Software you can't live without (No.4)

4) TrueCrypt (Free)

http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads

If you want to secure your work or are some sort of spy; this is most certainly the best encryption software around, with many different encryption and hash algorithms this will keep your files safe. Some encryption methods used by this program aren't even crackable by the FBI, which is excellent as it is free and can be used by any standard PC user. There are many more features to this great piece of software, for more information please visit the website above.

Software you can't live without (No.3)

3) ImgBurn (Free)

http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download

ImgBurn is an excellent piece of software; you can use it for many things: burning .iso files to a disk, burning files/folders on to a disk and even creating an .iso file from a disk. All these features in 1 program and best of all it is free! The interference is very easy to use and you will be burning backups and making iso's in no time.

Software you can't live without (No.2)

2) Windows Security Essentials (Free)

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

This anti-virus software is one of the best out there, it has fast scanning and detects viruses very quickly; and best of all it is free! There are constant updates to the virus definitions almost 3-4 a day, for a free program this is excellent. Take my word for it, you will not find a better anti-virus for a lower price than this.

Useful tech news sites:-

- www.lifehacker.com

- www.gizmodo.com

Both these site provide good and current news about technology.