Free Office Suite

OpenOffice.org is a free productivity suite compatible with all major office suites. If you can't afford MS office then you can't afford to miss this free office suite.

Free Digital Photo editing

That right folks! A free PhotoShop-like program:
GIMP: a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.

* I recommend that you READ THE FAQ section before attempting a install

*Remember if you find this program useful these programmers would appreciate a Donation

Free Anti-Add & Spyware tools

Spyware Blaster: Prevent spyware from installing in the first place!

SpywareGuard:provides a real-time protection solution against spyware that is a great addition to Spyware Blaster's protection method.

SpoofStick: is a simple browser extension that helps users detect spoofed (fake) websites.

Spybot-S&D: received the PC World Class Award 2004 for the Best Anti-Spyware Scanner

Ad-aware 6.0: Standard Edition Spyware scaner and remove

Free PDF tool

Ever needed to create a Portable Document Format (PDF) file now you can for FREE.
Step 1 go to CutePDF
Step 2 download CutePDF Writer and Ghostscript
Step 3 install Ghostscript then CutePDF Writer

Then create your document select Print and choose CutePDF as the printer and you just created your first PDF.

I love this job.

Free faster browser

Firefox a faster browser without all of the securty holes and a lot of cool add on's known as Extensions and Themes ? Then get a fox on your desktop with Firefox.


UPDATE:
Opera has removed the banners ! ! ! And it is now FREE.

Free Firewall from Zone Labs

And for you folks who don't like Microsoft Windows Firewall, Zone Labs has a free version of there firewall ZoneAlarm.
Note: During the install, be certain not to select any of the paid options.

Free Anti Virus

UPDATED: 7-3-2006
That's right folks, Now there are two to choose from.

Realtime antivirus scanners

#1: free virus protection from the nice people at GRISOFT. Download theAVG Free Edition and install it.How easy is that?

#2 AntiVir Personal Edition is not 2nd best its just the 2nd one I have posted.

#3 ClamWin Free Antivirus I found another one and it's free to.

Online System scanners

And three free online scanners If you are having any problems installing an Anti-Virus product it may be that your system is already infected.
Try one of the following free online anti-virus scans your system:

F-Secure

Trend Micro Housecall

Panda Software ActiveScan

What do the Icons mean ?

MicroSoft DOS

MicroSoft Windows

Mac OS

Linux

Sun OS

Free BSD

Why I am doing this blog. . .

This blog came into being after I overheard a salesman at a large electronics store in the San Francisco Bay Area doing a hard sell (using all the buzz words; virus, spam, spyware, "your computer will burst into flames without this utility!" etc.) on a brand new computer user. The buyer in question had just bought a new machine and had been frightened into buying almost $150.00 in firewall, anti-virus, spy ware blocker, spam-blocker (and probably Anti-UFO) software.
So this is my gift to the computer users of the world.

If you wish to contribute, don't send it to me. There is generally a link for donations on each entry to show the developer that you like thier program. That is the best way to ensure that they will keep developing.

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