"Searching for good tools on the internet without the worry of downloading something harmful can be quite difficult."
Software Titles
Updated: July 1, 2009
7-Zip File Compression/DeCompression Software
A file archiver with a high compression ratio from SourceForge! You know its the best! Supports the following file formats: 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, LZH, CHM, GZIP, BZIP2, Z, TAR, CPIO, ISO, MSI, WIM, NSIS, RPM and DEB.
AceHTML, a Free HTML Editor
The link provided will take you to the main page of the software company's web site. Once on the main page, navigate to the selection on the sidebar menu labeled "FREEWARE". Locate the FREE ACEHtmlEditor software on the freeware page and begin your download!
ACEHtmlEditor is a powerful, free HTML editor, and comes packed with outstanding features. Although this Web page software is completely free, it offers a solid collection of tools to help novices and professional webmasters build Web sites with speed, ease, and convenience.
ADOBE Reader Software
Adobe Reader software is the global standard for electronic document sharing. It is the only PDF file viewer that can open and interact with all PDF documents. Use Adobe Reader to view, search, digitally sign, verify, print, and collaborate on Adobe PDF files. As well, deploy, maintain, and support Adobe Reader across your organization. Corporations, government agencies, and educational institutions can distribute Adobe Reader internally on an intranet site or a local network.
If you are experiencing difficulties using the latest version of ADOBE Reader, try ADOBE Reader Version 8.1.2.
AVG Technologies Antivirus Software (for Windows XP/2003) 512MB of Memory or more is recommended.
One of the best antivirus software packages available for free download today. AVG provides free version of antivirus and antispyware protection software.
Belarc Advisor
The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, missing Microsoft hotfixes, anti-virus status, CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmarks, and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server.
City Desk by Fog Creek Software
CityDesk can manage sites with multiple languages, multiple audiences, and multiple editions painlessly. It can be used by teams large and small. No more typing your news stories in a big edit box in a web browser: CityDesk's slick Windows word processor supports spell checking, WYSIWYG, drag and drop, word count, and search and replace.
With CityDesk, you define the layout and appearance of the site once. After that, you can add, edit, and remove articles using CityDesk's built-in word processor. You don't need a web designer for every page. Publishing your changes to a web server takes one click.
Color Conversion Chart
For all the dedicated graphic artists and web developers out there...hopefully this color conversion chart showing the Color Name and Hex Swatch for visual comparison, Hex Code, Decimal Code, % Code, HSL Code, and CMYK Code, can be put to good use. Cursors up!
FileZilla - The free FTP Solution
FileZilla is open source FTP software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
FreeRAM by YourWare Solutions
Freeware application to free and optimize your computer's RAM (Random Access Memory), resulting in an increase in system performance and productivity. Automatically configures itself for ease of use and also features advanced options and customizability. FreeRAM XP Pro has been designed to be easy to use yet highly customizable by computer novices and experts alike.
FREE unDelete by OfficeRecovery.com Free for Personal Use Only. Businesses must purchase.
One of the most effective "free" document recovery programs available. It does work best if installed prior to deleting items but has also been greatly successful if installed shortly after you delete something you needed.
**IMPORTANT**
Download and install the unDelete program to a separate drive (local hard disk, usb drive, or network drive) to ensure you do not overwrite the files you are needing to undelete.
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack
The K-Lite Mega Codec Pack is a free software bundle which includes the K-Lite Codec Pack Full and Real Alternative. Codec is short for Compressor-decompressor. Codecs are needed for encoding and decoding (playing) audio and video. With the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack you can play almost all audio and video files available. It also has encoding support. The very user-friendly installation is fully customizable, which means that you can install only those components that you want. (Select the link with the .edu and direct download reference for the most efficient download speed).
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
Microsoft is providing this tool to aide security conscience computer owners with a effective way of determining where to tighten things down. A degree of techical skill is required for acting on the suggested actions and the information provided as result of running the scan is a definate.
Microsoft Office 2007 Compatability Patch for PC Users
Office 2003 users will need to install the Microsoft authored patch to assist with opening office documents created with MS Office 2007.
Microsoft Safety Scanner service
Microsoft is truely leading the way with offering this effective to use internet based tool to detect and remove viruses and spyware as well to improve your computers performance.
myGreenElectronics
Taking care of the environment has become easier with the services provided by "green" companies. myGreenElectronics.com is just one of many sites working to bring information about recycling programs.
Skype
Work smarter, get more done, talk more to your clients, cut your phone bill. Skype-to-Skype video and voice calls are always free. You can also have group chats, conference calls with up to 25 people on Skype. Now you're up and running, utilize features that can help your staff keep in touch while they're out of the office, like voicemail and call forwarding. You can also buy and distribute calling credit amongst your team so they can call phones and cell phones to talk to people who don't use Skype, and save money at the same time. Plus you can set up online numbers so clients, partners and potential new customers have a number they can call you on from any phone or mobile, and you pick up in Skype.
Spybot Search & Destroy from Safer-Networking.org
Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. Spybot-S&D can also clean usage tracks, an interesting function if you share your computer with other users and don't want them to see what you have been working on. And for professional users, Spybot-S&D allows you to fix some registry inconsistencies and extended reports.
The Free Dictionary
TheFreeDictionary.com's expanded version contains 250,000 entries, 30,000 illustrative images, an audio pronunciation feature, etymologies, abbreviations, biographical entries, and more. The comprehensive thesaurus contains additional definitions, synonyms, related words, and antonyms, which are all color-coded for easy reference. Dictionary definitions are also accompanied by all available usage examples from classic works of literature, courtesy of TheFreeLibrary.com.
The Free Library
The Free Library is an invaluable research tool and the fastest, easiest way to locate useful information on virtually any topic. Explore the site through a keyword search, or simply browse the enormous collection of literary classics and up-to-date periodicals to find exactly what you need.
WIKIPEDIA
The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual content, and to providing the full content of these wiki-based projects to the public free of charge. The Wikimedia Foundation operates some of the largest collaboratively edited reference projects in the world, including Wikipedia, one of the 10 most visited websites in the world.
Yahoo Widgets
Check the weather for anywhere, get the current time in style, view your favorite pitcures in a classy picture frame, find out more about your computer performance with a cool resource monitor and more!
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