Internet / Communications
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Bandwidth / Connection Monitors
Note: Microsoft Taskmanager (both as a Window & Taskbar icon, is built into every Windows operating systems). Some software firewalls have a Taskbar icon that shows bandwith usage as well.
- Foul PX (Optus only)
- iiUsage (iiNet, OzEmail, iHug and most other iiNet aquisitions)
- Internet Connection Control
- Monthly Usage Meter (Internode only)
- NetMeter
- NetStumbler
- The NetUsage Project (This metre can be adapted for any ISP who provides a XML usage data feed)
- Optusnet Usage Meter
- RAS Graph & Stats
- ShareWatch
- WUG - WestNet Usage Grabber (WestNet only)
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Download / Upload Managers
- Download Express
- FlashGet
- Free Download Manager
- Fresh Download Manager
- LeechGet
- TrueDownloader (Homepage here)
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Email Clients / Utilities
- FoxMail
- GTray (GMail notification)
- hMailServer (IMAP, SMTP, POP3 email server)
- K9 (spam filter)
- Mail Enable (SMTP, POP3 email server)
- MailWasher
- Mozilla Thunderbird See also
- MrPostman (translates multiple webmail formats into POP3-readable format)
- Pegasus Mail
- PGtGM (translates GMail webmail format into POP3-readable format)
- POPFile (automatic email classification)
- PopTray (systray email checker)
- QuickE
- Scribe
- Trayhelper (email client + web utilities)
- ASSP (bayesian antispam transparent SMTP with greylisting, RBL, Good howto for Exchange server)
Link to free antispam software.
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Forums Software / Hosting
- InvisionFree (hosted)
- Moodle Online course management Wikipedia
- phpBB
- ProBoards (hosted)
- SuddenLaunch (hosted)
More choices from Wikipedia
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FTP Clients / Utilities
- FileZilla (FTP client)
- FireFTP (Mozilla Firefox extension)
- iFTP
- SmartFTP
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Internet Filters
- K9 Web Protection (internet filtering program)
- Naomi (internet filtering program)
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Instant Messenger Clients
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IRC Clients
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Online Gallery Software
- 4images (GPL php photo album application)
- Albumshaper (Online photo album application)
- Gallery (PHP/MySQL based photo album system)
- JAlbum (Online photo album application)
- Mihov Gallery Creator (Online photo album application)
- Porta (Online photo album application)
- Simpleviewer (Online photo album application)
- HuegoGallery (GPL php photo album application)
- Web Album Generator (Online photo album application)
More choices from Wikipedia.
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P2P - Bittorrent Clients
- ABC Yet Another Bittorrent Client
- Azureus
- BitSpirit
- BitTornado
- Bittorrent
- BT Experimental
- Burst! (console port)
- eXeem (decentralised tracking)
- Personal Torrent Collector PTC (RSS feed support)
- µTorrent (portable)
For more choices click on the Wikipedia.
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P2P - Misc Clients
- BCDC++
- eMule
- Kazaa / Kazaa Lite / K-Lite
- Shareaza (Gnutella2, Gnutella1, eDonkey2000/eMule and BitTorrent protocol support)
- WinMX
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Plugins
- FlashPlayer
- IESpell (spellchecker for MS Internet Explorer)
- JTFlashManager
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RSS
Most Internet Browsers have RSS builtin, or available as a plugin. Eg: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Netscape & Maxthon
- Awasu
- BitsCast
- FeedDemon - now freeware
- FeedReader
- GreatNews
- KlipFolio
- Omea Reader
- RSS Bandit
- RSS Mate
- RSSOwl
- RSSReader
- Sharp Reader
- Squeet Reader
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VoIP
- Skype
- X-Lite
- FreePBX - A GUI to configure... Managed by an Australian (A motorcyclist, too!)
- Asterisk
- Trixbox contains FreePBX and Asterisk in a ready-to-run ISO.
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Web Authoring / Site Development Tools
For software to create online galleries, click here
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Web Browsers / Utilities
Based upon Microsoft Internet Explorer:
- Avant Browser
- Deepnet Explorer
- Maxthon (formerly MyIE2)
Based upon Mozilla:
- Bookmark Backup (backs up Firefox bookmarks and other settings)
- FireTune (firefox optimiser)
- K-Meleon
- Mozilla Firefox (associated OCAU thread here )
- Mozbackup (a simple utility for creating backups of Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Mozilla Suite and Netscape profiles)
- Netscape
Independent of Mozilla & Microsoft:
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Misc
- FAHStats (folding @ home stats)
- FeedReader (RSS feed)
- Google Toolbar
- IECookiesView
- IE Window Maximizer (new window auto-maximizer)
- Mozilla Suite (suite - email, web browser, html editor, irc client, news client)
- Outlook Express Tweaker
- PuTTY (teletype client) (portable puTTY)
- SocksCap (TCP/UDP traffic tunnelling)
- WinMD5 MD5 hash checker
- XNews (usenet news client)
