[Big Al 24]

[Furant]

I agree with many of those. Here are a few of mine as well:

Security/Encryption
TrueCrypt
hxxp://www.truecrypt.org/

Axcrypt
hxxp://www.axantum.com/AxCrypt/

Duplicate File Remover
DoubleKiller
hxxp://www.bigbangenterprises.de/en/doublekiller/

File Recovery
Undelete Plus
hxxp://www.undelete-plus.com/help/

TestDisk
hxxp://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

Partition cloner/imaging
Clonezilla
hxxp://clonezilla.org/

Password Database
KeePass
hxxp://keepass.info/

KeePass for Blackberry
hxxp://f5bbutil.sourceforge.net/keepassbb/

Sound Editor
Audacity
hxxp://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Text Editor
Notepad++
hxxp://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm

[IndyGunFreak]

Here's a couple suggestions, you all can add them where you see fit...

Partition Editor
Parted Magic Live CD - http://partedmagic.com/

Seamonkey Web Browser - http://www.seamonkey-project.org/

[Big Al 24]

Thanks guys, you've brought up a couple that I'd forgotten. Notepad++ was one of them.

[annieO09]

Originally Posted by jferrante

I agree with many of those. Here are a few of mine as well:

Security/Encryption
TrueCrypt
hxxp://www.truecrypt.org/

Axcrypt
hxxp://www.axantum.com/AxCrypt/

Duplicate File Remover
DoubleKiller
hxxp://www.bigbangenterprises.de/en/doublekiller/

File Recovery
Undelete Plus
hxxp://www.undelete-plus.com/help/

TestDisk
hxxp://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

Partition cloner/imaging
Clonezilla
hxxp://clonezilla.org/

Password Database
KeePass
hxxp://keepass.info/

KeePass for Blackberry
hxxp://f5bbutil.sourceforge.net/keepassbb/

Sound Editor
Audacity
hxxp://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Text Editor
Notepad++
hxxp://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm

I lost my audio on my system. Could you or anyone let me know what site I could go to in order to download a free audio program? I hate it. I can't read lips!

[IndyGunFreak]

Originally Posted by annieO09

I lost my audio on my system. Could you or anyone let me know what site I could go to in order to download a free audio program? I hate it. I can't read lips!

What do you mean you lost your audio? You hear no sounds at all? That sounds more like a hardware issue (possibly driver related) than a need for a freeware application.

Start a thread detailing your problem....

IGF

[annieO09]

Originally Posted by IndyGunFreak

What do you mean you lost your audio? You hear no sounds at all? That sounds more like a hardware issue (possibly driver related) than a need for a freeware application.

Start a thread detailing your problem....

IGF

Don't worry. I'll figure it out myself. I'm too busy killing bambi at the moment to worry anyway. Thanks.

[IndyGunFreak]

Originally Posted by annieO09

Don't worry. I'll figure it out myself. I'm too busy killing bambi at the moment to worry anyway. Thanks.

Well, I'd say if you haven't had sound for almost 2mo, it's probably not that big of a deal to you...

Good luck on the hunting.

[Toyman]

Originally Posted by Big Al 24

...So this thread doesn't hog any bandwidth, I'll replace the T's in "http" with X's so you just have to paste them into your browser and change them...

Care to explain how that hogs bandwidth?

[Big Al 24]

Originally Posted by Toyman

Care to explain how that hogs bandwidth?

I've seen other places request that people do that for the purpose of saving bandwidth. I was just trying to be courteous more than anything. But since this seems to be some kind of trick question to elicit an "aha" moment, why don't you go ahead and explain why I'm wrong about that? Here I just thought I was making a helpful list for people with the side benefit of gaining new programs for myself, but apparently I'm being quizzed or something.

[IndyGunFreak]

Originally Posted by Big Al 24

I've seen other places request that people do that for the purpose of saving bandwidth. I was just trying to be courteous more than anything. But since this seems to be some kind of trick question to elicit an "aha" moment, why don't you go ahead and explain why I'm wrong about that? Here I just thought I was making a helpful list for people with the side benefit of gaining new programs for myself, but apparently I'm being quizzed or something.

Some people just like to be an ass, I wouldn't worry about it. The list will be a useful resource for those who don't know any better, which is the point of the thread.

IGF

[Toyman]

Originally Posted by Big Al 24

I've seen other places request that people do that for the purpose of saving bandwidth. I was just trying to be courteous more than anything. But since this seems to be some kind of trick question to elicit an "aha" moment, why don't you go ahead and explain why I'm wrong about that? Here I just thought I was making a helpful list for people with the side benefit of gaining new programs for myself, but apparently I'm being quizzed or something.

Links to a site don't consume any more bandwidth than text, other than a little overhead to make them linkable.

Images linked from another website however would consume bandwidth for the other site though.

I just thought maybe *I* was missing something.

[Bronson7]

Thanks, Al! I'll be looking at some of those myself. Appreciate it.
Bronson7

[fgutie35]

Originally Posted by Toyman

Links to a site don't consume any more bandwidth than text, other than a little overhead to make them linkable.

Images linked from another website however would consume bandwidth for the other site though.

I just thought maybe *I* was missing something.

Not entirely true. When you link to an ASP page, since is active, certain files have to be constantly sharing scripts cause they were done in JAVA. therefore occupying bandwith not considerable amount but bandwith nonetheless.

[Big Al 24]

Originally Posted by fgutie35

Not entirely true. When you link to an ASP page, since is active, certain files have to be constantly sharing scripts cause they were done in JAVA. therefore occupying bandwith not considerable amount but bandwith nonetheless.

