www.mozilla.com – Home of Firefox, an alternate internet browser to Internet Explorer. Contains tab browsing and the ability to add “add-ons” like constant weather updates or a stock ticker. Also visit https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/plugins/ after installing Firefox to get the most recent plug-ins so every webpage will load completely.
www.windowsupdate.com – Even if your computer has the automatic updates turned on, it never hurts to check the Microsoft Windows update page to make sure Windows is working in the safest environment possible.
www.grisoft.com – Grisoft are the makers of our recommended antivirus, AVG. They also make a very useful and helpful antispyware software called Ewido, which you can also download from their website.
www.adobe.com – Everyone has been sent a pdf file at some time and many websites are now using them too, so Adobe Reader is a necessary piece of software. It’s free to download and will allow you to open all pdf files.
www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en – This link will take you straight to the Microsoft Downloads page where you can find updates to your Microsoft software, including Windows Media Player and Internet Explorer; as well as new Microsoft products like Windows Defender.
www.tomshardware.com – Great website for information about specific hardware. If you want to know what people think about a new motherboard, camera, or dvd player, this is the place to go.
