Jan,
There may well be certain Web sites where the presence of Adobe Flash
Player is absolutely essential in order to play videos or watch movies.
In fact, if memory serves I think that the Hulu Web site at www.hulu.com
may require Adobe Flash in order to watch TV content. Btw, even though
Hulu is a paid service they do offer some free content even if you don't
pay the monthly subscription fee, but I digress.
The problem that I have with Flash Player is that it is often plagued
with security holes. These issues are fixed by Adobe, only to find out
that someone has discovered even more security holes. The only Web site
that I use which was heavily dependent on Flash Player was Youtube but
Youtube now has an HTML5 option, which allows them to use the Web
browser itself to play videos without relying on a third-party plug-in.
Other than Youtube, the other sites I visit don't need it and so I
uninstalled it months ago and haven't missed it.
If there are sites you visit which absolutely require it you can disable
it and just enable it when you need it. How you do this depends on which
Web browser you use.
David Goldfield, Assistive Technology Specialist Feel free to visit my
Web site WWW.DavidGoldfield.Info
On 11/8/2015 9:03 PM, Jan Lattuca wrote:
David, your comments raise a question in my mind, namely: Why would
you not install Adobe Flash Player? If you don't have it, what is the
alternative? I think I must have it, because Mozilla keeps telling me
it doesn't like it and mentions something about a plug-in or an add-on
or some such thing. It makes it impossible for me to listen to
certain things friends send me, but I didn't know there was an
alternative to Adobe Flash Player.
Jan
On 11/6/15, David Goldfield <david.goldfield@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
This message comes from the Tek Talk mailing list and was forwarded to me byYou are invited to visit the moderator's Web site at WWW.DavidGoldfield.Info
Christina. It contains links to lots of freeware and so I'm passing this on
in case some of the titles are of use to any of you. I'd first like to add
my own comments and warnings.
First, the fact that I'm passing this on does not mean I endorse or even
approve of all of these programs. As a big example, you couldn't pay me
enough to install Adobe Flash Player on my computer and a link to that
program appears toward the top of this list.
Also, I will only download software if it comes from the page of the vendor
or company which creates and distributes it. One of the titles on this list
is an old version of MalwareBytes and I don't recommend that people download
this version. First, the detection in 2.2 is much better than 1.75. Also,
the link for this older version is from someone's Box account, which I
believe is a service similar to Dropbox. ust as I don't allow strangers into
my home, I don't allow software distributed by an annonymous individual on
my computer.
Finally, I have not used most of these packages and therefore can't
guarantee I can answer questions about the programs. That being said, I'm
grateful to Christina for sending this to me. Here we go.
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From: Carlos [mailto:carlos1106@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 7:06 AM
To: TechTalk@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [TechTalk] List of useful resources, links, and freeware
This is a list of useful resources, links, and freeware. It will be send
out as a reminder every two weeks or possibly once a month. I haven't
decided yet, but I will base my decision on feedback from list members.
Most of the freeware is fairly accessible, although some may require some
mouse cursor navigation. I have tried to place some of the more
requested
types of applications at the top of the list. If anyone feels that there
is
something else worth listing, please inform me in a private message.
Resources:
Microsoft Accessibility Help Line
800-936-5900
Download Links:
Adobe Flash Player
This is the Adobe Flash Player Distribution page. Some consider it more
accessible than the standard flash installation page. Make sure to
download
the Windows MSI installers since they are more accessible than the EXE
installers. For browsers other than Internet Explorer, you should
download
the installer for plugin-based browsers.
https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html
Adobe Acrobat Reader
This is the Adobe Reader Distribution page. Some consider it more
accessible than the standard download page.
http://get.adobe.com/reader/enterprise/
Malwarebytes' 1.75 - Last mostly accessible version
https://malwarebytes.box.com/s/u0b4k0fttttab6q2qqrw
Mozilla Firefox - Web browser
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
Mozilla Thunderbird - E-mail client
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/
NVDA - Screen reader
http://www.nvaccess.org/
Freeware:
7-Zip - Extracts ZIP files and several other archive formats
http://www.7-zip.org/
AnyBurn - Portable disc burning utility
http://www.anyburn.com/
CDBurnerXP - Disc burning utility
https://cdburnerxp.se/
CDex - CD ripper/extractor
http://cdex.mu/
AVStoDVD - Convert/burn video files to DVD
https://sites.google.com/site/avstodvdmain/
CCleaner - Removes junk files, temporary files, and has several other
useful
system tools
Standard installer; Includes promotional software.
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download/standard
Portable archive without installer; Does not include promotional
software.
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download/portable
Slim installer; Does not include promotional software. Note that update
of
the slim installer is often delayed by weeks. Therefore when the
standard
installer is updated, this download link may not be available for long
periods of time.
