TYPE
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LINK |
ANTI VIRUS
free for home use |
AntiVir
- This probably is the best free anti-virussoftware available. Easy
online updating of software and virusinfo. |
MESSENGER open source,
free |
Miranda
- This messenger supports ICQ,MSN,AIM,IRC and many more protocols
while being one of the least memory consuming. This one is fully customisable
and has many good features and also hundreds of plugins which you
can download for extra functionality or better looks. Not for inexperienced
user but Trillian went into the bin here. |
FIREWALL
free for home use |
Kerio
Personal Firewall - The Kerio Firewall 2 is virtually
the same as the better known Tiny Firewall. Version 4 just became
available and now also offers system security (controlled launch of
apps), intrusion detection and logging, web content filtering and
more. Version 4 was not fully stealth last time I checked, but newer
version might. Not for novices. |
COMPRESSION
freeware |
IZArc
- IZArc is an excellent archiving tool that you can use to open and
create compressed files in over 20 different formats including ace,
rar and zip. Many advanced features and Windows integration. Excellent
replacement for winzip and winrar. |
| BROWSER
adware or €39,= |
Opera
- Opera is a truly nice browser, email and rss client. It is much
safer and faster as Microsoft's Explorer and Outlook Express. Now
at version 7.54, this great tiny (<4Mb download without java) multiplatform
browser now displays almost all sites correctly. Especially recommended
if you dislike the Mozilla/Firefox family of browsers. |
TWEAKING freeware
|
Xteq X-Setup
- Without a doubt the most complete tweaker there is (800+ options).
Great to optimize or configure any Windows operating system. Includes
wizards for novices. Still, only around 4Mb. |
VIRTUAL CD/DVD freeware
|
Daemon
Tools - DAEMON Tools is a free virtual cd/dvd-rom emulator.
Store your CD image on your HD and access them all at much faster
speed.
|
| VIRTUAL CD/DVD
30-day trial / €45 |
Alcohol 120%
- Alcohol 120% is a cd / dvd emulator. It burns perfect copies, opens
and creates images in almost all formats. Can burn several images
at the same time, emulates most copy protections and is compatible
with 99% of all drives. Enables you to run all CD's from harddisk,
so no more burning! |
FILE SHARING
open source, free |
DC++
- DC++ is an open source C++ client for the Direct Connect protocol.
DC is different and more personal compared to other filesharing communities
and servers usually require you to share some gigabytes (1-100) of
data before you get admitted to servers. DC users share far more as
any other network and there are almost no fake files. Give it a try
for at least a week as it takes a little time to grow on you. |
MEDIA PLAYER
freeware |
BS Player
- BS player is a Windows® player that plays back all kinds of
media files and specialises in video and divx playback. Good performance
too: all simply excellent. I am sticking to version 0.86 since 1.0X
lacks some cfg options. |
MIDI PLAYER
freeware |
Van Basco
- Best MIDI / Karaoke player. Change tempo, volume, key, switch individual
instruments on and off. Display lyrics and piano display of all channels.
|
AUDIO PLAYER
freeware |
QCD
- Impressive mp3, mp3pro, vqf, ogg and cd player and also video since
version 4.5. Also plays winamp playlists. Amazing skins available
(winamp is no match here), best CDDB2integration (automatic track
recognition) and mp3 encoding. |
AUDIO PLAYER
freeware |
Deli
Player - DeliPlayer is a multi format, free audio player
for Windows® 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP. It plays all sorts of music,
tracker files, modules and samples with high quality, this remarkable
player that supports over 200 (!!) formats. I don't like its interface
too much, but maybe you do. |
Computer games don't affect kids. I mean if Pacman affected us as kids,
we'd all run around in a darkened room munching pills and listening
to repetitive music.
NASA spent 8 years and billion developing a pen that could write in
space. It needed to be able to work in zero gravity, at a range of temperatures,
and be able to write on any surface. The Russians used a pencil.
To be afraid is a priceless education. - Lance Armstrong
If You Are Going Through Hell, Keep Going. - Sir Winston Churchill
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.
(Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound.)
A person's religious belief varies with his sense of helplessness.
- Aleister Crowley
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them, well I have others.
- Groucho Marx
Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge
- Charles Darwin
One of these days is none of these days. - English proverb
The mind is like a parachute ... if it's not open, it doesn't work.
The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make
sense. - Tom Clancy
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. - Benjamin
Franklin
I am easily satisfied with the very best. - Winston Churchill
Experience is what we call our mistakes. - Oscar Wilde
There are two types of people- those who come into a room and say,
'Well, here I am,' and those who come in and say, 'Ah, there you are'.
-Fredrick Collins
Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the
song still in them. - Thoreau Rochester
In times of change, learners shall inherit the earth, while the learned
are beautifully equipped for a world that no longer exist. - Eric
Hoffer
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources -
Albert Einstein
Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures - Jessamyn West
The palest ink is better than the best memory. - Chinese proverb
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice; In practice,
there is. - Chuck Reid
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me,
I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend. - Albert Camus
We are all worms, but I do believe I am a glow-worm. - Winston
Churchill
Life is a long preparation for something that never happens. - WB
Yeats
When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary.
