Free Software
Here are my personal picks for the best free Windows software:
Web Browser
- Firefox, plus plug-ins: Adblock Plus, Better Privacy, Download Statusbar, FireFTP, DownloadHelper.
Music
- iRATE radio, which you’ll find at http://irate.sourceforge.net/. Free Legal Music from around the world with rating system
- Audacity – Edit sound files
For Musicians
- AP Tuner – tune your guitar with your computer’s microphone.
- Weird Metronome – small and flexible tool.
Video
- VLC media player – views most videos and plays most music without ads.
Security
- TrueCrypt – protect your data in case your laptop is stolen.
- PeerGuardian – block snoopers
- Outpost Firewall 2009 – free personal firewall
- Spybot Search and Destroy – remove spyware
- Avast Anti-virus
Utilities
- 7-zip – expand and compact files, put multiple files into one container for emailing.
- FoxIt Reader – read PDFs without all the Adobe spyware. Are they starting to charge? Is this a trial version? If so, I’ll look for some other free reader.
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