Most useful freeware

[>Andy]

Hi,

Is there a list of the programs that almost everyone should install on
their new computer? What freeware programs do you find most valuable.
Any suggestions would be helpful.

Thank you.

 

[Susan Bugher]

Is there a list of the programs that almost everyone should install on
their new computer? What freeware programs do you find most valuable.

Two rather different questions. I've noted which category applies (IMO).

Everyone should install (organizer) AND most valuable:

Program: Treepad Lite and Treepad Asia
Author: Henk Hagedoorn
Install: n.i.
Ware: Liteware (free)
http://www.treepad.com/

Everyone should install (units convertor):

Program: Convert
Author: (Joshua F. Madison)
Install: n.i.
Ware: (Donationware) (free)
http://www.joshmadison.com/software/convert/

Everyone should install (torrent client):

Program: µTorrent
Author: Ludvig Strigeus
Ware: (Donationware) (free)
http://www.utorrent.com/

Susan
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[Roadster3043]

Everyone should install (organizer) AND most valuable:

Susan

Organizer?

 

[SJP]

Hi,

Is there a list of the programs that almost everyone should install on
their new computer? What freeware programs do you find most valuable.
Any suggestions would be helpful.

Thank you.

An antiivirus,firewall,and antispyware should be the first

 

[Susan Bugher]

Organizer?

http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/2006/PL2006ORGANIZERS.php#0790-PW

Susan
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[lisztfr]

Andy< a écrit :

Hi,

Is there a list of the programs that almost everyone should install on
their new computer? What freeware programs do you find most valuable.
Any suggestions would be helpful.

Thank you.

On a scratch system ?

Proxomitron, Firefox, Thunderbird, diskeeper lite, NoteTab light
(good disc search feature), photofiltre, irfanview, atomic clock sync,
or neutron, locate32, coolplayer, azureus.
Explorer to files (just fund it in the chaos with NoteTab L, because i
wrote a file with filenote and some key words..) - Filenote.
Foxit reader...
And then, bdpoweramp, empty temp, 7zip, ...the rest is depending
of what you do with the PC. Could not live without taskill, from
DS software too.
VLC, a great video player, MW snap..tcpview, angry ipscan etc.

laurent h

 

[El Gee]

On a scratch system ?

Proxomitron, Firefox, Thunderbird, diskeeper lite, NoteTab light
(good disc search feature), photofiltre, irfanview, atomic clock sync,
or neutron, locate32, coolplayer, azureus.
Explorer to files (just fund it in the chaos with NoteTab L, because i
wrote a file with filenote and some key words..) - Filenote.
Foxit reader...
And then, bdpoweramp, empty temp, 7zip, ...the rest is depending
of what you do with the PC. Could not live without taskill, from
DS software too.
VLC, a great video player, MW snap..tcpview, angry ipscan etc.

laurent h

My goodness...Diskeeper Lite? I am sorry, I have to disagree. That
peice of nagware (I know you can break the license and get rid of the
nag) is very very heavy on system resources. O&O Defrag is better, but
almost impossible to find now.

The best choice for me so far has bee DIRMS (older command line version)
and Buzzsaw. Run DIRMS once a month and have Buzzsaw do the defragging
while your machine is idle.

I realize this is not automatic or good for newbies, but it is much
easier on the system resources and much more effective.

Your other choices for the most part are very good (although I prefer
IZArc to 7zip, Audacity to dbPoweramp, MP Classic to Coolplayer, and ABC
to Azureus).

My additional "gotta haves" (outside what has been previously stated):

CrapCleaner
Adaware
Spybot Seek & Destroy
A firewall (I am partial to Sygate)
A Anti-Virus (I am partial to Anti-Vir)
Open Office

Mind you this would be from the Windows side. I am using *mostly* Linux
at home.

JMHO / YMMV

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[Michel Firholz]

Proxomitron, Firefox, Thunderbird, diskeeper lite, NoteTab light
(good disc search feature), photofiltre, irfanview, atomic clock sync, ....
VLC, a great video player, MW snap..tcpview, angry ipscan etc.

Why do you need another video player when you already have Irfanview?

