YOUR LINKS TO THE WORLD OF COMPUTERS
THE BEST SEARCH ENGINES ON THE INTERNET
Google is Number One!
FAST: All The Web is another great search engine!
Ask is another very good search engine.
HotBot is another very good search engine.
Lycos is another very good search engine.
Yahoo is another very good search engine.
Pandia Search Central has most of the search engines on the Internet.
Search Engine Watch has most of the search engines on the Internet.
SearchEngineGuide has most of the search engines on the Internet.
Open Directory Project is a great directory of the Internet!
Internet Archive is THE archive of the Internet!
COMPUTER INFORMATION PAGES
The ZDNet page is one of the best computer information sites.
The CNet page is one of the best computer information sites.
The PCWorld page is one of the best computer information sites.
The PCMagazine page is one of the best computer information sites.
The Komando page is one of the best computer information sites.
The Experts Exchange page is one of the best computer information sites.
The Help on the Net page is one of the best computer information sites.
The How Stuff Works page is one of the best computer information sites.
The Answers page is one of the best general information sites.
The Answers That Work page is one of the best PC information sites.
The Wikipedia page is a fun online encyclopedia for computer information and more.
The Whatis page is one of the best computer and technology information sites.
The Webopedia Online Internet Dictionary page is one of the best computer information sites.
The Computer Technology Documentation Project page is one of the best computer information sites.
COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SYSTEM PAGES FOR WINDOWS
The WinPlanet page is one of the best Windows computer system sites.
The PCTools Guides page is one of the best Windows computer system sites.
The Tweak3D page is one of the best computer system information tweak sites.
The Axcel-216 page is one of the best computer system information tweak sites.
The Tweak Central page is one of the best computer system information tweak sites.
The Tweak Town page is one of the best computer system information tweak sites.
The TweakGuides page is one of the best computer system information tweak sites.
The Tom's Hardware Guide page is one of the best computer hardware sites.
The AnandTech page is one of the best computer hardware sites.
The Tips4PC page is one of the best computer hardware sites.
The Sharky Extreme page is one of the best computer hardware sites.
The Neoseeker page is one of the best computer hardware sites.
The Hardware Secrets page is one of the best computer hardware sites.
The ExtremeTech page is one of the best computer technology sites.
The TechSpot page is one of the best computer technology sites.
The Storage Review page is one of the best hard drive and storage information sites.
The My Super PC page is one of the best computer hardware and PC building sites.
The PC Mechanic page is one of the best computer hardware and PC building sites.
The PCGuide page is one of the best computer hardware and information sites.
The PCStats page is one of the best computer hardware and information sites.
The ArsTechnica page is one of the best computer hardware and information sites.
The Overclockers Club page is one of the best computer hardware sites.
The Futuremark page is one of the best computer hardware and testing sites.
The ModemHelp page is one of the best modem help and information sites.
The Tech Support Alert page is one of the best Windows system sites.
The HelpWithWindows page is one of the best Windows system sites.
The PCTools Guides page is one of the best Windows system sites.
The Windows Reinstall page is one of the best Windows system sites.
The SysOpt page is one of the best Windows system sites.
The Sysinfo page is one of the best Windows’ Registry information sites.
The SysInternals page is one of the best Windows system information utility sites.
The SpeedGuide page is one of the best system performance sites.
The MaximumPC page has one of the best Windows BIOS information sites.
The Annoyances page is one of the best Windows system sites.
The Tweaks page is one of the best Windows system sites.
The Tweak XP page is one of the best Windows XP system sites.
The Elder Geek on Windows XP page is one of the best Windows XP system sites.
The PurePerformance page is one of the best Windows system tweak sites.
The Black Viper page is one of the best Windows 2000/XP system services information sites.
The Bob Cerelli's Windows Page is one of the best Windows system sites.
The Doug’s Windows Tweaks and Tips is one of the best Windows system sites.
The Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows is one of the best Windows system sites.
The Everything Computers page is one of the best Windows system sites.
The Windows Support Center page is one of the best Windows system sites.
The WinMatrix page is one of the best Windows customization and tweaking sites.
The Computing.Net forums page is one of the best Windows operating system sites.
The Microsoft Support and Knowledge Base page is one of the best Windows operating system sites.
The 5 Star Support page is one of the best tech support service sites.
The Tech Support Guy page is one of the best tech support service sites.
The Ask Me Help Desk page is one of the best tech support service sites.
The Protonic page is one of the best tech support service sites.
The Bug.gd page is one of the best computer error message troubleshooting sites.
The Windows Problem Solver page is one of the best tech support service sites.
The TweakVista page is one of the best Vista system sites.
The SpeedyVista page is one of the best Vista system sites.
The Super Tweaks for Vista page is one of the best Vista system sites.
The TweakHound on Vista page (and here) is one of the best Vista system sites.
The TweakGuides page has tweaking companions for both Vista and XP.
COMPUTER NETWORKING PAGES
The World of Windows Networking page is one of the best computer networking sites.
The Practically Networked page is one of the best computer networking sites.
The SmallNetBuilder page is one of the best computer networking sites.
The CERT Home Network Security page is one of the best computer networking security sites.
The Learn TCP/IP page is one of the best computer networking sites.
The Learn To Subnet page is one of the best computer networking sites.
The Home Net Help page is one of the best computer home networking sites.
The Linksys page has some great home networking tutorials in their learning center.
The Wi-Fi page has some great wireless networking information.
The Wi-Fi Planet page has some great wireless networking information.
The ARS Technica page has some great wireless networking setup and security information.
The Microsoft Help Page has information on setting up a home network using Windows Vista.
The Microsoft Knowledge Base has information on setting up a home network using Windows XP.
The Microsoft Knowledge Base has information on setting up a home network using Windows 98SE.
COMPUTER AND INTERNET SECURITY PAGES
The TomCat page is one of the best computer security sites.
The Gibson Research Corporation page is one of the best computer security sites.
The Symantec page is one of the best computer utility, virus and security sites.
