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Arizona Alliance of Computer Clubs



Useful Websites and Products
April 2009

Web Tour is a monthly feature where we travel the internet to find interesting sites and programs. Web Tour appears in the group's newsletter as well as here on our website. Just click the links below to visit the sites.

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Freeware Essentials

This month we provide some excellent programs that provide the 'must have' features your PC deserves, and they are all free!

Firefox Web Browser
The latest security and stability release

Thunderbird Email Program
Includes intelligent spam filters, powerful search, and customizable views

OpenOffice.org Office Suite
This complete all-in-one office suite contains all that is needed for a productive day at the office, featuring word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases, and more

Media Player VLC
This is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols

Infrarecorder CD/DVD Burning Software
Infrarecorder is a burning solution for Microsoft Windows, offering a wide range of powerful features, all through an easy-to-use application interface with Windows Explorer integration

The Gimp Photo Image Shop
An image manipulation program with a new GUI (graphical user interface) that makes it easier to use

GnuCash Financial Accounting
Complete personal and small-business financial accounting software

Audacity Audio Recorder
Multi-track audio recorder and editor

Advanced SystemCare Free Registry and File Cleaner
Help protect, repair, clean, and optimize your PC

7-Zip Compression Tool
7-Zip is fast, efficient, and free

Remember

All of the Web Tour sites in the newsletter are archived and instantly available right here on our website. Don't waste time-consuming typing of the site addresses. Just click, and you are there.

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