Freeware

adx: addressbook.xml
F/OSS, cross-browser & platform-independent. Tried it for a while but can't warm up to it. It works very well. Worth a spin, at least, to see an original take on an old problem. adx is a minimalistic but massively Web-enabled address book that runs completely in your Web browser. It supports comprehensiv... 31 May 2010 20:45

Artha: off-line Thesaurus
F/OSS & cross-platform: makes you erudite & sh*t. Artha is a free cross-platform English thesaurus that works completely off-line and is based on WordNet. Stable releases for download are currently available for GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows; it is tested on major Desktop Environments like GNOME, KDE, X... 31 May 2010 20:45

BRL-CAD: solid-modeling system
F/OSS, cross-platform, BRL was developed initially for shooting at stuff. Haven't used it but if I were into ballistics, BRL would be A-OK! BRL-CAD is a powerful cross-platform open source solid modeling system that includes interactive geometry editing, high-performance ray-tracing for rendering and geom... 31 May 2010 20:45

CAIN: for stochastic & deterministic chem simulations
Indispensable! Well, really, I can't say as I don't use this. F/OSS & cross-platform, it requires python & wxpython. Cain performs stochastic and deterministic simulations of chemical reactions. It can spawn multiple simulation processes to utilize multi-core computers. It stores models, simulation par... 31 May 2010 20:45

Calcurse: text-based calendar & scheduler
Haven't tried it but gui's are for wimps! Long live cursers! calcurse is a text-based calendar and scheduling application. It helps keep track of events, appointments and everyday tasks. A configurable notification system reminds user of upcoming deadlines, and the curses based interface can be customize... 2 Jun 2010 07:36

Win XP: How Are You Securing XP?
Microsoft keeps extending some support on XP. I was wondering how the tech gurus around ACF keep their XPs secure and optimized now that support is so flickering from Windows? Could you please discuss what is good management on XP,please? FYI: OS: Windows XP Serv.Pack 2 (purchased 2004), hardware: Dell Dimensi... 4 Jun 2010 13:38

- I surrender (STUBBINGS, are you ready for a truce?)
FAKE "Blitz The Dog" <i.eat.kATs(a)anytime.82.5.94.219> wrote If you want a truce and accept my conditions then make a post with the word "OK" in the title. Done. Next time don't mess with me. Got it, boyo? I got it. I'm sorry for all my forgeries and socks. -- John Stubbings 'za kAT' and 'Pooh... 1 Jun 2010 05:23

alt.comp.freeware links at Mon May 31 21:20:02 2010
On 5/31/2010 19:20, Mark Carter wrote: Here are the latest links on alt.comp.freeware Thanks -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and Farce be with you! /( _ )\ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.34 ^ ^ 20:07:01 up 12 days 23:18 2 users load average... 31 May 2010 08:38

ImgBurn phones everybody
Frank Sonata schrieb: 'ImgBurn - The Ultimate Image Burner!' from your computer wants to connect to ir1.fp.vip.ch1.yahoo.com etc. Who can explain this? Hint #1: Add/Remove Programs Hint #2: AskToolbar Hint #3: ImgBurn Forum ... 1 Jun 2010 06:27

DVD Flick's website?
http://dvdflick.sourceforge.net/ and http://sourceforge.net/projects/dvdflick/ direct you to http://www.dvdflick.net/ .... About 2 hours ago I downloaded the dvdflick program from http://www.dvdflick.net and currently running the first test here locally under win vista, so the ... 1 Jun 2010 08:36