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Holo · 11-12-2003, 07:53 AM

I wanted to try and see if I could live without pay software and switch all payware apps to freeware without much BS. I came up with these apps and now only use free software. I post it in case you want to be warez free or can't afford to pay for apps. I also want to support the use of free software so developers will know there is demand and continue to develop it. At any rate whatever your reason here is my list.

Archiver:

7 Zip replaces Winrar. They have a comparison chart for compression.

IRC:

Xchat is the best alternative I've found to mIRC. It uses perl scripting so you can use
the same script in Xchat Linux.

Usenet:

I replaced Newsbin Pro with Grabit and BNR2. I haven't decided which I like better at this point, but BNR is the most like newsbin. Both are good binary news readers.

CD burning

I replaced Nero with two apps:

burnatonce for ISO and Cue/bin burning,as well as Data CD compilation mastering and even has DVD data and movie mastering support.
I use VCD Imager GUI for creating CD images for my (S)VCDs to burn in burnatonce.

I replaced Alcohol 120% with good old Daemon Tools. It doesn't quite have the reach Alcohol does but it does the job 99% of the time for me.

Photo manip:

I know the diehard photoshoppers will never give up their PS but these will do well for the casual user.

Irfanview is the best little image handler freeware there is. It does wayyy too much to list here. I use it to scan things off my flatbed, grab cam caps, resize, and crop pics.

Need something a bit heavier? try the GiMP

Video Authoring/editing:

TMPGENC is great for mpg editing and format conversion to VCD.

DVD2SVCD is a great ripping program.

Virtualdub is a great AVI joiner/splitter. You can also use it to make cam movies.

OS:

Windows Server 2003 is free for a 6 month trial period.

After that period you can always go to Linux if you need a free OS.

Office Suite:

darkure recommends Open Office for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations. A great MS Office replacement.

Feel free to add your freeware replacements for pay apps and I'll edit this post to include them. Remember they have to be comparable in ease of use and features as possible.

11-12-2003, 07:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
Holo A Real American	My guide to being Warez-free I wanted to try and see if I could live without pay software and switch all payware apps to freeware without much BS. I came up with these apps and now only use free software. I post it in case you want to be warez free or can't afford to pay for apps. I also want to support the use of free software so developers will know there is demand and continue to develop it. At any rate whatever your reason here is my list. Archiver: 7 Zip replaces Winrar. They have a comparison chart for compression. IRC: Xchat is the best alternative I've found to mIRC. It uses perl scripting so you can use the same script in Xchat Linux. Usenet: I replaced Newsbin Pro with Grabit and BNR2. I haven't decided which I like better at this point, but BNR is the most like newsbin. Both are good binary news readers. CD burning I replaced Nero with two apps: burnatonce for ISO and Cue/bin burning,as well as Data CD compilation mastering and even has DVD data and movie mastering support. I use VCD Imager GUI for creating CD images for my (S)VCDs to burn in burnatonce. I replaced Alcohol 120% with good old Daemon Tools. It doesn't quite have the reach Alcohol does but it does the job 99% of the time for me. Photo manip: I know the diehard photoshoppers will never give up their PS but these will do well for the casual user. Irfanview is the best little image handler freeware there is. It does wayyy too much to list here. I use it to scan things off my flatbed, grab cam caps, resize, and crop pics. Need something a bit heavier? try the GiMP Video Authoring/editing: TMPGENC is great for mpg editing and format conversion to VCD. DVD2SVCD is a great ripping program. Virtualdub is a great AVI joiner/splitter. You can also use it to make cam movies. OS: Windows Server 2003 is free for a 6 month trial period. After that period you can always go to Linux if you need a free OS. Office Suite: darkure recommends Open Office for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations. A great MS Office replacement. Feel free to add your freeware replacements for pay apps and I'll edit this post to include them. Remember they have to be comparable in ease of use and features as possible. __________________ I happen to like the words "fuck", "cock", "pussy", "tits", "cunt", "twat", "shit" and even "bitch". As long as I am not using them to describe you, don't go telling me whether or not I can/should use them...that is, if you want me to continue refraining from using them to describe you. ~Prince Last edited by Holo; 11-12-2003 at 08:56 AM..