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I am interested in empiric reports with PROs + CONs of applications. I am a fan of AlternativeTo.net & enjoy to find and give here comparative information about distinguishing application features. I use Vista + WinXP, I like Win7, virtual machines, Windows Mobile.

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  FluidSurveys

  Free with limited functionality by FluidSurveys |

  • Online

  FluidSurveys lets you create advanced online surveys and polls in minutes, with its do-it-yourself, drag-and-drop survey tool. Free:20 Questions in max. 1 page, 100 Responses. Free: And once you've collected your dat ...

  Tags: survey, poll, vote, form-builder, surveys, questionnaire, voting +4 more, survey-tool, polling-tool, poll-tool, survey-sharing-free
  
  

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  Uranium Backup

  Free by Freesoft S.r.l. |

  • Windows

  Uranium Backup is an Italian backup program for Windows environments in 12 languages. Like Cobian Backup it can backup not only complete folders but also a list of selectable single files, and it is nearly portable, see ...

  Tags: Portable, backup, multi-language, german, file-backup, tape-backup
  
  

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  LiquidFeedback

  Open Source by Public Software Group |

  • Windows

  Online voting system (german & english) for Interactive Democracy, which is used by the Pirate Parties:The basic idea is a democratic system in which most issues are decided (or strongly suggested to representatives) ...

  Tags: survey, poll, vote, politics, voting, online-survey-tool, online-voting
  
  

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  Google Sites

  Free by Google |

  • Online

  Google Sites is the easiest way to make information accessible to people who need quick, up-to-date access. 100MB/site free. People can work together on a Site to add file attachments, information from other Google appli ...

  Tags: free-website, free-website-builder
  
  

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  AlpenNIC

  Free by AlpenNIC |

  • Online

  Free URL-forwarding, domain-forwarding, URL-Cloaking, free favicon-selection and free E-mail-forwarding. Individually selectable domains with extension net.tf, eu.tf, de.tf, at.tf, co.at.tf, ch.tf for FREE:Forwarding to ...

  Tags: multi-language, url-shortener, url, url-shortening, domain-name, tinyurl +8 more, e-mail-replacement, url-forwarding, domain-forwarding, e-mail-forwarding, dyndns, domain-registration, url-cloaking, free-domain
  
  

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  FreeDNS

  Free by FreeBSD |

  • Windows

  Free DNS, Dynamic DNS, Static DNS services; 5 free shared hostnames, use anywhere; Unlimited number of domains per account (yes really);Free subdomain hosting, free domain hosting, free backup dns, reverse IPv6 DNS hosti ...

  Tags: dns, url-forwarding, domain-forwarding, dynamic-dns, dynamic-ip +1 more, dns-hosting
  
  

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  e4ward

  Free |

  • Online

  E-Mail-forwarding from a freely selectable to another E-Mail-address. Disposable email Address system with option domain or subdomain of e4ward. Aliases are created from the web panel. Limited reply rewriting. Slow sign ...

  Tags: disposable-email, e-mail-replacement, forward, disposable-email-address +1 more, e-mail-forwarding
  
  

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  GmailDefaultMaker

  Open Source by CodePlex |

  • Windows

  Gmail as the default mailto: client. Yahoo, AOL, and Hotmail are now also supported. The Gmail compose message webpage opens with the To: box filled in automatically instead of a desktop client like Outlook, Windows Live ...

  Tags: email, multi-language, gmail, german, hotmail, yahoo-mail, aol-mail
  
  

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  mhotspot

  Free by krishna |

  • Windows

  mhotspot is a free-software that converts your wifi enabled LAPTOP/PC running windows OS into a virtual wifi hotspot and share your internet through wifi to other laptops, smartphones, PDA's, Tablet-PCs or any other ...

  Category: Network & Admin Tags: Portable, tether, wifi-hotspot, tether-wifi, wifi-share, connection-sharing +1 more, internet-sharing
  
  

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  Virtual Wifi Router Version 2

  Free by http://www.virtualwifirouter.com/ |

  • Windows

  It can turn your windows 7 pc (with wifi card in it) into a wifi router.Windows 7 has an option to create AdHoc networks but devices like mobiles , tabulates will not be able to connect to this network. Using this tool y ...

  Tags: Portable, tether, tether-wifi, virtual-wifi-hotspot, wifi-reverse-tethering
  
  

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  Tether

  Commercial by Tether |

  • iPhone
  • Android
  • Blackberry

  Tether is an application that allows you to access the Internet on your laptop anywhere there is cellular coverage through your smartphone's data plan. No more WiFi hotspots, extra data plans or costly Air Cards! One ...