 

[Michel Firholz]

Everyone should install (units convertor):

Why should I install a unit convertor? I am fine with metric.
;-)

 

[tom hunt]

Why should I install a unit convertor? I am fine with metric.
;-)

Just in case you want to convert some other measurement to metric maybe.
Some people are so dense.

 

[Susan Bugher]

Why should I install a unit convertor? I am fine with metric.

perhaps to convert bytes <-> KB <-> MB ?

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[Steve H]

Hi,

Is there a list of the programs that almost everyone should install on
their new computer? What freeware programs do you find most valuable.
Any suggestions would be helpful.

Lemme see now...( for W98SE )

Proxomitron ( web filter )
Clipboard Magic ( clipboard extender )
Click Tray Calendar ( diary/to-do )
Metapad ( Notepad replacement )
Layout.zip ( desktop icon restore...so useful after a safe mode boot )
Kerio 2.1.5 ( firewall )
Blowfish Advanced CS ( Encyrption )
Grisoft AVG Free edition ( antivirus )
Firefox
Pegasus ( email )
Cmosbak.exe ( bios backup )
XXcopy ( enhanced command-line copy )
Irfanview ( graphics viewer )
Powertoys ( system enhancements )

I'd regard all of those to be pretty much essential on any windows
setup I was hoping to work with.

Regards,

 

[lisztfr]

El Gee a écrit :

My goodness...Diskeeper Lite?

Im using this version, it's ok :

Diskeeper Lite 7.0 Build 418

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=1207

I hope it's the good link, can't remember if i downloaded here
or not. however, the "build 418" version, -beside an advertise
popup windows on start, runs fine...

laurent h

 

[lisztfr]

El Gee a écrit :

The best choice for me so far has bee DIRMS (older command line version)
and Buzzsaw. Run DIRMS once a month and have Buzzsaw do the defragging
while your machine is idle.

Isn't DIRMS for windows XP/2000 only ?

http://www.dirms.com/home/docs/downloads.asp


laurent h

 

[Vanellus Byrd]

Is there a list of the programs that almost everyone should install on
their new computer? What freeware programs do you find most valuable.
Any suggestions would be helpful.

Seems to me that given the impending euthanization of Windows 98 come
June 30, a useful category would be survival tools for those who don't
want to (or can't) downgrade to XP.

 

[Peter Seiler]

Andy< - 28.03.2006 14:55 :

Is there a list of the programs that almost everyone should install on
their new computer? What freeware programs do you find most valuable.
Any suggestions would be helpful.

that depends mainly from what you are doing with your computer.

 

[Duddits]

Hi,

Is there a list of the programs that almost everyone should install on
their new computer? What freeware programs do you find most valuable.
Any suggestions would be helpful.

Thank you.

Here's a small list that I put on each computer I own or build for others.


System
IZArc
AgentRansack
FreeCommander
EmptyTemp
Disk Explorer Professional


Graphics
IrfanView
PhotoFiltre
Digital Camera Enhancer1.3
DPIC
Red-E-Rem

Audio
Exact Audio Copy
Lame
Mp3Gain
Foobar
Audacity

Video
K-LiteMegaCodecPack
Media Player Classic
VLC Player
VirtualDub
TMPGEnc

Internet
Firefox
FileZilla
Dimension 4
Gaim
40tude Dialog
GrabIT

Productivity
FoxIT PDF Reader
FreePDF/Ghostscript
OpenOffice
MetaPad
Convert
Avery Label Designer

Security
AntiVir Classic
Sygate Personal Firewall 5.5
Password Safe
SafeGuard PrivateCrypto
TrueCrypt
Spybot S & D
SpywareBlaster

hope this helps

Dud

 

[mike555]

=== I have a list of my choice of the best at my site....
http://www.nonags.org/members/mike555/ (though I haven't updated it
for a while) ===

 

[John Corliss]

Hi,

Is there a list of the programs that almost everyone should install on
their new computer? What freeware programs do you find most valuable.
Any suggestions would be helpful.

Thank you.

http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/

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[John Corliss]

that depends mainly from what you are doing with your computer.

Good point, Peter. And along those lines again:

http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/

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