Free Software for Tough Economic

TimesA Presentation by Joel May

Subtitle

How to save $399.95 with a single mouse click

Types of “Free” Software

• Open Source Software• Freeware• Shareware (Demoware)• Bannerware

Types of “Free” Software

• Open Source Software• Freeware• Shareware (Demoware)• Bannerware

Free Software – Mac OS X

• Free Macware• The Great Mac OS X Freeware List• Opensource Mac

Free Software – Antivirus(Install only ONE at a time)

• AVG Free Edition• AntiVir Personal Edition Classic• Avast! 4 Home Edition• Microsoft Security Essentials

• Spybot Search and Destroy• Ad-Aware SE Free• Windows Defender

Free Software – Antispyware

Free Software - Firewalls

• Comodo• Zone Alarm• Outpost

Other Free Utilities

• WinPatrol• CCleaner• Secunia• SyncToy

Free Software – Business Applications

• Open Office = Microsoft Office• Libre Office = “• PDF Creator = Adobe Acrobat• Gantt Project = Microsoft Project• The R Project = SPSS

Free Software – Manage Finances

• Ace Money Lite• Gnucash• jGnash

Free Software – Image Processing

• Picasa• GIMP / GIMPshop• IrfanView• PhotoPlus• Paint.NET

Free Software – Genealogy

• Legacy Family Tree• Family Tree Builder• Simple Family Tree• The Olive Tree

Free Software – Desktop Search

• Copernic• Windows Searc

h• Google Desktop

Free Software – Other Winners

• Google Earth• Photo Story 3• Windows Movie Maker• Skype• Trillian

instant messenger• iTunes music player• Audacity• Page Plus SE

Free Software – Other Sources

• NoNags• TuCows• Jumbo• C|Net

• Freeware Home• Osalt

• and Many, Many More

Free Software – Some Caveats

• The second most common source of viruses and spyware

• Acquire only from reputable sources

• Do a virus check immediately (before running the program)

“Software is like sex; if you feel the need to pay for it you can always find someone willing to take your money.”

Free Software

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