Figured I'd try and do something marginally useful for the community and compile a list of useful programs, which might be helpful for people instead of having to post topics all the time. If you've got one to add, copy and paste the template below. Once the thread dies I'll collate all the info and stick it up on my website or maybe one of the admins could archive it.

Name:
Size (MB):
Description:
OS:
Cost:


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GRAPHICS/IMAGE EDITING

Name: Blender
Size (MB): 3.3
Description: 3d modelling program with a animation and raytracing capabilities
OS: Windows, Linux, Mac, FreeBSD
Cost: nil

Name: Wings3D
Size (MB): 2.1
Description: 3d modelling program, no animation capabilities
OS: Windows, Linux, Mac
Cost: nil

Name: Milkshape 3D
Size (MB): 5.7
Description: 3d modelling program with animation support for many game model formats.
OS: Windows
Cost: 30 days free, then $25 (US) to register and reactivate saving functions.

Name: GIMP
Size (MB): 12.1
Description: Graphics program similar to photoshop.
OS: Windows, Linux, Mac
Cost: nil

Name: Terragen
Size (MB): 2.81
Description: Create photorealistic terrains
OS: Windows, Mac
Cost: nil for non-commercial use, $79 (US) for commercial use and removal of image size restriction.

Name: POV-RAY
Size (MB): 8
Description: Create raytraced scenes using text language
OS: Windows, Linux, Mac
Cost: nil

CD-RIPPING, MUSIC FILE CONVERSION

Name: dBpowerAMP
Size (MB): 1.4
Description: Rip CDs, convert music files to various formats
OS: Windows, Linux (via Wine)
Cost: nil

VIDEO EDITING

Name: Virtual Dub
Size (MB): 0.665
Description: Video editing program
OS: Windows
Cost: nil

AUDIO RELATED

Name: Goldwave
Size (MB): 1.59
Description: Digital audio editor
OS: Windows
Cost: $40 (US)

SPYWARE REMOVAL

Name: Adaware
Size (MB): 1.61
Description: Removes spyware, works best in conjunction with Spybot.
OS: Windows
Cost: nil

Name: Spybot
Size (MB): 3.5
Description: Removes spyware, works best in conjunction with Adaware.
OS: Windows
Cost: nil


DOWNLOAD ACCELERATORS/MANAGERS

Name: Net transport
Size (MB): 1.4
Description: Download accelerator (100% spyware free!)
OS: Windows
Cost: nil

SYSTEM TOOLS

Name: jv16 Power tools
Size (MB): 1.5
Description: Registry cleaner, back up, temporary file removal
OS: Windows
Cost: 30 days free, then $29.95 (US)

MISC

Name: Wink
Size (MB): 1.5
Description: Create flash tutorials for computer programs
OS: Windows
Cost: nil

edit: damn tags! why do they hate me so?

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Name: Belarc Advisor. ( http://www.belarc.com/ )
Size: 594Kb
Description: builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, including Microsoft Hotfixes, and displays the results in your Web browser.
OS: Any Windows interface. Unsure of Linux compatibility.
Cost: Free.

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Name: IrfanView
Size (MB): ~800KB
Description: image viewer/converter and more
OS: win32
Cost: freeware

Name: foobar2000
Size: 0,7-2,1MB
Description: advanced audioplayer/winamp alternative
OS: win32
Cost: freeware

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"Music is the universal language and the
dialect we speak in is Hip Hop!" - King Solomon

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Name: Atmosphere Lite
Description: Listen to nature sounds while you sleep. Even has a built-in alarm clock. There are tons of various sound presets.
OS: Windows
Cost: Free

Name: LeechGet
Description: The ultimate download utility.
OS: Windows
Cost: Free

Name: DCOMbobulator
Description: To verify the effectiveness of Microsoft's DCOM patch, and to shut down DCOM completely.
OS: Windows
Cost: Free

Name: FreeRIP
Description: Simple to use ripping program that does everything that the average user needs.
OS: Windows
Cost: Free

