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Links to Free Software

Below are links to free software that I've found to be very useful as a computer user, computer administrator, and general computer geek!

Graphics

Multi-Media

Deep Burner - CD/DVD burning software
Deep Ripper - CD ripper
Deep DVD - Basic (but very useful) DVD authoring tool
LC ISO Creator - Rip CD or DVD to ISO file
Create-Burn ISO - Create ISO from files or burn ISO to CD
ISO Mounter - Utility to mount an ISO file as a virtual CD drive
Virtual CloneDrive - Utility to mount an ISO file as a virtual CD drive
VLC media player - Media player for MPEGs, DVDs, VCDs, etc.
WinAmp - Audio player with nice interface to many quality internet radio stations as well as your own music library.

General user

Anti-virus

Computer protection and virus cleanup

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware - Detect and remove malware
Spybot Search and Destroy - Protect against spyware
Housecall - identifying and removing viruses, Trojans, worms, unwanted browser plugins, and other malware.
HijackThis - Advanced diagnostic of potential spyware and malware (for Advanced users)

System Admin and Geek software

LDAP Browser - Graphical browser for ldap directories
nLite - OS deployment tool (allows slipstreaming, inserting of add'l drivers, and creating bootable CD)
UBCD4Win - Ultimate Boot CD for Windows
DriveImage XML - Disk imaging software
VMWare Server - Computer virtualization tool
Sysinternal Tools - Various advanced system utilities
Servers Alive - System monitoring tool
URL Snooper - Monitors network stack to identify URLs
Fiddler - Web Debugging proxy (versions for IE and Firefox)
ieHTTPHeaders - Shows http headers as they occur in IE
HttpFox - HTTP analyzer addon forFirefox
Live HTTP Headers - Shows http headers as they occur in Firefox
Putty tools - SSH/telnet client, SFTP, SCP
CentOS - Free Linux based on RedHat Linux OS
MySQL - Open source database
NetStumbler - WiFi networking tool
WiFi SiStr - Continuously shows the strength of your WiFi signal
Nessus - System vulnerability tester
Wireshark - Network analyzer
InstallRite - Monitors system changes during application installs and application cloning
Virtual Clone Drive - Mounts ISO images
WinSCP - Windows ssh/secure copy program
RealVNC - VNC (system remote control) client and server software
Colasoft Ping Tool - Graphical ping tool
Smart Port Forwarding - Port forwarding tool
CrystalDisk and CrystalMark - System benchmarking tools
Mizu softphone - SIP compliant softphone
Trinity Rescue Kit - Repair/recover Windows machines. Including password reset.
NTPassword - Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista admin password recovery