Free stuff! - Page 2

Zealex · 10-19-2009, 02:12 PM

It doesn't slow down the computer down at all. It just cools it down. Just make sure you know what your doing ;), it can lead to BSOD.

**afccarl666** · 10-19-2009, 02:27 PM

I'll give it a go then, no harm in trying I suppose

Windows doesn't need help to have BSODs

Zealex · 10-19-2009, 03:07 PM

Well, if you need any help feel free to make a thread on it.

**beefers1** · 10-19-2009, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zealex

Gamecam is good for recording games. If you use the free version you get a annoying icon in the top left or right of the recording.

Camstudio isn't a game recorder but a general screen recorder. It can do windowed games but quality's not great.

Zealex · 10-19-2009, 07:57 PM

Pretty sure game cam is a game recorder...
http://v2.planetgamecam.com/
Anyways the best free video game recorder is xfire, it converts and uploads it for you too.

**sandman55** · 10-20-2009, 03:07 AM

Maybe I've missed it but you guys running AVG free what firewall are you running... ZoneAlarm??? I have to reinstall my sisters OS and she wants AVG free so I will have to install a free firewall.

Zealex · 10-20-2009, 10:03 AM

Comodo is a free one. It's confusing but it's good.
Just make sure you don't install the av in the package. Heard comodo av was bad anyways.

**afccarl666** · 10-20-2009, 11:12 AM

I use Windows Firewall with MSSE.

I tried downloading that file unlocker tool but it told me there was a trojan, the same one for every site I downloaded from.

I managed to download the old version ok though.

It took so long to get a clean download I forgot why I was downloading it in the first place

Phædrus2401 · 10-20-2009, 11:14 AM

The Onion Router:
http://www.torproject.org/

Very good anonymity software, especially when combined with Privoxy. When used correctly it can completely mask all network traffic; someone monitoring your connections would not know what websites you were visiting, nor would someone monitoring a website know if you had visited it. Only downside is low bandwidth and that Google will mark your searches as "potentially fake" and block them.

**WereBo** · 10-20-2009, 12:42 PM

I have the XP Firewall on, but I rely on my router/modem to do the real work

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 10-20-2009, 01:40 PM

Tomato.

Tomato is a small, lean and simple replacement firmware for Linksys' WRT54G/GL/GS, Buffalo WHR-G54S/WHR-HP-G54 and other Broadcom-based routers

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 10-20-2009, 01:42 PM

OH! and all the software in my signature is free and very handy.

**jamiemac2005** · 10-20-2009, 04:16 PM

Hey all, first thanks for posting up these links, i've downloaded myDefrag, VLC (which i hadn't previously used, but had seen and thought about), SUPER (which i again had seen but couldn't be bothered to search for the download link), Pixie and a couple other small pieces of software from that site.

As for my contribution(i can go into a LOT of detail here, free software is brilliant)...

Firefox - My favourite browser, nuff said.
Notepad++ - My favourite programming text-editor.
Open Office - I used this more in school, but basically an OS office replacement.
Spybot S&D - Decent virus scanner
A-Squared Free - Decent virus scanner, more intense, brilliant at finding trojans
ExtractNow - A file extractor which extracts pretty much anything i've thrown at it (including random disk images)
Superb Batch Renamer - Does what it says on the tin, is brilliant for renaming massive directories full of files with a patterned filename.
MP3 Gain - Levels out the volume over a load of mp3 tracks in an intelligent way.
Showin - Allows you to mess with open application windows on the go. Foundstone also have a load of small software which i find really useful.
Donationcoder.com's Free Software - This is my favourite site for free useful utilities, Tonnes of free utilities some of which are absolutely amazing.
Speedcrunch - A calculator with a brilliant interface.
Phun - A 2d physics sandbox, just a bit of fun really.
AutoHotkey - A simple scripting language that outdoes windows scripting and is useful for creating small utilities.
Inkscape - Open source alternative to Adobe Illustrator.
Blender - OS alt to Maya and other CAD programs

They're the main ones i use on a regular basis, there's absolutely loads though...

