• 4 virtually free issues of Timeout Magazine
Time Out provides you with all the information and inspiration you need to make the most of living in London. It normally costs £3.25 to buy 1 issue at the news stand. But for a limited time, with this offer, you get not just 1 but 4 issues with free delivery, for a total of just £1. This is so cheap that it's virtually free as far as we're concerned, since the £1 is just a token payment. But we're not sure if the offer will last that long so be quick.
• Groupon - unbeatable deals in your city every day
Sign up with Groupon MyCityDeal to get a great deal in your city at an unbeatable price every day. Previous deals have included: watch any film at Cineworld for just £1, get a £10 Wagamama gift card for just £5, get £20 worth of photo, canvas, acrylics, photobooks and other printing services at posterXXL for just £3. They regularly have everything from 2 for 1 at exclusive restaurants, and discounted treatments at health spas.
• Spybot - Search & Destroy Anti-Spyware
Spybot - Search & Destroy effectively detects and removes spyware from your PC. Recommended by PCWorld and PCMag.com
• Free avast! Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware
Thanks to Davetom for this one. avast! antivirus Home Edition is free of charge for non-commercial & home use. It also comes with anti-spyware & anti-rootkit protection for Windows, which are typically available only in the paid versions of many antivirus products.
Thanks to Clair Felton for this one: "This is a free version of the AVG antivirus software. It detected over 5000 infected files in my PC that other software (I mention no names) failed to notice. AVG automatically disinfects the infected files, and of the 5000 there were only 4 which it could not disinfect which then had to be deleted. All in all the best piece of freeware for a long time!"
ZoneAlarm Free Firewall blocks hackers from infiltrating your home PC by hiding your computer from unsolicited network traffic. By detecting and preventing intrusions, ZoneAlarm Free Firewall keeps your PC free from viruses that slow down performance, and spyware that steals your personal information, passwords, and financial data.
They're all free, there's squillions of them to choose from, and they make your desktop look jazzy.
Mozilla's Firefox web browser empowers you to browse faster, more safely and more efficiently than with any other browser. Many hundreds of millions of people have already switched away from Internet Explorer to Firefox. Definitely the best browser in our opinion, also because of the huge number of extensions available that add functionality to the core browser.
Mozilla's Thunderbird is a free email application that's easy to set up and customize - and it's loaded with great features. In our view it is far and away the best email client out there for Windows users.
• Trend Micro Online Virus Scan
Trend Micro has some cool, free, online security tools. HouseCall is a free online virus scanner that supports multiple Operating Systems and multiple Browser architectures. Thanks to Jonny Dangerous for this one.
• Free Symantec Online Security Check
Get a free online Security Check and/or Virus Scan for your Windows PC from Symantec. Works with Internet Explorer only.
• Free Painting and Retouch Software
Pixia is the English version of a famous Japanese painting and retouch software for full color graphics. It supports mask, layer and many other editing functions. Its user-friendly interface is suitable for beginners as well as experts. Thanks to Clair for this one.