FREE Great Programs for Windows 7

[seekermeister]

Sorry, I had figured that a person wouldn't endorse a program that they hadn't used themselves.

 

[D3ftOn3Z]

Sorry, I had figured that a person wouldn't endorse a program that they hadn't used themselves.

On the 1st post of this thread, Brink stated he will test all the softwares posted by other members before adding them to the list. So i was just a giving a suggestion. I don't see a problem with that.

 

[Mike Connor]

You may find this useful;

HOW-TO add and scan media files into Video Library for the first time - XBMC

Specifically;

http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Video_Library

I uninstalled the program after trying it for a little while, it was too much effort!

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[periboob]

3D drawing toy

Wow, lot of good suggestions here. I almost hate to post another that might make Brink update the master list and take him from more important chores. But of all the demos I have ever given, I cant remember another one that got a standing ovation.

Google's Sketchup -- is to me mostly a toy, as I have little need for a 3D drawing tool. But it is extremely addictive to folks of my generation who struggled with the chores of drafting classes with a pencil and eraser. And now, before I begin to move any furniture, I draw the room, and the furniture, and print a dozen different layouts, and get a notarized, approved, target position.

 

[Clinkz]

As mentioned by myself in Formatting NTFS ---> FAT32 the tool can be used to easily format drives up to 2TB if you use the command line. There is also a GUI version which is a bit more user freindly. You can find the software here.

 

[Mike Connor]

System Rescue CD

SystemRescueCd

Seems pretty good, booted and gave me all the options.

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[Mike Connor]

Aerozoom

Nice presentation/magnifier mouse software;

AeroZoom + Windows 7 Magnifier = Presentation Mouse

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[RealPetChicken]

You can add Synkron as a OpenSource Program. I use it because i am always working at school on my USB, and at home on my PC. It syncs between the two.

Synkron - Folder synchronisation

Synkron is an application for folder synchronisation that allows you to configure your synchronisations in detail. Despite having many features, the user interface of Synkron is very user-friendly and easy to use.

Synkron is able to synchronise multiple folders at once, analyse folders before sync, restore overwritten or deleted files, plan synchronisations and much more.

Synkron is a cross-platform application and runs on Mac OS X, Linux and Windows.

Synkron is distributed under the terms of the GPL v2 licence.

 

[Sunimar]

I'm using Oxelon Media Convertor. This is a quiet easy to use program as couple of options is added to the Context Menu & then all you have to do is right click on the said video & convert it to the desired format.... so easy!!! Don't have to open the program then search for the video & then try to convert it....

Its a must program for those who loves watching video but struggle with getting it in the riight format....

Oxelon Media Converter - Free

 

[TVeblen]

PrimoPDF
PDF Converter — #1 Free PDF Creator — PrimoPDF

PDF generator. Installs as a printer on your system. You can choose the PrimoPDF printer from any program and print from the Print menu like any other printer on your system.
Small, fast, free. I've been using it since 2004.

 

[bbinnard]

I used to use Primo too and liked it a lot. But Nitro is also free and it includes the ability to mark up PDF's and save them with the markups included.

Nitro PDF Reader

 

[StalkeR]

I used to use Primo too and liked it a lot. But Nitro is also free and it includes the ability to mark up PDF's and save them with the markups included.

Nitro PDF Reader

It's already in the list.

 

[brianzion]

hi all
this was in my news letter from addictivetips SnakeTail – Open Large Log Files And Monitor Windows Events In Real Time it seems ok i am testing it out now here is the link >>> SnakeTail - View Large Log Files & Monitor Windows Events In Real Time also the website >>> snaketail-net - Windows Trace Log File Tail utility in .NET - Google Project Hosting

SnakeTail. It’s a small log analyzer and Windows event monitoring utility which lets user open multiple log and events windows in MDI based interface in order to do comparisons and analysis in real time. If you manage a lot of log consoles, it allows saving all the opened log windows sessions in a file, so you can restore them back anytime. The text log and windows events can be filtered by using regular expressions. You can choose to apply different colors on strings to differentiate a specific event from one huge text log file.

