Antivirus

 

• Microsoft Security Essentials – Microsoft’s Free Antivirus. Very good protection!

 

Productivity Applications

 

• Open Office Suite - Free open-source alternative to Microsoft Office Suite
• Adobe Reader  – Allows you to open PDF’s
• Office Trial – Time Limited trial for Microsoft Office
• Cute PDF – Create PDF Files for free!
• Paint.net – Paint.NET is a free image and photo manipulation software
• Infrarecord – Free burning software
• VLC – Very good media player.  Will play almost any file or disc including DVD’s

 

Utilities

 

• Truecrypt – Free open-source encryption. Works very well! AES Encryption
• Belarc – Tells you what hardware and software you have.
• Speed test – Check your internet speed here.
• Win Zip – Shareware program to zip/unzip
• Virtual CloneDrive – Creates an virtual CD-Rom that you can use to mount cd images without burning them.
• Eraser – Allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times.

 

Communication / Instant Messaging

 

• eFax FREE – Free fax phone # to receive faxes. Received faxes are forwarded to your e-mail address.
• Skype – Free PC to PC Voice over IP Calling. Very good voice quality

 

Backup Software

 

• Crashplan – Best backup software for backing up all your important information. Highly recommended!

Geovision Video Codec

 

• Codec Download – Installs the files needed to view DVR recordings on another computer.