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]]> By: Andrew Donnelly http://milkyourmoney.com/2009/03/09/best-free-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-2002 Andrew Donnelly Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:43:26 +0000 http://milkyourmoney.com/?p=826#comment-2002 Hi Ben & Frank, How about a software app that saves companies and private users a ton of cash by allowing people to organize their meetings over the Web? Mikogo is a free desktop sharing tool that allows you to invite up to 10 people to view your screen live over the net. Ideal for remote support, online meetings and Web presentations. And it saves everyone a great deal of money (and time) by eliminating the need to travel all the time. Btw, we just released the new Mikogo version for Mac users too. Drop by our website to check it out http://www.mikogo.com or if you would like more info, feel free to contact me. Cheers, Andrew Donnelly The Mikogo Team Hi Ben & Frank,

How about a software app that saves companies and private users a ton of cash by allowing people to organize their meetings over the Web?
Mikogo is a free desktop sharing tool that allows you to invite up to 10 people to view your screen live over the net. Ideal for remote support, online meetings and Web presentations. And it saves everyone a great deal of money (and time) by eliminating the need to travel all the time.
Btw, we just released the new Mikogo version for Mac users too. Drop by our website to check it out http://www.mikogo.com or if you would like more info, feel free to contact me.

Cheers,

Andrew Donnelly
The Mikogo Team

]]> By: mrubuntu http://milkyourmoney.com/2009/03/09/best-free-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-1991 mrubuntu Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:12:18 +0000 http://milkyourmoney.com/?p=826#comment-1991 colormist, I did leave out that I do need to run a windows session for certain programs at work (pcanywhere, VBA in excel, etc). I do this by running a virtual machine. Personally, I use VirtualBox (again free), and there are a few you can choose from (VMWare is pretty popular). colormist, I did leave out that I do need to run a windows session for certain programs at work (pcanywhere, VBA in excel, etc). I do this by running a virtual machine. Personally, I use VirtualBox (again free), and there are a few you can choose from (VMWare is pretty popular).

]]> By: Free Computer Software http://milkyourmoney.com/2009/03/09/best-free-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-1989 Free Computer Software Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:33:36 +0000 http://milkyourmoney.com/?p=826#comment-1989 I don't know about VLC. I'm using ffdshow and media player classic and that's all... i can play all video formats. I don’t know about VLC. I’m using ffdshow and media player classic and that’s all… i can play all video formats.

]]> By: Ben http://milkyourmoney.com/2009/03/09/best-free-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-1981 Ben Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:49:58 +0000 http://milkyourmoney.com/?p=826#comment-1981 @mrubuntu: Great points! Free BSD's etc and OS's like Ubuntu have their place to be sure. @colormist: This might be the largest breakdown of the argument as to what might be keeping people off free OS's...Adobe will not run on any architecture other than Windows and Mac. Your best bet would be to dual boot with separate partitions. (There IS something that I might try before that though: WINE is a Linux app that allow Windows apps to run but you might have to pay for the full version (of WINE), and even then its only going to work with Photoshop 7 and older. Creative Suites aren't stable on it yet.) SOURCE - http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-447287.html @mrubuntu: Great points! Free BSD’s etc and OS’s like Ubuntu have their place to be sure.

@colormist: This might be the largest breakdown of the argument as to what might be keeping people off free OS’s…Adobe will not run on any architecture other than Windows and Mac. Your best bet would be to dual boot with separate partitions. (There IS something that I might try before that though: WINE is a Linux app that allow Windows apps to run but you might have to pay for the full version (of WINE), and even then its only going to work with Photoshop 7 and older. Creative Suites aren’t stable on it yet.) SOURCE – http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-447287.html

]]> By: colormist http://milkyourmoney.com/2009/03/09/best-free-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-1979 colormist Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:30:27 +0000 http://milkyourmoney.com/?p=826#comment-1979 Mr. Unbuntu, I would L-O-V-E to convert to a free system, but being a designer, I don't believe many design programs (Adobe, mainly) are supported on systems other thank Windows or Mac O/S. I recently had to upgrade to Vista and am quite miserable because of it. :( Any work-arounds you know of to get Adobe CS3 on a Linux machine? Mr. Unbuntu,
I would L-O-V-E to convert to a free system, but being a designer, I don’t believe many design programs (Adobe, mainly) are supported on systems other thank Windows or Mac O/S. I recently had to upgrade to Vista and am quite miserable because of it. :( Any work-arounds you know of to get Adobe CS3 on a Linux machine?

]]> By: GrantS http://milkyourmoney.com/2009/03/09/best-free-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-1978 GrantS Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:16:45 +0000 http://milkyourmoney.com/?p=826#comment-1978 Google has lots of free software for download. I just don’t use a lot of them. (Well, Google Earth is fun, but not entirely useful.) Google has lots of free software for download. I just don’t use a lot of them. (Well, Google Earth is fun, but not entirely useful.)

