Best Free Software
PC World has released their Best 101 Free Utilities. Here are the ones I think would be good to try (and, yes, I've tried almost all of them before giving you my own list):
1. OmniFormat. Want to convert that unwieldy bitmap image to a JPEG? Or that Word document to a TIF image file? How about converting that GIF file to a handsome PDF? If you can tolerate some ads, OmniFormat can do it for free.
2. Google Desktop. Harness the power of the Internet's most popular search engine on your own PC. Google Desktop indexes nearly every document on your hard drive and then includes those files in your Google searches. A sidebar displays information modules that you select, such as current news, updated items from recently visited sites, and local weather.
3. Think Free. Think you can't open Office documents without paying hundreds of dollars for software? Think again. Just visit ThinkFree Office Online and you can open, edit, and create Office documents with this easy and convenient online service, new from ThinkFree.
4. Shields Up. Think your PC is secure? Visit programming guru Steve Gibson's site to be sure. Shields Up is a convenient browser-based tool that checks for common vulnerabilities, such as open ports and hackable file-sharing services.
1. OmniFormat. Want to convert that unwieldy bitmap image to a JPEG? Or that Word document to a TIF image file? How about converting that GIF file to a handsome PDF? If you can tolerate some ads, OmniFormat can do it for free.
2. Google Desktop. Harness the power of the Internet's most popular search engine on your own PC. Google Desktop indexes nearly every document on your hard drive and then includes those files in your Google searches. A sidebar displays information modules that you select, such as current news, updated items from recently visited sites, and local weather.
3. Think Free. Think you can't open Office documents without paying hundreds of dollars for software? Think again. Just visit ThinkFree Office Online and you can open, edit, and create Office documents with this easy and convenient online service, new from ThinkFree.
4. Shields Up. Think your PC is secure? Visit programming guru Steve Gibson's site to be sure. Shields Up is a convenient browser-based tool that checks for common vulnerabilities, such as open ports and hackable file-sharing services.
posted by Dr. Lorne Lavine @ 8:01:00 PM
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