During episode 10 of the SimonSezIT Tech Show podcast, I offer additional money saving tips - call it our recession buster Podcast part 2. Why pay for “name brand” software applications when millions are using free and viable alternatives? Great free applications discussed during this podcast include:

The GIMP
Inkscape
IrfanView
Try searching AlternativeTo for suggestions and rankings of alternative software for Mac, Windows and even Linux.
Consider resurrecting that computer you are about to recycle. These are great utilities:
CCleaner
Glary Utilities
Check out the SimonSezIT.com video tutorial on how to Defrag your hard drive using Windows Vista’s defrag utility: Video
Another video tutorial by Simon explaining how to run Linux on your Windows PC: Video
You may have money or other unclaimed property waiting for you. Check your state for unclaimed property:
http://hotbutteredit.com/free-stuff/claim-your-cash-and-other-unclaimed-property/63
LogMeIn
Zoho is another alternative to Microsoft Office

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