TCS General Meeting

by Don Singleton
Tulsa Computer Society
From the December, 2005 issue of the I/O Port Newsletter

Free Willie Project

Assemble an older computer and install Windows XP on it.

Pick only freeware to install on the computer that had been picked by the TCS members.

The Freeware programs will be demoed by the individual members that picked it. The project will continue until the software had been demoed or until the members get bored with it. At the end of the project, a CD containing all the freeware will be distributed to the members.

Free Willie Criteria:

 

Communication

Internet browser

Firefox

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

Internet browser/e-mail/web page editor

Mozilla

http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/

e-mail client

Thunderbird

http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/

e-mail client

GMail

http://mail.google.com/mail/help/intl/en/about.html

Not a program but a webmail service

e-mail client

Pegasus

http://www.pmail.com/index.htm

http://www.dendarii.co.uk/FAQs/pmail-addons.html

documentation

web page editor

NVU

http://www.nvu.com/index.html

Internet browser

Opera

http://www.opera.com/

Map Program

Google Earth

http://earth.google.com/

FTP client

FileZilla

http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla/

Internet Radio program

   

Quick Time Movies

Apple Quick Time

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone.html

This is the stand alone version without iTunes

Quick Time Movies

Quick Time Movies

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html

This is the version with iTunes

Office

Office Suite

Open Office

http://www.openoffice.org/

Database

MySQL

http://www.mysql.com/

Java

Java

http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp

encryption

Cryptainer

http://www.cypherix.com/cryptainerle/

File manager

Xplorer2

http://zabkat.com/x2lite.htm

Graphics

Graphics Editor for Windows ME

GIMP 1.2

 

Graphics Editor

Gimp 2

http://www.gimp.org/

Graphics Editor

Picasa 2

http://picasa.google.com/index.html

Graphics Editor

IrfanView

http://www.irfanview.com/

Image resizing program

   

Sound

Audio file editor

Audacity

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Audio file editor

Cdex

http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/

Security

Anti virus

Micro Trend online scanner

http://www.trendmicro.com/en/home/us/personal.htm

Anti virus

AVG

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

Read the fine print concerning data collection about your computer

 

Avast

 

Cleaner

CCleaner

http://www.ccleaner.com/

Anti-Spam

K9

http://keir.net/

Firewall

ZoneAlarm

http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp

Anti-adware

AdAware

http://www.lavasoft.com/

Anti-spam

   

Anti-

Spyware

HiJackThis

http://www.hijackfree.com/en/

     

Utilities

 

Registry Mechanic

 

wireless program

Orb

 

PDF program

Primo PDF

http://www.primopdf.com/

Zip/unzip utility

7 Zip

http://www.7-zip.org/

tweaking Windows

Power Toys

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

 

Stickies

 

Process Explorer

Belarc

 
     

CD Burning program

Deep Burner

http://www.deepburner.com/index.php?r=download

Calendar program

   

Reference

Bible program

e-Sword

http://www.e-sword.net/

 

FreeBible

http://www.freebiblesoftware.com/

Search Engine

Copernic

www.copernic.com

Audio books (actually not a program)

   

Games

Tetris

   

Mahjong

   
     

Freeware Lists

   
   

http://www.tusafe.com/nonags/index.html

   

http://www.pricelessware.org/thelist/index.htm

   

http://www.freewarehome.com/

 

JavaCool

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/downloads.html

 

Major Geeks

http://www.majorgeeks.com/

 

Download.com

http://www.download.com/2001-20-0.html

 

Tucows

http://www.tucows.com/

 

Tech Support

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm

     



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Tulsa Computer Society 12/01/2005
Don Singleton, President