AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition  is a free anti-virus program for the Microsoft Windows OS. The updates are usually small files to download and  they are also free, for the life of the version of the program. Version 7.5 is now available for Download.

CentOS  is a Linux distribution for the Enterprise. This is a free clone of a very well known U.S. distribution (Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the upstream distribution) that is not free. It is very stable and very secure. It can be used on Servers in the Enterprise or on Desktops. It is supported, for Security and Stability updates, for years. CentOS has an extremely active Mailing List and the Developers and Users are very helpful. This is the distribution we use on the Desktops in our house.

IPCop is a Linux distribution for Firewall. It is very popular and extremely well documented. Backups and Updates are very easy to do.  We are using IPCop on our oldest PC, to protect our computers (Firewall) and to provide Routing services, so our computers can all use the Internet at the same time. IPCop includes an Intrusion Detection System  called Snort.  It provides a second layer of defense right after the firewall. The PC running IPCop is running "Headless". The monitor, keyboard and mouse have been disconnected.

KNOPPIX is a bootable Live system on a CD, consisting of a representative collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a productive Linux system for the desktop, educational CD, rescue system, or  to test a PC you are considering purchasing, to see if Linux will run on that hardware. It is not necessary to install anything on a hard disk. Due to on-the-fly decompression, the CD can have up to 2 GB of executable software installed on it.

Mozilla  If you are using a Microsoft OS, we strongly recommend that you discontinue using the Internet Explorer web browser and the Outlook Express e-mail client, for security reasons. Consider using the Firefox web browser and the Thunderbird e-mail client, from Mozilla, instead. There are security issues with Firefox, as with Internet Explorer, but they are much more likely to be fixed, quickly, in Firefox.

OpenCD contains a compilation of high quality Open Source software, for Microsoft Windows boxes. You can legally install these programs on multiple boxes and you can copy the CD and give it to your friends. It also contains a mini Live Disk of  Ubuntu Linux, for Windows users who would like to see what Linux is like, without installing Linux on their computer. If you boot from the CD, it will boot into Ubuntu Linux and it will not alter anything on your computer. It is a Live Disk, a demonstration that works.

WebHostingTalk  They have extremely active forums, related to the pros and cons of various web hosting ISP's; various types of web hosting, ranging from Shared Hosting to a Dedicated Server; technical problems with web hosting hardware and software, offers from web hosting ISPs, etc.

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