Quite possibly one of the greatest things to be found on the Internet (http://www NULL.youtube NULL.com/watch?v=b1A9lYC3g-0) is Freeware. It has been the boon to all those of us who can’t afford to pay through the nose for software. To that end, I offer you some of the Freeware that I enjoy. Please keep in mind that I use Windows, so most of the freeware listed below is for that Operating System.
Productivity
OpenOffice (http://www NULL.openoffice NULL.org/) – Extremely great for the home. You could run into small compatibility issues (formatting) when sending documents to Microsoft Office users. It isn’t Microsoft Office, but it gets the job done. I’ve also noticed that if you are used to using the MS product, you’ll have little difficulty in adapting to this one.
Foxit Reader (http://www NULL.foxitsoftware NULL.com/pdf/rd_intro NULL.php) – ”a free PDF document viewer, with incredible small size, breezing-fast launch speed and rich feature set.”
Paint.Net (http://www NULL.getpaint NULL.net/) – Image editor. This product is not bad for those who just want to tweak an image or two. If you need more advanced tools, you might want to consider Corel’s PaintShop Pro (commercial product).
Picasa (http://picasa NULL.google NULL.com/) – “Picasa is a software download from Google that helps you organize, edit, and share your photos. It’s free, and easy to use.”
Security
The best security you can have is you. Here are the basic steps for security:
1 -DON’T EVER CLICK a link in an email from a source you do not know. For emails from people you do know, if you put your cursor over the link, the actual address should show.
2 – Keep your Operating System and applications up to date.
3 – Firewall. Both a hardware (router) and software firewall.
4 – Use anti-virus and anti-spyware.
5 – Use a pop-up blocker in your browser Most modern browsers have this ability built in, use it.
Some of the freeware available to you to help with security are:
Anti-Virus
Free anti-virus licenses state that you may use it on ONE computer.
Avira AntiVir Personal (http://www NULL.free-av NULL.com/) – This one has won a few awards and is pretty good. It is a scaled down version of the Pay-Version.
AVG Free Antivirus (http://free NULL.avg NULL.com/) – Consistently rated high by Virus Bulletin. With it’s low resource usage and unobtrusiveness, this is one that I most recommend to people.
Anti-Spyware
Most pay-for anti-virus programs include this. But, if you are going with freeware, use these to help protect yourself.
Windows Defender (http://www NULL.microsoft NULL.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default NULL.mspx) – Included with Vista.
Ad-Aware (http://www NULL.lavasoft NULL.com/products/ad_aware_free NULL.php) (free) – The free version of this software is not at all bad, but you might want to use Spybot S&D along side it.
Spybot S&D (http://www NULL.safer-networking NULL.org/en/index NULL.html) – This one catches a lot of the stuff that the other two miss. It also provides a good dump option to share with geeks to help you.
Browsers
To me, there is only one good freeware browser and that is Firefox. Don’t ask me why, but I like the thing. Might be the scalability of it, I don’t know.
Firefox (http://www NULL.mozilla NULL.com/firefox/) – I am not one of those people who preach that Firefox is more secure than IE 7, especially after I add all my plugins. But, in practice, if you strip it down and use noscript (https://addons NULL.mozilla NULL.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722) then it could be very secure.
Google Chrome (http://www NULL.google NULL.com/chrome) – Google’s new browser. (One draw back, for Windows anyway, is that this only works on Vista or higher.)
This is just a few of the freeware products that I recommend. I’ll most likely write a few more posts on niche topics in the future.
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Recomended Freeware
Quite possibly one of the greatest things to be found on the Internet (http://www NULL.youtube NULL.com/watch?v=b1A9lYC3g-0) is Freeware. It has been the boon to all those of us who can’t afford to pay through the nose for software. To that end, I offer you some of the Freeware that I enjoy. Please keep in mind that I use Windows, so most of the freeware listed below is for that Operating System.
Productivity
OpenOffice (http://www NULL.openoffice NULL.org/) – Extremely great for the home. You could run into small compatibility issues (formatting) when sending documents to Microsoft Office users. It isn’t Microsoft Office, but it gets the job done. I’ve also noticed that if you are used to using the MS product, you’ll have little difficulty in adapting to this one.
Foxit Reader (http://www NULL.foxitsoftware NULL.com/pdf/rd_intro NULL.php) – ”a free PDF document viewer, with incredible small size, breezing-fast launch speed and rich feature set.”
Paint.Net (http://www NULL.getpaint NULL.net/) – Image editor. This product is not bad for those who just want to tweak an image or two. If you need more advanced tools, you might want to consider Corel’s PaintShop Pro (commercial product).
Picasa (http://picasa NULL.google NULL.com/) – “Picasa is a software download from Google that helps you organize, edit, and share your photos. It’s free, and easy to use.”
Security
The best security you can have is you. Here are the basic steps for security:
1 -DON’T EVER CLICK a link in an email from a source you do not know. For emails from people you do know, if you put your cursor over the link, the actual address should show.
2 – Keep your Operating System and applications up to date.
3 – Firewall. Both a hardware (router) and software firewall.
4 – Use anti-virus and anti-spyware.
5 – Use a pop-up blocker in your browser Most modern browsers have this ability built in, use it.
Some of the freeware available to you to help with security are:
Anti-Virus
Free anti-virus licenses state that you may use it on ONE computer.
Avira AntiVir Personal (http://www NULL.free-av NULL.com/) – This one has won a few awards and is pretty good. It is a scaled down version of the Pay-Version.
AVG Free Antivirus (http://free NULL.avg NULL.com/) – Consistently rated high by Virus Bulletin. With it’s low resource usage and unobtrusiveness, this is one that I most recommend to people.
Anti-Spyware
Most pay-for anti-virus programs include this. But, if you are going with freeware, use these to help protect yourself.
Windows Defender (http://www NULL.microsoft NULL.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default NULL.mspx) – Included with Vista.
Ad-Aware (http://www NULL.lavasoft NULL.com/products/ad_aware_free NULL.php) (free) – The free version of this software is not at all bad, but you might want to use Spybot S&D along side it.
Spybot S&D (http://www NULL.safer-networking NULL.org/en/index NULL.html) – This one catches a lot of the stuff that the other two miss. It also provides a good dump option to share with geeks to help you.
Browsers
To me, there is only one good freeware browser and that is Firefox. Don’t ask me why, but I like the thing. Might be the scalability of it, I don’t know.
Firefox (http://www NULL.mozilla NULL.com/firefox/) – I am not one of those people who preach that Firefox is more secure than IE 7, especially after I add all my plugins. But, in practice, if you strip it down and use noscript (https://addons NULL.mozilla NULL.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722) then it could be very secure.
Google Chrome (http://www NULL.google NULL.com/chrome) – Google’s new browser. (One draw back, for Windows anyway, is that this only works on Vista or higher.)
This is just a few of the freeware products that I recommend. I’ll most likely write a few more posts on niche topics in the future.
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