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  • Essential Software

    • Ninite (Lets you install lots of software with one click)
    • Norton Internet Security (My prefered antivirus/firewall)
    • Microsoft Security Essentials (FREE antivirus for those who don't want to pay for one)
    • Threatfire (FREE Antivirus designed to be used with another antivirus program such as Security Essentials)
    • FireFox (My favorite browser- Used with No Script, Ad Block Plus, LastPass, Xmarks and Evernote extensions)
    • Chrome (Another excellent browser)
    • HTTPS Everywhere
    • Adobe Flash (A necessary plugin to make many website work)
    • CutePDF (Make your own PDFs for FREE)
    • Foxit Reader (FREE PDF viewer that is much safer than Aodobe Reader)
    • Evernote (Keep your notes and other information in the cloud for FREE)
    • CD BurnerXP (FREE CD and DVD burning software
    • VLC Media Player (FREE media player that will play most any video or music file)
    • LastPass (FREE password manager that lets you have a different password for each website)
    • Second Copy 8 (My favorite backup program)
    • TrueCrypt (FREE whole drive encryption- has issues with SSD hard drives)
    • AxCrypt (FREE program to encrypt a single file or group of files)
    • Everything (Find files on your computer fast for FREE)
    • Steam Games (The only way I play video games on the PC)
    • Zune (My favorite program for listening to music and podcasts)

  • Productivity Software

    • Libre Office (FREE productivity software compatiple with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
    • Roxio Creator (My favorite movie making software as well as DVD/CD burning program)
    • TurboCAD Pro (My CAD program of choice- Much cheaper than AutoCAD)
    • Audacity (FREE audio editing software)
    • VirtualBox (Run virtual machines on your computer for FREE)

  • Photography

    • Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (What the pros use)
    • Adobe Photoshop Elements (Photo editing and organizational software that is good enough for most photographers)
    • Adobe Photoshop (The full blown photo editing program- I lease it from Adobe instead of buying it)
    • Silver Efex Pro (Photoshop plugin designed for turning your photos into black and white)
    • Topaz Adjust (Photoshop plugin for enhancing color and adding special effects in your photos)
    • Photomatix (My favorite HDR software)
    • Portrait Professional (Portrait retouching software)
    • Noise Ninja (Noise filter for digital photos)
    • Photo Rescue (Recover photos from damaged or corrupt SD/Compact flash cards)
    • Microsoft Image Composite (FREE photo stiching software)
    • Windows Live Photo Gallery (FREE- Window 7 or Vista only)
    • The GIMP (FREE powerful photo editing software)
    • Paint.net (FREE easy to use photo editing software)
    • Picassa (Google's FREE photo editing and organizational software))
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