Shareware
Shareware is a marketing method for software, whereby a trial version is distributed without payment ahead of time as is common for proprietary software. Typically shareware software is obtained free of charge by downloading, thus allowing one to try out the program ahead of time. Shareware is also known as try before you buy, demoware, trialware and many other names. A shareware program is accompanied by a request for payment, and often payment is required per the terms of the license past a set period of time. The term shareware was coined by Bob Wallace to describe his word processor PC-Write in the mid-1980s.
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Software - Proprietary software - Bob Wallace - Word processor - PC-Write - 1980s
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Latest news on shareware
Delicious Library Updated to 2.0.4
Late Thursday, software company Delicious Monster released version 2.0.4 of the shareware favorite, Delicious Library. Delicious Monster allows Macs with webcams to scan the bar codes of any book, movie, music CD or video game, then creates an archive...
Techspansion Closes Its Doors, VisualHub, AudialHub and iSquint Discontinued
In a surprising announcement today, shareware company Techspansion, makers of some incredibly useful audio and video conversion utilities, announced that it will be closing its doors. The following was found on the web site: VisualHub, AudialHub, and iSquint have...
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Cocktail 4.1.4 (Leopard Edition) Released
On Wednesday, shareware developer Maintain released version 4.1.4 of Cocktail (Leopard Edition), Cocktail, the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests. The new version, a new version, a 1.6 megabyte download, adds the...
Ambrosia Releases iTones 1.0.9
Late Tuesday, shareware and utility outfit Ambrosia Software released iToner 1.0.9, the most recent version of its shareware ringtone utility. iToner enables you to quickly transfer custom ringtones for your iPhone - without modifying, hacking or having to reset...
Big Lebowski summarized as one still composite image.
Inspired by Brendan Dawes' 2004 project Cinema Redux which "distills a whole film down to one single image", tshirtblogger Jason Cosper used the shareware Thumber app to crank out a similar image for The Big Lebowski. I'd love to have a large-size print of this on my wall. Oh, hey you guys, feel free to litter the comments with Lebowski quotes -- for the Boing abides. Cinema Redux - The Big Lebowski Edition [ Flickr ] Previously: Video: He-Man versus the Big Lebowski...
Ambrosia Releases iTones 1.0.8
Late Thursday, shareware and utility outfit Ambrosia Software released iToner 1.0.8, the most recent version of its shareware ringtone utility. iToner enables you to quickly transfer custom ringtones for your iPhone - without modifying, hacking or having to reset...
Carbon Copy Cloner 3.1.1 Released
Late Monday, Carbon Copy Cloner, the shareware favorite for drive cloning operations by Mike Bombich, has released version 3.1.1 of the program. The new version, a 2.4 megabyte download, adds the following changes: Included version 3.0.3 of rsync (minor...
Cocktail 4.1.3 (Leopard Edition) Out the Door
On Wednesday, shareware developer Maintain released version 4.1.3 of Cocktail (Leopard Edition), Cocktail, the popular shareware utility program that allows for additional Mac OS X system tests. The new version, a new version, a 2.6 megabyte download, adds the...
Ambrosia Releases iToner 1.0.7
Late Thursday, shareware and utility outfit Ambrosia Software released iToner 1.0.7, the most recent version of its shareware ringtone utility. iToner enables you to quickly transfer custom ringtones for your iPhone - without modifying, hacking or having to reset...
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