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Create websites and edit web pages with Coffeecup HTML Editor

Coffeecup is an affordable HTML editor with lots of useful tools

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Browse the web safely and quickly with Firefox 9

The Firefox browser is a fast, secure and flexible alternative to Internet Explorer

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Read email and news updates with Mozilla Thunderbird 9

An excellent email program that is easy to set up and use.

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Browse the web with Opera 11.60 for Windows

A fast browser with some clever tricks to help on slow connections

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Create professional-quality videos with ease

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Stay in touch with friends on Facebook, AIM, Jabber and Sip with Jitsi

This open source chat program can be used to chat with friends using text, audio or video

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Play just about any audio or video file with VLC

Play and convert music and video files on your computer

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Make free calls over the internet with the X-Lite softphone

This program can make both voice and video calls using a standard SIP account

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Make online voice and video calls with Skype

Skype can be used to make audio and video calls, share your screen and send text messages

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Get more from the web with Adobe Flash Player 11

These days a website isn't all about text and pictures. Adobe Flash Player helps you get the most out of the internet

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Store and synchronise files online with Ubuntu One

Available for Windows and mobile as well as Ubuntu, this cloud storage service offers 5GB of space with the free account

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Record and organise notes with Memonic Desktop

A handy program for keeping notes

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Synchronise and back up files online with SpiderOak

This versatile online storage utility can be used for keeping files safely backed up or for sharing with other people

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Use Google Chrome from a USB key with Chrome Portable

Use this fast web browser on the move with Google Chrome

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