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download/slim
Filelister - Save a list of files in a folder
http://truehumandesign.se/s_filelister.php
LS - File List Generator
http://www.aplusfreeware.com/categories/util/miscutil.html
Copy Filenames - Context menu ad-on for copying paths and file names to
the
clipboard
http://www.extrabit.com/copyfilenames/
Path Copy - Context menu ad-on for copying paths and file names to the
clipboard
http://pathcopycopy.codeplex.com/
Freemake Video Downloader - Download and convert videos from YouTube and
other similar websites
http://www.freemake.com/free_video_downloader/
Pontes Media Downloader - Download and convert videos from YouTube and
other
similar websites
http://www.pontes.ro/en/scripts/#pmd
Pazera Free Audio Extractor - Video audio extractor and audio format
converter
http://www.pazera-download.com/audio_multimedia/Pazera_Free_Audio_Extractor_
PORTABLE.zip
mp3DirectCut MP3 editor and recorder
Edits are performed without decoding/quality loss.
http://mpesch3.de1.cc/mp3dc.html
Note, for recording with mp3DirectCut, you will also need the LAME MP3
encoder. Just unzip the package and copy the file
lame_enc.dll
into the mp3DirectCut installation folder which is
C:\Program Files\mp3DirectCut
on 32 bit installations and
C:\Program Files (x86)\mp3DirectCut
on 64 bit installations. Make sure to download the 32 and not the 64 bit
version of LAME. The LAME encoder package can be downloaded here.
http://www.rarewares.org/mp3-lame-bundle.php
MP3Gain - Modify MP3 gain without decoding
http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/
Calibre - E-book manager and converter
Note that Calibre is not very accessible, but see below for a download
link
to my frontend for the converter.
http://calibre-ebook.com/
My Win7PE images, example unattended installation script for Windows 7,
frontend for the Calibre E-book converter, ETC
Thanks to Rob Hudson for hosting these files.
http://opopanax.net/download/
PDF to TXT - Convert PDF files to text files
Note, includes OCR support for scanned/image PDF files as well.
http://empowermentzone.com/p2tsetup.exe
VLC media player - Play DVDs and many video formats
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Explorer++ - File manager/Windows Explorer alternative
https://explorerplusplus.com/
FreeCommander - File manager/Windows Explorer alternative
http://freecommander.com/
FileZilla - FTP client
https://filezilla-project.org/
Active@ Disk Image Lite - Disk imaging software
http://www.disk-image.net/disk-image-freeware.htm
Cobian Backup - File backup utility
http://www.cobian.se/cobianbackup.htm
Regbak - Backup and restore the registry
http://www.acelogix.com/regbak.html
7z NSE - Treats 7z, RAR, and other archive formats as folders
http://zabkat.com/blog/compressed-folder-shell-extension.htm
Adblock Plus - Blocks ads including YouTube video ads
https://adblockplus.org/
Bulk Rename Utility - File renaming tool
http://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Main_Intro.php
Classic Shell - Simulate Start menu of other Windows versions
http://www.classicshell.net/
Free Download Manager _ Alternative download manager for several browsers
http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/
HotkeyP - Hotkey utility
http://sweb.cz/petr.lastovicka/others.html#hotkey
Junkware Removal Tool - Removes promotional tool bars and software
Be aware that this is not a malware scanner. Also note that it will
close
down all processes including your screen reader. Just restart it using
the
associated keyboard shortcut.
http://thisisudax.org/
SoundVolumeView - Save and restore soundcard settings
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/sound_volume_view.html
Unchecky - Automatically unchecks promotional software included in
recognized program installers
http://unchecky.com/
Unlocker- Unlocks, deletes, renames, or moves files and folders which are
in-use/locked by the system or other processes
http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/
WordWeb - Free thesaurus and dictionary
http://www.wordweb.co.uk/free/
Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder - Retrieve product keys of Windows and other
applications from the registry
https://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/
ProduKey - Retrieve product keys of Windows and other applications from
the
registry
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html
AOMEI Partition Assistant - Disk partitioning software
http://www.extend-partition.com/free-partition-manager.html
PartitionGuru - Disk partitioning software
http://www.eassos.com/partitionguru-free.php
1by1 - MP3 and multiformat audio directory player
http://mpesch3.de1.cc/1by1.html
AltaCast 3 - Broadcast streamer
Available as Winamp/Foobar plugins and standalone version.
