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Best Freeware and Shareware - General Purpose Desktop Utilities

This web site, http://www.passtheshareware.com/index.htm has a very complete set of organized links to almost all the really good shareware!

 

SmartDRAW: Draw a quick Flowchart, Org Chart, Web Graphic, Business Presentation etc! SmartDRAW features over 50,000 symbols & templates in eleven specialized add-on library collections to help users Draw Anything Easily® Click here to download SmartDRAW FREE, and you'll see why it's such a popular download!
 
 
SureThing CD Labeler: Quickly design & print professional looking CD-R/DVD, Jewel Case and other media labels in minutes! Very cool. Click here to try SureThing CD Labeler today!
 
 
  • WinZip ...let WinZip automatically install the comunication utilities you download. WinZip will run the installation program in an archive, give you a chance to try the program, and optionally offer to restore your system to its original state. Also includes a Zip & E-Mail feature, automatic desktop theme and screen saver installation, plus supports most virus scanners! All Windows versions available.
 
  • iGo Incognito ...secure messaging, chat, open forums using a public key infrastructure and the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). Supports rich text messages, offline and online messages, private chats, open forums, file transfer, voice messages and text-to-speech. Freeware. For Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP.
 
  • Yahoo! Messenger ...communicate instantly via instant messages and/or voice chat. Yahoo! Messenger alerts you instantly when friends come online. You'll also be notified if you have new mail in your Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Personals accounts, or when it's time for one of your Yahoo! Calendar appointments etc. Monitor Stocks, News Scoreboard, Weather, Travel, etc. Enjoy high-quality, broadband video messaging with your friends. Freeware. For Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000. XP.
 
  • AOL Instant Messenger ...communicate instantly with friends, family, and business colleagues on the Internet and AOL. Chat with multiple friends, send and receive files, keep a buddy list, etc. If you're an AOL member, you don't need AOL Instant Messenger, because you already have the Buddy List and the Instant Messaging features. Freeware. For Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP.
 
  • ApplyIt SendToPager ...sends messages to pagers and cell phones- easy, fast and effectively. All you need is a Windows-compatible modem connected to your PC. Supports Direct Paging, Automated Response Center (ARC) Paging, TAP/IXO, SNPP protocols. No other software required. For Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP.
 
  • Malt Away ...sends your important email to any email enabled device: cell phone, pager, or any email account. Unlike standard forwarding, forwarding from Malt Away retains the correct "From" address, allowing you to easily reply to messages. For Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP.
 
  • Hiya ...chatroom auto welcomer for America Online that welcomes and re-welcomes people to the chatroom with two custom greetings created by you. You also have the option of greeting people manually - the screennames are added to a list and you can greet them at will. Freeware. For Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP.
 
  • Trillian ...trying to contact online buddies can often be a pain in the neck because some people use ICQ, and others Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, or even IRC! However, Trillian solves that problem bigtime by combining all those chat networks into one very cool and easy to use program. Features support for buddy alerts, multiple connections to the same medium, skins, easy import of existing contacts, logging, emoticons, and much more. No nags or ad banners. Freeware. For Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000.
 
  • ICQ ...download and install ICQ and you'll have instant communication (real time chat, instant text or voice messages) with all your online friends and buddies. Transfer files, play games, fire off greeting cards to your 'buddies', plus set up reminders, notes and to-do-lists. Once you become accustomed to surfing with this legendary communication tool at your side, you won't want to be online without it. Freeware. For Windows 3.1x, 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP.
 
  • Text2SMS ...send messages from your PC to cellular phones, and stay well informed about of events descending in your network using free HSLAB system monitoring kit. Supports unlimited number of a different configurations and the ability to send messages for many recipients or groups of recipients at once. For Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP.
 
  • ICQ Plus ...allows cosmetic changes to be made to the 'appearance' of ICQ. ICQ Plus gives you the ability to change background images of dialog boxes as well as the main menu image, animation, style of dialog boxes, plus buttons and other controls. For Windows 95, 98, NT.
 
