Buying licensed software such as anti-viruses, firewall, anti-spyware, graphic editing, network troubleshooters etc. for personal use can be costly. Anyone, specially with limited income resources and working online on his/her PC badly needs basic free software for day to day tasks.
Buying such different category licensed software, each designed for separate task, can easily cost one a total of few hundred dollars! In this post, I am going to let you know some free resources where you can get no cost licensed software for unlimited personal usage – no trials, no demo and no shareware – where the software stops working after sometime and then you have to pay. Am I joking? On one hand, I am telling you that the software cost a lot and then I am writing that there are free alternatives to these costly software. No! I am not joking but I am not claiming that these free personal licensed software will do everything that paid software will do. But, yet you can manage to do most of the things compared to the paid software. It’s also better to have some free software that does most of the needed stuff rather than not having any at all. Right?
The sites that I am telling here gives you free software in different categories for personal usage are based on the concept of open source software. These software are built under General Public License (GPL) and do not cost a cent to you. How do Open Source Software companies make money is a different topic but it’s clear that no one does anything for free. Some open source developers charge money for giving support for their software, some make money through advertising, donations and so on.
But, if you need software for basic day-to-day use for doing various tasks on computer, and don’t have complicated needs, then open source software is definitely right for you.
You can easily get open source programs for anti-viruses, anti-spyware, graphic editors, browsers, firewall, audio recording, video recording, CD and DVD burning, network monitoring, network packet analyzing, remote desktop controlling, word processing, designing spreadsheets, making presentations, Content Management System (CMS), accounting software and many more for free! Also, these software are clean and do not have any hidden trojans, viruses, adware etc., so can download without any fear. It won’t hurt if scan them with your anti-viruses scanning software etc. before installing them
The two sites (there are many though) where you can download absolutely free, no trials, no demo, open source software for life time usage are:
http://www.osalt.com/
http://www.sourceforge.net
You can also do google search for the keyword “open source and category of software” , example “open source photo editor” to get the links for no cost photo editor for your personal usage. One such example of open source photo editor is GIMP, full form GNU Image Manipulation Program.
You can also install open source software at different computers and can distribute it for free to others, Great! Isn’t it?
Hope that this post of mine gives you tips for saving money that you could otherwise have spent on buying paid software. If you have basic software needs, go for open source software, it’s Free! I have used some of these open source software for my basic, no complicated needs on my PC and found them extremely useful.
Did you find this post of any benefit? And, are these open source software of any use Or is it just all hype? What do you say?
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
visit srinathmithra.blogspot.com 2 know how 2 "REMOVE ARROW FROM SHORTCUTS IN WINDOWS VISTA"
here is a very simple registry trick to remove the arrow from the shortcuts in windows vista.
the steps are
1. Type “regedit.exe” in the search box without double quotes.
2. Browse to key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
3. Open the Key LNKFILE
4. Rename the value assigned with this key “IsShortcut” something other than.
5. Log out and back in again.
6. You will notice the change.
Revert the procedure to get the arrow again on the shortcuts
the steps are
1. Type “regedit.exe” in the search box without double quotes.
2. Browse to key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
3. Open the Key LNKFILE
4. Rename the value assigned with this key “IsShortcut” something other than.
5. Log out and back in again.
6. You will notice the change.
Revert the procedure to get the arrow again on the shortcuts
visit srinathmithra.bloogspot.com to know how 2 "RECOVER ACCIDENTALLY DELETED FILES"
generally hard disk in your computer stops functioning properly after some years.
Or you may delete some important data from your hard disk accidentally.
In all cases you can use this useful tool for retrieving your lost data.
> Recuva is a freeware it can recover objects/files on your computer which are deleted accidentally or by some malware.
>It can also recover data from your partially corrupted hard disk.
features
> very easy to use.
> fully automatic , simply select the directory from which you want to retrieve the data
> Rest of the work will be done by Recuva. It will show you all the data which is recoverable and then you can select the data which you want to retrieve.
download from
visit srinathmithra.blogspot.com to "INCREASE RAM virtually"
do you face the problem of low virtual memory
here is one solution for it
To speed up your windows or to increase RAM virtually,
Right click on My Computer
>Properties
> Advanced
> Performance - Settings
> Advanced
> Virtual Memory - Change
Keep the initial size same as recommended and maximum size double of it then finally restart your PC
It will improve speed of windows and you can play some games which require higher RAM.
here is one solution for it
To speed up your windows or to increase RAM virtually,
Right click on My Computer
>Properties
> Advanced
> Performance - Settings
> Advanced
> Virtual Memory - Change
Keep the initial size same as recommended and maximum size double of it then finally restart your PC
It will improve speed of windows and you can play some games which require higher RAM.
