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Freeware & Shareware

Freeware & Shareware. Presented by Bill Henslee, HAL-PC member. (Note: Enlarge images for improved viewing). Why Develop Freeware / Shareware?. New or better ideas — Independent developers try harder To fill a niche or a small commercial market. (Microsoft can’t think of everything.)

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Freeware & Shareware

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  1. Freeware & Shareware Presented by Bill Henslee, HAL-PC member (Note: Enlarge images for improved viewing)

  2. Why Develop Freeware / Shareware? • New or better ideas — Independent developers try harder • To fill a niche or a small commercial market. (Microsoft can’t think of everything.) • To improve or enhance design of programs • Inventiveness, anger or sheer frustration • Publicity and future commercialization

  3. What is Available? • Almost anything you can imagine • Utilities to make your computer work better, safer, quicker or give you better access and control • Business programs and Office suites • Programs for Games, Hobbies & Fun Stuff • Handy programs/tools to make your work easier • Enhancements to programs

  4. Who Develops These Products? • Commercial enterprises hoping to build a market • Individual IT entrepreneurs looking for big bucks through small payments • Hobbyists and ‘Do Gooders” • Businesses using the product as a come-on or advertising medium

  5. Freeware PROS • Free • Often fills a niche or need too small for commercial development CONS • May have ads • May have spyware • May not be compatible with your OS

  6. Shareware PROS • Low cost • Demo – try before you buy CONS • May have ads or spyware • May not work as advertised

  7. Where To Find Freeware / Shareware • Reliable Sites: PC World, PC Magazine, Tucows, CNet, ZDNet, Microsoft • Provide information on the product and what it will do (Generally reject products with spyware) • Reviews from professionals and from users • Editors Pick and/or “Best” awards • Newsletters for up-to-date info on new products • Search tools, most popular downloads

  8. Good Sites(But Some Care Needed) • Newsgroups/BBS alt.comp.freeware, alt.comp.shareware • Organizations OpenOffice.org, Free SW Fnd, Free Ware Network • Web Sites Jeh’s Freeware, Freeware Info Center

  9. Editor’s Choice / World’s BestWinuscon - Windows User Console

  10. Award Winning SharewareClip Mate

  11. Power Desk

  12. Opera Browser / Open Office

  13. Opera / OpenOffice-Writer

  14. AbiWord

  15. Security for Computers • Security programs to prevent intrusion • Zone Alarm (free version) • Win Patrol • Adaware • Spyware Blaster • Spybot Search & Destroy • Pop-up Stopper • Mailwasher 2.0

  16. SpyWare Blaster

  17. Spybot Search & Destroy

  18. Win Patrol

  19. Mailwasher 2.0

  20. Useful Utilities - Print Screen

  21. Irfan View

  22. T Clock Ex

  23. Freeware BrowsersMyIE2, Opera & FireFox

  24. gPhotoShow

  25. Word Web

  26. Foobar

  27. More Free Programs • Winzip • Adobe PDF Reader • Instant Messengers - Yahoo, ICQ, MSN • Email programs – Eudora Mail, Incredimail • Web-based email – Mail.com, Hot Mail • Email stripper – Remove the >>> from emails • Pure Text – cleans copied text from Net of HTML • Web site building tools – many available • Fast Defrag – defrag as you go • FTPExplorer – Easy to use FTP tool • RoboForm – Fills in forms automatically • Any Password – Provides safe storage for PW’s

  28. End of Presentation-Thank You

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