Some free programs I have found very handy:
Launchy
This ridiculously named free program has changed my virtual desktop. It
is invisible but appears when you press alt/space bar, you then type
the first letters of whatever program you're looking for & it will
offer to open it for you- clears the desktop of icons.
Go here to download: http://www.launchy.net/
Clever Keys
Cleverkeys works with any program you're working in, just choose a word & hit control/l (L) for dictionary.com to pop up with quotes from various sources; thesaurus & encyclopedia options also.
Go here to download: http://www.cleverkeys.com/
Irfan View
This well known viewer has made its Bosnian developer famous. I find
its filters good when I want to resize an image for the Internet, small
without great loss of quality. The other neat feature I keep going back
to Irfan for, is the batch conversion- simple & efficient.
Go here to download: http://www.irfanview.com/
Audit my PC
Not software but a site full of useful programs written by Jim Maurer who generously offers them all
for free. Speed tests, site map generators, spyware filters &
detectors, firewalls & much more than I can list here. His
instructions are clear, his site is easy to navigate & his programs
are the best!
Go here to see everything Jim has to offer: http://www.auditmypc.com/
Fresh Download
Free download manager, No Ads. Faster downloads & if the download is interrupted it will resume where it left off.
Go here to download: http://www.freewarefiles.com/
Alfa Clock
Enhances your taskbar clock (tray clock) with
fully customizable clock display, alarms, time synchronization, popup
calendar, time speaking and more.
Go here to download: http://www.alfasoftweb.com/alfaclock/
8th of May, 08-
this useful little program, though
still advertised on their web-site as free, has suddenly after many months of using it, started giving me pop-ups
saying: pay or it will be removed in thirty days...
USB disc ejector
X-drive, i-pod & other USB devices ejector, faster & simpler than Microsoft's built-in. USB ejector
Anti-SPAM
SPAM fighter that uses the so-called 'Bayesian' filter, available stand-alone or as an Outlook plug-in. Fight SPAM
Hassle-Free PDF Text Extraction in Your Browser
Not a program but a Site that offers the free service of extracting
text from those unalterable PDF files (unless you have Acrobat
Professional), just upload the file & download the text (you lose
the formatting). PDF text extraction
