This page is aimed at helping beginners, with good, no nonsense software. Please email me if you have software or computer learning links.      There is a mountain of free software available out there. Often, i can`t resist trying new stuff but find Windows does the same thing, so 90% of it goes. Too much software can slow your computer down & create conflicts. Some will put spyware & viruses on your machine.

I use WindowsXP & can vouch for these programs with all Windows versions.

spywareblaster  www.spywareblaster.com   stops a huge number of spyware before it can get onto your computer.

adaware6.0  www.lavasoftusa.com  will remove most spyware

spybot search & destroy  www.safer-networking.org   another handy spyware remover & immuniser.

(antivirus)avg6 www.grisoft.com  a very good free program. avg7 is also very good but not free. No antivirus software is 100% reliable. AVG is amongst the best.

irfanview  www.irfanview.com  small,very handy picture viewer. Has some editing capability. Some photo album software you get with cameras create hassles when you want to edit a picture. I use irfanview to browse for pictures & photoshop or similar for editing.

personal ancestry file FamilySearchInternetGenealogyService  family tree maker.you may have to search site a little to find d`load.

google toolbar www.toolbar.google.com can do google search from any window-has very handy pop up stopper.

brothers keeper www.bkwin.net another family tree maker, could only find shareware, been told there is a free version

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