<div dir="ltr">Pick any commercial software and you'll probably find legal, free alternatives at <div><br></div><div>- <a href="http://alternativeto.net">alternativeto.net</a>.<div>- <a href="http://ninite.com">ninite.com</a> - free, easy downloads of the latest versions of alternative software with no spyware or toolbars.<br></div><div><div>- <a href="http://sourceforge.net">sourceforge.net</a> - a great place to start searching for open-source alternatives<br></div><div><br></div><div>My favourites (most are available from <a href="http://ninite.com">ninite.com</a>) are :</div><div><br></div><div>- <b>VLC media player</b> - you'd be mad to use anything else. Mad, I tell you! Uninstall Windows Media Player NOW!</div><div>- <b>XnView</b> - a nice image viewer/batch editor (like <b>Irfanview </b>but I cheer for the underdog)</div><div>- <b>Greenshot</b> - gives lovely power over screenshots for user documentation</div><div>- <b>PDF creator</b> - whew. No more Adobe bloatware!</div><div>- <b>qBittorrent</b> - finally, an end to the horror that uTorrent became after version 3.00.</div><div>- <b>FileZilla</b> - fantastic free FTP</div><div>- <b>Notepad ++ </b>to replace Notepad. Let's face it: a dead cat could replace Notepad.</div><div>- <b>ImgBurn</b> - burn CD/DVD/Blu-ray disks as files or ISO images</div><div>- <b>TightVNC</b> - remotely control or monitor a computer (e.g. media server, torrent box, kid's computer) on your home network. No KVM switch box or duplicate monitor / keyboard / mouse / physical presence are needed.</div><div>- <b>Teracopy</b> - superbly replaces the standard Windows copy service. Smart, fast, lets you stack up batches of jobs.</div><div>- <b>Revo uninstaller - </b>finds the little messy files that Windows uninstall leaves lying around.</div><div>- <b>Classic Start</b> - returns the START button to Windows 8. I'd die without it. Tiles? Grrrr!</div><div>- <b>Microsoft Security Essentials</b> - I abjure commercial antivirus. This has never failed me.<br></div><div>- <b>Freecommander</b> - dare I say, the best file manager on the planet? If it can't do what you want, you want something <i>really</i> stupid.</div><div><br></div><div>Other folk might have different favourites.</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Like <span style="font-size:12.7272720336914px">a fluffy warm pillow pressed over your face, love is soft and playful - at the start.</span></i></div><div><br></div><div>Mark Kelly</div><div>mark AT vceit DOT com</div><div><a href="http://vceit.com" target="_blank">http://vceit.com</a></div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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