Essential Free Software

The widespread availability of computers and connections to the Internet provides everyone with 24/7 access to information, credit and financial services, and shopping. The Internet is also an incredible tool for educators and students to communicate and learn.

 

"Safety first!" The right security software is a life-or-death matter for your computer, since spyware, viruses, Trojan horses, worms, and hackers can quickly send your PC to an early grave.

 

So, what software should i have to be safe online, plus enjoy and faster surfing experiences?

 

 

TC tracker: Free software worth paying for

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

 

Trialware is a pain. Once you install it, its self-destruct sequence begins. If you don't have time to give trial software a thorough workout before it goes poof, it's unlikely that you'll come away from the experience impressed with that application.

Vendors are getting the message. Several of the InfoWorld Test Center's recent reviews focus on software that vendors offer to customers for free, forever, but with deployment limited to non-commercial use or a small number of users.

What brought this to mind is my recent discussions with CommuniGate Systems, which offers a community edition of its Communigate Pro unified messaging server. Its Flash-based Pronto! client is remarkable, and it's free as well.

InfoWorld contributing editor Randall C. Kennedy wrote up three streaming application virtualization solutions , two of which are free to those who meet the criteria. Symantec's SVS Pro 2.1 is free for non-commercial use, while Microsoft's Softgrid 4.2 is free if you're enrolled in the vendor's Software Assurance Program. Softgrid is also available to Microsoft Developer Network subscribers. This strains the definition of "free" a little, but IT likely meets one criteria or the other.

Mike Heck's roundup of content management systems has a dandy punchline: They're all free, they're all open source and all of them rate 8.3 or better on InfoWorld Test Center's 10 point scale.

posted by Vidor Rayne, 5:38 PM

 

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Featured Essential Free Software

Google Desktop, Norton AntiVirus, Picasa, Google Earth, Ad-Aware

Google Desktop

 

Norton AntiVirus

Picasa

Google Earth

Ad-Aware

 

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