http://www.altacast.com/
Anvide Seal Folder - Hide/password protect folders
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://anvidelabs.org/as
f.html&prev=search
ASIO4ALL - Universal ASIO Driver
http://www.asio4all.com/
Audacity - Audio editor and recorder
http://audacityteam.org/
Audio Switcher - Switch audio devices using hotkeys
http://audioswit.ch/er
AutoHotkey - Hotkey scripting language
http://ahkscript.org/
Bat To Exe - Convert batch files to executable files
http://www.f2ko.de/en/b2e.php
Belarc Advisor - Create detailed HTML hardware profile
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
Blat - Command line E-mail sender
http://www.blat.net/
BurnCDCC - Standalone utility for burning ISO images to CD
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/utilities.html
CD2ISO - Standalone utility for extracting the contents of a CD to an ISO
image
http://www.dubaron.com/cd2iso/#download
CLCL - Clipboard extender
http://www.nakka.com/soft/index_eng.html
cdrtfe - Disc burning utility
http://cdrtfe.sourceforge.net/cdrtfe/index_en.html
CueListTool - Extract cue points from wav files
http://www.tonbandstimmen.de/cuelisttool/index_e.htm
CueMaster - CUE sheet editor
http://cuemaster.org/
Debut - Video Capture Software
http://www.nchsoftware.com/capture/index.html
Ditto - Network enabled clipboard extender
http://ditto-cp.sourceforge.net/
Directory Compare - Folder synchronization utility
http://tp.lc.ehu.es/jma/win32/dirco.html
Directory Monitor - Monitor folders for changes and perform actions
https://directorymonitor.com/
DSynchronize - Folder synchronization utility
http://dimio.altervista.org/eng/
Enigma Virtual Box - Pack applications into single executables with
virtualization
http://enigmaprotector.com/en/aboutvb.html
epCheck - Track and view TV series data
http://skwire.dcmembers.com/fp/?page=epcheck
FastCopy - File copy/synchronization utility
http://www.ipmsg.org/tools/fastcopy.html.en
fSekrit - Save notes in encrypted self-contained program files
http://f0dder.dcmembers.com/fsekrit.index.php
grepWin - Search and replace text using regular expressions
http://stefanstools.sourceforge.net/grepWin.html
Hardlink Shell Extension - Context menu add-on for creating hardlinks,
junctions, and symbolic links
http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/hardlinkshellext.html
HFS - HTTP based file server
http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/
HTTrack - Copy entire websites
http://www.httrack.com/
IgorWare Hasher - Calculate SHA-1, MD5 and CRC32 hash
http://www.igorware.com/hasher
ImDisk Toolkit - Create dynamic RAM disks
http://reboot.pro/files/file/284-imdisk-toolkit/
Inno Setup - Create installation packages
http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
ln - Command line version of Hardlink Shell Extension
http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/ln/ln.html
Machete Video Editor Lite - Edit AVI and WMV video files without
decoding/quality loss
http://machetesoft.com/home/about-machete-video-editor-lite.html
MadAppLauncher - Unusual hotkey program launcher
https://sites.google.com/site/madapplauncher/
Makeitone - Join MP3 albums into one file
http://www.makeitone.net/
Mem Reduct - Real-time memory management application
http://www.henrypp.org/product/memreduct#download
Metapad - Notepad replacement
http://liquidninja.com/metapad/
MJ Registry Watcher - Monitor registry keys for changes
http://www.jacobsm.com/mjsoft.htm
Mp3tag - ID3 Tag editor and organizer
http://mp3tag.de/en/index.html
Merge MP3 - Merge MP3 files
http://www.shchuka.com/software/mergemp3/
mpTrim - Trim silence from MP3 files
http://www.mptrim.com/
MultiHasher - File hash calculator
http://www.abelhadigital.com/multihasher
NirSoft - Free password recovery tools, browser tools, network tools, all
kinds of useful tools
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/index.html
NSSM - Run some applications as services
http://nssm.cc/
OpenMPT - Music making tracker based software
http://openmpt.org/
PhraseExpress - Automatically expand abbreviations while typing
http://www.phraseexpress.com/
PopSel - Create customizable pop-up menus to launch programs/URLs, open
folders, and so on.
http://www.horstmuc.de/wpop.htm
POP Peeper - E-mail checker/notifier
Works with POP3, IMAP, and several different types of web-based E-mail
accounts.
http://www.poppeeper.com/
PSPad - Free text and HTML editor
http://www.pspad.com/en/
Purrint - Screen capture directly to image files
http://www.bcheck.net/apps/purrint.htm
QWS - Accessible MIDI sequencer
http://www.andrelouis.com/qws/
Registry Commander - Alternative to the windows registry editor
http://aezay.dk/aezay/regcmd/
Rufus - Write ISO images to flash drives
https://rufus.akeo.ie/
RunWithParameters - Context menu add-on to run executable files with
parameters
http://sourceforge.net/projects/rwparam/files/latest/download
SharpKeys - Keyboard remapping utility
http://www.randyrants.com/category/sharpkeys/
SMARegisTry Backup - Backup registry keys selectively
http://smartregistry.tk/
SoftPerfect RAM Disk - RAM disk utility
https://www.softperfect.com/products/ramdisk/
TreeComp - Folder synchronization utility
http://lploeger.home.xs4all.nl/TreeComp.htm
VSTHost - Small VST host which supports loading/saving of FXP presets and
FXB banks, VST chaining, MIDI input/output, MIDI player, wave
player/recorder, ASIO, and input from the PC keyboard.
http://www.hermannseib.com/english/vsthost.htm
WebMon - Monitors web pages for changes
http://www.cmcode.co.uk/webmon/
Wget and cURL Windows Binaries - Command line file download utilities
http://opensourcepack.blogspot.com/p/wget-and-curl.html
XVI32 - Hex Editor
http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xvi32.htm#download
yaP - Application portablizer
http://rolandtoth.hu/yaP/
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