Best Free Software of 2010

[Wesley]

The Best Free Software of 2010 - Reviews by PC Magazine

Anti-Malware
Instant Messaging
App Launchers
Maps
Audio
Media Manager
Backup/Synch/Storage
Networking
Blogging
Office
Browsers
Operating Systems
Calendar/PIM
Printing
Conferencing/VoIP
Process Monitors
Displays
Remote Access
EmailRSS ReadersFile Transfer/Sharing
Search
File Viewers/Converters
Security/Encryption
Finance
Social Networking
Fun/Home
System Utilities
Graphics
Video

This is okay article for lab testing antivirus software:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2358764,00.asp

[jpete24]

Um....were only four months into 2010........

[Wesley]

Lots of free stuff in four months. Hey, PC Mag said so.

[drmwevr08]

Heres a place to put the question I've had for a while. What photo software does anyone recommend for free? All I would like to be able to do is crop, resize and do minor color/tint/brightness type stuff. Any other options would be a bonus. Last time I tried IIRC the paint type regular freebies had trouble with some of this. (Or I had trouble perhaps).

[mapnerd]

Heres a place to put the question I've had for a while. What photo software does anyone recommend for free? All I would like to be able to do is crop, resize and do minor color/tint/brightness type stuff. Any other options would be a bonus. Last time I tried IIRC the paint type regular freebies had trouble with some of this. (Or I had trouble perhaps).

I've heard GIMP is really good. Picasa might be all that you need as well.

[CardinalAndGold]

I've heard GIMP is really good. Picasa might be all that you need as well.

Yep, GIMP is great stuff.

[RayShimley]

Hmm the only video editing software on there is Windows Live Movie Maker. Anyone know of some good (and easy to use) freeware for editing .MOVs that doesn't require Vista or Windows 7?

[CyFever]

Heres a place to put the question I've had for a while. What photo software does anyone recommend for free? All I would like to be able to do is crop, resize and do minor color/tint/brightness type stuff. Any other options would be a bonus. Last time I tried IIRC the paint type regular freebies had trouble with some of this. (Or I had trouble perhaps).

For what you say you want to do, Picasa (or any number of other programs) would work. But I would check out GIMP as it's full featured.

[Clonehomer]

Heres a place to put the question I've had for a while. What photo software does anyone recommend for free? All I would like to be able to do is crop, resize and do minor color/tint/brightness type stuff. Any other options would be a bonus. Last time I tried IIRC the paint type regular freebies had trouble with some of this. (Or I had trouble perhaps).

I've always liked Paint.net. I've used it more for scanned document editing, but I'm sure that it would work wonders for pictures as well.