Freenew.net (Beta): Access links to mainstream freeware from a single webpage.

Freenew.net has a listing of freeware applications, which are clearly organized in table-form.
The selection is heavily focused on established offerings, favored by many computer users.

A legend is included, alerting the user to the particularities of certain programs:
* means a Toolbar is installed.
# means that "Silent Installations" are Forbidden.
+ means that the Software will be downloaded from tested & trusted sources.

URL:
http://www.freenew.net/

Freeware Categories on the site:
— Browsers.
— Communications.
— Anti-Virus & Firewall.
— Anti-Spyware.
— System Utilites.
— Office Software.
— Audio & Video.
— Imaging.
— CD & DVD Tools.
— Desktop Enhancement.
— File Sharing & Transfer.
— Compression & Backup.
— Runtimes & Drivers.
— Benchmarking.
— Others.

Cool!So many freeware links,very useful for me! Here is my additon:

http://www.download.com (I always use this one)
http://www.glaryutilities.com
http://www.x2xsoft.com

http://www.freefileszone.com/
http://freedownloadsoft.com
http://freedownloadmanager.org/downloads/
http://www.download32.com
http://www.freefilesdownloads.com/
http://www.freeware-palm-software.com

Hope be helpful!

Thanks for bringing this back to the front page Quantum. I think i'll make it a sticky as theres so much here. oop's, it already is, lol

I wish I had the time to create a synopsis similar to the ones that G@rgoyle has done for the games and browser games, but I know she took quite some time to prepare them. maybe i'll work on it slowly then post it next year, lol.

Regards

WR

I'm SURE that a Master listing of Freeware / Open-Source applications would be a terrific time-saver for many computer users, if it were possible to compile. Here's my addition (which I THINK hasn't been mentioned yet). http://www.cnet.com has an annual survey for selecting the best Web 2.0 Internet applications. The survey relies on votes sent it by users worldwide. The 2009 results are posted here.
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Finalists:
http://www.cnet.com/html/ww/100/2009/winners.html
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Nominees:
http://www.cnet.com/html/ww/100/2009/categories.html

Here are some links to "Freeware (and Open-Source)" programs and tools:

First (always) is security: http://www.techsupportalert.com/pc/security-tools.html

http://www.freewaregenius.com/2009/04/07/the-best-free-antivirus-a-comparison/

Then you can visit these:

http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/30/ten-lesser-know-must-have-free-programs-part-1/
http://www.freewaregenius.com/2007/10/29/reinstall-windows-and-outfit-your-system-with-all-freeware-programs/
http://www.freewaregenius.com/2009/06/23/forty-three-of-the-best-free-windows-enhancements-that-you-should-know-about/

After that (in your free time), check weekly here for more:

http://www.techsupportalert.com/
http://www.freewaregenius.com/
http://www.makeuseof.com/

Hope some of this will help

Quantum Dragon AKA Paul

How to resolve the thumbs up, thumbs down issues: Yes but how do you tell if it up or down like http://www.sothink.com/product...The program is available for $79.99, but it will be free for our visitors as a time-limited offer.
Does this mean it’s only a free trial, and can only be used free for a limited time? Or just that it’s only available for a limited time?
Thanks.

Oh, this program is old!
Now, we used FLV instead of SWF

About action, we now use Java, not SWF

Hi,

I expect to get dummed out for asking but can anyone tell me who would use this and why.

Giveaway of the Day - Secure Evidence Scrubber 1.1 March 22, 2009

64!comments! look likes 4 try
User Rating: Rate It!

* 170 (28%) Yes
* 433 (72%) NO
so is 72% not try so not like, 4 try & like!

Ad another to your list skcodes. "Who Cares"

I really like theleecher's idea. So many comments are of the "who needs this?" sort. Well, if I'm reading the comments, I'm interested in the software, so I don't care who else needs it; I want to know how well it does what it says it will do.

For the site overall though, I would think it would be useful to have some stats on what people want and don't want. If each of theleecher's radio button questions was followed by a why/why not comment location, perhaps commenters could manage to respond in the correct location.

For example:
( )I'll take it
(X)I'll leave it
Why/why not? another @#$in screensaver

Or:
(x)I'll take it
( )I'll leave it
Why/why not?

( )Good program
(x)Bad program
Why? doesn't have as many features as GreatProgram 2.1, which is free

Hi GAOTD,

Can an "Edit Button" be added to the Comments in the GAOTD portion so if someone makes an "Oopsy" comment or a typo error and wants to correct it ... he/she can make that change!?!?

Thanks,

G!:)

Yeah, just let the people who can use the program give thunbs up or down.
If its not a tool for "you", dont vote.

http://bhandler.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!70F64BC910C9F7F3!1844.entry WINDOWS VISTA GOODIES Ultimate List of Free Windows Vista Software from Microsoft
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http://bhandler.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!70F64BC910C9F7F3!1231.entry?wa=wsignin1.0

Microsoft has over 150 FREE Windows & Office Programs available for download up to XP
the office one's only if you got Office on you P C

Here's something that might make this thread worth reactivating:
http://lifehacker.com/5098944/free-software-were-most-thankful-for
Lifehacker.org Thanksgiving poll of 1,100 votes on the free apps their thankful for.
Most vets will recognize them, but you might see a new one and it should be valuable for newbies. Like many, I respect lifehacker as a resource.

