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Add categories like:
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Best free Virtual Machine

GREAT job overall!!!

techsupportalert is one of my favorite sites

How Can I add my freeware to Gizom freeware site?

Oded
http://www.LangOver.com

Hi,

I've been an avid reader of this site since it's inception in the old days and it has always been my favourite site; always the first on any computer i've had, and always my first recommendation to others. Thank you to editors and contributors all.

With the high proliferation of USB autorun viruses i was wondering if you could review "Ninja Pendisk", (http://nunobrito.eu/ninja/)? It's complete freeware, listed also on softpedia, and described as "Ninja is the freeware zero-configuration program designed for guarding computers against viruses transmitted by USB pendisks."

I would value your opinion. I have used it and it appears to work, as i have tested it on many computers where i have worked (oilrigs worldwide - with many users from different countries with many, many infected PC's,notebooks, and USB sticks.

Thanks,
dave1001

I refer people to your site frequently, and even posted a blog with a link to your website in it. Being a fellow geek, I'm sure you also have your favorite Linux distribution that you like to use occasionally, and I would love to see a section devoted to free, Linux distros, when you get a chance. I have to admit, most of mine are Ubuntu-based (please Linux gurus, don't be h8n! LOL)

Thanks for the great website!
- Mick

can you test the Microsoft Security Essentials?
is a new anti-virus/spyware and realy seems to be a good one!
cumps

Hi!

Been a supporter of your website for many years...Recently I bought a WM6.1 touch screen phone and I was browsing through your site for software to installing into my Samsung Omnia but i can't seem to find any software =(

Perhaps this could be a new area to explore??

Cheers!
Jonny
[Mod: commercial link removed.]

Hi,
The persons running this website have put in a lot of effort to make it the very good website that it is today.
I visit this website everyday for getting information on the latest in freeware.

Maybe there could be some additions like,
1) Some means of knowing what was it that was updated/edited.
The means could be either highlighting what was updated, or having a kind of changelist. This way, we would not have to browse the web page in its entirety, searching for the updated part.

2) Having navigation path information in between the Home and Search links.
So suppose I am browsing the Free Torrents Client web page, the navigation path shows that it has come from Home->Networking->Free Torrent Client.

Hi,
The persons running this website have put in a lot of effort to make it the very good website that it is today.
I visit this website everyday for getting information on the latest in freeware.

Maybe there could be some additions like,
1) Some means of knowing what was it that was updated/edited.
The means could be either highlighting what was updated, or having a kind of changelist. This way, we would not have to browse the web page in its entirety, searching for the updated part.

2) Having navigation path information in between the Home and Search links.
So suppose I am browsing the Free Torrents Client web page, the navigation path shows that it has come from Home->Networking->Free Torrent Client.

I use the site a lot for advice. Thanks a lot to those who do the reviews.

At the same time, I've requested a new page along the lines of
BEST FREE (OR affordable) Simple Soho Network Management.
See forums http://www.techsupportalert.com/freeware-forum/internet-webware-and-netw...

Hope someone can help with this. I'm willing to contribute some effort.

Richard.

The good thing about this site is that you'll learn a lot from it and from the commentors, having this exchange of opinions and ideas. Love the post and the share.

There's a serious problem with the spam filter for the site. Today,when i was replying a user about wallpapers website i got the following error message

"Your submission has triggered the installed spam filter and will not be accepted."

how about best free boot manager???

I recommend www.techsupportalert.com to friends. Worth bookmarking for reference often. I watched Ccleaner video tutorial. I use this tool for two years. The video tutorial was done in an irritatingly casual manner. The fellow doesn't even use Firefox browser.

Why isn't Calling ID mentioned in the browser protectors and site warning stuff? It's the only thing that saved me once when Spysweeper and Norton let a fake Hotmail sign in page up without bothering to mention it to me. Only when Calling ID froze my mouse when I tried entering my password and told me it wasn't Hotmail did I know anything. jaxon

Hi guys. First up, let me say that I have been coming here for an year now and have never been disappointed. The reviews are great and the suggestions helpful. Great job.

That said, I was looking for free alternatives for VM software (Virtual Machine.) I know of Virtual PC and Virtual Box but wanted to see if there are any more alternatives out there and was surprised that you guys didn't have a category for this. Could you please look at introducing this category of software to the ones already present.

Thanks in advance.

I was searching for free Cad software and came across this web page http://www.freebyte.com/ that lists free software as well as limited features versions of commercial software across several subjects such as Anti-virus, Anti-spyware as well as CAD software, Electronics, Language, music, Office, Programming and the list goes on. It would make a good addition as a freeware resource.

I'd really like to see a review section for HTPC frontends like XBMC and MediaPortal.

pls review KenRename, new ver 0.88 ;
many bugs fixed.

Being a fan of your site and having found it useful in so many ways I thought I would relay my experience with 'Best Free Audio / Video Format Conversion Program'.

My project is fairly straightforward. Archive and compress my .vob files. Most of these have been recorded from TV onto DVD discs and ripped onto my hard drive. I settled (rightly or wrongly) on MP4 (H.264 video) (AAC audio) format which seemed to offer the best size/quality compromise. I looked for a batch option so I could leave my computer encoding all night.

