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As an ongoing effort, we here at
The Computer America Show are constantly
looking for freeware, shareware and services that we
think will be of
interest to you. Many of these titles are Craig
and Carey's personal
favorites, however, several of these titles have come to
our attention from
listeners just like you! If you've experienced any
shareware or freeware
that you think should be on this list (or NOT on this
list), please let us
know. Enjoy!
Craig Crossman – Host, Computer America
Carey Holzman – Co-Host, Computer America
Free and Shareware
Software, and Free Services Guide
PC Fixer, which is a completely free online
service that scans for, detects, and repairs
computer issues immediately.
http://www.DigitalSupportTech.com
1 TeraByte of storage for your pictures,
movies and music FREE!!!
http://www.Oosah.com
USBDLM is a Windows service that gives
control over Window's drive letter
assingment for USB drives. Running as
service makes it independent of the logged
on user's previleges, so there is no need to
give the users the previlege to change drive
letters.
It automatically solves conficts
between USB drives and network or subst
drives of the currently logged on user.
Furthermore you can define new default
letters for USB drives and much more.
http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_e.html
Free support for
all electric gadgets, TVs and even
appliances!
http://www.FixYa.com
Free Repair tool
for Microsoft FrontPage errors:
FP
Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
What if you could
email or IM a question to a group of any
size... 5, 50 or 500 people... and get back
a single, organized result instead of a
blizzard of responses? What if it worked for
any circle you belong to, online or offline?
youth sports, volunteer organizations,
school groups, clubs, churches, social
networks, political campaigns, alumni
professional organizations... even ad-hoc
groups at work or with customers? What if it
made your existing email and instant
messaging accounts more organized - without
downloading anything or doing anything
differently? What if nobody in the group had
to download anything, sign up or register to
see the results? What if it was 100% FREE?
http://www.CircleUp.com
Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) FREE utility for
permanently erasing data off of a hard disk drive:
http://dban.sourceforge.net
Thousands of FREE How-To Videos
From Experts (from how to change the battery in your
car, to unclogging a sink, setting up a computer
network, exercising properly, training a pet, playing an
instrument, landscaping and more than 18,000 other
instructional videos!)
http://www.expertvillage.com
Computers running Windows XP
with multiple users are often broken or disabled by
spyware or other unwanted programs. Use Windows
SteadyState, FREE from Microsoft to keep your shared
access computer running!
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/sharedaccess/default.mspx
Free advice for running your own
computer business:
http://www.TechNibble.com
Create a custom home page for
your browser, FREE!
http://www.pageflakes.com
Remove your ISPs branding from
your PC
ISP branding includes Toolbar background
image, Default Page URL, Window Title,
Search Bar, customized Search URL,
customized Support URL in the Help menu,
customized name for Windows Update - Tools
menu, Window Title for Outlook Express
(stored on a per-identity basis)
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ie/ispunbrand.htm
Free Anti-Phishing and Internet
speed-up:
http://www.opendns.com
Complete Photo Editing on the
internet, FREE!
Picnik offers
web-based one-click photo fixing as well as in-depth
tweaking. You can crop, rotate, and resize your photos
in real-time and add tons of special effects. It's
amazingly fast, works directly with many photo sharing
web-sites and there us no download required and nothing
to install! It works on Mac, Windows, and even Linux!
http://www.picnik.com
Free Points of Interest for your
GPS:
POI Factory is a place where GPS
users get together and share locations. Mostly, the site
is about having fun, helping each other with questions,
and sharing places that you find interesting or useful.
http://www.poi-factory.com
Sandbox Your Browser
Put Internet Explorer and/or
Firefox in their own 'sandbox.' Then, as you browse the
web, any spyware or mal-ware that installs during your
Internet surfing will be contained within the sandbox
and will not infect your entire system. It's that easy
and it's free!
