Free software for your computer
I don’t pay for software anymore! I use open source software for Windows that are free for most applications. Gone are the days you had to pay for software like:
- Anti-virus
- Firewall
- Email client
- Photo Editor and the likes..
The lists of free software for windows are countless on the Internet and could overwhelm anyone trying to wet their feet in this realm. Here are a couple of links to get you started if you would like to stop spending money on Norton, Mcafee and others.
A simple list of best in each category: Open Source Windows
Another list with more detailed information.. listing 2 or 3 three best software in each category is from Tech Support Alert’s “The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities” article. When you are over there don’t forget to check out other top software lists. I think it’s a very comprehensive compilation of free software.
Although I winced seeing IE 7 listed as the best browser, as a consolation he does mention Mozilla Firefox as an equally good software. I would vehemently state that IE 7 can play catch up with the tabbed browsing capability but cannot match the 1000s of extensions that make browsing with Firefox such a great experience. But, I digress.
Let us know which open source software you might come across and may be not in the above lists.
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February 4th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Yeah, the tremendous amount of extensions available for Firefox make it an excellent and easy browser to use. There is an extension for almost everything that you could possibly need!
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June 6th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
I’m becoming a big user and fan of free, open source software, I typically use on a daily basis…
Firefox,
Paint.net / Gimp
Filezilla
VLC Player
Zip
I’m always looking for new ones too, so thanks for the links!
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June 10th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Zath, our computers probably look a lot alike inside!
August 11th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
Oh, open source is not freeware and vice versa
Freeware means “free of charge” as in you pay no money
see:
http://wishapp.com
Opensource means the source code of the software is open for others to change ( under certain limitations ). The owner of the code is FREE to do whatever he wants with it ( including to sell it for example )
See http://sourceforge.com