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So Santa left a brand-new computer under the tree this year, eh? Luckyyou! If you're spending the holiday setting up a new Mac or PC, it'stime to get filled with free software cheer. While the Lifehackereditors take today off to throw back some eggnog, you can point yourclicker at a holiday feast of power tips and downloads. Trick out yournew rig with our favorite system tweaks and downloads for Windows XP,Vista, Mac, and Linux. Windows XP and Vista

  • Top 10 Free Windows Downloads
    "Our top picks of free Windows software downloads that will make your PC faster, stronger, more functional and productive."
  • Power Replacements for Built-in Windows Utilities
    "Howmany times have you wished Notepad had tabs, Paint supported layers, orWindows Explorer let you bookmark frequently used folders? Power usersneed power utilities, and Windows' default system programs barely getthe job done. Over time third-party developers have stepped up andbuilt superior replacements to programs like Notepad, Paint, WindowsExplorer, and the Command Prompt."
  • Top Windows tweaks
    "Hop in for a quick ride around Windows dialogs, tabs, menus, and toolbars to get your XP fitting like a glove."
  • Windows Vista Power Tips
    "After weeks of test-driving Windows Vista full-time, there are several tips and tweaks I wish I'd known before I started."
  • Top 10 Free Windows File Wranglers
    "WindowsExplorer and its weak band of file manipulation functions just don'tcut the mustard for people with lots of data and only a little time,but several free utilities can help out."
  • Automatically Load and Update Your Windows Systems
    "Oneof the best parts of getting a new computer for the holidays—other thanthat new computer smell—is setting up a fresh, clean system exactly howyou want it."

Mac

  • A Guide to Switching to a Mac
    "There'sno need for you to waste your precious time figuring out the minutiaeof a new operating system. To ease this transition for all of the newMac owners out there, here's a quick guide for Mac newbies making thebig switch."
  • Build Your Mac with 20 Useful Downloads
    "You've got a new Mac running a fresh Leopard install, and now you've got to load it up with all your essential software."
  • Top 10 Mac OS X Tweaks
    "MacOS X is a great operating system out of the box, but a few simplecustomizations can make it even better." Ed: This guide was writtenregarding Tiger, but most of it will still apply to Leopard.
  • Top 10 Mac Utilities
    "Thesystem utilities that add extra polish and convenience to your Mac'sworking environment. Most (but not all) of these little suckers arefree, many live in your Mac's System Preferences pane and on themenubar, and all of them greatly enhance your overall Mac experience."
  • The Complete Guide to Mac/Windows Interoperability
    "TodayMac OS and Windows can work together in harmony on the same homenetwork, sharing files and printers, mounting one another's drives andusing the same equipment, like wireless routers and USB drives."
Linux

  • Top 10 Ubuntu Applications
    "WhileUbuntu comes jacked with useful applications out of the box, there's abig selection of free, thriving Linux desktop software that matches orbetters their Windows and Mac counterparts in terms of features."
  • Power Up Your Linux Desktop With Compiz Fusion
    "Notonly can desktop decorator Compiz Fusion add eye candy to your systemthat leaves Windows and Mac users drooling on their keyboards, it canseriously boost your productivity."
  • Top 10 Gnome Desktop Tweaks
    "Thedesktop environment for many Linux users, Gnome, is fast, organized andvery easy to learn. But Gnome is also very powerful and highlycustomizable."
  • Slim Down and Speed Up Linux
    "WhileLinux is pretty efficient with a computer's resources out of the box,there are still ways you can make it run leaner and meaner on yourdesktop."

Finally, if it was a widescreen monitor that you unwrapped today, find out how to make the most of your dual monitors, and de-smudge that new glossy screen.
A merry happy day to all of you, whatever you're celebrating. Back tomorrow!

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