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Recommended "Free" Software
Password Safe... Now Remember only one
pass-word - store the rest in a secure digital
password safe on your computer. Simple to use.
Picasa2...One
of the best free photo organizer/ editor programs
to come along that I have seen... download it free here.
It's from the Google Folks.
Blogger...Not a software program but a free
service from the Google folks – Find out what a Blog
is and use the Hello Program above to share your
photos on the net for free. What's a Blog?
"Blog" is short for Web log, which can be anything
from a news site to an online journal. Blogs allow
you to instantly publish your thoughts and ideas
from anywhere. You can also publish your photos to
your blog using Hello from Google.
People all over the world have blogs. It's a fun and
easy way to keep in touch with your friends, post
links to interesting web pages, or just record your
thoughts.
Hello...Not a greeting but another free
computer program from Google. Use Hello to publish
pictures to any Blogger blog. Use Hello to send your
pictures to BloggerBot in Hello. Hello will
automatically resize your JPG pictures, add your
captions, and publish your pictures to the Web. You
don't have to resize pictures by hand, transfer
files, format HTML posts, or even find a place to
host your images - Hello does all the work for you.
And, it's totally free.
Skype...Use
your computer, (you need a headset with mic and a
fast Internet connection for best results but it
does work on a dial-up connection), to talk to your
friends online for free or go further and call them,
for a small fee, on their phone. We've tried
it on the Live Chat and it works great! Free
download here.
Firefox...Heard about this new free Internet
Browser program that Forbes Magazine says is “Better
than Internet Explorer by leaps and bounds.”
Check it out - it's completely free.
AdAware6 SE Personal...by Lavasoft. Is your
computer full of spyware and adware? Do you
get pop-ups galore and is something mysteriously
changing your home page to a sex site? You
need this program to help clean out your computer.
This version is free.
Download here.
Spybot Search & Destroy 1.3...Download and
run this second free application (donations are
welcome) to scan for spyware, adware, hijackers and
other malicious software on your computer.
Once you have your computer "clean" run both once a
month.
Download here.
Audacity...is a free, easy-to-use audio
editor and recorder for Windows and other operating
systems. Use it to Record live audio, convert
tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs,
Edit MP3, and WAV sound files and cut, copy, splice,
and mix sounds together for starters.
Download here.
LAME MP3 Encoder...while you are at it
-download Lame MP3 encoder which allows Audacity to
export MP3 files. Follow the instructions how
to unzip and install LME so it works with Audacity.
Download here.
Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0...free software
that lets you view, print, search, and share Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF) files. You need
this to view some of the files on our website.
Winamp5...A free music Player. Tired
of that player that came with your computer.
Try out the free LITE version of this one. I
think you will like it.
Download
here - choose one of Free Versions Lite, Full or
Bundle..
Windows Media Player 10..."Windows Media
Player 10 is the all-in-one media player that
provides the best experience for discovering,
playing and taking your digital entertainment
anywhere--on Windows XP PCs and the widest choice of
portable devices." Watch that WMP10 does not
take over your music files.
Download here.
Windows Movie Maker 2.1...For WindowsXP
only. With Movie Maker 2.1, you can create, edit,
and share your home movies right on your computer.
Build your movie with a few simple drag-and-drops.
Movie Maker 2.1 is available for download with
Windows XP Service Pack 2. Be sure to check out the
system requirements before downloading.
That's enough to get you started!
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