From: Bob Adkins on 9 Jul 2010 08:32 On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:17:13 -0400, Duddits <Duddits(a)Dreamcatcher.com> wrote: >Ant Movie Catalog ^^^^^^^^^^^ Good one! Almost made my list too!
From: Bob Adkins on 9 Jul 2010 08:44 On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:53:44 -0500, M.L. <me(a)privacy.invalid> wrote: > > >>>>Which of your Freeware programs would you miss the most? Which >>>>programs are you the most attached to or dependent on? Which have no >>>>real good Freeware alternatives, and its disappearance would change >>>>the way you work, or force you to go commercial? > >>>Firefox >Too many freeware competitors to be considered essential. > >>>Eraser >>>CCleaner >>>MalwareBytes > >>>Avira Antivirus Personal >Too many freeware competitors to be considered essential. > >>>Event Manager >>>WinKey >>>Ant Movie Catalog > >>>Media Player Classic >Too many freeware competitors to be considered essential. > >>>Foobar 2000 >Too many freeware competitors to be considered essential. > >>>IMGBurn >Too many freeware competitors to be considered essential. > >>>Burrrn >Too many freeware competitors to be considered essential. You know, I agree with most of this. 2 or 3 are arguable either way.
From: Bob Adkins on 9 Jul 2010 08:52 On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:18:39 +0200, Taf� <taf4news(a)gmail.invalid.com> wrote: >I forgot: >a) in portable mode >Everything >Index Your Files (IYF) > >b) Installed >Dropbox +1 on Dropbox! Good stuff! :)
From: Bob Adkins on 9 Jul 2010 09:09 On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:23:59 +0200, bored stiff <"with lists.of.favorites"@acf> wrote: >I knew this was going to be along thread when I first saw it. >Don't people just love to post lists of their favorit programs! It got us back to discussing Freeware, and away from the silly 3rd grade schoolyard fighting for a moment, so I think it was worthwhile. >The OP may just as well have grabbed the 2009 Pricelessware list, >cut it in half and posted it, It would have been as much use as yet >another list of peoples' favorites, which serves little useful purpose. I beg to differ, because 3 or 4 of my most valuable programs came from someone's list of favorites. I suggest you read these lists carefully, because you are never too old to learn. >What is "essential" to one person is easily replaceable by another. Agreed! >IMVHO of course! Just about all opinions posted here are just that. >-bored stiff Obviously. :)
From: Bob Villa on 9 Jul 2010 09:31
On Jul 5, 10:25 am, Bob Adkins <m...(a)pit.com> wrote: > Most Essential (to you) Freeware > > Which of your Freeware programs would you miss the most? Which > programs are you the most attached to or dependent on? Which have no > real good Freeware alternatives, and its disappearance would change > the way you work, or force you to go commercial? > > Here's mine: > > 1. Maxthon Browser > 2. Comodo Internet Security > 3. FastStone Viewer > 4. ObjectDock > 5. Cobian Backup > 6. ImgBurn > 7. OpenOffice > 8. Free Download Manager > 9. WordWeb > 10. NetMeter > 11. XMPlay > 12. VectorNotes > 13. Google Earth > 14. Everything > 15. ProgeCad Smart Avast Immunet FF CC MB TI 7Z Revo nLite |