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Best Free Anti-Virus Software
I normally recommend Norton Anti-virus but I'm fully aware that some folks simply can't afford to buy it. If you fall into this category then you should check out AVG Antivirus 7.0 Free Edition. This product has been continuously refined since it was first released in 1991 and now offers very impressive protection capabilities. Additionally, it's relatively small, light on resources, has regular automatic updates and handles email scanning. There is a free and a pro version, the only difference being that the free version has a few non-critical features disabled and has no technical support. Even so, it's an impressive package and a offers the financially challenged a real alternative to the major anti-virus suites. Just updated! (10MB) http://www.docsdownloads.com/Tier1/avg-antivirus.htm

Best Free Browser Accelerator
There are dozens of products that claim to speed up your surfing but most have little effect. NaviScope is different - it actually works! Not only does it speed up your surfing it also offers optional ad, pop-up, cookie and JavaScript blocking, an extensive set of diagnostic tools and more bells and whistles than you can imagine. My only beef is that the tool bar is very obtrusive so once you set up NaviScope, you should select the option to turn off the toolbar. If you need it, you can always bring it up again though the taskbar icon. (614KB)
http://www.naviscope.com

Best Free File Manager
Windows Explorer is fine for simple file management activities but when you have some serious work to do, you need a two pane file manager. I like Directory Opus which is excellent but costs $59. Recently I discovered 2X Explorer. It offers most of the functionality of Directory Opus and is totally free. As a bonus, its user interface is very similar to Windows Explorer, so most users will find this tool easy to learn and use. (392KB)
http://netez.com/2xExplorer/intro.html

Best Free Anonymous Surfing Service
There are lots of reasons folks have for wanting to surf anonymously, ranging from simple paranoia to possibly being murdered by a malevolent foreign government. Whatever the reasons, commercial services that offer anonymity are doing real well. However one of the best services, JAP, is totally free and it's level of secrecy is better than many commercial systems. However expect your surfing to slow down as you'll be relayed through a chain of servers. You'll also need to change your browser settings to work through a proxy.
http://anon.inf.tu-dresden.de/index_en.html

OpenOffice

A completely free productivity suite compatible with all major office suites.

What's in the suite?

WRITER Is a powerful tool for creating professional documents, reports, newsletters, and brochures. You can easily integrate images and charts in documents, create everything from business letters to complete books with professional layouts, as well as create and publish Web content.

CALC is a feature-packed spreadsheet which can turn boring numbers into eye-catching information. Calculate, analyse, and visually communicate your data quickly and easily. Use advanced spreadsheet functions and decision-making tools to perform sophisticated data analysis. Use built-in charting tools to generate impressive 2D and 3D charts.

IMPRESS is the fastest, most powerful way to create effective multimedia presentations. Your presentations will truly stand out with special effects, animation and high-impact drawing tools.

DRAW will produce everything from simple diagrams to dynamic 3D illustrations and special effects.

The Database User Tools give you all the tools you need for day to day database work in a simple spreadsheet-like form. They support dBase databases for simple applications, or any ODBC or JDBC compliant database for industrial strength database work.

BONUS: Version 1.1.4 also includes the one-click PDF export feature that enables you to easily create PDF files without the need for any additional third party software. It's a BIG download at 65 MB., but worth every inch of bandwidth. You can purchase a CD ROM from Gord.
 http://www.openoffice.org

Second Best Free Software Suite
GNUWin II is a free software compilation for Windows. This huge suite features dozens of programs including free alternatives to many expensive commercial products. There is Abi Word as an alternative for MS Word, OpenOffice for MS Office XP, The Gimp for Adobe Photoshop, Gzip for WinZIP are dozens more. Taken collectively this suite provides more than enough software to completely set up a PC without spending a cent on applications or utilities. The suite is available on CD or you download the CD image and cut your own. Note: there is no longer any development & support for this product.
http://gnuwin.epfl.ch/en/index.html

Best Free Notepad Replacement
There are lots of text editors and Notepad replacements. Some of these aspire to be programming editors while others try to be word processors. What I love about EditPad Lite is that, unlike the others, it concentrates on simply being a better plain text editor and it succeeds brilliantly. It has a Notepad like interface combined with tabbed document windows and the ability to open as many documents as you like with no file size limitations. I use it every day for tasks as diverse as writing HTML to examining my web log files. EditPad Lite handles huge files with ease. (849KB). http://www.docsdownloads.com/downloads/SetupEditPadLite.exe

Best Free Hotkey Utility
Hotkeycontrol XP is a free utility that allows you to define your own hotkeys so that a single key press can launch an application, insert commonly used text, change your volume, or just about anything else. Hotkeycontrol works with all versions of Windows from 98 onwards, though some features will only work with Win2K or XP. (0.91KB)
http://www.digital-miner.com/hkcontrol.html

Best Free Registry Cleaner
To keep the registries on my PCs in top running order I use JV16 Power Tools & Reg Supreme. This offers a powerful set of registry maintenance tools, too powerful in fact for inexperienced users. However if you are technically savvy, go grab this program now
http://www.docsdownloads.com/Tier1/jv16.htm

