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Linux     Windows    Browsers   Security


Linux

http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/
Bluefish is a powerful editor for experienced web designers and programmers. Bluefish supports many programming and markup languages, but it focuses on editing dynamic and interactive websites.

http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/
Ghostscript, Ghostview and GSview interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF.

http://www.gimp.org/
The GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software suitable for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.

http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/03/09/1727250
Introduction to Linux and Linux.com

http://www.linux.org/
Linux OnLine. Linux is a free Unix-type operating system originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world.

http://www.openoffice.org/
OpenOffice. Superb free productivity office suite.

https://www.redhat.com/apps/download/
Red Hat linux downloads

http://www.disobey.com/amphetadesk/
AmphetaDesk is a free, cross platform, open-sourced, syndicated news aggregator


 

 

Windows

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
Ad-aware Standard Edition is a multicomponent detection and removal utility for spyware.

http://www.astrosurf.com/alphacentaure/english/index1.htm
AlphaCentaure is a planetarium software, intended for the observation of the sky for amateur astronomers.

http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
AVG antivirus software.

http://download.com.com/3000-2248-10135248.html
Diskeeper Lite is a short version introduction to full-featured Diskeeper. Diskeeper Lite can  analyze fragmentation levels and run manual defragmentation on one disk volume at a time.

http://www.toniarts.com/ecleane.htm
EasyCleaner is a small program which searches Windows' registry for entries that are pointing nowhere. Deleting these entries will speed your computer up. EasyCleaner also lets you delete all kinds of unnecessary files like temps, backups etc.

http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/
Ghostscript, Ghostview and GSview interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF.

http://www.gimp.org/
The GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software suitable for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.

http://www.irfanview.com/
IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP.

http://www.tranglos.com/free/index.html
KeyNote. Tabbed notebook, outliner and personal information manager, with tree structure and strong encryption. Open source.

http://www.mailwasher.net/
MailWasher is a powerful email checker with effective spam elimination. Discover the safe way to stop unwanted viruses and e-mails before they get to your computer.

http://www.notetab.com/download.php
NoteTab Lite. The ultimate free Notepad replacement and a handy HTML editor. Handle a heap of files with a simple tabbed interface. Search files, strip HTML tags and format text quickly. Build libraries of text macros to speed up your work. Formerly called "Super NoteTab".

http://www.openoffice.org/
OpenOffice. Superb free productivity office suite.

http://www.passkeeper.com/
PassKeeper is a Windows utility that allows you to keep a list of accounts with usernames, passwords, and notes. This list is stored encrypted.

http://www.pdf995.com/
PDF995 - Make PDFs for free, very good.

http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/
SETI@home is a scientific experiment that uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running a free program that downloads and analyzes radio telescope data.

http://www.ultimatezip.com/
UltimateZip - the archive utility for the new millennium.

http://www.disobey.com/amphetadesk/
AmphetaDesk is a free, cross platform, open-sourced, syndicated news aggregator
 


 

 

Browsers and email clients

http://www.mozilla.org/
Mozilla, a great browser and email client, runs under Linux and Windows.

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
Mozilla Firefox is a speedy, full-featured browser that makes browsing more efficient than ever before. Firefox includes:

  • comprehensive popup controls to keep unwanted advertising off your desktop;
  • a tab browsing mode that lets you open several pages in a single window, allowing you to load links in the background without leaving the page you're on;
  • integrated Google search ;
  • industry leading accessibility with Find As You Type - find links and page text by simply typing;
  • simplified privacy controls that let you cover your tracks more effectively;
  • a streamlined browser window that lets you see more of the page than any other browser while at the same time being more configurable;
  • a large variety of free downloadable extensions and themes that add specific functionality and visual changes to the browser;

...and a number of other details that work together with you to help you get the most out of your time online.  Linux and windows.

http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/
Mozilla Thunderbird is a  stand-alone redesign of the Mozilla mail component. Linux and windows.

Security

http://grc.com/default.htm
Shields Up - test your PC for security against hackers. The Internet's quickest, most popular, reliable and trusted, free Internet security checkup and information service.

 

 

 

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