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A little something extra from our friends at The PC Support Group - some tips on how to choose free software for your home business.

So, if you’re not going to use earlier recommendations in this guide or you want to search the web for other useful free software what hints and tips are there for protecting yourself?

Only select software recommended by a trusted and reputable source (such as The PC Support Group) – some free software is simply a way of putting spyware on your computer to gather information about you.

• Read the Terms & Conditions carefully – make sure you know why the software is free.
• Make sure that you don’t have to agree to providing information that the provider may sell on.
• Check that it is genuinely free for every aspect of the software you need. E.g. some free anti-virus software detects for free but costs to fix.
• Ensure that you are not agreeing to having to view pop-up adverts or anything else you may find annoying

Photo credit: Flickr user, kalandraka.

• Phil Bird
  The PC Support Group