Ashampoo
a-squared Anti Malware
Easy Clone Detective
Paragon
Process Lasso Bitsum Technologies 5.0.0.24
Visual Search Pony version 7.52 Visual Search Pony 7.52
WinUtilities 9.98 Professional Edition YL Computing, Inc
I only fit the best ?

List of favorites is rather long (obviously the "most favorite" GOTD ones - I have purchased).

I'm only listing the ones (I remember) that I have purchased/non-GOTD releases (many as a direct result of the GOTD promotion). Where I purchased a license when a DIFFERENT program from the same developer was on GOTD - I put the GOTD promotion title in brackets.

Just goes to show when the software appears on GOTD (and it is good - I'm usually a tough judge) - it results in sales. When I see potential or I have a serious interest in the software - I may offer to help testing and reviewing new versions (my professional background is in software development).

Allmynotes Organizer Deluxe
Anvir Taskman Pro
Atmosphere Deluxe
Backup2usb (Backup4all Lite)
Cacheman (Linkman Pro)
Capturesaver
Chameleon Startup Manager
Chameleon Task Manager
Defensewall Personal Firewall (Defensewall Hips)
Disk Space Fan Pro
Flow [now available as open source]
Hippoedit
Link Collector Pc
Link Collector Portable (Link Collector Pc)
Linkman Pro
Listary Pro
Maxa Cookie Manager (Security Tools)
Netbalancer Pro
Paragon Backup & Recovery 10.0 Home
Paragon Hard Disk Manager 2010 Suite
Paragon Virtualization Manager 2010 Professional
Perfectclock Professional
Process Lasso
Recentx
Smart Diary Suite
Sticky Password
Superlauncher
True Launch Bar
Usb Safely Remove
Winsnap
Winstep Extreme (Nexus Ultimate)
Zentimo

I though I'd resurrect this thread. Rather than list the top three programs you've found most useful just list those that you've found useful over the last few years or since you started visiting the giveaway project, and those that you've purchased (if any)

My list isn't in any order of preference. I've starred those that I've purchased (Though to be honest I can't remember all of the ones I've purchased)

1) Zoner Photo Studio 13 (loved this ever since we got version 9 and haven't bothered to install my copy of Photoshops since using it. It doesn't have most of what Photoshops has, but it does have everything I need for simple photo editing)

2) Robotask

3) Paragon Partition Manager

4) Magic score

5) Driver Magician

6) Outpost Security Suite (considering subscribing when year is up)

7) Aston 2

8) Mamutu (considering subscribing when year is up)

9) Paragon Backup & Recovery (love the rescue disc) & Paragon Rescue Kit Pro

10) Process Lasso *

11) Game Booster Premium

12) Dark Castle, Ancient Castle, Dinosaur, Nautilus, Planet Earth 3D, Planet Jupiter, Solar System - Earth 3D, Solar system 3D, The Lost Watch, Sun Village, Moon 3D, Mars 3D, and Mechanical Clock 3D Screensavers (led me to purchase a few others)

13) Multiset

14) Ay Recovery (I purchased an earlier version of this called Eaz Fix) *

15) Hippo Edit

16) Sticky Password

17) Returnil Virtual system

18) Photo Colorizer

19) InPaint

20) Tabbles

21) Daemon Tools Pro

22) Atmosphere *

23) Folder Marker Pro *

24) Easy Macro Recorder

25) Anvir Task Manager * (went on to purchase Anvir Security Suite with three years of sun=bscription to the antivirus part of the ptrrogrm. Still undecided about which is best Anvir or Process Lasso though Lasso doesn't have the AV addition)

26) Buffer Zone (not sure which I prefer Buffer Zone or Returnil intend to purchase oe of them when I can afford to)

27) All Media Grabber

28) Keriver Image (ended up purchasing Acronis after trying this one out)

29) Double Safety

30) Advanced URL Catalog

31) Bee Icons

32) Starburn v12

33) Picture Collage Maker

34) Morpheus Photo Morpher *

35) SWF & FLV toolbox

36) Total Network Monitor

37) PD Particles

38) Evernote (considerig purchasing this one)

39) Frigate 3

40) Liquid Story Binder XE

41) Wire Changer *

42) ConceptDraw VI and ConceptDraw Mindmap

43) HDDLife Pro *

44) BlindWrite

I use FileZilla & EverNote a lot.

I really like the game Ingenious, but it stopped working for me. Good practice for the boardgame. Other games are Hyperballoid, Starship tycoonm & Rock Legend.

My All Time favorites are :

1. Aston Shell - I lost this soft ware n 12/2007.. I miss this one badly Life is in black n white without this it is more than 1 year it was offered.Every day i open GAOTD with a hope that may it be offered again. Hope Bubby(GAOTD) will listen to this poor soul's request one day...Please

2. Frigate (ftp client)- This made the life of a programmer a bit easy (-:
3. Eaz-Fix ( I consider myself safe after loading it...It was not there when I lost my
aston shell)..
4. Returnil - This makes my computer more safer ..
5. EVERNOTE - Thanks for taking things in your databases on a single click & showing
the desired things with a only one click search.
6. Integry Desk - Thanks for giving me shorcuts
7. Atomic Clock - Thanks for showing a consuderable BIG CLOCK in my sytem tray &
showing me alerts/ reminders / coundown time making me eligible to work in due time.
8. Wondershare demo creator - It makes very easy for me to teach fundamentles to my
little sister, who keeps on asking same thing again and again untill things went
into her mind (-:
9. All My Books - Thans can now kee track of my vast library of books... which
earlier consumed a lot of my time
10. E-reminder - though offerd on 14.11.2008 today is 17.11.2008, it is now a part of
my computer life, peddy ( microsoft agent) reminds me things as nad when i asked
him to remind to, it send me mails to remind, it keeps my notes... I can give color
codes to see at whwt glance which is the important thing left & what has done.

