Zoho.com - Free online business suite

Browser applications are more and more popular. A suite that covers lots of needs is zoho.com.
They have lots of applications, from simple todo's and notepads, to full office productivity suites, customer relation management systems, project management systems, and more.

Lots of it is free. Give it a shot!

http://zoho.com/

jEdit programmers text editor

jEdit is a mature programmer's text editor with hundreds (counting the time developing plugins) of person-years of development behind it. To download, install, and set up jEdit as quickly and painlessly as possible, go to the Quick Start page.

http://www.jedit.org/index.php?page=download

FreeCAD

FreeCAD is a general purpose 3D CAD modeler. The development is completely Open Source (GPL & LGPL License). FreeCAD is aimed directly at mechanical engineering and product design but also fits in a wider range of uses around engineering, such as architecture or other engineering specialties.
FreeCAD features tools similar to Catia, SolidWorks or Solid Edge, and therefore also falls into the category of MCAD, PLM, CAx and CAE. It will be a feature based parametric modeler with a modular software architecture which makes it easy to provide additional functionality without modifying the core system.

Ït is not only free, but open source too!

Read all about it, and download it here:
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/free-cad/

WireCAD

WireCAD is a system design and documentation software that helps engineers and designers create CAD (dwg,dxf) documentation, draw and manage cable and connection information, automatically create functional block diagrams from user equipment definitions or download over 23000+ definitions from WireCAD's Community Library, automatically assign cable numbers, auto-populate rack layouts, print cable labels, bills of materials, and other reports.


Download here: (You have to register, and only the basic version is free)
http://www.wirecad.com/60/login.htm?wsg=314

Thunderbird email and messaging

Thunderbird, as a messaging system, is uniquely positioned as the tool that users can use to integrate as many of their communications as they want.




By combining an open architecture, a powerful extensibility and customization framework, and a person-centric perspective on communications, Thunderbird is a powerful yet enjoyable tool to help individuals manage their online interactions -- whether that’s email, instant messaging, social networking messages, or other types of message.



Thunderbird will evolve to embrace the Web, by continuing to blur the distinction between what’s on the web and what’s on the desktop, while keeping in mind the importance of keeping the individual in charge of their online experience.

You find it here:
 
http://www.mozillamessaging.com/

Amiga Emulator - UAE

Remember the good times with the Amiga 500, maybe an adapter to use it on your tv, kickstart floppys, and amazing graphics and sound?

Want to be dissapointed?

Try UAE Amiga Emulator.

You can download it here:

http://www.amigaemulator.org/files/

Longurl.org - short url revealer

Tooltip for revealing the target of short url's.
Perfect for Twitters!

There is a Firefox addon, and a Greasemonkey version.
If you find a IE, Chrome, Opera, Safari version, please yell and i'll add it here.

Download/install url:

http://longurl.org/tools

Golden Rules Organizer - A feature rich life manager

This personal effectiveness tool includes project management, recurring task management, to-do list, scheduler, goal setting, diary, time tracking, bookmarks manager, and contact list.

Really worth to check out, and don't be fooled by a crappy looking website!

Get it here:

http://www.golden-rules.org/

Nexus Radio - Download songs from internet radios.

Nexus Radio is a free all-in-one application for all of your music needs. Search and download over 15 million songs directly to your PC, or listen to and record over 11,000+ radio stations free of charge!
You can play downloaded songs directly within Nexus Radio, or transfer songs to your iPod/iPhone or any other multimedia device effortlessly. In addition to a library of rich music content, Nexus Radio is also loaded with additional free easy to use music tools.
Create custom ringtones using the built in music trimmer, or use the Nexus Radio ID3 tag editor to easily tag your music files. Users can also create a custom profile and take advantage of the other many free services we offer. You can upload photos, create personal blogs, establish groups, and post events all for free.

You find hit here:

http://www.nexusradio.com

Magic Designer

This computer program is an exact emulation of a toy which was sold years ago called Magic Designer . It also once had the name Hoot Nanny. It is made out of metal and comes with circular paper and colored pens. 

