Cool Computer Software

This section is for me to share all the cool computer software and websites that I have stumbled across in all my years of using and teaching computers.

Websites

Photonhead.com
Filled with tips, tricks, and tutorials, Photonhead is a great resource for newbies and not-so-newbies to digital photography. Photonhead covers choosing a camera, taking photos, and photo editing, and has a cool "SimCam," which lets you adjust shutter speed, aperture, and ISO on a test image and see the results as if it were a real camera.
PCmover
PCmover is the only migration utility that moves programs, files, and settings from your old PC to your new PC.  Simply install PCmover on both your old and new computers and go! Works with almost any Windows operating system, from Windows 95 to Vista.
LifeJournal
 "I can't say enough good things about LifeJournal. I'm a professional writer who has been journaling since I was 7 or 8 years old (about 40 years) and LifeJournal has done the impossible: made me love the process even more!"
--Barbara Bretton,
"USA Today"
best selling novelist
Download.com
CNET Download.com is a safe, trusted, and spyware-free Web site for downloading productivity software and other applications. Whether you're searching for productivity programs, other types of software, or helpful information about using productivity software, CNET Download.com has tens of thousands of downloads for improving your digital life.
Foxit Reader 2.3 for Windows
To put it gently, Adobe Reader is a real pain in the hindquarters. It's monstrously large, slow to load, and includes many features most users will hardly ever need. Foxit PDF Reader 2.3 kills the bloat and throws in some neat features, such as annotation tools, while still allowing you to read PDF documents.
PDF Download 2.0
PDF Download by Nitro PDF Software is the leading tool for handling and viewing Web-based PDF files and is enjoyed by millions of Firefox and Flock users every day. The browser extension removes the pain often experience when encountering PDF files online, and now lets you quickly convert your Web pages into high-quality PDFs that are ideal for archiving, printing and sharing.
Maxthon Browser
Maxthon Browser is a powerful award-winning tabbed browser built for all users. Besides basic browsing functionality, Maxthon Browser provides a rich set of features to improve your surfing experience.
SplashID
If you have too many usernames and passwords to count, you need this software -- it keeps track of your info in an easy and organized way.
tucows
The original software download site, Tucows.com, earned its name early on for being the first to provide software on a "freeware" or "shareware" basis.
We currently host more than 40,000 software titles (all tested virus and spyware free) through our international network of partner sites. These sites provide users with fast, local and safe virus and spyware free downloads.
SurveyGold 8
A complete software system for building and conducting surveys and analyzing their results. Ideal for individual and institutional survey authors administering surveys on the web, on the phone or on paper.
WinRAR
WinRAR is a powerful archive manager. It can backup your data and reduce size of email attachments, decompress RAR, ZIP and other files downloaded from Internet and create new archives in RAR and ZIP file format. You may try WinRAR before buy, its trial version is available in downloads.
WinZip
WinZip, the original and most popular compression utility for Windows, is a powerful and easy-to-use tool that quickly zips and unzips your files to conserve disk space and greatly reduce e-mail transmission time.
Skype
Skype isn’t just about free Skype-to-Skype calls and easy, low-cost calls to landlines and cell phones around the world. You can also do much, much more.
Avant Web Browser
For those who like their customization in-house, the Avant Browser's latest update might appeal to you. Built on an IE-rendering engine, Avant takes off in a different direction--IE if it were being produced by a small firm instead of Microsoft. -- CNET Editor's Review

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Marketing Stuff

PublicityHound.com

Publicity expert Joan Stewart shows you how to use free publicity to establish your credibility, enhance your reputation, position yourself as an expert, sell more products and services, promote a favorite cause or issue, and position your company as an employer of choice.

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www.hubspot.com

HubSpot is an inbound marketing system that helps your business get found on the Internet by the right prospects and convert more of them into leads and paying customers.

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Learn RSS on YouTube

This short video by Steve Hutera will get you started on using RSS feeders and Readers and what they are!


Coolest Software

Linkman

The absolute BEST WAY to organize all of your links in one place even using DIFFERENT browsers! But it does so much more than that!

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ListPro

Create shopping lists, to do lists, checklists, or any list you need! ListPro makes it easy to organize and use your information however you want. Manage your time, remember all your errands, stay on track - and take your lists everywhere you go.

 

aweber.com logo link Aweber is used by all the internet marketing pro's to ethically generate their opt-in email marketing lists.

Internet Marketing Center Logo
Learn the Insider Secrets to Marketing Your Business on the Internet!
The Program that has Launched MORE 6-Figure Income Websites than any other for only $2.95!

logo for carbonite.com Have you considered how much of your life is on your computer? Photos, emails, music, financial records, documents, and so much more. How would you feel if you woke up tomorrow and everything was gone?

Nelson Email Organizer

The absolute BEST WAY to organize your OUTLOOK email inbox!

GoToMyPC Logo Link GoToMyPC is the fast, easy and secure way to access your PC from any Web browser or wireless device in real time.

PDF download logo link PDF Download by Nitro PDF Software is the leading tool for handling and viewing Web-based PDF files and is enjoyed by millions of Firefox and Flock users every day.

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