http://www.sandboxie.com
Wireless Key Viewer
WirelessKeyView recovers all wireless network keys (WEP/WPA)
stored in your computer by the 'Wireless Zero
Configuration' service of Windows XP and by the 'WLAN
AutoConfig' service of Windows Vista. It allows you to
easily save all keys to text/html/xml file, or copy a
single key to the clipboard.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html
Free DVD Authoring software:
http://dvdflick.net/download.php
Fix numerous Windows XP issues
for FREE:
Dial-A-Fix
http://www.dialafix.net
Free Start Menu Cleaner:
Start
Menu Cleaner is a freeware utility which cleans
the start menu by removing unneeded shortcuts and
folders. Most applications adds folders and shortcuts to
the start menu. The problem is, when you remove the
program, its folders and shortcuts sometimes remains in
the start menu. This can make your start menu somewhat
messy. Start Menu Cleaner scans all shortcuts in your
start menu and removes empty folders and shortcuts which
points to files that no longer exist. The result is a
smaller, cleaner, more efficient start menu.
http://www.download.com/Start-Menu-Cleaner/3000-2342_4-3668490.html
Free Browser Security Software:
Avoid
Web pages with unwanted content and hidden threats with
TrendSecure:
http://www.trendsecure.com
Free Drive Imaging Software:
DriveImage XML
http://www.runtime.org/dixml.htm
Free Wallpaper Microsoft left
out of Vista:
http://hamaddarwish.com
Free open-source disk encryption
software for Windows XP/2000/2003 and Linux:
TrueCrypt
http://www.truecrypt.org
or try
AxCrypt
http://sourceforge.net/projects/axcrypt
Save all your passwords,
encrypted on your PC. Will automatically enter your
passwords at web-sites with one master password key that
unlocks them all:
http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net
Remove unwanted trial-ware from
a new Dell, HP, Compaq and other NEW PC's:
http://www.pcdecrapifier.com
Numerous FREE applications you
can run from a USB drive:
http://portableapps.com
Microsoft's FREE Virtual PC 2007
(running other operating systems within your operating
system, for free!)
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx
Send files up to 1GB in size for
free:
http://TransferBigFiles.com
Send attachments up to 1GB in
size through any email program for FREE:
Pando
http://www.pando.com
drop.io
http://drop.io
Send files up to 100MB to anyone
with this email service:
http://www.yousendit.com
Remove Annoying Windows Piracy
Accusations:
Remove WGA v1.2
http://www.firewallleaktester.com/removewga.htm
Free File Synchronization
software:
AllwaySync
http://allwaysync.com
GoodSync:
http://www.goodsync.com
Test your computers RAM for
FREE:
MemTest86
http://www.memtest86.com
Identify the details of your
CPU/RAM and Motherboard FREE:
CPU-Z
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
Belarc Adviser
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
Free Microsoft Office-like
software:
OpenOffice
http://www.openoffice.org
Zoho
http://www.zoho.com
ThinkFree
http://www.thinkfree.com
(includes 1GB of online file
storage, also free!)
Free product code recovery
software:
Magical Jelly Bean KeyFinder
http://www.magicaljellybean.com
Can’t delete a file? UNLOCK IT,
FREE!
Unlocker
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker
Password Recovery:
OphCrack2: Bootable CD, just boot
it and it automates the cracking of all Windows XP
accounts of that PC.
http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net
PCLoginNow Password Reset:
http://www.pcloginnow.com
Austrumi:
http://www.petri.co.il/forgot_administrator_password.htm#4
Offline NT Password & Registry
Editor, Bootdisk / CD:
http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/bootdisk.html
SnadBoys Revelation: Reveals the
words behind the asterisks in Windows software, such as
Outlook Express, etc…
http://www.snadboy.com
Remotely print to your home or
office printer from any Internet connected PC, anywhere
in the world, FREE!
