Ask dotTechies: What is the best freebie you have ever received?
May 13, 2010 96
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Freebies are very popular on dotTech; and why shouldn’t they be? Everyone loves saving money thus everyone loves freebies. At this point in dotTech’s life – going to become 2 years old later this year – dozens of freebies have been posted. I am interested in knowing what freebies dotTechies consider to be the *best*. So, for this Ask dotTechies segment, I ask “What is the best freebie you have ever received?” The freebie does not have to be thanks to a dotTech “heads up” – it can be any freebie you received from anywhere. Like the last Ask dotTechies, there is no poll for this thread; rather please share your input via the comments below.
To get the ball rolling, I will share what I consider to be the best freebie I have ever received: WinPatrol Pro. No, I did not win WinPatrol Pro via a giveaway; Bill Pytlovany – the developer of WinPatrol – was kind enough to provide me with a free license because he appreciates the work I do on dotTech. (Maybe in the future dotTech and Bill can team up to sponsor a WinPatrol Pro giveaway, who knows.)
Now, it is your turn – what is the best freebie you have ever received?
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Returnil Virtual System 2010 home Lux ! :)
The best two freebies I’ve ever gotten are still free for everyone: emacs, and perl.
I owe most of my career to perl, and emacs quadruples my productivity every day.
PowerPro
Returnil and Anvir Task Manager (from here) Thanks !!
Free Eltima SWF & FLV Toolbox (this morning) and Anvir Task Manager.
Belgium.
Free and useful advise … like the countless instances of “how-to” … or wonderful and meaningful reviews on computer topics … or tips etc.
The list can go on and on.
Tune Up Utilities 2009…
Thunderbird and CCleaner
I have to say anybiz pdf to word, Works very well for me, I love it. Thanks to Ashraf + this great website!
Comodo Internet Security (which is always free). It has one of the top 2 or 3 rated firewalls; but what makes it unique is that it is free for business as well as home use.
I can’t tell you that in a forum…..this is supposed to be a family show!
The most useful freebie for me is Open Office – word processing, presentations, spreadsheets – and all compatible with Microsoft applications.
For me, the best free app in the world is LastPass! I love it so much that I actually paid for the Pro upgrade even though I don’t need it just to show my appreciation.
Mine Is Alzip 8.0!
Well It Is There In Dottech. I havn’t Got The Serial Key As It Is Still Not Released But I Have Registered And It’s A Great Compression Tool According To Me.
“Freebie” is defined as software that normally requires payment that is offered for free, sometimes for limited time/limited licenses. So OpenOffice and other permanently free software are not considered “Freebies”.
My best freebie ever grabbed was TuneUp Utilities 2010 via a drawing.
Yankee Clipper III
Time Freeze from Wondershare (still going on, btw…very much like Shadow Defender or the *old* Returnil before it became a bloated mess). Or Norton Security Suite from Comcast. Of course, THAT costs $164/month (the cost of their service) but they throw Norton in for free … aren’t they nice.
pdfzilla (Giveawayoftheday) and Glary Utils (dotTech)
Thanks for a great site, Ashraf. You are the man. Enjoy your holidays.
A-squared antimalware 1-year free license of the paid version and East-Tec Eraser 2009
Like Ashraf, as with many of the DotTech family of users, I work with several disparate programs, and I have come to appreciate both CCleaner and Revo Uninstaller as essential freebie software.
Here’s a couple of my bests :
-Snagit
-Ashampoo Burning Studio 9
-Everest Ultimate Edition
-Virtual CD
-WinRAR
-Anvir Task Manager
-Paragon’s products
MSDN Subscription!
Mine would be CCleaner,,,and Last Pass, close second.Glaryutilities #3
Mike ):
AnVir Task Manager
Inpaint by Teorex given away on giveawayoftheday, an excellent program.