SnakeTail is a Windows tail program that can monitor growing log files:

• Monitor "large" text log files
• Monitor Windows Event Logs (Without needing administrator rights)
• Multiple Window Modes supported (MDI, Tabbed, Floating)
• Save and load entire window session
• Sentence highlight with colors based on keyword match (Includes regex support)
• Tails circular logs where the log file is periodically truncated
• Tails log directory where the latest log file is displayed (Includes regex support)
• Search in the entire text log file
• Filtering of Windows Event Logs using regular expressions
• Display simple process statistics in window title bar (RAM + CPU usage + TRX/Sec)
• Stop and start services directly
• Change tail window background color
• Change tail window text color
• Change tail window icon
• Minimize to tray
• Low memory usage independent of log file size
• Low cpu usage even when more than 100 lines/sec
• Works well over remote desktop
• Supports Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Win2k8, Win7
• Requires .NET 2.0
• GNU GPL License v3

 

[Kari]

LAN Speed Test:

How fast is your network connection? No, I don't mean how fast you think it is, or how fast your network provider says it is--I mean how fast is it in real-world conditions? LAN Speed Test is an excellent, free way to find out.

Using LAN Speed Test couldn't be simpler. Load the program, click Start Test, and it will ask where you want to store a temporary file it uses to test network speed. Don't worry about clogging your PC; it deletes the file after it performs the test. Once you've done that, click again, and after a few seconds, it shows results for both writing to your disk (essentially the equivalent of download speed), and reading from your disk (essentially the equivalent of upload speed). That's all it takes. Once you've got the results, you can print them.

More information & free download: LAN Speed Test , LAN Utilities Downloads | PCWorld

Kari

 

[brianzion]

LAN Speed Test:

How fast is your network connection? No, I don't mean how fast you think it is, or how fast your network provider says it is--I mean how fast is it in real-world conditions? LAN Speed Test is an excellent, free way to find out.

Using LAN Speed Test couldn't be simpler. Load the program, click Start Test, and it will ask where you want to store a temporary file it uses to test network speed. Don't worry about clogging your PC; it deletes the file after it performs the test. Once you've done that, click again, and after a few seconds, it shows results for both writing to your disk (essentially the equivalent of download speed), and reading from your disk (essentially the equivalent of upload speed). That's all it takes. Once you've got the results, you can print them.

More information & free download: LAN Speed Test , LAN Utilities Downloads | PCWorld

Kari

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nice Kari. i use Axence NetTools 4.0 Pro very detailed and very good. link>>> Axence Software - Network Monitoring, Network Mapping & Application Monitoring- NetTools Pro

 

[IownAmoneyPit]

LAN Speed Test:

How fast is your network connection? No, I don't mean how fast you think it is, or how fast your network provider says it is--I mean how fast is it in real-world conditions? LAN Speed Test is an excellent, free way to find out.

Using LAN Speed Test couldn't be simpler. Load the program, click Start Test, and it will ask where you want to store a temporary file it uses to test network speed. Don't worry about clogging your PC; it deletes the file after it performs the test. Once you've done that, click again, and after a few seconds, it shows results for both writing to your disk (essentially the equivalent of download speed), and reading from your disk (essentially the equivalent of upload speed). That's all it takes. Once you've got the results, you can print them.

More information & free download: LAN Speed Test , LAN Utilities Downloads | PCWorld

Kari

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Good post Kari it would be a good test for this thread - What's your Internet Speed , however you may need to convince officer Airbot first.

 

[Kari]

Yeah. I like LAN Speed Test because it is so simple, doing just one special task. This free version 1.15 is also portable, no installation needed.

More advanced version 2.05 can be downloaded here. It is no longer portable, and it is not free.

Kari

 

[Mike Connor]

VLC Media Player

New Version;

VideoLAN - VLC: Official site - Free multimedia solutions for all OS!

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[Mike Connor]

Personal network

Pogoplug Free Software: Turn Your Computer Into a Personal Cloud

Regards....Mike Connor

 

[Mike Connor]

Just a "heads up". The program "Rainbow Folders" in the list, points to the original site, but the download from that site does not work properly.

I got a download that works from here;

Rainbow Folders 2.05 Download - Freeware Files.com - Desktop Category

The rf.zip contains files that do not work properly on this system ( Window 7 x64 Ultimate). And also caused my .net framework to show a lot of errors!

Also, a question; I had an absolutely first class Explorer Context-Menu add-on which added "Search Online" to the context menu. I just rebuilt this system, and can no longer find that add-on. Does anybody know what it is called, or where I might find it?

I have spent hours searching all sorts of combinations with no luck. I remember the site I got it from had a rather weird name, but that's all I can remember!

Regards....Mike Connor