Pure Legal Computing

Browser - Apple Safari

2009-01-14T11:56:00.000+07:00

Software Name	Apple Safari
Category	Web browser
Alternative to	Microsoft internet Explorer, Opera
URL	http://www.apple.com/safari/download/
Publishers	Apple Inc.
License	Free Apple Inc. SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SAFARI FOR WINDOWS
PLC rating (1-5)	5
Notes	Apple Mac OS X style Lightweight, Fast, relatively more secure, intuitive menus, lots of plug-ins, mature,
Portable Version	N/A

CD/DVD Emulation - Daemon Tools

2009-01-12T11:52:00.004+07:00

Software Name	Daemon-Tools
Category	CD/DVD Emulation
Alternative to	Virtual Drive, SlySoft Virtual CloneDrive
URL	http://www.daemon-tools.cc/download.php
Publishers	DT Soft Ltd.
License	Free
PLC rating (1-5)	5
Notes	Best known free virtual drive
Portable Version	N/A

Office Suite - IBM Lotus Symphony

2009-01-05T14:20:00.006+07:00

Software Name	IBM Lotus Symphony
Category	Office Suite Application
Alternative to	Microsoft Office, Corel WordPerfect suite, OpenO
URL	http://symphony.lotus.com/
Publishers	IBM Corporation
License	Free under Licensed Materials - Property of IBM. © Copyright IBM Corporation and its licensors http://symphony.lotus.com/software/lotus/symphony/home.nsf/termsofuse
PLC rating (1-5)	4
Notes	Optimized for Ms Office 2003 users Tabbed document nagivation Compatible with Opendocument (Openoffice) format Only have Spreadsheet, Word Processing, Presentation Built in web-browser
Portable Version	N/A

Vector Graphic - Inkscape

2008-11-19T23:22:00.000+07:00

Software Name	Inkscape
Category	SVG (Scalable Vector Graphic) editor
Alternative to	Macromedia Freehand, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw
URL	http://www.inkscape.org/
Publishers	Inkscape
License	GNU GPL
PLC rating (1-5)	4
Notes	Inkscape does not yet have as many features as the best commercial vector editors, but still very suitable for a wide range of applications. XML, SVG and CSS standards compliance Multiplatforms
Portable Version	Available

Interior Design - SweetHome3D

2008-11-17T23:13:00.004+07:00

Software Name	SweetHome3D
Category	3D Interior Design
Alternative to	interior design application , Interior Desinger, SmartDraw Interior Design
URL	http://www.sweethome3d.eu/
Publishers	eTeks
License	GNU GPL
PLC rating (1-5)	5
Notes	Comparable to commercial products Enough pre-built objects, though not so many Also support simulation (first person view) Small size, Easy to use, multiplatform (Java based)
Portable Version	Available

First person simulation view, just like first person shooter game!

Archiver - IZArc

2008-11-15T00:36:00.003+07:00

Software Name	IZArc
Category	Archiver
Alternative to	WinZip, WinRAR, WinAce
URL	http://www.izarc.org
Publishers	Ivan Zahariev
License	Freeware,
PLC rating (1-5)	5
Notes	Fast and simple interface. Vast archive format coverage 7-ZIP, A, ACE, ARC, ARJ, B64, BH, BIN, BZ2, BZA, C2D, CAB, CDI, CPIO, DEB, ENC, GCA, GZ, GZA, HA, IMG, ISO, JAR, LHA, LIB, LZH, MDF, MBF, MIM, NRG, PAK, PDI, PK3, RAR, RPM, TAR, TAZ, TBZ, TGZ, TZ, UUE, WAR, XXE, YZ1, Z, ZIP, ZOO
Portable Version	Available

