GAMES
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FREE GAMES...
If you're looking to get into PC Gaming, sign up for some essential accounts where you can get free games with the following services:
Steam
GOG Galaxy has lots of free retro-ancient games
Epic Games for Fortnight players and regular free games
Blizzard's Battle.Net where you can still play Diablo II, and CoD Warzone
Origin
UPlay
If you enjoy some old style gaming, here are some games that should run on easily even on older machines:
Dwarf Fortress + Lazy Noob Pack (I need to make a help page for this game!)
Warzone 2100 - The original game rebuilt for XP/Vista, free download with multiplayer.
Open Red Alert - also C&C and Dune 2000 remake for modern machines.
Red Alert Online for all the C&C and Red Alert games.
Dawn of the Tiberium Age - a remake of the Command & Conquer series.
Realm of the Mad God also on steam
MedievaLands working online remake for Shadow of Yserbius and Fates of Twinon, from the dawn of the internet age.
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COMICS + FUNNIES
TOOLS + UTILITIES
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Media Players:
[download winamp v5.666]
Music Broadcasters:
Spotify Music Library
Imagery and Visuals:
Krita digital painting.
Greenfish Icon Editor - for creating windows application icons.
SketchUp - 3D modeling for everyone.
HandBrake - Open Source Video Transcoder.
OBS Livestreaming - Record, Broadcast and livestream gaming feeds.
XSplit Livestreaming - Game Streaming and Broadcasting.
File Compression:
WinRar - not free, but probably the best compression tool.
Download Tools:
 - Too many adverts these days. Try qbit below.
qBit Torrent for downloading stuffs.
Virtual machines:
VirtualBox - Free virtual machine software from Oracle.
Microsoft VM images, MS keep changing the links and removing old OS versions. Good luck!
DOSBox - ideal for playing old games on newer machines.
FreeDos - when you need a DOS OS, but can't find your old floppies.
D-Fend Reloaded - Graphical interface Frontend for DosBox.
Techie Stuff:
HWiNFO - Hardware Information, Analysis and Monitoring Tools
Microsoft PowerToys, for Windows 10+, Fancy Zones and PowerRenamer plus other tools.
Microsoft SysInternals, Process Explorer, Process Monitor, PS Tools, Autoruns list, DiskMon etc.
No-IP domain service - host your servers from a dynamic IP address
Rufus Bootable USB drive, "Create bootable USB drives the easy way".
Windows Update Restored, Windows 95 to XP updates.
Installing Windows 95/98 in DosBox, How to Guide.
Merijn Anti-Malware Tools.
Browser Pop-up Blocker to stop those annoying adverts and redirects.
Browsec VPN for safe browsing, avoiding unfair blockades.
Misc:
WPS Office - Free (Ads) Office suite for PC and Mobile, full compatible with Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
Apache OpenOffice - Word processor, spreadsheet, slides, flowcharts, math formulas etc.
CDisplayEx - Free comic book reader.
Burn Aware CD/DVD/Blu-ray burning tools.
DisplayFusion - Multiple Monitors Made Easy!
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SHOPPING
PLAY BY MAIL
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Wow, play by mail? I'm showing my age now. KJC's website is horribly out of date and I haven't used Madhouse for years. These used to be the two big PBM companies in the UK before the digital age!
ONLINE TURNCARDS:
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OTHER STUFF
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This document is the property of Alun Hancock. Thanks for visiting my web site, online since 2000.
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