Great Windows Freeware:

Picasa- a free software download from Google that helps you: Locate and organize all the photos on your computer, Edit and add effects to your photos with a few simple clicks and Share your photos with others through email, prints, and on the web: I really love this program...It's easy to search for photos by keywords you have set up and it’s fast (one of the fastest I have tried and believe me, I have tried many!).
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Easy PDF - allows you to create PDF documents using a Word-style interface. You can apply all standard word processing options like text formatting, tables, images (BMP format), and more, and then convert it to
PDF format in a single click. Also, it can make multiple pagesThis version is freeand allows for basic formatting.
Another great PDF program is Primo PDF -you simply install Primo and when you go to print something you choose primo printer instead of your regular Epson, HP or Canon Printer, for example. It's great when you are out of ink and need to save something, like a receipt from online.
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Evernote freeware- With EverNote 1.5 you can easily capture, store and quickly access typed and handwritten memos, webpage excerpts, emails, phone messages, addresses, passwords, brainstorms, sketches, documents and more! With EverNote, you can create notes in multiple formats, including text, Web, email, handwriting, image clips and custom templates. You don’t need to save your notes manually - EverNote saves them for you automatically. Awesome program!
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Gadwin Print Screen- create a screenshot suitable for saving or printing. Have the screen print out instantly, copy the capture to the clipboard, save it to a specific folder, or even send it through e-mail. You can perform full screen captures, or only capture a specific area of a window. Awesome preview capture before you save feature!! Great Program!!
There are also six different image formats to choose from, and each one can be resized.
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FastCode - did you ever get a MIME attatched to your email but can't decode it to see it?
well this little utility will either decode a mime or take a pic, etc and code it into a mime. Simple and Easy!
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Eclipse Crossword Creator-You won’t find a free crossword creator anywhere that does everything that EclipseCrossword does. EclipseCrossword is an application to create crossword puzzles-fast. Print the crossword when you are finished, or save it as a web page to post on the Internet. EclipseCrossword is easy to use, and it takes only minutes to create a beautiful crossword.
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-Now called EditPad lite, it is a replacement for the standard Windows NotePad. EditPad lite can open as many files at a time as you want. You change between the open files by clicking on their tabs. No hassle with heaps of overlapping windows. Free! (also the regular windows notepad has a limit on big files to open...Edit pad can open big files with lots of text!)
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MP3 Trim- is a simple and easy to use MP3 editor. Its main advantage is that it works directly in the MP3 format without having to decode/re-encode, so it is very fast and doesn't degrade the music quality.
mp3Trim can trim the parts that you want to discard.
mp3Trim can adjust the volume - either manually or automatically (normalization) - for example, to amplify those pesky MP3s that sound too low.
mp3Trim can fade-in/out (to fix abrupt beginning/ending).
mp3Trim can clean up your MP3s and recover wasted disk space.
mp3Trim is free - no evaluation period or time limit....The site also has a freeware Wave Trimmer to clean up your wave files.
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PostCast Server- Don't want to send lots of emails such as Newsletters , etc from your private email address?? ...then use this free program... PostCast Server is a free server program that enables you to send messages directly from your computer. When you install it, it turns your computer into outgoing mail server. This is a perfect solution for sending newsletters, distributing messages to different mailing lists, sending notifications to your customers, as well as for sending individual messages. You can use it instead of the SMTP server of your Internet Service Provider.
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IZArc- the ultimate freeware archive Zip and Unzip utility supporting many archive formats...I actually think it is better than WinZip (you have to pay for WinZip anyways so who wants that?!). IZArc can also be configured to run your preferred Anti-Virus scanner when you open any archives.

Great Mac Freeware & Shareware:

TinkerTool- TinkerTool is an application that gives you access to additional preference settings Apple has built into Mac OS X. Very Popular among Mac users.
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xPad- the ultimate notepad, TextEdit and Stickies all in one replacement for Apple's OS X. With a simple, easy-to-use interface and powerful multi-document features. xPad automatically saves your work, so you never have to worry about manually saving what you're working on or accidentally closing something without saving—and losing all your info... Documents can be sorted by name, date or category. Now you can efficiently manage limitless documents with color coding that provides a constant reminder of your organizational scheme. Free
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Mac The Ripper - a free DVD ripper (extractor) for Mac OS X. It can extract commercial DVD movies to your hard drive, minus all the copy protections and region controls put in place by DVD publishers. You can then use various tools to burn the movie back to DVD-R for use in DVD players, or convert the movie to different formats for playback with a variety of devices. MacTheRipper is intended to backup DVDs you have legally purchased for personal use. Any copyright-infringing activity you choose to perpetrate using this application is illegal, immoral, and beyond our control.
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Zipeg -allows you to quickly and easily open and explore content of archives, preview files and images before you extract them. Extract only the files you want. Cool. Also, Zipeg is very fast. It can open and extract hundreds of megabytes of archived data in mere seconds. Note: there is also a Windows version of this on their site. Free
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Journler- a daily notebook and entry based information manager. It offers a place to store your thoughts and ideas while connecting them with media of any kind. Supports blog entries, also. Free
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Measuring Cup- Very easy to use Free recipe management software that allows user defined categories and sub-categories which are searchable. Also, has photo support (which I prefer to see a pic of a recipe if one is had.)
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CheckBook - First off, I have to let you know this is Shareware, but low costing (under $20)...I have bought many shareware programs and use them and like them a lot. Ok, I have also downloaded many free and trial finance programs for the Mac (we use MS Money for Windows) and this one is the best and simplest with a great price! I was going to get Quicken 2007 for Mac, but I ready many of the same bad reviews from users of Quicken which steered me in Checkbook's direction. This is a personal finance manager that excels at the basics but keeps things simple. Lets you import .qif files, also. Very fast starting and using and also has password protection. I must mention I like it's icon when displayed on the Dock area. :)

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Chax - A free utility software that lets you customize iChat. Adds dock notification capabilities and Tabbed chats which is cool and many more tweaks.

Massachusetts Database of info for Geneaology

BandwidthPlace-Test your online connection speed!

RhymeZone-need to find rhymes for a particular word, or a synonym, antonym, definition, etc...Great site for this!!

False Emails!!- tired of getting e-mails that are just rumors, hoaxes and plain untrue!! They get passed around way too much and should stop now!! If you get one, look up the subject matter on this site and send the facts to the person who originally sent it to you. Let 'em know they are being gullible. A complete A to Z list of most current popular internet bull!

Great Credit/Debt information for any consumer! Take charge and fight back with valuable free information.

Complete Phobia list!!! Kewl! What are you afraid of ?

Microsoft Office Template Gallery-Great site for free templates for all your letter writing needs.

Looking for recipes? Try Allrecipes.com (this site has ratings/reviews of all the recipes by people who tried them which is very helpful!!) ....also try this great recipe finder site.

If you like unusual news or funny ideas and wonder where people get such great emails and links to send you, one of the places they might have got this fun stuff from is Reddit.com.