Free Softwares Online

I posted a similar article last year about free sofwares online that you can download.  Why get or even buy pirated softwares when you can get it online for free?

I am slowly shifting from pirated to original softwares and I hope you guys do the same.

Here are some free original softwares that you can download online without spending a centavo.

1.  Open Office or Libre Office.

These two free softwares are your answer to the expensive Microsoft Office.  I already tried Open Office and it works well.  Open Office has Writer similar to MS Word, Calc similar to MS Excel, Impress similar to Powerpoint and more.  Of course Open Office is not entirely the same with MS Office.  There are some differences but you can easily go around it.  In Open Office, you can save files and make it compatible to MS Office softwares.  No need to worry that MS Office could not read files done in Open Office.

2.  Avast or AVG

Your answer to the expensive anti-virus softwares.  The Avast Home Edition is free for download online.  Avast and AVG is among the most popularly downloaded anti-virus and internet security suite software in Android phones.

3.  Paint.NET

This is a free alternative to Adobe Photoshop or Corel Draw.  I haven't tried it but it is promising.

4.  VLC Media Player

Looking for a free media player? VLC is a good alternative.  Plays most types of video files.

For more information, read this article at
http://ph.yahoo.matchmove.com/news/article/10-essential-free-software-every-new-computer-should-have

Anti-Piracy Software Drive in Cagayan de Oro

This week, the Pilipinas Anti-Piracy Team (PAPT) will be conducting inspections of establishments in Cagayan de Oro City, whether they are using legitimate or pirated softwares.  Though this does not really concern me since my laptop has a genuine Windows OS and I purchased my Norton software online.  There are several softwares online in which you can download and use for free.  Here are some as suggested by other websites.

1.  Ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/) - is a Linux Operating System which can be downloaded and used for free.  I was quite surprised when Ubuntu-Linux was being sold in pirated software shops in Cagayan de Oro.  If it is free, I do not think you should be selling it.

2.  Avast (http://www.avast.com/index) - is an anti-virus software which is sufficient for the average user.  You can download the software for free in their website.

3.  AVG (http://www.freeavg.com/) - is another anti-virus software free for download and use.  They also have an anti-virus software for smartphones, of course for free.

4.  Libre Office (http://www.libreoffice.org/) - is an alternative to the MS Office software.  It has a complete set of softwares similar to the MS Office.  Libre Office can open existing MS Word, Powerpoint and even MS Excel files.

5.  Open Office (http://www.openoffice.org/) - is another alternative to MS Office software.  This is more popular and known than Libre Office.  Again Open Office has a complete set of softwares similar to the MS Office.  It can also open existing MS Word, MS Excel, Powerpoint and others.  You can even save the Open Office files to MS Office format.

If you have other suggestions, post your comment here.  Thanks!

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