Windows Utilities

Useful Net Utilities

These days, more and more people are getting their Net access through a SLIP or PPP connection. Here are links to software that will give you the best use of your Net access with the least amount of trouble:

The Mozilla Browser Project

Usenet News: Newsman Pro

MUDs: MUDsock

Gnutelliums: Gnutella Network Clients

IRC: Internet Relay Chat

Instant messenger services

From AOL to Yahoo, and everything in between.

• Telnet: EWAN

Tunebite

A program to legally allow you to keep your legally paid-for and downloaded music files.

• Email: Eudora

Nfilter: Newsgroup filter for Windows 95

For tips and links to useful software for protecting your PC from viruses, spam, spyware, pop-ups, and other nasties, see our section on Information Warfare.

And there's plenty of free software out there that's not only useful, it's completely legal. Why bother stealing big software packages from the file-sharing networks when you can install free programs that work just as well, if not better?