Our Software Page
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TR installs a virtual sound drive that captures sound generated by other computer programs and saves them back as WAV files. You can record from any source, such as audio files or music from your favorite game. It also records from CD, microphone, or other input lines. It even includes a built-in scheduler for future recordings and playbacks." See next listing for review of Total Recorder.
TOTAL RECORDER REVIEW and FAST DOWNLOAD Read the review on TR here and also choose to download the free trial version or convert to registered version. I found it well worth the price.
TOP THEMES Some great Desktop Themes here, cartoons, animals and nature, music and artists, T.V. and movies, over 900 to download.
ATLANTIS NOVA Atlantis Nova is a freeware word processor and I find it very good. A small download, easy to use.
POWER DEFRAG This is a wonderful program, especially for those of us who are newbies and having problems de-fragging. There is a free version on this site, Power DeFrag Lite, and a more powerful version, Power Defrag Pro, which also has Power Scandisk support.
NO ADS NoAds detects when Internet popup advertisements appear, and quickly closes them. A popup ad is an ad that appears in a new web browser window, and requires you to manually close that window. NoAds is fully configurable, allowing you to specify which ads you want to be destroyed automatically. It fully supports most popular web browsers, including Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, and America Online. The program is very easy to use, and stays running in the System Tray (next to the time) for quick access. Go to the Download Page to get this free program.
AUTO SIZER This tiny, free program, AutoSizer, has changed my life for the better. To quote from the site, "AutoSizer automatically resizes any window you specify. For instance, some web browsers open up in a non-maximized window. Using AutoSizer, you can set those windows to automatically maximize every time they’re opened. It works with almost any program, including web browsers, Notepad, etc. AutoSizer stays running in the system tray (next to the time), so it stays out of your way while it works. Go to the Download Page for the program.
EDIT PAD EditPad is a replacement for the standard Windows NotePad. Postcardware, which means if you want to keep it, send the program creator a postcard. It is worth more than that; a very useful replacement for the conventional NotePad.
CLOUDEIGHT STATIONERY Email can be fun! I love these email enhancers! To quote from the site, "We currently offer over 1500 stationery designs. Our stationery, Screen savers, Active Screens , QuickNotes , and , Acpressions ™ are free . Stationery designs are listed by collection in the Stationery Library to the right. They're all self-installing files so you need not worry about zip files or where to install them. We have help pages for all of our software. All our stuff is free!"
PRESTON'S PICK-EMAIL SOFTWARE Preston Gralla gives a review of software helpful for email, and downloads are available from this site as well.Some useful programs are Spam Eater Pro, Outlook Express Mail Manager, Power Filter for AOL, and many more.
ZDNET-MAC SOFTWARE LIBRARY Titled McDOWNLOAD.COM, the description is apt! Plenty of Mac Software here, in a number of categories.
DLL STAR "To quote from the site, "If your Windows applications and programs are missing the correct dynamic link library files ( otherwise known as DLL files or .dll ) you've probably been faced with either a reinstallation of you software or a non working application. DLL Star contains links to the most commonly needed DLL files in zipped file format. Most users will simply have to unzip the DLL they are missing into their default Windows/System directory to restore program functions. We've also added a few good utility disks and drivers to assist you. "
NETSCAPE - ARCHIVED PRODUCTS Download older versions of Netscape. Versions 4.7x, Versions 4.6x, Versions 4.5x, Versions 4.0x, Versions 3.0x, Versions 2.0x available.
BOOKMARK CONVERTER To quote from the site, "The ultimate program for converting your bookmarks between the Netscape and Internet Explorer formats. "
FIX WINDOWS.COM The Windows Troubleshooting site. Diagnostic solution guide, tips and tricks, downloads, support,drivers, shareware.
BROTHER'S KEEPER 6.0 New version of popular Brother's Keeper genealogy program. Download from the site and also check out the list of new features. I have had BK for almost two years and highly recommend this new version.
MACINTOSH RESOURCES Cyndi's List page of genealogy software resources for Macintosh users.
WEBSHOTS This is an absolute favourite of mine, used every day. To quote from the site, "The Webshots Desktop software is the #1 photo wallpaper and screen saver on the Net. Put beautiful images on your PC or Mac and get a new photo every day - free!"