Bandwidth Monitor - NetMeter

2008-11-11T12:30:00.005+07:00

Software Name	NetMeter
Category	Networking, Bandwidth Monitor
Alternative to	DU meter
URL	http://www.metal-machine.de/readerror/
Publishers	ReadError
License	Freeware, donation via Paypal
PLC rating (1-5)	5
Notes	Simple and exactly what home and flavored users needed Each display component can be adjusted Includes reports and projection on daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis
Portable Version	N/A

There the NetMeter shows on the lower right corner of the screen

We can also change the appeaeance to resemble DU meter

The bandwidth usage report and projection

Image Editor - Photoscape

2008-11-07T07:07:00.000+07:00

Software Name	Photoscape
Category	Graphic Viewer, Image Editor, Screen Capturer
Alternative to	ACDsee, SnagIt
URL	http://www.photoscape.org
Publishers	MOOII TECH ALL
License	Freeware, donation needed for improvement
PLC rating (1-5)	5
Notes	Simple all in one photo/graphic tools Simple and intuitive interface
Portable Version	Available with some tricks http://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=1339

CAD - ProgeCAD 2008 smart

2008-11-06T14:48:00.002+07:00

Software Name	ProgeCAD 2008 smart
Category	CAD / Computer Aided Design
Alternative to	AutoCAD
URL	http://www.progesoft.com
Publishers	IntelliCAD Technology
License	Freeware – for personal and non-commercial use only
PLC rating (1-5)	4,5
Notes	Comparable to commercial CADs Reads and writes DWF files Compatible with AutoCAD Lack of advance rendering options
Portable Version	N/A

Knowledge - Stellarium

2008-11-06T14:20:00.002+07:00

Software Name	Stellarium
Category	Education, Knowledge, Planetarium, Astronomy
Alternative to	Alien Sun, AstroMB, AstroViewer, Desktop Universe, TheSky
URL	http://www.stellarium.org
Publishers	Fabien Chéreau and contributors
License	GNU GPL
PLC rating (1-5)	5
Notes	The most popular and probably the best free Planetarium software Include Constellation art (optional) Real time
Portable Version	Available

Religious/Presentation - OpenSong

2008-11-03T19:07:00.003+07:00

Software Name	OpenSong
Category	Religious – Presentation Slide Show – Song Database
Alternative to	Easyworship, Overhead 2.01,ShowNak, MEDIASHOUT, SUNDAYPLUS
URL	http://www.opensong.org
Publishers	Sean Lickfold
License	GNU GPL
PLC rating (1-5)	4,5
Notes	Very suitable for church activity during ceremony and worship Act as a slide show tools and song database
Portable Version	Available

PDF Reader - Foxit Reader

2008-11-03T15:58:00.004+07:00

Software Name	Foxit Reader
Category	PDF Reader
Alternative to	Adobe Acrobat Reader
URL	http://www.foxitsoftware.com
Publishers	Foxit Software
License	Freeware
PLC rating (1-5)	5
Notes	Extremely simple, lightweight, and fast PDF Standard 1.7 Useful tab navigation just like Firefox
Portable Version	It is portable software

Video/Movie Player - MPlayer

2008-11-01T07:28:00.002+07:00

Software Name	MPlayer
Category	Video Player
Alternative to	PowerDVD, Windows Media Player
URL	http://mpui.sourceforge.net
Publishers	Martin J. Fiedler
License	GNU GPL
PLC rating (1-5)	4
Notes	Simple, lightweight, fast VCD, DVD player support Wide coverage of video format (almost can play all video format) Changing subtitle or audio track will reload the DVD at current position.
Portable Version	Available

Bible/Religious - In the beginning was the Word

2008-11-01T07:07:00.002+07:00

Software Name	In the beginning was the Word
Category	Religious - Bible
Alternative to	SwordSearcher, Daily Bible
URL	http://www.theword.gr
Publishers	Costas Stergiou
License	Freeware – available to make donation
PLC rating (1-5)	5
Notes	Simple and intuitive yet complete learning tools, includes many Bible versions such as KJV, AKJV, ASV, BBE, Webster, and others Support Theme changing and Layout (Beginner, Simple, Full, and Study)
Portable Version	Available with note install on regular drive and then copy the folder over to portable drive.

