Friday, December 23, 2005

Look At Freeware: Article One

Intorduction: Freeware is anything that is avalable for free over the Internet. It can have copyrights, but they must not be too restrictive. Note that freeware does not include abandonware or shareware. The software must be avalable to run on both Windows and Mac. If the develpers have plans, that is fine.

Part One (Click on the tiltle for a Wikipedia link)
Below: Firefox
Firefox: Firefox is one of the most widespread alternitive browsers, and is giving IE a run for it's money. Firefox has support for extensions and themes. Firefox 1.5 has already been reveiwed on this blog, so I do not need to go any further. Download Firefox.


MyVirturalHome
: My Vurtiral Home (MVA) is a freeware home desing software. It is completly free. Fetures of MVA include the ablity to add contents and to find out your home and contents insurance (coming in '06). MVA is free, but you neet to pay $5 Australian postage and handling. MVA is only avalable in Australia. You can get a copy of MVA in the Jan 2005 edition of APC and in an issue of Better Homes and Gardens. Go tho the My Vurtiral Home web site.

Media Player Classic: Media Player Classic is a compact media player. It can play most formats, incuding DVD's (without a decoder!) RealPlayer formats and WMA's. Download Media Player Classic

Right
: Videora Converter for iPod


Videora Converter(s)
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Videora is a software, like BitTorrent that lets you download videos from the Net and watch them. Videora is not free (a trial version is avalable) but they have relesed some converter software, so you can convert any videos from your hard drive. Videora converter is avalable for PSP and iPod Movie\Video\Generation 5. Download Videora Converter

Just BASIC: Just BASIC is a software that allows you to programme in the BASIC programming lanuage. It is free. JBASIC is easy to use and comes with a tutural. Download JustBASIC

Get ready for five more freeware programmes tommorow!

By: link_the_windwaker

Tommorow: Part Two of our look at freeware

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