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FLIGHTGEAR FLIGHT SIMULATORS
FlightGear is a free flight simulator project. It is being developed through the gracious contributions of source code and spare time by many talented people from around the globe. Among the many goals of this project are the quest to minimize short cuts and "do things right", the quest to learn and advance knowledge, and the quest to have better toys to play with.                         "
FOR SERIOUS FLIGHT SIMULATOR FANS.
 

STARTUPMONITOR
StartupMonitor is a small utility that runs transparently (it doesn't even use a tray icon) and notifies you when any program registers itself to run at system startup. It prevents those utterly useless tray applications from registering themselves behind your back, and it acts as a security tool against trojans like BackOrifice or Netbus.                         "

POPTRAY 3.0

When your e-mail client isn't running, a compact e-mail notifier can alert you to incoming messages and give you the chance to preview or delete each one. Among dozens of available mail notifiers, PopTray 3.0 (free) stands out as the most compact, customizable, and flexible, with built-in support for standard POP3 mailboxes and optional plug-in support for IMAP4 servers and for Hotmail.          "
 

CLEAN CENTER
CleanCenter is a user-friendly utility designed to free up disk space by deleting useless junk files. Each time you use your PC, unwanted files are created that take up increasingly more space on your hard drives. CleanCenter can find over 48 types of junk files with ease!                                     "

POWERBULLET
If you do not want to layout $200 for a copy of PowerPoint or $100 for an upgrade, here is a real high quality presentation program that is currently free.             "

OUTLOOK EXPRESS TWEAKER
Outlook Express Tweaker allows you to tweak and customize various Outlook Express settings. Among other things, you can define a custom Start Page, set a custom logo, disable the splash screen, block executable attachments, set a default path to save attachments and more. The program also provides an easy interface to manage the Blocked Sender list, and to re-enable hidden dialogs.                               "

 CD CHECK V3.0.1
Some CD-R manufacturers claim that CD-Rs can last 100 years if cared for properly, but before that theory is fully tested, why don't you periodically check to be sure your data is where it's supposed to be? This utility detects and recovers damaged files on CD-ROMs. You can discover which files on your CD are corrupted.                                                  "

 ANALOG X SUPERSHREDDER v1.01

Make sure sensitive material is really gone with this utility. Data you've deleted can remain on your hard drive indefinitely until something else overwrites the space it occupied.  This utility mangles files to destroy their data before it deletes them.                          "
 

BOOKMARKLETS BOOST WEB SURFING    
Most if not all Internet surfers use bookmarks—saved links to the sites you visit most often. But not everyone is familiar with bookmarklets. These are not plain HTML links; they're small bits of JavaScript code that you run from your browser, the same way you use bookmarks. These mini-utilities (also called favelets) search, translate, shut off music files that play when a page launches, list all the links on a page, and lots more.                              "
FREE eBOOKS
Microsoft is offering free eBooks when you download Microsoft Reader. Now through November, you can download free eBooks every week.                  "

EMERGENCY BOOT CD
EBCD is a bootable CD, intended for system recovery in the case of software or hardware faults. It is able to create backup copies of normally working system and restore system to saved state.         "


AVID FREE DV
Perfect for students, DV camera owners, video enthusiasts or anyone exploring video editing - Avid Free DV software is an easy, free way to join the Avid family and test-drive the industry-standard editing interface used by more professionals than any other video editing solution.              "


eFAX - FREE FAXING ANYWHERE
Receive faxes. Send Faxes. Anywhere you can access email.             "


CRYPTAINER LE
Cryptainer PE enables you to create a secure container on your PC, using powerful 448 bit strong encryption - without changing the way you work. The software creates new virtual drive letter(s), and all files that are added to this drive are encrypted on-the-fly.             "
 

TaxACT - FREE TAX SOFTWARE
Download the free TaxACT Standard software (for Windows 95/98/NT/ME/XP) directly to your hard drive and prepare your taxes on your personal computer.                       " 
 

PERSONAL TOUCH OF HANDWRITING FONTS
If you would like to use a handwriting font for your email, there are several different styles available here for free.          "


MEAZURE 2.0
This tool measures, magnifies, and captures anything you see on your screen. The new version 2 of "Meazure" puts these functions and lots more in one tool, and all but replaces the other programs that you may use. The software actually performs over a dozen separate functions.                 "
EDITOR'S NOTE: TAKES A LITTLE LEARNING, BUT IT' A GREAT MUTIPURPOSE GRAPHICS UTILITY.

