Free software and productivity tools!

MailWasher – The ultimate free spam blocker. Not only is MailWasher very simple to use, it quickly sorts your spam email from your good email so you get only the email you want. One of the benefits of MailWasher is it lets you view all your email on the server before it gets to your computer. This ensures you don’t get spam, viruses and other harmful emails on to your computer, instead they are deleted off the server so you can download only the good remaining email. Office To-Go LOVES this program so much we paid for the pro version!

Free Business Directory Listing – All small businesses, home-based, WAHM, CWAHM and non-virtual assistant business listings are welcome. Please read Submission Policy.

CCleaner (from Piriform) – Freeware system-optimization, cleaning and privacy tool for Windows PCs. It removes unused files from your system – allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it’s fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware!
Note: Office To-Go recommends UNCHECKING to delete cookies and passwords so they are not deleted.

Defraggler from the company that brought you CCleaner, now offers a free defragmentation tool. It differs from other defrag tools on the market, by enabling you to quickly and simply defrag the files you want to, without having to process the whole drive. Simply run it, select the file and defragment in seconds. No more struggling with the Windows defragmentation tool!  And remember like all Piriform products, Defraggler is completely free for both corporate and individual use.
Note from OTG: If you like Piriform’s programs, please consider making a donation to support their development work!

AVG Anti-Virus Free - Available for single computer use for home and noncommercial use.

Foxit Reader – Free PDF document viewer and printer with incredible small size, breezing-fast launch speed and rich feature set. Foxit Reader supports Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7. Its core function is compatible with PDF Standard 1.7.

PrimoPDF Converter – Convert 300+ file types to PDF. Convert any file that prints to PDF, including Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX), Excel (XLS, XLSX), PowerPoint (PPT, PPTX), Visio (VSD), Publisher (PUB), WordPerfect (WPD), OpenOffice, HTML, TXT, BMP, TIFF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, and many more. 100% industry-standard PDF files. Easily create PDF files that can be opened in any PDF viewer, including Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader, and Nitro PDF Professional. Profiles include Screen, eBook, Print, Prepress, and Custom. Append PDF files. Combine each newly created PDF file into the one PDF.

Wavosaur – Free sound editor, audio editor, wav editor software for editing, processing and recording sounds, wav and mp3 files. Wavosaur has all the features to edit audio (cut, copy, paste, etc.) produce music loops, analyze, record, batch convert. Supports VST plugins, ASIO driver, multichannel wav files, real time effect processing. The program has no installer and doesn’t write in the registry. Use it as a free mp3 editor, for mastering, sound design. The Wavosaur freeware audio editor works on Windows 98, Windows XP and Windows Vista.

Format Factory – Multifunctional media converter for the nongeek.

emailSTRIPPER – Free program for cleaning the “>” and other formatting characters out of your emails. It will restore “forwarded” or “replied” emails back to their original state so they’re easier to read.

MIT Opencourseware – MIT is committed to advancing education and discovery through knowledge open to everyone. OCW shares free lecture notes, exams, and other resources from more than 1800 courses spanning MIT’s entire curriculum.

Carnegie Mellon’s Open Learning Initiative (OLI) – A collection of openly available and free online courses and course materials that enact instruction for an entire course in an online format.

Notre Dame OpenCourseWare – Free and open educational resource for faculty, students, and self-learners throughout the world.