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Here are a few outstanding applications that you should not be without.
We have used them all and found them to be stable, useful and... free!



AVG Anti-Virus: Provides comprehensive antivirus protection for personal computers. The unique combination of detection methods (heuristic analysis, generic detection, scanning and integrity checking) ensures that your computer receives the maximum protection possible on multiple levels (Resident Shield, Email Scanner plugins, Personal Email Scanner, On-Demand and other tests, etc.)

Highlights: AVG Email Scanner / Resident Shield / Virus Vault / AVG Control Center / Testing Interface / Scheduler / Update Manager / Alert manager

Download Site for AVG Anti-Virus



Zone Alarm: Without a firewall, your computer is operating under an "open door" policy. Bank account information. Passwords. Credit card numbers. Documents and photos that you don't want to share with the world. They are all available to anyone with bad intentions and basic computer skills. Hackers can get in, take what they want, and even leave open a "back door" so they can turn your computer into a "zombie" and use it to attack other computers.

Download site for Zone Alarm



RAM Idle LE is a smart memory management program that will keep your computer running more efficiently, faster, and longer. The program's intelligently manages the free RAM that is available to Windows, and prevents your computer from running progressively slower over time.

Download site for RAM Idle LE



Intel® Application Accelerator : a performance software package for desktop PCs using select Intel® chipsets. IAA reduces the storage sub-system bottleneck, enabling faster delivery of data from the hard drive to the processor and other system level hardware. Provides accelerated disk I/O for games, graphics applications, disk utilities, and media authoring applications. Enabling a performance-enhancing data pre-fetcher for Intel® Pentium® 4 processor-based systems, IAA delivers faster overall system boot times by significantly accelerating the load time of the OS - enabling systems with a better overall end-user experience.

Download site for Intel® Application Accelerator



MailWasher is a powerful email checker with effective spam elimination. Discover the safe way to stop unwanted viruses and e-mails before they get to your computer.

Download site for MailWasher



RegClean: a fairly small application that will save a lot of start-up time. It clears the Windows Registry safely and effectively. With the Registry cleaned out, you'll have a shorter wait whenever you boot the system.

Download site for RegClean



Tweak UI: This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows XP default user interface, including mouse settings, Explorer settings, taskbar settings, and more.

Download site for TweakUI



Ad-aware is THE award winning, multi-trackware detection and removal utility (designed for Windows 98 / 98SE / ME / NT40 / 2000 / XP Home / XP Pro) that will comprehensively scan your memory, registry, hard, removable and optical drives for known Datamining, aggressive advertising, Parasites, Scumware, Keyloggers, selected traditional Trojans, Dialers, Malware, Browser hijackers, and tracking components.

Download site for Ad-aware



"UnPlug n' Pray" utility: At the end of 2001, Microsoft revealed a critical defect in Windows XP and ME: Windows' Universal Plug and Play service (UPnP) would allow a malicious hacker to remotely take over any system that was running and exposing the UPnP service to the Internet. This UnPlug n' Pray utility lets anyone check for the presence of the dangerous UPnP service in their system, then easily and safely enable and disable it as needed.
Do you need this? CLICK HERE to test your system vulnerability

Download site for "UnPlug n' Pray"



Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you to easily configure which programs run when your computer starts.

Download site for Startup Control Panel



OpenOffice:- word processor, spreadsheet application, presentation tool and more OpenOffice.org 1.1 is an open, feature-rich multi-platform office productivity suite. The user interface and the functionality is very similar to other products in the market like Microsoft Office or Lotus SmartSuite, but compared to these commercial products OpenOffice.org is absolutely free.

Download site for OpenOffice



OPERA: "The world's fastest browser!" Get the hot features you need in one package: integrated search, built-in e-mail client, a presentation tool, and a superb pop-up killer. The Opera Web browser stays true to its tag line "the fastest browser on earth", making you more productive on the Web. Features such as one-key shortcuts, mouse gestures, tabbed browsing and Small-Screen Rendering™ were all introduced in Opera, and are now being picked up by other browser makers. Cross-platform Opera is incredible versatile, and runs on all major operating systems, including Windows, Mac, and Linux. Opera supports the latest in security, such as 128-bit SSL and TLS, and lets you choose to block pop-ups, JavaScript, or cookies.

Download site for OPERA



TZ Connection Booster: Configure any modem, ADSL, Cable, DSL, and LAN connection types for maximum performance for faster surfing the Web, playing online games, and downloading files. It also configures Internet Explorer for better stability. It also keeps your connection secure and prevents automatic disconnections. Adds more speed greater than 115200 to your modem settings. Speeds up your connection without any networking or communication background requirements.

Download site for TZ Connection Booster



Atomic Clock Sync utility can help you keep your local computer up-to-date with the exact current time. This program will reference an atomic clock server to get the current time with the greatest accuracy available and update your PC's information. It can even be set to automatically check the time once a day to keep your PC's time accurate forever.

Download site for Atomic Clock



Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove a multitude of adware files and modules from your computer. Spybot can also clean program and Web usage tracks from your system, which is especially useful if you share your computer with other users. Modules chosen for removal can be sent directly to the included file shredder, ensuring complete elimination from your system.

Download site for Spybot Search & Destroy



PowerStrip - for advanced users only! If you frequently change your monitor and video-adapter settings, PowerStrip can save you time. Its icon tray gives easy access to profiles that you can configure to remedy situations such as poor graphics at low resolutions and slow gameplay at high resolutions. It can switch automatically between these profiles when you start the associated application. You can change just about everything with hot keys, including gamma, resolution, refresh rate, video-card performance, and process priorities. Power Strip resides in up to 16MB of RAM. The program supports an extensive list of video cards, from ancient to the GeForce FX. With its ability to control up to nine monitors and video adapters at once, Power Strip will be helpful for designers and inveterate gamers.

Download site for PowerStrip



TinyURL: Are you sick of posting URLs in emails only to have it break when sent causing the recipient to have to cut and paste it back together? Then you've come to the right place. By entering in a URL in the text field below, we will create a tiny URL that will not break in email postings and never expires.

Online utility at: www.tinyurl.com/