Free/Cheap Softwares

• OpenOffice  - This Office suite alternative has excellent reviews and is compatible with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. You can open files that have been saved in these formats and save your files in these formats so that others can open them too. The user interface and the functionality is very similar to MS Office (and Lotus SmartSuite), but in contrast to these commercial products OpenOffice is absolutely free.
  
  
• Firefox Web Browser  - This award-winning Web browser has an intuitive interface and blocks viruses, spyware, and popup ads. It delivers Web pages faster than ever. And it’s easy to install and import your favourites. Packed with useful features like tabbed browsing, Live Bookmarks, and an integrated Search bar, Firefox will change the way you experience the Web, for the better.
  
  
• AVAST Anti-Virus  - Protect your computer from viruses and malicious programs.
  
  
• SpywareBlaster  - Prevent spyware from being installed on your computer.
  
  
• Ad-Aware  - Scan your system for ad-supported software components and remove them.
  
  
• Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner  - Scan for spyware, adware, Trojan horses, keyloggers, and trackware components.
  
  
• Adobe Acrobat Reader  - Read Adobe PDF files from the Web.
  
  
• Easy CD-DA Extractor (Convert to MP3)  - Convert your CDs to MP3 format.
  
  
• Google Toolbar  - Add the power of Google search engine to your Internet Explorer toolbar.
  
  
• FastLynx  - Quickly and conveniently transfer files, directories, or entire disks between computers.
  
  
• Cheetah CD Burner  - Burn audio and data CDs with ease.
  
  
• Cheetah DVD Burner  - Burn audio, data, and ISO DVDs. (Also burns CDs).
  
  
• PowerDVD  - Transform your computer into an interactive movie theater with this DVD player.
  
  
• WS_FTP  - Transfer files over the Internet.
  
  
• WinZip  - Handle ZIP files with ease with this popular utility.
  
  
• Jardinains Game  - Break bricks, collect power-ups, bounce gnomes, and dodge flowerpots.