SwissArmyKnifeThe statement “You get what you pay for” I have found to be mostly true, with two exceptions, 1) freeware and 2) open source software.  With these, many times the return on zero dollar investment can be huge!

Being a very frugal person, I am always looking for deals.  I don’t like to spend money trying to do something if there is a relatively painless alternative that costs less or even better yet is free.  Being a computer nerd, I find many times, I have very specific needs for a particular technical challenge at hand.  I often think to myself, “Surely, I am not the first person to run into this,” and I quickly start a search for a tool to help me out.  I constantly am on the search for nice to have little utilities and tools, in addition to finding low cost options for family and friends who have home computers and don’t have a lot of funds to spend on software.

I found a great posting a while back over at a site called TechSupportAlert.com.  Here, they have a posting that is invaluable.  The posting is called “Best Free Utilities.”  I stumbled onto this list which they keep up to date often, way after I had already done my fair share of comparisons, and I have to say, their conclusions on many of their comparisons between utilities is spot on. 

If you have never visited this site before, check it out, you will find a few “cool” tools for your virtual toolbox you didn’t even know existed!

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