1. Free and Inexpensive Software Alternatives By Michael Gazdzik

2. Free Antivirus - Avast - AVG -Antivir -All 3 can be found at http://download.cnet.com http://download.cnet.com

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Freeware and Shareware Sites http://www.snapfiles.com/freeware/ http://download.cnet.com/windows/ http://www.tucows.com/ http://www.cutepdf.com http://www.pdfill.com http://www.dipconsultants.com/evolution/downlo ad.htmhttp://www.dipconsultants.com/evolution/downlo ad.htm Or just do a search using http://www.google.comhttp://www.google.com

14. 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?

15. Comments If you have any comments,questions or suggestions please send your emails to techsupport@nsbar.org techsupport@nsbar.org Thank you for your time! Michael Gazdzik IT Manager NSBAR