Mission Statement

Telling Alex's story was very enjoyable because of the tremendous pleasure my wife and I gained from the experience. It also guarantees I get my copy of Net Vampire 3 for free. The rest of you will have to pay for it. (-: It will be released as shareware but it will be worth every penny. I know because I've seen the work in progress.

If by chance you have no idea what I'm talking about it probably means you're a new visitor here, in which case...Welcome! ((-:
You might like to catch up by reading my previous articles
Vampires - Part 1 and Vampires - Part 2

For me this was a perfect way of describing what I want this topic to be all about. Yes, it's all freebees but I also want to do justice, and pay tribute, to the Authors of these programs. I don't just want to review and recommend a program, I also intend to tell you something about the person who did all the work and then was generous enough to give it away. This interests me and hopefully you as well.

I've been around computers for many years but I found out very early on programming wasn't for me. Just as well... I was lousy at it. If computers were to continue to be my day job I would have to specialise in something else. For me this was hardware. I admire and respect people who succeed where I fail. A good, popular program can be the best resume and therefore the motive for making it freeware. Then again some merely want the satisfaction of being "out there." You will also see donationware, giftware, postcardware, and in one instance, careware. In all these cases we, the users, are benefiting and should acknowledge this. A thank-you e-mail at very least, is what they deserve. Me, I get the pleasure of writing on this topic - my way.

There's no shortage of material for me. I can get to work telling you more about the programs and authors in my "I Use Them" links category but I'd like to hear about your favorites as well. I want the chance to add them to my list and more important find out about the authors. Maybe I can help them add to their "15 minutes of fame" to quote the late Andy Worhol. It does concern me that all I seem to find is the work of fellas. Surely there are women programmers out there who are just as good and just as generous.

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