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Jason Dunn
01-22-2007, 08:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://bhandler.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!70F64BC910C9F7F3!1231.entry' target='_blank'>http://bhandler.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!70F64BC910C9F7F3!1231.entry</a><br /><br /></div><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/free-microsoft-software.gif" /><br /><br />A fellow by the name of Blake Handler seems to have a lot of time on his hands - he created a directory linking to over 150 Windows and Office programs available from Microsoft. Some of the free goodies include:<br /><br />• Alt-Tab Replacement in addition to the icon of the application window you are switching to, you see a preview of the page. <br /> <br />• Calculator Plus also performs many types of conversions. <br /> <br />• ConferenceXP enables you to see &amp; hear others in a virtual collaborative space, called a venue. You collaborate on an electronic whiteboard or PowerPoint presentation, send messages and more.<br /> <br />• FolderShare keeps important files at your fingertips - anywhere. All file changes are automatically synchronized between linked computers, so you always access the latest files.<br /> <br />• GroupBar desktop tool offers enhanced window management capabilities in a taskbar-like setting. Through simple drag-and-drop operations on window tiles within the bar, users can create lightweight, transient grouping relationships that allow them to perform certain higher-level window layout functions on multiple windows at once.<br /><br /><a href="http://bhandler.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!70F64BC910C9F7F3!1231.entry">Check out the site</a> for more.

Damion Chaplin
01-23-2007, 02:52 AM
Dude, Word 5.5 for DOS? 8O I'm not one to use this phrase lightly, but: WTF?

Great list! I'll be bookmarking that one...

Jason Dunn
01-23-2007, 03:41 AM
Dude, Word 5.5 for DOS?

Yeah, kind of crazy, but I bet there are some non-profit agencies out there still using it. Or lawyers, who are infamous for not liking change in their IT systems.

Filip Norrgard
01-23-2007, 12:50 PM
Dude, Word 5.5 for DOS?
Why change something that isn't broken? :)

According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Office_Word):
When Microsoft became aware of the Year 2000 problem, it released the entire version of DOS port of Microsoft Word 5.5 instead of getting people to pay for the update. As of September 2006, it is still available for download from Microsoft's web site
(Someone should update that date... :D)