Suggested Software for Windows
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Productivity |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Type | Description | Must Have |
| 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 | Must Have |
| Firefox | Freeware | Web browser from Mozilla | |
| Chrome | Freeware | Web browser from Google | * |
| 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 | Must Have |
| 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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System Utilities |
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| Name | Type | Description | Must Have |
| 7-Zip | Free/Open Source | Archiver/Unarchiver for many compressions. Go to Tools/Options... menu to associate file types. | * |
| Virtual CloneDrive | Freeware | Utility to mount disc images (ISO, BIN, CCD) | * |
| ImgBurn | Freeware | Used for ISO burning | |
| Eraser | Freeware | Secure/Force file erasing tool | |
| Belarc Advisor | Freeware | System information tool | |
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Anti-virus / Anti-spyware |
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| Name | Type | Description | Must Have |
| AVG Free | Freeware | Anti-Virus Program | * |
| Spybot | Freeware | Anti-Spyware Program | |
| Ad-Aware Free | Freeware | Anti-Spyware Program | |
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Games |
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| Name | Type | Description | Must Have |
| True Combat: Elite | Freeware | First Person Shooter Multiplayer | |
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Miscellaneous |
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| Name | Type | Description | Must Have |
| KeePass | Freeware | Password Manager | |
| NASA Worldwind | Free/Open Source | 3D Maps of the world | |
| Google Earth | Freeware | Google Maps Time A-Million | |
mitpic06 – Wed, 2007 – 09 – 19 12:39
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