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AVG: Free anti-virus software
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php

Adobe Reader
Adobe Reader® software lets you view and print Adobe PDF files http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Multimedia players
These two products enable you to play a large variety multimedia of formats on your machines
QuickTime
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/products/qt/
Real Player
http://uk.real.com/freeplayer_r1p.html?try=2nd

Macromedia Shockwave and Flash
These two products are plug-ins which means that they give extra multimedia ability to be played or used on your standard Internet Explorer platform
Shockwave
http://sdc.shockwave.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=Shockwave&Lang=English&P5_Language=English
Flash Player
http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&Lang=English&P5_Language=English

File Compression software
These two products enable you compress and decompress files and folders. Excellent for when you need to send large documents over the internet or saving space on your hard drive
PKZiP
http://www.pkzip.com/products/free_eval.html
WinZip
http://www.winzip.com/ddchomea.htm

Other Free software sites
DownLoad.Com
http://download.com.com/2001-20_4-0.html?tag=tab
Absolutely Freebies
http://www.absolutelyfreebies.com/

Product reviews
Looking to the best products available or the ones to avoid, try these PC Pro links below
The A list of products available today
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/reviews_alist.php
Product reviews and ratings of the past
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/archive.php

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