Friday, November 6, 2009
visit srinathmithra.blogspot.com to know how 2 "Translate All Microsoft Word Documents And PPts In One Folder To Various Languages In One Go"
These are the kind of tool that make life easy. Lets say you want to translate the content of a file from the present language to any other language of your preference, then the easiest way known to all of us is to use Googles Translation service, which no doubt does a fantastic job ! You copy the content of the file, use Googles free service, translate the content, copy it back to a new file. That’s an easy task, but not really if you have a lot of files to translate. It becomes more difficult if you have to translate Microsoft PPts. To solve this problem you can use DocTranslate.
DocTranslate is an eminent language translator for your Microsoft word and PowerPoint documents. With this tool installed in your system, you just need to click one button to translate the entire text on the file. This tool automatically translates the selected file with the help of Google translation service. It promptly translates the text without compromising with the layout of the original text. You can further improvise on the standard of translation service offered by this application. It also has provisions to let the users perform modifications in the translation on a massive basis.
You can even run this software directly on the directory of your Word documents. This way you can translate all the documents in the directory / folder at one go. If you have a lot of ppts, then all the ppt documents in the particular directory can easily be translated into the desired language. Also, when you translate the files in one specific language, all the files named with this language will not be translated again. For example, you direct the files in the directory to get translated to French, then the files with the names “fr_”, will not get re-translated.
This tool makes the translation of your files extremely simple. All you need to do is simply run this program, select the particular directory for translation and then select the language options, “from” and “to”. At last click on the option Translate. The installation of this software is also an easy process. First and foremost, you need to subscribe with its official website. You will then receive a mail carrying your license number. Then, you can easily download the software by clicking on its download link.
http://www.doctranslate.net/
DocTranslate is an eminent language translator for your Microsoft word and PowerPoint documents. With this tool installed in your system, you just need to click one button to translate the entire text on the file. This tool automatically translates the selected file with the help of Google translation service. It promptly translates the text without compromising with the layout of the original text. You can further improvise on the standard of translation service offered by this application. It also has provisions to let the users perform modifications in the translation on a massive basis.
You can even run this software directly on the directory of your Word documents. This way you can translate all the documents in the directory / folder at one go. If you have a lot of ppts, then all the ppt documents in the particular directory can easily be translated into the desired language. Also, when you translate the files in one specific language, all the files named with this language will not be translated again. For example, you direct the files in the directory to get translated to French, then the files with the names “fr_”, will not get re-translated.
This tool makes the translation of your files extremely simple. All you need to do is simply run this program, select the particular directory for translation and then select the language options, “from” and “to”. At last click on the option Translate. The installation of this software is also an easy process. First and foremost, you need to subscribe with its official website. You will then receive a mail carrying your license number. Then, you can easily download the software by clicking on its download link.
http://www.doctranslate.net/
Friday, October 16, 2009
VISIT srinathmithra.blogspot.com TO KNOW HOW TO EDIT PDFs FOR FREE
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Free PDF Editor comes with a very intuitive GUI that is easy to understand even for the beginner users.
It is one WYSIWYG PDF builder, what you see is what you get, and you can insert text, image and shape, then drop, resize and move these PDF elements with your mouse.
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HERE IS A TRICK THAT INFORMS U THAT CAPSLOCK KEY IS ON srinathmithra.blogspot.com
Sometimes u realise ur mistake after u have typed a whole sentence (it makes u type whole sentence again )
SO HERE IS A TRICK THAT INFORMS U THAT CAPSLOCK KEY IS ON
it will alert you when your finger taps the Caps Lock key?
With this tip, I'll show you how to make your computer beep & flash the next time it happens.
The first thing you need to do is get the computer to beep when you hit the Caps Lock key. Here's how:
1. Click the Start button, Settings, Control Panel (XP Users, hit the Start button, Control Panel). Open the Accessibility Options Icon.
2. On the Keyboard tab, click the "Use Toggle Keys" checkbox.
That's it for the beeping part. (OK )
Next, we need to get your screen to flash you, err, flash at you.
HOW TO DO THIS
1. From the Accessibility Options screen, click the Sound tab and check the "Use SoundSentry" checkbox.
2. Next click the Settings button and select "Flash active window" from the "Warning for windowed programs" drop down box.
That's it. Hit OK until you're clear of property and settings screens.
SO HERE IS A TRICK THAT INFORMS U THAT CAPSLOCK KEY IS ON
it will alert you when your finger taps the Caps Lock key?
With this tip, I'll show you how to make your computer beep & flash the next time it happens.
The first thing you need to do is get the computer to beep when you hit the Caps Lock key. Here's how:
1. Click the Start button, Settings, Control Panel (XP Users, hit the Start button, Control Panel). Open the Accessibility Options Icon.
2. On the Keyboard tab, click the "Use Toggle Keys" checkbox.
That's it for the beeping part. (OK )
Next, we need to get your screen to flash you, err, flash at you.
