Downloading new wallpapers, themes and games may be quite normal when you get a new computer. You can also consider downloading new software that helps your computer work well and also save your computer from risks.

Finding ways to decorate your new computer? You can enhance the performance of your computer as well as improve the working experience by installing useful software instead of stacking it up with games. To increase the running time of your computer you can get software that frees your RAM and also you can de-fragment the memory which will help it work better. This however uses a chunk of your computers memory for running.

There is a lot of software that can help you and also can be downloaded easily via the internet. For public distribution, freeware is one such software. You can download these from certain sites without needing to pay any money. The only thing that is bad about this freeware is that the functions that they provide are limited. As in a version of this freeware has only a few available features that are installed from the main program.

Shareware is also software that can be downloaded from the internet. It is quite different from freeware. These shareware programs are controlled by time and also expire after a set amount of hours it is being used. The user cannot make use of it forever, though it is provided with functional capabilities. You can renew the software after the expiry date by paying the owner a certain amount. You need to buy the software if you want to continue using it.

Now to get on with decorating your desktop. Various websites provide attractive screensavers and desktop wallpapers that can be easily downloaded. There are more than 20 available categories of wallpapers and themes that can be downloaded onto your computer. The internet can also cause harm to your computer by sending in a virus while you are downloading such things. Anti-spyware and antivirus are software that will help your computer fight against this. They act as an immune system by protecting the computer from these virus attacks or any damage that has been caused by spyware applications.

Most of the antivirus need to be purchased though they may be a few that do not need to be bought and can be used for free. Cnet and ZDnet are websites that provide you with free downloads of such software. However this software does not limit to windows based operating systems. Mac users can also download software from this site. Freeware provides you with games that can also be played online as well as those that can be downloaded. These require very less memory space for them to function and can be downloaded off the net. Software are priced nominally and it is ensured that it sully functions once it is bought. There are still many more ways to decorate your newly purchased computer. So start by decking it with software that can be useful.