These are most of the Freeware utilities that I like. This listing does not mean that you have to use any of these or even try any of these. If you decide to use/try any of these, you are doing so at your own risk. Do not blame anybody. I usually make sure that the requirements mentioned in the download/main page match my system.
Even then, there could be some serious damage, for which,
You and only You are responsible. I am posting these links basically for
my information only - so that I can go back and look at them later on.
1 Printkey 2000
http://www.mediahorizon.net/search/Graphics/Screen_Capture/index.shtml
Amazing freeware to capture whole or part of my screen. Has autosave, timed save and what not.
2 Winkey 2.8
http://www.copernic.com/winkey/
I can now program My Windows Key.
3 WebMon 1.0.6
http://www.markwell.btinternet.co.uk/webmon/
I Get notified when my favorite sites are updated.
I have defined a link for their download site so that I know when the next version is available.
4 Eudora 5.1.1 - Free Email Client that replaces Outlook Express etc.,
http://www.eudora.com/download/
5 Eudora Plugins and Add-ins:
http://eudora.interweb.be/
6 Shortkeys light 1.7
http://www.shortkeys.com/lite.htm
There is a limit on the no. of keys that I can define.
7 PCmag's site for Robotype 3 whose functionality is similar to that of Shortkeys, but has no limitations (that I know of):
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,427611,00.asp
Many more freeware utilities from PCMagazine at
www.pcmag.com (Click on Downloads). One has to register in order to download. But, the registration is free.
I use
8 EN2 (Explorer Notes 2),
9 COA2 (Change of Address),
10 HD Valet (Hard Disk Management Tool),
11 Enditall,
12 Autorefresh and
13 Startupcop
often.
14 Clickoff 1.63
http://www.johanneshuebner.com/en/download.html
I hate the windows with questions (that most of the time you want to answer in one way only).
Example: xxxxxx Error. Press Ok to continue. This utility will do the clicking for me, if I like.
15 2xExplorer 1.4.1.10
http://www.netez.com/2xExplorer
I can explore 2 folders in one window. Tons of options. Main one that I like is the folder size option that shows the sizes of folders and subfolders.
16 Emptemp Folders 2.8.3
http://www.danish-shareware.dk/soft/emptemp/index.html
I run this at startup to clear my IE cookies, temporary files etc.
17 TClock EX 1.4.2
http://users.mweb.co.za/d/da/dalen/tclockex.htm
Part of my startup. When I first used it, I wondered, how I lived without it.
18 Google Bar
http://toolbar.google.com/
It is part of my IE and eases my searches a lot.
19 Clipomatic - Clipboard Manager
http://www.mlin.net/Clipomatic.shtml
20 Cookiewall - Cookie Manager
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/cookie.htm
Tons of other freeware at their main download page:
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download.htm
21 Waterfall - To cool my CPU
http://www.benchtest.com/downloads/
Latest version (As far as I know) is 1.23
22 Ram Page 1.6 - To free your unused Random Access Memory (RAM)
http://www.jfitz.com/software/RAMpage/index.html
23 Panorama32 - Windows Wallpaper Manager
http://www.ivory.org/index.html
Features that I like about this utility are its ability to search a folder and all its subfolders and automatically add all the files to the list and the ability to change wallpaper every few seconds.
24 Pbar - Program Launcher that shows many icons in one bar
http://homepages.enterprise.net/quinton/
I love version 1.3 more than version 1.4!
25 Inject URl 2.17 - To inject the URL of the page that I am saving into that page.
http://www.lodz.pdi.net/~eristic/free/index.html
For example, I can save this page using File, SaveAs and then use Inject URL to inject the current URL as part of the saved page, so that I will know from where I saved that page.
26 Trillion 0.73 - I have some friends that use Yahoo Messenger, some that use MSN messenger and some that use AOL Instant Messenger and Some that use ICQ etc.,
So, I use Trillion 0.73. It shows all my contacts in one window and I can text chat with any/all of them easily. This freeware can be downloaded from
http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/
27 AVG 6.0 - Free anti-virus software with free updates:
http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.htm?session=78fc7fecdc082fa7bfe3fc07aaed7edc
28 Free firewall software:
http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/home.jsp
29 Visual zone 5.6 for users of zonealarm:
http://www.visualizesoftware.com/
30 I recently read that this firewall (outpost) is even better than zonealarm:
http://www.agnitum.com/products/
31 Dimension 4 - Version 4.3:
The Best freeware utility to synchronize my PC clock with an atomic clock:
http://www.thinkman.com/dimension4/index.html
32 This freeware fills my user id. and password and various other information on web-based forms. It is amazing. It is called AI Roboform (Version 4.6.9)
http://www.roboform.com/
33 Excellent free replacement for Windows Notepad:
http://www.notetab.com/download.htm#ntl
34 Magical Jellybean Dictionary Version 1.1 - Excellent Dictionary Client.
http://sixy.com/mjbs/
35 Download Accelerator Plus - Free Download Manager
http://www.speedbit.com/DefaultT.asp?
