essentials software thread

[sniperdude]

just thought i would open a thread to list the essentials for the internet
that i use every day and hope other post some goodies worth grabbing


firefox
http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/

addons for firefox :D (can all be gotten from the firefox website)

THEMES
1. NASA Night Launch
2. Aero Fox
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Tabs
Tab Mix Plus (adds more options to tabbed pages within firefox )
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Addblock plus (blocks add's lol can set it to block parts of pages )

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British English Dictionary (spell checker add-on)
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greasemonkey (enables you to use usermade scripts to change webpages within firefox)


greasemonkey add-ons i use. (greasemonkey must be installed first. use scripts at you own risk they are user made, the ones i post are 2 of the best others on the userscript site are not so good )

google dark +dark search and other enhancements (changes google.co.uk colours
from blinding white to black " really nice script ")
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/12917


yousabletubefix. (adds options to resize youtube video windows choose to what format to watch mp4 or flv low or high quality and adds download tabs for all.
its a great script)
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/13333

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Antivirus

Avast home (has protected my pc for months register for free they will send you a 12 month code for it )
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html


Spybot (free spyware removal )
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html


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rocket dock (shows video for what its for on webite )
http://rocketdock.com/



Enjoy :D

[Danno]

you beat me to it, i was thinking about starting a thread like this. a few other bits of free software.

another free anti virus.

www.free-av.com

free photo editing software GNU Image Manipulation Program

http://www.gimp.org/

[Baggpuss]

www.download.com

Has pretty much every little program you need on there including those mentioned above

[Kevster]

Don't forget to check out www.portableapps.com
Check the link for full list!

Does what it says on the tin - *FREE* Apps which can be run from USB with versions written to suit that purpose.
All from a tidy light interface.

Of course, you could install locally, or to a network location if ya wanted :)
I have it installed on my USB drive,(8GB Novatech! :D) which I have on my keys.
It's on my 250GB Sony Passport
...and it's on my NAS (FreeNAS.org) server at work..
So I always have a variety of apps/tools/utils etc etc whereever I be! ;)

[tobes]

download.com has some really good articles at the moment for great free/open source programs.

[02cspearson]

Thought I would throw in my 2 cents for the essential apps.

Antivirus Software: Avast

Zip: 7-Zip
(Small easy to use and opens anything)
Adobe: Reader & Flash
(essentials for browsing the web)
Codecs: DivX
(Must haves for most movies formats)

Internet: Chrome
(Comes with Gears and is simple with good functionality built in. No need for extensions)
Optimisation: CCleaner, Defragler
(Good for cleaning up disk space and improving PC performance. Piriform products are great)
Media: Songbird, Spotify, VLC
(Music Player, Streaming Music, Watching Video)
Communication: Digsby, Skype
(Digsby covers all your social media in one easy to use clean app... apart from skype)
BitTorrent: Halite
(Has the potential to be better that Utorrent. Is rather top-notch now. No privacy issues as with Utorrent)

[shaffaaf27]

winrar

xfire

itunes


KMplayer

[Cnr]

You could also add:
Comodo Internet Security http://www.comodogroup.com/
VideoLAN Client http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Thunderbird http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/

[ramonmanlucas]

Free MS Office Alternative -
Open Office.org (http://www.openoffice.org)

Outlook Alternative
Mozilla Thuderbird (http://mozilla.com)

iTunes Alternative (fully customisable)
Songbird (http://getsoingbird.net)

(Click on links)

[snakedoc]

You neglected to mention an OS! Those apps are not much use without! I would say it fairly "essential software"

[Dio]

Foxit Reader as an alternative to Adobe reader which I find too bloated:

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/

[audiolink]

Free Download Manager


Avant Browser


IoBit Advanced System Care Free


Ashampoo Clipfinder


Ashampoo Burning Studio Free


Trillian I M Basic


jet Audio 5 Free Video and audio converting and recording


Networx

I am using all these on Win 7 x64 with no problems

[pilgrim72]

Just wanted to say - Brilliant thread!

Thanks everyone.

Keep 'em coming!

:biggrin:

[Salvation]

cccleaner
http://www.ccleaner.com/

adaware
http://www.lavasoft.com/

spybot search and destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/home/index.html

You clean your house why not youre computer aswell :D

[Ciqq]

Radmin Software for remote access to my home PC.
http://www.radmin.com (http://www.radmin.com/)

[Smurf]

MBAM for antispyware http://www.malwarebytes.org/

Vista/win7 firewall control, free and easy to use. http://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/index.html


Paint.net for pic manipulation, free and easy to use. ( pro software to much for me lol!) http://www.getpaint.net/index.html (http://www.getpaint.net/index.html)

Gotta love Rocketdock, some great icons too :thumbs:

[Jack Pepsi]

Ultimate Boot CD 4.1.1 (http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/) - freaking brilliant collection of apps - definitely worth having in your 'tool-kit'.

[Damian]

HWMonitor
http://www.cpuid.com/hwmonitor.php
CPU-Z
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
Real Time Scanner
AVAST Atm
Scanners
Malwarebytes, SuperAntiSpyware & Combofix (They find stuff that programs like AVAST / AVG etc can't always find OR remove)

[I3R0K3N7FEET]

subscribed :P

[snakedoc]

I would use Microsoft Security Essentials (http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/)

Malwarebytes Antimalware (http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php)

PC Wizard 2009 (http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php)

And Spybot Search and Destroy.

Stress Prime (http://sp2004.fre3.com/download.htm) for Overclocking tests

Fraps (http://www.fraps.com/download.php) for getting FPS now comes with G15/G19 support.

VLC (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) Also supports G19

Sharks Codec pack(s) (http://shark007.net/)

[I3R0K3N7FEET]

i use this to play most videos
http://www.gomlab.com/eng/GMP_download.html