Name: Google Pack Price: Free

Google Pack is a great program that downloads essential software for your computer and keeps them up to date for you. It is estimated that the average time for a new computer’s security to be compromised once it is connected to the internet is 12 minutes, so Google Pack should be one of the first programs to be installed on a new computer as it includes [1] Ad-Aware and a trial for an antivirus utility (but you should probably get a better one like McAfee VirusScan or AVG Free Edition).

Google Pack comes with useful programs such as Adobe Reader to read pdf files, [2] Mozilla Firefox for better web-browsing and [3] Picasa; one of the best free photo managing applications. It also includes the Google Pack Screensaver so that you can enjoy your photos.

The programs included in Google Pack can be added and removed to suit your liking. Google Pack contains an excellent selection of essential and free programs, and what’s best is that they’re free!