Matthew Murphy's List: Free Software

Could this be the One Media Player to Rule Them All? I haven't messed around with Miro at all yet, but I've still got another eight or so hours before work and nothing to put off but sleeping...

www.nirmaltv.com/...ernet-tv-and-video-player-miro - Preview

software open-source miro video player on 2009-01-21

I feel like I'm seeing TrialPay EVERYWHERE lately! Anyhow, I highly recommend AdAware. The free version should suit most users.

www.downloadsquad.com/...anniversary-edition-of-adaware - Preview

lavasoft adaware malware adware spyware antirootkit on 2009-01-21

JkDefrag is a disk defragmenter and optimizer for Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/2008/X64. Completely automatic and very easy to use, fast, low overhead, with several optimization strategies, and can handle floppies, USB disks, memory sticks, and anything else that looks like a disk to Windows. Included are a Windows version, a commandline version (for scheduling by the task scheduler or for use from administrator scripts), a screensaver version, a DLL library (for use from programming languages), versions for Windows X64, and the complete sources.

www.kessels.com/JkDefrag - Preview

freeware defrag on 2009-01-11 and saved by 94 people

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Windows software freeware microsoft on 2009-01-09 and saved by 152 people

If you are planning to rebuild a ’slow’ computer by reinstalling Windows (XP or Vista) from scratch, here’s a pre-installation checklist + some time saving tips.

www.labnol.org/...6130 - Preview

reinstall howto xp windows on 2008-12-20 and saved by 80 people

HD Hacker is a portable software compatible with Windows NT, 2000, XP and Vista that can be used to backup and restore the Master Boot Record or any other sector the user specifies. It offers the option to select the drive by drive letter or physical drive.

www.ghacks.net - Preview

hacks backup on 2008-10-27 and saved by 157 people

Freeware Palm Software

www.freeware-palm-software.com - Preview

palm freeware on 2008-09-27

"You're at the coffee shop working on your computer, and you feel the need to get up and get a cup of joe... Your table is just out of sight of the counter, and you don't want to pick up your PC and take it with you...what to do?"

Honestly, I've been looking for something like this for ever. I hate leaving my laptop unattended, but I hate looking like an idiot bringing it up to the counter. And what if you've got to take a bio-break? You know what everyone in the room thinks when you bring your laptop into the bathroom with you...

thefreewarejunkie.com/...omputer-while-you-get-cup.html - Preview

freeware alarm beta laptop on 2008-09-27

Mozilla Labs announces the winners of their official Extend Firefox 3 Contest, and they're an impressive crop of new and updated extensions for your favorite browser.

lifehacker.com/...owns-best-firefox-3-extensions - Preview

addons extensions Firefox on 2008-08-22 and saved by 45 people

Good user discussion on audiobook sites.

forums.cnet.com/5208-7813_102-0.html - Preview

cnet audiobooks on 2008-08-17

Pages and pages of small freeware utilities for system-related tasks

www.nirsoft.net/index.html - Preview

freeware utilities windows software password on 2008-06-28 and saved by 171 people

"A kind of Wikipedia® for Freeware"

There are a lot of great freeware products out there. Many are as good as or better than their commercial alternatives. But with so many great free products how do you find the best?

That's what we do at this site: in each program class we select the "best of the best."

This is a community based site with over 60 volunteer editors. If you disagree with the editors' choices please add your suggestions for the benefit of others.

www.techsupportalert.com - Preview

software freeware on 2008-06-28 and saved by 451 people

This Lifehacker article is a great introduction to Linux app Wine 1.0. This app lets you run Windows software on a PC that's running a free open source Linux operating system. In other words, this is one less reason to pay for expensive and wasteful commercial software.

lifehacker.com/...ows-apps-in-linux-with-wine-10 - Preview

wine linux open-source on 2008-06-20 and saved by 21 people

I try to keep my laptop as light weight as I can by using portable, or USB-friendly, applications as much as possible. I've seen Firefox 3 Portable in action and I'm pretty impressed. I'm going to hold out a little longer before I start using it, just because I rely so much on my Firefox plugins. I want to give developers some time to update their plugins, which aren't guaranteed to work with FF3.

lifehacker.com/...ble-edition-ready-for-download - Preview

firefox mozilla rc3 portable on 2008-06-07

To be honest, I'll be dragged kicking and screaming into Windows Vista, but I realize that there are people out there who use (and enjoy) Vista. If you are one of those, this freeware tool from Microsoft might boost your productivity (or it might just boost your frustration instead.)

I'm used speech recognition software on my tablet PC's for years. If you're lucky enough to work in a quiet environment, it's awesome. This article by Adam Pash is great. He walks you through the software, complete with screencasts. Now, shouting at your Vista PC can actually be productive!

lifehacker.com/...ontrol-your-pc-with-your-voice - Preview

vista speech-recognition lifehacks on 2008-05-22 and saved by 22 people

freeware malware protection

portablefreeware.com/?id=464 - Preview

malware freeware on 2008-05-18

freeware ipod manager

portablefreeware.com/?id=1200 - Preview

freeware ipod audio on 2008-05-18