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If you are in S. California and have a low income please call 211 and ask for a referral to the "LIHEAP Program".

You can apply for an Annual Government grant of a $228 credit on your Energy Bill!

In Other States the income requirements and amount paid out differ. The amount you get may vary from year to year. See: LIHEAP Program for info about YOUR State.
For Windows Security:
Software Santa recommends checking out the free security resources at Tech Support Alert and Shields Up.

Both sites offer FREE security advice and instructions!
Software Santa passes along a Warning about Windows platform software installers containing MALWARE called "Open Candy"!

His Friend "Gizmo" Richards security site Tech Support Alert first alerted him: Open Candy http://www.techsupportalert.com/freeware-forum/freeware-installation-and-usage/6838-opencandy.html?highlight=Open+Candy

Do NOT Opt in to Open Candy or ANY of its "Installation Recommendations"! http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/opencandy.com

Software Santa will remove any presents that "Offer" this new form of Spyware in their installers!
Software Santa has listings of Open Source or Free alternatives to many commercial programs!

You could save over $10,000 by trying these FREE Programs BEFORE you buy a commercial application! You do NOT need to login to get presents: just look through the categories and get whatever new software you like!
Over 3,600 Presents Posted.
If you were to TRY to Buy Equivalent
Software you would Spend over $10,000 (Easily)
You Just need to Know where on the Net these things live - then you may HELP Yourself!
Software Santa: Where Christmas is Celebrated EVERY Day!
Mapping the Best of the Open Source Trove http://sourceforge.net/directory/
Software Santa lives at the west pole! He doesn't come down through your chimney like the other Santa does: Software Santa comes down through your Cable Modem!
Software Santa has a RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Live Feed now! As presents are added you are notified ...
Software Santa has had visitors from around the world!
People from the following countries have visited:Angola, Antigua, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia (former), Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Ecuador, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Republic of Slovenia, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovak Republic, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Yemen. Santa fits down any size Modem ...
Software Santa is the Santa Claus that YOU go visit!
None of this Ninja stealth visits to Your house in the Middle of the night stuff!
You gotta come see ME 'cause I don't get out much ...
Think of this site as a Treasure Map to the Internet

with over 3,600 "X marks the Spot" X's already filled in!
All you have to do is pick a treasure and dig where indicated!
What IS "Open Source" Software?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_software
"Open-source software generally allows anybody to make a new version of the software, port it to new operating systems and processor architectures, share it with others or market it. The aim of open source is to let the product be more understandable, modifiable, duplicatable, reliable or simply accessible, while it is still marketable."
No Pop up / Pop under / or Banner Ads to nag you.
No Software Santa T-Shirts or Mugs for Sale.
No Ads by Google.
A Friend of Mine asked me (over the phone) "Won't you get in trouble for Giving this Stuff Away?" in Amazement.
I Explained to Her that Projects as GOOD as "Ubuntu" or "GIMPShop" or "Inkscape" or "Scribus" or "Font Forge" Encourage you to Post links to them: They WANT these Cool Tools to be Given AWAY to Everyone!
$50 for Quicken OR Use jGNASH for FREE
$1,900 for Matlab OR Use Scilab for FREE
$750 for QuarkXPress OR Use Scribus for FREE
$130 for Font Creator OR Use FontForge for FREE
$70 for Snapz Pro OR Use SimplyCapture for FREE
$350 for Adobe Audition OR Use Audacity for FREE
$50 for Flight Simulator OR Use Flight Gear for FREE
$250 for MindMapper 2008 or Use FreeMind for FREE
$500 for Adobe Illustrator OR Use Inkscape for FREE
$450 for Adobe Acrobat OR Use PDF Creator for FREE
$250 for Microsoft Office OR Use Open Office for FREE
$650 for Adobe Photoshop OR Use GIMPShop for FREE
$3,500 for Renderman OR Use 3Delight & Ayam for FREE

It All adds up - You COULD Save Yourself $8,900 or MORE!!!!!
You can Use the Search Function to help you find Software ....
Use the Search Term Mac to Locate Macintosh Software
Use the Search Term Wind to Locate Windows Software.
Search from the Home Page Only! If you search in a category it ONLY searches through that category!
Any Program marked is a "Santa's PICK" ...
If you type in the name of the program you want to replace you may find its replacement quickly.
It's Absolutely TRUE: you COULD make a Living as a Graphics artist/designer,
or even Manage an Entire Office, with the Power Programs listed here!
Software Santa wants to give you ONLY the Best Free GOODS!

