Software
Well Microsoft is rolling out their new operating system and they are letting people like you test it out for them. Right now you can be ahead of the game and get the newest Windows operating system.
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Windows 7 is…
the next release of the Windows client operating system, built on the secure foundation of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Performance, reliability, security, and compatibility are core tenets of this release as we collect your feedback to meet our engineering goals of making Windows 7 the best-performing and most stable Windows operating system to date. New innovations in the product are designed to augment your ability as an IT professional to better provision and manage increasingly mobile PCs, protect data, and improve both end-user and personal productivity.
Link to Windows 7 download
If you run two operating systems on your computer this free software makes the dual booting process so much easier.
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Ext2 Installable File System For Windows provides Windows NT4.0/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008 with full access to Linux Ext2 volumes (read access and write access). This may be useful if you have installed both Windows and Linux as a dual boot environment on your computer.
Link to free dual booting software
This free software is called Artweaver and it is a lot like Photoshop. You can create images as well as experiment with photos.
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Artweaver is a simple Freeware program for creative painting, i.e. Artweaver offers you all artistic effects which you need for your work.
You can create sketches from photos and experiment with a wide range of brushes. The brush simulation is thereby so realistic as possible.
Link to download Artweaver freeware.
If you do not already have LimeWire, then you need to download it. LimeWire is the world’s fastest P2P file-sharing application for all types of computer files, including music, video, pictures, games, and text documents. Other features include dynamic querying, file previews during download, advanced techniques for locating rare files, and an easy, clean user interface with no spyware/adware.
Link to LimeWire download
It is called Bazooka and it is a free Adware and Spyware Scanner for everyone.
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Bazooka™ Adware and Spyware Scanner detects a multitude of spyware, adware, trojan, keylogger, foistware and trackware components; sources of irritation that antivirus software does not deal with. The scanning process will only take about two seconds and tell you how to uninstall the potentially unwanted applications using simple step-by-step instructions or put you in contact with the vendor for the most up-to-date and safe uninstall instructions.
Link to free Adware and Spyware Scanner download.
Here is a nice free anti virus for your computer. Make sure you do not get a virus with this free software.
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ClamWin is a Free Antivirus program for Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003 and Vista.
ClamWin Free Antivirus comes with an easy installer and open source code. You may download and use it absolutely free of charge. It features:
-High detection rates for viruses and spyware;
-Scanning Scheduler;
-Automatic downloads of regularly updated Virus Database.
-Standalone virus scanner and right-click menu integration to Microsoft Windows Explorer;
-Addin to Microsoft Outlook to remove virus-infected attachments automatically.
Link to free anti virus downlaod
RSSOwl is an application that lets you keep up with your favorite blogs like this one. It is real easy to use and keeps up to date on all the content you like to read.
What is RSSOwl?
Applications that collect data from RSS-compliant sites are called RSS readers or “aggregators.” RSSOwl is such an application. RSSOwl lets you gather, organize, update, and store information from any compliant source in a convenient, easy to use interface, save selected information in various formats for offline viewing and sharing, and much more. It’s easy to configure, available in many many languages and the best of all: It’s platform-independent.
What is RSS?
RSS (“Really Simple Syndication” or “Rich Site Summary”) is a document specification that gives users the power to collect and organize Web-based news and information in a more efficient manner.
Why “Owl”?
The owl is a traditional symbol of wisdom, and a quiet, efficient hunter. You’ll find RSSOwl’s “big eyes” a big help when scanning the Web’s vast array of RSS sources.
Link to free rss reader
Here is a nice free open source 3D content creation suite called Blender. It is very awesome and very free. So get good at it and be the next major graphic designer for movies and any other viral content you can think of.
Link to free 3D graphics program
Here is some open source software for zipping up files for free. Now you can compress or decompress files on your computer with ease and for free!
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High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
Supported formats:
Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
Unpacking only: ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, DEB, DMG, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MSI, NSIS, RAR, RPM, UDF, WIM, XAR and Z.
For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
Self-extracting capability for 7z format
Integration with Windows Shell
Powerful File Manager
Powerful command line version
Plugin for FAR Manager
Localizations for 74 languages
Link to free zipping software
Freeware is awesome!
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HammerHead is a simple TR-909-like drum computer program aiming at the dance-scene. You can use it to create perfect Techno loops, Jungle patterns or House beats, but it’s also suitable for Hip Hop, Triphop, Rap, Industrial and almost any other music you can think of.
HammerHead features six separate channels, 29 built-in drum sounds, six complete breakbeats and the possibility to import six samples of your own. You can save your patterns to completely noise-free CD-quality wave files to use them with your sampler, tracker or sequencer program.
Link to free drum software