Picture of the "real life" magic designer:

 

(stolen from http://allthingspaper-annmartin.blogspot.com/2009/05/pine-tree-designs.html )

There is one downloadable, and one web version available.

Read about it, and get it here:
http://akatz712.freehostia.com/main.html

GigaTribe - P2P in a slightly new way

GigaTribe allows you develop and manage your own file-sharing (P2P) network. Use it so you can exchange large files with your friends. This software is ideal for those wish to share their information and files privately. Only the users you have invited will see the files (and folders) you share. Your friends can browse through the shared folders on your hard drive and vice-versa. All exchanges are strongly encrypted. Interrupted exchanges automatically resume with no data loss. Define users groups to share distinct folders with distinct group.

There is one basic, free version, and one pay verison with loads of extras.

Have a look here:

http://www.gigatribe.com

MusicBee - manage your music collection

MusicBee is an application geared toward managing extensive music collections, easy to use and with a comprehensive feature set. It makes it easy to organize, find and play music files on your computer, on portable devices, and on the web. It provides playback of a wide range of audio formats, smart playlists with the ability to discover and play new music from the web, advanced tag editing with automated artwork and tag lookup, folder monitoring, automated file re-organisation, portable device synchronisation, and secure CD ripping with AccurateRip verification.

Download here:

http://getmusicbee.com/

Fiddler - See what data is sent from your browser.

Fiddler is a Web Debugging Proxy which logs all HTTP(S) traffic between your computer and the Internet. Fiddler allows you to inspect all HTTP(S) traffic, set breakpoints, and "fiddle" with incoming or outgoing data. Fiddler includes a powerful event-based scripting subsystem, and can be extended using any .NET language.
Fiddler is freeware and can debug traffic from virtually any application, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, and thousands more.

You get it here:


http://www.fiddler2.com/fiddler2/version.asp

Attack Replicator - Pretty useless, but may be fun

Live WTSIWTG (What They Send Is What They Get) application that lets you see attacks made to your computer port 80 while you are surfing the Web. ATTACK REPLICATOR can send back to the attacker the commands sent to your machine. This is NOT an hacking program. Use it to see what's going on your backyard and for fun, study and justice.

Beware: You have to expose your port 80 to make this work.

Old program, looks like abandonware, so I host this.

Download here:

http://files.freewaredaily.com/attackrep.zip

Anvil Studio - Music composer tool

Anvil Studio is a free Windows program designed for people who want to:

record music with MIDI and Audio equipment,

compose music for MIDI and Audio equipment,

sequence music with MIDI equipment, or

play with music using a computer and sound card.

Free version has a limitation on audio tracks, but full features on midi tracks, so it should be good enough for the little composer in you, but the rock star or dj may have to cash out.

Read all about it, and download it here:

http://www.anvilstudio.com/

Databrid Database manipulation tool

Databrid is a browsing, retrieval and manipulation tool designed for the novice to the expert user.
Databrid works on MySql and Oracle Database (versions 8 and above although not all functionality in the Browser is available for the lower versions).
The core functionality of Databrid revolves around the tabbed areas within the Databrid application. The four main tabs in the main screen of Databrid are: SQL Editor, Browser, File and Jobs. 

Read all about it:
http://www.databrid.com/

nLite - Windows customization

Have you ever wanted to remove some Windows components like Media Player, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, MSN Explorer, Messenger...

How about not even to install them with Windows ?

nLite is a tool for permanent Windows component removal and pre-installation Windows setup. After removal there is an option to make bootable image ready for burning on cd or testing in virtual machines. With nLite you will be able to have Windows installation which on install doesn't include, or even contain on cd, unwanted components. 

nLite Features: 
- Service Pack Integration
- Component Removal
- Unattended Setup
- Driver Integration
- Hotfixes Integration
- Tweaks
- Patches
- Bootable ISO creation 

Download:

http://www.nliteos.com/download.html

SuperF4 (Kill for windows)

SuperF4 kills the foreground program instead of just asking it to quit. Nice thing to have when you have a stale program that hogs your resouces.

