ACDSee
http://acdsystems.com/
What we consider the most useful image management/viewing program for
PC's. Double click on a picture file opens the picture up full screen.
Double clicking on the picture thumbnails the whole folder. From the
thumbnail view, images can be dragged and dropped into other programs,
like Photoshop. Our most used program. The Classic version is the one I
use. |
Acrobat Reader http://www.adobe.com
Free reader of pdf files. The format almost every instruction
manual is available in when downloaded or supplied on the program
manufacturers CD. |
AtomTime
http://www.atomtime.com/
Use it to check your computer's clock and adjust it to match Greenwich
mean time or local time. |
AZZ CardFile
http://www2.omnitel.net/zdramys/azzcardfile
The idea of AZZ Cardfile is simple paper cardfile or rolodex: pile of
empty cards. No any fields. You have empty "paper" sheet when you start
new card. Very intuitive. |
CookiePal http://www.kburra.com/
Small shareware program that enables control of cookies. Cookies
are information that websites leave on your computer when browsing. They
are able to identify you on return visits. Important to take from web
site you purchase or download from. |
End It All 2
http://www.pcmag.com/
Small free program that shuts down all the programs running in the
background. Useful to run prior to burning a CD or running ScanDisk |
Eudora http://www.eudora.com/
Latest version of the premiere e-mail program. Now can be used
for free with all the features that the pro version has but with minimal
advertising. Enables checking of multiple e-mail accounts. Check your web
site e-mail and your ISP's e-mail simultaneously. |
FinePrint http://www.fineprint.com/
Prints multiple pages on a single piece of paper or can print as a
booklet. |
Google
http://www.google.com
The number one, most accurate, search engine. |
IconLock
ZDNet
Enables you to lock the icons on your desktop so they won't move
when double clicking on them. Useful if you're constantly loosing icons
because you push them into other folders or hide them under each other. |
IrfanView
http://irfanview.com/
Free image viewing program similar to ACDSee |
KeyText http://www.mjmsoft.com/
Automate typing and other repetitive tasks. I use it for dropping
in user name and passwords into their respective boxes. |
MusicMatch http://www.musicmatch.com/
MP3 player and ripper (converts music CD's to MP3 files). MP3's
are almost CD quality song files that play on your computer. |
Netscape http://home.netscape.com/computing/download/
A better place to download all Netscape versions
http://sillydog.org/narchive/
The number two browser (used to be number one until Microsoft gave away
Internet Explorer to try to put Netscape out of business). More
intuitive and easier to use than Internet Explorer. |
NewsRover http://www.newsrover.com
News group reading program. Contains a built in MP3 search
engine. |
Norton AntiVirus
http://www.symantec.com/
Buy it. Use it. Update the definitions weekly. What more can I say. I have
mine set to update the virus definitions without asking. And to
automatically delete or quarantine infected attachments that come in my
e-mail. Practice safe computing. Don't open any attachments, even from
people you know. |
Opera http://opera.com
Third most popular browser. Fast and streamlined. Loads pages and
images faster then the other browsers. Good alternative to Internet
Explorer and Netscape. |
Pixie http://www.nattyware.com/
Great little program that gives you the HTML or RGB color value of
anything under the mouse pointer. |
PhotoRescue
http://bermangraphics.com/coolpix/recover.htm
Great program for rescuing images from a trashed memory
card. If you can see the thumbnails, paying the $29 for the full program
lets you save the full size images. |
PowerMarks
http://www.kaylon.com/power.html
The bookmark management program I've been searching for. Works with
Internet Explorer, Netscape and Opera. My bookmark folder now has 6,000 entries and I
can find anything within seconds. |
Printers Apprentice http://www.loseyourmind.com
Manage the fonts on your PC. View a line of text in every different font
to compare. |
PrintFolder http://no-nonsense-software.com/
Prints out a list of files contained in any folder in Windows
Explorer as a right click option. |
PrintKey http://www.geocities.com/~gigaman/
Use the PrintScreen button (on any PC's keyboard) to capture the
contents of your screen or crop and save as a image file. |
QuickTime http://www.apple.com/quicktime/
Free program that plays QuickTime movies and works as a plugin to
Netscape and Internet Explorer. |
SnagIt
http://www.techsmith.com/
A very versatile screen capture program |
Startup Cop
PC Magazine
Control what programs load when the operating system loads. Disable the
programs that aren't necessary and improve your system resources
lowering your chances of computer crashes. |
TClock.exe
http://www.rcis.co.za/dale/tclockex/index.htm
Neat little replacement for the clock (bottom right hand corner of your
monitor). Also can monitor system resources without draining them like
Windows resource monitor does. Has a monthly calendar as a right click
option that gives you the choice to start the week on Monday. |
WinAmp http://www.winamp.com/
Another MP3 player. |
WinDates http://www.rockinsoftware.com/
Provides an interactive calendar, event list, alarms, network support,
printing, and many customization options including international date,
time and calendar formats. |
WinZip http://www.winzip.com/
A must for every Windows computer. Opens those files you
download from the internet.
Please make sure you have an antivirus program such as Norton's
AntiVirus installed and update the virus definitions on a
regular basis. |
World Merge http://www.world-merge.com/
Allows you to quickly and easily generate large numbers of personalized
e-mail messages using your "internet-ready" database of
recipients and a "template" e-mail message. This is the
program that we use to contact our web site customers by e-mail. |
Zone Alarm http://www.zonelabs.com
Free program that creates a personal firewall for Cable Modem
and DSL users (always live internet connection). Protects your PC from
unsavory internet activity. Can disable your internet connection after a
specified period of inactivity. |
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