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Open Source and Free Software

justaprogressive

(7,164 posts) Fri Dec 26, 2025, 12:46 PM Dec 2025

The Pricelessware list still has some great programs...

What is Pricelessware?

https://web.archive.org/web/20111223151237/http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/2009/about.php

Pricelessware by category:

https://web.archive.org/web/20120110171900/http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/2009/2009pl.category.php

I've been at this for some time....

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The Pricelessware list still has some great programs... (Original Post) justaprogressive Dec 2025 OP

It's almost impossible to know what they do (besides Skype, who I thought shut down this year) ... marble falls Dec 2025 #1

What do you need to accomplish? justaprogressive Dec 2025 #2

Part of the problem, I really do not know what I need. Something that will get Microsoft to leave me alone ... marble falls Dec 2025 #3

I use the Brave browser justaprogressive Dec 2025 #4

Window10 ShutUp10++ sounds like the ticket! Thank you!! marble falls Dec 2025 #5

O&O make great commercial software as well justaprogressive Dec 2025 #6

marble falls

(72,531 posts)

1. It's almost impossible to know what they do (besides Skype, who I thought shut down this year) ...

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 12:55 PM

Dec 2025

... can you make some suggestion for a computer truck-driver? I know how to use my 'puter, but I am not clear on added software.

justaprogressive

(7,164 posts)

2. What do you need to accomplish?

Reply to marble falls (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 12:59 PM

Dec 2025

Secure communications? something else? I'll try and help...

marble falls

(72,531 posts)

3. Part of the problem, I really do not know what I need. Something that will get Microsoft to leave me alone ...

Reply to justaprogressive (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 01:08 PM

Dec 2025

... I use duckduckgo and mozzilla. I am not tech enough to go to some sort of OS system. I'd like something with some different fonts and tricks like reversing fonts. AD hiders would be good.

I really appreciate your effort to get we DUers out of the electronic stone-age.

justaprogressive

(7,164 posts)

4. I use the Brave browser

Reply to marble falls (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 01:45 PM

Dec 2025

it automagically blocks alot of stuff, I also use FFox with Privacy Badger and UBlock Origin
the latter are plugins for the FF browser.

For Win10 "ShutUp10++" Blocks reporting..for Win 10 and 11
https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

Any of this helpful?

marble falls

(72,531 posts)

5. Window10 ShutUp10++ sounds like the ticket! Thank you!!

Reply to justaprogressive (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 01:59 PM

Dec 2025

justaprogressive

(7,164 posts)

6. O&O make great commercial software as well

Reply to marble falls (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 06:41 PM

Dec 2025

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