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[Valerie Valens]

Name : Avast!
URL : http://www.avast.com/
Function : Anti Virus and resident protection software. Requires a registration every 12 months for continued updates. Registration is free.

Name : Azureus
URL : http://azureus.sourceforge.net/
Function : Java based BitTorrent client with an attractive interface.

Name : μTorrent
URL : http://www.utorrent.com/
Function : A lightweight and efficient BitTorrent client.

Name : NCH MixPad
URL : http://www.nch.com.au/mixpad/index.html
Function : A powerful audio mixing program. While some of the features are only available in the purchase version. The free download version is mostly functional.

Name : NCH Switch
URL : http://www.nch.com.au/mixpad/index.html
Function : An audio converting program that supports a myriad of formats. Some formats to convert to are only available in the purchase version.

Name : SFArk
URL : http://www.melodymachine.com/sfark.htm
Function : A utility for MIDI composer working with soundfonts. It allows them to compress large sf2 files to half their original file size for easier distribution, and extract SFArk files for use.

Name : XMPlay
URL : http://www.un4seen.com/xmplay.html
Function : An audio player that supports a wide range formats out of the box, plus a few more with the help of plugins. It also leaves a much smaller memory footprint than WinAmp.

Name : GXSCC
URL : http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValle ... indexE.htm
Function : A unique MIDI player that has support for SMF/RCP file formats. It plays the files by emulating the SCC sound chip that was present in Konami's MSX cartridges, turning them to chiptunes. *Still in public beta*

Name : Notepad ++
URL : http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm
Function : A a free source code editor and Notepad replacement for Windows which supports several programming languages. Also features tabs and automatic saving of the program session.

Name : OpenCanvas 1
URL : http://wistinga.online.fr/opencanvas/#downloads
Function : A free, lightweight and easy to use raster art program that supports networking.

Name : Aleph One
URL : http://marathon.sourceforge.net/
Description : An open-source freeware descendant based on Bungie's Marathon 2 : Durandal.

Name : Open Arena
URL : http://openarena.ws/
Description : Open source freeware Quake 3 : Arena clone based on id Tech 3. Compatible with most custom content created for Quake 3 including maps and mods.

Name : Urban Terror
URL : http://www.urbanterror.net/news.php
Description : Open source freeware Hollywood tactical FPS based on id Tech 3. It can be installed as a standalone or as a mod for Quake 3 : Arena.

Name : Wolfenstein - Enemy Territory
URL : http://www.planetwolfenstein.com/enemyterritory/
Description : Originally planned as an addon for Return to Castle Wolfenstein. It ended up becoming a multiplayer-only freeware standalone WWII FPS.

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Name : Mario Paint Composer PC
URL : http://www.unfungames.com/mariopaint/
Description : A freeware remake of the music system from the original Mario Paint for the SNES.

Name : Cave Story
URL : http://www.miraigamer.net/cavestory/
Description : A cute side-scroller adventure game.

Name : Eternal Daughter
URL : http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=3604
Description : A cute side-scrolling RPG with Castlevania style gameplay.

Name : PJIRC
URL : http://www.pjirc.com/main.php
Function : A freeware Java IRC client that can be run as a standalone application or installed into a webpage as an applet.

[Jman1236]

Switchblade Gaming Software
http://www.switchbladegaming.com/

This new program allows you to play most PC games with a wired or wireless Xbox 360 controller. The site has links to all of the drivers and have forums, help flies, and youtube videos to show you how to get the program up and running in minutes. At the moment they only have support for only a handfull of games but they are all popular ones; Wow, Guild Wars, Half-Life 2, Call of Duty 4, Call of Duty 2, etc. I tryed it out on wow, while it's not suited for PvP or instance/raid dungeon runs it's good for soloing, grinding, or if you just need to log in for a sec to check your mail, the AH, or your guild's vault. I recomend checking it out.

[Valerie Valens]

Name : Open Beats of Rage
URL : http://www.lavalit.com/ (Downloads require free registration)
Description : It's a free open-source beatemup engine with lots of cool features and mods developed by the in house community.

[Vlad Yvhv]

FDM A free download manager. Works similarly to Getright, but without all the registration restrictions.

NoAds A popup blocker that can block any open window on your computer. Great for getting those popups that may be missed by any other active popup blockers. Just be careful not to block windows that you actually use.

