Suggested Software for Windows
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Productivity |
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|---|---|---|
| Name | Type | Description |
| OpenOffice.org | Free/Open Source | Free Office Suite |
| AbiWord | Freeware | Alternative to Microsoft Word |
| Notepad2 | Freeware | New and improved Notepad! |
| Paint.Net | Freeware | A free painting program. Even has the ability to do layers! |
| ConTEXT | Freeware | Text editor for programmers |
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Internet |
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| Name | Type | Description |
| Firefox | Freeware | Web browser from Mozilla |
| Safari | Freeware | Web browser from Apple, Inc. |
| Thunderbird | Freeware | POP/IMAP Email Client from Mozilla |
| Pidgin | Freeware | Instant Messaging Client. Incorporates Aim/MSN/Yahoo |
| Skype | Freeware | VoIP software. Free between Skype users. |
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Audio / Visual |
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| Name | Type | Description |
| iTunes | Freeware | Jukebox application from Apple, Inc. |
| Picasa | Freeware | Photo management and organization app from Google |
| Winamp | Freeware | Music player |
| VideoLAN Client (VLC) | Freeware | Media Player for anything and everything |
| MusicCube | Freeware | A cube of music |
| ACE Mega CodecS Pack | Freeware | Plays it all out of the box. Includes all most all of the codecs ever made. |
| foobar2000 | Freeware | Light weight and customizable mp3 player application |
| Foxit | Freeware | Lightweight PDF reader, way better than Adobe Acrobat, MUST HAVE |
| Inkscape | Free/Open Source | Vector Image Creator |
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Games |
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| Name | Type | Description |
| True Combat: Elite | Freeware | First Person Shooter Multiplayer |
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Anti-virus / Anti-spyware |
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| Name | Type | Description |
| AVG Free | Freeware | Anti-Virus Program |
| Spybot | Freeware | Anti-Spyware Program |
| Ad-Aware Free | Freeware | Anti-Spyware Program |
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Miscellaneous |
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| Name | Type | Description |
| KeePass | Freeware | Password Manager |
| ImgBurn | Freeware | Used for ISO burning |
| NASA Worldwind | Free/Open Source | 3D Maps of the world |
| WinRAR | Trial/Shareware | Archiver/Unarchiver for many compressions |
| Google Earth | Freeware | Google Maps Time A-Million |
| Belarc Advisor | Freeware | System information tool |
mitpic06 – Wed, 2007 – 09 – 19 12:39
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