Recommended Software

I recently was setting up a new PC for a friend. After uninstalling all of the “extra” junk that the companies stick on teh machine, I started installing the basics of what the DID need.

There are a number of free/shareware programs that I recommend for new PC computers. This list is really for myself more than others, but I figured by adding it to my blog, I could always find the program list in the future. All of the download links go to www.download.com — a safe place to download software (no spyware allowed on their site).

  • Comodo Firewall
    Yep, it is a firewall (download)
  • AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
    As one would imagine, an AV program (download)
  • CCleaner
    “CCleaner is a system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system – allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space.” from Download.com (download)
  • Ad-Aware
    Scans your RAM, Registry, hard drives, and external storage devices for known data-mining, advertising, and tracking components and can easily clean your system (download)
  • Mozilla Firefox
    Alternative web browser. I like it much better than Internet Explorer. (download)
  • TrueCrypt
    It can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk, encrypt an entire hard disk partition or a storage device such as USB flash drive and more. Visit their web site for full details or to download a free copy. (http://www.truecrypt.org)
  • JungleDisk
    Jungle Disk is an application that lets you store files and backup data securely to Amazon.com’s S3 â„¢ Storage Service. More information is at (http://www.jungledisk.com)

There are more I could list, an “Microsoft Office” alternatives, more programs on spyware removal, like Spybot – Search & Destroy (download) and Trend Micro HijackThis (download), but I’ll stop here for now.

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