The Symantec Security Response page is one of the best computer security sites.
The Microsoft Security and Privacy page is one of the best computer security sites.
The All-Internet-Security page is one of the best computer security sites.
The ExtremeTech Syscheck page is one of the best computer utility, virus and security sites.
The WindowsSecurity page is one of the best computer security sites.
The UKSecurityOnline page is one of the best computer security sites.
The CERT page is one of the best computer security sites.
The PC Flank page is one of the best computer security sites.
The McAfee page is one of the best computer utility, virus and security sites.
The Trend Micro page is one of the best computer utility, virus and security sites.
The HackFix page is one of the best computer security, virus and trojan information sites.
The Gemal page is one of the best browser security diagnostic sites.
The TooLeaky page is one of the best firewall security diagnostic sites.
The FireHole page is one of the best firewall security diagnostic sites.
The Home PC Firewall Guide page is one of the firewall information sites.
The Zone Labs page for ZoneAlarm is one of the best security firewall sites.
The Spyware Info page is one of the best computer security and spyware sites.
The SpywareGuide page is one of the best computer security and spyware sites.
The Spychecker page is one of the best computer security and spyware sites.
The Spyware Warrior page offers one of the best spyware information forums.
The Anonymizer page is one of the best computer security and privacy sites.
The Tor Project page is one of the best computer security and privacy sites.
The Doc's 1SecurePC page is one of the best computer security and privacy sites.
The Counterexploitation page is one of the best computer security and privacy sites.
The All Nettools page is one of the best Internet information and security sites.
The Navas page is one of the best cable/DSL information and security sites.
The BugMeNot page is one of the best pages for web page passwords to bypass registration on free sites.
The Broadband Reports page is one of the best cable/DSL information and security sites.
The Top 100 Network Security Tools page is one of the best network security tools sites.
FREE ONLINE SECURITY AND OTHER SCANS
The Shields UP! page offers one of the best free security scans.
The Comodo page offers free security scans and several free security programs.
The ExtremeTech/Syscheck page offers one of the best free security scans.
The Symantec Security Check page offers one of the best free computer security and virus scans.
The Sygate Online Security page offers one of the best free computer security scans.
The AuditMyPC page offers one of the best free computer security scans.
The Qualys page offers one of the best free computer security scans.
The ESET page offers one of the best free computer malware scans.
The F-Secure page offers one of the best free computer virus and malware scans.
The Kaspersky page offers one of the best free computer security scans.
The McAfee Security page offers one of the best free computer virus scans.
The VirusTotal page offers one of the best free computer virus scans.
The Ewido page offers one of the best free computer malware scans.
The VirusTotal page offers one of the best free computer security scans for individual files.
The HackerWatch page offers one of the best free computer security scans.
The BitDefender page offers one of the best free computer virus scans.
The PC Pitstop page offers one of the best free computer security and virus scans.
The Trojan Scan page offers one of the best free computer security scans.
The Spy Audit page offers one of the best free computer security scans.
The Nanoscan page offers one of the best free process security scans.
The CA Global Security Advisor page offers one of the best free spyware security scans.
The SpywareInfo page offers one of the best free spyware security scans.
The Tenebril page offers one of the best free spyware security scans.
The GFI Email Security Testing Zone page offers one of the best free computer security scans.
The Trend Micro page offers one of the best free computer virus scans.
The PCFlank page offers one of the best free computer security scans.
The Panda Active Scan page offers one of the best free computer virus scans.
The PrivacyNet page offers one of the best free internet connection security scans.
The BrowserSpy page offers one of the best free browser security scans.
The Qualys Browser Checkup page offers one of the best free browser security scans.
The Secunia Software Inspector page offers one of the best free software security scans.
The iNFOSYSSEC page is one of the best security information portals.
The DNSStuff page offers one of the best free domain and network information portals.
The DriverAgent page offers a free program to scan and update drivers for your computer.
The Broadband Reports page is one of the best cable/DSL utility and connection scan sites.
The ProcessScanner page is one of the best Windows process scanner sites.
The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer is one of the best security check programs available.
FREE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC BOOT DISK UTILITIES
The BootDisk page is one of the best DOS and Windows boot disk and utility sites.
The AllBootDisks page is one of the best DOS and Windows boot disk and utility sites.
The PowerLoad page is one of the best DOS and Windows boot disk and utility sites.
The NU2 Productions page is one of the best Windows CD boot disk and utility sites.
The 911 Rescue CD page is one of the best Windows CD boot disk and utility sites.
The Ultimate Boot CD is one of the best CD boot disk utility sites. *
The Ultimate Boot CD for Windows is one of the best CD boot disk utility sites. *
The EBCD is one of the best CD emergency boot disk utility sites.
The Knoppix CD can be used as a system boot and recovery disk. *
The Knoppix STD CD can be used as a system boot and recovery disk.
The INSERT CD can be used as a system boot and recovery disk.
The SystemRescueCD can be used as a system boot and recovery disk.
The Vista Recovery Disk page is one of the best Vista recovery boot disk sites.
The DSL CD can be used as a system boot and recovery disk.
The NT Password Editor can be used to reset passwords on Windows NT systems.
The Ophcrack can be used to recover passwords on Windows NT systems.
The RockXP can be used to retrieve passwords on Windows NT systems.
The Enabler can be used to retrieve passwords from some Windows programs.
The NTFS Reader can be used to read NTFS file systems from a DOS boot disk.
The Windows XP Recovery CD page also has information on building your own system boot and recovery disk that includes SP2.
COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND FILES PAGES: SHAREWARE AND FREEWARE
The CNet Downloads page is one of the best computer programmed files sites.
The ZDNet Downloads page is one of the best computer program and files sites.
The PCWorld Downloads page is one of the best computer program and files sites.
The TechSpot page has a list of top applications (mostly freeware) for your computer.
The Tucows page is one of the best computer program and shareware sites.
The 32Bit page is one of the best computer program and shareware sites.
The Jumbo page is one of the best computer program and shareware sites.
