Software prices are out of control in a time where people are just trying to get by. Software from the big companies like Microsoft
is often updated every year or so. Each new release gets more costly and requires more computer resources to operate.
If you’re tired of the costly price tags, consider these very good alternatives:
Internet Browser
- Fire Fox 3
http://mozilla.com/
Email
- Thunderbird 2
http://mozilla.com/
Anti-Virus
- AVG Anti-virus Free Edition
http://www.avg.com/product-avg-anti-virus-free-edition
Office Suite
- Open Office 3
http://www.openoffice.org/
Webpage Editor
- Kompozer (formerly Nvu)
http://kompozer.net/
Image Editing
- GIMP
http://www.gimp.org/
Audio Editing
- Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Backup Software
- Amanda
http://amanda.zmanda.com/
Give the above titles a try. I’ve used all of them at different times and I highly recommend them.
If you need an alternative to software that you have, go to Google or your favorite search engine. Then search for ‘open
source’ software.
