FREE Anti-malware Tools (high quality software)
- Avira AntiVir Personal – Free Antivirus: Anti-virus, anti-spyware and auto-protect.
This is currently the best, free antivirus product on the market!
- Open DNS: Simple, clean, smart
Wouldn’t it be nice if someone researched infected sites and then stopped you from ever finding them in the first place? Here it is.
- Prevx 3.0 Free: Behavioral malware detection.
New threats show up daily. This software watches for sneaky behavior and stops these new threats.
- Sandboxie: The single most important tool for PC security.
This amazingly clever tool, lets you browse the web with no fear. We don’t use the internet without it.
FREE Utility Software (high quality software)
- DVD/CD burning: ImgBurn burning software.
Don’t buy expensive burning software. This works great! We use it all the time in the shop.
- File synchronization sofware: Drop Box
This SWEET little tool will synchronize files from any number of computers… seamlessly.
- Image and graphic manipulation: GIMP
You can do anything with graphics, logos, pictures, etc. There are tons of great plug-ins too. Very professional and you don’t have to buy expensive Adobe software.
- Office software: OpenOffice is equivalent to Microsoft's Word, Excel and PowerPoint… but free!
This will save you from having to buy Microsoft Office. This is enterprise level software. We use it daily.
- Photo and video management: Picasa by Google
It makes photo organization, printing and manipulation easy and fun! Bryant uses this to organize his personal photos.
Fun and Educational
- Google Earth and Sky
Look at cars on the streets of New York, or check out the Forbidden City in China. Look at black holes and innumerable gigantic galaxies…
- Physics Games
If your kids are going to play online games… they may as well learn about physics in the process. (The bridge building games are my favorites!)
- TED: Ideas worth spreading.
Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world.
