a) I like The Bat! (Windows only) but if I hadn't got work to pay for it, I'd be using Thunderbird.
b) It's been too long - I use google groups when I need to look at text and a program I don't remember to snaffle binaries. I used to use Agent, but I'm aware things have moved on.
c) Pass.
d) Firefox, with Tabbrowser Extensions (but you may not have a hundred plus tabs open at a time...)
e) Only if you can find a free one, IMV.
f) Depends on what you want it for. For general use, Ubuntu (Debian for the masses). If you want to run Windows software, another based-on-Debian but with emulation built in, Xandros (costs money).
g) Step one, what platform? Probably don't even have to offer money, CD-R blanks are so cheap.
h) Make sure you keep up to date, with both XP patches and Norton definitions. I love Sophos for anti-virus, but it's not worth paying £100 a year for if you've already got a decent checker. You need a spyware detector more.
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b) It's been too long - I use google groups when I need to look at text and a program I don't remember to snaffle binaries. I used to use Agent, but I'm aware things have moved on.
c) Pass.
d) Firefox, with Tabbrowser Extensions (but you may not have a hundred plus tabs open at a time...)
e) Only if you can find a free one, IMV.
f) Depends on what you want it for. For general use, Ubuntu (Debian for the masses). If you want to run Windows software, another based-on-Debian but with emulation built in, Xandros (costs money).
g) Step one, what platform? Probably don't even have to offer money, CD-R blanks are so cheap.
h) Make sure you keep up to date, with both XP patches and Norton definitions. I love Sophos for anti-virus, but it's not worth paying £100 a year for if you've already got a decent checker. You need a spyware detector more.