IsoBuster
How many times have you had a CD fail on you because it was unreadable due to scratches, or other errors? This little program is designed to recover data from an otherwise Windows unreadable disc.
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Zlurp!
Zlurp! is a pretty deficient CD ripper and mp3 encoder. It will rip a cd, but without any error protection mechanisms to ensure a quality rip. It can also encode, but its options are limited...
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- FTP and Utility -
Bullet Proof FTP 2.2
Bullet Proof FTP is a very flexible and excellent FTP client for all your leeching needs. It is jam packed with features and options such as automatic, and scheduled file transfers, multiple sessions, retry attempts, and timers.
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Power Archiver
This is a great archiving and decompressing utility. It is one the best I've found after scouring the web. This software supports Zip, Rar, Ace, Arj, Jar, Zoo, Arc, Lha, Tar, Uue, and Cab files. PowerArchiver 2001 is shareware without time limits, or nag screens.
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- Map Software -
Microsoft MapPoint 2002
MapPoint is sexy tool for those who need to chart data onto maps in order to improve and visualize their business processes. Naturally, some companies are in the business of world domination, and this tool can help. If you own Starbucks, or a porn shop, for example, and want to locate a branch near concentrations of young, affluent youths, along with affordable rent locations, with trendy bars, and restaurants located nearby, then by all means, chart away ...
[ read review -- Buy at a great price at Amazon.com ].
DeLorme AAA Map n'Go 7.0
This is certainly is one of the best I've tried. Maps are clear and concise, and filled with useful travel information relating to AAA recommendations for hotel/motel and restaurants.
[ Buy at a great price at Amazon.com ].
Microsoft Streets & Trips 2003
Street and Trips maps are well detailed, and clean looking. In addition to push-pinning down the locations you specify, you can automatically search for, and stuff in the locations of post offices, train and subway stations, hotels and motels, and other goodies a traveler might require, even police stations in case of an emergency.
[ Buy at a great price at Amazon.com ].
- Office and Graphics -
602Pro PC SUITE
602Pro PC Suite pales in comparison to MS Office or another powerhouse Office Suite. What 602 can do, another can do it better. The bright side is that it has more value for the money.
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Ability Office 2000
Ability Office 2000 is an impressive name for an unimpressive set of tools. It emulates the look and feel of many well-known office programs at a fraction of the cost, and at a quarter of the functionality.
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Adobe Photoshop 7.0
Photoshop 7 is the best thing to happen to Photoshop since version 5.5 and 6. The biggest change in Photoshop 6 is the complete reworking of the type engine; All type now is vector-based, rather than bitmap. in version 7,
[ Purchase the
Windows version |
Mac at Amazon.com ].
VersaCheck 2002
Versa Check helps you print your own checks instead of relying on a printer for a box of preprinted ones. One downside is sometimes some
(older) check processors reject checks because they can't read the magnetic ink on it--laser printer toner has some magnetic properties, ink jets have none. But not to worry, most check processors today rely on optical technology to read the check so this is a nonissue.
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Quicken Deluxe 2003
Quicken is great at tracking and managing your finances. It updates quotes and institutional information via the web. It provides options for online banking, and is able to provide starting points for whatever financial planning you have in mind.
[ Buy at a great price at Amazon.com ]
- OS -
Debian Linux
Debian is one excellent Linux distribution. It rivals Red Hat in its relative ease of use, speed, stability, and large number of software available.
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FreeBSD
FreeBSD is arguably the best OS for a web server. Linux is OK for handling adequate loads of traffic on a department server, but when it comes down handling monstrous traffic, like what Yahoo or Sony experiences daily, then BSD is the only way to go.
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Turbo Linux
Turbo Linux was designed to get a business quickly up and running, but it does take some time to configure the software to get your system running smoothly. There is a small chapter devoted to troubleshooting, but quickly one realizes, this may not be enough.
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Microsoft Windows ME
With a new look and feel, like Windows 98 on Viagra, Windows ME sure is frisky and responsive as an operating system can be.
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- Privacy -
Anonymizer.com (www.anonymizer.com)
When you surf the web, you usually leave behind various information about yourself such as IP address, type of browser and operating system you use, and what you did on the Internet. And despite whatever you do to hide yourself, there is no such thing as complete anonymity. You are recorded on somebody’s activity logs the very moment you dial your phone company. That is where Anonymizer comes in.
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PGP Freeware
Privacy is important, not just between friends and family, but between the citizen and the government. It is a key component of our fundamental rights as US citizens. Encryption helps ensure that right, and the role encryption plays today will only increase tomorrow as the need to safeguard our data and identities (from theft and other threats) continues to grow.
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Sygate Personal Firewall 4
Are you being hacked right now? Will the next time you turn on the computer hear a raspy voice from beyond lecturing you about your bad net habits instead of the soothing Windows Startup sound? Better get the best, free firewall software available.
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- misc -
mIRC
mIRC is the most popular and feature-rich IRC client available. It is easy to use, and has built-in security features to prevent your computer from becoming the latest cyber victim.
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Netscape 6
Netscape 6 is the newest browser from Netscape and a generation apart from anything either from netscape or microsoft. Is it revolutionary? Or is it just hype?
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Microsoft MapPoint 2002
DeLorme AAA Map n'Go 7.0
Microsoft Streets & Trips 2003
Adobe Photoshop 7.0
VersaCheck 2002
Quicken Deluxe 2003