OK...first...great thread concept.........second everything I'll list is totally free.
I SECOND this motion:
GIMP - A FULL picture editor/creator. Get it, Learn it, Love it.
VLC Player - great supplemental (if not primary) media player
Foxit Reader - loads way quicker than Adobe for PDF's. Not annoying either.
Google Earth - great for finding places and mapping trips as well as just plain cool
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OK, now a couple personal favorites:
Auslogics Duplicate File Finder - Finds duplicate files easily. VERY cool for thinning out the herd...errm, I mean hard drive.
Defraggler - WAY better than XP native defrag utility...you can defrag individule files...and even consolidate just the free space if you want.
7zip - quicker than Winrar...unpacks many file types....zip, ISO's and even .rar files...MUST HAVE for me. Andto keep it short, last b' not least:
TreeSizeFree.exe - Ever wonder what's taking up all that disc space? This FINDS the LARGEST files on your disc....VERY user friendly...Easy to read BAR-chart...lets you delete. DON'T hesitate...just get it.
OK, two final thoughts:
1) To keep current with my favorite 'restore' goodies...I just keep a fat thumb drive plugged in. ( I know it is not TOTALLY safe as far as data loss..but have never had a single issue with it)...very easy instead of having to make a disc or something. Makes new installs simple.
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2) As we all know...software companies like to 'upgrade' our favorite freebies into nightmarish advertising platforms on a regular basis. MOST of you will already know about this,,,,but for any who don't...you can find a LOT of old version utilities/prgs etc...at, guess where.... oldversion.com A TREASURE of goodies.
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