Any Must Have Software?

[EchoX860]

Any Software a lot of you feel is MUST HAVE! I checked the List up above by Brink, but I'm curious about any that didn't make the list yet.

When I do a clean install I usually have:

iTunes
Office 10
Firefox
Trillian
iTunes
Winrar
Nero 10
CCleaner
Defraggler
Kaspersky
MP3Gain
Nitro PDF Reader
PhotoScape
TeamViewer
uTorrent


Anything I should add?

 

[Lemur]

gimp
openoffice (for those on a budget)
macrium
malwarebytes
avg
vlc
irfanview

 

[Nem]

http://www.sevenforums.com/chillout-room/106276-software-you-need.html

 

[karlsnooks]

The entire subject is EXTREMELY subjective.

You install what you want.
Making sure to create a system restore point before each install.

 

[MilesAhead]

The entire subject is EXTREMELY subjective.
...

+1 to that concept.

I spend the first few days with a new machine taking off the stuff I don't need and from then on, adding stuff I do need. I have to put on the little Hotkey apps I wrote myself or else I'll keep hitting a hotkey that isn't there. That gets old fast.

After that is a third party browser so I can start downloading the rest of the stuff I need.

 

[cluberti]

Other than Office, Visual Studio, the debugging tools, and a few older games and an IM client, nothing springs to mind.

 

[jimbo45]

Get rid of Kaspersky and all the other 3rd party AV software --MSE is just fine, small footprint, no resource consumption and performs wellll even against paid for opposition.

One program I can't live without os Photoshop -- OK it's not for those on a budget but I NEED IT and while the GIMP is good it is missing a lot of functionality that I really use in photoshop --also it's a bit clumsy in handling layers etc.

Cheers
jimbo

 

[CoolWhip]

DVD VideoSoft Free Studio
Handbrake
ImgBurn
firefox and thunderbird
open office
winamp
vlc
winrar
chrome
utorrent

and

STEAM! hehe for us gamers...
+ xfire, teamspeak/ventrilo

and for customizers:
Rainmeter
CAD (CD Art Display)
Rocketdock or ObjectDock (stardock)
Icon Packager
Launchy
Resource Hacker
speedfan
cpuz
Ultimate windows tweaker (or other tweaking app)

check out FileHippo.com - Download Free Software for cool apps
also checkout Lifehacker, tips and downloads for getting things done for some cool apps as well

 

[Alphamale]

Spy-bot search and destroy
Norman anti-malware
Malwarebytes
hjsplit

 

[pacinitaly]

this is what I've always done. plus about 100 tweaks ( .reg/.vbs/ etc )

 

[TheIntruder]

MSE
Safari
Spotify
CCleaner
PeaZip
Quicksys Regdefrag
Stardock free version
Microsoft Word Starter version
Windows Live Mail
Galerie de photos Windows Live
Windows Média Center
Lecteur Windows Média
Windows Live Messenger
Adobe Reader

 

[sauska0]

itunes
utorrent
notepad or notepad++
Imgburner
photoshop
AVG
...probably some more cause i can never think of the really convenient ones for some reason

 

[401402]

anyone avalible in vancouver bc

just moved back to bc from colorado
any other vancouver people in here?
ron

 

[periboob]

Firefox and Thunderbird (plus bringing over their profiles)
OpenOffice
GIMP
Sketchup
Google Earth
Audacity
VLC
VirtualBox and its old virtual drives
Foxit PDF viewer

And some odd little utilities
Katmouse (for when I want to scroll a window without giving it focus)
MWsnap (because I cant get Snippy to sequential auto-save)
InputDirector (for controlling the laptop hooked to the big-screen tv)
Depecheview (because I miss Magellan)

 

[hybridfan]

OpenOffice
Foobar2000
Steam
Media Player Classic
Irfanview
MSE
Dup Detector
FF & TB
Ccleaner
iTunes

 

[boohbah]

OpenOffice
Foobar2000
Steam
Media Player Classic
Irfanview
MSE
Dup Detector
FF & TB
Ccleaner
iTunes

you forgot mp3tag! thanks for originally putting me on to that

 

[MilesAhead]

This is a must have because most of the video encoding software I use will invoke it:

AviSynth