 
SYSTEM SECURITY SUITE
System Security Suite (3S) is the program to remove internet tracks and junk files from your computer. It allows you to delete Cookies, clear Internet Explorer Cache, delete index.dat Files, clear Typed URLs, Windows Temp Folder and much more.                    "


FIND STUFF ON EBAY
AuctionSieve provides a convenient way to find bargains on eBay faster, than using the regular web interface. It allows you to quickly retrieve the results (with pictures) for a specified search term or category and filter through the auction results by using keywords to include or exclude.             "
MICROSOFT OFFICE DOWNLOADS  
If you use Microsoft Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and/or Word, you might like to check out the free downloads at The Office Experts.                    "
FREE OLD TIME RADIO  
If you are old enough to remember Kingfish's schemes to get rich often duping his brothers, particularly Andy, you will enjoy this site. Hundreds of old radio programs are available.                 "
 
AMERICANFLAGS.COM
 Their featured American flag measures  3 feet by 5 feet and is made of sturdy weather-resistant non-fading polyester. The stars and stripes are printed on the flag and there are two brass grommets on the flag's edge so that a pole or rope can be attached for easy display. This flag is suitable for display anywhere - indoors or outdoors!  S+H $5.99                    "
DISK INVESTIGATOR
Disk Investigator helps you to discover all that is hidden on your computer hard disk. The program can display the true drive contents by bypassing the operating system and directly reading the raw drive sectors. You can view and search raw directories, files, clusters, and system sectors and also verify the effectiveness of file and disk wiping programs. The directory mode allows you to browse the file system in a file structure, the raw mode displays a sector-by-sector view (for advanced users).       "
LIQUID MEDIA
Professional Presentation Software capable of stunning Multimedia Slideshows. Brandishing dynamic sound, 3D Animation and cinematic quality special effects, Liquid Media pushes the boundaries of traditional Presentation Software and will create more impact upon your audience.                 "
 

RESTORATION - FILE UNDELETE UTILITY
Have you ever emptied your recycle bin and wished you hadn't, or maybe you erased your digital camera card and wished you hadn't?  Check out Restoration.         "    


WEB PICTURE CREATOR
 Web Picture Creator allows you to create photo albums that can be published on the Web as thumbnail galleries. It offers customizable HTML output that you can edit to match your site design, and also save the design as a template, so it can be applied to other galleries.         "


FREE WORLD DIALUP
Jeff Pulver is a passionate, 40 year old, fast-talking crusader trying to sell a skeptical public on the future of Net telephony. His latest venture is a no-charge service called Free World Dialup       "
 

MICROSOFT SECURITY ANALYZER
As part of Microsoft's Strategic Technology Protection Program, and in response to direct customer need for a streamlined method of identifying common security misconfigurations, Microsoft has developed the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.   "      


TALKING ALARM CLOCK
Talking Alarm Clock can remind you of important dates and events by using a popup dialog, sound notification, or Microsoft Agent character animation. You can schedule one-time reminders or recurring events. The program runs in the system tray and offers an attractive and easy-to-use interface that allows you to add new alarms easily.    "

FREE TV OVER THE INTERNET
America Free TV, It was bound to happen. It's billed as "Internet television as it should be".  Want to be a beta tester?  Click here.         "

MAILINATOR  
Want a one time disposable email address?          "


10 FAST AND FREE SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS
Before you spend a dime on security, there are many precautions you can take that will protect you against the most common threats.    "   


OPEN OFFICE 1.1
OpenOffice is a free, open source alternative to MS Office with a Word- compatible word processor, a complete Excel-compatible spreadsheet program, and a PowerPoint-like presentation software and drawing program. It also allows you to save to a PDF file. In addition, it offers enhanced printing capabilities and options for direct connection with external e-mail software as well as form-letter management to send letters to addresses in a database.             "


ADOBE OFFERS FREE PHOTOSHOP ALBUM
Software maker Adobe Systems is set to release new editions Monday of its Photoshop Album software for digital photography, including a free stripped-down version.              "


POST-IT SOFTWARE NOTES - LITE
What happens when you cross a Post-it® Note with a computer? Post-it® Software Notes - the classic yellow note designed for your PC!  This digital version of the famous canary yellow® note is perfect for quick reminders on your computer desktop so you never miss a meeting, event or thought.           "


BELARC ADVISOR UPGRADED TO 6.0j
The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, including Microsoft Hotfixes, and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server.           "
 

AKGBACKUP
Powerful, Versatile Backup Applet. --- a complete, free backup applet, with some nice bells and whistles (including automatic on-the-fly data compression),                 "