[Razgrizblaze1]

Blender 3d! http://www.blender.org/

It's a little difficult to learn, but is potentially just as powerful as all those other, more expensive 3d modeling programs. I'm currently using it to make a video game. (Unfortunately, not SATam or sonic related) You can use it to make basic 3d models, advanced/realistic 3d art, special effects, video games, movies, physics tests, and a bunch more stuff that I can't recall at the moment. It's great once you get used to it!

[Spade]

Spotify
http://www.spotify.com/en/
Media player with free, legal and instant access to streamed music.


One of my tutors at college introduced us to this application couple days ago and I have to say this really is one of the greatest applications I've found. Basically it's like iTunes, except practically all the music is already uploaded into it, all you have to do is type in what you're looking for (band/genre/decade/year/etc) and it's there all ready to listen to without the need to download the tracks and it plays instantly too. It won't replace downloading, but it really is useful if you just want to browse through some music without having to wait for it to download for a track you may not really care about. Sound quality is great too.

The range of music really is impressive too – they don't have everything ever released but there's a lot of diversity in genres. There are a couple of songs that may not be available to listen to, and some artists don't have certain albums available either, though you'd be surprised how many major artists/bands have 95-100% of their material available.

You do need to create an account so you can sign into the app like you would with MSN and you do need to be connected to the internet to listen to anything. You can't download music from directly from this app; your Limewire won't become obsolete if you want an MP3 to stick on your iPod.
Ads do also pop up occasionally in the free version, they're not a problem, although you may get a short audio advert after a song, rarely seems to happen, but its no worse than listening to the radio. And considering what you're getting from this, you can't really complain either.

[acstrife]

Name : Malwarebytes
URL : http://www.malwarebytes.org/index.php
Description : A free antispyware removal software

[Valerie Valens]

Name : Dscaler
URL : http://www.dscaler.org/dscaler4.htm
Description : An easy to use and tinker app that allows you to use your TV Tuner/Capture card to watch TV or play any video-related devices hooked up to it if you find the 1-2 second input lag that comes with Windows Media Center unacceptable.

Name : Virtual Dub Mod
URL : http://virtualdubmod.sourceforge.net/
Description : VirtualDubMod is an open source video capture and linear processing tool for Microsoft Windows. It is based on Avery Lee's VirtualDub, and is licensed under the GPL. VirtualDubMod is hosted on SourceForge and is at version 1.5.10.2 (released 29 August 2005).

Name : Yugma
URL : https://www.yugma.com/
Description : A high quality desktop screencasting software that blows UStream out of the water.

Name : Calibre
URL : http://calibre.kovidgoyal.net/
Description: calibre is a one stop solution to all your e-book needs. It is free, open source and cross-platform in design and works well on Linux, OS X and Windows. calibre is meant to be a complete e-library solution and thus includes library management, format conversion, news feeds to ebook conversion, as well as e-book reader sync features and an integrated e-book viewer.

[John Roberts]

So, I just spent the last two hours buggering around trying to get my PS3 controller to connect through the PC. And after wasting my time googling and swearing at many programs that didn't fucking work, I finally found one that did. Hopefully this will help any other poor bugger from wasting more time than what it's worth.

Name: PS3 controller>Vista
URL:http://www.hardcorew...ntroller-vista/
Description: That link explains it fairly easily enough.

tl:dr
Connect the controller, download the program, load the driver, reboot and voila. Visit your Game Controller setup via Control Panel>Hardware and Sound and you'll see 'PLAYSTATION®3 Controller' listed as an installed and recognised controller. Configure the buttons to your hearts content from there.

A couple of things the article does not mention is make sure your PS3 is completely unplugged as it seems to mess with the controller while plugged into the PC, and last of all when connected to the PC your controller won't be flashing red. For a while I didn't think it was working because of no red power lights flashing on the top, but it does just fine without so don't let it fool you.

[PSI Hedgehog]

Name: BonkEnc Audio
What is it?: Audio encoder that supports Winamp input plugins. Can convert files to MP3s, AACs, WAVs, and OGGs.
Operating System: Windows (32 bit)
Where to get it: http://www.bonkenc.org/

[Jman1236]

Name: Gamebooster
What does it do: It stops all the background apps that can result in your games to slow down and/or even crash. It also defragments the game's folders to run faster.
OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7
url: http://www.iobit.com/gamebooster.html

[Inhibitor]

Name:Jdownloader

Use: A download manager perfect for when you're scavenging the web for programs to download or if you're not a fan of torrents. It also allows you to stop and resume downloads, which is very useful in my case as I have a very weak signal to my ISP. The program also has many other uses, such as auto-detecting when you copy a link, and automatic captcha entry in sites such as megaupload or hotfile.

Make sure you have Java installed too!