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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2401866,00.asp?google_editors_picks=true
The Best Free Software of 2011
Got Windows? These 208 free products are yours to download and install to help you with just about any computing job you can imagine.

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The list is primarily productivity apps for Windows users (mainly Vista and Windows 7, with some XP tools)—the kind you download and install to your hard drive. However, we make frequent note of other places the apps can run:

Mac: Indicates there's a free version that also works on MacOS (Check out our Best Free Mac Software 2010 for a more comprehensive list.)
Linux: Indicates that a version is available for the various distros of the free operating system.
Web: Indicates that the app has a complimentary version online. (We'll be bringing you a Best Free Web Apps story soon.)
Mobile: This means there's a version for a smartphone. (Want more phone apps? See our Top 100 Free Apps for Your Phone 2010 story.)
Portable: This denotes that you can put the app on a USB drive and run it on a Windows computer without having to do a full installation. You can find out more about them at PortableApps.com.
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Thanks Muffy.  Moving back up the threads for others.