Free and Essential software for your computer

Security

• Bit Defender Internet Security 10.00 free for personal use

• Kaspery Sky Antivirus free version

• AVG Antivirus / Avast Antivirus / Antivir Antivirus

• Spybot Search & Destroy / Lavasoft Adware Se Personal / Microsoft Anti spyware- Detect and deletes unwanted software (antispyware)

• SpywareBlaster - Prevents the installation of spyware and other potentially harmful software!

• Zone Alarm Firewall / Kerio Personal Firewall (or switch on the built in Windows Firewall in Win XP SP2)

• Ultimate Boot CD - Bootable disc with essential diagnostic utilities

• AXCrypt - File encryption

• True Crypt - Drive Encryption

• Eraser - Secure file deletion

Internet

• Mozilla Firefox - Safer alternative to Internet ExplorerGhostzilla - The invisible browser

• Fox Mail free Internet Email Client Like Thunder Bird

• Mozilla Thunderbird - Safer alternative to Outlook Express. Supports RSS. (Spamihilator can be used with any email client to minimize spam)

• SharpReader / Awasu / Amphetadesk / Feedreader / RSS Bandit - Stand alone RSS news reader

• Internet chat programs - Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, AIM / Google Talk or Trillian / Gaim / Miranda (1 program to chat on all networks)

• Skype / Gizmo Project / VoipBuster - Internet telephony

• Google Toolbar for IE and Firefox

• Azureus Java BitTorrent Client / BitComet

• SmartFTP / FileZilla - FTP Clients

• Wackget - Minimalistic download manager

• Trip - Utility to Quicksearch URL (Similiar to Sogudi Mac OS X app)

Multimedia

• iTunes / Winamp / Foobar / MediaMonkey / XMPlay Music Player

• Audacity - Free, open source software for recording and editing sounds.

• Picasa / IrfanView / XnView - Photo management, sharing and basic editing software.

• Gimp / Paint.net / PhotoPlus - Advanced photo editing software (Similiar to Adobe Photoshop)

• Artrage - Simulated canvas painting

• Video Players - Divx Player, Real Player /Real Alternative, Apple Quicktime / Quicktime Alternative -These software are needed to play internet video.VLC Player / K-lite Codec pack / Codec Pack All in 1 can play most files circulating on the net without the need for separate players.
  

• Deep Burner Free / CD BurnerXP Pro - CD / DVD Burner

• ADB / EazyVCD - For DVD Backup

• VirtualDub - Video capture / processing utility

• iPodder - Subscribe and listen to podcasts

• Media Portal - Turn your PC into a Multi-media center

Productivity

• Openoffice - Alternative to MS Office (AbiWord is a standalone Word processing program)Ooextras - Extras for open office
  

• Adobe Acrobat Reader / Foxit PDF Reader

• Evernote / Keynote / Treepad Lite - Note taking application

• AT Notes - Stickies

• Syncnotes - Synchronize notes with syncnotes server and your mobile phone

• AceMoney Lite - Personal Finance Manager

• WordWeb / TheSage - Free Thesaurus and Dictionary

• Metapad / NoteTab Lite / Crimson Editor / PSPad / Notepad++ - Notepad Replacement

• Free Mind - Mind mapping software

Utilities

• PrimoPDF / PDF Creator - Free pdf creator

• Yahoo Widgets aka Konfabulator / Google Sidebar (includes Google Desktop Search)

• Bonjour - Zero-configuration networking software ( if a wifi card is installed on the PC/laptop)

• Copernic Desktop Search / Yahoo Desktop Search

• Izarc / 7-Zip - Archive utility which supports multiple formats

• Unit Conversion Utility

• Syncback Free - Backup utility (Scroll down and look at the right hand corner of the page)

• Unison - File synchronization tool for Win / Mac / Linux

• Orbit / Mayk - File launcher

• Clipboard recorder - Advanced Clipboard

• ScreenRip 32 - Screen capture utility

• WebSwoon - Utility to take screen shots of web pages

• Hotkeys / HotkeyBlind - Configure your own hotkeys

• CCleaner - System optimization and privacy tool

• TinySpell - System wide spell checker

PStart - Run portable application from removable disks