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Highly recommended as a Microsoft Office replacement. I like it better than M.O. and it is free and always adding new features. |
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Bible Study software with many features and a large selection of Bibles and other books. If you want it free use E-Sword, if you want more use Libronix (Contact us if you want Libronix). |
| AVG Free (Anti-Virus) |
Anti-Virus with the same quality as the ones you would pay for. |
| Audacity (Sound Editor) |
A nice, full featured sound editor (Rob uses it for making listening texts for teaching) |
| the Gimp (Photo Editor) |
Nicknamed "Free Photoshop" due to its look, usability, and feature set. |
| iTunes (Sound File downloader/organizer) |
Does a nice job of organizing all your sound files. However, we use it almost exclusively for downloading free sermons. |
| WinPatrol (System Monitor) |
Monitors your computer to make sure nothing is being installed without your knowledge. |
| CCleaner (Hard Drive Cleaner) |
Cleans out files that are not used by any programs, etc. Can clear space on your hand drive and increase performance. |
| Thunderbird (Email) |
Similar to Outlook, but free. |
| Firefox (Web Browser) |
More secure and powerful than Internet Explorer. (IE works ok though so this may not really be necessary.) |
| jKDefrag (Computer Defragger) |
A free Disk Defragger that can work normally, or as a screen saver when you are away. |
| CDex (Sound File Converter) |
Converts WAV files to MP3 and vise-versa. Can also extract sound files from disk. |
| Skype (Computer Telephone) |
Call computer to computer for free (including video) or call a land line anywhere in the world (almost) at local rates. |
| Zone Alarm (Firewall) |
You may need to look around on their site, but the basic fire wall is good and free. |
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Print from any program to PDF instead of to a printer |
| Spybot (Anti-Spyware) |
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| Ad-Aware (Anti-Spyware) |
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| Word Search Creator (Game) |
This is a basic program for creating English Word Search Puzzles. |
| Legend of Zelda (Game) |
We are not big into computer games, but this exact remake of the original "Legend of Zelda" may take you back to the 80s. |
| Super Mario Bros. (Game) |
This game is much like the original Super Mario Bros. |
| Ubuntu (Operating System - Linux) |
I have not yet used this operating system, however it was recommended by a friend who knows computers and should run most of the free software mentioned in this list. |
| SimplytheBest (Fonts) |
These are fonts, not programs, but they can be fun and useful to have. |
| Chinese Fonts |
These Chinese fonts will only work if your computer can type in Chinese. These are fonts, not programs, but they can be fun and useful to have. |
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