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Save Money on Software

There are many very good, FREE software programs available for download online for home users. Some are open-source (eg., Mozilla, OpenOffice.org), which means that they are supported and developed by a community of programmers. Others are available for free becuase it’s just great P.R. for the company and it encourages sales of other products.

Here are the must-have, FREE software programs which I recommend for users on a budget:

Alwil Avast! Antivirus Home Edition. Full desktop antivirus application. Click Here
OpenOffice.org 2.0. Full suite of office productivity applications; word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, database, and drawing software. Compatible with Microsoft Office. Excellent. Click Here
ZoneAlarm basic edition. Software firewall protection. Click Here
Irfanview. Feature-rich image viewer/editor. Click Here
Adobe Acrobat Reader. Must-have PDF viewer. Click Here
Enzip. No-frills, free ZIP/UNZIP software. Great for Windows 98/2000/ME. Windows XP comes with its own ZIP program. Click Here
Mozilla Firefox. Open-source web browser with many privacy and security features. Click Here
Ad-Aware. Eliminate spyware and adware from your system! Click Here

Updated: October 16, 2006 by Mr. Snay

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