Essential Applications

[morkus64]

Trying to get a list going on here... what do you all think are the most essential apps for the modest PC user?

My contribution: Winzip

[jnd3]

Winzip is nice, but I'm a cheapskate. :) Whenever I'm stuck with a reinstall of Windows, I go with IZArc (http://free.top.bg/izsoft/), which is just a full-featured, and free. I also like to dump Notepad in favor of Note Tab Light (http://www.fookes.com/notetab/). IrfanView (http://www.irfanview.com/) and SmartFTP (http://www.smartftp.com/) round out the list, along with Mozilla or the browser formerly known as Phoenix.

Cheers,
JND

[saturnotaku]

Some of my essential apps include Ad-Aware, Trillian and jv16 Power Tools.

Great, free apps that serve a purpose. :D

[digitalwanderer]

Originally posted by morkus64
Trying to get a list going on here... what do you all think are the most essential apps for the modest PC user?

My contribution: Winzip

Cacheman 4.1 for 9x/me and 5.0 for XP, along with tweakUI/powertoys. :)

[madthumbs]

File swappers;

eMule
BitTorrent
mIRC
ServU ftp
FlashFXP


Browsers;

Opera 7.3


eMail client;

The Bat


CDRW/ DVD-r;

Nero
CloneCD
RecordNow Max!
DiscJuggler


image tools;

ISO Buster
xISO
WinISO


Firewall;

Sygate


A/V;

Norton


Audio/ Video related;

PowerStrip
ATI control panel
PowerDVD
BSPlayer
xVid
divx ;-)
Winamp 2.8 w/ MAD, and Enhancer


Helpers;

PowerRenamer
MicroAngelo
PaintShop Pro
FinePrint
SANDRA
Trillian
WinRar
WinACE
Folder View
Convert
Spybot
M$ Streets and Maps

-What the hell is winzip? :p

[gmontem]

Any users of TextPad? :)


Thanks for suggestions for The Bat, btw. I found the website and will try it out. :)

[madthumbs]

I use textpad, but find I rarely need it.

[The Baron]

Lamers. Emacs and Phoenix. :D

[Shinri Hikari]

Arj 2.81a Never leave home without it...:D www.arjsoftware.com My life would not be the same without it, seriously!:cool:

[morkus64]

I should also add Adobe Acrobat Reader...

And I couldn't live without MS Word

[monkeydust]

Download Accelerator is one that I have been using for years.

[stncttr908]

Norton Utilities. :)

[DaveW]

My list is too long (I keep an entire CD filled with essential utils). But here is the latest addition to my collection:

DVD Region-Free !

The name sucks and its a little expensive but its cool. It makes your DVD drive behave like its region free without messing with the firmware. This was great for me since I can't find any region free firmware for the drive I have (pacific digital). It works great and I can now watch my PAL DVD collection on my PC. It also has a few extra features like removing macrovision protection and allowing you to skip the FBI warnings.

[Nemesis]

Grisoft AVG
Sandra 2003
CloneCD
Paint Shop Pro v7.0
Drive Image
Partition Magic