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| When I need a some new software to say, modify or create gifs, or whatever. I will surf the Web and download several Shareware or Freeware programs that look like they might meet my needs. Then I will try them out and see which ones are the best for me. I look for stability, price and features. In other words the best value for your buck. These are a collection of Freeware and Shareware programs which I have found handy. These prices are old but I can not be bothered to keep them updated, when companies change hands with the wind and prices and versions changing. Your best bet is to visit the manufacturers sites for the latest and the greatest of there software. That is why I stopped providing other peoples software downloads except for a few small programs. I cound not devote the time needed to keep them updated. So here are links to most of the Software providers sites. |
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Font FX is a great program for creating animated or still Gifs using fonts. There are a lot of cool fonts that come with the program. It will work with most fonts. You can set the textures. lighting, motion etc. of the fonts. Can also use preset banners. This program gives you full control over your creation, the possibilities are endless. Check around the web for free fonts. It's a little pricey but the results are worth it. This program is available as a Shareware Download. |
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Create cool gifs with GIF Animator 4. Create gifs from JPG or bit map pictures or alter gifs to meet your needs. Program can also create scrolling text, sprites, colour effects and other effects to numerous to mention. Can also use Adobe filters. Create stand alone animations that don't require a web browser to be viewed. This is a Great gif animation program. Available as a Shareware Download. |
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IfranView is Freeware for Personal use. It is a very small and fast picture viewer that can also play many formats of sound and vidieo. Such as MP3, RA, AU, MIDI, AVI, MPEG, MOV, BMP, JPG, CUR, ICO and on and on. Great for batch conversions too. You can even add a few effects to your pictures. Program can also do screen captures. Play your pictures as a automatic slide show if you like. Over all an Excellent image viewer. The price is perfect too. |
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GoZilla is a Freeware Download program that can be set to work with Internet Explorer and Netscape. It can search the web to look for faster more reliable sites for the same file. If the site permits GoZilla can resume the download from where it left off or even dial out if you should become disconnected. Leech web or ftp sites to see everything you can download. GoZilla can also run as a small drop target where you can drag and drop your downloads. If you`ve ever had problems downloading this program is for you. |
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Cute FTP is a program to handle FTP protocol file transfers such as uploading a web site on a server. Good user friendly lay out. Cute FTP can also search the web for MP3`s to download. Cute FTP is available as Shareware. |
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Cute html is a simple html editor that is very stable. If you know your HTML code and just need to make some quick changes to your pages, this is a perfect little program. Can view your changes to the script with your browser with the click of a button. Cute HTML is available as Shareware. |
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Hotdog 6 is my favorite html editor. It can use Internet Explorer imbeded in the program or its` own Rover to view your webpages as you make the changes. It comes with several supertoolz (Plugins) to help you create your pages with Java script effects, tables, insert forms, FTP uploading, etc.. There are just too many to mention here. This editor has it all. Even if you don't have a clue about html, this program will have you posting pages in no time. Also available as a Webmaster Suite with even more plugins and effects. Available as a time limited Shareware download. |
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Buttonz and Tilez is a simple little program for creating buttons or multiple buttons and background tiles. It is a handy little program. Since this is Freeware which can be freely distributed you can download it from this site. |
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Rainbow is a small program to apply a Rainbow effect to text. Saving you the ton of time it would take to do this manually and it creates a nice little effect. You can select the colour range and type of effect. Just paste your text in the window press the dumpcode button. Then cut and paste the resulting font code to you page. Rainbow is available as a Freeware Download. |
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Guard Dog is a good internet security program. It will let you know if a program is trying to dial out silently ( programs that wait till you have an internet connection then try to sneak through ). Can control your cookies, clean up files left behind by you browser, scan downloaded files or mail for viruses. It can notify you if any of your sensitive information is being sent over the Internet such a addresses or credit card numbers. You may be surprised to see what is trying to dial out with out you knowing it. Guard Dog is available as a Time Limited Shareware. |
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McAfee Virus Scan a high quality virus scaning utility. Can scan the boot sector on boot, all drives, downloads, mail attachments etc. Has a scheduler to schedule scans. It can scan your system in the back ground while you do other things. Has an Autoupdate button for virus scaning engines and dat files. A good antivirus program is a must have. McAfee Virus Scan is available as a Time Limited Shareware. |
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 | The latest Microsoft Internet Explorer is available here as well as plugins. You should update your browser every once in a while as newer versions usually mean more and better features. Some of the newer codes will not work on older browsers and you could be missing out on a lot of stuff in the pages you visit. This is a fairly large over the Internet install (20+ meg depending on what you require) and is absolutely FREE |
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The latest Netscape Communicator is available here as well as plugins. You should update your browser every once in a while as newer versions usually mean more and better features. Some of the newer codes will not work on older browsers and you could be missing out on a lot of stuff in the pages you visit. This is a fairly large over the Internet install (20+ meg depending on what you require) and is absolutely FREE |
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File Protector is a good little program for hiding files that are for your eyes only. When you hide a file it is password protected and the file is invisible to Windows or any other program. It is as if it never existed. Enter your password and everything is back to normal. Download no Time Limit Shareware. Has a Nag Screen asking you to register. |
