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From utilities to full featured packages, specific software that I use and recommend.

7-zip file archiving utility
There are many win ZIP archive programs. 7-Zip is free zip software, full featured, compatible and the zip software I recommend. (Continue reading...)

Acronis TrueImage Home - Backup Software
Acronis TrueImage Home is a cost-effective, easy to use, reliable backup software solution. (Continue reading...)

Belarc Advisor - Detailed information about your computer's hardware and software
It's often desirable to have a comprehensive list of all the hardware and software installed on your machine. Belarc Advisor is the way to get it. (Continue reading...)

FastStone Image Viewer - An easy to use tool to view, organize and manipulate images
There are many image viewing tools available. FastStone Image Viewer is free, fast, easy to use and includes several commonly used editing features. (Continue reading...)

Foxit Reader - A Faster Free PDF Reader
Foxit Reader is fast, free alternative to Adobe Reader for 99% of PDF documents. (Continue reading...)

Hamachi - Simple Remote Access VPN
Hamachi is a free, easy-to-use VPN that allows you to connect machines across the internet as if they were right there on your local network. (Continue reading...)

Process Explorer - A Free Powerful Replacement for Windows Task Manager
Process Explorer is Task Manager on steroids. A free utility that completely replaces Task Manager, there's no reason not to have and use procexp. (Continue reading...)

RSS and Google Reader - Subscribe to information feeds and read it all for free
RSS Feeds are a great way to stay on top of the latest news and postings made to blogs and many other websites and services. (Continue reading...)

RoboForm Password Manager and more
With lots of accounts on the web, good security says their passwords should all be unique. Your computer can remember them for you with RoboForm. (Continue reading...)

SnagIt - Quick and Easy Screen Capture and Annotation
Windows includes screen capture by default, but if you use it often and rely on it alone, you don't know what you're missing. (Continue reading...)

Thunderbird - A Free, Open Source, and Powerful Email Client
Thunderbird is a robust and powerful email program that can meet the needs of both light and power users. I use it all day every day. (Continue reading...)

TightVNC free remote control
A free alternative to Remote Desktop, TightVNC is compatible with Mac and Linux as well as providing remote access to Windows XP Home. (Continue reading...)

TrueCrypt - Free Open Source Industrial Strength Encryption
TrueCrypt provides a solution for encrypting sensitive data - everything from portable, mountable volumes to entire hard disks. (Continue reading...)

WebDrive - Make FTP connections appear as virtual drives.
Transferring files via FTP requires special tools and interfaces. WebDrive is an FTP client making transferring files as simple as copying in Windows. (Continue reading...)

What Security Software do you Recommend?
I have recommendations for specific products in various places on the site. Here's a short single page summary. (Continue reading...)

Windows Defender
Windows Defender is a free, easy to use anti-spyware package that does a good job of protecting you, and includes several advanced tools as well. (Continue reading...)