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Anti-Spyware
- Ad-Aware 2009 8.0.5.0
- CWShredder 2.19
- HijackThis 2.0.2
- Rootkit Revealer 1.71
- Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6.2
- SpywareBlaster 4.2
- Windows Defender 1.1.1593
Audio and Video
- Foobar2000 0.9.6.8
- iTunes 8.2.0 (32-bit)
- K-Lite Codec Pack 4.90 (Full)
MediaMonkey 3.1.0.1256
- QuickTime Alternative 2.9.0
- QuickTime Player 7.62.14.0
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RealPlayer 11.0.0.673
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- Windows Media Player 11
File Sharing
- eMule 0.49c
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- LimeWire Basic 5.2.2 Beta
- Shareaza 2.4.0.0
uTorrent 1.8.3 Build 15638
- Vuze 4.2.0.2
Firewalls and Security
- Comodo Firewall + Antivirus 3.9.95478.509
- PeerGuardian 2.0 Beta 6c
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- Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808
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CD and DVD Tools
- DAEMON Tools Lite 4.30.4
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Messaging and Chat
- AIM 6.9.15.1
- Google Talk 1.0.0.104 Beta
- Pidgin 2.5.6
- Skype 4.0.0.227
- Thunderbird 2.0.0.21
- Trillian 3.1.12.0
- Windows Live Messenger 2009 (14.0.8064)
- Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2162
Anti-Virus
- Google Desktop 5.8.809.23506
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File Transfer
- FastStone Image Viewer 3.9
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- Picasa 3.1 Build 71.43
Office and News
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Benchmarking
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Drivers
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Developer Tools
- Notepad++ 5.4.3
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Networking and Admin
- Hamachi 1.0.3.0
- RealVNC 4.1.3
10 Skype Alternatives
10 Skype Alternatives
While Skype is probably the best-known of all the soft VoIP applications
available at this time, it is most certainly not the only one. Currently there
is a whole host of extremely capable and polished VoIP applications available
offering free calls and very cheap calls to landlines and cell phones.
If you are unhappy with Skype’s service or maybe think it’s a bit too
expensive, why not have a look through these Skype alternatives. Many of them
use the SIP protocol so you will not be inhibited in your choice of VoIP
provider.
- SightSpeed
- Mac and Windows app offering unlimited free PC - PC VoIP calls, unlimited
free PC - PC video calls. Reduced rates for PC - landline / cell phone calls.
Also features video blogging capabilities. - Google Talk - A
soft VoIP application for Windows that offers VoIP and instant messaging. Mac
users can talk with Google Talk users using Jabber-enabled clients such as
Adium and iChat. Linux users can use Gaim. - Gizmo Project
- SIP based P2P client in the same ilk as Skype with integrated call
recording. At the time of writing, Skype currently requires extra software to
record calls. - iChat - Mac OS
X application that offers PC - PC calls between iChat and AIM users. - VoIP Buster -
Windows app offering free PC - PC calls and 120 days of free calls to
landlines. - Jajah - Web-based
VoIP interface where you enter your phone number and the number of who you
want to dial. Jajah calls the caller and the person you are calling. You both
answer, the calls begins and you can talk. Does not require any new software
or hardware. - Amicima -
Publishers of a soft VoIP application called amiciPhone that offers a
combination of user presence, file transfers, photo sharing and instant
messaging. - ComBOTS - German
app that offers free VoIP calls, photo sharing and drag-and-drop file sharing
for files up to 200MB. - OpenWengo - Open Source app based on the SIP protocol for free VoIP calls
between 2 PCs with SIP-compliant software. You can hook into any other VoIP
provider that uses SIP. Also offers SMS, video chat and instant messaging. - Vbuzzer - Soft VoIP
Windows app offer free calls between Vbuzzer users and reduced call rates to
landlines. Also offers instant messaging.
Perhaps you are using a soft VoIP client other than the ones included in this
list? If so please point out what you are using and why in the comments.
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