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A friend of mine bought a new computer but hesitated to pay Bill another $100 for his bloody Office prog. I sent him the Lemur's link and he loaded Open Office instead. Now he is enthusiastic about its quality and easy handling. I am going to switch a.s.a.p. as well. Thanks for the suggestion, Brother Lemurmania.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sovereign
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Yay! A freeware alternative for the pesky RealPlayer SchmealPlayer! I never knew this existed. I am downloading it now!Quote:
Originally Posted by R'as al Ghul
Thank you, Brother, for making my life fuller and more rewarding!
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Dang, I knew that RealPlayer clone was out there, but I never got around to finding it. Viva la Org! Viva la Free Goodies! Viva la Open Source!
You guys rock my tiny world.
Added R'as al Ghul's additions, and put Open Source software first (in their respective categories). :2thumbsup:
VideoLAN Player
Homepage: www.videolan.org (Latest version 0.4.8a)
Category : Media Player
What's the deal : The only media player on the market (I'm not fully sure though) that comes with all codecs needed for playback. This 9.25-MB-size media player creates instant solution in case you may be needing extra codecs with another player. It can handle Xvid, Divx avi's and .Mov files (I did not test it about Real Media) right away without installation of an additional piece of codec.
Open Source : Yes !
AlexPG and AdrianII will like this :2thumbsup:
K-Lite Codec Pack
Homepage : www.codecguide.com
Category : Codec Pack
What's the deal : Most of you must be pretty familiar with playback issues when it comes to different kinds of files (Especially .avi's). This superior pack that is generally updated and coming with Media Player classic within will be installed after a fresh system installation, and you'll nearly never need an additional search for a codec. The installer comes with several options that increase and add more detail level to what kind of codecs you'd like to install.
The point is if you already have installed any codecs or codec packs like this, uninstall them before trying this. This is vital for a less problematic OS afterwards. Best time is right after you fresh OS install as I said above.
The website has K-Lite Codec Pack, Mega Codec Pack, Quick Time Alternative and Real Alternative. Yeah the recent alternative thingies that were liked a lot are originally hosted here. And Mega Codec Pack is K-Lite Codec Pack + QT Alt. Player + R Alt. Player
Home of the Underdogs
http://www.the-underdogs.org
Description: Gargantuan selection of free games, emulators and abandonwares.
Maid Marian
http://www.maidmarian.com
Description: Web browser-based multiplayer games and 3d avatar chatrooms (via Shockwave). Tank Ball is a great multiplayer game. Moon Base is an interactive 3d chatroom and others more.
ps. (credit Mithrandir for this).
King's Quest IX: The Silver Lining.
http://www.kqix.com
Description: King's Quest game made by fans.
You're welcome. :bow:
Don't forget to get rid (uninstall) of the old stuff.
Might give you pains otherwise. (software conflicts)
Stay tuned. I'll be back with more.
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Originally Posted by AdrianII
Hello.
Here's the next batch.
It seems all the really important apps have been covered.
The Thunderbird was mentioned already but not included in the list.
We really need to get people away from security risks like Outlook
so here you are:
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5
OS: All!
Open Source: yes
Freeware
Description: Full-Featured Email-client
Simple to use, powerful, and customizable, Thunderbird is a full-featured email application. Thunderbird supports IMAP and POP mail protocols, as well as HTML mail formatting. Easily import your existing email accounts and messages. Built-in RSS capabilities, powerful quick search, spell check as you type, global inbox, deleting attachments and advanced message filtering round out Thunderbird's modern feature set.
Additional features: Junk Mail Filters, Anti-Phishing Protection, Advanced Security, Automatic Updates, Customize Thunderbird
Homepage: http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/
Knoppix Live-CD Operating System
OS: None needed :laugh4:
Open Source: yes
Freeware
Description: What is KNOPPIX®?
KNOPPIX is a bootable Live system on CD or DVD, consisting of a representative collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a productive Linux system for the desktop, educational CD, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for commercial software product demos. It is not necessary to install anything on a hard disk. Due to on-the-fly decompression, the CD can have up to 2 GB of executable software installed on it (over 8GB on the DVD "Maxi" edition).
