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[Re@PeR]

If you found some cool freeware program or opensource program, please post some links and a short description of what it does, we're setting up a download section and need the best open source and freeware for our download page.

Thanx
Re@PeR

[hcolyn]

so far, the list looks like this:

-Avast Antivirus
-kerio personal firewall
-adaware
-open office
-notepad2
-spacemonger

i will add any cool suggestions to this list.

[DuhbLinn]

I'm currently using about half the apps from that list, and they should definitely be included in a download section.

How about stuff from PortableApps.com? Like PortableVLC, PortableFirefox and PortableThunderbird?

They are opensource and really useful.

[Re@PeR]

At last, something with the functionality of spice and the interface of orcad and under the GPL

This is a keeper!!!

Latest release is: 0.0.9

Latest News
     
31 July 2006 Attenuator design tools by Toyoyuki Ishikawa.  
25 July 2006 Added the "Modelling Operational Amplifiers" tutorial provided by Mike Brinson to the WorkBook.  
17 July 2006 ZVR (R&S network analyzer) ascii files can be converted into Qucs datasets with the Qucs-Converter. A4 page frame can be used in schematics for displaying and printing.  
3 July 2006 Support for nine-valued VHDL logic. Data import and export interface for the command line tool Qucs-Converter. Project package files for data exchange are now supported.  
1 July 2006 Singular value decomposition (SVD) is now available for solving linear (real as well as complex) equation systems.  
9 June 2006 Added the "Measurement Expressions Reference Manual" provided by Gunther Kraut to the WorkBook.  
6 June 2006 Touchstone file as well as CITIfiles can now be converted into Qucs datasets using the command line converter Qucs-Converter. Creating a user library from subcircuits is now possible.  
29 May 2006 Released Qucs 0.0.9 !  
24 May 2006 Update of the introductory tutorial about digital simulations. Thanks to Mike. New functions in the equation solver: Time2Freq() and Freq2Time(), also modified the dft(), idft(), fft() and ifft() functions.  



What's Qucs?
So far Qucs is not yet finished... but it is on the road.

Qucs is an integrated circuit simulator which means you are able to setup a circuit with a graphical user interface (GUI) and simulate the large-signal, small-signal and noise behaviour of the circuit. After that simulation has finished you can view the simulation results on a presentation page or window.


Qucs, briefly for Quite Universal Circuit Simulator, is a circuit simulator with graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI is based on Qt? by Trolltech?. The software aims to support all kinds of circuit simulation types, e.g. DC, AC, S-parameter, Harmonic Balance analysis, noise analysis, etc.


Qucsator, the simulation backend, is a command line circuit simulator. It takes a network list in a certain format as input and outputs a Qucs dataset. It has been programmed for usage in the Qucs project but may also be used by other applications.
So far we were working on the GUI and on some basic simulation features. In fact there is now a kind of useful user interface for setting up schematics and presenting simulation results in various types of diagrams. DC, AC, S-parameter, noise and transient analysis is possible, mathematical equations and use of a subcircuit hierarchy are available. Anyway, a lot of work has to be done and thus we are looking for people who want to support the project.

A few first versions can be downloaded in the download section. Please keep in mind that these versions are still incomplete and we hope that some of you will be able to compile and run the package by their own. Some example schematics have been setup to demonstrate the abilities of Qucs.

[Vempor]

Hooray for the people at Qucs!!!  :clap:  :notworthy:  :clap:

Now this is some good news. Can't wait for the final product!
                                             :drool:

[Edited on 4-8-0606 by Vempor]

[GermanJew]

and opera mini for ur cellphone is excelent! how about a monthly or weekly vote on the best apps availible?
I must say that advast is really kewl! and if u hav any probs wif spyware use spybot, its more than efficient! its by far the best i've seen, believe me!

:mobile:

[Re@PeR]

http://portableapps.com/node/835

[Re@PeR]

http://www.theopencd.org/

[Hempies]

Here's a app to easily download ur albumart for mp3 albums. It rocks if ur into album art. All you need is a internet connection, which all of u should have  :p

Also, a nice rename app is usefull. I use Tag and Rename, but it's not freeware.

