El Gee -- Sounds like you were annoyed when you scrolled through the
page looking for the link because you value convenience (I do too).
The link I gave is in fact the direct link to the information I wanted
to share: a post by DiamondMember on "Freeware replacements for
commonly warez'ed programs". The post begins with:
"This thread is not another "cool programs" thread. It's just
meant to show that there are free replacements for a lot of commercial
software that people commonly pirate..."
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=33&threadid=997283&e