Freeware

Windows System Control Center
Beware, this appears to be the new malware that holds your computer hostage by blocking your access to the PC, disabling the F8 safe mode option, and disabling the task manager. The only way to clear it up is with a recovery boot disk and a malware program. Don't fall for it! ... 23 Dec 2009 13:34

reminder program
looking for a reminder program (like tmr which is no longer updated) that reminds me of appointments, tasks, and events ONLY at startup or login! (i don't want it or need it to sit in the system tray). ... 19 Dec 2009 20:20

Object counting software?
Hi, Does anyone know a freeware that allows me to count objects in an image file (jpeg) by clicking on them with the mouse? Preferrably this would set some kind of marker so that I know I already counted this object. The purpose of this would be the counting of cells in saved microscopic images. Best regar... 19 Dec 2009 12:41

alt.comp.freeware links at Fri Dec 18 21:20:01 2009
On 18-Dec-09 18:20, 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 2.6.32.1 ^ ^ 14:58:02 up 3 days 4:36 1 user load average:... 19 Dec 2009 03:02

Outlook substitute
"POKO" <pokokat(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:MPG.259592c9a7cd4aa99896d2(a)news.eternal-september.org... In article <7p1v20Fe0aU1(a)mid.individual.net>, me(a)privacy.net says... "POKO" <pokokat(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:MPG.25958676993637c59896d1(a)news.eternal-september.org... Santa is... 27 Dec 2009 19:35

desktop search like copernic with manual updates?
I installed copernic desktop search version 2 per advice in a recent thread. It works great...except...I can't use it... I have about 100GB of stuff that I've downloaded over the years on an external usb drive that's turned off most of the time. Copernic makes it much easer to search for that legacy driver I ... 18 Dec 2009 11:35

Calendar maker
Is there a freeware, as opposed to the usual shareware, calendar maker I can download. I don't need the facility of putting in pretty pictures, just a table shwing months and days? I'm running W7. Richard ... 20 Dec 2009 07:03

new-version - was [mains power logging]
Hello, you can download an new freeware version of "Powerstatus.exe" here: http://www.gerud.de/fusion/downloads.php?cat_id=3 Now help - no warranty - use it or leave it <g> The programm shows powerstatus in a little window and logs all powerswitching events in the file "powerlog.txt" in the directory whe... 16 Dec 2009 17:56

anthology of anthems
anathology: modern rock anthems http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1krkgvwHbo ... 16 Dec 2009 16:49

Eraser 6 requires dotnet 3.5 or higher.
The latest version of Eraser: http://eraser.heidi.ie requires dotnet 3.5 to be installed. This fact is *not* listed anywhere on the site AFAICT and I just wasted 20 minutes of my life dealing with a failed installation and removing all traces of the changes it imparted to my system. I reluctantly went... 30 Dec 2009 05:27