AVG Virus Software - http://www.grisoft.com/

• AVG Email Scanner - checks your incoming and outgoing email for viruses
• AVG Resident Shield - checks for viruses as files are opened, executed and saved and will prevent you from opening or running an infected file
• AVG Virus Vault - a place where infected files are isolated so they cannot cause damage to your system
• AVG Control Center - provides information about the actual status of the AVG components, and allows you to access and modify their settings
• Scheduler - allows you to schedule tests and updates
• Update Manager - allows you to specify update parameters, i.e. configuration of the update files downloading process

Lockergnome - very interesting newsletters.  You learn a lot, they are an easy read - you don't fall asleep - and you pick up quite a few tech tips.  Windows, web, graphics, very useful information.  You can subscribe free at  http://www.lockergnome.com/

Tek-Tips - technical forum for almost any technology topic you can come up with.  Once you join (free) you can do keyword searches.  http://www.tek-tips.com/

DNS Stuff - test IP addresses, domain names, hostnames, etc.  http://www.dnsstuff.com/

The Google Toolbar - don't you positively hate pop-ups?!  The Google Toolbar has many neat features but the best by far is the pop-up blocker.  http://toolbar.google.com/

Xenu - a link checking software that checks Web sites for broken links, internal and external.  This program can check a site on the internet or on your hard-drive before you send it up.  Fast and easy.  It has been a real time saver.  http://home.snafu.de/tilman/xenulink.html

Color Impact- this is an excellent tool for choosing colors.  No matter what color you choose the program will give you colors that compliment your color choice.  We find it saves much time when deciding on color schemes.  http://www.tigercolor.com/