There are free and not free programs. If you have money, buy programs, if you don't, download free ones.
COMPUTER SECURITY
3 years ago, worm “Blaster” hurt “Windows XP”. Whit so bad virus on the loose it was very dangerous to connect to the internet. We won't get in trouble having firewall, anti-virus and anti-spyware installed on our computer.
Firewall - If we were living in a house, which would be surrounded by a big wall, nobody evil would come in. Firewall does the same thing. Doesn't let any hackers to break into our computer.
ZoneAlarm Free:
A free firewall, which is one of the best, is needed. Many tests have proved that this is the best free firewall. If ZoneAlarm Free sees that someone is trying to connect to our computer, program blocks it and tells us about it.
Outpost Firewall Pro:
This program was the best in 2006 and definitely is one of the best on 2007. Not only “Outpost Firewall Pro” guards our computer, but it also guards itself. Hackers can turn off firewalls, but Outpost won't let that happen. But don't forget that this firewall is not free.
Anti-virus - If our computer will get a virus and he won't get any help, we can lose many data. It won't happen if we will have an anti-virus.
Avira AntiVir PE Classic:
This anti-virus is very effective. Free fighter against viruses will kill all viruses. It is very easy to use this anti-virus. But this program is slow. It takes Avira AntiVir PE Classic to find out about a new virus about 5 hours.
Kaspersky:
Definitely the best anti-virus around. It was 1st on many tests and will be in the future so I recommend Kaspersky for all.
Anti-Spyware - spies are very bad for us. They steal information from us and use it for bad deeds.
Ad-Aware SE Personal:
You can often see how spyware gets into our computer. Free anti-spyware like Ad-Aware SE Personal will detect all spies and delete them.
Webroot Spy Sweeper:
This is a not free anti-spyware but worth to buy. It is more effective than a free anti-spyware. Also it can block spies before they enter our computer.
MOVIES, PHOTOS AND MUSIC
We can watch movies, listen to music and look at photos with our computer. Without additional programs it is not easy to do it.
Listen to music - Many people have music in their computers. Our OS probably already has a music player, but I recommend other, better, free players.
Winamp:
You probably know about this music player. It is one of most popular and the best. We can also listen to radio with this player.
Foobar2000:
A free and easy to use music player. It easily plays all music formats. It is not well known, but it doesn't mean that this player is bad. I recommend this for those, who have not a powerful computer.
Watching movies and photos - Windows Xp has Windows Media Player, which can play movies, but it's not always recognizes a video. If that happens, you won't be able to watch movies. It will never happen if you install other video player.
BSPlayer:
One of the most popular video players. BSPlayer can make videos look better, show video subs and do other good things.
VLC Player:
This video player is not presentable like other players, but it has many good possibilities. One of the best, it can show videos trough LAN. But if we won't need this, we will still like it because it shows all movies.
Irfan View:
You will be able to not only look at photos, but and correct them with Irfan View. It can change size, remove red eyes. This free program should really be in our computer if we hold all our photos in computer.
Picasa:
This program is great because when you install it; all your photos automatically will be putted in folders by date. You can also edit photos with this great program.
FOR INTERNET
Computer without an internet - computer without a future. We often browse through many web pages. That's why you need a browser. Many people use “Internet Explorer 6” but this explorer is not the best. We also like to talk with our friends. That's why we need a messenger and e-mail.
Internet browsers - Don't use IE6! There are many better browser around.
Firefox 2:
This browser has become very popular. Firefox is very stable and has many possibilities. It has many add-ons. Like showing weather, downloading all videos from internet and other.
Opera:
Opera is not only a browser for a PC but it also can be used on mobile phones. The newest version has Speed Dial. It makes the fastest even faster.
