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Free programs/services (updated 1 Nov 2006)

	Audacity – powerful cross-platform sound editor
	AutoHotkey – powerful, easy-to-learn Windows scripting language
	Mozilla Firefox 2 – rediscover the web, again
	Gmail – still the best web email service
	Google Earth – find a satellite image of your house (& other things)
	Paint.NET – an amazingly capable upgrade for MS Paint
	PortableApps – your digital life on a USB stick
	UltraVNC – remote access (support and away-from-home)
	Windows Live Writer – blog from your desktop in style

Firefox extensions (updated 10 March 2007)

This is the list of Firefox extensions I have installed at the moment. I regularly review my extensions, and kick out any I’m not using.

• Adblock Plus | home | install | blocks ads!
• All-In-One Sidebar | home | install | integrates downloads, etc
• Autofill | home | install | form filler for personal details
• Colorful Tabs | home | install | makes all tabs different colours
• Download Statusbar | home | install | view downloads in statusbar
• Duplicate Tab | home | install | copy a tab, including history
• FaviconizeTab| home | install | reduce specified tab width
• File Title | home | install | save page with the title as the filename
• Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer | home | install
• Gmail Manager | home | install | multiple accounts and mail notifier
• Gmail Space | home | install | use your 2.8 GB for file storage
• Google Toolbar for Firefox | home | includes spellcheck, autofill
• Greasemonkey | home | install | customize the way pages display
• IE Tab | home | install | view Internet Explorer sites in Firefox
• IE View Lite | home | install | IE Tab substitute on my USB drive
• OpenBook | home | install | customize bookmark adding
• PDF Download | home | install | handles PDF files in Firefox
• ScrapBook | home | install | save whole pages in a tree structure
• Screen grab | home | install | must have for bloggers
• Snapper | install | partners well with Screen grab
• Tabbrowser Preferences | home | install | tweak the tab behaviour
• Tab Groups | home | organize tabs into groups
• Tab Preview | home | display page thumbnail on tab rollover
• Text Link | home | double-click on non-clickable URLs
• URL Fixer | home | install | for misspellings in the address bar
• Usage Counter | install | how much time have you spent in Firefox?
• Web Developer | home | install | adds a web developer toolbar

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