The Necessary Software Thread

[jdog]

Name of the Software: Comodo Dragon
Where did you get it: http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-too ... rowser.php
Cost: Free
Size: 23.6MB
Version: 12.1
What is it: Comodo Dragon is a freeware web browser implementation of Chromium, and is produced by Internet security firm Comodo Group. Sporting a similar interface to Google Chrome, Dragon eliminates Chrome's usage tracking and some other potentially privacy-compromising features, and provides additional security measures, such as indicating the authenticity and relative strength of a website's SSL certificate.
Free Support: http://www.comodo.com/support/comodo-support.php

[5829]

Comodo Dragon sounds good, but it is only for Windows. Wonder if they will come out with a Linux version?

[AYHJA]

Yeah, that's what I was asking about, a Linux version of that...

[jdog]

Comodo Dragon sounds good, but it is only for Windows. Wonder if they will come out with a Linux version?

Chromium is available for Linux. Dragon is nothing more than Comodo's build and customization of the Chromium open source code. The same extensions and themes that work for Chrome/Chromium work for Dragon.

[jdog]

Name of the Software: HTC Home
Where did you get it: http://www.htchome.org/en/downloads/
Cost: Free
Size: 9.24MB
Version: 3.0 Apis
What is it: HTC Home is one visually aesthetic weather/clock widget which brings the famous HTC Sense to your desktop. Even though Windows 7 and Vista has a simple weather gadget, it lacks some forecasting features. HTC Home displays weather forecast for the next week along with a beautiful digital clock.
Free Support: http://www.htchome.org/en/support/

[jdog]

Name of the Software: ObjectDock
Where did you get it: http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/
Cost: Free
Size: 20.4MB
Version: 2.0
What is it: ObjectDock allows the user to place shortcuts to any program in a "dock." This provides Windows users functionality similar to that of Mac OS X. ObjectDock can be used as a program launcher, or as a complete taskbar replacement. Its functionality can be enhanced with plugins to provide features such as weather forecasts or news.
Free Support: http://support.stardock.com/

[jdog]

Name of the Software: TrueCrypt
Where did you get it: http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads
Cost: Free
Size: 3.32MB
Version: 7.0a
What is it: TrueCrypt is a software system for establishing and maintaining an on-the-fly-encrypted volume (data storage device). On-the-fly encryption means that data is automatically encrypted right before it is saved and decrypted right after it is loaded, without any user intervention. No data stored on an encrypted volume can be read (decrypted) without using the correct password/keyfile(s) or correct encryption keys. Entire file system is encrypted (e.g., file names, folder names, contents of every file, free space, meta data, etc).
Free Support: http://www.truecrypt.org/faq

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Name of the Software: ObjectDock
Where did you get it: http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/
Cost: Free
Size: 20.4MB
Version: 2.0
What is it: ObjectDock allows the user to place shortcuts to any program in a "dock." This provides Windows users functionality similar to that of Mac OS X. ObjectDock can be used as a program launcher, or as a complete taskbar replacement. Its functionality can be enhanced with plugins to provide features such as weather forecasts or news.
Free Support: http://support.stardock.com/

I believe I've had this app/program for nearing three years now. As I run on a boring Windows interface, it does wholly replace one's need to have the taskbar, desktop icons, and allows one to display rich, full wallpaper images the way they were meant to be shown: uninhibited.

I recommend it.

[5829]

http://www.poppeeper.com/

Description
POP Peeper is an email notifier that runs in your Windows task bar and alerts you when you have new email on your POP3, IMAP (with IDLE support), Hotmail\MSN\LiveMail, Yahoo, GMail, MyWay, Excite, iWon, RediffMail, Juno and NetZero accounts. IMAP supports allows you to access AOL, AIM, Fastmail and other services. Send mail directly from POP Peeper and use the address book to email your frequently used contacts. POP Peeper allows you to view messages using HTML or you can choose to safely view all messages in rich or plain text. Several options are available that will decrease or eliminate the risks of reading your email (viruses, javascript, webbugs, etc). POP Peeper can be run from a portable device and can be password protected. Many notification options are availble to indicate when new mail has arrived, such as sound alerts (configurable for each account), flashing scroll lock, skinnable popup notifier, customized screensaver and more.

[jdog]

Name of the Software: Dropbox
Where did you get it: http://www.dropbox.com/downloading?src=index
Cost: Free
Size: 15.4MB
Version: 1.1.35
What is it: Dropbox is a Web-based file hosting service operated by Dropbox, Inc. that uses cloud computing to enable users to store and share files and folders with others across the Internet using file synchronization.
Free Support: http://www.dropbox.com/help