OK, so I’m a geek. I admit it. Heck, I wear it like a badge of honor. With that said, I don’t have the money to purchase all of the software to do all of the fun things I want to do with the little free time that I have to play around on my home PC. So, as so many do I turned to alternate (cough peer-to-peer cough) sources of software. I was able to locate and install just about any software that I wanted. However, things like viruses, spy-ware, and subscriptions became a bit of a hassle.
Search, download, install, curse the lack of working serials, uninstall, search some more.
It was such a frustrating circle that I have decided to exit the loop. No more searching for the latest, greatest software in the backrooms of the internet hoping I didn’t get busted for pirating. I’ve decided to go legit. What I have decided to do is to create a fully-functioning PC that runs only cost-free, spy-ware-free, virus-free software. The only exception to this rule being the operating system. I don’t really have the time or desire to become proficient enough in Linux to replace my home PC. At least not yet.
Along with the search for the best freeware tools I am going to blog each step of the way. I hope to have a good review of each product I decide to include in the mix along with the links so that you can download it yourself. At the same time, I hope that you will suggest some tools that I may not have run across on my own.
Well, happy reading and I look forward to your comments.