  Tags: tether, modem, tether-bluetooth, tether-usb
  
  

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  StreamTransport

  Free by StreamTransport |

  • Windows

  StreamTransport enables you to browse and download video clips from Hulu, YouTube, Joost and many other sites that use HTTP, RTMP, RTMPT, RTMPE or RTMPTE protocols to stream their videos. You can browse the sites from th ...

  Tags: youtube-downloader, flv, downloader, hulu
  
  

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  Microsoft Security Essentials

  Free by Microsoft |

  • Windows

  Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Space demand on the hard disk: only 17.63 MB.Microsoft Security Essentials ...

  Category: Security & Privacy Tags: security, antivirus, anti-virus, anti-spyware, virus-scanner, mse
  
  

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  MobileTag

  Free |

  • iPhone
  • Win Mobile, Win Phone 7
  • Android
  • Java Mobile
  • S60
  • Blackberry

  Mobiletag, the 2D barcode European leader, proposes a global solution regrouping: * Barcode creation and management * Readers and applications for mobile phones * The information management platformMobiletag : a ...

  Tags: qr-code, qr-code-reader, barcode-reader, 2d-barcode, datamatrix +1 more, code-reader
  
  

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  Kaywa Reader

  Free by Kaywa |

  • Win Mobile
  • Java Mobile
  • S60

  The Kaywa Reader is a 2D Barcode Reader to install on your mobile phone. Once installed, you can scan 2D Barcodes and the content of the 2D Barcode is then immediately resolved on the phone.2D Barcodes (QR Code, Datamatr ...

  Tags: scan, camera, qr-code, qr-code-reader, qr-code-decoder, qrcode +1 more, image-recognition
  
  

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  QuickMark

  Free with limited functionality by SimpleAct Inc |

  • Mac, iPhone
  • Windows, Win Mobile, Win Phone 7
  • Android
  • S60

  QuickMark makes everything possible.Supports may kinds of 1D and 2D barcodes, as well as integration with browser for searching and online social sites for sharing.CompatibilityThe QuickMark reader is supported by the fo ...

  Category: Internet Browsers Tags: Plugin / Add-on, chrome-extension, qr-code, qr-code-reader +3 more, barcode-scanner, qr-code-decoder, 2d-barcode
  
  

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  Google Docs - Forms

  Free by Google |

  • Online

  Forms lets users collect information by creating a HTML form in Google Docs. In difference to Rational Survey and PollDaddy Survey-sharing in pie charts is a free feature! All the great features you expect from a form c ...

  Tags: survey, google-docs, poll, feedback, forms, html-form, google-forms +1 more, survey-sharing-free
  
  

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  namebench

  Open Source by Thomas Stromberg |

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux

  Are you a power-user with 5 minutes to spare? Do you want a faster internet experience?Try out namebench. It hunts down the fastest DNS servers available for your computer to use. namebench runs a fair and thorough bench ...

  Tags: test, dns, isp, dhcp, benchmarks
  
  

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  GRCs DNS Benchmark

  Free by Gibson Research Corporation/ Steve Gibso... |

  • Windows

  GRCs DNS Benchmark performs a detailed analysis and comparison of the operational performance and reliability of any set of up to 200 DNS nameservers (sometimes also called resolvers) at once. When the Benchmark is start ...

  Category: Utilities Tags: server, analysis, performance, speed, test, benchmark, dns, alternative +4 more, domain, isp, lookup, nameservers
  
  

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  CX.com (Cloud Experience)

  Free with limited functionality |

  • Mac, iPhone, iPad
  • Windows
  • Online
  • Android

  CX is a new kind of cloud experience that takes content to the next level with a range of unique features: secure storage, real-time syncing, public and private sharing, interactive group collaboration, and intelligent d ...

  Categories: Backup & Sync, File Sharing Tags: backup, storage, share-files, cloud-storage, sync-files, sync-folders +3 more, offline-access, group-collaboration, sync-lan
  
  

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  BitBox

  Free by Sirrix AG |

  • Windows
  • Linux

  The Virtual Environment for secured and comfortable Web Browsing: On the basis of a “Browser-in-the-Box” concept a virtual machine is provided with a reduced operating system and a web browser encapsulated therein. Malwa ...

  Tags: secure-connection, secure-internet, secure-web
  
  

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