Spudman10392
06-17-2011, 04:33 PM
Sorry if this is in the wrong area, if it is, can a mod move it?
Here is a list of useful programs that I use almost everyday, everything from anti-virus, to productivity. all of these programs are Free (with the expect of Microsoft Onenote.)
List of programs that everyone should have on their pc
Here is a list of some good programs you should all have installed on your pc:
Ccleaner - http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner - CCleaner is the number-one tool for cleaning your Windows PC. It protects your privacy online and makes your computer faster and more secure. Easy to use and a small, fast download.
Defraggler - http://www.piriform.com/defraggler - Use Defraggler to defrag your entire hard drive, or individual files - unique in the industry. This compact and portable Windows application supports NTFS and FAT32 file systems.
Recuva - http://www.piriform.com/recuva - Accidentally deleted an important file? Lost something important when your computer crashed? No problem! Recuva recovers files deleted from your Windows computer, Recycle Bin, digital camera card, or MP3 player. And it's free!
Speccy - http://www.piriform.com/speccy - Speccy is an advanced System Information tool for your PC. Need to find out what's inside your computer? No problem! Speccy will give you all the information you need.
Soluto - http://www.soluto.com/ - decent startup manager, it shows you a list of programs that startup when windows starts, and you can specify which ones you want to start, delay, or pause. (run after your pc has booted up.)
VLC media player - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ - VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD,
VCD, and various streaming protocols.
Skype - http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home - very good VOIP program, you can also make phone calls and landlines, (for a fee.) But pc to pc calls are free.
Avast - http://www.avast.com/index - Free antivirus with anti-spyware protection for Windows 7, Vista, or XP. avast! Free Antivirus has better detection than competing paid-for products!
Microsoft Security Essentials - http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/mse.aspx - Microsoft Security Essentials is a new, free consumer anti-malware solution for your computer. It helps protect against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. It's available as a no-cost download for Windows XP SP2 and higher, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
Malwarebytes anti-malware - http://www.malwarebytes.org/ - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is a high performance anti-malware application that thoroughly removes even the most advanced malware and spyware. With one of the fastest, most effective quick scans and malware removal capabilities on the market, this program is the perfect addition to your PC's defenses.
Adobe Flash Player - http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/ - Adobe® Flash® Player is a cross-platform browser-based application runtime that provides uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across screens and browsers. Flash Player 10.2 delivers beautiful HD video, faster graphics rendering, and high performance on mobile screens and is designed to take advantage of native device capabilities -- enabling richer, more immersive user experiences.
Open office - http://www.openoffice.org/ - is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.
Libre office - http://www.libreoffice.org/download - same thing as open office, just completely open source.
Dropbox - http://www.dropbox.com/ - Dropbox is the easiest way to store, sync, and, share files online. http://db.tt/4zk2Zmo (if you love me use my referral link.)
Evolve - https://www.evolvehq.com/static/beta_signup - Introducing Evolve, the social platform for gamers. Evolve makes it easy to keep tabs on your gaming friends and rally them together for raids, deathmatches, and co-op play.
Damon tools lite - http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/products/dtLite - Most popular product that offers easy tools for making simple disc image files and emulating virtual CD/DVD drives.
Programmers notepad 2 - http://www.pnotepad.org/ - Windows programming editor with an integrated Hex viewer/editor.
Unity - http://unity3d.com/ - kickass game development program.
Sumatra pdf reader - http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/...df-reader.html – a free, lightweight pdf reader.
Adobe Pdf reader - http://get.adobe.com/reader/ - uses more memory than Sumatra, but, has some more features.
Avira AntiVir - http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus - Protects your computer against dangerous viruses, worms, Trojans and costly dialers.
PeerGuardian 2 - http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/ - PeerGuardian 2 is Phoenix Labs’ premier IP blocker for Windows. PeerGuardian 2 integrates support for multiple lists, list editing, automatic updates, and blocking all of IPv4 (TCP, UDP, ICMP, etc), making it the safest and easiest way to protect your privacy on P2P.
Steam - http://store.steampowered.com/ - Delivers a range of games straight to a computer's desktop.
Evernote - http://www.evernote.com/ - Chances are, if you can see it or think of it, Evernote can help you remember it. Type a text note. Clip a web page. Snap a photo. Grab a screenshot. Evernote will keep it all safe.
Ventrilo - http://www.ventrilo.com/ - Free real-time voice chat for group communications. Supports surround sound. Available for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms.
Fraps - http://www.fraps.com/ - Fraps can show your frame rate in games; Fraps performs video capture, screen capture and can benchmark your fps.
Jdownloader - http://jdownloader.org/ - It simplifies downloading files from One-Click-Hosters like Rapidshare.com or Megaupload.com.
Microsoft onenote - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote/ - epic note taking program, one of the few programs I am putting on here that costs money, I personally use this alot for college. (game development, english, etc.) and it helps you keep all your notes organized. a free alternative to one note is evernote.
xmind - http://www.xmind.net/ - The best Mind mapping, Brainstorming Software, A great productivity tool with ease-to-use features, friendly UI, and human design.
