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FOR PCs RUNNING WINDOWS (98,
me, NT4, 2000 or XP)
Some
alternative software for those of you tired of that same old funk!
The
Microsoft components supplied with the Windows Operating Systems
are quite adequate for some people, but for those seeking more
sophisticated or specialised software, or simply something less
prone to virus attacks, we offer the suggestions which we feel
are worthy of your consideration:
BROWSERS |
Mozilla Firefox
Probably the best web browswer around at the moment.
Sadly there are one or two sites around which are written only
to work with Microsoft Internet Explorer but most of these will
work if you install the prefbar
add-on, then you can safely go pretty
much anywhere with Firefox |
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Enigma Browser
Small but perfectly formed! |
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FTP |
FTP Voyager
Rhinosoft's excellent FTP Voyager is out FTP program of choice.
You can download a free 30-day trial version
and registration costs from $49.95 |
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E-MAIL |
Mozilla Thunderbird
The perfect partner to Firefox is a powerful email program which also
handles newsgroups with great ease. |
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Rimarts Becky!
2 Internet Mail
We have critically assessed just about every email client available
to PC users running Windows. Most are seriously flawed in at least one respect,
and in addition the commonly used Microsoft products, Outlook Express and Outlook,
are vulnerable to attack by virus, simply because they are commonly used!
Becky!
2 Internet Mail by RimArts fulfilled
all our criteria. In
our opinion the program is also attractive, powerful and surprisingly
easy to use once it has been set-up.
Becky! 2 can be downloaded as
a free 30-day trial and registration
costs $40.00 |
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USENET NEWSGROUPS |
Forte Agent / Free Agent
Agent
2.0 is the top-rated Usenet newsreader on the Internet. Agent is
also an excellent POP email client. Whether you are downloading yEnc binaries
or responding to email , Agent provides you with all
the right features.
To get Free Agent try it for free for 30 days. If, after 30 days, you decide
not to buy Agent for $29.95 the program will automatically revert to Free Agent. |
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Newsbin Pro
For those who are interested in downloading split or encoded binary files from
Usenet, Newsbin Pro must be the ultimate tool. Version 4 includes support
for RAR and PAR2 files. |
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ANTI-VIRUS ETC |
Avast!
Free and highly effective virus protection. Avast! is unintrusive
and like all good anti-virus programs keeps itself regularly updated
to ensure maximum protection. |
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nod32
An excellent anti-virus program which uses very little of your machine's
resources to run.
A trial version is available to download and registration costs
from £23 per year |
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Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE Plus
Ad-Aware
provides advanced protection from known Data-mining,
aggressive advertising, Parasites, Scumware, selected traditional
Trojans, Dialers, Malware, Browser hijackers, and tracking components
It used to be free but a registered version now costs $26.95 |
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Some of these programs are also available
for platforms other than Windows |