The WinSite page is one of the best computer program and shareware sites.
The CWS Apps page is one of the best computer program and shareware sites.
The WinAppsList page is one of the best computer program and shareware sites.
The Top Quality Freeware page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The The Great Software List page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The Freeware Files page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The Gazette page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The Freeware World Team page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The NoNags page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The Freeware Arena and Freeware Book page is one of the best freeware sites.
The Freeware Home page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The TheFreeCountry page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The Snapfiles page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The Softpedia page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The Select Freeware page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The Pricelessware page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The Open Source Windows page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The Glary Utilities page is one of the best computer utility and freeware sites.
The Gizmo's page is one of the best computer utility and freeware sites.
The Best Freeware page is one of the best computer utility and freeware sites.
The Nirsoft page is one of the best computer utility and freeware sites.
The CleanSoftware page is one of the best computer utility and freeware sites.
The Doc's Mega Download page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The 321Download page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The A+ Freeware page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The A+ Last Freeware Versions page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The OldVersion page is one of the best previous version computer program and freeware sites.
The Xtort page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The ZeroPlus2 page is one of the best computer program and freeware sites.
The It’s Free 4U page is one of the best listings for free services and freeware.
The Freeware Guide page is one of the best listings for free services and freeware.
The Free Site page is one of the best listings for free services and freeware.
The FreewareWeb page is one of the best listings for free services and freeware.
The Free Byte page is one of the best listings for free services and freeware.
The PCMan page is one of the best listings for free services and freeware.
The 5Star Shareware page is one of the best listings for free services and freeware.
The Shell Extension City page is a great site for all kinds of utilities for your computer.
The MajorGeeks page is a great site for all kinds of utilities for your computer.
The AnalogX page is a great site for all kinds of utilities for your computer.
The PortableApps page is a great site for all kinds of applications for your USB drive.
The Icrontic page has some excellent information on how to make your USB flash drive bootable.
The FileMirrors page is a great site for searching for alternative download sites.
The Microsoft Download Center page allows you to independently download most Microsoft updates.
COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SYSTEM DRIVERS
The DriverZone page is one of the best device driver sites.
The DriverHQ page is one of the best device driver sites.
The DriverSearch page is one of the best device driver sites.
The DriverGuide page offers help to find all kinds of drivers.
The Windows Drivers 32 Search page offers help to find all kinds of drivers.
COMPUTER SITES FOR LINUX
The openSUSE page is one of the best Linux distribution sites.
The Ubuntu page is one of the best Linux distribution sites.
The Wubi page is one of the best Ubuntu installers for Windows.
The Kubuntu page is one of the best Linux distribution sites.
The Linux Mint page is one of the best Linux distribution sites.
The Knoppix page is one of the best Linux distribution sites.
The Fedora page is one of the best Linux distribution sites.
The Mandriva page is one of the best Linux distribution sites.
The Debian page is one of the best Linux distribution sites.
The SimplyMEPIS page is one of the best Linux distribution sites.
The gOS page is one of the best Linux for Google apps distribution sites.
The PCLinuxOS page is one of the best Linux distribution sites.
The DistroWatch page is one of the best Linux distribution overview sites.
The Live CD List page is one of the best Linux distribution sites for Live Linux CDs.
The Wine project is one of the best sites for running Windows programs on Linux.
The Linux.Com page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The LinuxLinks Portal page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The Linux Online page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The DesktopLinux page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The Linux Headquarters page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The ReallyLinux page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The Linux From Scratch page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The LinuxPrinting page is one of the best Linux printing information sites.
The TuxFiles page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The JustLinux page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The Linux for Newbies page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The Linux for Newbies wikibooks page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The Ultimate Linux Newbie Guide page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The LinuxQuestions page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The Linux Forums page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The Beginners Linux Guide page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The Linux Newbie Administrator Guide page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The Ultimate Guide on Linux for Beginners page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The CTDP Linux page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The Linux Documentation Project page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The Using Linux page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The Red Hat Linux Unleashed (Book) page is one of the best Linux information sites.
The Freshmeat page is one of the best Linux application and program sites.
The RPMFind page is one of the best Linux rpm application and program sites.
The Ibibilio page is one of the best Linux application and program sites.
The Sourceforge page is one of the best Linux application and program sites.
The Linux TwoCows page is one of the best Linux application and program sites.
The Tuxfinder page is one of the best Linux application and program sites.
The IceWalkers page is one of the best Linux application and program sites.
The Free Software Directory page is one of the best Linux program and freeware sites.
The Linux Drivers page is one of the best Linux drivers sites.
The PlayOnLinux page is one of the best Windows on Linux games sites.
The LinuxGames page is one of the best Linux games sites.
The Linux Game Tome page is one of the best Linux games sites.
The Linux Game List page is one of the best Linux game listing sites.
The Linux Game Database page is one of the best Linux game listing sites.
The Linux Gamer’s FAQ page is one of the best Linux game information sites.
The Linux Software Encyclopedia page is one of the best Linux application and program sites.
THE BEST COMPUTER FREEWARE (AND SHAREWARE) PROGRAMS I HAVE FOUND
TWEAKS FOR WINDOWS 2000 AND XP
TweakUI is one of the very best little free “system tweak” programs available. *
PowerToys for Windows XP is one of the very best little free “system tweak” programs for XP. *
jv16Powertools is also one of the very best little free “system tweak” programs available.
FreshUI is another good little free “system tweak” program.
Pitaschio is another good little free “system tweak” program.
XdN Tweaker is another good little free “system tweak” program.
Advanced WindowsCare Personal Edition is another good little free “system tweak” program. *
Glary Utilities offer all kinds of “system tweak” programs and utilities. *
MZ Ultimate Tools offer all kinds of “system tweak” programs and utilities.
PCDecrapifier gets rid of well ... worthless, junk programs that come with your computer.
TWEAKS FOR WINDOWS VISTA
TweakVI is one of the best free “system tweak” programs for Windows Vista.
Vista4Experts is one of the best free “system tweak” programs for Windows Vista.
