Its been a while since I decided to post again. I'm still thinking of any topic to blog about. I'm starting to think blogging about my personal life is not so interesting to passer-by's from blogs that link to me, so I guess I should post something useful for a change...
This is a list of 10 Must-Have Freewares for XP Users to start off my Top 10's project:
10. Avira AntiVir - forget about AVG guys, it sucks big time on detecting a lot of new viruses nowadays. Have you had the "somazina@gmail.com" virus lately? Avira has most of the features paid programs have at much much lesser bulk in your memory. On top of that, it scans lightning fast!
Avira Website
9. Mozilla Thunderbird - especially for Gmail users, this saves you all the time logging into your cutely skinned Gmail accounts from a browser. It is a great e-mail client, also light, fast, and very flexible with the use of extensions.
Mozilla Thunderbird Website
8. CCleaner - probably the best PC maintenance utility on the planet, and its also free! Cleans everything in your XP machine: temporary files from browsers, third-party applications, and more importantly - it optimizes your registry for better performance.
CCleaner Website
7. Chikka Text Messenger - (applicable in some countries only) lets you send free SMS in your country. Saves you that hard-earned money you spend paying for text messaging your friends and loved-ones!
Chikka Website
6. Winamp - for the music junkies out there, this would certainly be your hub. The most I like about Winamp is its skins! It plays a lot of music and video formats, and also very extensible through its plug-ins.
Winamp Website
5. µTorrent - the lightest of the bit torrent applications around. Only around 270 Kb, best for those moments when you need paid software, LOL!
µTorrent Website
4. CDBurnerXP - so you lost your Ahead Nero Express installation disk? Download CDBurnerXP for free and have all the features, minus the CD cover creator. Now includes Blu-ray and HD-DVD burning.
CDBurnerXP Website
3. Vista Inspirat Ultimate 2 Pack - you're fed up of the old blue/green colors of your XP machine. You dreamed of having that slick Vista desktop, but read a lot of negative reviews about it. Why not give your XP computer the face of Vista, for free of course! Vista Inspirat Pack is your makeover tool, Vista look on a XP machine. The best part is, it doesn't do harm on your computer (on my experience) like what WindowsX Transformation Pack does.
Vista Inspirat Website
2. OpenOffice.org - MS Office-like application, but free. Has the applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and most MS Office files are compatible with OpenOffice.org.
OpenOffice.org Website
1. Mozilla Firefox - it is your APV on the Information Superhighway. Standtards-compliant, robust, developed by thousands of contributors, and has numerous add-ons available. Turn it into anything you want it to be: FTP client, Social Bookmarker, Automated Link Clicker, Porn Video Downloader, Chat Application, Timer, Word Processor, etc... You might even forget it is a web browser.
Mozilla Firefox Website
You don't have to pay for the best software, you just have to be resourceful in finding a free software that fits your needs. Hope this has been a help to all you Internet-wanderers. Stay tuned for more Top 10's here on my blog. Now, go fetch!
Oh, I'm excited by the Vista Inspirat. Thanks for the link.
ReplyDeletethanks a lot! the info here is very helpful.
ReplyDeletethanks to the people who appreciate the info! I'll be putting up more like this in the future. :D
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