Link: http://kempele.fi/~skyostil/projects/albumart/

Other nice apps:

DVD Shrink (after another decrypting app)
Picasa
DVD Identifier (Insert a DVD in ur drive and it gives all info, like manufacturer, true writing speed etc.)
Total Copy! (Of course)
Exact Audio Copy + LAME encoder (best mp3 encoder imo)

[hcolyn]

nice find, thanks!
it even finds the artwork for all my indie music like pinback, broken social scene etc - stuff not even the itunes music store can find.

[DuhbLinn]

Here's one for the pc gamers (i'm sure most of you know about it anyway).

http://www.fraps.com/download.php

FRAPS is 'n util that allows you to see the framerate of any Direct3D and OpenGL application in real-time. It also allows benchmarking and recording (time-limited recording in the unregistered version).

[Vempor]

Don't know if this has been added yet, but portable Fire Fox is da sheezy!!!
Get it here...

And then I found this cool little helper if your struggling to setup a webserver with MySQL that supports PHP. It's helpfull if you want to create/update your website from home and your webhost has MySQL and PHP is enabled.. (Will be best if they have an APACHE server, as APACHE is PHP friendly!!)
Here you go..

ENJOY!! :p

[Re@PeR]

And then I found this cool little helper if your struggling to setup a webserver with MySQL that supports PHP. It's helpfull if you want to create/update your website from home and your webhost has MySQL and PHP is enabled.. (Will be best if they have an APACHE server, as APACHE is PHP friendly!!)
Here you go..

ENJOY!! :p

This XAMP thing, exactly how does work and what does it do? If it can ease the LAMP / WAMP (Linux / Windows Apache MySQL PHP) setup phase, that would really help, setting up the AMP part is fairly difficult, especially if you're too lazy to read through a 1000 page manual just to set up each one of them.

[Vempor]

Well, there's one for Windows, one for Linux, as well as one for Mac OS X and Solaris...
I downloaded the Installer for Windows and just installed it.. I'll just be working on my site from my windows XP installation.

With XAMPP you can easily start up an Apache server that supports PHP(not latest though, but you''ll be able to upgrade) and a MySQL database. I haven't had enough time to work with it a bit more, but they give you quite a few nifty bonus stuff.(Like phpMyAdmin)
I'm quite sure it will work just as easy in Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris.. :erm:

I'm sorry Re@PeR, but I can't say exactly how it works and what it does, but I've only started to work with this (and on my site)..
That what I know of it, is basically everything I wrote above...  :p

[Re@PeR]

As long as the PHP parser works properly, I'm currently running a custom hacked version of php-cgi and nothing shows up in your browser, you have to parse the code and then view the output file in a new window, clicking on links also doesn't work, you have to manually type in the commands and links and then reparse and see what it does.

Will definately try XAMP, thanx

[Re@PeR]

A nice collection of usable free and shareware apps can be found here!

Apps range from Audio, Browsers, Compression, Desktop tools, Upload/Download managers, email, fax tools, Graphics & Photo, Internet, Ipod apps, MySQL tools, networking, office productivity and lots more!

[Re@PeR]

I used to be a big MS Outlook fan until I found alternative open source solutions, Outlook is probably still the best all in one solution out there, but it just got some more competition, the all famous Evolution ("Open Outlook for Linux") have been ported to Windows by Evolution lovers and fans.

So far, no single program beats Microsoft Outlook's combination of e-mail features, calendaring, and contacts. But one program, Novell's free, open-source Evolution, comes close.

Though mostly enjoyed by Linux users as part of the Gnome window manager included with many distributions, Novell and some kind-hearted Evolution fans have created a Windows version as well. Though not an Outlook clone, Evolution offers the same general PIM landscape, including mail, contact, calendar, note, and task modules. Features include must-haves like rule-based filtering and spam detection, HTML-format messages, and PGP signing and encryption, and the ability to share calendars with others via the Web.

