Media Plug-ins

QuickTime -  Download QuickTime and iTunes.

Adobe Reader - Easily view, print and collaborate on PDF files with free Adobe Reader 9 software.

Adobe Flash Player - Gain unprecedented creative control with new expressive features and visual performance improvements in Adobe Flash Player 10.

WinDrivers - The World Resource For Windows Tech Support & Drivers

ZDNet - ZDNet's Software Directory is the Web's largest library of software downloads. Covering software for Windows, Mac and Mobile systems, ZDNet's Software Directory is the best source for technical software.

SourceForge - The world's largest development and download repository of Open Source code and applications.

MajorGeeks - The front lines for cutting edge software

BOINC - Use the idle time on your computer (Windows, Mac or Linux) to cure diseases, study global warming, discover pulsars and do many other types of scientific research. It's safe, secure and easy.

Antivirus and Spyware Protection

AVG - AVG Free provides great protection against known viruses and spyware and alters users when a Web page the user plans to visit is poisoned.

avast! Antivirus - One of the best free antivirus out there, avast! is thorough and unobtrusive. It updates itself and consumes minimum system resources, all the while offering the user's PC excellent protection. Users will probably forget it's even installed until one day it pops up a warning that a virus has been downloaded and asks the user what to do.

AntiVir - The AntiVir Personal Edition offers effective protection against computer viruses for the individual and private use on a single PC-workstation.The private and individual use of the AntiVir Personal Edition is completely free of charge!

ClamWin A Free Antivirus for Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP and 2003.

Trend Micro House Call - Free Online Virus Scan.

Trend Micro Anti Virus- One of the best.

Spybot - The best (according to PC World, PCMag.com, Download.com...) free privacy software available! (Free version)

Tech Forums

AnandTech- 200,000 registered users and growing.

BleepingComputer.com- Have a computer problem and would like help?  This is a good place to start looking for answers regarding popups, spyware or other malware infecting a computer.

Cyber Tech - Computer help community

CNet Forums- A place where all members can discuss and ask for help on a wide variety of technical topics. Membership is free.

Free PC Tech- The forum for hardware, operating system and application software problems.

Hardware Central - A source for in-depth computer hardware info.

PC Q&A - For every question, there's an answer and it can be found here!

PC Mechanic- One of the leading technical assistance forums for computers. This is the place to get help with computers, software, anything technology.

Tom's Hardware Guide Community - One of the top-three online media publishing companies for technology in the world with over 30 million readers a month and operations in 12 countries.

  
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