Freeware

TOTALLY off topic, but still should be of interest to many inthis group.
John Corliss wrote: Do a Google for "Christopher Paul Neil" AKA "Mr. Swirl" and see what turns up. Hmmm..... now where have I seen that photo before? Also, check this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Paul_Neil Okay, since nobody seems to be getting the drift. A link to that "s... 26 Apr 2010 19:27

Scanning software
Any recommendations for scanning software, Windows 7 64 bit Regards Doug ... 23 Apr 2010 20:31

App Hide v1.0
App Hide v1.0 - 258 KB Mac OS X can hide the windows of unused applications with a simple keyboard shortcut. App Hide tried to do the same for Windows. - Designed to help productivity and focus on the work at hand. - Allows you to hide applications with a single keyboard shortcut. - The interface is simple. - A s... 23 Apr 2010 20:30

PC Mag's List: "Best Free Software of 2010"
I'm very glad to see that Blender makes this list (no. 102): http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddckdtcz_1djc7hjfg I find it bewildering that Blender and Sketchup (no. 109) are so often omitted from lists of the best freeware. Why is this? Are they thought to be too specialized? Odd.... -- Brett (in Berkel... 30 Apr 2010 16:14

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Release Candidate
So... Assuming the release team stays on schedule, the final will hit one week from now. Today, they made available the "release candidate." I'm posting about this in particular because this is an LTS (Long-Term Support) release. For those here thinking about making Linux a part of their desktop/laptop st... 23 Apr 2010 20:31

malwarebytes' anti-malware question
It seems that every time (Sometimes twice a day) that I go to update malwarebytes' anti-malware I get a 4 to 5 MB download. Does it really change that much and are these DLs really necessary?? TIA ... 29 Apr 2010 19:11

Network Activity Indicator for Windows 7
"Network Activity Indicator displays the old 'two monitors' icon in Windows 7 that flashed blue to show network activity on the System Tray. Unlike the original Windows XP utility (that has individual indicators for each interface), this program indicates outgoing and incoming network packets on all available i... 23 Apr 2010 20:32

alt.comp.freeware links at Thu Apr 22 21:20:01 2010
On 4/22/2010 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 2.6.33.2 ^ ^ 19:41:01 up 18 days 11:33 2 users load av... 23 Apr 2010 20:29

Text Archiver (Follow-Up)
I should have looked harder or tried different search terms. Anyway, I found this: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1347 "Saves and manages frequently-entered text for later pasting into Web page forms in Firefox or email and newsgroup messages in Thunderbird. Pasting a clipping is accomplish... 23 Apr 2010 20:30

QuickSilver Lite 0.9b01 available! Shitware?
In article <8e7vs55jpf09pikduacnqg29ju0km0l1ft(a)4ax.com> Shadow <Sh(a)dow> wrote: On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:10:28 -0400, Ari <AriSilverstein(a)yahoo.com> wrote: On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:19:04 -0700, QuickSilver wrote: As noted, this program is a 'lite' version. In QS Lite, the main window is an ed... 28 Apr 2010 16:16