36 Enzip 3.0 - Free utility to zip and unzip
http://website.lineone.net/~chris_m/
37 When I want to run a set of programs in one shot, I use batchrun:
http://www.outertech.com/
38 Agentransack - Ultimate File searching Utility.
http://www.agentransack.com/
39 Ashley's Screensaver Hotspot - I move my cursor to the top left portion of the screen and the screen saver starts. If I set my screensaver to be password protected, my PC is instantly protected.
http://www.freedownloadcenter.com/Shell_and_Desktop/Screen_Saver_Hotspot_Tools/Ashley_s_Screensaver_Hotspots.html
40 Alternate 2.10 - Screensaver that changes the current screensaver.
I can define a set of screensavers as a list and set this as the Screensaver. Then, when it is time to run a screensaver, based on my options, this runs the next screensaver in that list or one randomly from that list.
http://lapajaparis.free.fr/Alternate.htm
41 GDIVX Player 1.9.5 - Replaces my Windows Media player to play MPG.
http://www.divxity.com/
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Other Freeware that I like:
42 Allchars - Utility to enable me to insert special characters. It also has a macro function like that of Robotype or Shortkeys.
http://allchars.zwolnet.com/introduction.html
43 1-4a Renamer 1.56.0: Renames many files in one pass:
http://www.1-4a.com/rename/
44 Ruby 0.87.2b - Catalogs my CDs for easy finding of files
http://www.warpengine.com/
45 Startup Delayer 2.0.54
http://www.r2.com.au/downloads/index.html?id=startdelay
46 Switcheroo 1.2 - Randomizes the Windows Sounds
http://www.compsoc.man.ac.uk/~nigel/software/switcheroo/index.html
47 Multitimer - 10 Timers in one window
http://www.programming.de/
48 Date Calc - To Calculate the difference between 2 dates, like to find the exact age of one.
http://www.acutesoftware.com.au/datecalc.html
49 Optix 3.40 - To change various system settings
http://www.bsfoptix.com
If the site does not work, I do a google search for "Optix 3.40"
50 Xteq 6.2 - Another equally good program for checking/changing various settings
http://www.xteq.com/
51 Popupbuster - Stops Popups by default
http://www.popupbuster.com
52 Good CD Player - Quintessential CD Player
http://www.quinnware.com/news.html
53 Qualcomm's Pure Voice 1.3.2 - To send voice mails
http://www.cdmatech.com/solutions/products/purevoice.html
54 Talksender - Another free utility at
http://www.talksender.com/product/download/index.html
55 Easy Control - Easily access your control panel items
http://www.ryanware.com/products.html
56
http://www.dictionary.com has free buttons for my Internet Explorer for Dictionary and Thesarus.
57 Wordweb - Free Thesarus and Dictionary
http://www.wordweb.co.uk/free/
58 Online Dictionary, Thesarus and Calculator
http://www.gopfert.freeserve.co.uk/dictionary.htm
59 Directory Lister 0.5.2
http://freeware.prv.pl/
60 Easy Mail sender
http://www.nseweb.com/download.htm
61 Nail IT 1.10 - I use to keep some of my program windows on top - only 26 KB
http://www.yankeewebworks.com/wck/nailit_review.html
62 TinyDos - Tiny Dos Prompt
http://www.cox-internet.com/mersenes/?software
63 TMPGENC 2.57 - Extracts parts/frames of my homemade VCDs (.dat) to .mpg files or even to .BMP files
http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_main.html
64 VCD Gear 1.7 - Converts my homemade VCD (.dat) files to .mpg files and back
http://opus80.com/discnode/
65 Tray Command Line 4.61
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,6550,00.asp
66 Time Worked Calculator 2.5 - To keep track of the time that I worked
http://www.geocities.com/twakil/
67 Ultimate MP3 Search 1.0
http://www.flash-systems.de/us/index.htm
68 Wave Browser 1.12
http://www.ucsoft.de/wbe.html
69 Uptime 1.0 - Shows how long Windows has been up
http://opus80.com/discnode/
70 Xnotifier - Calendar & Email sender
http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/17019.html
71 Versaverter 2.0.1.171 - Universal Converter
72 World Time 5.5.2.748 - Clock program that shows many clocks in one interface.
http://www.pawprint.net/
73 Another World Time Program which looks totally different from the one above:
http://www.adders.org/freeware/wtime.html
74 Rubik's Cube Online
http://www.djbdesigns.com/Rubiks/
75 Digger game
http://www.digger.org/
There are numerous other freeware that I love. I will try to post them as and when I can.
Please post here any other freeware utilities that you like or if you come to know that any of the utilities mentioned here is updated.