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Here are some programs to help make your email faster and easier to use.

• Mozilla Thunderbird www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ Mozilla Thunderbird is a great alternative to Outlook Express for your email program. It has many useful features like tabbed email.

Helpful tools that will make using your computer easier and faster. These downloads are important for the performance and useability of your computer.

• Adobe Reader get.adobe.com/reader/ get.adobe.com/reader/ Adobe Reader is a free tool that allows you to read PDF files on the internet.

• Flash Player get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ Flash Player is a must have for all computers if you want to enjoy rich internet content on your browser. It needs to be installed and kept up to date.

• Shockwave Player get.adobe.com/shockwave/ get.adobe.com/shockwave/ Shockwave Player is a must have for all computers if you want to enjoy rich internet content on your browser. It needs to be installed and kept up to date.

• QuickTime Player www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ Apple QuickTime player is a valuable tool to have for multimedia content both on and off the internet.

• Java Download www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp Java technology allows you to work and play in a secure computing environment. Java allows you to play online games, chat with people around the world, calculate your mortgage interest, and view images in 3D, just to name a few.

Links having to do with internet browsers and internet tools

• Mozilla Firefox www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox is a fast, secure, and open source web browser that is a great alternative to Internet Explorer.

• Google Chrome www.google.com/chrome www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome is a good alternative to Internet Explorer for a web browser. It offers good speed and intuitive features.

Free office tools that can be a substitute for Microsoft Office.

• Open Office www.openoffice.org/ www.openoffice.org/ Open Office is an open source office platform that is compatible with all other major office software programs. It is free to download, use, and distribute. It provides a good alternative to Microsoft Office

• Google docs https://www.google.com/account... (more) https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=writely&passive=1209600&continue=http://docs.google.com/&followup=http://docs.google.com/&ltmpl=homepage Google docs is free office software that is based in the cloud. This allows multiple people to view and edit documents for added ease of sharing.

Links having to do with Security for your home or office computer.

• AVG Anti Virus free.avg.com/us-en/download-free-antivirus free.avg.com/us-en/download-free-antivirus AVG offers a free version of anti virus software. It is strongly encouraged to have anti virus software on your computer, whether at home or at work. If you don't want to pay for anti virus protection, this is worth checking out.

• AVG Linkscanner www.linkscanner.avg.com/ www.linkscanner.avg.com/ Linkscanner checks web pages in real time before you visit them and gives them a safety rating in your search results to ensure that your surfing the web safe and secure.

• Zone Alarm Free www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/trialpay-za-signup.htm www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/trialpay-za-signup.htm Zone Alarm is a free firewall program. It protects your computer from intrusions and helps fill gaps that anti virus programs may miss.

Links for useful programs to help you get the most out of your computer.

• Ace Backup www.acebackup.com/ www.acebackup.com/ AceBackup is a powerful freeware tool to create completely secure backups of your data. Store your data on any local storage device, on CD, DVD or on your remote FTP server

• CD Burner XP cdburnerxp.se/en/home cdburnerxp.se/en/home CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. It also includes the feature to burn and create ISOs, as well as a multilanguage interface.

• Internet Speed Test www.speedtest.net/ www.speedtest.net/ Speedtest.net provides a useful tool to help you check your internet speeds.

• Youtube Downloader download.cnet.com/YouTube-Downloader/3000-2071_4-10647340.html download.cnet.com/YouTube-Downloader/3000-2071_4-10647340.html Easily download videos from youtube. Simply enter the URL of the video you want into the program. This tool is simple and easy to use.

• VLC Media Player www.videolan.org/vlc/ www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols.

• Magic Jelly Bean Key Finder www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/ www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/ The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install windows from your registry. It also has a community-updated configuration file that retrieves product keys for many other applications. Another feature is the ability to retrieve product keys from unbootable Windows installations.