Thank's app103 now it look good,now I can how it work's.

Thanks for suggesting Piky Basket.

There is a new version of PikyBasket at http://www.conceptworld.com/Piky/

PikyBasket is now part of PikySuite.

How to resolve the thumbs up, thumbs down issues:

Have two scores:
1. I'll take it / I'll leave it

Then only for those responding "I'll take it"
2. Good program / Bad program

In most cases, the thumbs up/down scores at the moment are merely a popularity contest, and few things will be popular with everyone.

GAOTD doesn't give away enough photo and image editing stuff, right? So, when a still picture just isn't good enough, try FotoMorph. It scored a perfect 5 wingdings on Tucows. Might be useful for creating age progression photos of accidentally misplaced elderly relatives for milk carton BOLO posters.

For those of you who haven't yet come across the infamous Gizmo, go to this link to find "The Best-ever Freeware Utilities" list. Something for everyone. Whilst you're there sign up to his free Newsletter; it is truly brilliant! I would subsequently recommend that you sign up to the 'Premium Edition' - unsurpassable value for the wannabe Geeks! It's okay I'm not on the payroll - just an ardent fan!!

The link for the Freeware is - http://www.techsupportalert.com/

Good hunting!

Love, Light and Peace
JC

Actually, he could drag the .ini file (not the .exe!) into Notepad and then copy & paste what is in it to the body of the email.

I don't need the .exe file that comes in the .zip you downloaded from my site. That would not help me find the trouble.

When you run ClutterBuster the first time, it creates an .ini settings file with the info of what should be displayed on each button. That is the file I wanted to see.

Robert, you're exactly right. I remember in the past I had to rename an .exe file to end in .doc so it would send, and then the person on the other end had to change it back again to .exe when they got it!

Fullbug,

Copmom is (partly) right.Even zipped .exe,.ini,.bat... files are not allowed.
You could try giving the file another extension or removing the extension from the file to send it. (XXX.exe ---> XXX.doc)

Note:be sure to mention this to app103.
He should rename the extension before opening the file!

fullbug, a lot of email programs won't allow .exe files in emails because of viruses .. you need to zip it first so it will send.

I tried emailing it, but got a return error with both Yahoo and Gmail, it wont let me send that type of file....Gmail is saying its a 'exe' file....
It was the only file after unzipping in the folder....

@ fullbug:

Could you email me a copy of your ClutterBuster.ini file? You should find it in the folder with the program.

You can find my email address on my Contact page.

Nope, tried it again, after putting 3 icons in the program, it disappeared again, very strange...

Thanx for the response app103....
1-I'm not using Vista, my desktop computer is a Windows XP Pro, and my laptop is Windows XP home, so that cant be it....

2- No on this one as well, just use program shortcuts on the desktop, all my program folders are in my Programs folder, so that cant be it either....

I will try what you suggested and put the program file with the other programs....

@ hotdoge3:

That is a PAD file, not a page meant to be viewed in your browser. It isn't meant to have style information. Software sites use PAD files to get the info they display about an application on their site. If the info in the PAD file changes, like when there is a new version released, the info on the software site will change as well. You can read more about PAD files here: http://www.asp-shareware.org/pad/

@ fullbug:

Without more information I can't tell you what the problem is, but there are 2 things I can think of off the top of my head that could cause an issue with running ClutterBuster:

1. You are trying to run it on Vista. I do not claim Vista compatibility in any of my applications. I can't. I don't own a copy of Vista, nor do I own a computer that can run Vista, so I have no way of testing if anything will work on Vista. I can tell you it will run quite well on an 11 old P1 233mhz, with 64mb ram, and Win9x, though...because that happens to be what I was using when I created the application.

2. You have a habit of storing files on your desktop, rather than shortcuts to the files. This is a very common Windows user mistake. The desktop was not designed to store files and one should not keep files there. Only shortcuts to files should be kept on your desktop. There can be issues with things going wrong when running applications in which the location of the .exe file is directly on the desktop, especially if the application has settings stored in another file or the registry, which would be the case with ClutterBuster. Solution: Place the ClutterBuster.exe file somewhere else on your hard drive and create a shortcut to it on your desktop, instead.

If neither of these are your problem, you can find my email address on the Contact page of my site to contact me directly, and we can find out why ClutterBuster is not working for you.

Nobody here has tried this program? Surprised....

Just tried it on another computer, same thing happened, anyone else have this problem?

Nice site....
I was hoping to find ClutterBuster handy, but after putting a few icons in, it disappeared....
Now when I click on it, it just quickly flickers on the screen, and then disappears again, not sure what the problem is, tried re-downloading it again, still the same thing....

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[is that it no good if it is just XML file?]