This week, I’m going to gore a few more sacred (cash) cows. 16 InfoWorld article covers this in detail.) You may or may not want to shell out shekels for Microsoft Office, but that really depends on the level of document compatibility you need and on your willingness to suffer the slings and arrows of the current OpenOffice/LibreOffice debacle. Fred Langa’s May 12 Top Story shows you how to set up and run Win7’s backup. In my previous installment, I wrote that Windows 7 owners don’t need to pay for any of these important apps:Īntivirus software: Microsoft Security Essentials is free, and for the average PC user, works just as well as the paid products - sometimes better.ĭefraggers: Windows 7 defragments your drives automatically (once a week by default), and you don’t need to lift a finger or spend a sou.īackup packages: Win7 backup isn’t particularly neat or fancy, but it covers the bases automatically and (almost always) works well. Stop following outdated advice and get with the system! It’s true: if you’ve moved up to Windows 7, there are all sorts of software that you just don’t need. TOP STORY Don't pay for software you don't need - Part 2Īfter the first article of this three-part series appeared, many of you wrote to ask: do I really not need this software?
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