Top 20 Free Applications to Increase Your Productivity Part 2

8Nov2009 Filed under: Entrepreneurs, Home Business, Lists, Mompreneurs, Work Life, start a home business, work from home Author: Bikash

Continuing from the last post Top 20 Free Applications to Increase Your Productivity Part 1

Please find the next 10 free applications to improve your productivity.

Let’s see know about programs which can help you to become more productive. Please note that these are not arranged according to their importance or rating.

11. Foxit PDF Reader

Foxit PDF Reader is a small PDF reader that loads in seconds. This can be regarded as an alternative to Adobe’s slow PDF Reader.

12. FileZilla

FileZilla is a fast and reliable FTP client. It also offers several other useful features. It is a popular and free.

13. 7-Zip

You need to have file compressors so as to reduce the size of files and folders you want to attach to your e-mail and send. 7-Zip is one of the best file compressors present today. This is an Open source software. It can compress a number of different file formats.

14. Audacity

Audacity is a software for recording and editing sounds. It is open source and free. Using Audacity, you can record live audio, edit sound files, mix sounds together, and others.

15. CCleaner

CCleaner is a simple and free program. This can help you to run your computer at its peak. It removes unused files from your system, and thus frees up valuable hard disk space.

16. Skype

If you need to talk to people around the world for your business, then Skype can help you in faster communication. You can use it for your personal use or even for your business.

17. OpenOffice.org

If you hate Microsoft Office and want an alternative, then OpenOffice is there. OpenOffice is the number one open source alternative to Microsoft’s Office Suite. OpenOffice offers a word processor, spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel, web page editor, photo software and a presentation program like Microsoft Powerpoint.

18. Gmail

Well, nothing much to say what Gmail as already people know about it. This is the best email client available. It offers 2.6 GB storage, built-in Google search technology and a number of excellent features. You can create filters, see and store your e-mail messages as threaded conversations, apply labels and more. One of the fastest loading e-mail clients.

19. Better Gmail

If you want to enhance your Gmail for optimum productivity, then the Better Gmail Firefox extension can help you. Better Gmail adds a number of features, including:

Google Calendar in the folder list
Several new Gmail skins
Saved searches and
Additional macros

20. Google Calendar

Google calendar can help you to organize your personal and business life. You can set up automatic reminders for events, add important events to the calendar with a click, and use the inbuilt search tool to find out about your events.