HOW TO DO THIS
1. From the Accessibility Options screen, click the Sound tab and check the "Use SoundSentry" checkbox.
2. Next click the Settings button and select "Flash active window" from the "Warning for windowed programs" drop down box.
That's it. Hit OK until you're clear of property and settings screens.
Monday, October 12, 2009
VISIT srinathmithra.blogspot.com TO KNOW HOW TO RENAME RECYCLE BIN TO WHAT U WANT
1. Start, Run, 'Regedit'.
2. Press 'Ctrl'+'F' to open find box and type 'Recycle Bin' to search.
3. Change any value data with 'Recycle Bin' to whatever name you want to give it ( ie, like 'Trash Can' or 'Dump' etc).
4. Press F3 to continue searching for 'Recycle Bin' and change wherever you come across 'Recycle Bin' to new its new name.
5. Repeat step 4 until you have finished with searching and changed all values to its new name.
6. Close regedit and hit F5 on desktop to see the new name on screen.
2. Press 'Ctrl'+'F' to open find box and type 'Recycle Bin' to search.
3. Change any value data with 'Recycle Bin' to whatever name you want to give it ( ie, like 'Trash Can' or 'Dump' etc).
4. Press F3 to continue searching for 'Recycle Bin' and change wherever you come across 'Recycle Bin' to new its new name.
5. Repeat step 4 until you have finished with searching and changed all values to its new name.
6. Close regedit and hit F5 on desktop to see the new name on screen.
visit srinathmithra.blogspot to kno how to change CHANGE STARTUP & SHUTDOWN SOUNDS IN XP.
Have you ever felt bugged-up with the Start-up and Shutdown jingle of your Windows XP or Vista ? If yes, here is the solution, now you use any of your favorite voice or music or dialogue as your PC’s shutdown and start up.
It’s a simple 4 step process.
Step 1.
Choose the track which you want to play at start-up and shutdown jingles,
Limitations are
* It should be in .WAV format.
* The size of file should not be large, prefer keeping them within in 1 Mb, otherwise your startup will take a bit longer.
If the file you want to make your start-up or shutdown is not in .WAV format, you can easily convert them using Jet Audio 7, or any other converter.
Step 2.
Now rename these files as “Windows XP Startup.WAV” and “Windows XP Shutdown.WAV” respectively.
Step 3.
Now Go to “C:\WINDOWS\MEDIA”, here you will find files “Windows XP Startup.WAV” and “Windows XP Shutdown.WAV”, move them to some other locations, this step is required for, in case you need to revert back these sounds, else you can ignore this step.
Step 4.
Now the files you have chosen and renamed, just copy-paste or cut paste them in “C:\WINDOWS\MEDIA”, here you go, now you can enjoy the new Start-up and shutdown.
It’s a simple 4 step process.
Step 1.
Choose the track which you want to play at start-up and shutdown jingles,
Limitations are
* It should be in .WAV format.
* The size of file should not be large, prefer keeping them within in 1 Mb, otherwise your startup will take a bit longer.
If the file you want to make your start-up or shutdown is not in .WAV format, you can easily convert them using Jet Audio 7, or any other converter.
Step 2.
Now rename these files as “Windows XP Startup.WAV” and “Windows XP Shutdown.WAV” respectively.
Step 3.
Now Go to “C:\WINDOWS\MEDIA”, here you will find files “Windows XP Startup.WAV” and “Windows XP Shutdown.WAV”, move them to some other locations, this step is required for, in case you need to revert back these sounds, else you can ignore this step.
Step 4.
Now the files you have chosen and renamed, just copy-paste or cut paste them in “C:\WINDOWS\MEDIA”, here you go, now you can enjoy the new Start-up and shutdown.
Memory Card CORRUPTED! Here is the solution in srinathmithra.blospot.com
Hey, your mmc got corrupted, going to buy a new one? Stop here and see it. you can try to repair it.
All the memory card are based on the FAT file system and not the FAT32 or NTFS file system. for repairing you will need a corrupted mmc, a mmc reader, and a PC, obviously.
1) Insert your card in the mmc reader.
2) Find the drive in which it is inserted from your pc.
3) Right click the selected drive and select FORMAT but NOT quick format.
4) Now, in the file system selection part, select the file system to be FAT and not FAT 32 or NTFS file system.
5) Start formatting.
You can also do this by using Windows Explorer.
HAPPY FORMATTING!
All the memory card are based on the FAT file system and not the FAT32 or NTFS file system. for repairing you will need a corrupted mmc, a mmc reader, and a PC, obviously.
1) Insert your card in the mmc reader.
2) Find the drive in which it is inserted from your pc.
3) Right click the selected drive and select FORMAT but NOT quick format.
4) Now, in the file system selection part, select the file system to be FAT and not FAT 32 or NTFS file system.
5) Start formatting.
You can also do this by using Windows Explorer.
HAPPY FORMATTING!
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