There’s tons of useful, quality stuff on the web. Tamas Revoczi did the legwork for us and gives us the best:
1. OpenSource free software: open office (same stuff as Microsoft, excel,word etc., almost always compatible, free), Mozilla for great applications like firefox browser, calendars (lightning), e-mail (thunderbird), and GIMP for photo management (resizing, touch-ups etc).
2. Google also provides e-mail, online calendars and address books etc. This is great if you travel. In addition, they provide fun toys like google earth and sketchup (a 3-d sketch drawing app) .
3. Free antivirus for windows courtesy of grisoft.
4. Craigslist – job postings, stuff for sale that’s very inexpensive, free stuff
5. Free dating site: plentyoffish
6. Communities (find an online home!): Facebook, MySpace, Virb, LinkedIn, YouTube
7. Freeware/Shareware (free is usually by donation; shareware usually lets you try something for a while, then pay a reasonable price)
8. VistaPrint – free business cards, stamps, stickies
Free Software – the TTCS OSSWIN CD (Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society Open Source Software collection for Windows) is an outstanding compilation…
http://www.ttcsweb.org/osswin-cd/index.htm
My own blog (http://newsandtips.carputers.net) has many links to freebies, free software, and computer tips and tricks.
As an aside, though I am an “Ugly ‘Murrican”, my wife’s mother’s family are Ontarians. Does “Canadian by Marriage” count?
Thanks!
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