Some free programs I have found very handy:
Launchy
This ridiculously named free program has changed my virtual desktop. It is invisible but appears when you press alt/space bar, you then type the first letters of whatever program you're looking for & it will offer to open it for you- clears the desktop of icons.
Go here to download: http://www.launchy.net/
Clever Keys
Cleverkeys works with any program you're working in, just choose a word & hit control/l (L) for dictionary.com to pop up with quotes from various sources; thesaurus & encyclopedia options also.
Go here to download: http://www.cleverkeys.com/
Irfan View
This well known viewer has made its Bosnian developer famous. I find its filters good when I want to resize an image for the Internet, small without great loss of quality. The other neat feature I keep going back to Irfan for, is the batch conversion- simple & efficient.
Go here to download: http://www.irfanview.com/
Audit my PC
Not software but a site full of useful programs written by Jim Maurer who generously offers them all for free. Speed tests, site map generators, spyware filters & detectors, firewalls & much more than I can list here. His instructions are clear, his site is easy to navigate & his programs are the best!
Go here to see everything Jim has to offer: http://www.auditmypc.com/
Fresh Download
Free download manager, No Ads. Faster downloads & if the download is interrupted it will resume where it left off.
Go here to download: http://www.freewarefiles.com/
Free SPAM fighters
Here are two recommended downloads to help fight that 90% of e-mails: SPAM
Mail Washer
Spamato
& one more-
Anti-SPAM
SPAM fighter that uses the so-called 'Bayesian' filter, available stand-alone or as an Outlook plug-in. Fight SPAM
USB disc ejector
X-drive, i-pod & other USB devices ejector, faster & simpler than Microsoft's built-in. USB ejector
Hassle-Free PDF Text Extraction in Your Browser
Not a program but a Site that offers the free service of extracting text from those unalterable PDF files (unless you have Acrobat Professional), just upload the file & download the text (you lose the formatting). PDF text extraction
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