Here are some software applications that are useful for accessing and using the content on this site. All of these programs have been tested by me and are fairly easy to use, and I give them my personal recommendation.

*Click on the program images to download.

Firefox 3 Web Browser

The new Firefox 3 is the best browser around, and if you are concerned about security and stability of your internet browsing, then it surely beats Internet Explorer.
There are many skins and useful plugins for Firefox, making it not just a web browser but a multi-functioning internet center. Once you try Firefox, you’ll never think of browsing the same again.
Firefox 3 Top New Features:

• Password Manager: Remember site passwords without ever seeing a pop-up.
• One-Click Bookmarking: Bookmark, search and organize Web sites quickly and easily.
• Improved Performance: View Web pages faster, using less of your computer’s memory.
• Smart Location Bar: Find the sites you love in seconds—enter a term for instant matches that make sense.
• Instant Web Site ID: Avoid online scams, unsafe transactions and forgeries with simple site identity.
• Full Zoom: See any part of a Web page, up close and readable, in seconds.
• Platform-Native Look & Feel: Browse with a Firefox that’s integrated into your computer’s operating system.

Foxit PDF Reader

I recommend Foxit for reading the eBooks on this site.
Foxit Reader is a free PDF document viewer and printer, with incredible small size (only 2.55 MB download size), breezing-fast launch speed and rich feature set. Foxit Reader supports Windows Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista. Its core function is compatible with PDF Standard 1.7.

In the past, you’ve had to download a huge PDF reader from another software company, go through a lengthy installation process and wait for an annoying splash window to disappear just to open a PDF document. Moreover, if you want to annotate a PDF document, you have to pay US$299 to buy certain software.

Now with Foxit Reader, you don’t have to endure such pain any more.

Compelling Advantages of using Foxit Reader:

• Incredibly small: The download size of Foxit Reader is only 2.55 M which is a fraction of Acrobat Reader 20 M size.
• Breezing-fast: When you run Foxit Reader, it launches instantly without any delay. You are not forced to view an annoying splash window displaying company logo, author names, etc.
• Annotation tool: Have you ever wished to annotate (or comment on) a PDF document when you are reading it? Foxit Reader allows you to draw graphics, highlight text, type text and make notes on a PDF document and then print out or save the annotated document.
• Text converter: You may convert the whole PDF document into a simple text file.
• High security and privacy: Foxit Reader highly respects the security and privacy of users and will never connect to the Internet without users’ permission. While other PDF readers often silently connect to the Internet in the background. Foxit PDF Reader does not contain any spyware.

7-Zip Archive Software

Not only is 7-Zip the highest quality archive creator and extractor for ZIP, RAR, ISO files and more, it is FREE. This open-source software is unparalleled in function and cost. Try it and you’ll see how powerful it really is.

The Main Features of 7-Zip:

• High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
• Supported formats:
  –Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
  –Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS
• For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that
  is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
• Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
• Self-extracting capability for 7z format
• Integration with Windows Shell
• Powerful File Manager
• Powerful command line version
• Plugin for FAR Manager
• Localizations for 69 languages

JetAudio 7 Multimedia Center

JetAudio 7 is the feature-packed multimedia player, converter, ripper, burner, tag editor, plus so much more.

The Main Features of JetAudio 7:

• Supports All Major File Formats
• Video Conversion
• Audio CD burning
• Recording
• Tag Editing
• Multi-channel sound ouput
• Crossfade
• Skin
• Subtitles
• Internet CD Database
• Convenient album management & Playlist
• Many Utilities
• Remote Controller
• Media Center Window
• Audio Conversion
• Audio CD Ripping
• Internet Broadcasting
• Various sound effects
• Speed Control
• Resume Playback
• Synchronized Lyric (Karaoke)
• Alarm & Timer
• Featurific Equalizer
• Superb Crystal-Clear Sound
• Toolbar mode

You can find some cool skins for JetAudio Here.