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http://tux.neonix.org/information/applicat...ationindex.html

Thanks to Tux for compiling this list.

klipfolio http://www.serence.com/site.php?page=prod_klipfolio

neowin Klip http://www.klipfarm.com/farm.php?page=info&klip=123

Coolmon:

http://www.daisyman.arsware.org/coolinfo/

Desktop Weather and Neowin Post

http://www.desktopweather.<< spam >>/

Neowin button for IE toolbar:

http://www.btinternet.com/~bolton64.family...ges/NeoIcon.zip

Quicknotes:

http://lowdimension.net/download/?name=qui...uickNotes03.zip

True Luanch Bar:

http://www.tsoftcentral.com/tlb/

Rainlendar:

http://sivut.koti.soon.fi/rainy/

MAC (mpeg audio collection)

winamp

trillian (best msg app)

eDonkey (get your ass in gear, hehe, best p2p for big stuff)

Active Desktop Calendar

Quick Search Toolbar

beatNik (clock)

Ghrone (clock)

amiNews

EzPop (checks mail)

mirc:

http://www.mirc.com/

supercleaner:

http://www.southbaypc.com/

mailwasher:

http://www.mailwasher.net/download.php

reshacker:

http://rpi.net.au/~ajohnson/resourcehacker/

registry crawler:

http://www.4dev.com/regc/index.htm

editpad lite:

http://www.jgsoft.com/zips/EditPad.zip

barlaunch & T-launch

http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/kyagi/enu/

visualroute:

http://www.visualware.com/visualroute/index.html

acdsee:

http://www.acdsystems.com/English/index.htm

stuffit expander:

http://www.aladdinsys.com/downloads/

iconshop:

http://users.pandora.be/liontech/Download.htm

netcaptor:

http://www.netcaptor.com/

logonloader:

http://www.radfiles.com/logonloader/

WINBAR

www.winbar.nl

Power Menu

WinPulse

http://aka.com.ua/dev.htm

Chameleon Clock:

http://www.softshape.com/cham

Aversoft Sticker: (desktop note app)

http://www.aversoft.com/sticker/

Copernic 2001 - http://www.copernic.com

Netscape - http://home.netscape.com/computing/download

ICQ - http://www.icq.com/download

QuickTime - http://www.apple.com/quicktime

Editor Pro Suite

http://www.dcalcoda.com/

EDIT: Just checked site, it's now called "Write Source

Alkonost MaxFormat

http://user.nnov.cityline.ru/~a2200/maxfor...rmat/index.html

DVDcutter stream and mp3CDwav converter

http://www.jummpa.com

CDR-WIN

http://www.goldenhawk.com

FlashFXP

http://www.flashfxp.com

I find these little apps extremely helpful and they save A LOT of time and clicking PLUS they're free. I would strongly suggest getting the following nice little apps. I install them on every machine I have.

RjH Extensions - (freeware) simple utility that will add a number of useful functions to the context menu of Windows Explorer.

AIRoboform - (freeware)one-click web form filler and password manager with some serious Artificial Intelligence (AI) inside.

PathCopyEx - (freeware) A very simple shell extension that copies the text path of any file/folder in Explorer to the clipboard. Saves a bit of time on all those annoying Browse for Folder windows.

Panicware's Pop-up Stopper - (freeware) best pop-up stopper around.

I have a few others but those are the best I could think of off the top of my head. Take a look at Shell Extension City for more of these gems.

SmartFTP - http://www.smartftp.com

WinRAR - http://www.rarsoft.com

StyleXP - http://www.tgtsoft.com

Metapad

Best Text Editor (Notepad Style)

http://www.liquidninja.com/metapad/

CDex

Best CD -> MP3

http://www.cdex.n3.net/

Xteq X-Setup

Best Tweaker

http://www.xteq.com/products/xset/

PropertiesPlus

Change various setting of file in explorer

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/cool/kish/pplusmain.htm

StatupCPL

Edit all programs that start on boot

http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

DiskData

http://www.digallery.com/diskdata/

Glass2k(win2kXP only)

Transparent Windows

http://www.chime.tv/products/glass2k.shtml

PrcView

Good for win9x, gives more detail than task manager

http://www.xmlsp.com/pview/prcview.htm

United Devices

http://members.ud.com/home.htm

Distributed.net

Use your computer when not in use towards finding the RC5-64 key

http://www.distributed.net/download/clients.html

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Wizmo

Great app for advanced power savings

http://grc.com/wizmo/wizmo.htm

IDServe

Find out what webserver that site is running on

http://grc.com/id/idserve.htm

Netstat Live

Info about your net connection

http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/n...network/nsl.htm

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Zonealarm

Firewall (go for the free version)

http://www.zonelabs.com/

Tiny Personal Firewall Kerio Personal Firewall

Another Firewall, just more configurable

http://www.tinysoftware.com/home/tiny?s=91...&pg=tpf_summary

http://www.kerio.com/parser/mainpage.php?id=204&lg=1

Anti Virus Guard

Free Antivirus

http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.htm

AdAware

AdwareSpyware on your system, see if there is any?

