I’m definitely shifting towards free software.

WinZip: I had a paid legal key, it lasted me years, I was happy. Then they went and decided that they’d do some major version upgrade, which was rubbish, and ask for money again. So hello 7Zip.

PocoMail: Cute customisable e-mail client, immune from viruses. Shareware. If I was more serious about email then I would find this software more useful. There’s a a powerful scripting engine for filing and even responding to mail. However, it’s now easier and cheaper for me to use Thunderbird. Most personal mail runs through GMail these days anyway.
www.pocomail.com

Goldwave: Excellent audio editing application. Again, shareware. My paid legal key may even still be valid on this one, but I didn’t have it to hand when I needed audio-editing on a new PC and so I tried Audacity.
www.goldwave.com

FileHound: Preferred file downloader for many years, now usurped by Firefox extension DownThemAll!
www.allabout.com/afs/software/filehound

Tags: Software

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