MZ Vista Force is one of the best free “system tweak” programs for Windows Vista.
TweakVista is one of the best free “system tweak” programs for Windows Vista.
DTweak Free is one of the best free “system tweak” programs for Windows Vista.
VistaBootPRO is one of the best free “system tweak” startup programs for Windows Vista.
EnhanceMy Vista FREE is one of the best “system tweak” programs for Windows Vista.
Ultimate Windows Tweaker is one of the best free “system tweak” startup programs for Windows Vista. *
Vista Services Optimizer is one of the best free “system tweak” services programs for Windows Vista. *
EasyBCD is one of the best free “system tweak” multi-boot programs for Windows Vista.
TweakUAC is one of the best free “User Account Control” modification programs for Windows Vista. *
Smart UAC is one of the best free “User Account Control” replacement programs for Windows Vista. *
Norton’s Vista UAC Control is one of the best free “User Account Control” replacement programs for Windows Vista.
Vista Firewall Control is one of the best free firewall control programs for Windows Vista. *
ShadowExplorer is one of the best free shadow copy backup programs for Windows Vista.
RocketDock is one of the best desktop docking programs for Windows Vista.
Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover is one of the best free shortcut arrow removers for Windows Vista.
The Vista Recovery Disk page is one of the best Vista recovery boot disk sites.
SYSTEM INFORMATION
Sandra is one of the best free system diagnostic tools available. *
PCWizard is one of the best free system diagnostic tools available. *
MBM is one of the best free motherboard monitoring tools available. *
CPU-Z is one of the best free CPU diagnostic tools available. *
GPU-Z is one of the best free GPU diagnostic tools available. *
WhatsRunning is one of the best free system information utilities available. *
HWiNFO32 is one of the best free system diagnostic tools available.
SIW is one of the best free system diagnostic tools available.
System Spec is one of the best free system information tools available.
Fresh Diagnose is one of the best free system diagnostic tools available.
Everest Home is one of the best free system diagnostic tools available.
Hexagora Performance Monitor is one of the best free monitor tools available.
Belarc Advisor is one of the best free personal PC auditing system tools available.
WinAudit is one of the best free personal PC auditing system tools available.
USBDeView is one of the best free USB port information tools available.
FIREWALLS
ZoneAlarm is one of the best free and retail firewalls available.
Comodo is one of the best free firewalls available.
Online-Armor Free is one of the best free firewalls available.
Sunbelt (Kerio) Personal Firewall is one of the best free firewalls available.
Sygate Personal Firewall is one of the best free firewalls available.
Jetico Personal Firewall is one of the best free firewalls available.
Netveda Safety.Net Firewall is one of the best free firewalls available.
Outpost Firewall is one of the best free firewalls available.
SoftPerfect Firewall is one of the best free firewalls available.
PCTools Firewall is one of the best free firewalls available.
SmoothWall is one of the best free Linux based firewalls available that allows you to turn an old computer into a dedicated hardware firewall.
ANTI VIRUS
AVG AntiVirus is one of the best free antivirus programs available. *
Avast is one of the best free antivirus programs available. *
Avira AntiVir is one of the best free antivirus programs available. *
Comodo is one of the best free antivirus programs available.
PCTools is one of the best free antivirus programs available.
ThreatFire is one of the best free antivirus/spyware programs available.
ClamWin (or here)is one of the best free antivirus programs available.
BitDefender is one of the best free antivirus programs available.
Symantec Virus Removal Tools can be used to remove individual viruses.
McAfee Virus Removal Tools can be used to remove individual viruses.
F-Secure Virus Removal Tools can be used to remove individual viruses.
AVG Virus Removal Tools can be used to remove individual viruses.
BitDefender Virus Removal Tools can be used to remove individual viruses.
Avast Virus Removal Tools can be used to remove individual viruses.
Sophos Removal Tools can be used to remove individual viruses.
Norton Removal Tool can be used to completely remove Norton and Symantec products.
McAfee Removal Tool can be used to completely remove McAfee products.
SYSTEM PROTECTION & VIRTUALIZATION
DropMyRights is one of the best free system protection and security programs available.
VMWare Player and Browser is one of the best free system protection and virtualization programs available.
VMWare Server is one of the best free system protection and virtualization programs available.
Microsoft Virtual PC is one of the best free system protection and virtualization programs available.
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 is one of the best free system protection and virtualization programs available.
ROOTKIT
RootkitRevealer is one of the best free rootkit detection programs available.
IceSword is one of the best free rootkit detection programs available.
GMER is one of the best free rootkit detection programs available.
HookExplorer is one of the best free rootkit detection programs available.
Avira AntiRootkit Tool is one of the best free rootkit detection programs available.
Sophos Anti-Rootkit is one of the best free rootkit detection programs available.
McAfee Rootkit Dectective is one of of the best free rootkit detection programs available.
InvisibleThings site has some of of the best free rootkit detection tools available.
Antirootkit.com site has some of of the best free rootkit detection tools and information available.
SPYWARE
Ad-Aware is one of the best free spyware killer programs available. *
SpywareBlaster is one of the best free spyware killer programs available. *
SUPERAntiSpyware is one of the best free spyware killer programs available. *
Malwarebytes is one of the best free spyware killer programs available. *
Comodo BOClean is one of the best free spyware killer programs available.
ThreatFire is one of the best free antivirus/spyware programs available.
SpywareGuard is one of the best free real-time spyware protection programs available.
SpyBot is one of the best free spyware killer programs available.
a-squared is one of the best free spyware killer programs available.
a-squared HiJackFree is one of the best free system analysis tools for spyware available.
Spyware Doctor Starter Edition is one of the best free spyware killer programs available.
HijackThis (or here) is one of the best free browser hijack information programs available.
Spyware Terminator is one of the best free spyware killer programs available.
Microsoft Windows Defender is one of the best free spyware killer programs available.
WinPatrol is one of the best free spyware killer programs available.
SpyCatcher Express is one of the best free spyware killer programs available.
