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MailWasher Free 5.1
License: Free
Platform: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Site: http://www.download.com/MailWasher-Free/3000-2382_4-10450721.html
MailWasher Free protects you from spam, phishing attacks, viruses and
other email problems. You can see and preview your messages on the email
server, without downloading them. Just delete suspicious messages. There
program includes a blacklist and customizable filters, as well as a
friends list, so you don't miss important email.
License:
Free
Platform: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista
Site: http://www.avast.com/eng/programs.html
Avast Home Edition is a free antivirus program with all the
real-time protection features you need to keep your computer safe. Easy
for novices to use, the program is also customizable for expert users: you
can select the parameters you want for your virus scans, plus wildcards.
Virus cleanup tools are included.
Blender 2.45
License:
Free
Platform: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista
Site: http://www.blender.org/
Blender lets you create stunning 3D graphics and animations. It's
completely free, and offers more than many commercial applications.
Although there's a learning curve, Blender has an excellent interface and
it won't take you long to get up to speed. The Blender site offers a
gallery to inspire you as well as free tutorials.
Paint.NET 3.08
Price: Free
Platform: Windows XP/2003 Server/Vista, Microsoft .NET
Framework 2.0
Site: www.getpaint.net
Want free a professional-quality photo editing program? Try Paint.NET.
With layers, channels and powerful editing features, you can get your
photos ready for print or for the Web. The program offers a tabbed
interface with a complete history of edits, with unlimited undo, which
makes the program suitable for novices. Paint.NET is a must-have.
Flickr Widget 1
Price:
Free
Platform: Windows 2000/XP, Yahoo Widgets Engine
Site: tinyurl.com/27msfq
Yahoo's Flickr Widget makes it easy to share photos on Flickr. You can
batch upload entire folders of photos to your Flickr account by dragging
and dropping them onto the upload tool. The widget's features include the
ability to tag your photos before uploading them, setting privacy levels
for individual photos and creating photo sets.
ALPass 2.74
Price:
Free
Platform: Windows (all from Windows 98 onward)
Site: tinyurl.com/lx4t4
ALPass is a clever program which manages your logins and passwords. All
the data is encrypted, so that it's secure, no matter how many people used
your computer. You can transfer your passwords by exporting them to
another computer, and the program even lets you take all your passwords
with you, on your iPod, on a PDA, or on a USB drive.
AbiWord 2.4.6
Price:
Free
Platform: Windows (all)
Site: www.abisource.com
AbiWord is a free word processor. The program helps you to create and
format everyday documents. With dictionaries for over 30 languages, and
tables, images, lists and footnotes, AbiWord does just about everything
you need. The mail merge feature lets you combine documents with names and
addresses from relational databases, comma separate text files, or tabbed
text files.
Pegasus Mail 4.41
Price:
Free
Platform: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Site: www.pmail.com
Pegasus Mail is a veteran popular free email client which runs on a single
computer, supporting multiple users. It also runs on networks. The program
is highly secure, providing protection from viruses and Trojans; it also
provides excellent filtering options. The program's best feature is its
security, with its powerful HTML generation coming a close second.
Mozilla
Thunderbird - 2.0.0.6
Price:
Free
Platform: Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista
Site: en.www.mozilla.com/en/thunderbird/releases/1.5.html
This latest version of the Mozilla Thunderbird email client includes many new features, including spell check as you type, auto-complete of email addresses, faster ways to keep your email organized, and many security enhancements. One of the most useful features is the ability to tag your email with labels like To Do or Meeting; you can create your own labels too.
IncrediMail Xe 5.31 build 2750
Price: Free
Platform: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Site: www.incredimail.com/english/splash/splash.asp
IncrediMail lets you jazz up your email with colorful backgrounds,
emoticons, sounds and three-dimensional effects. There are even
animations, with cheerful cartoon characters. Optionally, you can use the
program's signature and other fonts. IncrediMail works with Web mail
services like Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo, and POP email is supported too.
Photobie - 4.1.1
Price: Free
Platform: Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista
Site: www.photobie.com/download.php
Photobie is an excellent free customizable image editor, browser and
graphic design program. It includes all the most-used image editing
features like cropping, rotation and resizing, as well as drawing
tools, and the option to use any Photoshop filter (.8BF) plug-ins. Fun
features include a GIF animation tool, and a framing tool.
PageBreeze
Free HTML Editor 4.0b
Price: Free
Platform: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista
Site: tinyurl.com/24rj8u
PageBreeze is a simple, free way to create your own Web pages. It has an
HTML view, as well as a WYSIWYG view, so it’s useful for experienced
site creators as well as novices. There are lots of free templates
available, and you can build Web forms with drag and drop.
Google Earth 4
Price: Free
Platform: Windows 2000/XP; Mac
Site: earth.google.com
Google Earth is amazing: check out your home, street, and suburb as seen
by satellite by typing in your address, or find landmarks, parks and
schools in New Zealand and around the world. The program makes it easy to
check locations or find routes. You can zoom in, and can view some content
in 3D.
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