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Windows on the Web
Cyberguide

-- by Paul Silverman

Take a tour of these sites to find the best shareware on the Web. For more top-notch shareware libraries, refer back to our April Cyberguide on Windows 95 (http://www.winmag.com/wow)

http://www.filemine.com

Dig for shareware with CMP Media's new File Mine. The site highlights and regularly reviews top picks, and offers roundups of popular product categories. The site indexes a number of file servers across the Internet, so you'll find its search engine extensive and reliable.

http://www.winmag.com/software

WinMag's own Software Library features alphabetical and categorical indexes of all our shareware picks from every issue, plus a new Windows gem every week. You can also download exclusive utilities, such as Wintune and Active XCavator, as well as all the programs written by WinMag's columnists.

http://www.galttech.com

The Galt Shareware Zone offers a monthly "hot dozen" downloads, plus weekly highlights of new additions. Check here for Desktop applications, Internet and multimedia programs, and tons of Desktop themes, games and screen savers.

http://www.asp-shareware.org

The Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) Web site is an excellent resource for shareware users and authors. Check the Member Links for a list of reputable software sites, or visit the Resources and Submit a Link areas for information on writing shareware and applying for ASP membership.

http://www.cdrom.com

Do you love shareware but hate the download wait? Visit Walnut Creek CD-ROM for a listing of available shareware collections on CD-ROM. You can order general DOS or Win95, NT or 3.x libraries, or those geared toward specific categories, such as science or business.


Windows Magazine, June 1997, page 248.

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