Keylogger Hunter is one of the best free keylogger finder programs available.
IE-SPYAD is one of the best free spyware killer programs available.
SpySites is one of the best free spyware killer programs available.
Bazooka is one of the best free spyware killer programs available.
Startup Mechanic is one of the best free spyware killer programs available.
Bit9 FileAdvisor is one of the best free file identification programs available.
System Safety Monitor is one of the best free application monitoring programs available.
WARNING: This page warns of suspect anti-sypware products and web sites!
ANTI-PHISHING & SCAM TOOLBARS
Netcraft is one of the best free anti-phishing toolbars available.
Earthlink Toolbar is one of the best free anti-phishing toolbars available.
Google Toolbar also has some security features built in.
OpenDNS also provides phishing protection and DNS services.
McAfee SiteAdvisor is a good web site security plug-in for your web browser.
LinkScanner Lite is a good web site security plug-in for your web browser.
Symantec Internet Threat Meter is a good security widget for your system.
SPAM KILLERS
MailWasher (and here) is one of the best free spam filter programs available. *
Comodo is one of the best free anti-spam programs available.
SPAMfighter Standard is one of the best free anti-spam programs available.
SpamBayes is one of the best free spam killer programs available.
K9 is one of the best free spam filter programs available.
Spamihilator is one of the best free spam killer programs available.
FILE MANAGEMENT
File Managers
2XExplorer is one of the best free Windows Explorer replacement programs available.
xplorer2 is one of the best free Windows Explorer replacement programs available.
XYplorer is one of the best free Windows Explorer replacement programs available. *
CubicExplorer is one of the best free Windows Explorer replacement programs available.
UltraExplorer is one of the best free Windows Explorer replacement programs available.
TurboNavigator is one of the best free Windows Explorer replacement programs available.
Free Commander is one of the best free Windows Explorer replacement programs available.
PowerDesk is one of the best free Windows Explorer replacement programs available.
FileAnt is one of the best free Windows Explorer replacement programs available.
FMEdit98 is one of the best free Windows Explorer replacement programs available.
Pablo Commander is one of the best free Windows Explorer replacement programs available.
muCommander is one of the best free Windows Explorer replacement programs available.
Total Commander is one of the best shareware Windows Explorer replacement programs available.
File Information
FileAlyzer is one of the best free file analyzer and information programs available.
File Synchronization
ViceVersa is one of the best free file synchronization programs available. *
Allway Sync is one of the best free file synchronization programs available. *
SyncBack is one of the best free file synchronization programs available. *
FolderSync is one of the best free file synchronization programs available.
Dropbox is one of the best free file synchronization and backup programs available.
Microsoft SyncToy is one of the best free file synchronization programs available.
File Finders
XFind is one of the very best little free file finder programs available.
FileFinder is one of the very best little free file finder programs available. *
Agent Ransack is one of the very best little free file finder programs available. *
Google Desktop Search is one of the very best free search programs available.
Copernic Desktop Search is one of the very best free search programs available.
Everything is one of the very best free search programs available. *
LookDisk is one of the very best little free file finder programs available.
Duplicate File Finders
Duplicate Cleaner is one of the best free duplicate file finder programs available. *
Fast Duplicate File Finder is one of the best free duplicate file finder programs available. *
Easy Duplicate File Finder is one of the best free duplicate file finder programs available.
File Splitters
HJ-Split is one of the very best little free file splitting programs available.
ChainSaw is one of the very best little free file splitting programs available.
File Backup
XXCopy is a great free versatile extension of the Windows xcopy program.
Cobain Backup is a great little free backup program.
Comodo is a great little free backup program.
Freebyte Backup is a great little free backup program.
MyOwn Backup is a great little free backup program.
Backup4all is a great little free backup program.
Backup Server is a great little free backup program.
Backup Maker is a great little free backup program.
Bacula is a great little free backup program for Windows, Mac and Linux.
PCBackup Utilities Free is a great little free backup program.
Driver Collector is a great little free driver backup program.
DriverMax is a great little free driver backup program.
Driver Backup
DriverBackup! is a great little free driver backup program.
Driver Sweeper is a great little free driver cleanup and backup program.
WinDriversBackup PE is a great little free driver backup program.
Folder Size
FolderSize is a great little free directory size program.
File Rename
Bulk Rename Utility is a great little free file renaming program. *
Rename Master is a great little free file renaming program. *
Flash Renamer is a great little free file renaming program.
Lupas Rename is a great little free file renaming program.
ReNamer is a great little free file renaming program.
Advanced Renamer is a great little free file renaming program.
PFrank is a great little free file renaming program.
File Erase
Boot and Nuke is a great little free hard drive wipe program. *
Eraser is a great little free file erase and wipe program. *
AxCrypt is a great little free file erase and wipe program.
File Shredder is a great little free file erase and wipe program.
File Recover
Undelete Plus is a great little free file undelete and recovery program. *
PCInspector is a great little free file undelete and recovery program.
FreeUndelete is a great little free file undelete and recovery program.
DiskDigger is a great little free file undelete and recovery program.
Recuva is a great little free file undelete and recovery program.
File Compression
PKZip is one of the best file compression programs available.
WinZip is one of the best file compression programs available.
FreeZip is one of the best free file compression programs available.
UltimateZip is one of the best free file compression programs available. *
Freebyte Zip is one of the best free file compression programs available.
7-Zip is one of the best free file compression programs available.
jZip is one of the best free file compression programs available.
ZipGenius is one of the best free file compression programs available.
IZArch is one of the best free file compression programs available.
QuickZip is one of the best free file compression programs available.
PeaZip is one of the best free file compression programs available.
WinRAR is one of the best file compression programs available.
File Encryption
Hide Folders is a great little free folder hiding program.
Kruptos is a great little free file and folder encryption program.
FreeOTFE is a great little free disk encryption program.
Rohos Mini Drive is a great little free encryption program for flash drives.
TrueCrypt is a great little free file and disk encryption program. *
File Viewer
ATViewer is a great free universal file viewer.