Your first choice (FormatFactory) was nice to use and encoded very fast but the results were unacceptable. The MP4 file froze within the first minute. I experimented with other compressed formats but the results were the same. I went on to try all your other recommendations but each one failed in one way or another. I wondered whether there are compatibilty issues with my Windows Vista Home Premium x64 Service Pack 2 OS or my AMD Phenom(tm) 9650 Quad-Core Processor.

My next action was Google which turned up some more failures until I found:
http://handbrake.fr/

It works! HandBrake does exactly what it says on the tin. The Encode Queue is great. Result.....One Happy Bunny! The progress data shown in a separate cmd.exe window seems pretty meaningless but encoding using 'TV' quality takes a bit longer than the time it would take to view the video and the compressed output varies between about one third and two-thirds the size of the original. Other options compress smaller.

By the way, thanks for your website. It is an invaluable resource.

Martin Rogers
MartinForestGate@googlemail.com

Saturday 05 September 2009 <16:44>

Check out http://www.freesoftwaretoolbox.com

I'd like to suggest this bit of freeware:
Index Files Search Words Lite
http://www.hermetic.ch/ifswl/ifswl.htm
It's useful if you have one (or a few) large text files that you need to search often, since it creates an index for rapid searching.

I gotta tell you....you're the best out there. You've been on for a long time and I try alot of your recommendations. Only one I haven't agreed with in a long while was you're burner recommendation cause the 2nd one was more user friendly. I send your link to friends and customers.

Hey Gizmo,.. your revamped site looks and feels just great,.. kinda like a brand new car !

Found your site when searching for freeware during a windows reinstall. Brilliant spent 3 nights reading now till 2am, wife not happy!
Was glad to see I made good choices of software before finding you already using google chrome, mydefrag, irfanview and others.
I think your review for mydefrag missed its best feature, after completing a slow defrag, set mydefrag to run as the screen saver, when screensaver active it does a fast optimise, my HD is permanently defragged, so each time it runs there is not much to do. Also the help file included is great dont normally read them but this one is worth it.

Great site.

Please include the Windows SP (Service Package) number required for
each Freeware. The Freeware Web sites sometimes don't have the
SP and after one downloads and installs the Freeware it's rejected.

JS

Hi, Gizmo!

Your website is the very best for freeware reviews, advice and links!

This is my first comment on your site. I'm just an average PC user, but I make extensive use of freeware on my PC at home. I agree, good freeware usually works as well or better than commercial software!

Here is my opinion on browsers: I've tried half a dozen of them, and for ease of use, a) FireFox is my favorite, b) IE-7 is second, and c) third is QTweb, which is at link http://www.qtweb.net

I noticed that you didn't mention QTweb anywhere, and I wondered if you checked QTweb? I'm a new user of QTweb, but it seems easy to use. I don't know if it has any significant problems. Is there any reason QTweb isn't reviewed or listed?

Thanks, from RogeR

Hey Gizmo

Just want to say a big thanks. your tips and advice have got me outa depp doo doos on many occasions, your tips have got me FREE software programs and I have saved a small fortune.

You rock man

This website is really nice. I've been accessing this for almost 2 years. Just want to add something, it would be better I guess if there is a particular category for 64-bit softwares.

THanks...

Hi

I'd like to suggest you add Recent Updates under Recent Posts to the navigation menu. Recent Updates would be the same as Recent Posts is now, and Recent Posts would show recent posts latest first. At present you have to click twice to sort posts in this order.

Many thanks

Ian

i dont know where to categorize these freewares I discovered and i want you guys to find contender freewares for them and for reviews.

First is LANSTER--Networked pc file searcher --not a desktop searcher

Second is Friendly Net Watcher--sort of a firewall to network browsers

Third--Download+ can be can be a contender to best file copy tool

Fourth--NetSetMan--a network switch

Fifth--aMule or Dreamule?--eDonkey network downloader--Pls add a per network client best downloader( DC, etc...not just torrents)
Also can you help me find an english version of Vagaa?

I have these softwares on my pc

Also can you help me find an english version of Vagaa?

Thanx Gizmo--your site is the best in this category

I subscribed to Gizmo for years, but couldn't stand Windows Secrets and so I left. I needed a security app recently and remembered Gizmo and am so pleased to techsupportalert.com is just as wonderful as Gizmo made his original site. Actually even more wonderful since its all free now. You really made my day Gizmo - its such a highlight getting an email from this site again. I'm definitely going to promote it on my site. Thanks Ian.

You might want to add http://www.favbrowser.com/backup/

the best site i have ever seen

Awesome site, I had a major problem with trojans and got simple easy advice which helped me greatly and even though I dont understand all the technical talk the advice I got was easy to understand. Keep up the great work, thanks again Kylie

I'm a great admirer of Gizmo's Freeware site, and applaud the effort put in by all concerned. My concern is that there may be a few who are in it for their own gratification, and do not come to the party with balanced and unbiased intentions.
Software reviewers need to take seriously the comments made by users of the software in a given category, especially when major bugs/flaws in a piece of software are pointed out. To continue to give applications exceptionally high (as in 4.5 to 5.0) ratings when such bugs/flaws exist, bring the whole review process in to disripute, and as a consequence the integrity of all concerned.

I know various smart folks are involved with this site. I have a question. I'm dual booting Vista and Windows 7, how do I allow Windows 7 to put my Vista programs to use. I'd hate to have to reinstall them in the Windows 7 partition. Please keep this simple for I am a simpleton. thank you very much.