External Downloads
The links on this page are for downloading programs that our members recommend or use on a regular basis. The
programs are listed under separate catagories to make finding a specific type of program easier to find:
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Essentials - Programs that you will need to access some of the content of this site and
most other sites around the web.
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Anti-Virus - Programs that will aid you to keep your PC virus free.
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Diagnostics - Programs that will tell you how your machine is running and measure the
performance.
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Useful - Any other programs that may be useful and don't fit under the other headings.
If you find any dead links on this page please let us know.
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Essentials
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Adobe Reader needed to view pdf files. (free)
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Winzip decompress downloaded zip files. (Not needed for Windows XP)
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Anti Virus
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AVG
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Free (but puts an advert on the end of every email)
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eTrust EZ
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$20 (Jim's used this for a long time)
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Kaspersky
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$50
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Norton
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Market leader
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Diagnostics
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Memtest86
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Memory test program. Run this overnight.
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Data Advisor
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Disc diagnostics from Ontrack.
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Sisoft Sandra
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Windows based performance measurement and diagnostics.
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Checkscreen
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Monitor and LCD screen test cards. (Hosted here because http://www.csf.org.uk no longer has it.)
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Useful
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| PDF995 |
Creates PDF files from any application by pretending to be a printer. |
| Fax to email |
List of free providers of which eFax is probably the best known. You get your own personal 0870 number and any faxes sent to there are converted to emails. |
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Fineprint
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Fineprint eases double sided printing and booklet creation using a standard printer. pdfFactory makes Acrobat pdf
files.
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Whisper
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Maintains an encrypted data base of passwords and user names.
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Star Downloader
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Download manager allegedly free of adware - useful for large files.
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