I use Webshots as a free screensaver to display my own digital photographs. You can download photos of your choice from Webshots, however as I have heaps of my own photos, it is an excellent way to display them. One can organise photos into collections, and choose which collection to display as a screensaver. For example, today it is English Scenery, last night we had Flowers. Tomorrow it might be Genealogy Photos. Webshots is great fun!
PICTURE TRAY This is an answer to prayer if you are a Newbie who wants to re-size graphics and photos. To quote from the site, "What is PictureTray? PictureTray is a freeware tool for resizing and rotating pictures quickly and simply. You choose how you want your pictures resized, then drag your picture files into the "In" tray. A resized copy of each picture is made and put in the "Out" tray. You then drag the pictures from the Out tray into another program (like Eudora, Outlook, or FrontPage)."
MICROSOFT OFFICE CONVERTERS & VIEWERS To quote from the site, "With the help of these converters and viewers from Microsoft Office Update, you can share your Microsoft Office files with people who have versions of Office applications different than your own, or even with people who don't have Office at all. Converters enable you to open files created by people using different versions of your Office programs. Find the appropriate converter for the version of the Office program on your computer. Viewers allow people who don't have Office programs see your work. Simply provide them with the appropriate viewer along with your files."
e PROMPTER To quote from the site, "Free Email Retrieval and Notification Program ePrompter™ is a free email retrieval and notification utility that automatically checks up to eight password protected email accounts for AOL, AltaVista, email.com, GO, Hotmail, Lycos, Mail.com, Netscape, POP3, Rediffmail, Switchboard, USA, Yahoo, ZDNetOneBox and hundreds of other email domains - all at the same time. ePrompter™ features a rotating tray icon, and a choice of four unique screensavers that let you know at a glance the number of new messages in each account, which you can easily read and/or delete online or offline with the click of an icon."
DOWNLOADING MADE CLEAR This a wonderful site for those of us who are Newbies and diffident about downloading software. There are simple explanations about downloading and helpful diagrams, showing step-by-step instructions. I wish I had access to this site when I was a first-time downloader!
602Pro PC Suite Want a free Office Suite? I have this one downloaded already and it is really good. To quote from the site, "Seamless compatibility with Microsoft Office is a must today. 602Pro PC SUITE 2000 is composed of three components: 602Text (word processor), 602Tab (spreadsheet) and 602Photo (graphic editor). 602Text is a powerful word processor compatible with Microsoft Word (.DOC 9x/2000) and many other document file types. 602Tab is a Microsoft Excel (.XLS 9x/2000) compatible spreadsheet with over 150 available functions. 602Photo is a graphics editor designed for digital camera and scanner image editing with support for over 15 graphic formats."
For a review of the 602Pro software:
602Pro REVIEW This review was done by PC Improvements and as well as reviewing the software, explains the features in simple terms.
NETSCAPE - ARCHIVED PRODUCTS Download older versions of Netscape. Versions 4.7x, Versions 4.6x, Versions 4.5x, Versions 4.0x, Versions 3.0x, Versions 2.0x available.
BOOKMARK CONVERTER To quote from the site, "The ultimate program for converting your bookmarks between the Netscape and Internet Explorer formats. "
MACINTOSH RESOURCES Cyndi's List page of genealogy software resources for Macintosh users.
MACINTOSH SOFTWARE UPDATES There are a number of software downloads available here, for those with Mac computers.
EXPRESS ASSIST 2000 This is a useful program for those with Outlook Express. It handles Data Backup, Restores and Synchronizes files for Outlook Express.
LEGACY FAMILY TREE GENEALOGY SOFTWARE Good news! Legacy 3.0 is now available as a free download. Check out the site for feature comparisons with other genealogy programs. See next entry for Dick Eastman's review on Legacy.
DICK EASTMAN REVIEW ON LEGACY 3.0 Dick Eastman gives a review of Legacy 3.0 after testing the program. By the way,he quotes the US price of Legacy 3.0; the article was published before version 3.0 became available as a free download.
