SOFTWARE SUGGESTIONS

Google are currently offering a number of free programs here. I suggest that you use their TOOLBAR, PICASA (photo organising, displaying. printing, mailing etc.), Google Earth (amazing views of anywhere - not quite up to date) Google Chrome is a new web browser and takes some getting used to. I don't recommend Google DESKTOP as it slows down your PC. Spyware Doctor finds so many problems that I find it best to use the free version of AVG available here - don't download the "free" download of the chargeable Premium product - they hope you will click on the wrong link!

Roboform: I am very impressed with this software and now use it daily. It saves your web user names and passwords for you and fills them in at a click of a button. It will also auto-fill credit card and other details if you wish. It can also generate passwords for you. Full backup and security features are included. Click below to download a free copy (limited trial version). It only costs about £20.

Adobe Reader (which you may have already) allows to read documents with a "pdf" suffix (portable document format). Download Acrobat Reader free here:-

The latest version is very large. You may prefer to download one of the earlier versions which are available on the Adobe website.

PrimoPDF will save your documents created in your word procesor or other programs as a pdf file. Several free programs are available to do this but they add adverts to the pdf file until you buy them! One of the easiest to install and use is PrimoPDF. It's completely free and without adverts. Find it here. Some new programs offer pdf creation as an option when saving.

click on this logo to download the free trial

GroupMail is for sending bulk e-mailshots without creating lots of individual messages.

Using this program you can:-

• send highly formatted professional messages that are personalized for each of your recipientsManage an unlimited number of groups/lists with an unlimited number of recipients in each

• Test and preview messages before sending

• Use formatted text, graphics, links etc.

• Do follow-up mailings etc. etc.

• Three versions are available including a free trial (limited function) version which is suitable for testing the software.

• The "business" version now links to your MS Access™ database and can use live data!

• Click on the GroupMail logo above to take a look at the Infacta web site or download the trial version.