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Software

Essentials

  1. Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware
    1. AVG Free
  2. PC Maintenance
    1. CCleaner
    2. Defraggler
  3. Browsers
    1. IE 9
      1. Flash Player for IE
    2. FireFox
      1. Flash Player for Non-IE
      2. See add-ons for FF below
  4. Java Runtime
  5. Adobe Air

For the Office

  1. Adobe Reader
  2. CutePDF Writer
  3. 7-Zip
  4. CutePDF Writer
  5. PDFsam – split and merge PDF files
  6. Paint.NET

Media

  1. iTunes
  2. K-lite Mega Codec Pack
  3. GOM Player
  4. Quicktime Alternative
  5. Windows Media Player

Security!

  1. TrueCrypt
  2. KeePass
  3. Sandboxie
  4. Secunia PSA

IT Tools

  1. mRemote – when you RDP all day long
  2. Virtual CloneDrive – free and easy ISO mounter with out the need to reboot workstation or server
  3. FileZilla - FTP Server/Client
  4. KeePass – encrypted password safe
  5. UltraMon – when one screen is just not enough
  6. Windows Product Key Update Tool

MISC Components

  1. Windows
    1. .NET Framework
    2. DirectX
  2. Office
    1. Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats – Open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations in the file formats new to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.
    2. Open Office – Free substitute for Microsoft Office
  3. Utilities
    1. Teracopy – Copy files fast and reliably.  Tera copy will continue to copy files even when you cannot copy 1 file at 85% into the copy. (TeraCopy Configuration Settings)
    2. CDBurnerXP – Free easy to use CD burner with .iso support
    3. Launchy – Spotlight for PC
    4. Virtual Desktop Manager – Virtualize 4 desktops
    5. all-Snap – Constrain windows within your desktop view
    6. Greenshot – A great screen capture utility for area, full window or full screen.  Also has options to automatically save file to a specific directory.
    7. RoboForm
    8. NK2View – NK2 Editor

Backup, Recovery and Sync

  1. Mozy Home
  2. Acronis Backup & Recovery
  3. GoodSync

Customizations

FireFox: Add-Ons

  1. IE Tab – an extension from Taiwan, features: Embedding Internet Explorer in tabs of Mozilla/Firefox
  2. AdBlock Plus – Ever been annoyed by all those ads and banners on the internet that often take longer to download than everything else on the page? Install Adblock Plus now and get rid of them.
  3. NoScript – Allow active content to run only from sites you trust, and protect yourself against XSS and Clickjacking attacks.

Download Sites

  1. FileHippo.com

 

By Bryan Luce 1:19 pm

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