The Dead Space Society

I recently reinstalled Windows XP on my lappy and got to the stage of reinstalling my software packages when I had an idea. Since my XP license was technically FREE with my laptop, I decided to try and see if I could find FREE replacements for all the my primary software installs. I'm not talking about spyware-riddled crap either. I'm talking fully fledged freeware (wow, new acronym - 3F) or open source licensed software.

My typical bare-bone setup goes something like this (let me caveat my 'needs' by saying that the majority stem from web hosting work):
Web Client
E-Mail Client
FTP/SFTP Client
Telnet/SSH Client
Multi-IM Client
Text Editor
HTML Editor (wysiwyg)
Graphics Editor
Word Processing Suite
Multimedia Browser
File Compression/Archiving Utility
Anti-Virus
Software Firewall

Well, I'm sitting here wondering what the hell to do next. I'm still waiting on some user feedback on layout. Until then, I think the DSS site is considered in 'GOLD' status.

1. added a kewl new 'digg' feature to certain areas.

Ok folks, I figured I'd embrace this new "blog" feature and start a running dev blog for site development.

I managed to accomplish quit a bit last night - new features here and there. Right now I'm mainly trying to focus on navigation. Things seemed a little confusing yesterday. However, after I've had a break it seems a little easier to navigate through items.

I'm still in need of admins and mods to start helping with content management. I received a few returned e-mails after my bulk message through the old forums. I suppose some folks still didn't get the word about the "revival". No biggy though, word will eventually flow out.