Alternative's to windows built in software.

This a link to an article at tom's hardware for alternative software you might want to use instead of the default ones that ship with windows. Note all the software discussed are freeware, and some open source.

Pepping Up Windows: "The average Windows user tends to be less than satisfied with Windows. And that's no surprise, either, given the rather woeful state of its default applications. Consider that both Wordpad and Notepad refuse to open larger files, the integrated audio recorder limits recordings to 60 seconds, and Paint, the integrated graphics program, offers only the most rudimentary of features. Worse still, Internet Explorer can neither be considered modern nor safe for browsing, while Outlook Express is known for its affinity for contracting any number of worms and viruses. In short, the out-of-the-box Windows configuration is usually outdated and problem laden."

 

This is a good piece, thanks for the link.

 

That's a great article qwester! I'll have to do a more thorough read of that later.

 

Always say get your mail on Yahoo.