Have you got this Yet?

Do you ever feel that you just get the latest software package to do something marvelous with your computer and as soon as you spend the money it’s obsolete? Do you feel like you just want to stop progress for a few minutes so that you can catch up to innovation? Probably that’s not a realistic wish, but there is a way you can take advantage of the latest technology without spending a fortune in purchasing the products you want and use. Just consider using one of the free software sites to find the latest products and try them out.

For example, if you need software to perform defragmentation quickly and efficiently, just enter the term ‘defrag’ in the search box on a free site and you will find dozens of possibilities. Most are for specific operating systems, but you can limit the results even further by defining the search terms you require. You can make sure you get the best quality of the free products by looking at reviews prepared by previous users. It is probably also true that different users will get different results from the same product, because of the way in which it is used.

If you are looking for a product to use in burning your CDs and DVDs why not look for the free tool that provides you with the ease to burn DVD and CD images. This popular tool is known as imgburn. This tool supports all the major drives that are currently out there. This includes the ability to do booktype and bitsetting on many of the drives. If you are looking for a product to facilitate burning CDs and DVDs and you don’t want to spend anything–consider the excellent tool found with imgburn. It’s easy to download and it’s easy to use for your own applications.

Perhaps you’ve been looking for additional protection and detection tools. Another free tool that is available as a free product is spybot search destroy. Those who have been using the product regularly since its beta launch in 1999 swear by the quality, effectiveness and ease of use. spybot search destroy tools search out all the little modules used by many of the programs to display ads. If you don’t want them reporting your internet surfing activities, use this software to remove them. This type of tool is extremely popular for anyone who wants to improve privacy and protection of their surfing habits from prying eyes.

There are many other tools that are available at no cost to you when you use one of the free sites. These sites are maintained and developed by companies who are looking for beta testers for their products and for individuals who see a need and work to create a solution to fill the gap. You can find reviews on the newest products plus comments responding to the reviews. Often the reviews and comments provided by users will help the product to get improvements or revisions that will make it even better.

Download and use any of this software at your own RISK. ResourceSpy.com cannot and will not be responsible for any harm to your computer or other files as a result of your use of or downloading any of these FREE offers. For your own safety you should use anti-virus and/or anti-spyware programs (there are plentiful free versions) for computer protection. Use Them!

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Have you got this Yet?

There are many free alternatives to the Microsoft Office products. This would be beneficial for college students, the average user and even small businesses in general. These people often find that they are unable to afford the high prices Microsoft charges for its products. These alternative software offerings are compatible with Microsoft Office.

The first free office product is actually an entire suite. I have used it myself and it is awesome. It is called Open Office, and is available for download so that you can start using it right away. Included in this complete office suite is:

1) Writer is the software which is the equivalent of Microsoft Word. It is very similar in look and feel. It has the ability to read and write in the Word format up to Word 2003. It has almost all of the features of Microsoft Word and those that are not present will not likely be noticed.

2) Impress is the equivalent of Microsoft PowerPoint. It can be used to create beautiful presentations with the look and feel of Microsoft PowerPoint. It also includes a couple of slide templates, but if these do not suit your needs, you have complete control over your work. This software can also read and write in the Microsoft PowerPoint format, which makes it completely compatible, however Office 2007 is as of yet not supported.

3) Calc is the spreadsheet software included in the office suite. It is compatible with Microsoft Excel. It has all of the functionality of the costlier Microsoft version, but it is free.

4) Draw is the graphics powerhouse in the suite. It is kind of a cross between Microsoft Paint and Microsoft Visio. I have not had much occasion to use it, but I have tried it and it does deliver good results.

Now, no office suite would be complete without the ability to read PDF files and convert them. Foxit reader is a free PDF reading and converting software. I have used this software and I find it to be much more productive than Adobe Reader. Of course, Adobe Reader is free for personal use; however Foxit Reader is free for business use, not including the text conversion version. Text conversion is only free for personal use.

