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post your opinions, and maybe even top 10 lists!
GIMP in stead of Photoshop / Paint Shop Pro
Openoffice in stead of microsoft office
Firefox in stead of internet explorer (mmh well.. IE is free..)
Thunderbird in stead of Microsoft Outlouk
Lots more :
once again, adobe acrobat reader... probably the most freebie needed once you are running your computer..claim me if you doubted, no obj!!
1. Sun Java
2. Flash Player
3. Shockwave Player
4. Adobe Acrobat Reader
5. Spybot Search and Destroy
6. Quicktime Player
7. Firefox
Those are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head I'm sure there are more. Also the plug-ins I listed are required for veiwing alot of internet media so you should get them.
MSN Messenger
Maybe....Linux
Firefox
Total commander --->ftp issues
Azereus-->bittorent
Winamp-->mp3
BSPlayer-->divx/xvid player
FFDshow-->divx/xvid codec
AC3Filter-->AC3 plugin
TSW Webcoder -->HTML maker
Mine favorite
For FTP things I like Filezilla
I use PasswordSafe to store my passwords.
For older computers Firefox is way too big & heavy, so there you can (if you don't want to use IE), use K-Meleon, or the IE wrapper app called Maxthon.
I use AVG anti-virus, which is free, and so are the updates.
And I use a free version of Tiny Personal Firewall as my firewall.
Also, there are loads of neat little apps on TinyApps.
MICROSOFT ANTISPY get it here here
ZONE ALARM get ithere
AVG7 antivirus get it here
KNOPPIX.....
( an entire operating system based on linux that runs from disk no install with open office built in and mozilla ) get it here 716mb so on dialup forget it but for an entire operating system thats free and can be used without installation just set to boot cdrom first and boot from the disk it installs to ram so when you reboot change back to boot hd and its gone
OPEN OFFICE for most operating systems (windows/linux/mac etc) full freeware office pack get it here
CDburnerXP freeware cd burning software like NERO get it here
DVDdecrypter for DVD ripping and burning (using iso mode you need nero installed) get it here
BURNATONCE for cd/dvd burning get it here
GIMP freeware image editing tool as used by theme creators here .. get it here
hmmmmm cannot think of anymore at the minute but theres loads out there
these are just a few
Azureus For BitTorrent downloads
Spyware Blaster To prevent spyware from being installed onto your computer
AVG Anti-Virus For an A-V program
Quintessential CD Player [QCD Player] as an alternate media player. I prefer this program over all the others, becase it uses a very low amount of ram.
Daemon Tools To create back-up ISO's of your CD's and DVD's
Umm, Firefox for sure. I also like Thunderbird better then Outlook too.
1. Dvd shrink
2.windows media player 10
3. msn messenger
3. nero
4. internet explorer
5. real player
6. Quicktime Player
7. Firefox
8. divx
9. bearschare
10. flashfxp
2. picasso 2
3. zone alarm personal edition
4. AVG antivirus
5. msn/yahoo/skype
6. firefox
7. thunderbird
8. MS anti spy ware (if using xp)
9. open office
10. GIMP
11. image forge
12. winamp
13. winzip (though its a shareware but unlimited use)
14. fresh download
15. httrack website copier (offline browser)
16. windows media player!!
17. Ewisoft Web Builder
18. Direct x9 !!
19. desktop calendar
20. ranish partition manager
for hosting in windows system
Apache
mysql
php
and many more.....
1.) AVG Free Antivirus (http://www.grisoft.com)
2.) Lavasoft Ad-Adware Spyware Scanner (http://www.lavasoft.com)
3.) Star Office or Open Office (equivilent to MS Office)
4.) Winzip or Stuffit
And that's all the things I can think of that's very important!
As for me my standard setup for usual PC needs is:
Outpost Firewall Pro (shareware 30 days trial http://www.agnitum.com)
DrWeb Antivirus (1st 30 days free trial http://www.drweb.com)
Total Commander (works like free with one startup window
http://www.ghisler.com)
The Bat! (email agent instead Microsoft Outlook, shareware 30 days trial http://www.ritlabs.com)
Opera 7.xx Browser (it works fine together with Internet Explorer http://www.opera.com)
WinAmp 5.09 for music needs
Nero Burning Rom for CD Burning needs (shareware, free trial http://www.nero.com)
Miranda Instant Messenger (absolutly free http://www.miranda-im.org)
BSPlayer for movies
(absolutly free http://www.bsplayer.org)ACDSee 5.0 (6.0 version sucks.... free trial http://www.acdsee.com)
AI Roboform (it's simple tool for filling webforms with your usual info http://www.roboform.com it's free with limited functions but it's ok for home use
)Dunno how i can live without Adobe Photoshop 7.0
and Adobe Acrobat Reader (not free but useful http://www.adobe.com) What else?