(Santa's probably just some old crazy guy who gets a real kick
out of giving cool stuff away, like it's some nutty hobby, you know? )

There DOESN'T HAVE to be 'a Catch' every time, see?
Fly High or Race Fast!
Flight Gear is a full Flight Simulator and
TORCS is a Formula One car racing simulation
(Santa likes the GL-117 Flight Simulator better.)
What is Software Santa all about?

Public Education!

Nobody Knows what "Open Source" Software IS, Let Alone that It Exists. In Addition, Software Santa has 11 years of Bookmarks to Free Sites and Other Resources - too many to print out or email. So: he keeps giving Presents ALL YEAR Around in the Spirit of Christmas Present(s)
Software Santa has a Public comments FORUM and a RSS Live Feed!
Software Santa is a Treasure Map to the Internet!

More NEW Treasure is being dug up ALL the time so you are invited to subscribe to the RSS Live Feed or check back weekly!
This is a listing of PRESENTS ONLY - you do NOT need to login or register!
This is Just Some of the Really COOL Stuff that got dug up while mining the Internet. SOME of those SOFTWARE Programmers out there get a real kick out of giving cool stuff away, TOO!

You never heard of them: but they've got Something Cool to GIVE away!
NOW you know they Exist! More Goodies are added Frequently!

Software Santa gets the thrill of Christmas giving All the Year around.
If you found a blessing: you can't pay Santa back so ...
"Pay it Forward" instead!

Feel free to share this site with your friends,
or anyone who is about to buy software.
To Replace Photoshop: Try GIMP for FREE!
To Replace Illustrator: Try Inkscape for FREE!
To Replace Audition: Try Audacity for FREE!
To Replace Office: Try Open Office for FREE
Presents for the Poor!
No Strings Attached.
Santa is 'poor' and uses some of these things himself!
And they are nice enough to share with you!
WHY Does "Peace on Earth - Good Will to
All." Only have to be on one day a year?
This site is an answer to the question:
"If Santa Claus had a web site: what would it be like?"
Software Santa isn't a 'Business' it's a 'Pleasure'.
No money is being made with this web site and there is NO Advertising!
Stick this link in your Feedburner: RSS Live Feed
Once you know this site is here: All you need to do is collect a bunch of presents!
Santa doesn't come down your chimney anymore: he teleports in through your modem now!
People from 73 (or more) countries
have visited Software Santa so far.
Software Santa made this list of resources to help HIM keep track of all the great free treasure he finds on the internet.
There is nothing for sale and no need for advertising. The REAL Santa Claus provides Software Santa with free hosting, so, no advertising!
Software Santa is not getting paid by any of these sites for linking to them. And he doesn't care if you paw through this list, and find stuff you didn't know existed - but needed.
If you find something you like: Please "Pay-it-Forward" and share this site with your friends.
Administrators Notice:
As of August 6th 2010 All External Links are now WOT (Web of Trust) rated! Next to any external link will be a small colored icon showing how safe other internet users think that site IS!
Web of Trust: http://www.mywot.com/
Links that have No Icon, or a Green Icon After the link are safe to visit.
If you see a Yellow or Red icon after any link on this site: you shouldn't surf to it: It isn't safe. I will promptly REMOVE any links I find with Yellow or Red Icons next to them!
Links with NO Rating bubble next to them are links to topics on this domain.
With best regards,
Software Santa
Forum Administrator
Software Santa's site is a free treasure map to the internet. It is just a listing of thousands of FREE items or resources.
(Software Santa is an IT expert, with too many useful links to remember them all.
He made this list for his personal reference. But you may dig through it if you wish.)
He doesn’t need to distribute mal-ware, or advertise, to himself: so the list is as squeaky clean as he can make it!
Software Santa says he doesn't mind that he finds all this great stuff over at Tech Support Alert http://www.techsupportalert.com/ and drags it back over here. He has made good suggestions to them, for inclusion in their lists, so it goes both ways.
Software Santa freely admits he stands on the shoulders of Giants like Gizmo & Staff at TechSupportAlert, or the folks at Softpedia, or all the busy coders over at SourceForge - and offers his thanks, and bug reports, and occasional donations.

