Free Stuff!
We have assmbled some of the best FREE PROGRAMS available on the internet here. These recommended free programs and ultilies are the ones we put on the computers we service. Thay can help avoid problems, increase productivity and otherwaise enhance your computing experience.
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For Both Mac &
Windows:
ViDEOLAN CLIENT
- Ever have a video that you can't play with Quicktime Player, Windows
Media Player or Real Player? Videolan client can play almost any video
file: http://www.videolan.org/
SKYPE - Skype is the best free video chat client and you can also use it to phone any regular phone in the United States and Canada for $29 a year
http://www.skype.com/
FOR WINDOWS ONLY:
SIW - System information for Windows. Tells you everything you need to know about your Windows computer in a flash: http://www.gtopala.com/siw-download.html
Avast! Antivirus - finds and kills threats the others can't even see and offers way less of an overall performance hit on your system. Download the free trial here: http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download
Itunes and Quicktime are pretty essential for Windows, whether you have an iPod or not: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Picasa - iPhoto is probably the best Free photo manager but it only comes with a Mac.
For Windows, the closest thing for free is probably Picassa 3 from Google:
http://picasa.google.com
BULLZIP PDF MAKER - Ever wish you could make a pdf file from any program, so that anyone could read and print it whether they have Word, Excel or any other program that can print to a regular printer? Bullzip PDF creator creates a new printer icon that you can use to create a pdf file from almost any program. Wroks with Vista too.
http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php
FOR MAC ONLY
Youpi Optimizer is an application which enables you to delete resources localized in unused languages, and then free disk space up to 1 GB, depending what applications you have installed.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/6934
iStumbler - Every Mac laptop that has an airport card needs this handy gadget to find access points while traveling or diagnose wireless network problems.
http://www.istumbler.net/index.html
SKYPE - Skype is the best free video chat client and you can also use it to phone any regular phone in the United States and Canada for $29 a year
http://www.skype.com/
FOR WINDOWS ONLY:
SIW - System information for Windows. Tells you everything you need to know about your Windows computer in a flash: http://www.gtopala.com/siw-download.html
Avast! Antivirus - finds and kills threats the others can't even see and offers way less of an overall performance hit on your system. Download the free trial here: http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download
Itunes and Quicktime are pretty essential for Windows, whether you have an iPod or not: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Picasa - iPhoto is probably the best Free photo manager but it only comes with a Mac.
For Windows, the closest thing for free is probably Picassa 3 from Google:
http://picasa.google.com
BULLZIP PDF MAKER - Ever wish you could make a pdf file from any program, so that anyone could read and print it whether they have Word, Excel or any other program that can print to a regular printer? Bullzip PDF creator creates a new printer icon that you can use to create a pdf file from almost any program. Wroks with Vista too.
http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php
FOR MAC ONLY
Youpi Optimizer is an application which enables you to delete resources localized in unused languages, and then free disk space up to 1 GB, depending what applications you have installed.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/6934
iStumbler - Every Mac laptop that has an airport card needs this handy gadget to find access points while traveling or diagnose wireless network problems.
http://www.istumbler.net/index.html