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 10-20-2009, 04:38 PM

Oh Phun! I love that game.

**jamiemac2005** · 10-20-2009, 06:34 PM

Haha, same =]

GoSuNi · 10-20-2009, 06:44 PM

Avast!: Pretty good anti-virus
Steam: Good deals, simple configurations, and have anyone seen the $5.00 bargain for Assassin Creed?

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 10-20-2009, 07:14 PM

edited to prevent future arguements.

GoSuNi · 10-20-2009, 07:30 PM

I thought this thread is about favorite free programs....

**5NIPER_WOLF** · 10-20-2009, 07:32 PM

I sincerely apologize, I had forgotten this was about personal favourites and not just a general list of freeware.

Phædrus2401 · 10-20-2009, 09:28 PM

That Phun thing was very, very fun.

I made a double-action water pump!

10-19-2009, 02:12 PM	#21 (permalink)
Zealex Tech, Games Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,159 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP2 My System	Re: Free stuff! It doesn't slow down the computer down at all. It just cools it down. Just make sure you know what your doing ;), it can lead to BSOD. __________________ Xfire Steam Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers DirectX 9.0c Game-O-Meter System Information for Windows(SIW) Revo Uninstaller

10-19-2009, 02:27 PM	#22 (permalink)
afccarl666 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 756 OS: XP SP3 + Linux Ubuntu 9.10 My System	Re: Free stuff! I'll give it a go then, no harm in trying I suppose Windows doesn't need help to have BSODs __________________

10-19-2009, 03:07 PM	#23 (permalink)
Zealex Tech, Games Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,159 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP2 My System	Re: Free stuff! Well, if you need any help feel free to make a thread on it. __________________ Xfire Steam Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers DirectX 9.0c Game-O-Meter System Information for Windows(SIW) Revo Uninstaller

10-19-2009, 07:57 PM	#25 (permalink)
Zealex Tech, Games Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,159 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP2 My System	Re: Free stuff! Pretty sure game cam is a game recorder... http://v2.planetgamecam.com/ Anyways the best free video game recorder is xfire, it converts and uploads it for you too. __________________ Xfire Steam Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers DirectX 9.0c Game-O-Meter System Information for Windows(SIW) Revo Uninstaller

10-20-2009, 03:07 AM	#26 (permalink)
sandman55 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 5,532 OS: WinXP Pro SP3	Re: Free stuff! Maybe I've missed it but you guys running AVG free what firewall are you running... ZoneAlarm??? I have to reinstall my sisters OS and she wants AVG free so I will have to install a free firewall. __________________ Charlotte at the beach

10-20-2009, 10:03 AM	#27 (permalink)
Zealex Tech, Games Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,159 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP2 My System	Re: Free stuff! Comodo is a free one. It's confusing but it's good. Just make sure you don't install the av in the package. Heard comodo av was bad anyways. __________________ Xfire Steam Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers DirectX 9.0c Game-O-Meter System Information for Windows(SIW) Revo Uninstaller Last edited by Zealex; 10-20-2009 at 10:05 AM.

10-20-2009, 11:12 AM	#28 (permalink)
afccarl666 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 756 OS: XP SP3 + Linux Ubuntu 9.10 My System	Re: Free stuff! I use Windows Firewall with MSSE. I tried downloading that file unlocker tool but it told me there was a trojan, the same one for every site I downloaded from. I managed to download the old version ok though. It took so long to get a clean download I forgot why I was downloading it in the first place __________________

10-20-2009, 11:14 AM	#29 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,836 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Free stuff! The Onion Router: http://www.torproject.org/ Very good anonymity software, especially when combined with Privoxy. When used correctly it can completely mask all network traffic; someone monitoring your connections would not know what websites you were visiting, nor would someone monitoring a website know if you had visited it. Only downside is low bandwidth and that Google will mark your searches as "potentially fake" and block them. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

