With a broadband connection all the software on a FEDORA installation can be updated automatically, from repositories, each day.
Fedora is Security Enhanced Linux
with a huge range of Open Source software, free of commercial constraints. Download or see The Linux Shop UK.
EditPad Pro is a powerful and versatile text editor or word processor. Designed to make text editing as convenient as possible, using EditPad Pro to edit text files will save you a lot of time and frustration. Work on multiple files simultaneously, develop an organised collection of frequently used text clips, organise work into favourites, categories and projects. Highly configurable for ease of use. EditPad Pro has all the features a modern text editor needs, fully adjustable to your taste and habits. Use it every day for programming, writing or any other text editing task. Put EditPad Pro on a floppy disk, Zip disk or USB key and use your own editor when working with other people's computers.
Ad-aware will provide you with the confidence to surf the Internet knowing that your security and privacy will remain intact.
Ad-aware is THE award winning, multi-trackware detection and removal utility (designed for Windows 2000 / XP / Vista) that will comprehensively scan your memory, registry, hard, removable and optical drives for known Datamining, aggressive advertising, Parasites, Scumware, Keyloggers, selected traditional Trojans, Dialers, Malware, Browser hijackers, and tracking components.
Protect your computer from malicious intrusions while connected to the Internet.
Safeguard your security data by monitoring all internet activity using ZoneAlarm.
Easy to configure - works automatically.
Blocks manual and automatic attempts to enter your computer while online.
A Variety of Linux Distributions
Buy your Favourite Linux Distribution on CD or DVD at reasonable cost. Save time downloading.
Efficient and effective - e.g. Fedora 11 DVD £6.49 (post free UK).
Many different types to buy, including Live CDs and tiny installations. Live CDs allow you to try Linux,
without interfering with your present operating system, simply by booting from the CD.
Download from multiple sites, search for file mirrors, pause and resume downloads when convenient (if the site supports it). Configure GetRight to start automatically when you click a download link on your web browser.
GetRight improves your file downloading with resuming of interrupted downloads, easy error recovery, download acceleration, and many other features. Also available is GetRight Pro which adds file uploading by FTP, and other advanced features.
Password Manager.
FREE
to download and use.
Designed for Windows Operating Systems including the new VISTA.
Saves URLs, usernames, passwords and additional information in one or more secure databases.
Organise your data into categories and groups for easy access. Use one master password and encryption key to open a database. Keys may be kept on removable media for extra security. Use the password generator to automatically create complex passwords, and store them securely in the password safe.
This is a free, open-source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager.
FREE
download for unlimited personal, non-commercial, use.
Versions for both Linux and Windows Operating Systems including the new Windows VISTA.
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is an anti-virus protection tool developed by GRISOFT for home use. Millions of satisfied customers worldwide have downloaded the software and now enjoy the benefits of AVG Anti-Virus Free.
** Easy to use. ** Regular virus database updates. ** Realtime protection of files and e-mails. ** Scheduled and manual testing.
This robust, FTP software is a high-speed FTP program. It enables you to perform multiple file transfers simultaneously. It has a cool, uncluttered drag-and-drop interface, to let you transfer files quickly and efficiently and navigate with ease between folders, both on Web sites and on your computer.
** Firewall and Network Support. ** Server-to-server file transfers. ** Local-to-local file transfers. ** Open several FTP sites simultaneously. ** Execute multiple file transfers concurrently. ** Resume interrupted transfers. ** Configure FTP sites using the Connection Assistant. ** Create, modify, delete, rename files and folders on FTP sites. ** Configure site views.
Preview local and remote HTML and image files using the built-in viewer. Get thumbnails of images on the server side as well as the local side. View file-access rights and modify them through file properties.
Visicom Media’s AceFTP 3 Freeware is an easy-to-use free FTP client software for transferring files over the Internet.
Most of the source code is under the GNU LGPL license. You can use 7-Zip on any computer, including computers in commercial organisations. You don't need to register or pay for 7-Zip, but you can make a donation to support further development.
7-Zip is designed for Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP and there is port of a command line version for Linux/Unix.
High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
Supported formats:
Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS
For ZIP and GZIP formats 7-Zip provides compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
Versions for Linux, Windows and Mac Operating Systems.
FileZilla Client is a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP program with lots of useful features and an intuitive graphical user interface. It installs on your computer to enable you to upload files to any number of websites.
Among others, the features of FileZilla include the following:
* Easy to use
* Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
* Cross-platform. Runs on Windows, Linux, *BSD, Mac OS X and more
* IPv6 support
* Available in many languages
* Supports resume and transfer of large files >4GB
* Powerful Site Manager and transfer queue
* Bookmarks
* Drag & drop support
* Configurable transfer speed limits
* Filename filters
* Network configuration wizard
* Remote file editing
* Keep-alive
* HTTP/1.1, SOCKS5 and FTP-Proxy support
* Logging to file
Almost all Windows users gradually experience a downturn in their PC's performance. Much of it can be attributed to Windows Registry Errors. By using Free Window Registry Repair regularly and repairing your registry your system should not only be more stable but it will also help Windows run faster.
For your convenience it automatically backs up any repairs made so that you always can restore Windows registry to the original state.
Key Features:
• Repair invalid registry entries that are a common cause of Windows crashes and error messages
• Increase system speed and stability
• Set a variety of Registry cleaning preferences
• Improves system performance
• The automatic creation of Windows Registry backups, with the option to restore them.
• A simple, user-friendly interface
• 100% Spyware FREE, does NOT contain any Spyware, Adware or Viruses.
Complete email protection. Works with any desktop email program to provide quick, efficient and safe mail sorting. Option to subscribe to the pioneering First Alert spam database. Click graphic (above) to Download a free trial.
Rewrites your messages using only friendly code. Highly configurable. Works with multiple email programs to give constant protection. Future proof. New viruses and spyware are excluded - Only known, safe code is allowed. Click graphic (above) to Download a free trial.
Encrypt uses Microsoft's .NET framework. It sends encrypted messages and web pages with total security. Absolute simplicity in use for both sender and recipient. The person or organisation receiving the message does not need to have the program. Click graphic (above) for details and Download.
Thunderbird is a free download allowing you to access IMAP and POP email from multiple servers. Easy account system, junk mail handling, message sorting and labelling. Note that Thunderbird is also a newsreader for RSS Feeds. Simply add or cancel your chosen RSS links as required.
Firefox is the webmaster's default browser. Available as a FREE Download for Windows or Linux, it is a secure, uncomplicated browser with which you can block pop-ups, browse using multiple TABS or windows, organise favourites into folders and open all the URLs in a folder with one click. Viewing websites has never been so efficient.
The integrated Opera Browser is available as a FREE Download for Windows or Linux. It is a combined, full-featured web browser, email client, RSS newsreader and IRC chat program. See all the features here.
PDFCreator is Open Source Software that easily creates PDFs from any Windows program. Use it like a printer in Word, StarCalc or any other Windows application.