Software - General Internet Software
Web Browsing
Firefox Web Browser from
www.mozilla.com
provides a full featured alternative to the Internet Explorer found on
most computers. As it is not so tightly integrated into the operating
system, it is also less of a target for spyware and malware.
The Opera browser from www.opera.com is another alternative browser. It has Thumbnail prievews and a BitTorrent client.
email
Thunderbird from www.mozilla.com
can deal with POP and IMAP mail servers, News Groups and RSS Feeds. It
has intelligent spam filters and a host of other features.
File Upload / FTP
Filezilla from
filezilla.sourceforge.net/ provides easy drag-n-drop file uploads to ftp servers.