Thanks GAOTD for making my ....our lives simpler ....(-;

A-squared Anti-malware without a doubt, followed by RecentX.

It's difficult to choose a favorite among all the great programs offered here, but definitely Anvir Task Manager Pro is among the best and most valuable... and I need a new copy for my two new computers (hint, hint). Thank you, GOTD.

Can you guys put cyberlink youcam for download?

1. Advanced Audio Recorder
2. Aplus Video Converter
3. AVS Video Editor

Top 3:

Liquid Story Binder XE - Has a bit of a learning curve, but a really good tool for writers with storyboards, multimedia organization and especially self-publishers who want to format their work prior to publishing. Just a great tool to keep everything together.

BusinessCardsMX3 - Easily made some nice introduction type cards. (I don't have a business per se but I work contract and am open to getting a permanent job, so it's nice when networking to have a professional looking card to hand out.)

Evernote (which is free now...but I think I prefer the older version in some ways--I miss the flagging features.)

Easily my favourite downloaded programme from GAOTD is DemoCreator. I often get asked by friends "How do I..." do this or that on the computer. I used to have to type directions, step by step, click by click, describing each page as it appears. It took quite a while to formulate a helpful reply. Then I downloaded DemoCreator. Now, to answer a question, I start that programme then just do everything that I would otherwise have told the requester by email. I end up emailing the product, which is basically a video (.swf file) of what I did with my voice giving directions in the background. It wows my friends, is very helpful to them, and makes me look like a wizard. It's a fabulous programme. By the way, I did correspond with the makers of the programme and they were really great people to deal with. They are clearly working very hard to produce a good product.

Xilisoft DVD ripper
Returnil
...?

a-squared Anti Malware. Best of the kind! I can't tell you how thankful am I!

After reading the posts in this thread, I cloned my HD and tested the ability to upgrade Glary Utilities Pro. I followed copmom advise (Thanks!) and went to the "Status" tab, clicked on the "Check for Updates" button and GU did the downloading and installing all by itself.

When it was done I was asked to reboot and a few minutes later I checked the license info. What I found was that I was the proud owner of Glary Utilities Pro version 2.6.0.228 with "Never" as expiration date, and the name of the licensee was the same as it was before. Heck even the Start menu location was left untouched.

Lee and copmom, thank you for bringing this up. I really appreciate it.

Now back to the debate on what to do with Titan backup.

-AxCut

Mine updated just fine and is still registered to GOATD. Previous version; 2.3.2.101, now updated to 2.6.0.228
For those still uncertain, follow Lee's advice. Also possible install Erunt on your system and configure to make auto-backups each morning. If one of the updates messes up the registration, it's a snap to go back to when you started in the morning.

Pura vida
AlexSJ

Guess we'll find out as we go along??

So are we agreed that Glary Utilities Pro can be updated?

I just installed it on my second machine but what I got was the 30 day trial version, which is what I expected since that machine did not have Glary on it yet. I used the trail version to just clean up the machine a little.

I wouldn't 'uninstall' if I were you (or at least avoid it if you can), you will most likely lose it completely.

gonzo: Only way to find that out is to go to control panel/add remove, click and see IF it has a repair? If not, you can cancel. But, if you do need to repair it, why don't you just try reinstalling it instead?

Does the uninstaller for Glary Utilities PRO have a "Repair" option when you run it?

I too just clicked "update", downloaded the new file, installed the new file, re-booted and I was upgraded to v2.6.0.288. I do not have Vista so I am not used to all the extra security features (hoops to jump through) but it was pretty much painless for me with XP.

I'm being discriminated against!!

My usual Glary Utilities PRO update experience is transparent and painless - as recently as 4 or 5 days ago. For some reason, now when I click the "Check for Updates" button on the main panel I get switched to the very page Lee has provided the link to. That's a download, folks, and my Vista Home Premium edition balks when I try to install the download, no matter what browser or downloader I use, even under "Run as Administrator" mode. And yes - to preclude interference, I killed the current copy from running while I tried the download, and closed all windows and tabs. And yeah - I've got the eternal GAOTD license, too.

Today's Aplus DVD Copy download went in painlessly, first shot.

WTF?

Mine has the GAOTD license and it updates just fine. Still pro edition.
Just requested the update and it worked.

Mine says the same thing... Pro edition, expiration 'never', etc. Gonzo, I didn't uninstall, I just clicked check for updates when I opened the program.

Having problems, bigtime. I'm wondering if I should uninstall 2.5.3.211 first.

All I know is, when I got this from GAOTD, I used my own name, entered the serial from here and it said 'License Status:' Professional Edition 'Expiration Date:' Never & furthermore, This product is licensed to Lee Smith-Goldburg, thats me.

Updated it everytime there has been a release.

If you're worried then make a backup of your system first.

Maybe the authors gave us all a lifetime licence due to it deleting a lot of peoples files (which it should not have done) when it first arrived.

Lee -

Unlike previous database updates, where you click and - ZAP! - you've got a new updated database. this seems like the classic download. If you install this download, do you keep your GAOTD license for the PRO version, or does it revert to a 30 day trial?

New update available.

http://www.glaryutilities.com/gup.html?tag=download

Some great software has been given away, but my favorites are

1. xStarter, an amazing tast maker
2. Smart Type Assistant, which has features like auto-correct and spell checker that work in any program, as well as a very useful "Smart Diary", which acts as a personal keylogger
3. Hide Window Plus, which includes keyboard shortcuts to make any window just disappear, but still be "open"

In no particular order:
1. Cleanse uninstaller
2. Glary Utilities
3. Premium Booster