Freebies
 http://www.google.ca/ [for Canada] or http://www.google.com [for the web in general] - Great search engine. I especially like the ability to search for pictures - then locate those pictures using the map feature http://www.google.ca/imghp?tab=wi&q=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&meta=. For other search engines go to Google and type in "search engines" to get you started on about search engines. Also check out GOOGLE SCHOLAR for a more scholarly approach to references on the web For
more data on search engines and how to use them go to
http://www.searchenginewatch.com/ and check out their material.
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 OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute. If you don’t have Microsoft Word, get this product. Version 3.1.1 is the latest version Free Office Suite – Sweet! |
 http://www.irfanview.com - IrfanView - Freeware Graphic Viewer - The best little viewer around and it is free and very fast. You should also get the plugins so that virtually any picture, audio or video file can be played. This is a must have program! |
 http://www.httrack.com/ - HTTrack Website Copier Version 3.43-7 (2009-07-23) This software copies websites so that people with slow connections can download a complete website and browse it later at their leisure. If you have DSL or other high speed connections you may not need this. Step by step instructions with lots of pictures are found here. I recommend you check this out if you plan on using this software. http://www.httrack.com/html/fcguide.html Httrack Users Guide (3.10) By Fred Cohen |
 http://get.adobe.com/reader/- Adobe Acrobat Reader is free software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Some of your readings come in this format and you will need this viewer to read them. |
 http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
- Ad-Aware is
designed to provide advanced protection from known Data-mining,
aggressive advertising, Parasites, Scumware, selected traditional
Trojans, Dialers, Malware, Browser hijackers, and tracking components.
With the release of Ad-Aware SE Personal edition, Lavasoft takes the
fight against Spyware to the next |
 http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html - Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove spyware of different kinds from your computer. Spyware is a relatively new kind of threat that common anti-virus applications do not yet cover. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you didn't intentionally install, if your browser crashes, or if you browser start page has changed without your knowing, you most probably have spyware. But even if you don't see anything, you may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging that is silently tracking your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile of you that will be sold to advertisement companies. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm in trying to see if something snooped into your computer, too :) |
 http://www.ccleaner.com - CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it's fast and contains NO Spyware or Adware! :) |
 The last free version, the one I’m using for creating this page is found at http://www.aplusfreeware.com/categories/mmedia/FastStoneCapture.html and is version 5.3. Later versions are shareware and do cost about $20. This is a very worthwhile addition to your software library if you need a screen capture utility. A tutorial from FastStone software can be found at http://www.faststone.org/FSCTutorial.htm |
 15 Great, Free Security Programs Turn your PC on, and you're immediately vulnerable to malicious attacks. But you can use these free applications to minimize the dangers and protect yourself. Preston Gralla - Monday, July 02, 2007 3:00 PM PDT
Need to record and clean up music, edit video or sound, burn DVDs, and handle other multimedia tasks? We've assembled some free and try-before-you-buy tools that you won't want to live without. Preston Gralla - Monday, May 28, 2007 1:00 AM PDT |
 Picasa is a free software download from Google that helps you: Organize Manage your photos in one place, and find photos you forgot you had Edit Eliminate scratches & blemishes, fix red-eye, crop and more Create Turn photos into movies, collages, slideshows and more Share Upload seamlessly to Picasa Web Albums to share with friends, family & the world This is the only photo organizer I use! |
 An Oldie, but good password manager Whisper 32. Here are the Instructions of how to install and use this very useful program. This program uses very few system resources and can be easily run from a USB Flash Drive. Security on the go. |