- W. Wrigly Junior
At 50 everyone has the face he deserves. - George Orwell
The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet. - William
Gibson
It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others. - De
Montaigne
I'm not looking for a man to live with, I'm looking for the man I can't
live without.
Dreams are the seeds of reality.
Human beings, like race cars, are not designed to fail; they are simply
not designed for extended operation.
The only thing I planned on doing once, is dying.
I am a deeply superficial person - Andy Warhol
Never let it be said that facts will get in the way of a fun story
- Mike Magee
Hier gaan over het tij, de maan, de wind en wij.
(Here rules over the tide, the moon, the wind
and we.) - Dutch Rhyme (about the Deltaworks)
Ik maak liever een fout nu, dan een goede beslissing over drie dagen.
(I rather make a mistake now, than a good decission
in three days.) - Herman Koch
Niet wie mokkend zich afkeert, doch wie mannelijk en broederlijk zijn
grieven uit, kan verbetering verwachten. Zoekt gene splitsing, slechts
in eenheid is kracht. - Kolonel L.W.J.K.Thomson
Een last is zo zwaar als men er aan tilt. - tekst op een vrachtwagen
Het gaat er niet om te bewijzen wat je bent, maar om wat ze denken
dat je bent. - A. Warhol
Ik maak eigenlijk zelden fouten want ik heb moeite me te vergissen.
( I seldomly make mistakes because I have troubles
to be mistaken. )
Voordat ik een fout maak, maak ik die fout niet.
( Before I make a mistake, I don't make that mistake.
)
Je gaat het pas zien als je het doorhebt.
( You only see it when you understand it. )
Elk voordeel hep z'n nadeel!
( Every advantage has its disadvantage. )
Toeval is logisch.
( Chance is logical. )
Ik ben overal tegen. Tot ik een besluit neem, dan ben ik ervoor.
( I am against anything. Until I make a decision,
then I am for it. )
De waarheid is nooit precies zoals je denkt dat hij zou zijn.
( The truth is never exactly like you think it
would be. )
De hoogste opgave van het menselijk kennen is te begrijpen dat hij
niet begrijpen kan.
( The biggest challange in human knowing is to
understand you can not understand. )
Ik geloof niet. In spanje slaan alle 22 spelers een kruisje voordat
ze het veld opkomen, als het werkt, zal het dus altijd een gelijk spel
worden.
( I don't believe. In Spain all 22 players make
a cross before coming out on the field, so if that worked all games
would end with an equal score. )
Voetballen is simpel maar het moeilijkste wat er is, is simpel voetballen.
( Football is simple but the hardest thing there
is, is to play simple football. )
Er is nu eenheid, iedereen doet in principe wat ik vraag. Het zijn
namelijk geen Hollanders, die als je begint met ademhalen al zeggen:
ja maar...
( Now there is unity, everyone does more or less
like I ask. There are no Dutch that when they start breathing say: yes,
but... )
Als je voor elke positie de beste speler kiest, heb je nog geen sterk
elftal maar een team dat als los zand uiteen valt.
( When you have the best player for each position,
you do not have a strong team, but a team that falls apart like dry
sand. )
Je moet altijd zorgen dat je een doelpunt meer scoort als de tegenstander.
( You just have to make sure to score one goal
more as your opponent. )
Als wij de bal hebben kunnen zij niet scoren.
( If we have possesion, they can't score. )
Hun verdediging was geitenkaas.
( Their defence was goatcheese. )
Bergkamp speelde ver onder nul.
( Bergkamp played far below zero. )
De Argentijnen kennen niet van jouw winnen maar je kunt wel van hun
verliezen, das logisch.
( The Argentines can't win but you can loose to
them, that's only logical. )
Als je sneller wilt spelen kun je wel harder lopen maar in weze bepaalt
de bal de snelheid van het spel.
( If you want to play faster, you could run harder,
but in fact the ball determines the speed of play. )
Wat is snelheid? Vaak verwisselt de sportpers snelheid met inzicht.
Kijk, als ik iets eerder begin te lopen dan een ander, dan lijk ik sneller.
( What is speed? Often the press confuses speed
for insight. See, when I start running a bit earlier then anyone else,
I look faster. )
Loopt ie 2 meter eerder dan is het een goal.
( Would he have walked 2 meters earlier, it would
have been a goal)
In voetbal is het simpel: je bent op tijd of je bent te laat. Als je
te laat bent, moet je zorgen dat je op tijd vertrekt.
( In football things are simple: you are either
on time or too late. If you are too late, you have to make sure to start
on time. )
Als je met 4-0 voor staat en er zijn nog tien minuten te spelen, kun
je beter twee ballen op de lat schieten, zodat de mensen "oei"
en "ai" roepen, want als je 5-0 maakt, is dat alleen maar
voor de stand.
( If you are 4-0 in front and you have 10 minutes
to play, you'd better shoot two balls on the bar so that people can
say 'oooh' and 'aaah', because if you make 5-0, it is just for the score.
)
Als je een hoge balcirculatie nodig hebt, kan het niet zo zijn dat
er een speler met de bal gaat lopen. Dat kan niet. Je kunt hooguit met
een bal lopen om een ander de tijd te geven ergens te komen.
( If you need fast ballcirculation, you can't
have players running with the ball. You only can walk with the ball
to give someone else time to get somewhere else. )