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Firewall freebie, 64-bit 'Fox

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All you owners of 64-bit Windows computers will be pleased to know that Mozilla is finally throwing your Windows PC a bone. On Friday, Mozilla announced an early-stage version of a Firefox browser compatible with 64-bit processors. The experimental build is available to anyone brave enough to test an unstable, in-development browser, though we recommend taking caution if you do. Otherwise, patience should get you a stable version of Firefox 4 with support for 64-bit PCs around November.

It's been a long time since we've seen significant change to ZoneAlarm's Firewall, but a new version of the free security app is quieter and smarter, bringing over some tools from ZoneAlarm's Internet security suite, an automatic Wi-Fi setting, and 2GB of free online storage. Even though Microsoft's own firewall noticeably improved for Windows 7, ZoneAlarm's offering is still a viable alternative.

Not to be outdone is another bit of software has joined the ranks of freeware excellence. Nitro PDF Reader is the first no-cost app to come from the Nitro family. Our verdict? It does everything you'd expect from a PDF-reader and -editor. We liked it so much, we gave it our Editor's Choice award. Take a video tour here.



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The fastest Web browser on the market, Google Chrome offers a complete browsing experience with extensions, themes, and security settings.

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Trillian Astra
Trillian's multinetwork IM client has a lot going for it, including social networking and e-mail features.

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Nitro PDF Reader (64-bit)
Nitro's new free PDF reader takes the key features that you want in a PDF reader, a familiar interface, and smooth functionality and combines them into an eminently usable program that doesn't get in between you and your documents.

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Nitro PDF Reader (32-bit)
Nitro's new free PDF reader takes the key features that you want in a PDF reader, a familiar interface, and smooth functionality and combines them into an eminently usable program that doesn't get in between you and your documents.

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ZoneAlarm Free Firewall
ZoneAlarm Firewall Free has gotten quieter and more effective, and should be considered an excellent tool for replacing the adequate default Windows firewall.

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Track your assets, check in, check out, and maintain service records.

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