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    The Best Free Software

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by McGrady, Mar 3, 2008.

  1. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    McGrady, Mar 3, 2008
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  2. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    and a lot of ads.
    and not just for windows.
    and formatted to appear on separate pages instead of one searchable list.

    But thanks for the heads up :)
     
    crash, Mar 3, 2008
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  3. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    Yeah, thanks for the list.
     
    Gintoki, Mar 3, 2008
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  4. Leon

    Leon Notebook Deity

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    Nice... I like Calvin's too though. I use half his software...
     
    Leon, Mar 3, 2008
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  5. Sredni Vashtar

    Sredni Vashtar Notebook Evangelist

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    Choosing "print" will take care of those shortcomings.
     
    Sredni Vashtar, Mar 4, 2008
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  6. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    I don't see it, where is it?
     
    Gintoki, Mar 4, 2008
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  7. Sredni Vashtar

    Sredni Vashtar Notebook Evangelist

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    Scroll down after next": the four blue-green blobs are
    (print, email, save, reprints)
     
    Sredni Vashtar, Mar 4, 2008
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  8. Gintoki

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    Oh, alright. Thanks for letting me know.
     
    Gintoki, Mar 4, 2008
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  9. LoneWolf15

    LoneWolf15 The Chairman

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    I get a free subscription to PCMag due to some organization my father-in-law belongs to, so I got this issue.

    The one thing that bothered me is that they included some web applets in the list, such as "this site that scans your PC for spyware for free". I don't consider that true software, even if it is useful.

    I thought HotSpotShield would be really cool --until I found that its VPN tunnel ads annoying adds (like the "add free smilies to your e-mail! crap) at the top of one's browser. I'd pay money for a pro version that had no ads, but it's not available, so I got rid of it.

    I think one of the best ways to find cool, free stuff, is just to search Sourceforge.net --you'll find a lot of cool stuff that way.
     
    LoneWolf15, Mar 4, 2008
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