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Must Have Downloads
• PDF Reader
Get government forms, Operation manuals and many
other documents and pictures in a format everybody can
read.
1. Adobe PDF Reader
The Original Standard PDF Reader
2. Download at http://get.adobe.com/reader/
Must Have Downloads
2. Foxit PDF Reader
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Foxit Reader on the other hand is light and quick. The proof is in the pudding for
starters - compare Foxit Reader's installation file is only of just 2.2 MB against
Acrobat's 20.8 MB and you can see why it opens documents in a snap. The key is
that Foxit Reader doesn't have all those annoying splash-up screens, endless credits
lists and plugins.
PDF (Portable Document Format) is now one of the most ubiquitous document
formats on the net. The problem is that Adobe Reader is the only tool to read it and
it's both bulky and slow.
The interface in Foxit Reader been designed with ease of use in mind. You have
several toolbars available, which you can show or hide at your will and which give
you access to all the available utilities: zoom, text selection, image snapshot, search
tool, rotation or full screen view, among others. There is a small ad in the upper
right corner, but you can deactivate it by going to the View menu and deselecting
the Advertisement option.
One added bonus in Foxit Reader is that you can annotate PDF documents in
several ways by highlighting text fragments, underlining them, strike them out or
even add personal comments.
If you want a small, fast, stable and functional alternative to Adobe Reader, then
look no further: Foxit Reader is what you need.
Download at www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/
Must Have Downloads
3. Nuance PDF Reader
Get ready to rethink your choice of free PDF reader. Nuance
PDF Reader enables you to do much more than just view
PDF files. You can convert PDF files to Word®, Excel®, and
RTF via a hosted web service. Use annotation tools to
highlight, cross-out, and underline text for more effective
collaboration. Even fill out and save PDF forms. Nuance PDF
Reader takes up less disk space, is more secure than Adobe®
Reader®, and works with virtually any PDF file. Best of all, it’s
absolutely free, proving that you really can get a whole lot of
something for nothing.
Download at http://www.nuance.com/imaging/products/pdfreader.asp
PowerPoint Reader
• View presentations like this one or still picture
shows
• Download at:
http://download.cnet.com/PowerPointViewer-2007/3000-18483_4-10742145.html
Speed Up Your Downloads
• Download Accelerator Plus (DAP)
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This download manager brings much more to the table than fast file transfers, but
it definitely delivers those, too. Increased download speeds are Download
Accelerator Plus's bread and butter, speeding up downloads by almost 200 percent
in most cases and occasionally as high as 400 percent.
Besides splitting files into smaller pieces, it thrives on automatically seeking faster
mirrors. It also can get a file simultaneously from several sites, which is useful if a
particular site limits the download speed; it can resume downloads; and it can
preview some media files while downloading. There's also a blacklist for sites that
you never want to accept downloads from, and categorized folders and filters to
keep your downloads organized.
Download at http://download.cnet.com/Download-Accelerator-Plus/3000-2071_410037157.html
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Smooth Out Downloaded Video Playback
SpeedBit Video Accelerator
• * Eliminate buffering of YouTUBE and other web
videos (no more pauses or jumps)
• * Downloads video in small pieces the reassembles
it for smooth playback
• * Watch smooth HD videos with Premium
acceleration
* Tweet your favorite videos while watching them
– Test
– Download at http://www.videoaccelerator.com/download/
Improve the Performance of your Computer
Advanced System Care 3
• This utility offers a one-stop-shop for cleaning and
maintaining your computer for better overall system
performance. The interface is very simple, featuring only a
few buttons, which makes it easy to get down to cleaning
immediately (in fact, it automatically runs on start-up) and
doesn't confuse you with multiple steps.
Improve the Performance of your Computer
Advanced System Care 3
• The Maintain Windows Section focuses
on four areas of maintenance: spyware
removal, Registry cleaning, a privacy sweep,
and deletion of junk files.
• Advanced System Care 3
• The Diagnose System button provides system optimization
tools, detects spyware, defragments your disk, and scans for
hijacked Windows settings. In our tests the scan and clean for
each of these areas took less than 10 minutes to complete. In
many of these scans, it is difficult to tell what exactly is being
accomplished by some of the tools, but we were able to test
against other trusted apps, which confirmed Advanced
SystemCare's efficacy in those areas.
Improve the Performance of your Computer
Advanced System Care 3
• Under the Utilities Section you are given several tools,
which are similar to plug-ins, for other areas of
optimization and diagnostic tests. Overall, Advanced
SystemCare Free is a good way to maintain your system's
speed and clear out junk files, but you'll need to
remember to run it regularly because scheduling of scans
is only available in the paid Pro version.
• Download Advanced System Care 3 at
http://download.cnet.com/Advanced-SystemCareFree/3000-2086_4-10407614.html
Microsoft Security Essentials
• About Microsoft Security Essentials
• Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection
for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and
other malicious software.
• Microsoft Security Essentials is a free* download from
Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always
kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected
by the latest technology. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure
— when you’re green, you’re good. It’s that simple.
• Microsoft Security Essentials runs quietly and efficiently in
the background so that you are free to use your Windowsbased PC the way you want—without interruptions or long
computer wait times.
Microsoft Security Essentials
• Download from:
http://www.microsoft.com/security_essential
s/support.aspx?mkt=en-us
Open Office
• The leading open-source office suite for word processing, spreadsheets,
databases, graphics, presentations and more.
• Writer
• The word processor with the features of Microsoft Word. Writer's highly
compatible formats and the ability to export PDFs make it stand out from
other word processors. You can even open and edit Word files in Writer!
• Calc
• A replacement for Microsoft Excel, Calc creates spreadsheets and forms
with all the features of Excel—and then some. Calc's special feature is the
ability save files as PDFs or Excel files.
• Impress
• Create impressive presentations just like Microsoft Power Point with
Impress. In addition to Power Point's features, Impress can create PDF files
and Flash files.
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Open Office
• Base
• Just like Microsoft Access, Base helps you create and maintain databases.
Build forms and reports in highly accessible formats.
• Draw
The easy-to-use graphics editor. Draw lets you create and edit vector
graphics, diagrams and charts, similar to Microsoft Visio or CorelDraw.
• Math
• Create and edit mathematical formulae with this easy-to-use tool. Math
makes it easy to format mathematical equations and export them to other
programs, including Open Office and Microsoft Office programs.
• Templates & Extensions
• Extend the capabilites of OpenOffice with over 500 useful extensions and
templates. Free templates include resumes, invoces, finance calculators
and more. Add foreign language dictionaries, spell checkers and advanced
graphs symbols and charts to your documents.
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Open Office
• Download at: www.openoffice.us.com
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