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Top 12 FREE software for Mac

First of all, let’s get the best of Windows apps that are also available on the Mac.

1 – VLC Media Player – http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

THE media player for any platform. Handles anything you throw at it, including DVD media, and it’s fast. I’ve personally been using it for a year plus and nothing even comes close to competing with it. Screw those codec packs, here’s the world famous VLC.

2 – Firefox – http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

Firefox may not be as necessary as it was on Windows because we are now on Mac, without IE, Mac users are a lot less likely to get spyware and trouble.  Still, Firefox is a lot more compatible than Safari, not to mention the tons of useful plug-ins you can addon to Firefox.  So, it’s a must have.

3 – utorrent – http://download.utorrent.com/

YES! The best bit torrent client on Windows has no match on the Mac.  You may opt to download the latest version by going to utorrent.com.

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Mac audacity, Freeware, Open source, OS X, Top, torrent, utorrent, yamipod

7-Zip V9.08 Beta 32-Bit Portable Download

My flavor unzip software 7-Zip is an open source software and the source code is under the GNU LGPL license. As a result, you can use it at home, commercial organization without any registration or payment. 7-Zip runs in Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista.

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Portable free unzip software, gzip formats, lgpl license, Open source

7-Zip

My flavor unzip software 7-Zip is an open source software and the source code is under the GNU LGPL license. As a result, you can use it at home, commercial organization without any registration or payment. 7-Zip runs in Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista.

Language: multiple language
Zip format: 7z、ZIP、GZIP、BZIP2 and TAR
Unzip format: RAR、CAB、ISO、ARJ、LZH、CHM、WIM、Z、CPIO、RPM、DEB and NSIS
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Technology free unzip software, gzip formats, lgpl license, Open source

Delete annoying message given by Windows

Do you encounter any problem like “Cannot delete file: Access is denied”, “The source or destination file may be in use”, “Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use”, ” There has been a sharing violation” or “The file is in use by another program or user”.

In order to solve this problem, you can use this unlock program (open source software) to unlock the folder or file.

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Technology, Windows Download, errors, Freeware, Open source, Tips, unlock

7-Zip

My flavor unzip software 7-Zip is an open source software and the source code is under the GNU LGPL license. As a result, you can use it at home, commercial organization without any registration or payment. 7-Zip runs in Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista.

Language: multiple language
Zip format: 7z、ZIP、GZIP、BZIP2 and TAR
Unzip format: RAR、CAB、ISO、ARJ、LZH、CHM、WIM、Z、CPIO、RPM、DEB and NSIS

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Portable Free, gzip formats, lgpl license, Open source, Technology, unzip software

FileZilla v3.2.7.1

FileZilla is my flavor ftp tool. It is a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive graphical user interface. More importantly, it is a freeware (Open Source. If you never try it before, you should give a try.

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Portable Download, file transfer protocol, Freeware, ftp, Open source

7-Zip

My flavor unzip software 7-Zip is an open source software and the source code is under the GNU LGPL license. As a result, you can use it at home, commercial organization without any registration or payment. 7-Zip runs in Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista.

Language: multiple language
Zip format: 7z、ZIP、GZIP、BZIP2 and TAR
Unzip format: RAR、CAB、ISO、ARJ、LZH、CHM、WIM、Z、CPIO、RPM、DEB and NSIS

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Technology free unzip software, gzip formats, lgpl license, Open source

Downloader tool : FreeRapid Downloader

If you frequently downloading files from BDG、RS、MU、ZU、EU, you may try to use this FreeRapid Downloader. So far, I do not have any problem for using this. Compare to Downloader、FreeGrab, this is my flavor one, convenient as well as easy to use. Moreover, this tool available for PC and Mac

Accordingly, FreeRapid is a simple Java downloader that supports downloading from Rapidshare and other file-sharing services. Just copy and paste the file-sharing services url links from a browser to this application. Consequently, FreeRapid Downloader will do the rest of the work.

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Technology, Web Download, Free, FreeRapid, Freeware, Open source, Youtube