There are a number of useful tools available on the internet free of charge.  We've provided links to several of them below.  If you have a suggestion for a tool that you find useful when working with the portal or related technology, please send it in to us.

• Wordprocessor, Spreadsheet, Presentation, Database, etc
  Open Office
  
  
• PDF
  PDF Creator
  
  
• Anti-Spyware
  Spybot Search and Destroy
  
  
• Anti-Virus
  Avast
  
  
• Internet Browser
  Firefox
  
  
• Email
  Thunder Bird
  • Calendar Add-on
    Lightning
    
    
• File Compression (zip, rar, etc.)
  7zip
  
  
• Photo Editing
  The Gimp
  • Effect and Tools Plug-ins
    
    
• Photo Management
  Picasa 2
  
  
  
• Sound Recorder/Editor
  Audacity
  • MP3 Encoding Add-on
    Lame
    
    
• Music and Sound Management
  iTunes
  
  
• Screen Capture Recorder/Editor
  Wink
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• Project Management
  Gantt Project
• Google Apps for your domain (Domain based email and calendaring)
  www.google.com/a/smallbiz/
• Online ToDo List
  www.rememberthemilk.com
• Audio/Video Conferencing & Online Presentations
  Skype - (and for presentations use the Unyte plugin under tools | "do more")
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