Derbyshire Area of the Ramblers

Computing

Various computing links that should be of general interest to many people. You can pay a lot of money for software and not always get a better product. Some of these packages are the best on the market and they are also mostly free.
  • ZoneAlarm Firewall
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    Everyone who connects to the internet should have a good firewall to stop unauthorised access to their PC. ZoneAlarm comes in a number of flavours including a Free version.
  • Spamfighter
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    If you use broadband and Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express then Spam Fighter could be the right solution for your Spam problems.
  • AVG Anti virus software - Free
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    One of the best anti virus packages and its free for domestic use.
  • Open Office
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    Open Office is a full Office application, similar to Microsoft Office. Open Office has a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation package, and database. It can read and write MS Office files and is completely free to download and use.
  • Adobe Acrobat - PDF Reader
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    View and print Adobe PDF files with this free software. Portable Document Format (PDF) is the de facto standard for the exchange of electronic documents around the world.
  • Cute PDF Writer
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    Create PDF documents on the fly — for Free! CutePDF enables virtually any Windows applications to create create professional quality PDF documents - with just a push of a button!
  • Firefox
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    The alternative to Microsoft Internet Explorer. An excellent web browser - and it is free.
  • Thunderbird
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    The alternative to Microsoft Outlook. Thunderbird is a very good email client - and it is free.
  • Speed Test
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    Test the speed of your internet connection - for free.