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This site has software and other internet and computer-related sites listed by category. There are about 120 categories. Pick a category and get a description and links to software or sites. Most software seems to be freeware, my favorite. But, please note, that this site says they have not tested the software listed here. Descriptions come from the sites they link to.

Major Geeks      
Major Geeks categorizes the applications it has available for download. These categories are major categories, with no sub-categories. For me, its drawback is that everything is not freeware. But, for each program it identifies its cost category (freeware, shareware, adware, etc) with the price, OS supported, size, version, and date of version. The programs are listed alphabetically with a very brief description. One drawback that I see, is that it might just show a paid version when there is a free version available. For instance, it only has a paid version of ZoneAlarm.

Download.com
Download provides you with a large list of programs you can download, by category. Most are shareware, some are free. This site is from CNet. They let you know how long it will take to download, how large a file it is, and how many have downloaded each file.
This is a well-known site and should be reliable, but the Clif Note's Newsletter has come out with a warning about this site. Be careful with what they say. For instance, WeatherBug, which contains adware, is specified as spyware-free. They do not tell you it contains adware.

Similarly there is PC World Downloads and ZDNet, which is huge. Too bad you can't just ask to see the free ones. You have to wade through them all, but they do tell you.

PricelessWare
This group has voted on the best free software, and I must agree that it is a pretty good list. Information and links for downloads for each program.

Tob's Web Page
This site has a page of links to many freeware sites. That's the kind of software I like. But there are a lot of other good technical links at Tob's Web Page .

Sailcat Graphics
This is more of a personal page (even though he also has about his graphics business) with a good list of what he feels is the best freeware in different categories. Check his freeware link.

Tech Support Alert
If you want someone else's list of best places to download software, Gizmo has a very good list. He's someone who's much more involved in this than I am.


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