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By CNET staff and Gregg Keizer
(6/22/00)
Free! Free! Free!
As any marketer will tell you, we all love free stuff. And the Internet is the best source of free stuff we know. You could spend the rest of your life downloading free software--games, graphics, fonts, sounds, videos, and anything else you might want to make your computer cooler, faster, prettier, and more fun. But first, you've gotta know how to download.
Luckily, downloading is easy to learn. The process varies, depending on the type of computer you use, which operating system it runs, what software you use to access the World Wide Web, and how the download itself is packaged. But overall, it's pretty straightforward--just a five-step process:
1. Make a special download directory.
2. Find and download software.
3. Decompress your downloads.
4. Install the software.
5. Clean up your directory.
After you've mastered the art of downloading, we'll show you how to find, handle, and work with your newly acquired files. Stick with us to get more fun and productivity out of your computer.
Gregg Keizer is a frequent CNET contributor. Got a comment or a question? Send us a line.
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