Some freeware and shareware that I find essential (All does not include spyware/adware):
| Google Toolbar |
Search with Google from any web page, block pop-ups, auto dictionary and more.
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| Google Desktop |
Get all your personalized info in one place and search instantly, find all your email, files, photos, web history, Gmail and more. |
| PDF reDirect |
Create, Merge, Encrypt, Optimize and Preview PDF files. A must have alternative to Adobe Acrobat. I can't live without it. |
| Belarc Advisor |
Free Personal PC auditing tool (very useful). |
| CCleaner
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Removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. |
| Firefox |
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| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
You must use such application to get rid of spyware, adware and other malicious software. I use it to get rid of tons of these each week! |
Information Security freeware and shareware that you should not run a PC without..
| Spybot - Search & Destroy |
A good anti-spyware/adware. |
Arabic fonts and materials..
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Fadi's Arabic Tutorial
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Download my Free Arabic Tutorial. |
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Syrian Colloquial Arabic Course
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Syrian Colloquial Arabic, a Functional Course and fully indexed textbook, accompanied by 180 minutes of authentic recorded conversations.
It deals with modern colloquial Arabic as it is spoken in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan, with an emphasis on practical, everyday language useful to the foreign resident.
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A very rich online community of Arabic teachers and students (recommended!) . |
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Arabic Grammer (Arabic only)
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Comprehensive Arabic Grammer from Moqadimat Al-Moheet (Arabic only). |
| Free Arabic Fonts |
Free Arabic fonts as categorized by Google. |
| Arabic Grammar |
A good overview of Arabic Grammar in Wikipedia |
| Aswaat Arabia |
A free package of Arabic listening materials for all levels. |
| Arabic Morphological Analysis |
A gateway to the Xerox Arabic Morphological Analyzer and Generator. It accepts Modern Standard Arabic words and returns morphological analyses and English glosses. |
Arabic Dictionary |
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| More Arabic materials on Amazon |
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Fun stuff:
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The original Pacman, Galaxian, Space Invaders, Tetris, WonderBoy and all the Mario Bros you can get.. need I say more?! |
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