Software recs

Now, since I have a spare moment of internet time I'll take advantage of it by recommending two pieces of software.
As you can expect, they are free and Open Source.

1) ClamAV. Antivirus. Primarily intended for *nix-like system (for example, linux) it's been ported to several other OS's. You can find versions for Windoze and MacOSX. Even if you know your OS doesn't attract scumware, it's always a good idea to have an anti-virus around, since the fact that said scumware does not affect your system does not necessarily imply that you aren't spreading it to your friends without knowing.

2) Abiword. Word Processor. Lately I've found myself using Abiword a lot more than OO's writer. Perhaps that's because I find Abiword to be lighter and load faster. Available for Windoze, MacOSX and several GNU/Linux distributions, this is the kind of application that one generally overlooks at first. For those of you who do a great deal of writing and want a nice application that shows documents right, loads fast and comes with "can't-do-without" features such as spellchecking; this is a must have/must try.

In other news... Did you hear Microsoft is going to buy Claria?
Claria (formerly known as Gator) is a well-known spyware/adware provider.
Didn't I tell you already that Windows IS a virus? Geez... I bet they are going to embedd the spyware inside longhorn... XDDD Are you still going to pay to get spammed? Or are you ready to make the switch?

Now, yeah, gotta get myself a cigarette and go to sleep.