Free Stuff
Free Anti-Virus.
I would recommend Norton but if you’re careful and you know what you’re doing you can use free AV products but in my opinion paid antivirus software is inexpensive and you won’t have to put up with continual pop ups.
Microsoft’s built in security has improved over the years and is now more than able to cope with home users security requirements on its own.
The key way to keep safe on the internet is to make sure your computer operating system is up to date your Antivirus up to date. Anti Viruses don’t just stop viruses attacking your computer while searching the internet but they can also stop spam, unwanted pop-ups and warn you of potential dangerous websites.
Avast Antiviru offers good virus protection, the free version could be enough to keep the everyday user safe on the internet but if you would like that extra protection or you’ve been having problems contact us for assistance.
You can also try out various paid for AV products for Norton or Bitdefender.
LibreOffice.org .
LibreOffice.org is the free alternative to Microsoft Office allowing you a fully functional cross-platfrom word processor package for no cost.
LibreOffice.org is perfect for Home users who do not want to invest in Microsoft Office and want to be able to open and create word documents.
Download OpenOffice.org: http://www.libreoffice.org/ Libre office gives full support for Micorsoft office versions prior to and including: Office 2007, Office 2010 and Office 2013 file formats with docx, pptx, xlsx file extensions and can be used on Apple, PC and Linux computers
Microsoft Office (Trial).
Microsoft Office is one of the most used word processing packages used globally from schools to businesses.
Microsoft Office comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook offering you the complete office package.
The link below allos you to take advantage of the 30 day trial offered by Microsoft allowing you to try before purchasing Microsoft Office. Don’t forget to contact Stockport Computers for our latest offers and pricing on Microsoft Office before purchasing.
Download Microsoft Office (TRIAL): Microsoft Office 365.
Free backup software Microsoft Synctoy
You can download Microsoft Syntoy here remember to choose the correct version for your computer, if you have a windws 32-bit system use the x86 version and if you have a windows 64-bit system use the x64 version.
Free graphics software from Irfanview
You can download Irfanview here, IrfanView is a very small and speedy free (for personal use) image viewer and thumbnail browser with impressive file format support and lots of extras, reviewed by PC world. Microsoft has always had tools to help edit screen dumps like the Snipping tool now replaced by Snip & Skitch.
Another free graphics tool which I have used recently is Photopea.