Free software alternatives..
Jem’s last post got me thinking..what software do I use day to day or have in my army of tools that is opensource or free to download and might be useful to list..
PDF Reading and Writing
CutePDF writer - if you tweak the settings, it can beat Adobe quite nicely.
Foxit PDF reader - too cool for words.
Zip handling
7-Zip
File Deletion
Eraser - security wipe.
Serial Number Recovery
Magical Jellybean Keyfinder (Seriously cool bit of code)
Programming
Notepad++
CD burning
EasyCDBurnerXP
Silent Night Microburner
NRG2ISO Nero -> ISO image converter
WinXP Virtual CD ISO mounter
File Unlocking/
Unlocker - can’t recommed it enough.
WinXP Restriction management
Microsoft Steadystate
PC Virtualisation
VMWare Server
VMWare player
Virtualbox
There are lots of others, but I CBA to fire up the landisk at this time of night..:) Most of these apps etc all live on my 4gb USB drive and are with me every working day.