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I love IZArc. I have to deal with lots of .tgz and .tar files, and IZArc works great with those. It also does a nice job on .rar files. Also, it can open and CONVERT image files, like Nero .nrg files to .iso files, which is very handy! Highly recommended!

http://www.izarc.org/

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Irfanview is still one of my all time favorites!
Some others are:
PDF X-change Viewer (32 & 64bit)

Infrarecorder (32 & 64bit)

Clock X (32 & 64bit)

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Some of my favourite tools:

7-Zip http://www.7-zip.org/
Notepad++ http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm
PDF995 http://www.pdf995.com/download.html
Unlocker http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

Network administrators should really take a look at Lansweeper (http://www.lansweeper.com/default.aspx). This free network inventory program keeps getting better and better. Initial installation may take some time, but it is certainly worth the effort. The next version will offer even more features, take a look at this screencast for a preview: http://www.screencast.com/users/Lansweeper/folders/Default/media/958d0e49-ed73-429b-a32d-1e8f61ca3195#

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Network administrators should really take a look at Lansweeper (http://www.lansweeper.com/default.aspx). This free network inventory program keeps getting better and better. Initial installation may take some time, but it is certainly worth the effort. The next version will offer even more features, take a look at this screencast for a preview: http://www.screencast.com/users/Lansweeper/folders/Default/media/958d0e49-ed73-429b-a32d-1e8f61ca3195#

Brilliant tool – wipes the floor with my General Managers Desktop Authority Hardware scan –

ps don’t tell him tho, I haven’t, yet – not sure I could watch his head explode after all the money he spent on it!

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I maintain a freeware list for students in the IT degree program at Illinois Institute of Technology; it’s pretty complete and most of my picks are also in the top three in Gizmo’s list. The list is at http://trygstad.rice.iit.edu/iitapps/.

I’ll have to look at IZArc as I’ve not heard of it before; I use 7zip.

–Ray Trygstad

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A couple I find useful.
PopPeeper If you have more than one e-mail address to keep up with. Works on Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, POP accounts, etc.
EssentialPIM Free version. Does everything I want in scheduling my activities.
Also, Weather Pulse. http://www.tropicdesigns.net/

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Just a few to complement those already mentioned:

XnView – Free graphic and photo viewer, converter, organizer[/url] – similar to IrfanView, but nice to have both
Convert to PDF free with doPDF[/url] – one of many such freeware PDF printer drivers, but the only one in my experience which will faithfully understand the page/ paper size of the original document. PDF995, PDF Creator, CutePDF and PaperlessPrinter have all failed to pick up the custom page size of a MS Word doc, even when I had them all set to “Custom Size”.
LastPass[/url] – online password manager and form filler that makes web browsing easier and more secure.

I could go on and on… come to think of it, looking at this forum, I already have.

Alan

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An interesting list that’s just appeared: 61 Free Apps We’re Most Thankful For – Thanksgiving – Lifehacker

Alan

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Don’t overlook Taskbar Shuffle – drag and drop your taskbar buttons – I use it every day.
Taskbar Shuffle

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KeePass password manager for all those passwords you didn’t realize you had. Also great for CC details, bank, tax etc, etc.

cheers, Paul

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I 2nd, or 3rd, IrfanView, doPDF and LastPass.
Another one that I like is OrbitDownlader.

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From one of the freeware sites you mentioned I just found Everything[/url] which I got to like instantly.

Locate files and folders by name instantly.
– Small installation file
– Clean and simple user interface
– Quick file indexing
– Quick searching
– Minimal resource usage
– Share files with others easily
– Real-time updating

WinXP’s file finder is too awkward, so I’ve been using PowerDesk’s one for several years now. Seems it’s going to have a hard time trying to rival Everything!

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A few, mostly small, often quite old, free applications that I’d have difficulty living without:

WorldTime v5.5. A bit long in the tooth, but still very valuable for those communicating with others in different time zones

Clipomatic. Makes saving clipboard simple

AutoIt v3. Ideal for quick and dirty programming, but very capable for more complex tasks

AutoHotkey. Great for automating tasks, and for boilerplate.

bxNewFolder. Gives explorer a make new folder button

CrossHair – displays two full-screen lines intersecting your mouse cursor when you press a hot key

PropertiesPlus 1.65 – great for changing file properties

KatMouse – allows mouse wheel scrolling in non-active windows

And for linux, my vote goes to Mint – a more user friendly Ubuntu Linux

Chris

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A few, mostly small, often quite old, free applications that I’d have difficulty living without:
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Nice list. In the same basket I’d place
FileBox eXtender – keep favorite folders at your fingertips
Get File Size[/url] – an Internet Explorer add-on that allows you to find out the size of a file before downloading it.
and of course my own concoction for utilizing Lightweight Viewers in Context Menu » Windows Secrets Lounge.

Alan

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FileBox eXtender – keep favorite folders at your fingertips

I second FileBox eXtender. Just let me add: “and make any application always on top with just one click”.

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I enjoy using WebFerret http://tinyurl.com/ydzccus an nice alternative search engine to Google. Not only does it search using a variety of search engines (not Google–but yes it does Google Ads) the results can be seen very quickly. Mousing over a specific result gives you detailed information with hyperlinks for immediate access. You have options to search using all keywords, any keyword, exact phrase, and Boolean expression. It’s a neat little program

Hey Jude

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Here is something I’ve bee using for a few years now to catalog my movie collection. Med’s Movie Manager.

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I have used SendTo from Trogladite software for years–a great little app : download at: http://www.trogsoft.co.uk/downloads/get.php?6

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I have used SendTo from Trogladite software for years

SendTo is just a folder in %USERPROFILE%. You can drop shortcuts in there for pretty much anything – I always put a shortcut to Notepad in there.

cheers, Paul

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