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Anti-Virus
Freeware
With hundreds more viruses
being created every month, all computers should have some
form of virus protection. Here, you will find a round-up of
the Web's best freeware anti-virus checkers and cleaners,
which stop all kinds of "dodgy" files from
entering your PC. You'll no doubt be pleased to hear that
the majority of programs listed here provide comparable
protection to most commercial packages.
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Free
Chat Programs
Chatting is the very reason
why many people choose to go online. The Internet has opened
up many new methods of communication, one of the largest
being "chat". In this section, we review the best
freeware chat programs, such as messenger services. They are
ideal for keeping in touch with friends or family and
provide many features, such as text chat, audio support and
also video conferencing.
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Free
Compression Tools
Downloading
files over the Internet normally requires a compression
utility such as the famous "WinZip" or if you're
on an Apple-Mac, "Stuffit Expander". These archive
documents into smaller file sizes so they can be downloaded,
transferred or saved much faster and more conveniently. We
recommend every computer should have a zipping program. You
will need it for most downloads found at FreebyWeb.com.
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Dial-Up
and Disk Utilities
Dial-up utilities are handy
tools for keeping your connection alive, disconnecting you
after prolonged Internet use or recovering downloads that
get transfer errors. This section houses some "must
have" tools for the casual and advanced Internet user. Disk
Utilities keep your disk drives healthy with a collection of
disk and drive programs. If your computer has started to
slow, check above for a handy repair.
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Free
E-mail Programs
In this section, we take a
look at the Internet's best e-mail freeware applications. If
you're in need of a new e-mail client, or want a utility to
help combat spam, you'll likely find it in here. Many of
these free e-mail software tools make excellent
"add-ons" to existing applications, like Microsoft
Outlook Express. The majority of these programs have small
file sizes and can be downloaded within a few minutes on
broadband connections.
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Free
File Sharing Programs
This section at FreebyWeb.com
reviews some of the Internet's most useful programs that
allow you to share files (sounds, images, documents, etc.)
with other users of the same program type. Although in
recent years "file sharing" has sparked a huge
amount of controversy over copyright ownership, many P2P
(Peer to Peer) programs still exist and can be very useful
search tools when used responsibly.
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Free
FTP Programs
FTP (File Transfer Protocol),
is an Internet protocol that allows users to exchange files,
programs, etc. over the Internet and upload them to a Web
server or download them to their personal computer. Here,
FreebyWeb.com has listed a number of the Web's best
freeware FTP programs. All of them are ideal for finding
software from remote computers and equally as useful for
Webmasters, who need to upload files.
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Free
Graphics Programs
Let's face it, if you needed a
powerful graphics package with a wide range of features, you
would expect to pay a considerable amount of cash. In this
category you'll find a varied selection of quality freeware
programs that you can download, many of which have more
useful functions than expensive commercial packages. If you
find any other completely free image programs, please send
us an e-mail.
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Misc.
Freeware Downloads
Our "Miscellaneous
Freeware Downloads" category is the place where all
those unique and often extremely popular programs are
featured. Many
applications here can be useful, but are not often used.
Others are so unique they can't be categorised or contain a
collection of applications for entirely different uses. If
your computer needs a special add-on to your freeware
toolkit, take a look inside this category.
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Free
Security Programs
The Internet is not a secure medium by
any means, but there are numerous things that you can do to
protect yourself (and your privacy) whilst online. Our
"Free Security Programs" category was created in
order to review the Net's best software that will protect
you from hackers, code breakers, password stealers and more.
Don't be caught off guard! Download some
programs today and tighten security on your PC.
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Free
Sound Programs
There are hundreds of free
sound programs on the Internet, all providing a varied
mixture of features. Here at FreebyWeb.com, we've gathered
together some of the Net's best freeware sound programs that
allow you to organise, tweak, record and play music, whether
it be in MP3 format, or virtually any other sound file
format. We've also listed some freeware applications to
create your own CD-ROMs.
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Free
Text and HTML Editors
When Windows Notepad gets too
dull and boring for you, a fresh text or HTML editor is the
ideal download. There are freeware programs here for
beginners to advanced Web site coders. Most have extra
functions not found in the Windows applications. You'll also
find some free HTML checkers and scanners that can improve
the download times of your pages and overall accuracy of
your site's HTML design.
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