Neten 0 Report post Posted September 23, 2010 I use VLC, K-lite and uTorrent all the time! TrueCrypt, I need to see sounds real good. Thanks for the info. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quatrux 4 Report post Posted September 24, 2010 My list would be:Browsers: Opera, Google ChromeSecurity: Microsoft Security EssentialsAudio and Video: VLC media player and Winamp with Last.fm pluginFile sharing: uTorrent and ApexDC++CD and DVD tools: ImgBurn, DVD Flick and DEAMON ToolsChatting: XChat, Pidgin and SkypeSystem: CCleaner, DeflaglerFile transfer: Filezilla FTP clientCompression: 7-ZipGraphics: GIMP, Irfanview and Paint.NETEditors and Viewers: Notepad2, Notepad++, Eclipse, Netbeans and I think I can add here Open Office and Adobe Reader or SumatraPDF or Foxit Reader ;]and of course VirtualBox, Apache, PHP, MySQL and so on I quite like a site called File hippo: http://filehippo.com/It has a lot of software which is usually freeware and has the latest versions of it, has a quite good update system, very comfortable to use, also the software is categorized ;] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neten 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2010 No-IP is a must for any one who doesn't want to pay cash for static IP. I know I don't. Hit it up at: http://www.noip.com/ I've been using it for like 2-3 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tansqrx 0 Report post Posted September 24, 2010 I’m back at my home computer so I will continue with my list. This is not all of the freeware that I use but it is what I use frequently. Security Secunia PSI (http://www.flexerasoftware.com/enterprise/products/software-vulnerability-management/personal-software-inspector/) – This is a nice program that constantly scans your computer for updates and vulnerabilities. Secunia builds a list of programs on your computer and then checks with its online database to see if there are issues. I am always find problems with Adobe which even the official Adobe Update Tool will not catch. There are links for solutions. Secunia wants you to run PSI all the time as it will catch programs as they are installed and uninstalled but I only run it a few times a month to save CPU cycles. This is highly recommended because I will bet that you have programs that you never know had reported problems. Microsoft Security Essentials (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14210/security-essentials-download) – This is the free antivirus offering from Microsoft that came out almost a year ago. I have found it to be really good. Thinking about moving back to Avast! because of malicious script that some webpages have. Avast! (https://www.avast.com/index) – Free for personal use but you might have to dig for the link. I have already said much about this program so I will not rehash. I like and recommend it as a solid antivirus solution. Slow on scans but still good. More after I fix my lawn mower… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ysNoi 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2010 Oh my... I think it would be more great if this topic be merged with this Some Of My Favorite FreewareWell, just a suggestion... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tansqrx 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2010 I got a starter and new carbonator kit put on my mower so let’s continue. Security PC Tools Firewall Plus (http://www.pctools.com/norton-offer/pctEOL/) – This is yet another program that is free for personal use but you get some pressure to upgrade to the full version. The full version offers some identity protection (which I believe is total garbage), root kit scanner, spyware scanner, and a few other “value added” products. I am only after a good egress firewall so PC Tools Firewall Plus works fine for me. On my last install I tried to use the built-in Windows 7 firewall but it had no outgoing protection at all and I quickly moved back to a third-party firewall. I still have a few problems with applications like TeamSpeak so I am very much still looking for a replacement. By default there is a set of whitelisted applications that will not give a prompt when they try to access the network but I always turn that off because I want to know exactly what is seeking access. For instance, Notepad will try to get access out when you start it, even if you are only opening a local document. There is no good reason for this and thus Notepad gets the big banned from the network setting even though it is on the default whitelist. Spybot (https://www.safer-networking.org/) – About four years ago Spybot was the only good kid on the block. Now there are several good alternatives for removing spyware but I still like Spybot. I particularly like the Tea Timer and browser protection. This basically adds entries to your system hosts file to black hole and known bad domains. Even if you have no problems, you should run the spyware scanner of your choice at least once a month. Internet Filezilla (filezilla-project.org) – Someone already mentioned this so I will pass. JDownloader (jdownloader.org) – This is a great java program that you can use to download multiple files from the ever popular online hosting services such as Rapidshare, Megaupload, etc. JDownloader can be somewhat of a resource hog but if you have ever tried to download several files from Rapidshare, this is heaven. You can add any premium accounts or use the standard free account and the list of sites that it supports is quite impressive. If you run out of bandwidth for your particular site, it will tell you how long you have to wait till the download will start again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yordan 10 Report post Posted September 25, 2010 Oh my... I think it would be more great if this topic be merged with this Some Of My Favorite FreewareWell, just a suggestion...Great idea, thanks. Now both topics are merged as a single one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