Yeah, take that Toyman!!! We gots you on the run now!

[mattyk6]

Originally Posted by fgutie35

Not entirely true. When you link to an ASP page, since is active, certain files have to be constantly sharing scripts cause they were done in JAVA. therefore occupying bandwith not considerable amount but bandwith nonetheless.

A link to an ASP page is not actually going to load that page. So, I still don't see how a link/url/a href to an ASP page is going to consume any more bandwidth to display the URL/link. The consumption of bandwidth isn't going to occur until the user clicks on that link.

[Ping]

www.crossloop.com

Free software, and service that lets you remote control someone else PC. You sign on and get a code, they sign on and enter your code.

[vote Republican]

Originally Posted by fgutie35

Not entirely true. When you link to an ASP page, since is active, certain files have to be constantly sharing scripts cause they were done in JAVA. therefore occupying bandwith not considerable amount but bandwith nonetheless.

err... um wow, no, don't think so.

Anyways, I used my considerable influence with the mean site admin, to have this thread stickied for y'all.

[Mad Kaw]

Originally Posted by Big Al 24

I've seen other places request that people do that for the purpose of saving bandwidth. I was just trying to be courteous more than anything. But since this seems to be some kind of trick question to elicit an "aha" moment, why don't you go ahead and explain why I'm wrong about that? Here I just thought I was making a helpful list for people with the side benefit of gaining new programs for myself, but apparently I'm being quizzed or something.

The origin of that practice lies in the Bad Old Days of web design where people would open foreign links in a frame rather than a new window or tab. This would funnel the traffic through the host website. Never mind that the bandwidth usage was do to the host site hijacking the link to the foreign site. Served 'em right.
Anyway "nobody" does that anymore.

[Unix'N'Guns]

Originally Posted by Toyman

Care to explain how that hogs bandwidth?

He (OP) is introducing people to FOSS* & freeware alternatives. Can't see giving him a hard time for that.

I notice that there is no section for alternatives to Windows :-).

* It appears most items on the list are FOSS [Free & Open Source Software]. I am not claiming to have read or inspected any/all of the software licensing governing any/all of the software or software projects on the list. There. Hopfully that will deter a lot of stupid ******* replies.

[IndyGunFreak]

You know the one I found the most interesting, was that password database. I'm gonna try to install it in Wine and see how it goes. However, I've done pretty much the same thing for a while, with Open Office. I made a OO Spreadsheet, with all my accounts, passwords, network log in info, etc. I then password protected the Spreadsheet file. I ever lose that password, and I'm mega hosed, although its a pretty personal one, that nobody else currently on earth would know.

Also, because I see this come up on occasion in other forums, is how to document your guns, in case of theft, loss, etc. I made another sheet on that file, took a pic of a gun, and beside it, recorded identifying info of the gun (make, model#, caliber, SN#). The pics aren't that great, because I took them w/ a piece of crap camera I had a couple years ago, I was thinking the other day I should go through and update the pics w/ my new camera. Anyways, I've saw posts come up on some sort of "firearms database" software in the past, and thought some might like the idea.... I've currently got it set up where I can get about 4 guns per page. That was the hardest part, getting the pics to set properly in the spreadsheet, so they would stay on one page, in the event it ever needed printed out. (I'm guessing a pic of a gun that spread across 2 pages would be reasonably useless.. )

Here's kinda what it looks like (SN's removed).. and yes, there's a lot more guns in the file, Its just I could only fit 4 into the screenshot..




IGF

[Furant]

IGF,

I use the KeePass password database because they have a version that runs on my BlackBerry and it allows me to keep them in synch. I used to use PasswordSafe by Bruce Schneier, a security expert, it also has a Java version, but I had trouble trying to run it on my BB. It probably would work fine in Linux.

I like your idea on you firearm inventory. Too bad my inventory is so small it really doesn't take too much to keep track of it.

Joey

[Big Al 24]

Originally Posted by Unix'N'Guns

He (OP) is introducing people to FOSS* & freeware alternatives. Can't see giving him a hard time for that.

I notice that there is no section for alternatives to Windows :-).

* It appears most items on the list are FOSS [Free & Open Source Software]. I am not claiming to have read or inspected any/all of the software licensing governing any/all of the software or software projects on the list. There. Hopfully that will deter a lot of stupid ******* replies.

I kinda figured that if you were the type to hunt down your own 'nix and install it yourself, you probably would end up contributing to the list rather than using it. You do have a point though, I could add Ubuntu, and PCLinuxOS to the list.

[Unix'N'Guns]

Originally Posted by Big Al 24

I kinda figured that if you were the type to hunt down your own 'nix and install it yourself, you probably would end up contributing to the list rather than using it. You do have a point though, I could add Ubuntu, and PCLinuxOS to the list.

I was tongue-in-cheek joking. That list would go on forever. You would be better served just putting a link to distrowatch under that section.

The list is a nice concept. Thanks for posting it.

[Blitzer]

Originally Posted by Unix'N'Guns

He (OP) is introducing people to FOSS* & freeware alternatives. Can't see giving him a hard time for that.

I notice that there is no section for alternatives to Windows :-).

* It appears most items on the list are FOSS [Free & Open Source Software]. I am not claiming to have read or inspected any/all of the software licensing governing any/all of the software or software projects on the list. There. Hopfully that will deter a lot of stupid ******* replies.

You didn't answer toyman's question about bandwidth?