Computer tips – 10 free must have computer programs

Posted on February 13, 2012 by iGennie Technical Services

The world of computer consists of numerous free and open source projects. Many of them often prove to be much better in performance and functionality in comparison to any commercially available product. Computer tips on the list of ten such categories of products that are essential for our programs and are freely available feature as follows:

Anti-virus and malware protection
Example:

• Anti-virus program: Avast! or AVG
• Malware / Spyware protection: Malwarebytes

Compression utility
Example:

• File compression utility: 7-Zip

Disc ripper and creation utility
Example:

• CD burner / ripper utility: CDBurnerXP

Backup solutions
Example:

• Online backup solution: Mozy * or Dropbox
• Free 2GB of online backup for personal use

Browser
Example:

• Internet Browsers: Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome

Email
Example:

• E-mail client: Mozilla Thunderbird
• Online e-mail: Gmail

Image editor, paint program, and picture organizer
Example:

• Image editor: GIMP
• Paint program: Paint.net
• Picture organizer: Google Picasa

Multimedia
Example:

• Audio editing and creating tool: Audacity
• Video and DVD Player: VLC

FTP, SFTP, and SSH Utility
Example:

• FTP client: Filezilla
• SSH client: Putty

Office Suite
Example:

• Office suite: OpenOffice
• Notepad / Source code editor: Notepad++