Free Software & Productivity Tools
The following free software contain no adware, spyware, or viruses. Office To-Go has been using and supporting open source and freeware programs for over ten years.
AVG Anti-Virus Free
Available for single computer use for home and noncommercial use.
OpenOffice.org Office Suite
Replacement for Microsoft Office. OpenOffice suite includes a word processor, a presentation program, and spreadsheet program, a database front-end program (like MS Access) and much more. It can also open and save Microsoft Office and WordPerfect Office file formats, and uses OpenDocument formats by default. Open Office is full featured, and can handle most everyone's needs. Available for Windows, Linux and Macs.
CCleaner is a freeware system-optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware!
Note: Office To-Go recommends UNCHECKING to delete cookies and passwords so they are not deleted. This is a terrific program.
TinyURL - “Are you sick of posting URLs in emails only to have it break when sent causing the recipient to have to cut and paste it back together? Then you’ve come to the right place. By entering in a URL in the text field below, we will create a tiny URL that will not break in email postings and never expires. Turn this URL:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?ovi=1&mqma
p.x=300&mqmap.y=75&mapdata=%252bKZmeiIh6N%252bI
gpXRP3bylMaN0O4z8OOUkZWYe7NRH6ldDN96YFTIUmSH3Q6
OzE5XVqcuc5zb%252fY5wy1MZwTnT2pu%252bNMjOjsHjvN
lygTRMzqazPStrN%252f1YzA0oWEWLwkHdhVHeG9sG6cMrf
XNJKHY6fML4o6Nb0SeQm75ET9jAjKelrmqBCNta%252bsKC
9n8jslz%252fo188N4g3BvAJYuzx8J8r%252f1fPFWkPYg%
252bT9Su5KoQ9YpNSj%252bmo0h0aEK%252bofj3f6vCP
into this tinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/6
Don’t want to be instantly redirected to a TinyURL and instead want to see where it’s going before going to the site? Not a problem with our preview feature.”
emailStripper
For cleaning the ">" and other formatting characters out of your emails. It will restore "forwarded" or "replied" emails back to their original state so they're easier to read. Platform: Windows (all versions) and Linux (under WINE)
Free Books to Download from Wowio.com - U.S. only due to copyright laws:
The award-winning Web browser is now faster, more secure, and fully customizable to your online life. PC World says: "Firefox, a browser from the Mozilla team, packs a wallop but steps lightly on your system memory. This free, open-source browser (formerly called Firebird) offers a wealth of features, and its developers are constantly working on new ones."
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