DIGIPICS This is a brilliant little picture organizer which I use almost every day. It is wonderful for re-naming or deleting your pictures. Have you ever been sent a whole batch of photos, with obscure names like MV3104F and then months later wondered what they were? This little gem lets you re-name pics with sensible names like Tom-with-greenhat.jpg so you can easily recognise them, and re-name them in an easy process. Check out the site for other capabilities. There's a free version on the site and another to purchase.
DYNAMIC FAMILY TREE COMPILER This is an interesting free program, which displays a fully graphical, interactive family tree on a web browser. There is an example on site to try, before downloading.
FREEWARE HOME This site is brilliant! Lots of wonderful freeware programs...do check it out...
DOWNLOADING AND UNZIPPING This page also gives a very good explanation of zip files and how to manage them.
COMPLETELY FREE SOFTWARE This site takes a little while to open but is well worth the wait.
GOULD BOOKS Check out Gould 's site: they are based in Adelaide and as well as being a huge bookstore they are software suppliers..go to Computer Software on their site to read detailed reviews of software that they stock. They take orders on-line and you will probably receive an email from them the same day.
GENEALOGY SOFTWARE Cora Num's list of Genealogy Software: there are download sites as well for some of the programs.
DOWNLOAD PAGE FOR STAROFFICE 5.2 To quote from the site, "It [StarOffice 5.2] has a fully integrated set of powerful applications which provide word processing, spreadsheet, graphic design, presentations, database access, HTML editor, mail/news reader, event planner, and formula editor. StarOffice features a very familiar and intuitive user interface which allows experienced Microsoft Office users to be productive immediately. In addition, StarOffice includes excellent document filters that provide seamless and easy interoperability with Microsoft Office and other legacy office products." Get your download of StarOffice 5.2 here. StarOffice is a free program. It is a large download so I use GoZilla [see below] to help manage the download, which can be resumed each time you log-on to the internet should you desire to do so.
GO!ZILLA Recover from download errors and resume failed downloads, manage and categorize files to download later and get those files from the most responsive site with Go!Zilla.
VOICE E-MAIL 4.0 To quote from the web site, "VoiceE-Mail 4.0 is the revolutionary new "add-on" program for Windows that uses the power of HUMAN SPEECH to create 'AUDIO E-MAIL' messages by simply TALKING!" Downloading is available from the site.
ALADDIN EXPANDER Received a file with a .zip extension? Here is one of the most useful free software items I have ever downloaded. As a newbie, zip files were a mystery to me....I tried two or three other "un-zippers" and didn't really understand how to operate them but Aladdin Expander has been really easy to use.
You may need a program that will compress your files, as well as unzip them...here is another free program, aptly named FreeZip. Download it from this site below.....
The SITE for FREEZIP Version 2.3 is now available....
NET NAK To quote from the site "NetNak is a small system-tray utility that graphically displays the data transfer rate of your modem. You see real-time graphs and text for both sent and received data. If you wish, you can set the display to dock to the top or bottom of your screen. You can also set it to display only when an active connection is detected, and to autohide -- much like the Windows taskbar. NetNak provides a separate display that shows online time, as well as accumululated connection statistics. This ad-sponsored software is very easy to use, and -- better yet -- it's free".
FREE SOFTWARE Lots of free software downloads here, including genealogy programs and other interesting items.
THE DRIVER ZONE The place to find Device Drivers.
MP3 FOR FREE CNet's download and review site for four free MP3 players.
GIBSON RESEARCH CORPORATION Steve Gibson's site where he asks "Can anyone crawl into your computer while you're connected to the Internet? You may be VERY surprised to find out! " Test your computer's security using the SHIELDS UP! program which is free on-line at this site. My new computer failed just about every test so I was most interested in the following site:
ZONE ALARM 2.6 To quote from the site, Zone Alarm 2.6 offers "Essential protection for DSL and Cable modem users. Combining the safety of a dynamic firewall with total control over applications' Internet use, ZoneAlarm gives rock-solid protection against thieves and vandals. ZoneAlarm makes ironclad Internet security easy-to-use". Zone Alarm 2.0 is a free download.
I'm a newbie and I found it very easy to install. When I went back to Steve Gibson's site and re-ran the test my computer was very secure in every area.
GIF WORKS! What Is GIFWorks? To quote from the site, "It's an online GIF image editor. This unique tool is completely on-line -- nothing to download or install."
