Are you looking to be productive on a budget?
Here are some links to useful free software:
For Web Browser I highly recommend Mozilla's Firefox over Internet Explorer or Safari,
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
For Email, I recommend Mozilla's Thunderbird.
It has a nice Spam filter, and a built-in Spell Checker.
It handles multiple POP or IMAP accounts.
http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/
Want to edit photos creatively?
You might want to look into GIMP,
a free image manipulation program.
If you need a well equipped office suite
and can't afford to spend hundred$ on Microsoft Office,
then you might want to look into LibreOffice,
it can read/create/save in MS-Word and MS-Excel formats.
LibreOffice Writer can also export your document as a PDF too!
If you need a free program to protect your MS Windows home computer:
You might want to try free protection from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
For the more advanced computer users:
Might you desire a free Operating System?
Maybe to replace Macintosh or Windows OS on an old machine,
How about an OS that can be productive and fun,
and impervious to more than 99% of the Spyware and Viruses, aimed at most personal computers...
Ubuntu is an Operating System that will run on many older machines.
It only needs half a GB of RAM and 5GB of HD space to install.
And most of all, an Operating System that is user friendly...and FREE
If Ubuntu seems to be the Linux flavor for you then visit: