dotTech Picks: The best of the best freebies of 2010

Although dotTech likes to think of itself as a review website (and likes to think it is an animate object capable of intelligent thought), freebies are an intricate part of dotTech. The following list lists the best of the best freebies that were available in 2010, some of which are still available.

The best of the best freebies of 2010

Still Available

jv16 PowerTools 2009 – While not the latest 2010 version, still an excellent system utility.
eXPert PDF Pro 6 – It may not be the best PDF suite out there, but it is the best free one.
Returnil System Safe Pro 2011 – 1 year license of a very good security program.
InPaint 2.4 – A handy quick-fix image tool.
East-Tec Eraser 2010 – The v2010 update to a secure deletion tool that has been featured on dotTech since v2008.
Paragon Virtualization Manager 9.5 – A very useful virtualization tool, shareware version of Paragon Go Virtual.
1,018 MB for Dropbox – Free space for the best file hosting/sharing/backing up service.
AnyBizSoft PDF to Word Converter 3.0.0 – One of the best PDF -> Word converters.
Ashampoo Burning Studio 2010 Advanced – A feature filled burning program for those that don’t have one already.
Amazon Prime – Free one year subscription for Amazon’s premier buyer’s club. Students only.

Expired

YoWindow Unlimited – The unlimited version of YoWindow, a unique weather watching program.
iSkysoft iMedia Converter – An excellent all-in-one video and audio converter and DVD ripper.
mediAvatar DVD Converter – A very good DVD ripper.
Process Lasso Pro – A brilliant CPU management program.
Alcohol 120% – Freebie of a very popular disc image and ripping tool.
Zentimo 1.0 – A program that allows users to manage external USB devices.
WinX DVD Ripper v6 – An excellent DVD ripper.
Tabbles Home – A terrific file management/tagging program.
AVG AntiVirus 9 – 1 year license of the Pro version of AVG Free, a very good free security software.
Advanced SystemCare Pro – 1 year license of the Pro version of Advanced SystemCare Free, a handy system utility.
EASEUS Partition Master Professional Edition – v6.1.1 giveaway of a partition manager that does more than format partitions.
Cyberlink DVD Suite 7 Centra – Heavyweight multimedia editing/creating software suite
Wondershare DVD Ripper Platinum – Another terrific DVD ripper.
Paragon System Backup 9.5 – Handy system snapshot/backing up tool.
Glary Utilities Pro – Pro version of Glary Utilities, a feature filled system utility.
.COM Domain – A free .COM domain from 1and1.
TuneUp Utilities 2009 – The 2009 version of what is considered to be one of the best system utilities out there.
WinUtilities Professional – Another excellent system utility.
Paragon Drive Backup 9.5 Professional – Great system/file backup program.