Can't afford to buy software. Seeking free windows software programs (any programs!) that are as good or better than their for-cost counterparts. What can you recommend?
posted by luvmywife
on Jul 24, 2012 -
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What are the best free websites and software for adults to use when trying to learn foreign languages?
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posted by mortaddams
on Jan 12, 2012 -
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How can I create a .pdf form that a) is able to be filled out, and b) will tally a running total of the "score" as it is filled in? The problem: I need a
free program.
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posted by woodvine
on Dec 9, 2011 -
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Have you read or can you point me to any interesting articles about what will be the future of media like films/software/books given the way they are all being distributed online via torrent sites & the like. Will copyright go away or what? I am looking for INTERESTING theoretical speculations, not some person just saying the letter of the current law will be enforced or the usual doomsday-talk.
posted by cmp4Meta
on Jun 15, 2011 -
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Autotune for the amateur non-singer parodist - can it be done for free?
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posted by Sparx
on Sep 14, 2010 -
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I'm looking for some inexpensive/free solution to splitting a PDF by bookmark (first level bookmark), and using the bookmark names for the filenames of the split PDF.
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posted by Ritchie
on May 28, 2009 -
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I would like to use project management software to track medium- to long-term library public services projects. I need it to be a) free, b) web-based, and c) hosted. Am I SOL?
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posted by cereselle
on Mar 31, 2009 -
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Need a Ultra Edit Windows Free Alternative for a Not For Profit Organization. Meaning "free for non-commercial use" doesn't apply to us. Thanks!
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posted by bleucube
on Nov 6, 2008 -
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I'm looking for free OS X or Windows software that will allow me to draw a room and furniture to scale and move things around to find the best layout. Extra points for simplicity and ease of use.
posted by JPDD
on Aug 30, 2008 -
10 answers
Open source Wiki software!
I'm looking to setup an open source wiki service very similar to wikipedia.org (but slightly different). However I know there is open source software available to download...
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posted by spinko
on Apr 20, 2008 -
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Firefox seems like the odd man out, being a GUI application that is not just open-source but also compiles and runs on Windows, Mac OS and Linux -- consistently and equally well. What other GUI-based applications that are like this; being open-source and that support all three platforms natively?
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posted by I EAT TAPAS
on Aug 3, 2007 -
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Free software recommendations for kids aged 3 to 7. Fun and /or educational.
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posted by Mom
on Jul 5, 2007 -
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Video Editing Filter: Does anyone know of free or almost free software that is even just a little better than Windows Movie Maker?
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posted by snsranch
on May 5, 2007 -
9 answers
Are there any essays or studies naming and analyzing the concept of 'freedom' as developed on the internet?
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posted by Lockeownzj00
on Apr 3, 2007 -
14 answers
Help me transfer selected files from a computer running DOS to an XP machine via a parallel cable, and let's see if we can do it for free.
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posted by chitlin
on Feb 7, 2007 -
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I'm looking for free or invexpensive Home Budget Software. I've seen the previous AskMe and have searched download.com.
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posted by snsranch
on Nov 12, 2006 -
10 answers
Seeing that it's
now free, can Microsoft's Virtual PC 2004 work with Windows Media Center Edition 2002 - sp2 as the host OS?
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posted by Jhaus
on Jul 12, 2006 -
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Can anyone recommend good timeline creating software (preferably free)?
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posted by Amizu
on Mar 16, 2006 -
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I received an unsolicited copy of TaxCut in the mail. Has anyone else? Am I just lucky, or is something up?
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posted by clearlynuts
on Jan 29, 2006 -
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Defensive patents for free and open source software: can I bind a specific type of license with a patent ?
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posted by a007r
on Jan 11, 2006 -
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sometime in the last week or so, there was a thread on the blue that (i seem to recall) had something to do with growing vegetables... or horticulture... or something. and in the comments i'm nearly sure i saw a link to some sort of software that would let you mess with the pH levels in your soil, lighting levels, etc... like a "sim-'growing things'" kind of software.
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posted by radiosilents
on Apr 26, 2005 -
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Does anyone know of a software development tool vendor that provides free training (not online, but in person) , please share ?
It doesnt matter what kind of software development tool vendor it is. Any will do.
posted by jaydedx
on Apr 14, 2005 -
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What examples are there of consumer-grade open source software whose quality surpasses that of closed source, proprietary software?
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posted by pealco
on Mar 15, 2005 -
24 answers
What free hit counter do you guys recommend for a blog?
posted by guictx
on Feb 9, 2005 -
7 answers
What is a decent, free spam filter for Outlook Express? Suggestions that I use another mail client are not necessary.
posted by pieoverdone
on Feb 5, 2005 -
11 answers
What is the current best freeware audio editing application? The specific need is for ripping a cd, then playing it back slower without altering the key.
posted by gnz2001
on Jul 20, 2004 -
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I'm looking for some (free) software that will let me set up a "document dropbox" on my web server. Basically I want to upload files and then have them be available -- through a nice-looking interface -- to users of my choosing. Searching Google and Sourceforge hasn't found me anything useful yet, although
bytehoard is about 25% of the way there.
posted by Aaorn
on May 27, 2004 -
7 answers
What is the best free or low-cost content management software for Web site management?
posted by tranquileye
on Apr 28, 2004 -
7 answers
Is there a free alternative to
eFax for sending faxes via the web or via email? eFax has increased their setup fee to about $26, and all I need to do is send two faxes over this coming weekend. That's all. I've looked at
send2fax and
MaxEmail, but neither are instilling confidence. Anyone?
posted by grabbingsand
on Apr 16, 2004 -
6 answers
Is there a free/cheap family-tree program (for the PC) that outputs in ascii text (with dashes, pipe-symbols, etc. as the connectors between people) or HTML format?
posted by grumblebee
on Feb 9, 2004 -
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What's the best (free, easy to install, doesn't hog resources) emai list software for OS X?
I've been running Macjordomo, but it is buggy and hogs resources, slowing down my machine. I manage about 10 local lists, with not more than 20 members of each list.
I thank you, MeFi gestalt...
posted by mecran01
on Jan 23, 2004 -
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posted by Jimbob
on Jan 14, 2004 -
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