Comment: It's very popular as a rescue system and brings a lot of tools and it's not only suitable for advanced users.
Homepage: http://www.knoppix.org/
http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
You can get other Live-CD Operating systems here: http://www.linuxiso.org/index.php
It's a good way to test linux without installing it.
The next one I downloaded for my girlfriend who is an avid patience player. Those of you who have tried to
find a freeware patience collection that doesn't pester you with ads or other shenanigans will confirm that
it's almost impossible to find anything other than 123freepatience and likewise crap.
Open source is again the savior and brings us Pysol!
Pysol
OS: All (i guess)
Open Source: yes
Freeware
Description: PySol is an exciting collection of more than 200 solitaire card games. Its features include support for lots of distinct games, very nice look and feel, multiple cardsets and table tiles, sound and background music, unlimited undo & redo, load & save games, player statistics and log files, hint system, demo games, support for user written plug-ins, integrated HTML help browser and lots of documentation.
Among the supported games are classics like Aces Up, Baker's Game, Canfield, FreeCell, Forty Thieves, Golf, Klondike, Pyramid, Scorpion, Spider, Yukon, and many more...
Homepage: http://www.pysol.org/
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You bet I didn't forget. I used my RegCleaner and Killbox (brilliant, efficient, and free!) to erase even the minutest trace of the hated R-word.Quote:
Originally Posted by R'as al Ghul
Ffdshow
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow
Freeware
OS: All 32-bit MS Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP)
Open Source: Yes
Description: DirectShow decoding filter for decompressing several video formats, including DivX, XviD, WMV, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 movies. (In english: watch all types of movie formats without having to intall any codecs or codec packs - which can cause problems)
Media Player Classic
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/
Freeware
OS: All 32-bit MS Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP)
Open Source: Yes
Description: Extremely light-weight media player for Windows. It looks just like the good-old Media Player v6.4, but has lots of nice extra features. No install, just one exe file - the best movie player for windows.
New content added! Thanks as usual.
Quietus - I didn't add your links because I don't think they fit. They are good stuff, but maybe not here. Two of those links are online things, and thus not software for users to download. HOTU is a pretty cool site, but I would prefer individual entries.
I'm not ignoring you, man.
From the Instant Messenger thread:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=60334
Sick of having to run mulitple IM Clients to chat with everyone, as well as dealing with the adware that accompanies the "official" clients? Here you go...
GAIM
Homepage: http://gaim.sourceforge.net/
OpenSource
OS: Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows
Description: Gaim is a multi-protocol instant messaging (IM) client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows. It is compatible with AIM and ICQ (Oscar protocol), MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, SILC, GroupWise Messenger, and Zephyr networks. Gaim users can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on AOL Instant Messenger, talking to a friend on Yahoo Messenger, and sitting in an IRC channel all at the same time.
Trillian
Homepage: http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/
FreeWare
OS: Windows
Description: Trillian is a fully featured, stand-alone, skinnable chat client that supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, and IRC. It provides capabilities not possible with original network clients, while supporting standard features such as audio chat, file transfers, group chats, chat rooms, buddy icons, multiple simultaneous connections to the same network, server-side contact importing, typing notification, direct connection (AIM), proxy support, encrypted messaging (AIM/ICQ), SMS support, and privacy settings.
My brothers and sisters! We have a new home! Behold, the Tosa has given us a Hard- and Software forum! And yea, there shall be much rejoicing. Forsooth, let this thread be moved to its rightful home!
No complaints here. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexander the Pretty Good
However, just a slight clarification, King's Quest IX isn't a web-browser game. The release was just delayed because the fan-developers were shutdown by the owner of the franchise. The ok was given after the petition.
ps. may want ask this thread be moved to the new Software/Hardware forum. :)
GalleryBasically, it's a canned php website for displaying photos. It has an amazing amount of features and admin options built-in and is very simple to setup/use.Quote:
A slick, intuitive web based photo gallery with authenticated users and privileged albums. Easy to install, configure and use. Photo management includes automatic thumbnails, resizing, rotation, etc. User privileges make this great for communities.
