Moderator Johanna Posted July 26, 2006 Moderator Report Posted July 26, 2006 Google Toolbar has lots of features like a translator, pop up blocker, autofill, spell check http://toolbar.google.com/ Iespell Internet spell checker http://www.iespell.com/ Privacy Bird Find out exactly what their privacy policy is http://www.privacybird.com/ Adobe Reader You need at least a pdf reader http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html Copy Url puts a right click option to save a link to your clipboard http://www.moonsoftware.com/freeware.asp Stripmail Clean up forwards http://www.dsoft.com.tr/stripmail/ Open Office Free Alternative to MS Office http://www.openoffice.org/ Mike Lin's Start up Control Panel add on. Decide what you want to load when you boot the computer. http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml Atomic Clock Synch to the World Timeserver http://www.worldtimeserver.com/atomic-clock/ Weatherbug Get weather alerts and forecasts instantly http://www.weatherbug.com/aws/index.asp MP3 Extensions adds icons revealing bitrate http://www.mutschler.de/mp3ext/ FavOrg Keep your IE icons (favicons) http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,108438,00.asp WinAmp Versatile Media Player http://www.winamp.com/ ( www.Shoutcast.com for some of the BEST Internet radio) Sun Java http://www.java.com/en/index.jsp Irfanview Graphics Editor http://www.irfanview.com/ Chainsaw Splits big files neatly http://www.schmeusser.siw.de/software/chainsaw.html Gadwin Print Screen Easy screencaps http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/ Belarc reveals software and product keys. Run & print periodically in the event you need to restore your computer. http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html Motherboard Monitor puts your system temps in the Notification Area http://mbm.livewiredev.com/ MoveOnBoot Delete stubborn files before Windows starts http://www.snapfiles.com/get/moveonboot.html TweakUI Features lots of tweaks, and despite the warnings, both versions run well on XP (the two have different tweaks) http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/tweakui Java Tester helpful to diagnose java problems http://www.javatester.org/version.html All of the above programs are free to use for personal use, spyware free and compatible with XP systems. Johanna Quote You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. - Mark Twain
Members BigAlC Posted September 14, 2006 Members Report Posted September 14, 2006 Hi Johanna, Many thanks for the link: "---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Belarc reveals software and product keys. Run & print periodically in the event you need to restore your computer. http://www.belarc.com/free_download.htm -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" This has got to be one of the most useful bits of freeware I have stumbled across. Thanks BigAlC Quote Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. H. L. Mencken
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