Tech Help!
The following programs are effective in fighting different types of malware, viruses, Trojans, etc.
Security
AVG Anti-Virus
http://www.grisoft.cz/filedir/inst/avg_free_stf_en_8_173a1373.exe
(This is an Anti-Virus Program that’s completely free, uses live-tracking, and does a daily Virus Scan)
Spybot Search & Destroy
http://fileforum.betanews.com/sendfile/1043809773/1/spybotsd152.exe
(This is an anti Spyware program that will scan your machine, AT YOUR DISCRETION, which means you have to manually run it, I’d recommend at least once every two weeks.)
AdAware
http://www.download.com/3000-8022_4-10837062.html
(This is similar to the Spybot S&D program, but it uses a different process to search through your registry to find Malware, Adware, Etc. Between the two of them you’ll be able to keep your computer running perfectly)
Mozilla Firefox
(This is an alternative browser to Internet Explorer, it will provide the use of EXTENSIONS that you can use to modify your browser to provide you with the ideal internet experience)
These are Add Ons that you should use to make the most of this experience.
· AdBlock Plus
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
(This disables Banner ads using an external database, so they don’t LOAD at all which keeps you browsing quickly without the clutter.)
· That’s really the only Add-On that I would say is necessary, the rest are located at the link below, but for the most part, they’re only aesthetic for the most part.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
Other Programs I Recommend
These are for the most part aesthetic, but very useful if you ever need to do anything involving the following
7-Zip An alternative to WinZip and Winrar, it’s completely free, and incredibly user friendly if you ever need to unzip a proprietary file like WinRAR, or WinZip, but don’t want the hassle of registering.
http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/sevenzip/7z457.exe
Utorrent
That whole Torrent thing I explained to you… This is the client program that you use to actually download the files with. So just set up the options and set your DOWNLOAD DIRECTORY where you want the files to end up. Make sure you remove files from the Queue when you’re done downloading them, and limit your upload bandwidth as uploading takes more bandwidth than Downloading.
· IsoHunt
http://www.isohunt.com/
This is the website that you’ll use to BROWSE/SEARCH for the files you want, whether they be Albums, Entire catalogs of an artist, Movies, TV Shows, Programs, really just about anything you can think of.
· Mininova
http://www.mininova.com/
Same as above, just a different site.
Object Dock
http://www.download.com/ObjectDock/3000-2341_4-10210264.html?tag=lst-0-1&cdlPid=10696248
This is the coolest program I have, and I really really like it a lot. This essentially replaces your Start Menu, and Quicklaunch menu. It provides a dock positioned wherever you want on your Screen, (Top, Bottom, Left, Right) And you can put whatever links/shortcuts/icons on there that you can think of. It’s very handy for organizing your programs, and files, and makes navigating whilst in a window very simple, and easy.