FREE and/or Open Source Software!
	Audio / Video / Media Players and Utilities FREE Multimedia Players for Audio or Video Files. Also find Editing or Ripping Software here.	290 Posts 288 Topics	Last post by Software Santa in Meteorite is a MKV / Mat... on April 24, 2013, 10:10:51 PM
	Child Boards: A/V Media applications for Macintosh, A/V Media applications for Windows
	Educational Sites and Programs FREE Educational Software and Links to Online Learning Sites.	365 Posts 365 Topics	Last post by Software Santa in Fedena is a free & web b... on May 15, 2013, 07:52:45 PM
	Child Boards: Children's Corner, E-Library, Educational Programs for Macintosh, Educational Programs for Windows, Teacher's Treats
	Free Games Here there be all manner of FREE Games!	897 Posts 896 Topics	Last post by Software Santa in Tux Kart is the Original... on Yesterday at 07:28:30 PM
	Child Boards: Adventure and Battle and Shoot-'em-up Games, Arcade Games and Simulators and Emulators, Board Games, Card Games, Puzzle Games, Games for Macintosh users, Games for Windows users
	Graphics Creation and Editing FREE Tools for Creating and Working with Images!	254 Posts 254 Topics	Last post by Software Santa in photoColoring is a tool ... on May 18, 2013, 08:26:11 PM
	Child Boards: Graphics Applications for Macintosh, Graphics Applications for Windows
	Internet Related FREE Internet Applications	356 Posts 356 Topics	Last post by Software Santa in QuiteRSS is a RSS/Atom f... on May 04, 2013, 10:20:16 PM
	Child Boards: Internet Applications for Macintosh, Internet Applications for Windows, Internet Browsers and Accessories, Internet Security
	Office/Productivity FREE Tools you could run your Business with!	391 Posts 391 Topics	Last post by Software Santa in JStencilReport (or Java ... on Yesterday at 09:04:45 AM
	Child Boards: Office/Productivity Applications for Macintosh, Office/Productivity Applications for Windows
	System Repair and Other Utilities The Tools you need to keep your System Running Smoothly - and Other Utility Programs	303 Posts 303 Topics	Last post by Software Santa in Llama Alarm Clock is a S... on May 14, 2013, 06:41:49 AM
	Child Boards: Macintosh X Only Utilities, Windows Repair and Systems Utilities
	What is it? Free Applications Worthy of Space (but hard to put in a given place).	168 Posts 167 Topics	Last post by Software Santa in BlueBrick is Train layou... on May 17, 2013, 10:57:18 PM

Stocking Stuffers
	Free Resources Neat Items I've found just Laying about out there ...	321 Posts 296 Topics	Last post by Software Santa in Audiko offers you a free... on April 13, 2013, 10:10:35 AM
	Child Boards: Media and Web Site Creation resources, Mobile Devices Delights, Money and Business Matters, Health and Privacy and Safety Resources, Search and Info Resources, Security Sites
	Holiday Applications Seasonal Games and Toys	43 Posts 43 Topics	Last post by Software Santa in Pacaman Christmas Editio... on December 25, 2011, 03:17:28 AM
	Child Boards: Christmas Town, Valentine's Day Goodies, Halloween Land

You Be Santa
	You be Santa now ... It's your turn to exercise the spirit of Christmas on an everyday basis!	36 Posts 36 Topics	Last post by Software Santa in The Diabetes Site is one... on April 13, 2013, 08:32:07 PM