Printer Anywhere
http://www.printeranywhere.com
Free Search and Pop-up blocker:
Advanced Searchbar
http://www.advancedsearchbar.com
Free PDF Maker:
Primo PDF
http://www.primopdf.com
Free PDF Reader (Acrobat
alternative):
FoxIt
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php
How to make a Windows
Pre-Installation CD
http://www.maximumpc.com/2005/09/how_to_make_a_b.html
Barts PE
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder
Registry Repair
CCleaner
http://www.ccleaner.com
Glary Utilities
http://www.glarysoft.com
JV16 Power Tools 2007 (free to try,
$29.95 to buy)
http://www.macecraft.com
FREE PC Security Software:
http://www.PCLive.com
FREE AntiVirus
AVG
http://free.grisoft.com
A'vast
http://www.avast.com/eng/programs.html
TrendMicros Housecall (online scan
only)
http://housecall.trendmicro.com
ClamWin
http://www.ClamWin.com
Free Spyware/Virus scan:
http://www.nanoscan.com
Free WinSock repair software:
HiJackThis
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn
HiJackThis Log file analyzer
http://www.hijackthis.de
WinSockXP Fix
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html
Free Anti-Spyware software:
Super AntiSpyware
http://www.SuperAntiSpyware.com
MalwareBytes
http://www.MalwareBytes.org
SpywareBlaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com
Windows Defender
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
Free Windows Utilities
Nlite - Windows Deployment Tool
http://www.nliteos.com
DriverPacks adds thousands of necessary drivers to your
Windows XP installation CD
http://driverpacks.net
Gspot codec finder
http://www.headbands.com/gspot
Startup Cop Pro 2
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1830362,00.asp
AM DeadLink
http://www.aignes.com
Yahoo Widgets (formally
Konfabulator)
http://widgets.yahoo.com
Eraser (for secure hard drive
wiping)
http://www.tolvanen.com/eraser
Free image editing software:
Picasa
http://picasa.google.com
Free File Recovery Software
Restoration
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html
Recover Files 2.02
http://www.undeleteunerase.com
Free Personal Firewall Software
Comodo
http://www.comodo.com
Sunbelt Personal Firewall (Formally
known as Kerio Personal Firewall)
http://www.sunbelt-software.com
Auto-enter passwords
AIRoboform
http://www.roboform.com
Save passwords in a very secure
document
Password safe
http://www.schneier.com/passsafe.html
Free Browsers
Firefox
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox
Opera
http://www.opera.com
Maxthon
http://www.maxthon.com
Free Spam filtering
Thunderbird
http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird
SpamBayes 1.0.4
http://spambayes.sourceforge.net
SpamPal
http://spampal.org
Free Instant Messaging without
pre-installing any software:
Meebo
http://www.meebo.com
Free people search and public
information search engine:
ZabaSearch
http://www.zabasearch.com
Free and instant home data and
valuation:
Zillow
http://www.zillow.com
Email entire web-sites instead
of just sending the links, for free:
JumpKnowledge
http://www.jkn.com
Free Star Trek LCARS Screensaver
(Windows and Mac):
System47
http://www.mewho.com/system47
Find the cheapest airfares here:
http://www.kayak.com
Free
Remote Access Software:
LogMeIn
http://www.logmein.com
CrossLoop
http://www.CrossLoop.com
RealVNC
http://www.realvnc.com
UltraVNC
http://www.uvnc.com
UltraVNC SC
http://lifehacker.com/software/vnc/geek-to-live-tech-support-with-ultravnc-singleclick-198532.php
Himachi
https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi/vpn.asp?lang=en
Free DVD Movie Copying Software:
http://dvdshrink.org
Free Music CD ripping software:
Exact Audio Copy (use to rip files
to WAV)
http://www.exactaudiocopy.org
RazorLame (use to convert WAVs to
MP3s)
http://www.dors.de/razorlame/index.php
Free Hard Drive Diagnostic
Software (Seatools for Windows recommended):
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/seatools
Free Technical Support:
TechGuy
http://www.techguy.org
Zolved
http://www.Zolved.com
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