Useful Computer Stuff ("OCRA Member Tested and Recommended"):
- 1&1 Web Hosting --it's the one we use for the OCRA webpages, very inexpensive and good service, too
- Avast! --free anti-virus program by ALWIL Software
- CCleaner --free "crap cleaning" software removes temporary files, cookies, etc.
- CDBurnerXP --burn CDs and DVDs including BluRay and HD-DVD for free
- Craigslist --get a job, buy, sell, or trade literally anything with free listings, this app is putting newspaper classifieds out of business
- d*Chat --a keyboard to keyboard D-STAR chat application
- Desktop Media --free app that puts icons on your desktop that allow you to easily access drives and media
- doPDF --free program that creates PDFs from your documents
- Eraser --free program to erase files or even a whole hard drive
- ExpressPCB --design your own PCBs with this free layout software
- FreeClock --free software adds UTC/local time dual display to your PC
- GreenPrint --free software to save those wasted sheets of printer paper that only have one line on them
- HDD Health --free software to warn you if your hard drive's fixin' to die
- HP Smart Web Printing --free HP software to organize and print only what you need from multiple web pages
- Karen's Time Sync --synchronize your system's clock with an online atomic clock using this free software
- Kim Komando --"America's digital goddess" is an excellent source for free software and valuable tips
- LinPSK --free PSK-31 software for Linux
- Multimon --run up to three monitors on your computer with different taskbars on each with this free software
- OpenOffice --free alternative to MS Office because Billy in Redmond's gotten enough of your money already
- PDFTextOnline --extract text from a PDF
- PortableApps --work from any Windows computer with these applications you carry with you on a flash drive
- QuadLock Unit Converter --instantly convert between different units of measurement
- Reactor Server --run your own web portal with this free Apache distro
- Recuva --prounounced "recover," this free software recovers deleted files
- Spybot Search and Destroy --free anti-spyware software so you no longer have to see the depressing spectacle of Peter Norton getting older every year on his box of software
- Stellarium --view celestial objects in your sky on this awesome, free planetarium program
- TrueCrypt --free on-the-fly encryption software for Windows, Mac and Linux
- Ubuntu Linux --free Linux distro (based upon Debian) to start you opening doors instead of going through Windows
- U-Exchange --barter/trade site that's free to use
- Vetusware --large, free collection of "obsolete" software for you to download, need DOS?
- WebAnywhere --free software for the visually impaired that reads websites to you
- WXSpots --free internet software to distribute severe weather reports
- Zelscope --turn your PC into a dual-trace 'scope with this free-for-individual-use software
- ZoneAlarm --excellent, free firewall software
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