saved this one as an exe file, which will put some people off, however you can also save them as swf files (Flash), you can load them on a website and use them in a web page. (no need to download)

that's very nice

 

[Ron_dK]

I just came across a "new" media player called VLC Media player.
It plays almost everything (video's that is) and does the streaming thing as well. Certainly recommended.

http://www.download.com/VLC-Media-Player/3003-2194_4-10534878.html?tag=sptlt_s

 

[Minkey]

I just came across a "new" media player called VLC Media player.

Erm cough - check the first post - but your right it does play almost every type of video (without additional codec's) and video generally looks better as well.

 

[Ron_dK]

Sorry Minkey, but that's what one gets if you post too many good links

I'm still looking for a freeware/shareware program for CAD design things. Got any good link ?

 

[Minkey]

I'm still looking for a freeware/shareware program for CAD design things. Got any good link ?

but of course - OpenCAD don't know if it supports the same file format as AutoCAD but give it a whirl.

You could also do a search for cad at Sourceforge and see what that turns up.

 

[Adeptus]

Yes, sourceforge is a goldmine of opensource (= free) software.

I was looking for something a little obscure - a sort of nullmodem-over-LAN program, and had only found expensive commercial programs.
Then I looked on SourceForge and voila! found the perfect thing.

 

[Minkey]

Yes, sourceforge is a goldmine of opensource (= free) software.

True, I'm still surprised that a lot of people don't realise that you can have a fully functional PC with the ability to do everything* you need without spending a penny on software, you don't have to use Microsoft products.

*Well games can be a bit more difficult but not impossible

 

[Ron_dK]

You want Linux on USB stick ?
Free download here :

http://featherlinux.berlios.de/download.htm

 

[Keith Nichols]

50% of guys do anyways, even though y'all don't admit even pastors!

MSLady,

I'd admit it if I did do it (surf porn sites etc). Unfortunately, the provider I use (state monopoly so there's no way round it) blocks objectionable material. If this was my route to getting my rocks off, whatever that actually means, I'd be a long time between drinks

To be honest though, when idle curiosity has directed me down that path in the past, the onslaught of spam, adware and spyware that followed made it not worth my while.

Regards,