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Open Source (free) Software

Word Processing / Office Suites

open office OpenOffice.org

Big, full featured suite of tools for word processing and spreadsheets. Can also open and save MS office based documents. Worth the Download!
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Graphics / Photo Editing

paint.net Paint.NET

Great graphics editing package. Easy to use, but also has advanced features for those looking to try more advanced image editing.
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FTP

filezilla Filezilla

FTP program, can be used with PCNA webhosting.
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Utilities / Interesting software

 

Google Earth

Awesome Application.  Worth checking out.

from google: Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain,
3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean.
You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with others.

7-Zip 7-Zip  File archiver.
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DVD Copy / Video Conversion

media coder Media Coder

Great tool for ripping CDs, DVDs, etc and converting between tons of video formats

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If Needed for pop3 email accounts

E-mail

thunderbird Mozilla Thunderbird

Easy To install Mail application, with much more useful features then the default Mail clients installed on Windows and Apple PCs. 
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