WNBrowse is one of the best free file browser programs available. *
HHD Hex Editor is one of the best free hex editors available. *
Cygnus Hex Editor is one of the best free hex editors available.
File Unlock
Unlocker is a great free utility that allows you to delete locked files.
File and Folder Unlocker is a great free utility that allows you to manage locked files and folders.
File Copy
FastCopy is a great free file copying utility for Windows.
SuperCopier is a great free file copying utility for Windows.
TeraCopy is a great free file copying utility for Windows.
File Convert
Zamzar is a great free online file conversion site.
docx-converter is a great free online file conversion site for Office 2007 files.
File Extension Information
FILExt is a great free online file extension information site.
HARD DISK
HDD Health is a great little free disk monitoring program.
Drive Manager is a great little free hard drive managing program.
Drive Usage Analyzer is a great little free hard drive usage program.
Xinorbis is a great little free hard drive usage program.
Active@ Hard Disk Monitor is a great little free disk monitoring program.
Parted Magic is a great little free Linux Live CD disk partitioning program.
Partition Logic is a great little free Live CD disk partitioning program.
EASEUS Partition Manager is a great free disk partitioning program.
GParted is a great little free Linux Live CD disk partitioning program. *
DelPart is a great little free NTFS partition deleting program.
SwissKnife is a great little free disk partitioning and formatting program.
Partition Resizer is a great little free disk partition resizing program.
Ranish Partition Manager is a great little free disk partitioning program.
OSL2000 is a good little free multi-boot manager program.
Defraggler is a good little free defragmentation program. *
SmartDefrag is a good little free defragmentation program. *
Auslogics Disk Defrag is a good little free defragmentation program.
PageDefrag is a good little free pagefile defragmentation program.
SelfImage is a good little free hard disk imaging and partition backup program.
Macrium Reflect FREE is a good little free hard disk imaging and partition backup program.
DriveImage XML is a good little free hard disk imaging and partition backup program.
PING is a good little free hard disk imaging and partition backup program.
Disk Investigator is a great little free hard disk viewing and file undeleting program. *
CD/DVD BURNING & TOOLS
ImgBurn is a great free CD/DVD burning utility.
Burn4Free is a great free CD/DVD burner program.
CDBurnerXP Pro is a great free CD/DVD burner program. *
DeepBurner is a great free CD/DVD burner program.
InfraRecorder is a great free CD/DVD burner program.
FinalBurner is a great free CD/DVD burner program.
ISO Recorder is a great free CD/DVD burner program.
DVD Shrink is a great free DVD utility program.
DVD Flick is a great free DVD authoring and burning program.
DVDStyler is a great free DVD authoring and burning program.
DVDx is a great free DVD copy and backup utility program.
MagicDisk is a great free utility program for creating and managing virtual CD and DVD drives.
Alcohol 52% FE is a great free utility program for creating and managing virtual CD and DVD drives.
Microsoft Virtual CD is a great free utility program for creating and managing virtual CD and DVD drives.
Nero Toolkit has great free CD and DVD information and speed programs.
Doom9 has everything you need to know about backing up your DVDs.
STARTUP & SHUTDOWN
StartUp CPL is one of the best free system startup management tools available.
Autoruns is one of the best free startup viewers available. *
Starter is one of the best free startup viewers available.
StartUpLite is one of the best free startup programs available.
StartUpList is one of the best free system startup management tools available.
MSConfig is one of the best free configuration startup tools for Windows 2000.
LastChance is one of the best free shutdown tools available.
Startup Delayer is one of the best free startup booting tools available.
UPDATERS, INSTALLERS & UNINSTALLERS
Update Notifier is one of the best free updater programs available.
Update Checker is one of the best free updater programs available.
Secunia PSI is one of the best free updater programs available.
AppSnap is one of the best free installer and update programs available.
InstallPad is one of the best free installer and update programs available.
MyUninstaller is one of the best free uninstaller programs available.
Revo Uninstaller is one of the best free uninstaller programs available.
Absolute Uninstaller is one of the best free uninstaller programs available.
REGISTRY
ERUNT is a great free tool to back up the Windows NT/2000/XP registry. *
Registry Healer is one of the best free registry programs available.
Auslogics Registry Defrag is one of the best free registry defrag programs available.
EasyCleaner is one of the best free registry programs available.
Comodo Registry Cleaner is one of the best free registry programs available.
TweakNow! is one of the best free registry programs available.
RegSeeker is one of the best free registry programs available.
Clean My Registry is one of the best free registry programs available.
Wise Registry Cleaner is one of the best free registry programs available.
Eusing Registry Cleaner is one of the best free registry programs available.
CCleaner is one of the best free system and registry cleaning programs available. *
MEMORY & CACHE
RAM Idle is one of the best free RAM managers available.
FreeRAM XP Pro is one of the best free RAM managers available.
Cacheman is one of the best free RAM and cache managers available.
Windows Memory Diagnostic is one of the best free RAM testing programs available.
Memtest86 is one of the best free RAM testing programs available. *
PROCESSES
PRCView is one of the best free process viewers available.
SystemExplorer is one of the best free process viewers available.
ProcessScanner is one of the best free process scanners available.
Process Explorer is one of the best free process viewers available. *
COMMAND LINE
SlickRun is one of the best free command line utilities available.
MOUSE
WizMouse is one of the best free mouse utilities available.
MONITOR & RESOLUTION
MultiRes is one of the best free monitor resolution utilities available.
NETWORK
TCPView is one of the best free network connection monitors available. *
Spiceworks is one of the best free network monitoring tools available.
NetStat Live is one of the best free network monitors available.
Active Ports is one of the best free network port monitors available. *
PacketMon is one of the best free network packet monitors available.
RogueScanner is one of the best free network scanners available.
Axence NetTools is one of the best free network scanners available.
SoftPerfect is one of the best free network scanners available. *
Nessus is one of the best free network security scanners available.
NMap is one of the best free network scanners available.
Angry IP Scanner is one of the best free network scanners available.
