Dan's Top 10 Useful Freeware Picks of 2009

10 - baby smash!     Baby-proof your computer - As your youngster "smashes" the keyboard, colored shapes, letters and numbers appear on the screen

9 - YCopy    Great file copier from one drive to another

8 - Linux Mint       A free, alternate operating system.  One of the most user-friendly Linux distributions available.

7 - SpywareBlaster   Block the installation of spyware and unwanted software

6 - Smart Defrag     Free, fast hard disk defragmentation and optimization

5 - PrimoPDF     Make a PDF from anywhere you can print! - print to PDF.

4 - CCleaner     System optimization tool - "Crap Cleaner"

3 - Firefox       The premier web browser alternative to Internet Explorer

2 - OpenOffice    FREE Office Suite. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access compatible

1 - WOT     Web of Trust.  Free Internet security addon for your browser.  Warns you about risky websites.