2. Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
Viruses aren’t the only threat to your average PC.  Malware is a prominent and growing threat to the security of the web as a whole.  Take a look at Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware software to round out your computer security programs.

3. FireFox
Let’s face it – Although it had its hay-day in the formative browser war years, Internet Explorer hasn’t quite kept up with the speed and web standards (With the exception of IE 9 to come). FireFox is a palpably quicker, W3C-compliant browser that offers a great deal of customization, plugins, and tabbed browsing. It will also run along side IE, making it easy to try on the side.

4. GIMP.
Ok, so the name isn’t exactly P.C., but GIMP (which stands for “Graphical Image Manipulation Program”) is a great free graphics program with a diverse range of features and effects. It’s a good middle ground between the limitations of the classic MS paint, and the expensive industry-leader Photoshop.

But the rewards from fostering OS projects come from simply being a part of the respective community.In open-source, the desire to contribute and improve the source code drive the development community. The support base for these sites often means that problems can be diagnosed in minutes. Bugs are generally well-known and most problems encountered are at the mercy of an abundance of resources on how to solve them.

Having an open-source framework also means that new development is expedited by good documentation, user feedback, and technical support. In contrast to proprietary systems, where you might have to rely on either one company’s technical support, or run into a lack of technical resources on a particular issue.

From an economical standpoint, Open-Source distributions and platforms are generally free, or licensed comparably cheaper than a commercially-available proprietary system. The majority of the open-source CMS platforms are free, in addition to a plethora of office suites, graphics design programs, blogs, blog applications, modules, plugins, and much more.

In conclusion, OS web design solutions can be leveraged for a variety of a company’s web and office needs. The Open Source movement should be actively encouraged and contributed to, as it will foster growth and innovation in the web community and online strata.