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TR Community tip: Top three free software programs

TechRepublic’s moderator, Tammy Cavadias, lists three of her top favorite free software programs. Join this discussion thread to add your favorites to the list!

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Sonja Thompson
Sonja Thompson
Jun 3, 2009
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This tip was provided by TechRepublic’s moderator Tammy Cavadias.

With the current state of the economy, who couldn’t use a few geeky “freebies?” Here are three of my top favorite programs for Windows (Mac versions are also listed if offered):

  1. OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 (Windows): Open-source office productivity suite.
  2. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.5.339 (Windows): Protect your computer from viruses and malicious programs.
  3. Picasa 3.1 Build 71.43 (Windows): Organize, edit, and share pictures locally or online.

What are your favorite “free” software programs? Chime in the discussion thread, and let us know!

And if you have your own TR Community tip, please send it to trol@techrepublic.com so that we can feature in the TR Out Loud blog.

Sonja Thompson

My name is Sonja Thompson. I've worked for TechRepublic since October of 1999, starting with the enewsletter team, then with the Premium Products group (creating books and CDs), as well as programming some of the elements on the site. After leading the Tech News team on TR, I jumped at the opportunity to switch gears and try my hand at video editing, podcasts, and other forms of multimedia on the site. I'm currently the host of the Smartphones blog, plus I edit the TR Dojo video series. \ \ I graduated from the University of Louisville. Since then, I've also completed several technology related courses from SmartPlanet. My goal is to learn about the TR community, interact with members on the site, and hopefully encourage more people to participate - and more often.