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
Erunt
Erunt creates a complete backup of your registry, including the Security hive and user related sections. Windows XP required.
PageDefrag
Gives you the option to defrag the registry/page files at each boot or one-time-only.
Disk Defrag
Optimizes your harddrive to speed up your performance.
Disk Cleaner
Clean up temporary files, cookies, the recycle bin and a lot more.
AVG Free 30 meg download
Why pay good money for an anti virus app when AVG does the job for free.
Thunderbird 6.4 meg download
The more-secure e-mail client.
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.
Gravity
Join in on Usenet. Keep up to date on just about any subject under the sun.
Adobe Reader 22.3 meg download, or
Foxit Reader 2.1 meg download
The PDF format is everywhere. Foxit is suggested for dialup users.