http://www.lsfileserv.com/aaw.html

WinVNCTightVNC

Run your computer from anywhere over the net.

http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/winvnc.html http://www.tightvnc.com/

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Foxserv

Test your website from your PC, without uploading and then testing.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/foxserv/

Apache

Apache Webserver :)

http://www.apache.org/

GuildFTPd

Free FTP server

http://www.nitrolic.com/

D2G

Never have to remember and fiddle with changing IP addresses again, just an address.

http://dns2go.deerfield.com/

1st Page

Best HTML code editor ever.

http://evrsoft.com/1stpage/

Movable Type

Ever wanted a [we]blog?

http://www.movabletype.org/

Articons

http://www.aha-soft.com/

Microangelo

http://www.impactsoft.com/

?????????

http://excursion.cjb.net

quicktime player

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/[Statbaratbar

http://www.statbar.nl[Irfanviewnview

Image editor

http://www.irfanview.com[/Dremples les

Active Wallpaper

http://www.geisswerks.com/drempels/index.html

Quintessential Player

Real player and Realone player

ieSpell

Spell checker for text boxes in IE (such as forum posts here)

YourCPL

Add any executable app to control pannel such as WinXP TweakUI

Shell Toys

Tons of tools for Context Menu!

Context Edit

Add, remove Context Menu options.

FolderBox

Surf multiple folders in Explorer (also works in IE) great for using the built in Windows FTP functionality.

Cursor XP Free (Formerly CursorEX)

For win 2k/XP only, better mouse cursors can load animated gifs, png files..check out the site. (Formerly CursorEX)

ICQ Plus

Skin your ICQ

TCP/IP Optimizer

Optimize TCP/IP registry values

Registry Explorer

Registry Editor Shell extension integrates directly into Explorer

Windows XP PowerToys

They have returned! Be sure to uninstall previous ones first though.

Refresher for IE

Adds window refreshing capabilities to IE, works great especially for windows I generally leave open

Invision for mIRC 6.01 Beta 2.0

SpaceMonger (hard drive space visualizer):

Have a Command Prompt window inside Explorer!!!!

MP3-Info Extension

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LunaC

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freek

Faction

Geronimo

Keldyn

AaronXP

Webgraph

Xain

prasanth16

suprfli

Quizzical

prasanth

sonic

nicedreams

TheGiant78

DeathLace

Impulfusion

timdorr

karmakillernz

TheGiant78

me101

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PHP ;)

http://www.php.net/downloads.php

MS Bootvis

http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/platform/pe...oot/default.asp

Editplus

http://www.editplus.com/download.html

DVD Decrypter

http://fileforum.betanews.com/download.php...?fid=1011845169

PowerArchiver 2002

http://www.conexware.com/

Acqurl 6.1

very handy bookmark manager

http://www.acqurl.com/

FilZip - Compression proggy that supports plenty of file types and is free (without spyware too.. makes a change :) )

http://www.filzip.com

Zoom Player

http://www.inmatrix.com/

good wmp replacement

WinDVD Tweaker 3.3 Final

http://3dgamer.tripod.com/

gdivx

http://www.divxity.com/download.php

nplayer: http://nplayer.nortiq.com

a great player that plays many media types, divx, avi, dvds, cds, mp3s and comes with its own taskbar toolbar.

Domino: http://www.free2ware.com/

Domino Player is cool audio player capable of playing MP3,OGG,WAV files and audio CDs.

This player has all the functionality you expect to see in such a player, plus some advanced features as a playlist printing ,CD ripping, Mp3 encoding and mix transition between songs.

QuickChanger: http://www.enclave-i.com/quickchanger/index.html

Quick Changer is a program to help you switch your wallpaper faster. Wallpapers can be changed manually, radomly or sequentially on startup or at a specified time interval.

Shutdownpro: http://www.webattack.com/get/shutdownpro.shtml

I think their site is down. So you can downlaod it from here.

ShutDownPro is a small tool that is primarily designed to quickly shutdown, reboot and logoff your system. You can configure it to shut down or reboot your system by simply clicking the tray icon, or use several other options to further control the type of reboot. In addition, it comes with many additional features, that are all accessible from the tray icon. You can switch screen resolutions, empty the Temporary Internet Files , open/close CD-drives, favorite programs launcher, minimize/maximize or close all windows. Furthermore it provides quick access to info about system-resources, all currently running programs, session time, icon rebuilding and more.