Archiver - PeaZip

2008-11-01T00:42:00.001+07:00

Software Name	PeaZip
Category	Archiver
Alternative to	WinZip, WinRAR, WinAce
URL	http://peazip.sourceforge.net/
Publishers	Giorgio Tani
License	LGPLv3
PLC rating (1-5)	4
Notes	Vast archive format coverage Create: (7Z, ARC, BZ2, GZ, PAQ/LPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, TAR, UPX, ZIP) Open: ACE, ARJ, CAB, DMG, ISO, LHA, RAR, UDF and many more archive types (79 file extensions supported Lightweight and fast
Portable Version	Available

Bible/Religious - e-Sword

2008-10-30T20:38:00.007+07:00

Software Name	e-Sword – the Sword of the LORD with en electronicc edge
Category	Religious - Bible
Alternative to	SwordSearcher, Daily Bible
URL	http://www.e-sword.net
Publishers	Rick Meyers
License	Freeware – available to make donation
PLC rating (1-5)	5
Notes	The most well-known and complete free Bible software Has tools for studying such as Gospel Harmony, Study Notes, Topic Notes, even Hebrew vocabularies dictionary.
Portable Version	N/A

Desktop Publishing / DTP - Scribus

2008-10-19T22:51:00.004+07:00

Software Name	Scribus
Category	Desktop Publishing / DTP
Alternative to	Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Publisher, QuarkXpress
URL	http://www.scribus.net
Publishers	www.scribus.net and contributors
License	GNU GPL
PLC rating (1-5)	4,5
Notes	Scribus is considered as 'the right thing to do the job' Many people forums stated that they choose Scribus over the commercial softwares even for DTP professionals. Scribus is designed for flexible layout and typesetting, and the ability to prepare files for professional quality image setting equipment. It can also create animated and interactive PDF presentations and forms.
Portable Version	Available

Technical Design / Diagram - Dia

2008-10-18T18:45:00.005+07:00

Software Name	Dia
Category	Technical Design / Diagram
Alternative to	Ms Visio, SmartDraw
URL	http://dia-installer.de/index_en.html
Publishers	Gnome
License	GNU GPL
PLC rating (1-5)	3,5
Notes	Though the interface not really user friendly but Dia will eventually get you there Please install GTK+ runtime first
Portable Version	Available, but rather old

E-mail Client + Collaboration - Evolution

2008-10-17T18:05:00.001+07:00

Software Name	Evolution
Category	Email Client, PIM, Collaboration
Alternative to	Ms Outlook, Ms Outlook Express, Lotus Notes client
URL	http://www.dipconsultants.com/evolution/
Publishers	Novell, Gnome, Tor Lillqvist, DIP consultants, LLC
License	GNU GPL
PLC rating (1-5)	5
Notes	Many people consider Evolution as Outlook killer Previously Evolution only exist in Linux, but now Windows users can also enjoy Evolution power such as email, calendar, collaboration, etc. Also available outlook PST file export to Evolution called Outport
Portable Version	N/A

Image Editor - Artweaver

2008-10-16T11:17:00.009+07:00

Software Name	Artweaver
Category	Image Editor
Alternative to	Adobe Photoshop, Ulead PhotoImpact, Corel Paint Shop Pro
URL	http://www.artweaver.de
Publishers	Boris Eyrich
License	Freeware
PLC rating (1-5)	4
Notes	Similar to Photoshop Home users, and early designers would find it very sufficient to complete their daily tasks Small installer size
Portable Version	Available