  • iSpQ Videochat ...whether you are meeting friends, family or looking for a new friend, VideoChat can easily handle all your communication needs. It has rooms for many interests where you can communicate with video, voice and text instant messaging, multi-person videoconferencing, text chat, broadcasting and more. For Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000.
 
  • MSN Instant Messenger ...send and receive instant messages in real time, control who can see when you're online and who can send you instant messages, be automatically notified when you receive new messages in your Hotmail e-mail account, and more. Freeware. For Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000.
 
  • IdentaFone Pro ...a Caller ID logging program that offers many ways to keeps you informed about your callers identity with speech, paging, email, call blocking, dialer and CID network screenpops. Built in schedulars for paging, email and speech, plus you can send your own custom text pages from your PC to your alpha pager or PCS cell phone. TAPI compliant and runs on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000.
 
  • mIRC ...to connect to the IRC network, you need a chat program. mIRC is a highly configurable IRC client offering full color text lines, DCC File Send and Get capabilities, programmable aliases, a remote commands and events handler, popup menu's, Switchbar, World Wide Web and sound support, etc. For Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000.
 
  • Rave 2 ...adds telephone ability to ICQ, so you can talk instead of type. Works over very slow network connections and allows you to select differing speech quality ranging from cellphone to normal telephone, depending on your connection speed. Also permits secure encrypted conversations to ensure your privacy, without the need for any special voice scrambling hardware. For Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000.
 
  • MacPopUp ...allows Windows users to exchange instant messages with other users on any local area network. Send and receive messages from different operating systems such as Mac OS, Windows 95/98, NT/2000, WFW, Linux and other UNIX OSes. Compatible with the Microsoft WinPopup application and the similar clients in other operating systems. For Windows 95, 98, NT.
 
  • Air Messenger Lite ...paging software that allows you to send alphanumeric messages to Pagers and Digital Cellular phones. For a full featured version that features Group Lists, Groups on the fly, Canned Messages, 2-Way Pager Support, ETAP, DDE, E-Mail Paging, and more ...see Air Messenger Pro. For Windows 95, NT.
 
  • Odigo ...features instant messaging, buddy list, ability to see who is surfing the same site you are, 1-to-1 chat and multi-user chat, voice chat, expanded status settings, grouped Friends Lists, firewall compatibility, web search capabilities, etc. Exchange files, URLs, post notes, find people by interest and more. For Windows 95, 98, NT.
 
  • AtChat ...have personal and business chats without the chaos of public chat rooms. AtChat does not use the vendor's central system so all chat is direct and fast. AtChat supports one-on-one chats, group chats, file transfer, buddy lists. Works with all email address, is cross platformed (Mac and Windows 95, NT).
 
  • TeamSound ...operates as a dedicated or non-dedicated peer-to-peer voice communication system, geared for use in multiplayer, networked games. Connect to a TeamSound server elsewhere or start your own. From there, you can have multiple channels, hotkeys to transmit to specific channels, or use Battlefield Sequencing. Freeware. For Windows 95, 98, NT.
 
  • MediaRing Talk ...make free long-distance calls from your PC to any other PC running the same program. To make a call, all you need is your friend's phone number. Leave voice messages, call from your PC to any regular phone worldwide, AOL and ICQ support, a full-featured phone book, caller ID and call log. For Windows 95, 98.
 
  • PageGate ...messaging server software sends SMS and text messages to: pagers, mobile phones, PIMs, wireless devices. Messages can be accepted from: networked computers, email, web pages (CGI), commandline executables, text files, serial ports, modems. Messages can be delivered via: the Internet (SNPP, WCTP, SMTP), modems (TAP, UCP, GSM, TONE), direct serial connections (TAP). Advanced features: redundant outbound connections, message rerouting on failure. For Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP.
 
  • NotePager Pro ...paging software that allows for SMS and text messages including group paging, on-call messaging, scheduled paging, preprogrammed messages, and repeating messages. NotePager Net is a paging gateway that facillitates sending messages to paging devices and cell phones. For Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP.
 
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