You'd be surprised at how much something you can get for nothing. Some of my favorite
software comes free of charge, no strings attached. Below I've rounded up five
essential programs for Windows, including a must-have mouse utility and a
full-featured replacement for Microsoft Office.
1.
Kingsoft Office Suite Free 2012
Why
pay a small fortune for Microsoft Office when you can get a word processor,
spreadsheet editor, and presentation maker for free? Kingsoft may not be a
household name, but Office Suite Free 2012 offers full file compatibility with
Microsoft documents and an interface that's cool, colorful, and familiar.
2. McAfee
Site Advisor
Scary
but true: Your computer can fall victim to a virus or spyware infection just by
visiting a Web site! Okay, but which sites are safe and which ones are
potentially dangerous? That's the question answered by Site Advisor, which adds
a kind of red-light/green-light filter to your Web browser. Specifically, when
you run a search in, say, Bing or Google, each resulting link will include a
red, yellow, or green marker. That's how you'll know at-a-glance if a link is
safe to click. This must-have add-on is available for Firefox, Google Chrome,
and Internet Explorer. There's even a version for your Android smartphone or
tablet.
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Money Saving Tips
We're living in an app world and I just don't know how to make sense of it. I just got my wife an iPad and she's looking for apps with which my 3 year-old daughter could play or learn. She complained she didn't know where to start.
So I started with Google and searched 'search engine for apps' and came across some interesting results. I also asked all my techie friends and parents to see which mobile app search engines or review sites they liked.
I've test-driven all the suggestions and here are my top picks.
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Product Review
Everyone knows there's no such thing as a free lunch. But free apps? Those are a lot easier to come by, especially for Android smartphone users.
For example, today only, Amazon's App Store has the classic defense/strategy game
Plants vs. Zombies free of charge. It normally sells for $2.99.
If you happen to miss out on that deal, or you're just not into plants (
or zombies), fear not: there are plenty of other great freebies you can grab all day, every day.
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Freebies
Are you the proud owner of a shiny new smartphone? If it's an
iPhone or one of the many, many models that use Google's
Android operating system (
the Droid X, Droid Incredible, HTC EVO 4G, etc.), it's time to stock up on apps.
Apps, of course, are little programs that let you do all kinds of fun and productive things with your phone. You can download them directly to your phone using an app that's already on it: Android Market or App Store (
for Android phones and iPhones, respectively).
There are literally thousands to choose from; I've rounded up five I consider essential. They're available for both platforms, and they're all free!
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Stuff We Like
Calling all Mac users! Today's your lucky day. For a mere $49.99, you can score a Mac software bundle with a combined value of $367. I know: it sounds to good to be true. But trust me, it's the real deal--and a real deal.
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Spotlight Deals
This week, we ride the mobile gaming train right into freebie land. The only thing better to a gamer than playing video games is actually getting to play said games for free. With mobile gaming becoming more of a regular activity for us here at the Yasar and Guy Show, the arrival of Kongregate onto the mobile scene is very timely indeed.
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Product Review