Open source: Yes.
Updated. If you have any questions or comments about categorization of entries, please post! And any new software you have.
I PM'd Beirut about moving the thread to the new forum, and haven't gotten a response. If a mod doesn't see this soon, I'll ask again.
A new one from the makers of WinAmp:
Songbird
Homepage
Open Source: Yes
OS: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
Description: Songbird is a Web player built from Firefox's browser engine. Songbird is open source, will run on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux and supports user contributed, cross-platform extensions. Supports all known audio file types; MP3, AAC, OGG, FLAC, WMA, and more. Still in beta, but looks like the cat's pyjamas. Can't wait for version 1.0!
P.S.: When the heck is this thread being moved to its rightful home? Begone, What Are You Listening To Right Now, hello New Hard Drive Problem!
Moved to the H&S forum, at Alex's request.
Thank you, BKS! In honor of the move, I have added Songbird. :2thumbsup:
This should be stickied. After all, it's serious business this thread!
Category: Antivirus
Title: Avast!
Homepage: http://www.avast.com/eng/free_software.html
OS: Windows XP, Windows XP x64 & Linux.
Open Source: No
About: (from website)
avast! 4 Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for home users and non-commercial use. Both of these conditions should be met! Our company offers the Home Edition free of charge, since, in our
opinion, it is possible to avoid global virus spreading by efficient prevention; however, many user are not able to or do not want to pay for antivirus software.
(from me)
Its the only free AV for xp64 that I'm aware of (important since I have x64) & I was never particularly impressed by AVG
Category: Malware removal
Title: Smitrem
Homepage: http://noahdfear.geekstogo.com/
OS: Windows
Open Source: No
About: (from website)
SmitRem is a tool I [noahdfear] created to remove the Trojan-Spy.HTML.Smitfraud.c malware infection and it’s variants, AntivirusGold, PSGuard Spyware Remover, SpySheriff, Spy Trooper, SpyAxe, Security Toolbar, WinHound and SpywareStrike.
(from me)
Those are nasty bits of malware that other software has difficulty getting rid of.
My fathers PC got infected by the initial round of SpywareStrike, nothing I tried helped & Smitrem had a fix several days before any other malware/spyware vendors.
I'm looking for a program that can help me clean up the junk on my comp and free up my memory space. Can you guys recommend me one?
Though it will be off topic, I can recommend you a system tools suite that is shareware. Tune Up Utilities 2006 is the best tool suite around that can do even more than you would need, littlelostboy. Sometimes such programs lead to worsening rather than improvement and maintenance of your system - System Mechanic is a good example for such annoywares-, but Tune Up never irritates your system while doing its job. I tried a couple of such suites, Tune Up Utilities is the best by far.Quote:
Originally Posted by littlelostboy
But as I said it's a shareware and the trial version you can download from the link I gave is valid and fully functional for 30 days.
Hope this helps :2thumbsup:
Category: security/ search
Title: Goggle Tool bar
Homepage: http://toolbar.google.com/?promo=mor-tb-en
Title: goggle toolbar
Description: Great pop up blocker solved all my pop up problems. Search and spell check are convenient too.
Updated.
[/Shameless plug]
Are there any open source security programs out there? None on the list...
Hey,
I need a program that is similar to Microsoft Publisher, any suggestions?
Thanks,
Hiji
Just a general question --
Why is this, the single most useful thread ever known to mankind, buried in the "Useful Links" post, which has, let's see, one useful link (namely this one), whereas the "Hardware Reviews" thread gets its own sticky?
Ridiculous. This thread deserves better.
I concur. Besides, a 'popular thread' sticky really isnt saving much space until it has more than 1 thread listed is it? ~DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lemur
Firstly, this is in the Popular Threads link in order to keep the stickies at a minimum and make the page user friendly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lemur
The Hardware Review thread is on it's own for no other reason that hopping people will take notice and contribute to what could be a handy resource for all of us.
But I guess the main reason this thread is "buried" in the Popular Threads sticky is because I have yet to hear someone ask nicely to have it stickied on it's own. ~;p