Numerous utilities for the PC and Macintosh are available as freeware or shareware, and there are some that we think no PC and Macintosh user can afford to be without. Listed below, you'll find a selection of our favourites, each of which significantly expands the functionality of your computer.
| Recommended software: |
| Open Office -- the multi-platform alternative to Microsoft Office, a FREE download, can read and write MS Word and MS Excel documents! |
| Firefox Web browser -- multi-platform, engineered to W3C Internet standards Webmasters's Choice! |
| Opera Web browser -- multi-platform, engineered to W3C Internet standards, ALSO highly recommended |
| Safari Web browser -- for the Macintosh, engineered to W3C Internet standards -- ALSO highly recommended |
| Thunderbird E-mail Application -- multi-platform, engineered to W3C Internet standards Webmasters's Choice! |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader -- to read Web documents in PDF format -- extremely popular |
| Symantec Norton Antivirus -- Webmasters's Choice! |
| Network Associates McAfee VirusScan -- ALSO highly recommended |
| Ad-Aware -- protect your computer from Internet spies Webmasters's Choice! |
| Spybot Search & Destroy -- protect your computer from Internet spies Webmasters's Choice! |
| WinZip -- file compression/archive utility for Windows -- Webmasters's Choice! |
| Aladdin Systems Stuffit, DropStuff and Expander -- file compression/archive utility for Macintosh |
| Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint Viewers 97-2000 |
| GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP file upload/download utility |
| Winamp multimedia software |
| Apple Computer QuickTime mulitmedia software |
| Real Networks RealPlayer multimedia software |
| Recommended software download sites: |
| CNET Download.com -- Editor's Choice! |
| ZDNet Updates.com -- Editor's Choice! |
| PC World Magazine FileWorld |
| Microsoft Network Computing Central |
| ZDNet (PC Magazine & PC Computing) Software Library |
| Windows Magazine Downloads |