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Software & Downloads

Anti-virus and security

• Avast! free anti-virus (Alwil) requires key
              W0876926H1400A1005-NP35HN9D
• AVG 7 Free Anti-Virus software requires key
              AVG-1-24431506-NNT
• Housecall Trend Micro online virus scan (download an ActiveX component)
• AntiVir free - free desktop scanner
• Spyware Blaster - stops spyware from installing
• Security Shades - stops other people from seing what is on your laptop screen
• Patchwork system scanner (GRC.com) for NT
• Ad-aware (Lavasoft)
• Declude Sends the eicar virus in various formats
• The Microsoft Antivirus Defense-in-Depth Guide

Drivers

• Driverguide.com - username 'driver2'   password 'all'
• Windrivers
• DriversHQ
• DriversPlanet
• PCDrivers
  

Tools

• AboutTime Time synchronisation and server
• Bootdisk Software to create a bootable network floppy
• Systerac - Windows XP tools (sometimes flaky, but useful)
• Mike Lin's tools - including multi processor tools
• Favourite Freeware - a good all-round list
• IE-SpyAd - a little .reg that lists websites to be blocked
• NTFS Reader for DOS
• Find Unused Files
• What process has locked that file? WhoLockMe
• MaxiVista - use a spare PC as a virtual desktop

Utilities

• Clipomatic - clipboard enhancer (Office XP clipboard in non Office apps)
• Web Album Generator (WAG) - the tool I use for the slideshow albums
• BK Replace - do multiple search and replace actions on multiple files
• Lab Mice utilities index from Tech Target
• Multi Network Manager to switch domain membership at reboot

Full software

• Acrobat reader (Adobe)
• mxORB - spam gateway software - per server licensing

Alternate Browsers

• Maxthon - alternate browser based on Internet Explorer, with tabbed browsing and mouse gestures. Uses the Internet Explorer engine, so 100% IE compatibility including keeping cookies, URL history, password history. My favourite.
• Extension - GoUp. Similar functions as Diggler - navigate to a higher level.
• Firefox - now in version 1.0, with tabbed browsing. Seems faster.
• Make Firefox look like Internet Explorer - trick your users into using firefox
• Firefox Extensions directory

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