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Free As in Speech!
What typically comes to mind with Windows and “free” is Malware, Spyware, Virus and other bad stuff.
Little wonder people are scared to do anything with their computers.
There are a multitude of excellent software’s for Windows that you DO NOT have to pay for.
If you find it useful and can afford to do so, many accept donations.
Some of these support MAC Users as well!
Here are a few:
AMSN – similar to MS version but a lot less risk of virus and spam
Audacity – listen, edit and record sound files
CD Burner XP – for burning CD DVD even does blueray
Dia – A program for network drawings/ maps
Docx Reader – Office 07 now saves in docx format if you don’t have Orifice 07 use this
Gimp For Windows – similar to Photoshop – very powerful picture editor
Infrarecorder – similar to Nero – burn CD, DVD, RW and more
Linkscape – similar to Illustrator or Corel Draw
Mozilla Firefox – An alternative to using AEEEIII oh I mean IE
Mozilla Thunderbird – a great e-mail client – easily add calendars
NVU – similar to Dreamweaver
Open Office – Compatible with MS Office – Can edit and save .doc and others
Open Project – Replacement for MS Project
PDF Creater – allows you to create PDF files (so does Open Office)
Pidgin – Another client for MSN chatters
Rdesktop Mac – Remote Desktop to your PC with your MAC
Scribus – alternative to Pagemaker or Quark
Sketchup – similar to Autocad
Songbird – similar to itunes but plays much more
Tux Paint – similar to photoshop but designed for children up to age 12
Turbocash – similar to Quickbooks
Virtual Box – similar to VMware or Ms Virtual PC – will even let you run Vista
7-Zip – Similar to Winzip but handles a lot more than just .zip
For a complete list of Open Source software alternatives try here http://www.osalt.com/
