Fur's PC-Related Links
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Website design, Domain Name registration and hosting in one package - get your own webspace with the minimum of fuss and expense. Yeah, this is mine - mention you saw this link on my page for a discount
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Acdsee - the BEST picture viewer and manager |
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Adobe Acrobat Reader - now you can read those pdf files you've had lying around |
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Build your own PC - if a 9 year-old can, so can you! |
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Clipboard Pile - extend your clipboard to 100 clips - great for saving many screenshots, for later filing & emailing |
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Doublekiller - Free up hard disk space by removing unnecessary duplicate files |
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Download Accelerator Plus - download files faster, with resume capability |
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DUMeter - monitor the amount of data which is flowing through your computer's network/Internet connection |
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e-backup - backup Outlook Express mail, Address Book, etc. |
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EULAlyzer - analyze End User Licence Agreements before you install programs with a detailed listing of potentially "interesting" words and phrases |
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Experts-Exchange - ask the experts about computer-related problems |
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Flashget - file download manager - download files up to 10 times faster, with resume capability |
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Foldermatch - compares and synchronizes two folder trees or two files - which folder is out-of-date? |
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| GIMP - the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer. Click here for the easy Windows Installer | |||
use the Google Toolbar to stop those annoying popup ads |
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| HistoryKill - privacy and security for the Internet - includes popup window killer (I now use the Google Toolbar to stop popups) | |||
| ICQ
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I Seek You - get it? - you've gotta get it! (live chat, file
transfer, etc.)
This is the chat program for "grownups". It is better and more flexible
than MSN Mess, which is for the "kiddies" who change their names every
day. You can also load ICQ in
Private mode.
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| Internet Traffic Report - which continent/country is hogging the 'Net's bandwidth? | |||
| Irfanview - a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer | |||
| Java (JVM) - "Java lets you enjoy the best the digital world has to offer, including games and puzzles, sports, chat, email, the arts, financial tools and much more" | |||
| Melbourne PC User Group - the largest in the Southern Hemisphere | |||
| Microsoft Powertoys - TweakUI, etc - XP Home - customize hidden stuff in Windows | |||
| Microsoft Powertoys - TweakUI, etc - XP Pro - customize hidden stuff in Windows | |||
| Netlaunch - a handy utility to start and stop applications - when, for example, you connect to the 'Net. I use it as a secondary "Start Menu" for all my most-used applications & games | |||
| O & O Defrag - THE defragmentation tool - I defrag my programs & games into NAME order - they now all run MUCH faster than they used to - AND my PC reboots faster - currently in around 1 min | |||
| OldApps - Looking for an older version of a popular software product? ........ that worked for you better than the current version? ........ or one that's not available at all now? | |||
| OptOut, Leaktest, Shields Up, etc. - how safe is your PC from prying eyes on the Internet? | |||
| Paint Shop Pro - image editing | |||
- a free,
online virus scan |
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| Pathbuddy - "Select folders in Open & Save dialog boxes or in the Windows File Explorer. Pathbuddy enables quick access to frequently used folders" | |||
| Popup Ad Filter - stop those annoying popup ads (I now use the Google Toolbar to stop popups) | |||
| Quicktime - free media player | |||
| Real Player - another free media player | |||
| Roger Wilco - chat while you play | |||
| Screensavers | |||
| SecuROM Removal | |||
| Smartwhois, Ping, TraceRoute, etc. - who's IP is that? ..... how long does it take to get to a remote site? etc | |||
| Sonic Cineplayer - high quality media player | |||
| Spybot Search & Destroy - get rid of Spyware - look for and download the free version (use AdAware as well - it looks for different things) | |||
| Supercat - catalog all your disks & CDs, so you'll never spend ages looking for files again | |||
| Teamspeak - chat while you play & change channels easily | |||
| Team Wilco - change channels easily while using Roger Wilco | |||
| Textpad - an excellent text editor | |||
- can't boot your PC? Try this. |
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| Treesize - find out how much space is used by stuff on your hard disk - great for finding the right-sized stuff to fill that CD you're burning | |||
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Website design, Domain Name registration and hosting in one package - get your own webspace with the minimum of fuss and expense. Yeah, this is mine - mention you saw this link on my page for a discount
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| Winamp - media player | |||
| WntIpcfg - a Microsoft utility to quickly and easily identify your IP address | |||
| World Clock - check times in any Timezone | |||
| WS-FTP - an FTP file transfer program - get the free version (ws_ftple) - update a Web site or share pictures or other files | |||
| Xenu - check any site's links, including your own - yes, there are always some going off-line :-( | |||
| ZoneAlarm - free firewall to prevent hackers accessing your system | |||