Image Editor - PAINT.NET

2008-10-16T10:58:00.010+07:00

Software Name	Paint.NET
Category	Image Editor / Graphic Editor
Alternative to	Adobe Photoshop, Ulead PhotoImpact, Corel Paint Shop Pro
URL	http://www.getpaint.net
Publishers	dotPDN LLC, Rick Brewster, Tom Jackson, and contributors
License	Freeware, donations are really appreciated
PLC rating (1-5)	4,5
Notes	One of the most well-known free image editors beside GIMP Simple and clear interface, yet still similar to photoshop Home users, and early designers would find it very much sufficient to complete their daily tasks
Portable Version	N/A

Image Editor - GIMP

2008-10-13T08:15:00.009+07:00

Software Name	GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program)
Category	Image Editor / Graphic Editor
Alternative to	Adobe Photoshop, Ulead PhotoImpact, Corel Paint Shop Pro
URL	http://www.gimp.org
Publishers	Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis and the GIMP Development Team
License	GNU GPL
PLC rating (1-5)	4,5
Notes	The most advance opensource/freeware image editor software Rich feature set almost as complete as Photoshop Different interface with photoshop might be a bit confusing at first. Gimpshop the Gimp with photoshop interface like is also available but the version is way behind the original Gimp
Portable Version	Available

Audio / Track Editor - Audacity

2008-10-11T10:15:00.009+07:00

So you need to do some basic audio editing like cropping the time, changing the pitch, adding echo and fade-out effect ? or maybe you are a pro but want to save your pocket, well audacity is the answer.

Software Name	Audacity
Category	Sound Editor
Alternative to	GoldWave, WaveMax Sound Editor, Audio Catalyst
URL	http://audacity.sourceforge.net
Publishers	Audacity development team
License	Creative Commons Attribution License, version 2.0
PLC rating (1-5)	5
Notes	Nice Interface Has comparable features with the commercial products Multiplatform
Portable Version	Available, googling please

Offline English Dictionary - TheSage

2008-10-05T23:26:00.012+07:00

Software Name	TheSage's English Dictionary & Thesaurus
Category	Language, Dict
Alternative to	Oxford Dictionary
URL	http://www.sequencepublishing.com/thesage.html
Publishers	Sequence Publishing
License	Freeware – Donation to help improvement
PLC rating (1-5)	5
Notes	Concise, Clear, Complete English off-line dictionary Thesaurus also included
Portable Version	N/A – installer only

Office Suite - ThinkFree Office

2008-10-02T12:26:00.007+07:00

ThinkFree office strong point is for online office computing.

Quoting from wikipedia:

ThinkFree Office by Haansoft ThinkFree Co. Ltd., a subsidiary company of Haansoft Corporation, is an office suite written in Java that runs on Windows, Linux, and Macintosh word processor (Write), a spreadsheet (Calc) and a presentation program (Show). ThinkFree Office reads and writes to Microsoft Office file formats (.doc, .xls, and .ppt). ThinkFree Office has a look and feel similar to Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, providing a degree of familiarity to new users. ThinkFree Online is a web-based version of the office suite. platforms. ThinkFree Office includes a

ThinkFree also provides service called ThinkFree Online, another quote from wikipedia:

ThinkFree Online is an online edition that runs Write, Calc and Show in a browser using a mix of Java applet and Ajax technologies. It is free to use around the world with the exception of Australia and New Zealand (see references), where you must be a paid member of BigPond to use the service. Each user is allotted 1 GB of online storage space for saving documents. ThinkFree Online lets users collaborate on documents with others, publish to a blog or the web. ThinkFree Online also keeps a version history per document of the changes that are made. The Java applet version, or Power Edit mode, exists for all three applications, and appears to be an applet port of the original desktop versions written in Java. Ajax-based Quick Edit mode (offered for Write and Show only) can run without the need of starting up an applet. Also, ThinkFree Online is support sync manager utility for seamless connect among the desktop and web and mobile workspace.