This is the official description/user guide:

SuperF4 kills the foreground program when you press Ctrl+Alt+F4. This is different from when you press Alt+F4. Alt+F4 only asks the foreground program to exit, allowing it to decide for itself what to do.
You can also kill a process by pressing Win+F4 and then clicking the window with your mouse. You can press escape or the right mouse button to exit this mode without killing a program.
SuperF4 should be able to kill all kinds of processes, whether they are hung or not. Beware though, killing a program does not give it a chance to save unsaved work. If you accidentally kill explorer.exe, you can start it again by opening Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc).



You can get it here:

http://code.google.com/p/superf4/

StyleFolder from Xaviorsoft

Stylefolder is small application for customize folder/drive display looks under Windows XP.
With stylefolder you can changing for background, icon, text color and Info tip.

I haven't tested it on Vista/Win7 - maybe you want to give it a go?

Get it here:

http://xaviorsoft.freebasic.net/product/

Lupo Pen Suite

Lupo Pen Suite is yet another portable apps suite.

Whats different from the others?
They claim to have 2000 apps available is one thing.
The logo is cool in my opinion.

You can find it here:
www.lupopensuite.com

IrfranView - Innovative graphic viewer

Fast, small, compact and innovative freeware graphic viewer for Windows.

IrfanView is trying to create new and/or interesting features in its own way, unlike some other graphic viewers, whose whole "creativity" is based on feature cloning, stealing of ideas and whole dialogs from ACDSee and/or IrfanView.
 
Get it here:

http://www.irfanview.com

Tired of calc? Try MyCalc2!

MYCalc2 is a powerful RPN programmable scientific/financial/statistical/Currency convertor calculator with units conversion, 2D functions study and multiple Skins.

Get it here:

http://homeproduction.free.fr/mycalc2/index.htm

Microsoft Security Essentials

If it is essential, why is it not included in Windows?

Anyways:

Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.
Microsoft Security Essentials is a free* download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure — when you’re green, you’re good. It’s that simple.
Microsoft Security Essentials runs quietly and efficiently in the background so that you are free to use your Windows-based PC the way you want—without interruptions or long computer wait times.

And you can get it from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

Virtual CD - Virtual CloneDrive

Virtual CloneDrive works and behaves just like a physical CD/DVD drive, however it exists only virtually. Image files generated with CloneDVD or CloneCD can be mounted onto a virtual drive from your hard-disk or from a network drive and used in the same manner as inserting them into a normal CD/DVD drive.
You can naturally mount iso files too!

Probably the best virtual drive software, Virtual CloneDrive allows you to enjoy the freedom of a virtual drive and is completely free.

A good alternative to Daemon Tools, with less nags!

Download here:
http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html

Twitter!

Alright, added a twitter account today, so this post has to be twitter-centric.
There are lots of different twitter clients, but this one kinda stands out:

TweetDeck

It runs on the Adobe Air platform, which runs on Windows, Mac and Linux. In addition they have a iPhone client.

Check it out!
Download here:

http://www.tweetdeck.com/download/

Adobe Air

Adobe Air is a relatively new multi-system platform for running internet applications outside the browser.

You can download it here:
http://get.adobe.com/air/

Download from YouTube

Want to download videos from YouTube?

YouTube dowloader from Biennesoft does the job just fine.


http://youtubedownload.altervista.org/

 if that doesn't work, you could try this link:


http://www.nonags.com/freeware-youtube-downloader_1340.html

Dropbox - filesynch to anywhere

2 gigabyte free storage (3 if you do a small effort).
Works on Windows, Mac, Linux, in your browser and even on your iPhone.

Get it here:

www.dropbox.com

Diskdetective - find whats using all that space

You have a windows installation, and the only things installed is one game (World of Warcraft?), and OpenOffice. Still, you are starting to run out of space, and you don't write that many letters.

With Diskdetective you can easily see what's taking space.
It is a standalone .exe file, so nice to have on your portableapps thumbdrive.

Get it here:

http://www.disktective.com/download/

If the download doesn't work, let me know, and I'll up it somewhere.
That goes for all programs I suggest as daily freeware.

Happy new year!

Here we go again

Ok, I am back on track.
Trying to keep this site up, as there actually are some users.