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Last updated 17th September, 2009
Well I have big plans here - so big I was running around in circles wondering where to start! Then I remembered the old Japanese proverb "even a thousand mile journey begins with the first step". So here is the first step! Currently access to the support pages is free but there will be a point where I will limit access to a nominal annual subscription fee.
One of the reosurces I will provide here is a list of the aresenal of software I use, recommend and support with direct download. They wil cover 3 operating systems - Mac OS X, Ubuntu (linux) and Windows. It will be quite comprehensive and bear in mind that this is a work in progres & currently bare bones. A recent client request had initiated the first listing. I have been adding more listings as clients & friends ask advice on what other software to use.
The criteria I use is first and foremost OSS (open source software that is supported by large communities and is free). Most of the software is what I directly use - a few I haven't and comes on recommendations from my peers and research.
General Links
Free Software Foundation (FSF)
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Compression & Decompression Software (e.g. .zip, .rar, .sit, etc.)
WinRAR 3.90 x86 - Windows - in my opinion, is one of the best available for the windows platform.
I have been using it as well as installing it on client workstations for years. Download here.
Torrent peer to peer software
Transmission - OS X 10.4.11 - Download here.
Transmission - OS X 10.5.x - Download here.
Transmission - Ubuntu -
uTorrent - windows -
Media Players - e.g. Movies & Music
VLC Media Player - OS X 10.4.11 - Download here.
VLC Media Player - OS X 10.5.x - Download here.
VLC Media Player - Ubuntu -
VLC Media Player - windows -
Media Convertors & Tools - for converting from one format to another
Handbrake - OS X 10.4.11 - Universal Binary (Intel & PPC) Download here.
Handbrake - OS X 10.5.x - Intel - Download here.
Handbrake - OS X 10.5.x - PPC - Download here.
Handbrake - Ubuntu -
Handbrake - windows -
Bink media player (from the creators of BINK - Bink Video) - OS X PPC - here
Bink media player (from the creators of BINK - Bink Video) - OS X Intel - here
RADtools (from the creators of BINK - Bink Video) - windows - here
Gaming
Sacred 2 Fallen Angel - Concert cut scene (600Mb) - BINK (.bik) format - spoiler alert!
you will need WinRAR to decompress it - Download here.