Friends often ask me for computer and software advice, simply because I use both more than most people. But I am certainly an "end user," not a geek. My tools need to be easy to acquire, understand, use, and maintain. I prefer that they also be low-cost, or even free.
This collection of software tools was developed on the advice of geeks. I used to watch Call For Help before TechTV became G4TTV, abandoning its loyal computer-using audience for teen gamers -- much of this list was discovered there.

