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It is a well kept secret that there is a wealth of well written, highly respected software available for download over the Internet and all for free!
Bertha Guides are a series of booklets showing which of this free software is worth using, where to find it, how to install it and how to start using it.
All the programs have been tested and are safe to install (no viruses etc), they are easy to use and do the job they are meant to. Not all the software listed below have a Bertha Guide available at the moment - the Bear is typing as fast as possible!
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Without having a Guide to refer to it is highly likely that most computer users will either fail to set this up correctly or will lose some functions within the program |
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Experienced computer users should be OK without having a Guide to help them |
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Everyone should be able to install and use this program without referring to a Guide |
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What version of Windows? |
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This free guide shows how to find the specification of your computer, an essential for installing programs. Click on the link to download. |
| KeePass |
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KeePass lets you use one master password to access all your secret details, from login details to e-mail passwords and will even log you in automatically onto web sites you use. No more tedious filling in of usernames and .........! |
| OpenOffice.org |
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OpenOffice.org is the free alternative to the usual Microsoft Office package. With a list price starting at £100 for Office this is the one free program everyone will find useful. |
| Windows Family Safety |
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Keep you children safe on line with this free offering from Microsoft. Set up is fairly lengthy (just like all parental control programs) and will require some detailed negotiation with your children before you're finished! |
| Picasa 3 |
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Manage and edit all those digital photos which seem to spread throughout everyone's computer. You can even do something with all your masterpieces - from printing, making collages and movies to publishing on the Internet. |
| AVG Free |
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THE free anti-virus software, proven by literally millions of users to be reliable with almost no impact on the speed of your computer. |
| AdAware |
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One of the leading free anti-spyware programs designed to keep those nagging non-virus programs at bay. |
| Windows Live Mail |
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The replacement for Microsoft's Outlook Express. Live Mail offers much more than just e-mail, keep track of your social life with the built in diary and who's who via the contacts database. |
| Scribus |
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Desktop publishing at its best. Posters, booklets, leaflets of all sorts have never been easier to produce. |
| System restore |
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Ever done something to your computer only to find it is now sulking big time? System restore lets you reset everything to how it was before making those "improvements". |
| Cobian backup |
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We all know it is essential to back up those valuable files just in case the computer breaks down, gets stolen or just stops working for no apparent reason. Cobian automates everything so you will never lose anything again. |
| DVD Flick |
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Made a movie of all your holiday snaps (see Picasa)? With DVD Flick you can make a DVD to show Auntie Ethel on her TV, revenge for that home made wooly jumper she gave you for Christmas perhaps? |
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Be sure to read the notes on which can be found here before installing any program.
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