Share with us some cool freewares (totally free only)

[Gunde]

For anyone using desktop search you need to check this out if your drives are NTFS:
Everything Search Engine - it's lightweight and incredibly fast.

And the IMO best video player:
KMPlayer

[Talkin2Phil]

is there a good .mov to .mpg conversion program out there?

[mkdevo]

Originally Posted by Talkin2Phil

is there a good .mov to .mpg conversion program out there?

check out XviD4PSP. that's what i've been using per a recommendation over at the videohelp forums.

[twikoff]

Originally Posted by palebluedot

Here is a really cool program that if you have multiple PCs with multiple monitors you can share a single keyboard and mouse. The clipboards also work between the PCs. Basically you just install it on each PC and you set up client/server relationships between the PCs. When you move your mouse to the right off the edge of one PC it appears on the other one. Its great for me when I have my laptop running next to my desktop.

It's called Synergy

http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/

ive been using synergy for a couple months now.. and it definitly is one of the coolest opensource apps ive used.. it impresses the hell out of everyone i show it to.

in the past, Ive always relied on KVM switchboxes.. but you end up spending all your time on one of the machines and rarely going to the other.
I admin both windows and unix machines at work.. i normally have both windows and x86 solaris machines at work.. i work primarily off the windows box, even when dealing with my unix servers, even though its much easier to work on unix machines from my x86 solaris box..
the problem is that its a pain in the ass to switch back and forth all the time.. so instead i got use to using putty and xwindows..

but now that Ive switched to using synergy.. sooo much better

i have synergy hosted on my x86 solaris machine.. and run the client on my windows laptop.. 2 flatscreen monitors , bluetooth keyboard and mouse..
and its awesome that the 2 screens sit next to each other, both running from seperate machines..

it amazes my IT buddies when they see me drag the mouse off the edge of my solaris desktop and it jumps over to my windows box..
then they really think its cool to see me copy text from the windows box and paste it into a terminal window up and running on the solaris screen.

[mkdevo]

Synergy looks awesome. i know it's not listed, but any idea if it works with Vista?

I've used Stardock's Multiplicity before, but that had a price tag. Would love to install Synergy to go between my home and work computers (laptop next to desktop), but my home PC is running Vista.

[SpiderM]

Uazu.net has a brainwave entrainment program called sbagen that is open source and can even be used professionally. I have used it for years and love it. I probably would never have learned to meditate without it. You can use if for inducing sleep, and any number of brainwave states. It's simple, but not obvious for people who aren't too geeky. I tend to open a sample with notepad instead of sbagen and edit what's already
in there to suit the numbers I want. It has a readme file to tell you what brainwave states do what. Love it.
Md

[Vel]

Very nice thanks!

[innocentfreak]

I found this on another forum...
Active Hard Disk Monitor. It constantly monitors your harddrives for errors and heat issues.

[Dr Mabuse]

Songbird - Yes it's still developing, but it's coming along fast. It natively handles FLAC and OGG and WMA too(on windows).

VirtualDub - This is way useful for making animated GIF's, all sorts of video editing and stuff.

The Gimp - I love this program, it's all I use for photo editing, editing animated GIFs, etc.

[dick_grayson]

looking for a utility (free) that cleans up a pc (driver update/check, registry, disks...etc.)

also, have issues with some program that wants install disk (can't find it, though) and can't get rid of it running each startup.... something that will clean that up.

thanks.

[mikehunt]

good wallpaper app, especially if like me nvidia's nview stopped working right for dual monitors for you

http://www.binaryfortress.com/displayfusion/

[68ShelbyGT500KR]

I am in search of a freeware directory printer that will give me the filename, size of file, resolution and duration of a folder. Karens directory printer doesn't do the resoultion and duration. I am wanting to export to txt file then import to Excel. Is there a Windows XP command to do this action?

Thanks!

[dtcarson]

I'm not sure what resolution and duration are, but for my directory printing needs I use Treeprint
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1560656,00.asp

[68ShelbyGT500KR]

Originally Posted by dtcarson

I'm not sure what resolution and duration are, but for my directory printing needs I use Treeprint
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1560656,00.asp

There are some video files that I have and I need to know what each resolution (800x600 etc..) and duration (length of video file). I can get Windows Explorer to show those 2 additonal details but I need a freeware program to export it to notepad or Excel.

Just Tried Treeprt but it doesn't print those options in the report.
Thanks for the suggestion!

[greymatter]

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[wmansir]

I've just started using LastPass. It's like Roboform with a few key differences. First, it's primary function is password management, although it does have form fill features too. It has some great pwd management and syncing features that I haven't found elsewhere, which make it very easy to use.

There is some risk in letting a 3rd party control my pwds, even if they only keep an encrypted copy, but this company seems to be doing it right. IMO, the software makes it much easier to use unique, highly secure passwords on the various sites I use and compared to what I normally do it's more secure overall.

[Baron Of Hell]

A online pasword manager sounds crazy to me. I personally would recommend KeePass which can be run from a usb drive.

[Nifty03]

I'll plug the Adobe Reader alternative Foxit Reader. With the newest version you get thumbnail view and integration into Firefox (which is what I was waiting for). And at 3.5Meg it is 1/10 the size of Adobe.

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/download.php

[Baron Of Hell]

John’s Background Switcher - Best wallpaper changer I ever ran across.
http://www.johnsadventures.com/softw...roundswitcher/

Works with multiple monitors. Has a bunch of different mods. Can work with your files, directory, different web sites.

[mikehunt]

anyone know of something similar to StatBar that's updated for modern OSes and memory levels?
it doesn't work too well with more than 2GB of ram

[JuryDuty]

Originally Posted by mikehunt

anyone know of something similar to StatBar that's updated for modern OSes and memory levels?
it doesn't work too well with more than 2GB of ram

I use Speccy for very detailed information about my system. It's lightweight and free.

Then for ongoing graphs, I use the Windows Gadgets Wired Network Meter and All CPU Meter. Both are free at the Windows Gadgets Gallery (assuming you're using Vista or 7).

[movieking]

Given that AVG is not going to be free anymore after December, are there anymore good free antivirus programs out there? For now, I've installed AntiVir, which I've always heard good things about, but just curious to know if anything new has come out lately.

[shaun3000]

What are you talking about? http://free.avg.com/

[movieking]

I kept getting a message saying that it wouldn't be supported and it wouldn't be free anymore after December. I guess they were talking about an older version that I must have been using, although I've been using it for years and can't remember ever getting a message like that before for an upgrade.

[Nifty03]

Originally Posted by movieking

Given that AVG is not going to be free anymore after December, are there anymore good free antivirus programs out there? For now, I've installed AntiVir, which I've always heard good things about, but just curious to know if anything new has come out lately.

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/