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» AVG Antivirus:

Everyone needs a virus scanner, at least if you're using Windows. If you haven't purchased a commercial one, or your updates license has run out, why not try this free one? It seems to do the trick and supports features like real-time scanning, email scanning and automatic updates over the 'net. There is another free virus scanner I have found at free-av.com that I haven't tried but may come in useful as well.

» Browsers:

Once upon a time I spent hours and hours looking for IE4.0 for 68k Macs. I finally found it, but my search would have been quicker had I headed to Evolt's browser list first. If it can connect to a website, they have it listed, so if you're looking for a specific version of a browser hit that link. Also visit the rest of the site which has many good web-development related articles and links if you have the time.
    Apart from the usual Microsoft/Netscape/Opera suspects, some neat browsers are MyIE2 and Crazybrowser. Both of these use the IE rendering engine, but offer tabbed browsing and popup killing automatically. I'm using MyIE2 now as my main browser and recommend you give it a shot.
    If IE/Win doesn't suit you, try a lightweight Mozilla derivative. K-Meleon is one for Windows similar to Galeon for Linux. It's a free open source web browser that, while not fully functional, is quite fast and small to download. Alternatively I use Phoenix on a semi-regular basis, which is a browser-only Mozilla distribution with tabs and popup-killing abilities. It's nice and I'd like to use it permanently, but there's still a few UI bugs that really grate on my nerves in the XUL browser like status bar text persistence and poor mousewheel support, but you may find it interesting.

» Exodus:

An open-source client for the Jabber instant-messaging network. If you have a (free) Jabber account you can chat to other users and also use server-side "transports" to add contacts from other services like MSN etc. Worth a look if you're sick of bloated clients but still want to chat to many services.

» First Page:

This is a semi-automated HTML editor, with many built-in construction and preview functions. It's free, and popular acording to their download figures. I prefer smaller lightweight text editors, so I haven't used this myself, but you might be interested in giving it a trial.

» IrfanView:

Halfway between an application and utility, this is an excellent freeware graphics viewer. It supports operations like resize and filtering on images, and a massive variety of formats. Best of all, it's got neat 'batch' capabilities if you've got a few hundred images that need tweaking. Give it a try...

» mIRC:

mIRC is probably the most popular IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client for Windows. If you use IRC much (unlike me) you probably already have it :).

» OpenOffice:

Well, this open-source product is just like Microsoft's Office, only free. It can work with MS Office files, and pulls all the standard tricks like underlining misspelled words and so on. With text document, spreadsheet, database, graphs, formulas, and image support, it's very comprehensive and worth a look.

» Soldat:

OK, so it's not an application, and the latest versions are now technically shareware instead of freeware, but it's a great game nonetheless. Think of a cross between "Worms" and "Counter-Strike", the story is refreshingly simple: "A couple of guys decided to kill each other and you can be one of them."
    It requires a basic 3D card and a P2 processor, my P2 333 runs it well. The physics and sounds are excellent, so go on and waste some time; it's got multiplayer network support or some fiendish bots to destroy.

» Text Editors

Anyone developing Web sites needs a good text editor -- Windows Notepad just doesn't make the cut. Luckily, there are several free replacements available, all of which can open large files above the 50k or so at which Notepad chokes.
    I used to use Arachnophilia to maintain this site -- it has full HTML tag highlighting and supports multiple files and an internal preview window for web pages, as well as a whole load of macros. (The name? 'A love of webs' :). However, now I'm using the tiny Metapad for my text-editing needs, as it is extremely fast and about 50k to download -- amazing...
    There are another couple of text editors I have used before. Firstly, NoteTab Light is a free, very full-featured program. It supports just about anything you could conveivably want to do to plain text, and a little more besides -- however, it's slightly slow to load. Multiple files can be opened on 'tabs', instead of separate windows. Unless you pay for it, there's no HTML tag highlighting, but it includes an extensive scripting language and 'clipbooks' to automate common pasting tasks. There's also Editpad, another multiple-files editor. Both of these come in 'Light' (free) and 'Pro' (pay up) flavours.

» The GIMP:

No, this isn't what you think. A Linux stalwart, the 'GNU Image Manipulation Program' has been ported over to Windows! Here you can download the most recent build, around 10 megs or so. It's worth it simply for the huge number of filters and effects offered, putting Paint Shop Pro to shame. This is just about permanently 'under development', but in my experience it is stable enough to use as it is.

» Trillian:

Got MSN Messenger? Got ICQ? Got Yahoo and AOL? Got IRC? If so, download this. It's a neat skinnable chat client that can connect to all of the above services from one window. Save disk space and system resources, give it a go.

» ZoneAlarm:

This is a free firewall that blocks any unauthorised access to your computer and better still, for casual users, blocks your applications from accessing the Internet without your permission. So, if you don't want ACME AdWare phoning home and handing over your user details, try this. It's easy to use and configure, with sliders for tolerance and popups asking you the first time an app tries to go online. There is also 'ZoneAlarm Pro' for networks, but for home use, the free version is adequate.
   Alternatively, Tiny Software, Kerio and SyGate offer "personal" versions of their firewall products, if you want to try something else.

Email me if you know of a few other neat programs to fit in here...

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