Here is a list of some Select free downloads. I will try to link all freebies to the developers site, so as to give them the credit and support.
There are many freebies that I can fill my pages with but I wish to instead be selective.
If you know of worthwhile freebies not listed let me know, and I will check them out.
Thank you, and there are more freebies on the way as I look them over.

Ultimate Paint
This paint program lets you use a blur feature and other effects. Has some limitations,but also some nice features that you can combine using both Paint programs together. When you open the page for the download, you will see various versions.....the completely freeware USA version is towards the bottom of the page.

AbiWord The Open Source, Cross-Platform Word Processor
AbiWord is a lean and fast full-featured word processor. It works on Windows and most Unix Systems. Nice Features

Diagram Creator
Dia can be used to draw many different kinds of diagrams. It currently has special objects to help draw entity relationship diagrams, UML diagrams, flowcharts, network diagrams, and simple circuits. It is also possible to add support for new shapes by writing simple XML files, using a subset of SVG to draw the shape.

The GNOME Spreadsheet
The Gnumeric spreadsheet is part of the GNOME desktop environment: a project to create a free, user friendly desktop environment. As every other component of GNOME, Gnumeric is free software It will import your existing Excel, 1-2-3, Applix, Sylk, XBase and Oleo files.

The GNOME project free and easy-to-use desktop environment for the user, as well as a powerful application framework for the software developer. GNOME is part of the GNU project, and is free software Spend time and check out the "Gnome Projects"

kid safe web browser
this software allows young Internet surfers to discover the Internet in a safe and secure environment. Furthermore, it offers activities and games to stimulate their imagination. When you first start the browser, you can customize it with your kid's name(s), favorite color and age. AmiWeb allows you to create multiple profiles for kids of different ages, each one will have a custom interface. In addition, it features a cute, talking character that guides your kid through his way on the internet. Parrents can further customize the browser by adding a selection of sites of their preference.

free Anti-Virus System
equipped with revolutionary technologies like Virus Stalker and Active Modular Core. AVG Resident Protection , AVG Email Scanner, AVG On-Demand Scanner, Scheduled Tests, Free Updates on monthly basis , Automatic Update feature Automatic Healing of infected files, Virus Vault for safe handling of infected files

FREE Fire Wall Download
Internet security. Automatically block dangerous threats - known and unknown. compatible with Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000.

Serve live web pages on your PC
Turn your PC into a powerful, file-sharing web server. BadBlue is a tiny, free download that lets you share files, serve powerful web applications (like PHP) and search other PCs