Shareware
There are
tons of excellent shareware and freeware programs available on the internet,
from magazine CDs, and from user groups.
About Shareware
One of the items which adds to the cost of commercial software is the marketing and packaging, passed on by the company selling the product. Many programmers do not care to see these "middle man" costs passed on to the consumer, so they distribute their software online, in the form of "shareware". Consumers derive a huge benefit from this manner of distribution:
- We have the opportunity to test different programs, prior to purchase.
- If we do decide that the program is right for us, we are then charged a much smaller fee than if the program was distributed commercially.
Please note that shareware is not free. Programmers work long and hard to develop software that's stable and performs well. Please remember to register and pay for the shareware you decide to keep.
About Freeware
As the name says, it's free (sometimes you'll find postcardware, beerware, etc., a small price to pay for some terrific software). However, it is advisable to read all documentation that comes with the software, as many times the information contained therein is invaluable.
About Downloading
Just click on a link, and you'll be presented with a dialog box, asking you where you would like to save the file, and what name you'd like to give it (we advise not changing any of the text that shows up after the ".", as that will prompt your browser to "decompress" any compressed files - as long as your browser preferences haven't been changed).
Y2K Testers
Y2KCDŸ.sit - 91K - a freeware countdown clock
BlackWatch 1.4.sit - 86K - a freeware screensaver which includes a Y2K countdown clock
Y2K Software Audit PPC.sit - 583K - a shareware program to check Mac applications for Y2K readiness (Power Mac version)
Y2K Software Audit 68K.sit - 551K - a shareware program to check Mac applications for Y2K readiness (68K version)
Stay tuned, more to come!