Software Name	ThinkFree Office
Category	Office Suite Application
Alternative to	Microsoft Office, Corel WordPerfect suite
URL	http://product.thinkfree.com/get-office
Publishers	ThinkFree, CorpHaansoft ThinkFree Co. Ltd
License	Free-edition (Think Free License)
PLC rating (1-5)	4
Notes	Optimized for Ms Office 2003 users Online editing support (web-based) Can open Ms Office 2007 files Only have Spreadsheet, Word Processor, Slideshow/Presentation
Portable Version	Available, try 'googling'

Office Suite - OpenOffice

2008-10-02T11:59:00.018+07:00

Yupe, who doesn't know OpenOffice right now ? A lot of institutionals and companies already migrating from Ms Office to OpenOffice.
Their current stable release is 2.4.1 whilst 3.0 version is still in RC 3 release.

Software Name	OpenOffice Impress
Category	Presentation / Slideshow
Alternative to	Microsoft Powerpoint, Corel Presentations
URL	http://www.openoffice.org/
Publishers	Sun Microsystems
License	LGPL
PLC rating (1-5)	4
Notes	Perfect replacement for Ms Office XP/2003 Fully compatible to Ms Office XP/2003 Some layout adjustment might be needed during format conversion Smart Art is the only advantage of Ms Office 2007
Portable Version	Available, try googling for ‘openoffice portable’

Software Name	OpenOffice Writer
Category	Word Processor
Alternative to	Microsoft Word, Corel Word Perfect
URL	http://www.openoffice.org/
Publishers	Sun Microsystems
License	LGPL
PLC rating (1-5)	4
Notes	Perfect replacement for Ms Office XP/2003 Fully compatible to Ms Office XP/2003 Some layout adjustment might be needed during format conversion Smart Art is the only advantage of Ms Office 2007
Portable Version	Available, try googling for ‘openoffice portable’

Software Name	OpenOffice Calc
Category	Spreadsheet
Alternative to	Microsoft Excel, Corel Quattro Pro
URL	http://www.openoffice.org/
Publishers	Sun Microsystems
License	LGPL
PLC rating (1-5)	4
Notes	Perfect replacement for Ms Office XP/2003 Fully compatible to Ms Office XP/2003 Some layout adjustment might be needed during format conversion Smart Art is the only advantage of Ms Office 2007
Portable Version	Available, try googling for ‘openoffice portable’

Software Name	OpenOffice Math
Category	Equation Editor
Alternative to	Microsoft Equation
URL	http://www.openoffice.org/
Publishers	Sun Microsystems
License	LGPL
PLC rating (1-5)	4
Notes	Perfect replacement for Ms Office XP/2003 Fully compatible to Ms Office XP/2003 Some layout adjustment might be needed during format conversion Smart Art is the only advantage of Ms Office 2007
Portable Version	Available, try googling for ‘openoffice portable’

Software Name	OpenOffice Base
Category	Office RDBMS (Relational Database Management System)
Alternative to	Microsoft Access
URL	http://www.openoffice.org/
Publishers	Sun Microsystems
License	LGPL
PLC rating (1-5)	4,5
Notes	Perfect replacement for Ms Office XP/2003 Fully compatible to Ms Office XP/2003
Portable Version	Available, try googling for ‘openoffice portable’

CD / DVD Burning Tools 2 - Starburn - Deepburner

2008-10-02T10:29:00.008+07:00

Software Name	Starburn
Category	Burner
Alternative to	Ahead Nero, Roxio Creator
URL	http://www.rocketdivision.com/
Publishers	Rocket Division Software
License	Freeware
PLC rating (1-5)	4
Notes	Cool interface Support video/movie burning capability Lack advance features in DVD composing (menu creation)
Portable Version	N/A (installer only)

Software Name	Deepburner
Category	Burner
Alternative to	Ahead Nero, Roxio Creator
URL	http://www.deepburner.com
Publishers	Astonsoft
License	Freeware
PLC rating (1-5)	3,5
Notes	Simple, small size Sufficient for data burning and iso burning lack Video/Movie burning capability
Portable Version	Available

