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There has been an amazing resurgence of free (not shareware) apps as of late. Perhaps the internet community is restoring the once lost comradery  that PC users experienced sitting next to each other in the early days. I also think it may have something to do with exposure from The Screen Savers on TechTV. Whatever the reason, the apps and utilities listed below are amazing, and free.

This free app puts TweakUI to shame XTeq

This other new app speeds up the context menus in IE 5.5 - MIE55SpeedUp

For you graphic artists out there that refuse to use a Mac, but need to unzip .sit files (plus .zip and more!) try Aladdin Expander

Is your machine safe from unwanted intruders? Let ShieldsUp! test the ports on your machine.

Didn't see good results of the above test? Try a free firewall program ... Zone Alarm

Track your PC's memory consumption with MaxMem

Keep your system's time up to date with TimeSync

Rip your favorite CD tracks to MP3 with CDEX

Create and deflate zipped archives with Enzip

Manage files via FTP with LeechFTP

Tired of the "this file is to large to open with notepad" dialogue? Try Notepad+