LVIEW PRO What is LView Pro? To quote from the site, "This Image Editor has all the necessary tools for image creation, capture, enhancement, and edition. Some of its features are: support for pressure sensitive tablets, unlimited number of undo/redo operations, advanced painting and drawing operations, photographic enhancement functions, etc."
IRFANVIEW To quote from the site "IrfanView is a very fast freeware (for non-commercial use) 32-Bit graphic viewer for Windoze95/98 and Windows NT.Features: Thumbnails, Preview, Drag & Drop Support, fast Directory View (fast moving through directory), Print Support, Scan (TWAIN) Support, Slideshow, Batch conversion, change the color depth, audio CD player, Capturing, Cut/Crop, Effects (Blur, Sharpen etc.) and many many more ... " free download from this site.
GRAPHICS SOFTWARE Here you will find reviews of GRAPHICS SOFTWARE, on the About Com site. There are also links for Desktop Publishing, Cartooning, Animation and Graphic Design, among others.
GREAT OWL SOFTWARE Here is an Icon Collector and an Icon Collector Graphics Editor.
COOL ARCHIVE Free Fonts, Icons, Clip Art, Animations, Bullets, Backgrounds, Bars, Sounds, Button Maker, just to mention a few....
SYMANTEC WORLDWIDE More anti-virus advice and help, on the Norton.Com page, with on-line support.
INOCULATE IT Anti Virus for your PC. An excellent page by Computer Associates, once again with on-line support and downloads.
FREE STUFF CENTER-SOFTWARE PAGE Lots of free software links here....
EDIT PAD To quote from the site, "EditPad is a replacement for the standard Windows NotePad. EditPad requires Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0 or later to run. No additional DLLs or whatever are required." This software is careware, which means if you want to keep it permanently, send the creator of the program a postcard.
NONAGS Freeware and Shareware site with heaps of software!
BIBLE PLUS Like to read the Bible but find the print small or difficult to read? I downloaded a free Bible and find it much easier to read on the computer screen. This one has a search engine as well so you can look up verses or find keywords, etc.
THE FREE SOFTWARE STORE A site for freeware, shareware and trialware you can download.
PARLOC
UK Parish Locator program. Download this freeware program
for Windows95/98 or NT. It enables you to locate any one of nearly 15,000 UK
parishes & Irish Counties. Use this program to calculate the distance
between parishes and also find the neighbouring parishes.
The parishes
listed were those in existence during the period from the mid 1500s to about
1837 when civil registration started.
SMARTDRAW To quote from the site, "SmartDraw is the Internet's most popular shareware program for business and home drawing. Use it to create all sorts of diagrams including ancestral family trees and org-charts, pedigree charts, timelines, calendars and much more! " There is a 30 day trial version available for download.
REAL.COM This is a great site...downloads that enable you to record your CDs to your hard drive; Audio and Video player, etc. RealPlayer8 Plus and RealJukeBox 8 are for purchase but if you scroll down further there are free downloads for the regular versions.
CYNDI'S LIST: SOFTWARE & COMPUTERS Cyndi's list of genealogy software, including articles and reviews.
DRIVER GUIDE COM The information on the site says, "The Driver Guide was created to make finding driver updates a whole lot easier. With the help of thousands of our members, we have compiled a database of drivers and resources that is by far the most comprehensive on the Web."
WIN FILES.COM A service of CNET, there are a number of helpful links here, including Windows Shareware, Windows Drivers, Tips & Tricks, Bugs and Fixes, Tech Help and Software Reviews.
EZITREE Family History Computer Software by Rex Toomey.
GENIUS FAMILY TREE To quote from the site, " Genius Family Tree - easy-to-use Family Tree record keeping software."
MAKE YOUR OWN SCREENSAVER Trial download. shareware. I have used one of these for a year and put my family history photos up on it, plus beautiful scenery from the areas where they lived.
QUALCOMM's EUDORA 5.1 Free download of a really good email program. Eudora is what I use to send voice-mail in my email messages.Download from this address. For those wondering if they can have Eudora installed as well as Outlook Express, for example, the answer is "yes".
ZDNET FREE DOWNLOADS This site is rich in free downloads and software reviews.
