I’ve been using some free photoshop compatible (8bf) filters within IrfanView but you can only really apply them to the entire image - or not at all. If you want a little more control, you might use something like the GIMP. The beauty of it is, these filters can now be used under Linux.
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I’ve been using AVG’s free version for quite some years now and have always been happy with it. Accordingly, when they posted their latest version, 8.0, I was quick to download and install it. AVG now includes an antispyware component and a bit of fluff called LinkScanner. This, I found [...]

I never thought I’d actually like a software that has a full black screen with yellow text. Reminds me too much of the bad old DOS days. And yet, there’s something about Q10 that makes me want to use it more and more. Maybe it’s the simplicity, maybe there is less strain on my [...]

Here’s some freeware that will make it easier to sort and find drawing files in Windows Explorer. DWGcolumn which can list files by the version of AutoCAD in which it was saved is extremely useful. The screenshots on the site make the use of each utility quite clear.
http://www.cushat.co.uk/fw/

This is a small, fast and light PDF reader that is much more convenient to use than the bloated “official” Adobe reader which weighs in at 20 Megabytes. I recommend it to anybody who says they can’t open a file I sent.
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http://www.foxitsoftware.com/
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I’ve been using this simple and straightforward viewer for as long as I can remember and it just keeps getting better. It can open and print almost any image file I throw at it - and I’ve thrown quite a few over the years. As if that’s not enough, it has a plugin system to [...]