Freeware
AbiWord: The Tiny, But Full Featured Word Processor
Developer: The AbiWord Team / AbiSource
Version: 2.4.6
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Although I’ve had the program on my computer for some time now, today was the first time that I really sank my teeth into what AbiWord is made of. On first glance, and especially after visiting the AbiWord website, I was a little turned off […]
Skype: An Easier Way to Communicate
(Current) Developer: Skype Limited
Version: 3.2.0.175 (Windows), 2.6.0.151 (OSX), 1.4.0.74 (Linux)
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During my first couple years of college, I was a complete AIM junkie. Judging by some of my grades, I probably chatted with my friends way more than I should have - but that’s beside the point. In any event, I […]
Audacity: Cut the Crap Off of Your Tunes
Developer: The Audacity Team
Version: 1.2.6
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My music collection is a beast of its own that doesn’t look to be slowing down any time soon. I tend to add a few new songs each week to my playlists, which is all well and good, but not every song I add sounds like I […]
VLC: The Uber-Player
Developer: VideoLAN
Version: 0.8.6c
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Back when I was solely a Windows guy, I never really realized that I needed any other media players aside from Winamp and the built in Windows Media Player. As I got older and realized that there was more out there than MP3s and WMV videos, I quickly learned […]
Smultron: The Text Editor with the Strange Icon
Developer: Peter Borg
Version: 3.1.2
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I’m a simple guy who likes to use programs that are nicely laid out and come with all of the functionality that I need. Nothing more. So when I first downloaded Smultron on a recommendation I wasn’t real sure what to expect. Not to […]
ByteController: Easy Playback on a Mac
Developer: Bytetastic Software and Design
Version: 0.8.6
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My Apple laptop is missing a couple of critical keys. The forward and backward, play, pause, and stop buttons that are usually found on most laptops. Yet, for some odd reason, these necessary keys are absent on my MacBook. Yeah, I know […]
iTunes: Mediocre Media Player, but an Outstanding Organizer
Developer: Apple
Newest Version: 7.3.1
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One thing that I’ve realized after purchasing my MacBook is that there are a plethora of programs to choose from for everything from keeping journals to changing the preferences in your system. But one type of software that developers have been shying away from is the media […]
Firefox: Really A Better Browser?
Developer: The Mozilla Project
Version: 2.0.0.5
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There are few programs that I use every single day, but Firefox is one of them. I really can’t say how I first heard about it, but it was a few years back. I realized that I had outgrown my current browser (IE 6) and I […]