Video Encoder - Super

2008-10-02T01:49:00.005+07:00

Software Name	Super Encoder
Category	Video Encoder
Alternative to	Windows Media Encoder, Turbine Video Encoder, Blaze Media Pro
URL	http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
Publishers	eRightSoft
License	Freeware – Donation needed
PLC rating (1-5)	5
Notes	Wide coverage of video format (support encoding all major video format)
Portable Version	N/A – installer only

Web Browser - Firefox

2008-10-02T01:10:00.005+07:00

Software Name	Mozilla Firefox
Category	Web browser
Alternative to	Microsoft internet Explorer, Opera
URL	http://mozilla.com/firefox
Publishers	Mozilla Foundation
License	Mozilla Public License
PLC rating (1-5)	5
Notes	Lightweight, Fast, relatively more secure, intuitive menus, lots of plug-ins, mature,
Portable Version	Available

CD / DVD Burning Tools 1 - CDBurner XP - Ashampoo

2008-10-02T00:16:00.005+07:00

Software Name	CDBurner XP
Category	Burner
Alternative to	Ahead Nero, Roxio Creator
URL	http://cdburnerxp.se/
Publishers	Canneverbe Limited
License	Freeware
PLC rating (1-5)	3,5
Notes	Nice and friendly interface, similar to Ahead Nero Sufficient for data burning and iso burning lack Video/Movie burning capability
Portable Version	N/A (installer only)

Software Name	Ashampoo Burning Studio Free
Category	Burner
Alternative to	Ahead Nero, Roxio Creator
URL	http://www.ashampoo.com
Publishers	ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG
License	Freeware
PLC rating (1-5)	4
Notes	Nice and friendly interface Support video/movie burning capability Lack advance features in DVD composing (menu creation)
Portable Version	N/A (installer only)

Download Manager - FDM

2008-09-30T05:20:00.005+07:00

Software Name	Free Download Manager
Category	Download Manager
Alternative to	GetRight, Download Accelerator Plus
URL	http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/
Publishers	Free Download Manager.ORG
License	GNU GPL
PLC rating (1-5)	5
Notes	Nice interface & intuitive Sweet integration with Firefox Has all comparable features from the commercial products There is a community opinion features for each files downloaded Includes: FDM remote control server – HTTP service, enables you to send URL to be downloaded via web browser Free upload manager, upload your files to www.wikifortio.com a filesharing portal Youtube video downloader
Portable Version	Available

Video / Movie Player - VLC

2008-09-28T01:44:00.010+07:00

Software Name	VLC (Video Lan Computing)
Category	Video Player / Movie Player
Alternative to	PowerDVD, Windows Media Player
URL	http://www.videolan.org
Publishers	The VideoLAN Team
License	GNU GPL
PLC rating (1-5)	5
Notes	Simple, lightweight, fast VCD, DVD player support Wide coverage of video format (almost can play all video format) Streaming support
Portable Version	Available

Graphic Viewer - XnView

2008-09-25T16:37:00.006+07:00

Software Name	XnView
Category	Graphic Viewer
Alternative to	ACDsee
URL	http://www.xnview.org
Publishers	Pierre.e Gougelet
License	Freeware
PLC rating (1-5)	4,5
Notes	Simple, lightweight, fast Batch processing, really helpful when doing mass-editing/convert Can’t view image in archive
Portable Version	Available

Anti Virus - AVG Free

2008-09-21T01:31:00.009+07:00

Software Name	AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
Category	Antivirus
Alternative to	All major antivirus (Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro, Sophos, etc.)
URL	http://free.avg.com/
Publishers	AVG Technologies, formerly Grisoft
License	Freeware
PLC rating (1-5)	4,5
Notes	Perfect for personal use Simple and intuitive menus Lightweight and fast Among the three tops best free antivirus (Avast, Antivir, AVG) Best antivirus 2008
Portable Version	N/A (installer only)