There’s a world of free stuff out there on the Internet. Whatever you want to do, you can find something out there that will allow you to do it, and it’s usually freeware or shareware software. That means you don’t pay anything for it, either for a trial period or forever. However, how do you know what’s good free stuff, and what’s free stuff not worth the time? After you’ve pimped your computer on the outside, turn to the experts at Computer World and their list of the best free web apps to pimp your computer on the inside.

There’s a ton of apps listed (10 pages of them), so take your time. There all new to me, too, and I use a lot of freeware on my various computers to do things like scan for viruses and run a firewall. They did mention Trillian, which is my absolutely favorite messenger service, combining AIM, MSN, Yahoo, IRC, and ICQ all in one. Once you make the decision to shift to freeware, it’s very hard to go back to the olden days of proprietary software.

Tags: freeware, free programs, productivity, customizing computers

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