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Ad-Aware
FREE!! Left-click on the Cnet
Download.com (Top-Rated 5) button to begin a download of this outstanding
adware and spyware catcher.
(I use this on my personal laptop)
(Link updated 8-2-08)
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Microsoft Windows Defender
FREE!! Get this free version of MWAS. Highly rated by PC Magazine.
(Link updated 8-2-08)
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Spybot Search & Destroy
FREE!! Download this highly rated
spycatcher software and rid your computer of an amazing array of little snooper
software programs. You will be shocked at what this program finds even if you
currently use Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition.
(I use this on my personal laptop)
(Link updated 8-2-08)
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Antivirus Software
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AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic
FREE!! Main window is clean and spare; it
performs a quick system scan on launch and catches a number of Trojans and
other threats in memory.
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AVG Anti Virus (free edition) (Ranked #3)
FREE!! This Web site offers a very effective anti virus program
that I use on my computers at home.
They even provide FREE
updates.
(I use this on my personal laptop)
(Link updated 8-2-08)
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.gif) Alwil Avast Antivirus Home Edition (Ranked #2
FREE!! Provides solid antimalware protection and a good et of features, but its outdated interface needs a makeover .
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Avira AntiVir Personal (Ranked #1)
FREE!! Offers great, thorough protection and top notch scan speed, but some nontechies might find its interface frustrating .
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PC Tools Threatfire
FREE!! This antivirus application supplements your existing security software. Unlike traditional antivirus programs that primarily use malware-signature files to detect baddies, Threatfire identifies malware by analyzing its behavior. The software works well alongside most current antivirus programs, but it has shown some conflicts with AVG products.
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Firewall Software
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Kerio Personal Firewall 4
FREE!!
Has a bit of a split personality. In its default mode, it doesn't
display any annoying pop-ups, but it also doesn't protect against some
unauthorized program activities. With full program control enabled, it
offers the best protection of the group, introduced by an unusually large
number of plain-English confirmation pop-ups.
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Outpost Firewall Free 1.0
FREE!! Outpost is not recognized by
Windows XP SP2, so the Security
Center will gripe until
you tell it you're monitoring the firewall yourself.
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Sygate Personal Firewall 5.x
FREE!! Was recently acquired by Symantec
and is easy to use and has simple and accessible help system.
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Zone Alarm
FREE!! Get this free version of Zone Labs
firewall software. Highly rated by PC
Magazine.
(I use this on my personal laptop)
(Link updated 8-2-08)
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Office Suites Software
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OpenOffice.org
FREE!! Version 2.0 is swift, smooth and
highly compatible with Microsoft Office documents. Even better, it has
plenty of features that you can't find in MS Office.
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ThinkFree Office Online
FREE!! Runs in any current browser.
The free service also lets you store 30MB of documents on ThinkFree's
servers, so you can access your files from anywhere.
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Images & Graphics Software
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Creature
House Expressions 3
FREE!! Has both a freehand tool for
sketching and a pen tool for creating precise Bezier paths.
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GIMPshop
FREE!! Designed to help Photoshop (and
Photoshop Elements) users find their way around the powerful opensource
program.
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PhotoPlus 6
FREE!! Best free basic image editor
around.
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PhotoScape
FREE!!
Photoscape is the fun
and easy photo editing software that enables you to fix and enhance photos.
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Photo Managers Software
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Picasa
FREE!! Believe it or not the most
impressive photo manager on the market is completely free.
(I use this on my personal
computer)
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Preclick Silver Photo Organizer
FREE!! Not quite as impressive as Picasa,
but it's certainly worth a look. It is an intuitive application that
even the greenest of computer users can learn in a matter of minutes.
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Viewers Software
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PowerPoint 2007 Viewer
FREE!! Download the newest Microsoft
PowerPoint Viewer. This version replaces ALL previous versions.
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Word 2007 Viewer
FREE!! Download the newest Microsoft Word
Viewer. This version replaces ALL previous versions.
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Excel 2007 Viewer
FREE!! Download the newest Microsoft
Excel Viewer. This version replaces ALL previous versions.
