i know similar threads have been started with similar subject, but lets list the software categorize u install on ur machines (security\players\browsers\authoring\tools), and the program u use for that purpose...
here is my list:
First security related stuff:
Antivirus: Macafee Virus Scan Enterprise 8.0i
Firewall: Norton personal firewall 2005
Spyware: Ad-aware SE
Ad blocking: (integerated as part of norton personal firewall)
OS: Windows XP SP2
Viewers\players:
Image: ACDSee 7.0
Music: Winamp 5.1
Videos: Windows Media Player 10
Codecs: K-Lite Full
PDF: Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 (also for ebooks i use adobe ebook reader which seems to be rare to find at this time)
Web: Firefox 1.0.7 (latest - not beta)
Office Documents: Office 2003 sp2
Remote desktop: VNC Viewer (i use it to take control of older windows systems)
Authoring:
Programming: Visual Studio 6 (will use .NET 2005 as soon as it goes final)
Burning CDs: Nero 6.6
Image Manipulation: Adobe Photoshop 7.0
Sound Convertion: Goldwave 4.26
Video Ripping: Divx Create Bundle, Xvid, Super DVDRipper
Emulation:
CD: Daemon tools (+ VirtualDrive 9 for my old built CDs)
Machine: Microsoft Virtual PC SP1
IM: MSN Messenger 7.0 (with plus! plugin, i also mess-patch it)
Downloading:
Download manager: Getright 5.2d (with Flashgot addon for firefox)
P2P: Limewire
Torrents: UTorrent (i switched today, i used to use the official client)
Web-based Tools: (not exactly programs
, but..... they serve a purpose)
Weblog: www.blogger.com
Email: www.yahoo.com (i use web-based email, not OE and such)
Forum: shoutbox.menthix.net, www.gamedev.net
News: www.neowin.net
Searching: www.google.com (web), www.torrentspy.com, www.thepiratebay.org (torrents)
Misc. Tools:
Dictionary: Babylon pro
Chess interface: Winboard (nope, im not a chess player.... its just tht i am developing a simple chess engine)
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most of these programs i install them after every format to my windows,, they'r lik a standard to me.... obviously i install other applications when i need them....
so wht kinds of programs u use\need?! and wht is ur most prefered application for that purpose?!
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