Name: Gaim
Description: Alternative to AIM. Works great and the plugins are very nice.
OS: Windows and Linux
Cost: Free

Name: Ace Utilities
Description: Tools like Registry Cleaner, Disk Cleaner, Duplicate File Finder, Internet History Eraser, Startup Manager, etc.
OS: Windows
Cost: Free

Name: ZoneAlarm
Description: A great firewall (software) that enables you to control what comes in and goes out.
OS: Windows
Cost: Free

Name: Qtracker
Description: A great alternative to Gamespy that supports JK and MotS.
OS: Windows
Cost: Free

Name: TweakUI
Description: This program gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows XP default user interface, including mouse settings, Explorer settings, taskbar settings, and more.
OS: Windows
Cost: Free

Name: Mozilla Thunderbird
Description: Great e-mail client.
OS: Windows/Linux/Mac
Cost: Free

Name: Mozilla Firefox
Description: Easily the best browser.
OS: Windows/Linux/Mac
Cost: Free

I could go on and on, but I'm sick of typing and using bookmarks. Maybe I'll post more later...

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Name: GTKradiant
Size: Depends on what game packs you download
Description: A useful, reliable, editor for JO, JA, Elite Force, Return to Castle Wolf. and other PC games.
OS: Designed for Windows, Linux and Mac
Cost: $0

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Name: Crimson editor
Size (MB): 1.1
Description: HTML, /C++, Perl, Java, Matlab and LaTeX source editor.
OS: Windows
Cost: nil

Name: Pop-up stopper free edition
Size (MB): 0.45
Description: Free pop-up stopper
OS: Windows
Cost: nil

Name: Videomach
Size (MB): 1.4
Description: Video editing program, support for AVI, MPEG, FLIC and HAV construction
OS: Windows
Cost: nil

Name: RAM Idle
Size (MB): 1.01 MB
Description: keeps track of free memory and processor usage. lets you free up any amount of memory you want at a given time and will also do so automatically if you want
OS: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
Cost: free, though there is a pro version for $13.95

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Truth is in the eye of the beholder.
Forum Rules

this is a great thread idea, post away people!

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Truth is in the eye of the beholder.
Forum Rules

www.analogx.com

There are many very useful free utilities on that website.

MaxMem <3

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Do you have stairs in your house?

That's right.

Name: Opera
Size: 3.2MB
Description: Easily the best browser
OS: Windows/Linux
Cost: Free (with a small, almost unnoticable banner in the corner)

Name: Objectdock
Size: 4.67MB
Description: A snazzy looking program bar
OS: Windows XP/2000
Cost: Free

Name: Flashget
Size: 1.73MB
Description: A pretty good download accelerator, i've gotten constant speeds in excess of 400KB/s with it.
OS:Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server
Cost: Free

All i've got for now

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-Outlaw Star
"Some people play tennis. I erode the human soul"
-Tycho, Penny Arcade
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-DX:IW
A Knight's Tail
Exile: A Tale of Light in Dark
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Hijack This + CW Shredder
Size: 157 Kb
Description: Hijack helps you see what, among other things, is running on your computer. Not everything it sees is spyware, but it's great at finding hidden crap. CW helps remove fragments of the henious Cool Web Search spyware...
OS: Windows
Cost: Free

Ack, forgot bit torrent...

Bit Torrent
Size: 11.1 Kb
Description: Download and send files with this little program. Works like edonkey, and has many places that you can download stuff with it.
OS: Windows/Mac/Linux/T1-83 calculator... well, not really.
Cost: Free

This thread owns...

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http://www.4guys-1dragoon.cjb.net -No porn. We promise*

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mIRC
come and talk to us in #massassi



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LONG LIVE DREAMCAST!!!

Yo Run, what is your website so we can bloody access them afterwards?

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http://www.4guys-1dragoon.cjb.net -No porn. We promise*

Name: Linux
Size (MB): variable
Description: sexy
Arch: x86, PPC, Sparc, AMD64, Alpha
Cost: $0

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I check my e-mail.