Options:
1. WinMx for Mp3 searching (free: http://www.winmx.com)
2. Roger Wilco, TeamSpeak client for voice communication via Internet (http://rogerwilco.gamespy.com http://www.goteamspeak.com)
3. Some games like CounterStrike 1.6, Half Life 2 with CounterStrike Source, Unreal Tournament and 100% hit is Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries
4. Some programmers tools like MS Visual Studio .NET and Borland C++ Builder
5. Personal WebServer: I like Apache and Tomcat servers for php and jsp needs
Dunno maybe i forgot somethk but it was my usual setup and i can't live without it
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1. Lavasoft Ad-Aware
2. Spybot S&B
3. DirectX 9.0c
4. WinXP SP2 (if that didn't come with your copy of WinXP)
The free programs you might want are:
1. ZoneAlarm for a better firewall (I use Windows Firewall
)2. Google Toolbar
3. Windows Media Player 10
4. QuickTime (if you want to play those streaming videos)
5. Real Player
6. HTML-Kit (if you want to make web pages and don't have anything else)
7. Sun Java (not included with WinXP)
8. DivX (if you want to play DivX video files)
9. Instant Messenger (if you want to chat with other people)
10. Adobe Acrobat Reader
11. Anything else you want for free (search free programs on Google or with that Google Toolbar you probably installed
)
On other programs, thanks for telling me about GIMP. Did anyone post the link or will I have to go look for it. There is also good free mathematical software like octave and maxima but I don’t know if anyone is into that here. Since this is a web development site you might want to download apache for testing web scripts.
And Everything Listed On This Topic is Available For Linux Also.
Think About It.
Cheers
Some softwares you might consider are: GIMP over Photoshop, OpenOffice versus Microsoft Office or even better, Linux or BSD over Windows.
xboxrulz
1. AIM
2. Windows media player
3. Photoshop... even though it's not free
4.Internet Explorer
5.Norton Antivirus 2003
6.MSN MESSAGNGER
7. Yahoo
8. Yahoo mail
9.WinRaR
10. WindowsBlinds
windows media player 10
flashget
MSN Messenger
Yahoo Messenger
anti virus
kazaa
overnet
bitcomet
winmx
icq
directx 9c
winrar
pc-cillin 2005
winrar
wmp 10
firefox
dreamweaver (for webmasters)
firefox browers series
stardock
office,reader
grafics designing tools
maybe some skin of software or os
MSN for talking to friends
Ad-aware to get rid of spyware
Shockwave/Flashplayer for flash or games
Adobe Photoshop for graphics(never tried gimp yet)
Firefox internet
Thunderbird mail
and iTunes for mp3
download program
media player
anti virus
But the good freeware applications i know are:
GIMP
Paint.Net
Visual Basic - C, .Net, C#, J#, J+, C++, and more (<-- Those are just ace!)
Notepad++
Ad-Aware SE Personal
WS_FTP and CORE FTP
PHP and APACHE server
Good list but i think thats all
Great topic. Without doubt the internet is full of great free open source programs. In the hey day of the net one could get just about anything free. Then the internet crash left us with way less options. I remember free faxing,free internet services, free everything. You could start a business for little or no overhead and thrive. For a long time I thought that those days were gone forever. Well thanks to open source I have more free programs than ever. While free services may be less the free programs are most certainly better. I have managed to start a business with open source programs and grow it. I design sites. I started with Open Office the free full office utility that is better that Microsoft Office in my opinion. I could make great craigslist ads and good HTML pages. Using some slide shows and such I could make a very decent site with Open Office. I still use it on certain projects. I love the image map feature. Its lets you make hot spots (links on specific areas of any image. You can in theory make any image or set of images a website. For quick good looking ads it is the best.
Then of course I moved on to Joomla. A totally free web site building and management tool that is used on the server. I found this exciting as my sites were all client side made (made on my computer then sent FTP to the server). The idea of building the site on the server with such a powerful tool was amazing to me. Best of all it was a free program and hundreds of others just like it are out there. The demand for Joomla designers and development is an industry in itself.
Who would not want a copy of Photoshop free? The Gimp is one of the best image tools in the world with options and features similar to the Adobe product. It may even have more options. With the python installed Gimp can do even more. The best for me is the gradient tint tool that gives so many sites a great modern look. I have made all Gimp image sites and they stand up to Photoshop in every way. Steep learning curve but unlike Photoshop you have a user base support of millions and tutorials, plug-ins all free. The best.
Great post. I love talking about the programs that started my new business and paid for all my new toys like Adobe CS3 Master Collection. Need a new job. Be a web designer and developer. All your start up tools are free and so are the classes if you know where to look. My tip; Try Photoscape. It is open source and with some creative thinking you can do just about the same as Photoshop and Gimp (exception would be vector graphics). The key element with this program is no learning curve. It's simple to use but powerful enough to make money with. That says it all.
AVG for antivirus
this ones are the most important software to install first
Windows:
open office (Office alternative)
Miranda IM or Pidgin (Instant Message)
AVG Free (Anti-virus)
thunderbird (email)
Firefox / Google Chrome (Internet browser)
celtx (Scriptwriting)
Audacity (basic recording)
Kristal Audio Engine (Multi-track recording)
GIMP (Image editing)
Picasa (photo management)
Quintessential Media Player (QMP/QCD)
Google Desktop (Searching)
and some freeware games
Mac:
Neo office (Office suite)
Adium (instant message)
Camino/firefox (Web Browser)
Cog (Media Player)
Celtx (Scriptwriting)
Google Desktop (Searching and indexing)
Thunderbird (email)
Smultron (HTML editing)
VLC (Media Playback)
Virtual Box (PC emulation)
Stuffit expander (archiving)
Onyx (Utility)
Thats most of the free software I use.
most of firefox feature already have in ie7 addon suc as ie7Pro
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