“Bread crumbs”(perhaps how you got here)

I object to (over-)paying for software. There is excellent software available for free for many common user applications. There are also many, many applications available on line for download on a trial basis; most of these have reasonable prices for a full license.  Below are some links:

Software Sites

•         Allchars - Home  (an outstanding keyboard macro and accented-character manager)
•         Allen’s Winappslist. 32 bit Shareware and Freeware for Windows.
•         Annoyances.org  (about problems with Microsoft Windows)
•         Aviary - Home
•         AVS4YOU  (multimedia; producer of an excellent media player)
•         BeBits - The Best Source of BeOS Software! (BeOS was an operating system that was more compact, more reliable, and a lot better than Windows - except that Microsoft owned Windows while BeOS was a small operation; you can still obtain it, but its support for modern hardware is now limited.)
•         BerliOS OpenSource
•         Common Control Library, Delete and Removal Information! (Windows depends on a great many “DLL” files; there is a strong tendency over time for these files to get replaced with obsolete versions, versions infected with viruses, or simply deleted altogether. This is one of several sites where you should look for appropriate copies of your damaged DLLs.)
•         Cult of the Dead Cow (the “notorious” prototypical hacker site; now fairly tame)
•         Digital Inspiration  (how-to guides, etc.)
•         DriversCollection.com  (Windows device drivers)
•         eMule (peer to peer file sharing clients)
•         eSystems.ro (mainly DLLs, etc.)
•         EuroSoft (Calendar Magic) (home of the best calendar program ever written)
•         File Extension .MND Details (more file issues with Windows; help for MND files)
•         Fookes Software Links  (producers of NoteTab, an excellent text file editor)
•         Free Downloads Center (many different kinds of software)
•         Free Downloads Encyclopedia - Softpedia (many kinds of software)
•         Freebyte (makers of Treepad, an excellent hypertexting outline editor)
•         freesoft.org (assorted freeware)
•         Freeware Files - Free Software Downloads
•         Freeware Guide
•         Freeware Home
•         FreewareWeb
•         GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program (a free competitor of Adobe Photoshop or Corel Paintshop)
•         HandyArchive Home (diverse selection of downloadables)
•         ioIsland.com  (more shareware)
•         IrfanView (the best image viewer & manager, and it’s free)
•         Sharp World Clock (a good clock)
•         Linux  (good general introduction to Linux; see also Linux)
•         Mozilla / Firefox / Thunderbird (excellent free browser)
•         Mr. Modem’s Website (various how-tos and links for software sources)
•         NetObjects Templates (templates for Net Objects’ Fusion Web development software)
•         NONAGS (an excellent, exhaustive freeware site)
•         OOExtras (accessories for the free Open Office application suite)
•         Openoffice.org Label Templates for Ooo Writer free
•         OpenOffice.org: (home of the free equivalent to MS Office; very stable and more compatible with Microsoft’s standards than Microsoft’s onw products)
•         Photoshop Filters, the complete freeware and commercial source. (a few free filters for Photoshop and compatibles)
•         R Project for Statistical Computing, The (a free competitor of S and S-Plus statistical software)
•         Rough Draft (a fine, compact editor of RTF documents, oriented to needs of writers)
•         SIMTEL (a vast repository of free- and shareware; goes back a long way, so if you’re looking for older software this is where to start)
•         Snapfiles  (both shareware & freeware)
•         Total Commander (the best file manager ever made; shareware)
•         Tucows Downloads - Download Freeware and Shareware Software
•         TurboTax (producers of reliable tax software; not free)
•         Ur I.T. Mate Group - Product Support - Home  (various interesting items, including a good anti-spam tool)
•         Utility Mill - Makes Utilities (some very interesting utilities, mostly in Python)
•         WinAmp (a well-known media player for Windows)
•         Windows DLL Download Archive
•         Windows XP Professional (Pro) Install, Reinstall (very useful info if you have Win XP and are in trouble)
•         WinPlanet Windows Software Reviews and Downloads
•         WordWeb Pro: English Dictionary, thesaurus, and word finder. (an outstanding shareware dictionary with many options)
•         Xteq Systems (excellent diagnostic and encryption tools)
•         xtort.net - Dedicated to being massive directory of freeware
•         Xymantix Online (makers of the excellent Sysmetrix tool, a free system monitoring app)
•         zempt.com (WordPress tools; in German).

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