I've always been a huge proponent of being responsible for securing your own computer. Granted, not everyone is savvy about Internet and computer security but it should be drilled into everyone buying a computer that installing an antivirus, firewall, and spyware protection is like putting a lock on your home. It is that basic.

Google's just made a ton of great software free for everyone. You can download a free Norton Antivirus program, Ad-Aware, Picasa, and many more very useful and peer-reviewed programs. Go get them now.

While this post is sponsored, the author had already previously downloaded and highly lauded the freebies Google made available. She strongly urges all computer users to put a lock on that gate already.

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