I know how hard it is to keep up with the influx of new FREEWARE on the open market. I'm going to try to keep up myself, but that is time permitting. I will give you the run-down below on the best Windows and Linux Freeware and shareware that is available on the Net. With special care to the ware that I use myself on a daily basis.

October 2013: Apache OpenOffice 4.0.1 was released in Oct. Downloads now exceed 85 million. Apache OpenOffice is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.

EditPad Lite is one of my favorites. It still proves to be the best replacement for the Notepad that comes with Windows. The Professional upgrade is one I have shelled out my hard earned dollars for. Well worth the expense. These pages were made free-hand with EditPad Pro. EditPad Lite is Free for Personal use.

Gibson Reasearch Corporation is the place to go if you are worried about security and want to find freeware to patch those holes and secure your conputer. Many FREE programs that fix what ails you. In depth articles on what to beware of, as well as pointing out the errors most people make when choosing passwords. Also note, Spinrite, the industry's #1 hard drive data recovery software is NOW COMPATIBLE with NTFS, FAT, Linux, and ALL OTHER file systems! This site is well worth your time for the knowledge it provides.