Free Software Guide
Hello and Welcome to the Free Software guide. Here I am listing all the Soft wares that are Required for better Computing and most importantly they all are free. In fact they can replace all the paid and costly Softwares out there in the market. I am listing all the Softwares here from A to Z.
Anti Virus
Anti Virus is a must thing in a computer. It protects your PC from being infected with viruses. There many Anti Virus available in the market. Some cost $30 to $50 a year an some will burn a hole in your pocket. But, here we will talk about Free Stuff.
Check out these List of Free Anti Virus.
Browsers
Well, virtually all the browsers are available for free.
You should check out List of Browsers.
Media Player
VLC Media Player is the best player, it can play almost all the formats, including FLV (Flash Videos), 3GP ( Mobile Videos) etc. Play Videos in Any Format with VLC Player
PDF reader
Adobe Reader is Widely used by you may take a look at Free Alternatives to Adobe Acrobat which are more lighter and has almost the same features as Adobe Reader.
Office Organizer
Microsoft Office is the only choice people think they have, but there are many free alternatives to Microsoft Office and one of them is Open Office which has almost all the features as Microsoft Office and it’s free. You can also try Google Docs which requires internet connection, but the best part is that your Docs will be accessible from anywhere in the world. That is called Cloud Computing.
Photo Organizer
Organizing Your Digital photos is a mess when but you can use Picasa, an application by Google, which will allow you to upload photos online so that you can access them from anywhere. you can read the post How To Keep Your Digital Photos Organized for more information on this topic. To Edit Your Photos, You can Download GNIP, which an amazing free Alternative to Adobe Photoshop.
Video Conferencing
If you want to do Video Conferencing with friends, family or clients. then you should try Skype which is the most popular application with awesome voice and video quality.Group Video Conferencing Comes With Skype.
Instant Messaging
If you use multiple Instant Messengers like Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, etc. Then
Use Multi Messenger, Email and Social Networks With Digsby. which is all in one. The best part is that you won’t have to open all your messengers and login. Using Digsby will also save your computer’s resources as there will be only one application running.
Temporary Flies Cleaner/ Registry Cleaner
If you used internet allot and download loads of files. you might be aware of the fact that there are so many temp files and cookies which are downloaded and are stored in C drive making your PC work slow. You can try CC Cleaner to clean your PC so that It works little fast. Read, How To Keep Your PC Run Fast and Smooth
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