For the best shareware around, visit the Shareware Trade Association and Resources (STAR). This Web page serves as a hub for author Web pages and product information not to mention being a visual treat.
A growing guide to all sorts of stuff, try The Yellow Pages. TheYellowPages is a World Wide Web Internet server which contains a special dedicated Shareware section. Shareware authors receive a free listing for their program here. Users are able to browse, read detailed program descriptions, and initiate a program download with a single mouse click. In addition, the webmasters of TheYellowPages will work with those authors interested in establishing a full color Home Page for promoting their program in a dynamic way. email admin@theyellowpages.com.
For searching out a particular topic use WebCrawler.
Viable Software Alternatives authors of numerous Windows applications and games. This is gorgeous Web page by the maker of STAR's. If you have a slow Internet connection you may want to turn off image viewing because of the extensive graphics. Sorry Casey. Those of us using CompMollusk have limits.
Stiller Research produces one of the leading virus and system integrity programs on the market, shareware or commercial. Detailed information can be found in the MX Shareware Database.