lifehacker 2007年免费软件和网络应用指南

点击查看Lifehacker超过14000篇文章的档案，我们提到了数百个免费的web和桌面应用程序，它们可以帮助您完成任务，但哪一个是最好的？随着2007年的结束，现在正是为每个平台上的常见计算任务编写我们最喜爱的自由软件和web服务的权威指南的最佳时机。跳转之后，查看我们最喜欢的20多个类别的免费赠品，并计数，我们会将您的建议添加到列表中。...

应用程序启动器

Launchy (Windows, open source) Previous coverage: Download of the Day: Launchy, Take Launchy Beyond Application Launching (Feature), Tweaking Launchy (Screenshot Tour)
Quicksilver (Mac OS X, open source) Previous coverage: A Beginner's Guide to Quicksilver, Advanced Quicksilver Guide, The Quicksilver Video Extravaganza, Nine Time-saving Quicksilver Triggers, Top 10 Quicksilver Plugins, Quicksilver Creator on the Future of QS (Exclusive Lifehacker Interview).

备份实用程序

SyncBack (Windows, local backup, freeware) Previous coverage: Automatically Back Up Your Hard Drive with SyncBack (Feature)
Time Machine (Mac OS X, local backup, built into Leopard) Previous coverage: The Simplicity of Time Machine Compels You, Schedule Your Time Machine Backups with TimeMachineScheduler
Mozy (Windows/Mac, online backup, up to 2GB free) Previous coverage: Back Up Files with Mozy

比特流

uTorrent (Windows, Free) Previous coverage: Organize Your BitTorrent Downloads with uTorrent
Tran**ission (Mac OS X, open source) Previous coverage: Download of the Day: Tran**ission
ted (Windows/Mac/Linux, free) Previous coverage: Automatically Download Your Favorite TV Shows with ted
另请参见：BitTorrent入门指南、BitTorrent中级指南

磁盘空间可视化工具

WinDirStat (Windows, open source) Previous coverage: Visualize Your Hard Drive Usage
JDiskReport (Windows/Mac OS X/Linux, freeware) Previous coverage: Visualize Your Hard Drive Usage

dvd裂土器

DVD Shrink (Windows, freeware) Previous coverage: One Click DVD Rips with DVD Shrink and AutoHotKey (Feature), Copy DVDs to Your iPod (Feature)
Handbrake (Mac OS X/Windows/Linux, open source) Previous coverage: Back up DVDs on a Mac

文件同步

FolderShare (Windows/Mac OS X, free) Previous coverage: Download of the Day: FolderShare, Sync Your Firefox Extensi*** and Profiles Across Computers with FolderShare
SyncToy (Windows, free) Previous coverage: Synchronize Folders with SyncToy 2.0

图像编辑

Paint.NET (Windows, free) Previous coverage: Download of the Day: Paint.NET 3, Power replacements for built-in Windows utilities
Picnik (Web) Previous coverage: Edit your images online with Picnik, Edit Your Photos Directly in Flickr with Picnik

图像查看器/管理器

IrfanView (Windows, free) Previous coverage: Download of the Day: IrfanView (Windows)
Picasa (Windows/Linux, free) Previous coverage: Organize Your Digital Photos with Picasa (Feature), Publish and Map Your Photos with Picasa (Feature)

即时通讯

Pidgin (Windows/Linux, open source) Previous coverage: Download of the Day: Pidgin Instant-Messaging Client, Encrypt Your Instant Messages with Pidgin (then Gaim)
Adium (Mac OS X, free) Previous Coverage: Download of the Day: Adium X
Meebo (Web) Previous coverage: Connect to popular IM services with Meebo, Meebo Adds Video and Voice Chat to Web-Based IM, Transfer Files over IM with Meebo

宏观决策者

AutoHotKey (Windows, open source) Previous coverage: Turn Any Action into a Keyboard Shortcut

媒体播放器

VLC (Windows/Mac OS X/Linux, open source) Previous coverage: Download of the Day: VLC Free Media Player, Rip DVDs with VLC
MediaMonkey (Windows, freeware with paid upgrade) Previous coverage: Download of the Day: MediaMonkey (Windows), Whip Your MP3 Library into Shape, Part I - Level the volume, Whip Your MP3 Library into Shape, Part II - Album art, Alpha Geek: Whip your MP3 library into shape, Part III: Metadata
foobar2000 (Windows, freeware) Previous coverage: Download of the Day: foobar2000, Roll Your Own Killer Audio Player with foobar2000, The Beautiful and Varied World of foobar2000 (Screenshot Tour)

密码管理器/帮助器

KeePass/KeePassX (Windows/Mac OS X/Linux, open source) Previous coverage: Securely Track Your Passwords, How to import saved Firefox passwords into KeePass, Download of the Day: KeePassX, Make KeePassX Leopard Compatible
Firefox's built-in password manager (Windows/Mac OS X/Linux, open source) Previous coverage: Secure your saved passwords in Firefox (Feature)
BugMeNot (Web) Previous coverage: Bypass Web Site Registration with BugMeNot

pdf读者/作者/编辑

Foxit Reader (Windows, free) Previous coverage: Download of the Day: Foxit Reader 2.0
Preview (built into Mac OS X Leopard) Previous coverage: Do More with Preview in Leopard
CutePDF PDF writer (Windows, free) Previous coverage: Create a PDF from any document
另请参见：PDF十大技巧

个人理财/理财经理

Wesabe (Web) Previous coverage: Organize Your Money in 2008 with Wesabe
Mint (Web) Previous coverage: Is Mint Ready for Your Money?

起始页

NetVibes (Web) Previous coverage: Trick out your Netvibes
iGoogle (Web) Previous coverage: Show Us Your iGoogle (Screenshot Tour)
另请参见开始页面

电话经理/助手

Skype (Windows/Mac OS X, free) Previous coverage: Lifehacker posts tagged Skype
GrandCentral Virtual PBX (Web) Previous coverage: One Phone Number to Rule Them All, C***olidate Your Phones with GrandCentral (Screenshot Tour)

文本编辑器

Notepad++ (Windows, open source) Previous coverage: Top 10 Windows Downloads, 6. Notepad++ (text editor)
TextWrangler (Mac OS X, freeware) Previous coverage: TextWrangler Free, Full-featured Text Editor for Mac

待办事项列表管理器

Remember the Milk (Web) Previous coverage: Get Organized with Remember the Milk
Rainlendar (Windows, free with paid upgrade) Previous coverage: Rainlendar desktop calendar and todo list
Anxiety (Mac OS X Leopard, free) Previous coverage: Anxiety Task Manager Integrates with iCal and Mail

病毒**和恶意软件清理程序

AVG Free Edition (Windows, free with paid upgrade) Previous coverage: AVG Free Anti-Virus
ClamWin (Windows, open source) Previous coverage: Free Windows virus protection with ClamWin
Ad-Aware (Windows, free with paid upgrade) Previous coverage: Cleanse thy PC with Ad-Aware
另请参见：如何修理爸爸妈妈的电脑