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• Trying Linux for the First Time?

  With thanks to Artem S. Tashkinov, here is a good article regarding choosing a Linux distribution which I can't really add much to.  There are other distributions besides, but these are the top 4 for home PCs - easy to install, easy to use and well stocked with tools and applications to get you going straight away.  I, personally, use a distribution called Zorin Linux, which has many nice features.

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• Avast! Free Anti-Virus

  Avast! Free Anti-Virus is a free anti-virus program available for Windows, Mac and Android.  You can install and get essential protection for e-mail programs, web sites, local software and not to mention the sandbox mode for analysing how questionable programs will run without compromising your data.
  
  A single yearly activation is required, but you don't need to give Avast! any information.
  
  Please note: It is recommended to only run a single instance of one anti-virus program, as multiple real-time protection programs running will conflict and interfere with each other, resulting in poorer protection. Manual malware scanners, however, will not interfere with this real-time scanning.

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• StartPage Search Engine

  StartPage is a non-bubbling and non-tracking secure search engine.  It won't limit search results to reflect your previous searches, bubbling the information you can access.  It also won't track your searches or sell tracking information to third-parties.

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• HowSecureIsMyPassword?

  This web site checks the security of your password, giving you an idea of how long it may take to crack the password,  The code which runs the site is open source and your password is not sent over the Internet.

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