Free Downloads:

To better appreciate your internet experience I have assembled a small list of third-party applications that you should install on your Windows OS computer. Once installed, run Secunia Software Inspector to ensure that your applications are the most current available. Secunia's minimum requirements are:
    -  Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows 2003
    -  Sun Java JRE 1.5.0_06
    -  Internet Explorer 6.x, Opera 9.x, or Firefox 1.5.x
    -  Latest version of Microsoft Windows Update

  • Registry Backup
    Erunt
    Erunt creates a complete backup of your registry, including the Security hive and user related sections. Windows XP required.
  • Defrag Paging Files & Registry
    PageDefrag
    Gives you the option to defrag the registry/page files at each boot or one-time-only.
  • Defrag Harddrive
    Disk Defrag
    Optimizes your harddrive to speed up your performance.
  • Cleanup
    Disk Cleaner
    Clean up temporary files, cookies, the recycle bin and a lot more.
  • Anti-Virus
    AVG Free 30 meg download
    Why pay good money for an anti virus app when AVG does the job for free.
  • E-Mail Client
    Thunderbird 6.4 meg download
    The more-secure e-mail client.
  • E-Mail Helper
    PopTray 1 meg download
    The e-mail frontend that allows you to delete spam and unwanted mail from the server so you don't have to download these items to your Inbox.
  • News Reader
    Gravity
    Join in on Usenet. Keep up to date on just about any subject under the sun.
  • PDF Files
    Adobe Reader 22.3 meg download, or
    Foxit Reader 2.1 meg download
    The PDF format is everywhere. Foxit is suggested for dialup users.