Java
Runtime Environment
A useful piece of software
to install as more and more websites require
it for use with anything from just images
to games to Demo’s of Software. |
AVG
anti-virus
A great tool for all home
users virtually maintenance free and very
reliable. However the best part is it's FREE! |
Ad-Aware
Another great utility used for
the detection and removal of SPYWARE. This
is also another great free product. However
it does require a little more maintenance.
For Ad-Aware to be most effective it must
be kept up to date which is a task that can
not be automated and must also be run on a
regular base. SPYWARE, however is nothing
to mess around with, it can not only lead
to identity theft, but also can cause your
computer to act weird and slow way down. |
Firefox
Firefox is a free web browser a lot
similar to Internet Explorer. The benefits
of Firefox vs. Internet Explorer are huge,
it not only automatically blocks pop-ups and
avoids spy-ware and viruses, but it actually
in most cases loads web pages much faster
then Internet Explorer. (If you install
Firefox DO NOT remove Internet Explorer as
your system depends on it to run other functions
also) |
Open
Office
Open Office is a free office
suite that works great in place of Microsoft’s
office. It includes many of the same utilities
and it looks and feels much similar, it includes
a rival for Word, Excel, and Power Point among
others. |
Thunderbird
Thunderbird is an email client
that is much similar to Outlook with many
of the same functions and utilities in beats
outlook in the aspect that its free and more
stable. |
