FreeWare 04-04-08

Songbird v0.5 [13.46M] [Win2k/XP/Vista] Free
A media browser and Web player built from Firefox, VLC Player, and SQLite. Songbird is Open Source and supports user contributed, 
cross-platform extensions. Version 0.5 includes new device API with initial MTP device support add-on, improved shuffle algorithm, 
extensible Library Views, improved RSS playlists support, and other bug-fixes. This is technically a beta version, so make sure you back up your system 
(as you should do, anyway) before installing this!
http://www.songbirdnest.com/download

CodecInstaller v2.9.1SP [2.79M] [Win2k/XP/Vista] Free
Ever tried to watch a movie on your computer and you could only hear the sound but there was no video? Or only see the video but there was no sound? 
CodecInstaller is here to help you understand which codec you need and help you install it in minutes.
http://www.jockersoft.com/english/codecinstaller.php

Iconix eMail ID v3.54.1 [3.57M] [Win2k/XP/Vista] Free
Works with your current email service such as AOL mail, AIM mail, Yahoo! mail, Windows Live Hotmail, Gmail, Earthlink, Outlook Express 
(all on IE or Firefox). Iconix eMail ID double checks the source of a message to make sure it's not a spoof. It then uses a simple visual 
indicator in your inbox -- a gold lock with a checkmark to show that a message is real.
http://www.iconix.com/

doPDF v6 build 257 [1.36M] [Win2k/XP/Vista] Free
A PDF converter for both personal and commercial use. Using doPDF you can create searchable PDF files by selecting the Print command 
from virtually any application. With one click you can convert your Microsoft Excel, Word or PowerPoint documents or your emails 
and favorite Web sites to PDF files.
http://www.dopdf.com/

Hotspot Shield v1.03 [3M] [Win2k/XP/Vista] Free
Freeware that ensures anonymous and censor-free Internet usage. With Hotspot Shield you can even access blocked Web sites. 
For example: Skype is blocked in certain parts of the world. With Hotspot Shield, anyone can access Skype (and any other site they choose).
http://anchorfree.com/downloads/hotspot-shield/

ToneThis   Free
Is a desktop software allows you to create MP3 ringtones, truetones, realtones, cellphone wallpaper, 
and mobile video ringtones using your CD, MP3, WAV, iTunes, image (JPEG, GIF, BMP), and video (AVI, MPEG) collection. 
Version 3.5 allows you to send content from the Web to your phone - such as images on a Web page, or Flash video on a Web site.
[12.74M] [Win98/NT/2k/XP/Vista]

GetDiz v 4.0  Free
Many downloadable ZIP archives have DIZ (file_id.diz) and NFO files included within them. 
Sure, they're simple text files that can be viewed with Notepad, but GetDiz is a Windows Notepad 
is a great little utility for viewing and editing text files
File Size: 502k
OS: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows NT

StarOffice v 8  Free
Many dreams of a Microsoft-free world are squashed because it is so hard to find other programs that share standards. 
StarOffice is compatible with Office documents, and is cross-platform compatible with Solaris, Linux, and Windows operating systems. 
StarOffice includes word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications. You can open and view files created in Microsoft Word, 
PowerPoint, Excel, WordPerfect, and AmiPro Documents look the same in all three environments. 
Note that macros embedded in Microsoft documents are proprietary, and cannot be converted into StarOffice.
Version: 8
OS: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 9.x

AbiWord 2.6  Free

A lean yet full-featured word processor with OpenDocument support.
OS: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP

doPDF  v6b257  Free
This is a PDF converter for both personal and commercial use. Using doPDF you can create searchable PDF files 
by selecting the Print command from virtually any application. With one click you can convert your Microsoft Excel, 
Word or PowerPoint documents or your emails and favorite Web sites to PDF files.
[1.36M] [Win2k/XP/Vista] 

Hotspot Shield v1.03  Free
This freeware that ensures anonymous and censor-free Internet usage. With Hotspot Shield you can even access blocked Web sites.
For example: Skype is blocked in certain parts of the world. With Hotspot Shield, anyone can access Skype (and any other site they choose).
[3M] [Win2k/XP/Vista]

avast! Home Edition  Free
Why choose a high-priced subscription antivirus program that bogs down your PC while protecting it, when avast! can do it better?
avast! is one of the few free antivirus applications that does as good a job as any of the big boys.
avast! includes more than seven different kinds of shields, safe-surfing tools, and real-time virus protection for your OS, as well as Outlook.
avast! updates automatically and frequently and, avast! works with both Windows Vista and XP.
avast! gives you all this, in the free (Not for commercial use) version. More options are available in the Pro version.
avast! requires a simple on-line registration   during or after the 60 day trial period to continue uninterupted updates.
avast! has been my anti-virus program for the past 3 years.

Version: 4.8.1169
Price: Free
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista

mozy Free Safe Secure online back-up  
I use this every day to keep my important files safe.

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