PC Tools 54
Including DVD
£5.49
(That's roughly* €6, or US$8, or Can$8, or Aus$9)
142 FREE Windows tools
The economic picture seems to be uniformly bleak at the moment and when times are hard, the last thing you want to be doing is spending money unless you really need to. Buying software for your PC can prove expensive, but there is an alternative. Whatever you need your computer for, there are almost certainly free programs to do the job.
You can protect your system from Internet threats, install a complete office suite or try out an alternative operating system, all without paying a penny. And don't think that these programs are poor relations; most freeware is every bit as good as the commercial alternatives and is compatible with popular file types.
With some tools that we're featuring for the first time and some new versions of old favourites, you're almost certain to find something in this issue that will become a fixture on your hard disk.
Original UK on sale date: 19th Feb 2009(USA on sale approx 6 weeks later; Australia on sale approx 9 weeks later)
About PC Tools: PC Tools magazine is published every six weeks. Each issue provides all the tools and knowledge you need to master a particular area of computing. Previous issues have included PC Rescue, PC Freeware, DVD Toolkit and XP Essentials.
