Freeware goodies galore!!
Below are some major categories of freeware software such categories as Operating System, Office Suite, and Image editing.
Operating System
Linux plain and simple! What more can I say about it. Linux is the best free operating system I've been able to get my hands on thus far. Below are a couple of my favorite linux distributions:
- Ubuntu - visit the website to learn more...www.ubuntu.com
- Fedora Project - to get more information visit the website...fedoraproject.org
- openSUSE - visit the website to learn more...www.opensuse.org
For a list of other flavors of Linux that are out there visit distrowatch.com
Office Suite
When it comes to the all around office suite look no further than OpenOffice. The OpenOffice suite will take care of your word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation needs without costing you a dime. Along with the features just mentioned it can also handle your database needs. Visit www.openoffice.org to learn more about OpenOffice.
Graphics Design
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is your friend when your looking for a way to handle images. Whether you need to touchup that vacation picture or need to create a snazzy graphic for your website.
To learn more about GIMP visit www.gimp.org
Fun and Games
It can't be all work and no play! Along with the many applications there are tons of free games to get your addiction started off on the right foot.
For a list of freeware games visit...Wikipedia - List of Freeware Games
Need to run your own website?
Take a look at XAMPP from Apache Friends. XAMPP is easy to install and comes with MySQL, PHP and Perl right out of the box. They even have a protable version so you can do some testing when your out and about sort of speak.
Checkout SourceForge.net for the largest collection of Open Source software.