Advanced IP Scanner is one of the best free network scanners available. *
Advanced Port Scanner is one of the best free network scanners available. *
Advanced LAN Scanner is one of the best free network scanners available. *
Look@LAN is one of the best free network monitors available.
NetPeeker is one of the best free multiple-use network tools available.
Wireshark is one of the best free network protocol analyzers available. *
Analyzer is one of the best free network protocol analyzers available.
NetStumbler is one of the best free wireless network analyzers available.
InSSIDer is one of the best free wireless network analyzers available especially for Vista.
AirSnare is one of the best free wireless network analyzers available.
Xirrus Wi-Fi Monitor is one of the best free Wi-Fi network monitoring tools.
WinDump is one of the best free network analyzers available.
QCheck is one of the best free network performance analyzers available.
Snort is one of the best free network analyzers and intrusion detection systems available.
NetworkProbe is one of the best free network monitors and protocol analyzers available.
NetworkActiv is one of the best free network packet analyzers available.
Zx Sniffer is one of the best free network traffic analyzers available.
WinPCap is the free Windows packet capture library that many network tools use.
SamSpade is the free Windows network query tool with multiple uses.
Foundstone offers all kinds of free Windows network security and scanning tools.
My Vital Agent is a free Windows network connection information program.
Network Magic is a free Windows home network connection configuration program.
HoverIP is one of the best free network IP utilities available.
Comodo EasyVPN is one of the best free virtual private networking programs available.
WhatIsMyIPAddress is the free network tool that gives your true IP address.
MyWANIP is the free wide area network tool that gives your true IP address.
REMOTE ACCESS
LogMeIn is one of the best free remote access programs available.
RealVNC is one of the best free remote access programs available.
UltraVNC is one of the best free remote access programs available.
FTP
FileZilla is one of the best free File Transfer Protocol programs available. *
WS_FTPLE is one of the best free File Transfer Protocol programs available.
AceFTP is one of the best free File Transfer Protocol programs available.
FreeFTP is one of the best free File Transfer Protocol programs available.
FreshFTP is one of the best free File Transfer Protocol programs available.
Core FTP LE is one of the best free File Transfer Protocol programs available.
CrossFTP is one of the best free File Transfer Protocol programs available.
FTP Wanderer is one of the best free File Transfer Protocol programs available.
FTP Explorer is one of the best free File Transfer Protocol programs available.
RightLoad is one of the best free File Upload programs available.
INTERNET CONNECTION
Cable Nut is one of the best free Internet Connection tweak programs available.
Speakeasy is one of the best free Internet Connection speed tests available.
Numion is one of the best free Internet Connection speed tests available.
DrTCP is one of the best free Internet Connection tweak programs available.
BroadbandReports is also one of the best free Internet Connection tweak sites available.
TCP Optimizer is one of the best free Internet Connection tweakers available.
WinsockFix (or here)is one of the best free Internet and Network Connection fixes available.
WNTIPcfg is one of the best free IP Configuration tools availalbe for Windows 2000/XP. *
INTERNET BROWSERS
Firefox is a great free browser for Windows and Linux. *
Sea Monkey is a great free Internet Suite for Windows and Linux. *
Google Chrome is a great free browser for Windows.
Internet Explorer is a great free browser for Windows.
Netscape is a great free browser for Windows and Linux.
Opera is a great free browser for Windows and Linux.
Safari is a great free browser for Windows.
Avant is a great free browser for Windows.
K-Meleon is a great free browser for Windows.
Maxthon is a great free browser for Windows.
IE7Pro is a great free add-on to Internet Explorer.
Google Toolbar is a great free add-on to Internet Explorer and Firefox.
WebReaper is a great free web crawler and offline Internet web browser.
HTTrack is a great free web site copier and offline Internet web browser.
2Bone has a great free link checker for you web pages.
TinyURL has a great way to shorten long URLs for emails and newsgroups.
Thunderbird is a great free Mozilla email and newsreader program. *
Eudora is a great free little email program.
Pegasus is a great free little email program.
Forte Free Agent is a great free little email and newsreader program.
SpellCheck is a great free spell checker for Outlook Express.
ieSpell is a great free spell checker for Internet Explorer.
DBXtract is a great free Outlook Express email extraction program.
Inside Outlook Express is one of the best Outlook Express troubleshooting sites.
OFFICE & WORDPROCESSING
OpenOffice is a great free office suite for personal and SOHO use. *
Lotus Symphony is a great free office suite for personal and SOHO use.
AbiWord is a great free word processor for personal and SOHO use.*
Jarte is a great free word processor for personal and SOHO use. *
Serif Software has some free publishing suite software for personal and SOHO use.
PrintMaster Express is a great free greeting card and print program for personal use.
SOT Office 2003 is a nice free office suite for personal and SOHO use.
SoftMaker Office 2006 is a nice free office suite for personal and SOHO use.
Zoho is a nice free web-based office suite for personal and SOHO use.
Google Docs is a nice free web-based office suite for personal and SOHO use.
Ajax13 is another nice free web-based office suite for personal and SOHO use.
Buzzword is a nice free web-based word processor for personal and SOHO use.
Scribus is a great free open source desktop publishing program. *
ThinkFree Office Online is a great free office suite that works in your browser.
Powerbullet Presenter is a great free Flash presentation program.
SlideRocket is a great free Web-only presentation program.
Flowgram is a great free Web-based multimedia presentation program.
Gliffy is a great free web based diagramming program.
GnuCash is a great free personal finance and accounting program.
Money Manager Ex is a great free personal finance and accounting program.
QuickenOnline is a great free online personal finance and accounting program.
Mint is a great free online personal finance and accounting program.
Rudder is a great free online personal finance and accounting program.
Thrive is a great free online personal finance and accounting program.
MySpendingPlan is a great free online personal finance and accounting program.
PSPad is a great free text editor for personal use.
EditPad Lite is a great free text editor for personal use.
NotePad++ is a great free text editor for personal use. *
NoteTab Lite is a great free text editor for personal use.
