Free and Inexpensive Software Alternatives By Michael Gazdzik.

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Free and Inexpensive Software Alternatives By Michael Gazdzik

Free Antivirus - Avast - AVG -Antivir -All 3 can be found at

Avast Free Home Edition –Free –Same scanning engine as Professional Edition –Real Time Protection –Scans Windows as it starts up –Interface can be difficult to navigate

AVG Free Edtion –Easy to Use –Includes spyware scanning –Good basic antivirus protection –Only receives updates once a day –Scanning engine not as good as Avast

Avira Antivir Personal Edition Good scanning engine Scans for viruses and spyware Easy to install Interface confusing Does not always update correctly Free version has popup ads

Free client software Evolution –Most of the functionality of Outlook Thunderbird –All the same functionality of Outlook Express but without having to deal with Microsoft

Internet Browsers Mozilla Firefox –A safer alternative to Internet Explorer Google Chrome - Fastest browser made Safari - Surf the way Mac users do

Mozilla and Firefox Mozbackup –A free software program to backup alll your settings in Mozilla Firefox –Firefox Addins Local weather information in your browser Block all ads on website IE tab Plus a whole lot more

PDF programs PDFill Cute PDF Form Filler –Both are inexpensive alternatives to filling out and saving fillable PDF forms and contracts –Cute PDF Writer Create a PDF from any file

Free Photo Editors Picasa –Free photo editing software –Create your own albums and share them online –GIMP A free alternative to the much more expensive and full featured Photoshop

Other Software CCleaner –Clean up your computer the easy way, removes temp files, cookies, and more Audacity - Edit your music and audio files Zone Alarm - A better firewall

Other Software (cont’d) Open Office - A free alternative to Microsoft Office Billeo Password Manager - keeps track of your passwords for Internet Explorer and Firefox

Freeware and Shareware Sites ad.htmhttp:// ad.htm Or just do a search using

Summary Most people do not need to buy expensive software for their needs. 99% of people use less than 10 % of the tools available in their programs. Why pay for the 100% of the price when much of it is free?

Comments If you have any comments,questions or suggestions please send your s to Thank you for your time! Michael Gazdzik IT Manager NSBAR