10-20-2009, 12:42 PM	#30 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,520 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: Free stuff! I have the XP Firewall on, but I rely on my router/modem to do the real work __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

10-20-2009, 01:40 PM	#31 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,264 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Free stuff! Tomato. Tomato is a small, lean and simple replacement firmware for Linksys' WRT54G/GL/GS, Buffalo WHR-G54S/WHR-HP-G54 and other Broadcom-based routers __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

10-20-2009, 01:42 PM	#32 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,264 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Free stuff! OH! and all the software in my signature is free and very handy. __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

10-20-2009, 04:16 PM	#33 (permalink)
jamiemac2005 Design Team Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 1,886 OS: Vista, various linux distros	Re: Free stuff! Hey all, first thanks for posting up these links, i've downloaded myDefrag, VLC (which i hadn't previously used, but had seen and thought about), SUPER (which i again had seen but couldn't be bothered to search for the download link), Pixie and a couple other small pieces of software from that site. As for my contribution(i can go into a LOT of detail here, free software is brilliant)... Firefox - My favourite browser, nuff said. Notepad++ - My favourite programming text-editor. Open Office - I used this more in school, but basically an OS office replacement. Spybot S&D - Decent virus scanner A-Squared Free - Decent virus scanner, more intense, brilliant at finding trojans ExtractNow - A file extractor which extracts pretty much anything i've thrown at it (including random disk images) Superb Batch Renamer - Does what it says on the tin, is brilliant for renaming massive directories full of files with a patterned filename. MP3 Gain - Levels out the volume over a load of mp3 tracks in an intelligent way. Showin - Allows you to mess with open application windows on the go. Foundstone also have a load of small software which i find really useful. Donationcoder.com's Free Software - This is my favourite site for free useful utilities, Tonnes of free utilities some of which are absolutely amazing. Speedcrunch - A calculator with a brilliant interface. Phun - A 2d physics sandbox, just a bit of fun really. AutoHotkey - A simple scripting language that outdoes windows scripting and is useful for creating small utilities. Inkscape - Open source alternative to Adobe Illustrator. Blender - OS alt to Maya and other CAD programs They're the main ones i use on a regular basis, there's absolutely loads though... __________________ Myspace

10-20-2009, 04:38 PM	#34 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,264 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Free stuff! Oh Phun! I love that game. __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

10-20-2009, 06:34 PM	#35 (permalink)
jamiemac2005 Design Team Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 1,886 OS: Vista, various linux distros	Re: Free stuff! Haha, same =] __________________ Myspace

10-20-2009, 06:44 PM	#36 (permalink)
GoSuNi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 298 OS: Windows Vista: Home Premium My System	Re: Free stuff! Avast!: Pretty good anti-virus Steam: Good deals, simple configurations, and have anyone seen the $5.00 bargain for Assassin Creed? __________________ Questions are infinite. Answers are finite

10-20-2009, 07:14 PM	#37 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,264 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Free stuff! edited to prevent future arguements. __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages. Last edited by 5NIPER_WOLF; 10-20-2009 at 07:33 PM. Reason: edited to prevent future arguements.

10-20-2009, 07:30 PM	#38 (permalink)
GoSuNi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 298 OS: Windows Vista: Home Premium My System	Re: Free stuff! I thought this thread is about favorite free programs.... __________________ Questions are infinite. Answers are finite

10-20-2009, 07:32 PM	#39 (permalink)
5NIPER_WOLF Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 3,264 OS: Windows VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit/Fedora 11/Mandriva/WinXP SP3 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Free stuff! I sincerely apologize, I had forgotten this was about personal favourites and not just a general list of freeware. __________________ Apps - CCleaner FireBug Network Mapper WinDirStat Process Explorer SpeedFan Info - Very Important NVIDIA Drivers ATI Drivers PSU Info I do not give support with MSN/E-mail or Private Messages.

10-20-2009, 09:28 PM	#40 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,836 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Free stuff! That Phun thing was very, very fun. I made a double-action water pump! __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.