NotepadEx is a great free text editor for personal use.
Metapad is a great free text editor for personal use.
Pedit is a great free DOS text editor for personal use.
WinPedit is a great free Windows text editor for personal use.
SimpleOCR is a great free OCR program for personal use.
Google Calendar is a great free online calendar program.
Rainlendar is a great free desktop calendar program for personal use.
Sunbird and Lightning are great free Mozilla desktop calendar programs for personal use.
DICTIONARIES
WordWeb is a great free dictionary and thesaurus for windows.
Everest Dictionary is a great free dictionary for windows.
PDF995 is a great free PDF document creator.
PDFCreator is a great free PDF document creator.
CutePDF Writer is a great free PDF document creator. *
PDFMachine White is a great free PDF document creator.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is the best free PDF reader. *
Foxit Reader is a very good free PDF reader.
SumatraPDF is a very good free PDF reader.
PrimoOnline is a very good free online PDF creator service.
PDFSpeedup is a great free utility to make Adobe Reader load faster.
HTML EDITORS
FPExpress is one of the best little free web page creators available.
Nvu (or KompoZer) is one of the best free WYSIWYG web page creators available. *
Amaya is one of the best free WYSIWYG web page creators available.
FreshHTML is one of the best free WYSIWYG web page creators available.
Coffeecup Free is one of the best free web page creators available.
1stPage2000 is one of the best free HTML editors available.
EasyHTML is one of the best free HTML editors available.
DHE Editor is one of the best free HTML editors available.
AceHTML is one of the best free HTML editors available.
GRAPHICS
IrfanView is a great free graphics viewer. *
GIMP is a great free graphics program. *
Picasa is a great free photo management program. *
FastStone is a great free graphics viewer.
XnView is a great free graphics viewer.
Photoscape is a great free graphics viewer and editor. *
PhotoPerfect Express is a great free photo editor program. *
Preclick is a great free photo management program.
PhotoPlus is a great free photo editing program.
Snapfire is a great free photo editing program.
FotoFlexer is a great free online photo editing program.
StudioLine Photo Basic is a great free photo editing program.
Pixia is a great free graphics program.
Artweaver is a great free beginner paint and graphics program.
InkScape is a great free graphics program.
Adobe Photoshop SE is a great free graphics program.
Paint.NET is a great free graphics program. *
GIMPshop is a great free photo editing program.
FreshView is a great free graphics viewer.
VicMan is a great free photo editing program.
PhotoFiltre is a great free photo editing program.
PhotoZig is a great free photo managing program.
MobaPhoto is a great free simple photo editing program.
Pencil is a great free drawing and animation program.
FXFoto is a great free photo editing program.
Picnik is a great free online photo editing program.
Pikifx is a great free online photo editing program.
rsizr is a great free online photo resizing program.
Splashup is a great free online photo editing program.
SUMO Paint is a great free online image editing program.
Maya PLE is a great free 3D graphics program.
Google SketchUp is a great free 3D graphics program.
Photosynth is a great free picture program that combines multiple pictures into one.
Windows Live Photo Gallery and Movie Maker are great free picture and video programs.
Microsoft Photo Info is a great free metadata utility program.
Media Purveyor is a great free media management utility program.
MUSIC & MEDIA
WinAmp is one of the best free music and media players available. *
Media Player Classic is one of the best little free music and media players available. *
GOM Player is one of the best little free music and media players available.
VLC Media Player is one of the best free music and media players available.
Windows Media Player is one of the best free music and media players available.
iTunes is one of the best free music and media players available.
Songbird is one of the best free open source music players available.
RealOne Player is one of the best free music and media players available.
Audacity is one of the best free audio and editor recorders available. *
Wavosaur is one of the best free audio and editors available.
Miro is one of the best free video players available.
Vibe Streamer is one of the best free MP3 music streaming servers available.
QuickTime Player is one of the best free music and media players available.
MediaMonkey is one of the best free music players and organizers available.
DivX Player is one of the best free music and media players available.
AVS DVD Player is one of the best free DVD media players available.
Super © is one of the best free video converting programs available.
CodecInstaller is one of the best free audio and video codec analyzing programs available.
MediaCoder is one of the best free audio and video format converting programs available.
QMC is one of the best free audio and video format converting programs available.
Soundsnap is one of the best free sound sampling sites.
MediaPortal is one of the best free Media Center programs for Windows.
CALCULATORS
Loan Calculator Plus is one of the best free loan calculators available.
Easy Loan Calculator is one of the best free loan calculators available.
Loan Calculator is one of the best free loan calculators available.
DOS EMULATORS
DOSBox is one of the best free DOS emulation programs – especially for games.
VDMSound is one of the best free DOS emulation sound programs – especially for games.
FREE GAMES
Wikipedia has a list of the best Freeware games.
Wikipedia has a list of the best free Open Source games.
Wikipedia has a list of the best free First Person Shooter games.
Wikipedia has a list of the best commercial games released as Freeware.
BIBLE STUDY PROGRAMS
eSword is an excellent free Bible and Bible study program for Windows. *
Scripture4All is an excellent free Bible and Bible study program for Windows. *
The Sword Project is an excellent free Bible and Bible study program for Windows and Linux. *
Bible Explorer is a great free Bible and Bible study program for Windows. *
The Word is a good free Bible and Bible study program for Windows. *
BiblePro is a good free Bible and Bible study program for Windows.
EveningDew is a good free Bible and Bible study program for Windows.
BereanBible is a good free Bible and Bible study program for Windows.
DAVAR3 is a good free Bible and Bible study program for Windows.
Bible Time is an excellent free Bible and Bible study program for Linux. *
GnomeSword is a good free Bible and Bible study program for Linux.
Olive Tree is a good free Bible and Bible study program for Palm and Pocket PCs.
Theophilos is a good free Bible and Bible study program for Windows.
The Net Bible is a very good, free Bible and Bible study program for Windows. *
The Faith Comes By Hearing project has excellent high-quality free audio Bibles. *
* = The Best of the Best – A Must Have!!!
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