Utility/service |
Description |
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Ubuntu |
Fed up with
Windows? Try this: Ubuntu is a community developed, linux-based operating
system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all
the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and
spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more. |
Free/open
source |
Ubuntu |
Open Office |
OpenOffice.org
is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source
project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is
free to download, use, and distribute. |
Free/donate |
Open Office |
Agent Ransack |
Seems good to
me: it beats the Windows search facility, and shows a snapshot of file
content in context. Also FileLocatorPro version available, too. Good Stuff |
Free and to
buy |
Agent
Ransack |
Audacity |
Utterly
brilliant sound recording and editing program. Even hissy old taped or
vinyl music may be imported to your PC, cleaned and exported in a variety
of formats including MP3. The results are truly outstanding, once you get
used to the program. |
Free |
Audacity |
Simple OCR |
Convert scanned images into text files or Word documents with Simple OCR. |
Free |
SimpleOCR |
Microsoft Image resizer |
Digital cameras abound, yet many people do not resize their
pictures suitable for the web or sending by email, thus making life
onerous for people with slow Internet connections. This tool reduces
images to manageable data size with just a couple of mouse clicks.
Excellent little utility, and everyone using a digital camera should have
this. |
Free |
Microsoft |
PDFCreador |
PDFCreator
easily creates PDFs from any Windows program. Use it like a printer in
Word, StarCalc or any other Windows application. |
Donationware |
Sourceforge |
Adobe PDF
ifilter |
By default,
"Search for Text" won't work for PDF documents as Windows does not provide
the filter for PDFs. Adobe's PDF ifilter opens pdf documents to scrutiny
by the Windows search facility. |
Free |
Adobe |
SyncBack |
SyncBack is a powerful freeware program that helps you
backup and synchronise your files to: the same drive; a different drive or
medium (CDRW, CompactFlash, etc); an FTP server; a Network; or a Zip
archive. |
Free/Donationware |
2BrightSparks |
WebMon |
Small,
unobtrusive utility that monitors for changes/updates to web sites that
you specify. Hint: don't upset everyone whose sites you monitor by
setting the updates for every few seconds or minutes - hours would do.
Otherwise, you might be accused of being a bandwidth thief. |
Donation ware |
Colin Markwell |
Intellitamper |
Browse web
sites' directory structure and files in a Windows Explorer-type interface |
Free |
Intellitamper |
Googlealert |
Service that
notifies users of new sites and listings according to a wide range of
criteria - essential for news junkies |
Free |
Googlealert |
IPLookup |
IPLookup
verifies ip addresses and domains - an excellent security tool for people
thinking of transacting online, or for vendors wishing to research
visitors to their sites. |
Free |
Tools for Selling |
Database queries |
RIPE
Whois database - most European IP addresses and domains can be identified
here.
ARIN
Whois database - most US IP addresses and domains can be
identified here.
APNIC
Whois database - most Asia-Pacific IP addresses and
domains can be identified here.
SamSpade |
Free |
RIPE
ARIN
APNIC
SamSpade.org |
HTTrack |
Web site copier - download an entire web
site to browse offline. Useful for mirroring web sites. |
Free |
HTTrack |
Spybot - search & Destroy |
Removes spyware, tracking cookies and other
unwanted material gathered during web surfing. |
Donation ware |
Patrick Kolla |
Wordweb |
Lost for words? Free,
downloadable dictionary/thesaurus |
Free and subscription
versions |
Wordweb |
The Gazette |
Stay ahead of all the important computer
news. Some fantastic tools and utilities, too. |
Free |
The
Gazette |
Total Edit Solutions |
A small but committed service from a really
good wordsmith. Need some written words or professional presentations?
Geoff Covey provides. |
Professional |
Totaleditsolutions
Link broken, as
at Jul 2007 |
The Point |
View or selectively delete your email
messages on the server before downloading them. Ideal if you
receive a lot of spam, or for checking attachments or a possible virus
attack. Very useful. |
Free |
The Point |
Ultraedit32 |
Sublime, superlative editor program. Open
and edit (almost) anything, with choices to spoil even the most discerning
file wrangler. Thanks to Ian D. Mead. New version 11.10 now available.
(June 2005) |
Commercial, but so-oo
reasonable. |
Ultraedit |
Gibson Research Corporation |
Probably the best starting
point for small office or medium sized business and organisations to learn
about network security issues, problems and fixes. Safely test your
systems online. |
Freeware, commercial and
professional |
GRC |
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