Does your command center have the essentials??

Yes, its your computer I am referring to. I have often seen people buy the most expensive computers in the market at that time. They believe that it would help them do more tasks and last longer before being outdated. Well, I don't believe that is entirely true. On an average any computer is new only for three months. After three months there is always a new processor or higher ram or even better graphics card. I guess then what really matters is what your computer can do or rather what is its functionality; Obviously assuming the fact that those functionalities are hardware independent. There are always a small bunch of functionality that one would always expect his computer to do. Let me name a few...

1. Access the web and use its various elements like email or chat or telephony
2. Draft documents
3. Keep their computer safe from malicious programs
4. Gather and organize pictures
5. Listen music and watch movies

I am sure a lot of you accomplish all this in one way or the other. But this is for the few that don't, here is what you can do; Try Google Pack, it has the most basic essentials that are required. This is what you get when u download and install Google Pack...

• Google Earth (Zoom from space to street level — tour the world)
• Norton Security Scan (Detects and eliminates viruses and internet worms)
• Google Desktop (Find all your email, files, web history, and more)
• Firefox with Google Toolbar (Browse the web quickly and securely)
• Adobe Reader (View, print, and search PDF files via a redesigned interface)
• Skype (Make free voice and video calls to anyone else on Skype)
• StarOffice (Word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and more; also includes Java™)
• Google Toolbar for IE (Search from any web page and autofill forms; Block annoying pop-ups)
• Spyware Doctor (Detects and removes spyware, adware, trojans and keyloggers)
• Picasa (Find, edit, and share your photos in seconds)
• Google Photos Screensaver (Display photos from your PC and photo sharing sites)
• Google Talk (Connect with your friends via IM or free voice calls)
• RealPlayer (Play popular media formats, organize music and videos)

Well although I am not such a big fan of the Google Pack but recently I understood how important it is have something on similar lines. My aunt wanted to watch one of her documented videos, her XP have nothing but a standard installation, it took a mind boggling 3 minutes 18 secs for her PC to boot (as compared to 26 seconds on my uBuntu box). I was her all time favorite computer mechanic. It was so sure her computer was stuffed with malware and trojans; And I was imagining my task list...

1. Need some antivirus
2. Have to shift to Firefox
3. Needed something for communication

Luckily all of this could be covered by a single Google Pack installation. Moral of the story, although not my favorite but Google Pack can save you some time but if you are old school like many(including me) then you wouldn't really need this product.

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