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FREE Software
From FireWalls that work to a full office productivity complement that emulates and is compatible with Microsoft Office.
Open Systems from Oracle
Word Processing, Spread Sheets
Apache
Free Microsoft Office compatible http://www.openoffice.org/
AVG - Proven Firewall Security
The Free version of AVG has proven to be extremely effective virus control and firewall for many years.​
Project Management Software:
​Serena OpenProj., a fine replacement to Time Line which also provides for Pert and Gant Charts, but I haven't been able to source it for windows.
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Day Planner, ToDo Lists, Tasks, Contacts and Notes
EssentialPIM Free is the award-winning, absolutely free personal information manager. Supported by a large community of users, EssentialPIM has been widely acknowledged as the best personal information management system on any desktop
More Free Software:
​Bodie's Typing 1.0 http://www.hiren.info/downloads/freeware-tools/bodies-typing
Graphic Software: Free alternatives to Photoshop
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Paint.NET - Paint.NET has grown out of a simple replacement for the well known MSPaint into a fully featured open source image editor with a wide support base. Support Community - http://www.getpaint.net/redirect/tutorials.html
http://www.getpaint.net/index.html. This is my choice.

GIMP - the layout has been structured as close to Photoshop as possible, so anyone making the transition from Photoshop should be quit easy, although it doesn't have quite all the features, you’ll find most of the then somewhere in GIMP.

Pixia - the original focus was on anime/manga, but it also makes for a good picture editor as well.
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/mighty/knight/index.html Great quality, a must have for Google Sites but heavy cumbersome overhead, you'll have to get used to restarting you computer after each use.


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