Below are some of the best online software resources that we’ve discovered, actually use and have found to be invaluable.

The best part about our list? Most are free to use and Open Source. Enjoy!

Software Resources

The Firefox Web Browser is the faster, more secure, and fully customizable way to surf the web.

• Download Firefox

Thunderbird is an open source cross-platform email and Usenet client based on Mozilla code.

• Download Thunderbird

Skype is a little piece of cross-platform software that lets you talk over the Internet to anyone in the world for free using VoIP technology.

• Download Skype

7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio. Zip/Unzip, Encrypt/Decrypt. Like WinZip but better.

• Download 7-Zip

FileZilla Client is a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface.

• Download FileZilla

Fetch is a user-friendly Mac OS X FTP/SFTP Client.

• Download Fetch

Download list last updated: December 28, 2007