Useful Links
Clicking on a categories below will expand them to show the links. These links will take you directly to the publisher's website.
Links marked with an asterisk (*) are for websites or software that we recommend and support.
[Win] = For Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7.
[Mac] = For Apple Macintosh OS X.
[Linux] = For stable releases of current major Linux distributions.
PLEASE NOTE: All software you choose to download is installed and used at your own risk. WirOnIT will not be held liable for content on linked websites. Links featured on this page are not affiliated with WirOnIT and do not constitute an endorsement in any way.
Microsoft Security Essentials* Excellent antivirus from Microsoft [Win]
Sophos Antivirus for Macintosh* Industry-strength antivirus [Mac]
Malwarebytes* Trusted antimalware utility [Win]
ClamWin Community-supported Open Source antivirus [Win]
ClamXAV Community-supported Open Source antivirus [Mac]
Multimedia
VLC Player* Versatile Open Source media player [Win/Mac/Linux]
XBMC* Open Source media centre [Win/Mac/Linux]
Apple iTunes* Multimedia player and downloader [Win/Mac]
Perian* Format extender for QuickTime [Mac]
Adapter Video and image file converter [Mac]
Internet & Cloud
Google Chrome* Open Source-based browser from Google [Win/Mac/Linux]
Firefox* Open Source browser from Mozilla [Win/Mac/Linux]
Thunderbird* Open Source email client from Mozilla [Win/Mac/Linux]
Pidgin* Multi-platform Open Source chat client [Win/Mac/Linux]
DropBox Cloud storage solution [Win/Mac/Linux]
JoliCloud Cloud-based operating system [Win/Mac/Linux]
Productivity & Utility
LibreOffice* Open Source full office suite [Win/Mac/Linux]
MacFuse* Open Source format compatibility enhancement [Mac]
NTFS-3G* Open Source format compatibility enhancement [Mac]
CarbonCopyCloner Open Source drive backup/mirroring tool [Mac]
TeraCopy* Copy and transfer utility [Win]
VirtualBox Open Source virtualisation manager [Win/Mac/Linux]
Gaming
Steam Purchase and download premium games online [Win/Mac]
PlayOnLinux Open Source solution to allow Windows games to be run [Linux]
PlayOnMac Open Source solution to allow Windows games to be run [Mac]
Alternative Operating Systems
Linux Mint Finely tuned and highly stable version of Ubuntu Linux
Peppermint OS Fast, cloud-focused version of Ubuntu Linux
Fedora Linux Red Hat's non-enterprise Linux distribution
Ubuntu Linux Very popular Linux distribution, based on Debian
Crunchbang Linux Advanced version of Linux
Joli OS Self-contained cloud operating system based on Linux
Other useful websites
FileHippo Keep your Windows software up to date [Win]
Qualys Browser Check* Check and fix Internet security issues
Password Card* Generate very secure passwords
M-Lab Test your broadband for throttling and traffic shaping
Speedtest Test your download transfer speed
