46 freeware utilities

That's not a proper list. It has to be a multiple of ten! You think 46 is odd, click on to page two that lists Would I be nit-picking if I pointed out that Firefox and probably a number of other "bests" on that list is not Freeware? It's open source. And we all know that Gratis! Software is in a sad state when 8 of the top 10 are anti-malware apps.

Firefox number one. Really going out on a limb there. This list features my personal pack of the "best of the best. Are you saying this is a self-link, or is it your oblique way to apologize that this is a single-link post?

Here are some of the best free and open source programs I use almost every day: fedora linux firefox mutt irssi screen OpenSSH urxvt xmms mplayer python postfix gimp gcc X and the dozens of hardware drivers and other behind-the-scenes software I'm not even thinking about.

Tags for this comment: smug unix user posted by jepler at PM on November 25, Funny that they don't mention any kernels Er, the page is a blatant pimping of the author's email newsletter.

What joegester said Nothing here I would go out of my way to replace. I was going to point out the same thing as Joegester. If it was a mac list, 10 out of 10 of the products would be useful and enjoyable. It's a sad state of affairs for all you PC people that so much time and effort has to be spent of guarding and removing malware.

Note that about half of them are utilities for dealing with problems like spam, viruses, spyware, etc, rather than getting real work done.

A sorry state we've come to I don't understand. That's a pull quote from the top of the linked page. Nice post. Useful post. Thank you. To be pedantic I count six out of ten. Firewalls and anonymous browsing can be very useful to anyone regardless of their OS and are not necessarily related to malware.

But they also showed three other packages on their list of contenders. I posted a link to that site above. I didn't post the entire page because it's just too large. Instead, I'll just post the 46 categories and if you want to see any individual categories, you can always visit their site. And hopefuly, I'll be able to use this list to find a good alternative choice to some of the freeware packages for which I can't currently find the originating sites.

There were a few expected winners - such as Firefox. Gary, Your point is very well taken. I changed my description of AutoHotkey. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.

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