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Name: Trillian
Size (MB): 2.47 (Basic)
Description: An all-in-one chat program, does AIM, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, and IRC.
OS: Windows
Cost: None for Basic, $25 for Pro

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Our very existence is at stake

I stole one of your ideas.

Name: JED
Size (MB): nearly 700 kb
Description: A level editor for Jedi Knight / Mysteries of the Sith
OS: Windows
Cost: $0

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<landfish> FastGamerr > Satan

Name: Windows.
Size: One CD.
Description: Better than Linux.
OS: It is one.
Cost: More than a Linux user could ever afford.


Seriously Mystic, this is a Useful PROGRAMS thread, not a place for your pro-penguin propaganda.

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Hey kids, let's avoid the Windows-Linux flame war.

Name: OpenOffice.org
Size: Varies per OS. 63-75MB.
Description: Fairly fully-featured open source office suite.
OS: Linux, Windows, Solaris
Cost: $0

Pushing the line of 'programs' but..
Name:Knoppix
Description: Bootable Linux LiveCD
OS: Linux
Cost: $0

I've used Knoppix so many times to save various computers when Windows messes something up. It comes in handy more often than I thought it would.

I haven't put them up yet , rest assured that as soon as I put it up I'll let people know. Also I'll e-mail on of the admins once the thread has run its course and see if I can get it archived. I'll try and get it something up on my website in the next 3 or 4 days and post the link in this thread.

Unfortunately I haven't started making it yet as I found out right after I posted the thread that I had do some fill-in teaching and I've had bugger all time to do anything else since then (15 hours of teaching in 20 hours, I've still got one more 3 hour class to do tonight). I was working until about 10pm last night and will still be here at 10pm tonight.

Darn its $20.00 fee.

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Run Away!!

Alliteration? Sounds like a good slogan... *writes down*

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I check my e-mail.

Name: Open Office
Size: 64 MB
Description: Open source office suite. Very efficent.
OS: Linux, Windows
Cost: $0

Name: Mozilla Firefox
Size: 6.2 MB
Description: Best Open Source Browser
OS: Linux, Windows, Mac
Cost: $0

Name: Mozilla Thunderbird
Size: 7.9 MB
Description: Best Open Source Email Client
OS: Linux, Windows, Mac
Cost: $0

Name: SciTE
Size: >100k
Description: All purpose text pad. Works with 25+ languages.
OS: Linux, Windows, Mac
Cost: $0

name: Wonderful Icon
Size: >100k
Description: All purpose wonder utility
OS: Windows
Cost: $0

Name: IrfanView
Size: 350k Plugins Extra
Description: Lightweight image viewer
OS: Windows
Cost: $0

Name: Flash Toolset
Size: 1.2mb
Description: Useful for decompiling .fla files.
OS: Windows, Linux?
Cost: 1.0 is $0; 2.0 costs money

Name: TinyResMeter
Size: Too small to mention
Description: Small lightweight system monitor
OS: Windows, Mac?
Cost: $0

Name: KeyNote
Size: 5mb
Description: Notebook tool for neat organization freaks like me.
OS: Windows
Cost: $0

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Proud Member of the Co-op


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Outpost Firewall
Very good firewall.
For Windows only.
Features:
Network Activity.
Open ports
Active Content filtering
Ad filtering (by size and name)
Attachments filter
Attack Detection
Content filtering
DNS Cache

Think Zone Alarm, but much better.

Cost: Free and then there is a 30 dollar version I think.

AIDA32

The website has gone down. Can anyone find it?
Its a really good system information program. Ive got a copy if someone wants to host it.

BTW: http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=jv16

That is version 1.3 of JV16, the free one.
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B'tduz: A popular dwarfish game which consists of standing a few feet apart and throwing large rocks at one another's head.

"Yes, it's a bloody flying alligator setting fire to my city!" - His Grace His Excellency the Duke of Ankh, Commander Sir Samuel Vimes.

Morituri Nolumus Mori

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it's only legal if you pay

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