]]> By: mrubuntu http://milkyourmoney.com/2009/03/09/best-free-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-1977 mrubuntu Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:16:32 +0000 http://milkyourmoney.com/?p=826#comment-1977 If we are going to go on the free as in free ride, why not a whole system that is free? Linux has many flavors, all the software you need is offered for free (some of them much better than a paid product, in addition to better support in the online community). Some are geared to Windows users, such as Linspire, which makes the transition almost seamless. Others are a bit more complicated, but Ubuntu is the king right now for the Linux desktop. In addition, you do not need a lot of these tools to manage your system. Firewall built in, check! Virus protection, not needed (yes it is possible, but by the actual architecture used in Linux, it is HIGHLY improbable of a virus wrecking your system)..so check! No need for a registry cleaner, or defragmentation of the hard drive.Some of the packages named here (Firefox, open office and skype) are stock in many Linux distro's. I have converted my sister (who is computer illiterate to the nth degree) over to Ubuntu Linux several months ago and she loves it. I have been a Microsoft user since the mid 80's and converted to Linux almost 3 years ago. It has been one of the best decisions I have made in the technology area of my life. Be brave, because it's not that hard! Try it out and have stuff for free ( as in free beer :) ) If we are going to go on the free as in free ride, why not a whole system that is free? Linux has many flavors, all the software you need is offered for free (some of them much better than a paid product, in addition to better support in the online community). Some are geared to Windows users, such as Linspire, which makes the transition almost seamless. Others are a bit more complicated, but Ubuntu is the king right now for the Linux desktop.

In addition, you do not need a lot of these tools to manage your system. Firewall built in, check! Virus protection, not needed (yes it is possible, but by the actual architecture used in Linux, it is HIGHLY improbable of a virus wrecking your system)..so check! No need for a registry cleaner, or defragmentation of the hard drive.Some of the packages named here (Firefox, open office and skype) are stock in many Linux distro’s.
I have converted my sister (who is computer illiterate to the nth degree) over to Ubuntu Linux several months ago and she loves it.

I have been a Microsoft user since the mid 80’s and converted to Linux almost 3 years ago. It has been one of the best decisions I have made in the technology area of my life.

Be brave, because it’s not that hard! Try it out and have stuff for free ( as in free beer :) )

]]> By: Ben http://milkyourmoney.com/2009/03/09/best-free-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-1975 Ben Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:37 +0000 http://milkyourmoney.com/?p=826#comment-1975 @aaron: Good call, I think <a href="http://www.malwarebytes.org/" rel="nofollow">Malwarebyes</a> should also be included as well as <a href="http://www.ccleaner.com/" rel="nofollow">CCleaner</a>. This is going to turn out to be a huge list I think! @aaron: Good call, I think Malwarebyes should also be included as well as CCleaner. This is going to turn out to be a huge list I think!

]]> By: Frank http://milkyourmoney.com/2009/03/09/best-free-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-1974 Frank Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:42:53 +0000 http://milkyourmoney.com/?p=826#comment-1974 Google Docs is a great addition to the list. I actually do my budget using Google Docs, this allows me to log into it from anywhere. Free operating systems like Ubuntu are great for computers that are only run for the very basic tasks of surfing the internet, documents, spreadsheets etc. I used to use FreeBSD, but ran into problems with certain Windows programs, including games, that I decided I couldn't live without. Google Docs is a great addition to the list. I actually do my budget using Google Docs, this allows me to log into it from anywhere.

Free operating systems like Ubuntu are great for computers that are only run for the very basic tasks of surfing the internet, documents, spreadsheets etc. I used to use FreeBSD, but ran into problems with certain Windows programs, including games, that I decided I couldn’t live without.

]]> By: colormist http://milkyourmoney.com/2009/03/09/best-free-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-1973 colormist Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:45:29 +0000 http://milkyourmoney.com/?p=826#comment-1973 I would like to add Google Docs to that list. Online hosted (with offline access) document, presentation, spreadsheet, and form software. It also opens (almost?) all MS Office applications without downloading hefty, sluggish software to your home computer. docs.google.com Google has lots of free software for download. I just don't use a lot of them. (Well, Google Earth is fun, but not entirely useful.) I would like to add Google Docs to that list. Online hosted (with offline access) document, presentation, spreadsheet, and form software. It also opens (almost?) all MS Office applications without downloading hefty, sluggish software to your home computer. docs.google.com

Google has lots of free software for download. I just don’t use a lot of them. (Well, Google Earth is fun, but not entirely useful.)

]]> By: aaron http://milkyourmoney.com/2009/03/09/best-free-computer-software/comment-page-1/#comment-1965 aaron Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:10:22 +0000 http://milkyourmoney.com/?p=826#comment-1965 Awesome list. I agree with everything listed. A couple more I would add are: Ad aware - Great spyware sweeper Spybot S&D - another great spyware sweeper spyblaster - yet another good spy sweeper VLC - plays all types of audio/video files Songbird - another good alternative to Itunes and my personal favorite is Ubuntu. A great free alternative to the Windows operating system. Has everything windows does, plus more. And all software included with Ubuntu is FREE!!! Awesome list. I agree with everything listed. A couple more I would add are:

Ad aware – Great spyware sweeper

Spybot S&D – another great spyware sweeper

spyblaster – yet another good spy sweeper

VLC – plays all types of audio/video files
Songbird – another good alternative to Itunes

and my personal favorite is Ubuntu. A great free alternative to the Windows operating system. Has everything windows does, plus more. And all software included with Ubuntu is FREE!!!

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