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Freeware for Windows -- Where Did It Go?

Posted by Cliff on from the missing-in-action dept.

Talahamut asks: "The other day, I was planning on recording a radio show by running my stereo's output into my PC. Oooh, that sucks - WinXP's Sound Recorder limits you to 60 sec. recordings. Oh well, I'll just go online and grab a little WAV recorder. 30 minutes later, I'm frustrated because all I find is crippleware (time-limited, of course...) that records every format under the sun from any sound stream imaginable. What happened to the small home-brewed Windows utilities that used to be so easy to find online years ago? All the freeware sites I checked had nothing but commercial crippleware. Is there no place to find simple programs like that anymore?"

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  1. SourceForge by !the!bad!fish! · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Try searching SourceForge.

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  2. How about using Audacity by EvilNutSack · · Score: 0, Redundant

    here I am! ? Works for me...

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  3. webattack by kayen_telva · · Score: 0, Redundant

    now known as snapfiles.com

  4. use apt-cache instead by vlm · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If you have debian installed, use "apt-cache search keyword" instead.

    "apt-cache stats" and "apt-cache show packagename" are also entertaining... try "man apt-cache" first.

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