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FileGuardian is an excellent program for monitoring how others are using your system. It runs in the background with no indication it is there. The whole install hides its' self pretty good so no one will find it on your system. With it you will be able to check everything the Kids have been doing on the computer. ie what programs or games they were running, at what times and for how long, a record of all the websites they visited, what they downloaded, it will even save the keystrokes so you can see what was typed. You can also lock Windows and allow only certain Programs to run. Available as a Shareware download |
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Real Player is a multimediea player which can be used as a plugin with your Browser Download and upgrade once in a while it is FREE. |
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WinAmp is a mp3, CD player, midi and a few other sound formats. You can change the Skins on WinAmp to give a different look and feel. has an EQ and a cool little graph display. Download for FREE. |
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Icon Forge is an easy to use Icon and Cursor editor. You can edit or create Icons and Cursors from scratch or from bitmap images. Create animated cursors, multi resolution, set hot spots, various sizes. some effects, etc. This program is a Time Limit Shareware. Thirty Days. |
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Hardcopy is a little utility to print your screen. When run it sits in your task bar and when you click on the task bar Icon it will print out a copy of your current screen or save it as a capture. Since this is Freeware which can be freely distributed you can download it from this site. |
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TwoOn1 is a good little program for saving paper. It allows you to print two pages onto one. Since this is Freeware which can be freely distributed you can download it from this site. |
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AxMan is a file chopping utility. Ever want to give a file to someone but it is more than you can get on a 3.5" disk. This program can chop the file to fit as many disks as needed. It can include a small Axman restore executable so if the recpient does not have Axman they can still reassemble the file. This program is available as Shareware. |
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Winzip is one of the best zip utilities. It can be used to compress and extract compressed files. If the zip file has an install executable Winzip can install the program and delete the temporary files left behind by the install. You can read text. This is a must have program ! This is no Time Limit Shareware with a Nag Screen. |
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Desktop Themes is the solution to controlling your desktop themes if you don't have the Plus for Windows. It allows you to create themes and package them for distribution. Works with Plus themes. Can help create and install startup and shutdown screens. Can set Random theme at startup and edit any part of the theme from fonts to window colours, Cursors and Icons to system sounds etc. A desktop frill well worth the price. This program is Shareware. |
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Startup Launcher will detect what programs are starting up on bootup and how they are starting. Good if your system is being bogged down by unnecessary applications running in the back ground. The program is quick and can be accessed through Windows Control Panel. It allows you to find them and the program gives you control over what programs you will allow to start up. The changes are reversible. Shareware 30 days or 30 uses, whichever is greater. |
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Rename is good for renaming a large batch of files. You can give them sequential numbers instead allowing for easier file management. Since this is Freeware which can be freely distributed you can download it from this site. |
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Atom Time is a nice little utility which will hook up to an Atomic Clock on the Internet and compare your computers clock to the Atomic Clock. Atom Time can then make the changes so the clocks match. Can also be set to automatically check the time at specified intervals. This program is Nag Screen Shareware. Some features will stop working after a time. |
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COA 32 is a good utility for moving files and folders around your hard drives with out reinstalling. Or for when the addition of some hardware changes your drive labels. COA will search your system looking for references to the moved program in ini files, shortcuts, registry and program groups. Then it will make the changes for you. Visit this link and search for 'COA 32' |
Sites for Windows 95/98/2000
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This is a Large site with just about every thing you could need in software. They have several download sites around the world for faster downloading. There is also some Freeware here. |
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Tons of Freeware here. There are a lot of mirror sites for Nonags providing you with faster service. |
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A wide variety of free stuff here. |
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Over 300,000 Shareware and freeware programs |
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Plenty of Freebies here too. |
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Loads of freeware |
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Shareware and Freeware for Windows 95/98, Windows NT and Linux. |
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Sites for Windows 3.1
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250+ windows 3.1 and Dos Freeware programs. |
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A variety of windows 3.1 Freeware programs. |
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Plenty of Windows 3.1 software here. This is a Freeware site. |
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Win 3.1 internet, mail, utilities, desktop, apps and games.Freeware Site |
Sites for Linux
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Download the Red Hat Linux operating system for free here as well as loads of Linux applications. Thats right a FREE operating system. Not as simple as Windows but worth learning. |
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Linux Shareware and Freeware |
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Linux Shareware and Free programs |
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Linux, just a few programs here. |
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Drivers, Boot Disks, etc.
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Boot disks for most operating systems. These are a must have if you are trying to start up a empty computer. Also some good links for drivers, patches ect. |
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This site is an excellent source for those hard to find drivers. It is free but you have to join. |
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Plenty of patches here for just about any game you might have. |
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A good source for drivers and tech support. |