SOURCE

[Re@PeR]

GMail Drive:



It is not very popular and widely adopted tool. However, I am sure many of you will like it. It?s a very small program, which lets gmail users utilize their GMail storage (approx 2.5 GB) in the same way as they use storage on their computers. GMail Drive literally adds a new drive to your computer under the My Computer folder, where you can create new folders, store and drag ?n drop files, once installed it?ll appear as ?GMail Drive? (picture above). When opened for the first time you are required to provide your GMail address and password so that program can access their account.

Afterwards you simply can drag ?n drop any files to the drive. When you add files to GMail drive, it will immediately upload files to user?s gmail account.

http://www.viksoe.dk/code/gmail.htm

[DuhbLinn]

Crimson Editor is a nice text editor with syntax highlighting for many languages, including LaTex, Matlab, C/C++, Java and many more popular languages. It also supports custom syntax highlighting by adding link and spec files (see this link).

[Re@PeR]

Latest version of Scilab can be found here!

Scilab is an open source equivalent of good ol' unaffordable matlab!!

[ScarFreewill]

I've got a lot of nifty apps. So I'll just tell you about my latest one... Its called "VirtualBox" its a fast, easy to use and free virtual machine. Check out the screenshots. There are lots of other virtual machines, but this is the best free one by far. This VM (virtual machine) work really nicely, every thing is grate, but sadly VMs don't have 3d support. In other words you can't install your drivers for your gfx card. :| Its still grate for anything else like eg. installing M$ visual studio on linux. :p Note that there is a VM called vmware or thats the company that makes it and it have experimental 3d support, but its a commercial app...

For other cool open-sourced apps check out http://sf.net/ and http://community.java.net/projects/

[Re@PeR]

VirtualBox looks like a definite winner, will give it a shot sometime.

What about Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, is it free or not...
I've been using MS Virtual PC 2004 for quite a while now and ran several Linux distros on the virtual machine!
Busy downloading 2007

Microsoft said this week that it will make its Virtual PC software free -- not just the older Virtual PC 2004 version, but its upcoming software for Vista, too.
...
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1988600,00.asp

Haha, grab it while it is free, from M$ this really sounds too good to be true  :p

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=04D26402-3199-48A3-AFA2-2DC0B40A73B6&displaylang=en

[GermanJew]

witch anti virus and firewalls would u advise any1 getting?

[Re@PeR]

AVAST Antivirus for antivirus, I don't use a firewall though, have a firewall in my router and Avast does have a network shield blocking DoS (Denial of Service) attacks as well as dodgy packets entering the network.

[ScarFreewill]

This was kind of funny when I read about it. When I went to the site it look quite decent. This would have been a nice source if I still used windows...

http://windows-get.sourceforge.net/

[Devlin]

Some for when cd/dvd get scratched

http://www.downloadjunction.com/product/store/31809/index.html

[Re@PeR]

Does anyone have any experience with the app NetDrive?

NetDrive allows you to map a drive on your workstation and, via the internet, connect to a folder on Novell, Windows or Linux server.
You can also map multiple drives to multiples servers. The drive mapping will show up in Windows explorer and look and act like a local
drive.

http://www.acs.uwosh.edu/novell/netdrive.htm

[DuhbLinn]

MoRUN.net Sticker Lite - free windows sticky note app

[DuhbLinn]

Advanced CATaloguer (ACAT)

Advanced CATaloguer - easy-to-use cataloguing software for searching out files stored on all kinds of digital media (from hard drives through all kinds of modern removable media to floppy disks). This utility keeps track of the contents of any CD, DVD, floppy disk, local or network drive, enabling you to quickly find any file.

More info can be found here. You can also save and share you .acat files. I find it very useful for my anime and series collections.

[Re@PeR]

Advanced CATaloguer (ACAT)

Advanced CATaloguer - easy-to-use cataloguing software for searching out files stored on all kinds of digital media (from hard drives through all kinds of modern removable media to floppy disks). This utility keeps track of the contents of any CD, DVD, floppy disk, local or network drive, enabling you to quickly find any file.