Slickrun: http://www.bayden.com/

SlickRun is a 32-bit floating command line utility for ,that gives you almost instant access to any program on your computer. It allows you to create command aliases, so for example C:Program FilesOutlook Expressmsimn.exe becomes "Mail". You can also enter a web URL into SlickRun and it will launch your browser and navigate to the specified address. Slickrun uses a very small command window that is small enough to be placed anywhere on your screen, and can also auto-hide to the system tray. A very nice utility for powerusers.

PowerStrip

http://www.entechtaiwan.com/

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Ghost Cloud

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here are some for ya ;)

Neowin Forum Checker

-This will show the last 8 posts on the Neowin forum on your Desktop. To use, run the exe and wait a second for it to load. To access the menu, double click on the "Neowin Forum" text at the top. To view a Neowin post, double click on its title. Refresh Rates below five minutes are not allowed because this could slow Neowins server.

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Camoflauge

Camouflage allows you to hide files by scrambling them and then attaching them to the file of your choice. This camouflaged file then looks and behaves like a normal file, and can be stored, used or emailed without attracting attention.

For example, you could create a picture file that looks and behaves exactly like any other picture file but contains hidden encrypted files, or you could hide a file inside a Word document that would not attract attention if discovered. Such files can later be safely extracted.

For additional security you can password your camouflaged file. This password will be required when extracting the files within.

You can even camouflage files within camouflaged files. Camouflage was written for use with Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT and Windows 2000, and is simple to install and use.

Download here

-sMk

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Vitrite is a utility that allows you to manually adjust the level of transparency for almost any visible window.

http://download.com.com/3000-2347-9661147....tml?tag=lst-0-1

Process Explorer finds out what files, registry keys and other objects processes have open, which DLLs they have loaded, and more. This uniquely powerful utility will even show you who owns each process.

http://www.sysinternals.com/

SysShield File Shredder lets you permanently remove files and folders from your system easily without the possibility of data recovery. The tool is integrated with the Windows shell and you can directly start shredding by right-clicking on the selected folders/files and selecting "SysShield File Shredder" from the Windows explorer menu. The program allows you to choose between a quick two-pass or the standard seven-pass file wiping method.

http://www.sys-shield.com/

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Just what I was thinking, If I get time later in the day I'll knock it up into a news posting on the front page.

Most of these utilitiues I have tried and use from time to time, in actual fact I have on my PC an "MustInstall" dir, where I put really useful programs that I have found to be reall good.

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Here's 3 more great free one's:

Y'z ToolBar - Easily change the IE toolbar bmps.

Y'z Shadow - Add Mac-like shadows to windows, as well as transparency to menu's.

Winwall - A wallpaper changer with quite a few extras, including being able to offset the wallpaper to one side (instead of always centered), add visual effects, randomly change etc.

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I will add those apps pretty soon, when i redo all that good stuff , everything (hopefully) will be in php so you guys can submit the apps, and it will automatically entered on to the page. The reason why its still the same way is cuz of school, homework, and well.. i screwed up my computer last week, so im tryin to get it back to how it was before i lost everything on my hard drive :(

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here are a few sites with a lots of good, mostly free appz

1. http://shellcity.net

2. http://www.mediahorizon.net

for all those who have a bt8x8 tv cards

dscaler:: http://www.dscaler.org

BorgRadio:: http://www.borgtech.org

a few of my faves

Avantbrowser:: http://www.avantbrowser.com --->the best free tabbed browser based on IE

mass downloader:: http://metaproducts.com --->nothing beats this interms of of downloading speed

tcp/ip optimizer: http://www.speedguide.net better than drtcp

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Recommend Jargonary !!!

Jargonary is a dictionary for computer Jargons. It lets you look up Jargons in the definition database stored in your computer. The database contains explanations for more than 13000 computer Jargons.

Well, i'm still new in PC, so it really help me a lots !!

Check the site http://www.jargonary.com :woot:

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My new favorite spam mail fighter is Spam Pal. It's basically like mailwasher except i think it works better(got no crashes yet), smaller, and works invisibly(except for the goofy tray icon). Give it a shot, it works for basically all email programs for windows.

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Ok, I know everyone is stuck on there download managers like GetRight and all the other ones, but I have to vouche for DL Mage. It has all the features you want, and none of the ones you don't. Almost two years of exclusive use, I promise you that you will find this to be the best one out there. Learn to use the features it has, such as the FTP/HTTP explorer and mass link adder.

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some that i use that aren't yet listed.

sygate firewall.. http://www.sygate.com

tclock2: http://home.inreach.com/2tone/tclock2/tclock2.htm

replacer: http://www3.telus.net/_/replacer/

virtuawin: http://www.virtuawin.com/ (very cool virtual desktop, better than ms imho)

gspot: to identify codecs. http://www.headbands.com/gspot/

koolplaya: i like this wmp replacement! http://koolplaya.de/

tweakui

cacheman

iconphile to change icons.

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