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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
Links to the sites referred to in this presentation can be found at
www.joelmay.org/presentations
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