The main reason why I have decided to add Foxit to this list of software is because, Foxit is free, it is small, and it is very fast. The one thing that has consistently bothered me about Adobe Reader is the speed at which it loads up. This is especially excruciating when loading PDFs from the Internet.

There are additional plugins that you can purchase which would make Foxit as useful as a full blown version of Adobe Acrobat, but the free version is perhaps all that you will need. The beautiful thing about using Open Office Suite and Foxit together is that Open Office Write can convert documents to PDF.

It is with these free software packages that you can have all of the tools offered by Microsoft with zero the cost. That is a huge advantage whether you are just trying to save a buck, or trying to keep the bottom line down.

Links

http://www.openoffice.org/

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

Download and use any of this software at your own RISK. ResourceSpy.com cannot and will not be responsible for any harm to your computer or other files as a result of your use of or downloading any of these FREE offers. For your own safety you should use anti-virus and/or anti-spyware programs (there are plentiful free versions) for computer protection. Use Them!

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Have you got this Yet?

One of the largest overheads that small and home based business encounter is the often high cost of computer software. The majority of business ventures start with modest or very little capital, many are home based initially and every spare dollar is vital to success.

Whether you already have your own small business or are just seriously considering it, appropriate business and protection software for your computer is vital. Chances are you will need at least a word processing program, a spreadsheet program, an accounting package, perhaps a database and presentation program. If you are looking at setting up a website you will also need a program to edit HTML and web pages, word processors do not do a good job.

Don’t forget the most important of all computer security – even if you only use your computer to receive email and for research on the internet – anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-malware and firewall programs are essential.All of this software is readily available commercially, however it will cost you many hundreds, possibly several thousand dollars. If you are like me, working full time just to make ends meet, you may not be able to justify or afford the expenditure, when every spare dollar goes into promoting your fledgling business. After all, this business is meant to get you out of the red not put you deeper in it!

Well, there is a solution – open sourced software and freeware software both completely legal. Many software companies have a free but limited home or one user version of their product. When you can afford it or when the program becomes indispensable to your operations upgrade to the full version.

- Word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation manager, drawing program, the open source free alternative, is also compatible with MS Office formats. www.openoffice.org

- Turbocash accounting, open source accounting package, available in 17 languages, suits most tax systems. Turbocash would require some accounting knowledge to use. www.turbocash.net

- NVU web page and HTML editor, open source similar to MS Frontpage – easy to use. www.nvu.com

- Picasa, very useful image organiser and editor from Google. www.picasa.google.com

- Thunderbird email, Firefox browser, open source a great alternative to Outlook and Internet Explorer, enhanced security and tabbed browsing means fewer windows open at one time. www.mozilla.com

Over the past few years I have found the following free software to be invaluable in protecting my computer system from the “net-nasties” out there. If you want to keep your system clean, use them all. Hat’s off to the providers, they deserve our support. On some sites you may have to search for the free version.

- AVG, Anti-virus, automatic updates, email protection, an excellent product. www.grisoft.com

- Spybot, Anti-spyware, deals with most Trojans easily. www.spybot.info

- Ad-Aware, anti-malware and spyware, cleans out tracking cookies etc. www.lavasoft.de

- Zone Alarm, firewall, a must have. www.zonelabs.com

Other great sources for free business and home software are the CD’s and DVD’s given away with most popular computer magazines. Usually there are two or more fully functioning software programs, which can and should be registered, on each disc. Sure, it may be last year’s version but do you really need all the bells and whistles when you first start using it? Often, programs sound great in reviews etc. but after you install them on to your system and start using them, you find they can not do what you wanted. If you paid top dollar for what amounts to trial software, you would not be happy.I have lost track of the programs I have installed, found to be inadequate for my needs and later thrown out. These days I search for free alternatives and upgrade if I find it suits my needs. Don’t buy it – try it.

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