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I just wanted to say "thanks!" for a great site and great info. I always learn a lot and install some good programs.woodsman

When recommending a program or game, I would like to know if it works with screen readers. I’m a blind guy
And myself and lots of other blind computer users enjoy your suggestions only to try them and find out
JAWS, the screen reader most blind people use, doesn’t work with the program. Could you use screen reader ability
When you do reviews?
Thanks

May i suggest a category? Best Free COGO Program.

COGO, short for coordinate geometry, is a technique used by land surveyors and civil engineers for quickly and easily converting back and forth between cartesian coordinate points and the angles and distances connecting them. While it is closely related to CAD, it is distinct in that it emphasizes the input-output of accurate calculations and not the creation or saving of graphics files.

Candidate software:
Copan Lite from Underhill
FreeCOGO from Barry Graham
COGO from Colorado DOT

Thanks,
Martin F (at Underhill)

Am I missing something? I click on 91 Links to Audio Books, then click on a category, then I get lists of BOOKS to READ. My brother-in-law is totally disabled, and I am looking for links to free audio books.

Great site, however the ability to search by category or topic would be awesome.

Look for and post stories of how people or businesses benefit from or depend on freeware
especially in 3rd world countries. I think it would help people who contribute to this cause to feel they are helping others in ways bigger than themselves.

Unhappy with Ubuntu's new interface give the Zorin OS a try it is built on Ubuntu but has a Windows look to it and is pretty stable.

http://zorin-os.com/

Contacted you some time ago with the info that having left Windows due to a blitz of Virus'e and Malware, I was curious as to whether you had any plans to provide the same excellent service for Mac users. You indicated that this was under consideration. I miss your site, and its excellent help and advice. Any progress yet on the Mac issue ? I'm getting desperate for some plain English common sense. Would even consider firing up the Windows computer if it wasn't for all the past hassle and expense. Sincerely, Bill Soper.

I have been using your site for the past year and thank God i found you, you freeware lists are excellent.Am just wondering can you host some downloads on your servers if thats possible? Its easier that way, some developers are a nuisance i dont get why they should bury their softwares so deep in their sites and we're left to dig em up.Thanx.

Dear Gizmo-

Been using your various sites for numerous years and have found them all extremely useful.

One bone of contention...not an issue with your site(s) but the download source for much recommended software..."C/NET Downloads."

Hasn't this site become problematic with their downloads including multiple titles, adware and other similar problems included with the downloads?

I stop cold and do not download any software from this source due to the above described problems that I have read about from other legitimate sources.

If this is not true could you let me know. If it is true then could you seek alternate download links or at least warn the potential users.

Thanks,

jshiii
Sanya Barbara CA

Great site - may I suggest a section on how to resolve problems or problems that fans of the site may encounter

I also I would like to nominate your site for an award but I do not know how to go about it were go I start

Lastly a sense of humour - from your fans on problems or situ that they encountered with software

How about a tiny wiki section below the main article (kinda like slickdeals has) where users can just list programs(w/out any comments cluttering) that should be considered by the author? then the author can perhaps categorize them into 2 groups:

a) under consideration

or

b) aware of this prog. but it missed the cut/is inferior

Everything I submit seems to trigger a spam filter. Why? I do not use spam.

I just read the excellent article "Best Free DVD Collection Software" and found it very informative. Unfortunately, I do not know how to contact the author.
There are three things not fully covered that would seem to be extremely important with large movie databases. 1. Import and export capabilities of each program (so you do not have to re-enter all your data when trying another program), 2. A location field (family room, bedroom, shelf, bookcase, media folder, etc. and 3. a flexible and changeable numbering system (Family room/bookcase/disc #320)

Thank you,

RichUrm

When listing Best Freeware, it would be helpful to include the operating system requirements for the individual item, or for an entire category of freeware. As a user of VISTA and Windows 7 Starter, I prefer not to download software for XP.

Although lacking an editor at present the 'Best Simple Linux Ditro' is an excellent idea however how the list of 21 was arrived at (from the 300+) is difficult to fatham and probably needs to be split again between basic/mid range/almost complete relating to pre installed software. I have tried 9 of those on your current list so far and at least as many again before settling on my personal favorite as a ready to go mostly complete system which is Pinguy. Perhaps you could consider adding this to the list to be tested and ensure minimum graphics requirements form part of the published test results as this appears to be becoming an increasing problem with new distros of linux when trying to install on older machines.

Keep up the excellent work.

Allan

How to improve the site? Don't be afraid to accept some advertising, that's how. Make some money, pay some bills etc. Also have a linux section and an apple section. i hate apple but you gotta be fair.

First, I just wanted to give you guys managing this site, my appreciation and thanks at a wonderful job and service that you are providing.
My 1 addition, which I would love to see is more, MAC stuff.
I know that if you do it, it will be good.
Thanks.

Hi everyone, i am new here.
I visit this site very often, and it helped me a lot!
So thanks for this awesomeness! :)
Recently i saw Avira was running some contest on Facebook
[Moderator's edit] unsuitable link removed.

Well, your site is quite well but make update sites on each day so that user can get new stuffs daily!!!!!

When searching for software you can find an article. But when you open the article it is unclear what the category is of the article. So it is hard to find equivalent software.

Hi,
I want suggest add some freeware category:

1.Best Free Font to read.

2.Best Free Removeable Disk Ejecter.

3.Best Free Mouse Gestures.(such as Just Gestures,Gest,Strokeit)

4.Best Free Break Reminder (such as eyes relax)

5.Best Free Security Setup, I suggest test it's if happen any crash after use that security setup and how much same database it's have with other scanner,if have a lot of same database it's not good combine it to make good security setup.

Then if can,could Gizmo tell visitor how much memory resource is consumed.And I think Gizmo have many experience about computer so, please make article "How To Speed up Computer Performance And Improve Security Setting"

Sorry if I have bad language and,
Gizmo is The Best Free Software Review Site.
Thank You.

Suggest a category (or at least, articles) to cover ways/programs to regain Windows 7 removed features most desired. Especially...

-How to get Quick Launch back (doable with a bit of magic).
-How to get dockable toolbars back.
-How to regain ability to manually rearrange file icons inside folders.

I am sure there are others, but I think this would be a highly successful category.

Has anyone noticed that your rss feeds do not expire quick enough or are not cleaned out often enough. Your site is the worst i have found to date and as of today anyone subscribing to your rss feed will be immediately downloaded 132 feeds going back to April when the average for large output sites appears to be between 20 and 30.

Please please put this right on your excellent site (as i have a new linux system every couple of weeks and rss is part of my setup).

Many thanks

Allan

Hi wouldn't it be good to have a link towards the top of the page that took you straight to the the comments instead of having to scroll down on each and every page .
just a thought ... thanks

I'm sure you have received this same suggestion already, but just in case....

EaseUS Todo Backup Free

Looks like it is rated highly by CNet.

Question: are there any security concerns with this type software?? With thousands of people putting the entire contents of their personal files on a company's servers in a foreign country for who knows who to parse, should one be concerned??

THANK YOU for all the work you do!! I highly recommend your bountiful website to everyone I know as the "Consumers Report" of software.

Lowndes Whatley

RoboMind is a programming and robotics introduction for kids. It is a free and open source, and runs on Windows, Linux, Mac. Have a look at: http://www.robomind.net
Please consider adding it to the category: Educational > Programming.

Could you please do a review of O&O Diskimage 5?

Limit the length of comments on articles. Some people need are getting carried away. I think they should use the forum or start a blog:)