PHOTO CRUNCH To quote snippets from the site, " Photo Crunch enables you to reduce the file size of JPEG or BMP images.. Ideal for the internet, Photo Crunch will reduce download time considerably. It’s easy to use and even allows you to crop images."
REGCLEAN To quote from the site, " RegClean is a fairly small application that will save a lot of start-up time. It clears the Windows 95 Registry safely and effectively. With the Registry cleaned out, you'll have a shorter wait whenever you boot the system".
CLEAN DISK To quote from the site, "Quickly remove space-wasting junk from your hard disk with this file management utility. It scans for temporary files, program setup files, log files, automatically created backups, and Internet cache files, and then displays them so you can decide what files to delete."
FREESAVER.COM To quote from the site, "Dating from 1996 this site now has over 1000 Windows screen savers available either alphabetically or grouped in categories by subject/style. Also a separate list exists for the Mac-owners."
SCREENCRAFT Free screensavers and desktop themes, plus links to other good things.
HOT SCREENSAVERS ZDNet's site for Screensaver of the Day, plus a long list of other hot screensavers.
HEAR ME for ICQ To quote from the site, "HearMe for ICQ instantly turns your ICQ into a "virtual home" where friends can pop in for a quick word. " Requirements include a sound card, microphone, Win95 or later, and a P-133 or greater.
WEB ACCESSORIES To quote from the site, "Web Accessories are a powerful way to add new features and functionality to Internet Explorer 5. If you’re a developer, check out the Web Accessories reference."
TELSTRA EASYMAIL Do you want to be able to send email and also subscribe to various lists without the expense of the internet? Here's good news for those in Australia. If you have A PC running Win'95 or '98 (with a 486 processor or faster), VGA monitor, A mouse and keyboard, 9.6Kbps modem or faster, 16MB RAM minimum memory, 30MB minimum of spare hard disk space, A CD-ROM drive , an active phone line: then Telstra easymail could be a great solution for you. Multiple Messages - Send up to ten different messages for the cost of a local call. Each of the ten messages can be sent to twenty different addresses, making grand total of two hundred messages. You will also receive any new email messages at the same time, all for the cost of a local call. Receive - A point and click process of receiving e-mails sent from anywhere in the world. Up to 250KB of messages can be received in one connection..
DFT2.COM Dynamic Family Tree Compiler ...Displays fully graphical, interactive family tree on a web browser.
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE Check out the latest information at About.Com, where downloads are also available.
CNET.COM: VIRUS ATTACK! More help and advice on the Love Bug virus and also Microsoft Outlook Express Attachment security updates.
ICQ.COM: NEW VERSION There is a new version of ICQ out....ICQ 2001a. Download from the ICQ site.
OPEN DIRECTORY: SOFTWARE According to the site, there are 34,670 links listed....that is a lot of software from which to choose!
MY CORKBOARD Here's some fun! To quote from the site, "It's a FREE Interactive PC Screen Saver.... Personalize your PC with the award-winning MyCorkboard screen saver! Pick from hundreds of drag-and-drop items to create your own personal design. Add clocks, photos, calendars, sticky notes, to do lists, name plates, phone dialers, animated pets and dozens of amazing gizmos."
eCLEANER Here's an answer to prayer! This small and very effective program deletes all those irritating >>> marks one gets when forwarding emails sent to you. It also speedily cleanses HTML from documents if required. Simply copy and paste document into the program, hit the cleanse button then copy and paste your document back to where you want to use it. All done in less than a minute...
PAF 4:0 USERS GUIDE PAF 4:0 Users Guide with Download facilities from this site. Also linked from this site, a PAF Message Forum and help with Gedcoms using PAF.
e PROMPTER To quote from the site, "Free Email Retrieval and Notification Program ePrompter™ is a free email retrieval and notification utility that automatically checks up to eight password protected email accounts for AOL, AltaVista, email.com, GO, Hotmail, Lycos, Mail.com, Netscape, POP3, Rediffmail, Switchboard, USA, Yahoo, ZDNetOneBox and hundreds of other email domains - all at the same time. ePrompter™ features a rotating tray icon, and a choice of four unique screensavers that let you know at a glance the number of new messages in each account, which you can easily read and/or delete online or offline with the click of an icon."