Here is a list of useful programs that I use almost everyday, everything from anti-virus, to productivity. all of these programs are Free (with the expect of Microsoft Onenote.)
List of programs that everyone should have on their pc
Here is a list of some good programs you should all have installed on your pc:
Ccleaner - http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner - CCleaner is the number-one tool for cleaning your Windows PC. It protects your privacy online and makes your computer faster and more secure. Easy to use and a small, fast download.
Defraggler - http://www.piriform.com/defraggler - Use Defraggler to defrag your entire hard drive, or individual files - unique in the industry. This compact and portable Windows application supports NTFS and FAT32 file systems.
Recuva - http://www.piriform.com/recuva - Accidentally deleted an important file? Lost something important when your computer crashed? No problem! Recuva recovers files deleted from your Windows computer, Recycle Bin, digital camera card, or MP3 player. And it's free!
Speccy - http://www.piriform.com/speccy - Speccy is an advanced System Information tool for your PC. Need to find out what's inside your computer? No problem! Speccy will give you all the information you need.
Soluto - http://www.soluto.com/ - decent startup manager, it shows you a list of programs that startup when windows starts, and you can specify which ones you want to start, delay, or pause. (run after your pc has booted up.)
VLC media player - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ - VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD,
VCD, and various streaming protocols.
Skype - http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home - very good VOIP program, you can also make phone calls and landlines, (for a fee.) But pc to pc calls are free.
Avast - http://www.avast.com/index - Free antivirus with anti-spyware protection for Windows 7, Vista, or XP. avast! Free Antivirus has better detection than competing paid-for products!
Microsoft Security Essentials - http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/mse.aspx - Microsoft Security Essentials is a new, free consumer anti-malware solution for your computer. It helps protect against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. It's available as a no-cost download for Windows XP SP2 and higher, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
Malwarebytes anti-malware - http://www.malwarebytes.org/ - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is a high performance anti-malware application that thoroughly removes even the most advanced malware and spyware. With one of the fastest, most effective quick scans and malware removal capabilities on the market, this program is the perfect addition to your PC's defenses.
Adobe Flash Player - http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/ - Adobe® Flash® Player is a cross-platform browser-based application runtime that provides uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across screens and browsers. Flash Player 10.2 delivers beautiful HD video, faster graphics rendering, and high performance on mobile screens and is designed to take advantage of native device capabilities -- enabling richer, more immersive user experiences.
Open office - http://www.openoffice.org/ - is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.
Libre office - http://www.libreoffice.org/download - same thing as open office, just completely open source.
Dropbox - http://www.dropbox.com/ - Dropbox is the easiest way to store, sync, and, share files online. http://db.tt/4zk2Zmo (if you love me use my referral link.)
Evolve - https://www.evolvehq.com/static/beta_signup - Introducing Evolve, the social platform for gamers. Evolve makes it easy to keep tabs on your gaming friends and rally them together for raids, deathmatches, and co-op play.
Damon tools lite - http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/products/dtLite - Most popular product that offers easy tools for making simple disc image files and emulating virtual CD/DVD drives.
Programmers notepad 2 - http://www.pnotepad.org/ - Windows programming editor with an integrated Hex viewer/editor.
Unity - http://unity3d.com/ - kickass game development program.
Sumatra pdf reader - http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/...df-reader.html – a free, lightweight pdf reader.
Adobe Pdf reader - http://get.adobe.com/reader/ - uses more memory than Sumatra, but, has some more features.
Avira AntiVir - http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus - Protects your computer against dangerous viruses, worms, Trojans and costly dialers.
PeerGuardian 2 - http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/ - PeerGuardian 2 is Phoenix Labs’ premier IP blocker for Windows. PeerGuardian 2 integrates support for multiple lists, list editing, automatic updates, and blocking all of IPv4 (TCP, UDP, ICMP, etc), making it the safest and easiest way to protect your privacy on P2P.
Steam - http://store.steampowered.com/ - Delivers a range of games straight to a computer's desktop.
Evernote - http://www.evernote.com/ - Chances are, if you can see it or think of it, Evernote can help you remember it. Type a text note. Clip a web page. Snap a photo. Grab a screenshot. Evernote will keep it all safe.
Ventrilo - http://www.ventrilo.com/ - Free real-time voice chat for group communications. Supports surround sound. Available for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms.
Fraps - http://www.fraps.com/ - Fraps can show your frame rate in games; Fraps performs video capture, screen capture and can benchmark your fps.
Jdownloader - http://jdownloader.org/ - It simplifies downloading files from One-Click-Hosters like Rapidshare.com or Megaupload.com.
Microsoft onenote - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote/ - epic note taking program, one of the few programs I am putting on here that costs money, I personally use this alot for college. (game development, english, etc.) and it helps you keep all your notes organized. a free alternative to one note is evernote.
xmind - http://www.xmind.net/ - The best Mind mapping, Brainstorming Software, A great productivity tool with ease-to-use features, friendly UI, and human design.