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This week a look back at the top free software titles for 2008, all available for you to download and have fun!
Adobe Reader http://www.adobe.com/ Windows | MacOS | Linux | Mobile This simplest of Adobe's PDF programs lets you do just about anything PDF-related (besides create new ones), including online collaboration. It includes a host of features to aid users with disabilities. AIM  http://www.aim.com/ Windows | MacOS | Linux | Web One of the most widely used pieces of free software ever, AOL Instant Messenger offers a ton of capabilities. Audacity  audacity.sourceforge.net Windows | MacOS | Linux Whether you're recording or editing, Audacity is all about audio in practically any format. Firefox http://www.mozilla.com/ Windows | MacOS | Linux This PC Mag Editors' Choice Web browser has been on top of the heap since version 1.5 came out in late 2005 GIMP http://www.gimp.org/ Windows | MacOS | Linux The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) does most of what Photoshop does; the Gimpshop project (plasticbugs.com) even makes it look like Photoshop. iTunes www.apple.com/itunes Windows | MacOSWhen you're attached to the top media player in the land (iPod), success is a given. iTunes continues to build sales and refine its organization of songs, video, games, podcasts, and more. OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org/ Windows | MacOS | Linux You can spend a lot for Microsoft Office or nothing for this suite with full-function word processor, spreadsheet, database, presentations, even an equations editor. We now ship this suite of programs as our ‘office software of choice’. It has some cool features you don’t find in MS Office! Skype http://www.skype.com/ Windows | MacOS | Linux You'll pay to call regular phones, but if you sign up all your friends, Skype provides easy (and even international) calls and video-conferencing for nothing. We use it for international conferences with our POS software developer. Thunderbird www.mozilla.com/thunderbird Windows | MacOS | Linux Mozilla's no-cost e-mail alternative is extensible, fast, and easy to master. And a wealth of free add-ons means there's not much this program won't do, from calendars to encryption.
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition  free.grisoft.com Windows Its control ce
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