Software

This page provides links to download many useful programs. These are programs we use and recommend.

SECURITY
COMPRESSION
FILE TRANSFER
MEDIA PLAYER
FILE SHARING
OFFICE SUITE
OPERATING SYSTEM

Browser updates and plug-ins may be found on the UPDATES & PLUG-INS PAGE.

 

Security

Kerio personal firewall

Proxomitron web filter

Spybot spyware & adware detector

 

Compression

WinRAR compression/extraction utility

 

File transfer

SmartFTP file transfer utility

 

Media player

WinAmp audio player

 

File sharing

Shareaza file sharing application
Shareaza is a spyware-free alternative to Kazaa, BearShare and other advertising-supported file sharing programs. It doesn't infest your computer with pop-up ads, tracking programs or bundled software. Shareaza is available only for Windows operating systems.

 

Office suite

OpenOffice office suite
Tired of the Microsoft Office update runaround? Sick of spending hundreds of dollars every few years to "upgrade?" Check out OpenOffice, a free office suite that includes word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and drawing applications. It's compatible with Microsoft products, including your existing documents.

 

Operating system

Slackware Linux
If being shackled to Microsoft or chained to Apple is getting you down, consider Linux. This low-cost, open-source operating system requires some technical skill, but it has lots to offer. Linux is available in many distributions, some at no cost.