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Free software that every person should have on their Windows computer:
| Free AVG Anti Virus | Anti Virus is the first thing you should install period... This is the best free software for protection. |
| Mozilla Firefox | Use this instead of Internet Explorer, you'll see why it's worth it when you do... it's faster, safer, and just works better. |
| Spybot Search and Destroy | Get rid of spyware and other things that slow your computer down |
| Ad Aware | Another spyware removal program, but I would rather use Spybot. |
| CCleaner | Recover more hard drive space and speed up your computer by fixing the windows registry. This will improve boot times. |
Optional free software that makes life easier:
| AIM Pro | Business version of AIM instant messenger developed by WEBEX and AOL. This version lets you ignore all the processor intensive extras that no one likes like smileys and IM backgrounds. The share desktop feature even allows for remote control, perfect for family troubleshooting. |
| Skype | Use your webcam to make video phone calls to friends and family |
| Open Office | Free office tools such as word processor, spreadsheets, presentation. |
| Ad Block Plus | Add on for Firefox that will automatically block ads |
Awesome Tools:
| GIMP | Open Source Image Editing Program designed to work like Adobe Photoshop |
| CPU-Z | This tells you what hardware you have in your pc |
| Process Explorer | By Microsoft, a must have if you want to know what's going on under the hood. |
| Tight VNC | Control remote computers on your intranet |