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- Free software to create and merge PDF
documents:
FreePDF XP
- Small and fast PDF Reader (with commenting tools):
Foxit Reader
- Free software to create PDF
documents: PrimoPDF
Image Processing
File Compression
- Free file archiver with high compression ratio:
7-Zip
Macros and Hotkeys
Security and Encryption
- Free open-source disk encryption software:
TrueCrypt
Translation
- Not free but good word translation and dictionary software:
Babylon
File Transfer, Telnet, and Remote Access
- Free SFTP and SCP client for Windows:
WinSCP
- Free Telnet/SSH Client:
PuTTY
- Free VNC (Virtual Network Computing) software:
RealVNC
Desktop Tools
- Free: save and restore icon positions for each (or every) screen
resolution: Iconoid
Backup
- Free program for imaging and backing up partitions and logical
drives:
DriveImage XML
Programming
- Free IDE for Java programming:
Eclipse
- Free industry-standard Perl distribution:
ActivePerl
Text Processing
Various
Other Software Sites
Web Browser
- Free web browser with many great plugins, e.g., Adblock, McAfee
SiteAdvisor, NoScript, Notify, Duplicate Tab, Video Download, and Google
Toolbar: Firefox
Update (April 2008): I can no longer recommend
Firefox since it crashes many times a day and often I experience other
problems as well, e.g., not all images are shown.
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