Best Freeware

[Trotter]

For those who use Firefox and love smileys...

Smiley Xtra is a new extension. It adds a smiley button to the right of the search box. When you click it, it opens a side bar that has hundreds of smileys divided into catagories.

Here's a few of 'em...

In Christ,
Trotter

 

[NaasPreacher (C4K)]

Too cool -

 

[Pete]

Paperless Printer® is a universal document exchange utility. You can use Paperless Printer to publish virtually any document in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Microsoft Word Format (DOC), Microsoft Excel Format (XLS), JPEG or BMP, preserving the exact look and content of the original document, complete with fonts and graphics.

....Paperless Printer can convert almost any application data to PDF, HTML, DOC, Excel, JPEG or BMP including those created with drawing, page-layout, or image-editing programs. Using the application's Print command, you can create files directly from Microsoft Office applications, database applications, word processing applications or common authoring applications.

Dunno about you, but I've been after a program that can do this for ages

 

[standingfirminChrist]

I use a neat program called PrintFolders. PrintFolders allows me to print a text file of any of my folders. Great for insurance purposes.

Say, for instance I print file of my 800 songs, and a bitmap showing all my cd's. I then put these paper documents in my fireproof safe. If anything happens, I have proof of ownership of what I am claiming.

Also have file showing programs owned, installed, HD's, Sound Cards, Video Cards, etc.

No questions asked

 

[Don]

Originally posted by C4K:
How about a freeware to record from outside devices (cassete players, etc) to the hard drive? Anybody know of such?

Saw where you wrote that back in August, and someone responded to you back then. If you catch this, try Audacity.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

 

[DeadMan]

Originally posted by DeadMan:
www.opera.com ... My favorite browser. Although I may tinker with this Avant browser!

www.openoffice.org ... I use it exclusively. I love it!

I have to ammend my statement. With IE7 (soon to be released in BETA) addressing the issues I had with it, so I've reverted back to IE6 in anticipation of its release.

 

[Singing Cop]

Primo PDF is completely free and makes pdf files from any application that prints!

I Love this program!

http://www.primopdf.com/

 

[NaasPreacher (C4K)]

WOW!!!!!!

Thanks - MUCH easier to use than Acrobat Distiller!!! and FREE with no ads!!

 

[Lee2BC]

Wow! There are some neat free programs here, thanks to everyone who contributed. I especially needed the call tree thank you very much

Maybe I can contribute some of my favorites that I didn't see listed.

Atomic Clock

Desktop Weather

 

[Pete]

Extracting DVD Audio

I recorded video of a project of mum's at old Church a few weeks ago and put it on to DVD for her. Then deciding to make mp3s from the songs to send to friends really gave me some fun

To save you a hour or thousand of searching and fiddling here is the free solution I surfed across.

Although the disc wasn't encrypted, DVD Decrypter seemed to be the best tool for extracting the audio to start with. It would demux the audio to one AC3 file on computer.

HeadAC3he converts the AC3 file to MP3.

Last but not least Mega MP3 Splitter does what it says Makes manageable size MP3s out of a 100something MB original

Oh, a couple of gig Athlon chip and a gig of RAM might come in handy too if going to play around with something like that....But that part isn't free

 

[Pete]

Just what I was looking for for my mate

Mom's Calendar 3.5.5: This program provides a simple printable calendar that is great for keeping track of events. Print it out blank and fill it in later or add a few short notes before you print. You can also export your calendar to HTML.

http://www.luckymesoftware.com/

They even have versions for the 5% people....

 

[mnw]

Someone recently posted on Audacity. It is a very powerful program. It can even transpose and has a all list of abilities. I would highly recommend it. You do have to separately download the MP3 encoder, but it is easy and only has to be done once.

Regarding pdf files. www.pdf995.com is very good. Its additonal and free programs give a lot of flexibility around security.

 

[Trotter]

Here's a site I came across that I thought ought to posted here.

It has a listing of a bunch of open source (free) programs for Windows.

http://www.opensourcewindows.org/

And there's one for you Mac lover(s) out there, too.

http://www.opensourcemac.org/

In Christ,
Trotter

 

[laterunner]

Just trawled through all 16 pages & found at least 10 to check out. Must give avant a go from all your recomendations.


Thank you all from the U.K.

 

[baptistteacher]

Originally posted by Pete:

Mom's Calendar 3.5.5: This program provides a simple printable calendar that is great for keeping track of events. Print it out blank and fill it in later or add a few short notes before you print. You can also export your calendar to HTML.

http://www.luckymesoftware.com/

They even have versions for the 5% people.... [Laugh]

I guess the "5% people" refers to us who are blessed to use a Mac?

 

[Pete]

baptistteacher, you got it

 

[Bob Farnaby]

So you're saying Mac doesn't tithe???

 

[Pete]

Bob, I dunno, Mac might tithe....but what's 10% of 5%?

 

[mnw]

I'd be interested in seeing what people are using for web design. Here is what I currently use:

HTML Kit - http://www.htmlkit.com/
Smart FTP - http://www.smartftp.com/
Web Album Generator - http://www.ornj.net/webalbum/

The album program I would highly recommend for its functionality and simplicity. Here is an example - http://www.faithbaptist.co.uk/albums/Redecorated/index.html

For audio files I am using Audacity which others have already mentioned.

The menus and buttons I use a program I paid for (a rare thing), Xara Menu Maker. Though the version I have is 3 years old.

Any recommendations for web design?

 

[Pete]

Originally posted by Pete:
Extracting DVD Audio

......Although the disc wasn't encrypted, DVD Decrypter seemed to be the best tool for extracting the audio to start with. It would demux the audio to one AC3 file on computer......

The link I gave in above post no longer works, however the program is still available HERE . The company that now owns it (Macrovision) think it's more a curse than a blessing and are getting it removed from all over the place. So if you think you'll ever need it getting it quick might be an idea...even if you don't think you'll need it download it and save on a floppy (setup program is only 878 kb) just in case