Productivity and Creativity

Productivity and Creativity
01.Adobe
Expansive selection of top-tier development and creativity applications. 
02.Audacity
Free, easy-to-use audio editor with robust recording, editing, and conversion tools. 
03.FastStone
Free image browser, converter, and editor with outstanding red-eye removal. 
04.GIMP
Free open source software for drawing, photo retouching, and image authoring. 
05.Google Docs
Create and share online documents, forms, presentations, and spreadsheets. 
06.Microsoft Office
Leading, de facto standard productivity suite from Microsoft. 
07.Open Office
Apache open-source productivity suite sponsored by Sun Microsystems. 
08.TechSmith
Inexpensive, easy-to-use screen capture and recording software. 
09.Thinkfree
Online platform for document storage and collaboration. 
10.ZOHO
Provider of free online productivity and collaboration apps. 
Personal Organization

11.Evernote
Index and search text, images, and media clipped from local documents and the Web. 
12.Zotero
Firefox extension for collecting, managing, and citing resources. 
Web Browsers

13.Chrome
Leading broswer by Google with a minimalist design and many free extensions. 
14.Internet Explorer
Classic web browser from Microsoft. 
15.Firefix
Popular browser with thousands of available add-ons. Developed by Mozilla. 
16.Opera
Feature-rich browser with tightly integrated web services. 
17.Safari
Default browser on Apple platforms with a very simple user interface. 
Security

18.Ad-Aware
Free anti-malware software from Lavasoft. 
19.avast! Antivirus
Free antivirus and anti-malware program from Czech-based ALWIL Software. 
20.AVG Free Anti-Virus
Free antivirus and anti-spyware security software for Windows. 
21.Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Outstanding, free anti-malware software with a very small installation footprint. 
22.Microsoft Security Essentials
Free, real-time security software for Microsoft Windows. 
23.Norton Internet Security
Best-in-class among subscription-based comprehensive security packages.