Computer Links

Below are some links to some very helpful tools along with short descriptions as to what they do, and how they can help you.

    Security - To keep you Safe

• AVG Free Antivirus
  Hands down, one of the best free antivirus products out there. It uses much less resources than many paid for products, while doing as good as job if not better.
• Spybot S&D
  A great free anti-spyware product that has been around for a long time. Not only will it find and kill spyware applications, but it will also block thousands of known spyware products and malicious websites from ever infecting your system. Don't be fooled by other products with similar names - this is the real one!
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
  Available in both a free and paid for version, the free version will easily detect and clean a large number of Spyware infections from your computer
  Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware from the following sites:
  Download from Download.com
  Download from MajorGeeks.com
  Download from SecurityWonks.net
• Hijack This byTrendMicro
  a free utility which quickly scans your Windows computer to find settings that may have been changed by spyware, malware or other unwanted programs. HijackThis creates a report, or log file, with the results of the scan.
  IMPORTANT: HijackThis does not determine what is good or bad. Do not make any changes to your computer settings unless you are an expert computer user.
  Advanced users can use HijackThis to remove unwanted settings or files.

  Development - to help create

• Visual Studio Express Editions
  A great set of tools based on the Microsoft Visual Studio products. These include:

  • Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition
    the ideal tool for productively building object-oriented applications for Windows on the .NET Framework. This is a great place for beginners who want to learn the easy way to program to start.

  • Visual Web Developer
    A great free tool for designing your own web pages and web sites. Includes some great tools for building full web enabled applications.

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