Computing tasks are listed within a category by the frequency with which I perform the computing task (most-used at the top). The change history of these recommendations is shown at the bottom of this page.

General Purpose 1 folder navigation - 2 text editor NoteTab Pro 3 dictionary - 4 local weather - 5 calendar - 6 folder size TreeSize Pro 7 folder comparison Beyond Compare 8 text file comparison Beyond Compare 9 duplicate files Duplic8 10 print folder content - 11 compression WinZip 12 clipboard - 13 rename files - 14 reminder - 15 keyboard controller - 16 text find & replace - 17 change file attributes - 18 clock - 19 timer - 20 unit conversion - 21 filename case -

Graphics 1 graphics viewer ACDSee 2 screen capture - 3 image resizer - 4 graphics editor Paint Shop Pro 5 color picker - 6 icon editor MicroAngelo 7 icon extractor MicroAngelo 8 print control FinePrint, pdf995 9 3D text Xara3D 10 font viewer - 11 3D graphics - System 1 system info Systemworks 2 registry tweak - 3 startup - 4 uninstall - 5 context menu - 6 registry clean - 7 file association - 8 process monitor - 9 remote PC control PCAnywhere

Programmer 6 code librarian - 4 hex editor - 1 installation Install Creator 5 programmer's editor - 2 resource files - 3 dependencies - Internet 1 browser tool - 2 email checker - 3 email client - 4 news reader Agent 5 webcam (viewer) Webcam Watcher, 6 web site download Offline Explorer Games/Kids 1 bridge Bridge Baron

WebMaster 1 HTML editor NoteTab Pro 2 FTP client WS_FTP Pro 3 webcam (server) WebCam32 4 link checker - 5 server log analyzer - 6 web server - 7 search position - Security 1 anti-virus Norton Anti-Virus 2 firewall - 3 backup - 4 spyware locator - 5 cookies - 6 encryption - 7 secure erase - Music 1 mp3 player - 2 music ripper - 3 music creation -

Multiple Entries Per Category
In a few categories you'll see that I've recommended more than one application. Usually, the first recommendation is a simpler application (fewer options, easier to learn and use). The second is typically more capable and requires more effort to use. My personal tastes lean towards the simpler programs, but many users like the all-in-one variety.

• Print Control: FinePrint, pdf995
  FinePrint installs as a printer driver, essentially giving you a print preview from any windows program. You can print pages multiple up or even select pages to skip. pdf995 is also a printer driver - sending the output of any windows program to a PDF file. pdf995 is the lowest cost pdf solution I've found.

Shareware Industry Awards
I also have a page that lists recent winners of the Shareware Industry Awards. This is for information only. My shareware recommendations are found in the list above.

Change History

• October 2004 release of the recommendations.