More info can be found here. You can also save and share you .acat files. I find it very useful for my anime and series collections.

My catalogue app is much simpler, it's a short piece of Pascal Code and a BAT file:

Here's the Pascal Code:

Code: [Select]

program first3_line_remover;

uses crt;
var log1 : text;
var log2 : text;
var s : string;
begin

assign(log1, 'C:\I.txt');
assign(log2, 'C:\I2.txt');
{$I-}
reset(log1);
{$I+}

if (IOResult = 0) then begin
    rewrite(log2);

    readln(log1, s);
    writeln(s);
    readln(log1, s);
    writeln(s);
    readln(log1, s);
    writeln(s);

    while (not EOF(log1)) do begin
        readln(log1, s);
        writeln(log2, s);
    end;{end while}

      close(log1);
      close(log2);
end;{end if}


end.

And here is the BAT file that will index my 'I' drive, just change the 'I:' to whatever folder you need to catalogue then copy and paste the output text into another notepad file you call your catalogue. Searching is as simple as searching with Ctrl+F:

Code: [Select]

C:\Windows\system32\tree I: /A /F > C:\I.txt
MODITXT.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad C:\I2.txt


[DuhbLinn]

@Re@PeR: No doubt yours is simpler, and in many cases it will suffice, but ACAT gives features such as checking for duplicates, grouping of folders and the ability to synchronise folders/discs. It's a nice app if you need the extra features.

[Devlin]

Here is a few free converters and stuff
http://www.smallvideosoft.com/download.php

Freez iPod Video Converter     
Freez 3GP Video Converter    
Freez DVD Ripper    
Freez Screen Video Capture    
Freez Flv to Mp3 Converter    
Freez Flv to AVI/MPEG/WMV Converter    

[DuhbLinn]

My all-time favourite IM - XFire.

XFire is the ultimate IM for gamers. It has text and voice-chat support, logs games you play and in some cases stats for those games. It allows users to see what games their friends are currently playing, and then, in the case of some online multiplayer games, allow one-click joins. You can save a list of your favourite online servers, it detects games installed on your system and can then be setup to automatically download patches. Online guild/clan/group creation allows friends to be associated in various manners.

My favourite feature, though, and one I feel is still lacking from too many games, is the in-game XFire chat window. Some games allow in-game use of the XFire text chat, removing the need to alt-tab out of a game in order to chat with someone.

Also, as you'll see from my sig, the site allows you to create profile banners for use in websites and sigs. Not major, but a nice touch imo.

[Re@PeR]

It's almost like Last.FM, only XFire is for gamers while Last.FM is for music addicts, this correct?

Firefox 3, finally got some time to install it and absolutely love it, especially with Download Helper and PicLens installed.
Download helper is the shizzle: http://www.downloadhelper.net/

[DuhbLinn]

Nimbuzz is another IM client capable of connecting to many IM services, including Skype, GoogleTalk, AIM, Windows Live! Messenger, YIM and Jabber. It's similar to Fring and Pidgin, except that, unlike Fring which only works on Symbian phones or Windows Mobile devices and Pidgin that is for PCs, this one has a J2ME version available, as well as a Symbion version, PC client and a widget for use on some Social Networks. Some info from the site:

For Mobile:
 It's time to Join Mobile Freedom! Get all the Nimbuzz features in the palm of your hand. Call, chat, text and more. For free.

 Nimbuzz Mobile lets you:

    * Call
    * Chat/Chatrooms/Groupchat
    * Text messaging
    * Share photos, music, video
    * Send voice messages
    * Manage address book
    * Set status
    * Buzz (get friends online)

For PC:
 Offers superior calling capabilities with crystal clear sound. Communicate with all your IM buddies anywhere in the world.

 Nimbuzz PC lets you:

    * Call (with superior quality)
    * Chat/Chatrooms/Groupchat
    * Text messaging
    * Set status
    * Buzz (get friends online)

For Social networks: