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Must-have Windows Programs
zridling:
It's been done to death, but let's make a list of must-have Windows programs for any category. For myself, the best ones are also cross-platform ones, but that's not required.
zridling:
I have three to start:
* Screenshot Captor
* 7-Zip Archiver
* FileZilla FTP
cranioscopical:
Directory Opus
FARR
OED 2 v1.02
Photoshop
Sysinternals suite
40hz:
AntiFreeze
ReturnilVS
Revo Uninstaller
CCleaner
Canaware NetNotes
CintaNotes
Notepad++
WriteMonkey
FARR
FileZilla
tranglos:
TotalCommander (or, I guess, Directory Opus) - the first thing I install on a new system
FARR, obviously! - comes second after TC, only then can I actually run software comfortably.
TrueLaunchBar (can't live without it. I hope it runs under Win7!)
Actual Window Manager (a must for me, but it does so much more than manage windows on multiple monitors)
A text editor is a draw between EmEditor, EditPad Pro or HippoEdit.
Startup Monitor - there are plenty more advanced tools to manage startup items, but this one takes a minuscule amount or memory and prompts you immediately when something gets added to a startup location. Another must early install on a new system, before I start installing much else. For heavy-duty maintenance, Anvir Task Manager.
Firefox. Chrome is just too emo!
Obviously a media player, but I don't have a favorite (they all suck in various ways). The minimum today would be Media Player Classic - Homecinema, I guess. Zoom Player is top of the line, but shamelessly expensive, and not very functional for audio. J-River Media Center is a fantastic organizer and great audio player, but has a sucky UI for playing video (stay with their freeware MediaJukebox, which only does audio). Winamp is great but s-lo-o-w, and AIMP is great but buggy, so...
Um, KeyNote :)
Calendarscope - my preferred calendar; wish it had better handling of to-do tasks
Autohotkey, it speeds up my real-life work like no contest.
TheBat! for email. Even with the editor annoynances, it's always been 100% reliable for me, it would take a lot of convincing for me to even try anything else.
Ditto (another work booster), USB Safely Remove and definitely KatMouse (lets you scroll a window without clicking/focusing it first. Another invisible app I can't live without.)
Backup4All, consistently the best, and I've tried a lot of alternatives. The day it starts supporting real-time backup it will be perfect.
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