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A Year Of Click
I had every intention of writing an article this week somehow linking computers and Christmas however as the two really aren´t related in any way, shape or form I have once again given up on this idea and decided to do something completely different. Close to the end of the year I thought it might be handy to recap on some of the best links to free software that I have featured in Click in the past year.
Firefox 2.0 - www.getfirefox.com - Fantastic web browser that is small, fast and secure - still beats Internet Explorer hands down in my opinion.
Thunderbird - www.getthunderbird.com - A powerful e-mail client from the same people that released Firefox. Offers advanced junk mail blocking, anti-phishing protection.
Skype - www.skype.co.uk - One of the most popular VOIP (Voice Over IP) programs, this application can be used to make free calls to other Skype users around the world.
Google SketchUp - http://sketchup.google.com - 3D modelling used to be difficult and expensive but now thanks to Google it´s easy and free.
Trillian - www.ceruleanstudios.com - This software allows you to communicate with friend over the Internet whether they use AIM, ICQ, MSN or Yahoo Messenger Instant Messaging (IM) software.
Picasa - http://picasa.google.com - Googles very own photo organiser is handy for those that have a large number of digital photos on their machines. Can also be used to correct red-eye and apply a number of special effects and correction options.
GIMP - http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net - I was very impressed earlier this year with this completely free image editing tool.
EditPad Lite - www.editpadlite.com - Whilst applications like Microsoft Word are all well and good sometimes you just want something simple to make notes in and this alternative to Windows Notepad doesn´t disappoint.
AVG - http://free.grisoft.com - This is my favourite virus checker and for those of you that keep sending me irate e-mails and letters saying that AVG is no longer free I can assure you it is - you´re just not reading the website carefully enough!
CCleaner - www.ccleaner.com - A handy program for removing unwanted junk files, problems with the Windows Registry and so on from your computer.
OpenOffice.org - www.openoffice.org - Although I do like Microsoft Office this version is completely free of charge whilst retaining most of its features.
Windows Defender - www.microsoft.com - An absolute essential for all Windows XP machines. This is the official spyware removal tool from Microsoft.
BitTorrent - www.bittorrent.com - Great for downloading videos, albums and so on off the Internet.
Google Earth - http://earth.google.com - Many hours have I wasted on this program which fantastically lets you manipulate a 3D model of the Earth to view absolutely any area of the planet as if you were looking from Space.
FreeUndelete - www.officerecovery.com/freeundelete - If like me you have ever accidentally deleted a file this program will give you a fighting chance of restoring it successfully.
Rockstar Classics - www.rockstargames.com/classics/ - The best things in life are free and the same applies for this site which kindly offers the classic Grand Theft Auto 1 & 2 games as well as Wild Metal for free.
DriveImage - www.runtime.org - I have never been a fan of backing up my PC but this utility makes the whole process pretty painless.
Slax - www.slax.org - The perfect introduction to Linux; this program takes minutes to download and doesn´t even need to be installed on your PCs hard disk.
There is plenty more fantastic free software out there so keep reading as I already have plans for several reviews in the New Year. All that´s left for me to do now is wish you all a very Merry Christmas and I look forward to joining you next week for my last article of 2006.
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Firefox 2.0 - www.getfirefox.com - Fantastic web browser that is small, fast and secure - still beats Internet Explorer hands down in my opinion.
Thunderbird - www.getthunderbird.com - A powerful e-mail client from the same people that released Firefox. Offers advanced junk mail blocking, anti-phishing protection.
Skype - www.skype.co.uk - One of the most popular VOIP (Voice Over IP) programs, this application can be used to make free calls to other Skype users around the world.
Google SketchUp - http://sketchup.google.com - 3D modelling used to be difficult and expensive but now thanks to Google it´s easy and free.
Trillian - www.ceruleanstudios.com - This software allows you to communicate with friend over the Internet whether they use AIM, ICQ, MSN or Yahoo Messenger Instant Messaging (IM) software.
Picasa - http://picasa.google.com - Googles very own photo organiser is handy for those that have a large number of digital photos on their machines. Can also be used to correct red-eye and apply a number of special effects and correction options.
GIMP - http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net - I was very impressed earlier this year with this completely free image editing tool.
EditPad Lite - www.editpadlite.com - Whilst applications like Microsoft Word are all well and good sometimes you just want something simple to make notes in and this alternative to Windows Notepad doesn´t disappoint.
AVG - http://free.grisoft.com - This is my favourite virus checker and for those of you that keep sending me irate e-mails and letters saying that AVG is no longer free I can assure you it is - you´re just not reading the website carefully enough!
CCleaner - www.ccleaner.com - A handy program for removing unwanted junk files, problems with the Windows Registry and so on from your computer.
OpenOffice.org - www.openoffice.org - Although I do like Microsoft Office this version is completely free of charge whilst retaining most of its features.
Windows Defender - www.microsoft.com - An absolute essential for all Windows XP machines. This is the official spyware removal tool from Microsoft.
BitTorrent - www.bittorrent.com - Great for downloading videos, albums and so on off the Internet.
Google Earth - http://earth.google.com - Many hours have I wasted on this program which fantastically lets you manipulate a 3D model of the Earth to view absolutely any area of the planet as if you were looking from Space.
FreeUndelete - www.officerecovery.com/freeundelete - If like me you have ever accidentally deleted a file this program will give you a fighting chance of restoring it successfully.
Rockstar Classics - www.rockstargames.com/classics/ - The best things in life are free and the same applies for this site which kindly offers the classic Grand Theft Auto 1 & 2 games as well as Wild Metal for free.
DriveImage - www.runtime.org - I have never been a fan of backing up my PC but this utility makes the whole process pretty painless.
Slax - www.slax.org - The perfect introduction to Linux; this program takes minutes to download and doesn´t even need to be installed on your PCs hard disk.
There is plenty more fantastic free software out there so keep reading as I already have plans for several reviews in the New Year. All that´s left for me to do now is wish you all a very Merry Christmas and I look forward to joining you next week for my last article of 2006.
Sponsored by Refresh Cartridges
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