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Adobe Acrobat Reader
FREE!! Access this Web site to download
the Adobe Acrobat Reader program for free.
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Miscellaneous Software
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WinZip
FREE!! File compression software.
Download starts automatically.
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Pop-up Stopper
FREE!! Software program to prevent
annoying pop-up windows. Just left-click on the blue "DOWNLOAD"
button and follow the instructions. Recommend "Open" rather than
"Save" option.
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CutePDF Writer
FREE!! No advertising or watermark in the
resulting .PDF files. Adds a CutePDF
printer icon to your system. Point
your prints to this virtual printer instead of to your regular printer to get
a PDF version of the files.
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Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2
FREE!! A simple to use video editor for
neophytes.
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Microsoft Photo Story 3
FREE!! Intuitive way to create compelling
slide shows from digital images.
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Microsoft
Power Toys
FREE!! These are easy to use, free tools
compliments of Microsoft. Check them out.
(I use this on my personal computer)
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Microsoft
Producer
FREE!! An outstanding addition to the
PowerPoint family. Designed for PowerPoint 2003, but works great with PowerPoint
2002 (XP)
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MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search
FREE!! Powerful indexing and searching of
local files and email.
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Sticky
Notes
FREE!! Add multi-colored sticky notes to
your desktop. Never miss an
appointment again.
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ZoomIt
FREE!!
ZoomIt is screen zoom
and annotation tool for technical presentations that include application
demonstrations. ZoomIt runs unobtrusively in the tray and activates with
customizable hotkeys to zoom in on an area of the screen, move around while
zoomed, and draw on the zoomed image.
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Easy Capture
FREE!!
Nab screenshots with
this small, simple--and free--screen capture program. You click the button
or select the menu item for the area type (full screen, region, window,
etc.) you want to capture, move the cursor to select the area, and click.
Thanks to a tabbed interface, you can take several screenshots in short
order and deal with each at your leisure. The small selection of graphics
tools lets you perform simple tasks such as adjusting brightness and
contrast; converting to grayscale; flipping or rotating the image; and
adding text and simple included graphics such as lines, arrows, and word
balloons. You can save your work as BMP, GIF, JPEG, PCX, PNG, and TIFF
files.
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Foxit Reader 2.2 for Windows
FREE!!
Have you ever wished to annotate (or comment on) a PDF document when you are
reading it? Foxit Reader allows you to draw graphics, highlight text, type
text and make notes on a PDF document and then print out or save the
annotated document. You can even convert the whole PDF document into a
simple text file.
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Math Facts Spreadsheet
FREE!!
My esteemed colleague, Larry Wilson, has created a very handy and easy to
use Excel Spreadsheet for generating Math Facts problems, 100 to a sheet.
The beauty of this tool is that you can specify how large a number (no
more than two digits works best) you wish to work with and generate
multiple sheets, each with it's own answer key. Great for all grade
levels.
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Portable Apps
FREE!!
Now you can carry your
favorite computer programs along with all of your bookmarks, settings, email
and more with you. Use them on any Windows computer. All without leaving any
personal data behind.
PortableApps.com provides a truly open platform that works with any hardware
you like (USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive, etc). It's open source
built around an open format that any hardware vendor or software developer
can use.
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Jeopardy PowerPoint Game
FREE!!
Download this self-extracting file and unzip it to a folder on your C:\
drive named _Jeopardy. It should appear at the very top of the folders
on your C:\ drive. If you copy it to another device such as a flash
(thumb) drive be sure to take the Jeopardy music file also. Enjoy.
(I did not create this file I just use it for my classroom)
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Practice
Just in case files are not available on CSN Network.
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InterAct Software
FREE!! InterAct Software for Windows, Mac, iPhone, Palm. You must have an InterAct User ID and Password to access this software.
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2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF
FREE!! This download allows you to export and save to the PDF format in eight 2007 Microsoft Office programs. It also allows you to send files as e-mail attachments in the PDF format in a subset of these programs.
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600+ PowerPoint Templates
FREE!! This self-extracting file contains over 600 different PowerPoint templates that Ted has accumulated over the years. Themes include seasons, holidays, back to school, certificates, branches of the military, and many, many more.
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