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Utilities
There are, of course, thousands of utility programs of varying quality and price on the Internet
These, in our humble opinion, are the best and yet they are all Freeware too
Key: 
Runs
OK, 
Doesn’t
run, 
Probably yes, with
tweaks, 
Probably not, make take lots
of work
May
be too intensive for machines of this age
of O/S Product
discontinued or link changed
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XPHome |
XPPro |
Vista |
OS-X |
*NIX |
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Take control of programs, etc. |
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Manage start up programs |
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Newer start up manager |
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Add Date and time to the second to the clock |
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SNTP time synch |
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Windowed Secure Shell (SSH) |
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Windows FTP client (Open Source) |
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Windows FTP Client (free) |
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Windows FTP Client (Open Source) |
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Windows FTP Client (free) |
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Windows FTP Server |
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Ubiquitous compression program |
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Alternative compression program |
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Ubiquitous PDF reader (huge) |
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Fast PDF reader, even has Flash stick version |
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Fast PDF reader, great for older machines |
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Fast PDF reader, great for older machines |
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doPDF, generate PDF from anything |
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THE alternative browser to IE/OE |
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An alternative browser to IE/OE |
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Good for rapid patching of HTML. Replace MS rubbish search |
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Name Server batcher handy for attacks |
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Sorta OK add on for Windows |
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Shows Internet UL & DL rates |
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Monitor life of servers & log |
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Backup files from disk system(s) |
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Burst! For bittorrent |
Bittorrent client – genius stuff |
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RealVNC remote control |
Like pcAnywhere but better |
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Secure messaging not through AOL or MSN |
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PGP (GPG) secure Jabber client |
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Sorry, we just don’t trust this version of IM |
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Look for local 802.11 WiFi nodes |
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The best Text editor in the world! |
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Java based very good network tool |
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A good in-house network messenger |
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Jalbum (Java) |
THE way to do web photo albums & slideshows (use Java version, not the Windows one) |
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DIY Map (Flash) |
THE way to do maps |
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Keep your email client closed! |
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Keep your email client closed! |
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Keep your email client closed! |
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Keep your email client closed! |
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Keep your email lists under control |
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Only reliable backup for BIG files on Dells |
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Useful for backup scripts |
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Great CD/DVD burner |
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Simple reminders |
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GUI controller. Amazing! |
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UNIX commands for DOS |
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Berkeley commands for DOS |
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SMART HDD monitor program |
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Makes help files in various formats |
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Open those pesky winmail.dat files from Outlook |
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Fantastic flowchart designer and more |
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Capture the screen and email to somebody |
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DHTML fixed location Menus |
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DHTML moveable Menus |
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Speaks web pages out loud |
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Got a Dell notebook? You NEED this! |
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MAPPING |
MAP |
AERIAL/SATELLITE |
COMMENTS |
OTHER |
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Hit "Link to this Page" to get real co-ords |
Fast, intuitive interface |
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None |
Unusable co-ord system |
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None |
Complex URL |
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Hit WebAddress link to get real co-ords |
Fast, accurate |
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Terraserver (MS) |
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Lat/Lon readout is handy |
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Hit "Share/View Permlink" to get real co-ords |
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None |
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Slow, poorer imaging |
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VoIP |
PC TO PC |
PC TO ‘PHONE |
‘PHONE TO PC |
PLATFORMS |
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Free |
Windows/OS-X/[Linux] |
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Gizmo [SIP] |
Free |
Windows/OS-X/[Linux] |
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Ekiga [SIP] |
Free |
CallOut |
CallIn |
Windows/OS-X/[Linux] |
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Free |
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Windows |
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Free |
PhoneOut |
PhoneIn |
Windows |
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Free |
PhoneOut |
PhoneIn |
Windows |
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