All the software presented here is free and freeware or under GPL license which means that is free .
paint.net - a free image editor that allows plugins , originally this was created as an update for MS PAINT but microsoft never used it so this warped into a very good image editor , a free alternative to Photoshop .
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notepad++ - this is the best editor , it can replace notepad and supports all the scripting languages ( as3 , php ,c++,ect.) , this program works on all OS including mac and linux , and the source code is available on the website
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VLC - the best player on the web , it can play almost all video and audio formats and this player never needs any codecs , plus this player even repairs damaged files and works on all OS even Unbuntu what more do you want from it , i know you want conversion because you need your files in one format , well i think that this program can do it , i don`t care it just plays all.
Firefox 3.5 - well this is a browser that can do anything , did you know that you can wach youtube movies whit no plugin installed , when it comes to personal data protection firefox just kicks I.E. , and whit all some plugins this becomes the best browser is terms of speed and safty and next i will present some plugins for firefox .
1 Adblock Plus - this plugin is a gift from god , before i had this installed on my firefox , i was really bothered by all those nasty adds but whit this little fellow that is a thing of the past .
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2 noscript - for this one i will let his description to convince you :"The best security you can get in a web browser! Allow active content to run only from sites you trust, and protect yourself against XSS and Clickjacking attacks".
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FDM(free download manager) - well now that i am done whit firefox plugins lets share one of the best download managers , this one can download from youtube whit on or two clicks and converts you downloaded video or music to any format , this program integrates himself in firefox and gives you a download menu where you can download the hole website whit his own html spider , did i say that it works on most OS and for the ones that won`t work the source code is there and you can compile yourself .
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[color=green]Thunder bird [/color] - Firefox little sister a mail client and much more just as firefox this has tons of plugins and security is a top asset , i use this in combination whit Gmail ( free mail from google) because thunderbird was customized for gmail but it works just as well whit other webmails .
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Portable apps - didn`t you ever wish to be able to have your programs on a flash drive well whit this you can put any program on you portable device and all the files saved are there , this leaves no trace in the pc , you can have your firefox whit all you plugins installed anywhere whit you , at school , office and home , this is just like a OS you your flash , and it comes in 3 sizes :
-standard ( a small version to put any program on you portable device )
-light suite ( a bigger version whit tons of programs just waiting to be copied )
-suite( well the bigger version of the light one)
well you are wondering why am i talking about this program so much , because is great and it has won the sourceforge community award winning 4 of 12 prizes which is a record .
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Dosbox - well here comes another sourceforge prize winner a program created to run old games , that is right old games designed for MS-DOS or older and even win 95 and 98 well this program runs on all OS just like a charm you can play games from the 1986 (this means games older then me or you)and those games are free .
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hope to add more soft soon and some free games , if you have any ideas , objections , or correction just post here and don`t be shy and just ask if you don`t know something [/font]