The Best Bookmark Cleaner
Check&Get scans your bookmark file for dead links or for changed content. When I tried it on my huge favourites file I discovered lots of my links were dead. I've now got a much leaner set of favorites and the comfort of knowing that the links actually work. Check&Get is available on a free trial.
http://activeurls.com

The Best Free Screen Capture Utility
I've used over half a dozen screen-capture utilities and none of them has really satisfied. Until now. Gadwin screen capture does exactly what I want in the way I want. Further, it avoids the trap of providing lots of useless and confusing features. It's the little things that count like making the hot key PrtSc so I don't have to remember it, and automatically sequentially naming the output files for multiple screen shots. Gadwin will stay on my PC permanently. (976KB)
http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/?prnscr

The Best Free Search Bar
Dave’s Quick Search Bar is a free utility that gives you the same easy access to Google searches as Google's own search bar but wait, there’s more. It also provides access to the excellent Teoma, FAST and other search engines. Because it resides in your task bar, it's accessible from any application. Comes with a host of other features such as dictionary/thesaurus access and even a calculator. If that's not enough for you, it's totally customizable. One cool product. (380KB)
http://www.dqsd.net

Best Free File Cleaner
Easy Cleaner does it all.  It cleans your temp files, cookies, MRU, History & does a pretty good job of cleaning up your registry, and it works pretty fast. (2.8MB)
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Second Best Free File Cleaner
I've tried quite a few commercial products designed to clean unneeded temporary files off your hard disk but must say that the free utility "Empty Temp Folders" ranks pretty well. It takes a few minutes to set up but after that, all you need do is press a button to recover many megabytes of disk space. (667KB)
http://www.danish-shareware.dk/soft/emptemp

Best Free Spam Filter for the Average User
MailWasher is for most folk, the easiest way of dealing with Spam. It's a free email preview utility that allows you to check your email on your mail server before you download it to your PC. The advantage of this approach is that you can kill unwanted messages including spam, viruses and large attachments before they get anywhere near your computer. But MailWasher does more. It automatically flags for you any messages containing viruses and possible spam which makes for quick and easy identification. It also will send a message back to the spam mail sender saying that their message could not be delivered. Hopefully this will encourage some spammers to take your name off their mailing list. MailWasher works with any POP email account and any email client and will also check your Hotmail accounts. (1.35MB)
 Click here to download MailWasher

Best Free Spam Filter for Experienced Users
When it comes to effectiveness, POPFile beats the pants off every other spam filter I've tried. But this effectiveness takes a little time to develop. POPFile is a statistical filter so it has to be trained to recognize your spam from your normal mail. It takes a week or so before it starts becoming accurate and best results may take a month or more. POPFile works as a proxy mail server so that means that it can be used with any POP email client. Setup is reasonably straightforward for experienced users but beginners should stick with MailWasher.
http://popfile.sourceforge.net/old_index.html

Best Free PopUp Stopper
The Proxomitron is not like your average popup stopper. It operates by filtering and transforming all your Web pages on the fly. As a result you can not only stop pop-ups but pop-unders, ads, flash animations, status bar scrollers and just about anything else.This link is to version 4.5, the last and final version of this superb utility.
http://computercops.biz/downloads-cats-19-10-10.html

Best Free Download Accelerator
Star Downloader 1.44 is not only free of charge, it's free of ads, spyware and other undesirable extras packed into most free download accelerators. On top of that, it is blindingly fast and has a raft of features including automatic mirror site detection, automatic resumption of failed downloads, download scheduling, anti-virus integration and more. If you are not yet using a download accelerator, go get this product and start counting the time you save. The faster your internet connection, the more you will gain. Users with slow modem connections will, unfortunately, benefit least. (1.3MB)
http://www.stardownloader.com

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http://www.hurtwood.demon.co.uk/Fun/copter.swf

  • AI RoboForm is a utility that automatically fills in those ubiquitous Web-based forms. It adds form-filler hot buttons to Internet Explorer 4.x or Netscape 6--all you have to do is click the Fill Forms button. A wizard helps you create an identity that includes your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, username, password, bank account, and credit card information. A password manager memorizes and fills in Web site passwords. RoboForm can handle multiple users (or identities) to protect your privacy by using individual PassCards. Each PassCard is protected by its own password and contains information specific to that identity. Other features include AutoFill (RoboForm offers to fill memorized passwords from PassCard when you reach the Web page for which you have saved PassCards) and AutoSave (RoboForm offers to save login forms to a PassCard when the form is submitted). Version 6.1.7 features bug fixes. FREE
    http://download.com.com/3000-2380-10127755.html

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Game Zone

Dozens of free games here to download for months of playing enjoyment. Old favorites like Doom and Quake, and some stunning flight simulators. Categories are Action, Adventure, Sports, Flight Simulation, Other Simulations, Arcade Games, Card Games, Board Games, Kids Games, Puzzles, and Miscellaneous. Also a section for utilities and drivers.
Found at http://www.tudogs.com/games_other.php (Free registration required)

I spent a few hours looking for a free games site that carries many free games, but doesn't require registration, and is clean from spyware, pop-ups, and banners. I do believe this is it!
Found at http://www.tudogs.com/games_other.php (Free registration required)