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richardfrommiami

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• Aug 14, 2008

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Hi people! I am looking for resources where you can find software and other stuff for Free,


And where do you find software? Which websites do you use to download design tools?

 

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I don't necessarily want all the free software in the world.
A lot of "free" software comes with spyware that trashes your computer!
I get mine from
http://www.download.com
There they are on the lookout for spyware infestations in their downloads.

 

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• Aug 31, 2008

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I agree anything that is "free" has strings but I use programs recommended by PCWorld.com

 

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• Aug 31, 2008

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While there are exceptions, most things that are free are worth every penny that you pay for them.

 

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Opensource communities

I'm a big fan of the open source community. Almost all the software I use is free, and a few platforms I run businesses on. If you can be specific in what type of applications you are looking for, I may be able to suggest stable products that are free.

 

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Have you got any open source programs that are similar to MS Powerpoint that can open powerpoint files or, create files that powerpoint can open?

 

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http://www.openoffice.org/

 

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Thanks Macman!
A friend was looking for a powerpoint type program last night and this would fit the bill...

 

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• Sep 14, 2008

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Wilson,
I think if you are referring to this post, I really do think, he was making a joke! What is it that people can't understand a joke anymore. Wow, the world is so serious. If you think, that sucks, you should try some other things I could list that really sucks for sure. It was a joke and it was funny. Appreciate humor, it is more important than money.

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While there are exceptions, most things that are free are worth every penny that you pay for them.

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2 very useful programs that are also free:
http://www.ccleaner.com/
and
http://www.recuva.com/

You can also find some things over at http://www.filehippo.com/

 

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This site has been very helpful to me over the past couple of days. (It was also a little painful as I kept reading past my eyestrain limit.) Anyway, working with computers is my primary profession so I figured I should give back a little on this thread. Here are some of the places I look for free software:

General stuff:
http://pricelessware.org/thelist/index.htm
http://www.nonags.com/
http://sourceforge.net/ (for the adventurous - many beta and early development stuff here)

Anti-virus: http://free.avg.com/
If you would like to support them, they do offer a paid version.

I do not like Symantec for the home user. I do hear good things about NOD32 from eset.