Shareware/Freeware gems

[Digitaldemon]

Ok I noted Ifranview is not here...

IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista.

[Jack Rabbit]

I know Ifranview is very popular and lots of people like it but I have tried it several times and I just can not wrap my head around the UI. Here is another free alternative:

Free graphic and photo viewer - XnView - GRAPHIC VIEWER

[Boldeagle]

Okay for just about anything you ever wanted to know about your system info, hardware etc, I have been using this for years:

|MG| EVEREST Free Edition 2.20

CPU-z can provide info on your CPU and RAM specs:

|MG| CPU-Z 1.46

Ever wondered what all the processors running are, well this app extends the task manager significantly and allows right click "googling" of any background process:

|MG| Process Explorer 11.20

Most have heard off and used memtest86+ but here is a Windows based memory tester:

MemTest: RAM reliability tester for Windows

A temp/volt monitoring app that generates min/avg/max for any bench runs:

|MG| HWMonitor 1.1.0

[Dwayne]

I didn't notice any backup software! You are a brave lot of OC'ers out there

AceBackup: The free Backup Software

Works very well. I have not tried any scheduling with it but I set up a back up and then run it manual and it does an incremental of new files only.

Recommended!

[sswilson]

Originally Posted by Dwayne

I didn't notice any backup software! You are a brave lot of OC'ers out there

AceBackup: The free Backup Software

Works very well. I have not tried any scheduling with it but I set up a back up and then run it manual and it does an incremental of new files only.

Recommended!

Heh....

Not brave, I just don't leave anything on my computer I can't afford to lose. Only takes a couple of hours to reload everything if required. :)

[Supergrover]

Originally Posted by sswilson

Heh....

Not brave, I just don't leave anything on my computer I can't afford to lose. Only takes a couple of hours to reload everything if required. :)

Same, I use multiple drives for storage now, the wifes backs-up useing Nero thru the network to a storage drive.
Plus I format about 4 times a year so whats the point, I want clean installs.

[Shadowed]

Originally Posted by Supergrover

Same, I use multiple drives for storage now, the wifes backs-up useing Nero thru the network to a storage drive.
Plus I format about 4 times a year so whats the point, I want clean installs.

My hard drive is soooo big, it starts beeping when it backs up...

[KnSKranky]

Here's another I didn't see posted here.
Avast! Antivirus Home Edition(free), fully functional with 6 resident scanners. I've been using it for years and prefer it over AVG.
FREE avast! antivirus 4.x Home Edition, anti-spyware & anti-rootkit for Windows You do have to renew your license every 14 months but its still free.

[sswilson]

It's been years (maybe even a decade) since I used Arachnophila for coding HTML, and I haven't tried this version, but it was a decent freeware app back in the day so it deserves a mention......

* Arachnophilia

For those who've used it in the past, apparently it's now a java app, so it will work across all platforms.

[sswilson]

Been a while since I needed to use it, but if you've got a friend/relative who either insists on purchasing a big-box build, or just has an itchy "accept" mouse button PC Decrapifier can come in quite handy......

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