There are a number of very helpful software tools out there to make me more productive at home and when I’m at work. Some of them, but not all, are free downloads. In particular I am thinking about the importance of antivirus software for my computer.

One thing to remember is that the free virus protection software programs are available only for your home computer. I’ve come to learn that the free software does the trick against the worst problems, but I need to also install additional software to protect against Trojan horses and adware. Just know that the free downloads will not give you the same protection as the full packages that are sold at a modest price.

As we all move in the direction of less and less paper at the office, it means we need to be able to work with many different file types, from a wide variety of software applications. Transfering the many kinds of document, image and data files to pdf format will be a common action.

Several companies offer products to help in the process of working with pdf files, Adobe being the primary player. If you are going to write, edit and perform other tasks, you are likely to need the Acrobat software by Adobe, although there are other choices available. Many people get by with the free Adobe Reader download when they don’t have a need to perform more involved tasks.

You will find substantial time savings by being able to work with pdf files, regardless of which software you acquire. I suspect this is only going to become more prevalent in the future.

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