Guide | How To Software for your fresh computer

[Dashke]

Hi guys! I would like to present you all my list of must-have software. There are also free and paid applications.
I hope that some of you will find this list useful.

Network & Internet
1. Opera

• Maxthon

2. OneSwarm

• Vuze

3. Rssowl
4. The Bat!

• Thunderbird
• Postbox

5. Miranda IM

• QutIM

6. AdGuard
7. Total Network Monitor
8. Download Master
9. Yandex.Disk

• Gladinet

Security
1. Dr.Web

• Emsisoft Anti-Malware
• Ad-Aware Free
• Avast
• MSE

2. OSSS

• Agnitum Outpost Pro
• Online Armor

3. MBAM
4. Hitman Pro
5. KeePass
6. Steganos Privacy Suite

• R-Crypto
• TrueCrypt

7. CyberGhost

• Spotflux
• etteGo

8. WinPatrol
9. ADinf

Multimedia
1. IrfanView

• XnView
• FastStone Image Viewer

2. Paint.NET

• GIMP

3. BurnAware Free

• ImgBurn

4. VLC player

• PotPlayer
• Light Alloy

5. AIMP

• Songbird
• Tomahawk

6. nanoCAD
7. Boxee
8. Format Factory

Utilities
1. Bandizip
2. Free Opener
3. Auslogics BoostSpeed

• iolo System Mechanic
• Wise Registry/Disk Cleaner

4. Everything
5. Soluto
6. FileAlyzer
7. Notepad++
8. FAR Manager

• Total Commander

9. Speccy

• Fresh Diagnose
• AIDA64

10. Unlocker
11. ObjectDock

• RocketDock

12. USB Safely Remove
13. CamStudio
14. NetWorx
15. Rainmeter
16. SpaceSniffer
17. Greenshot

• Screenshot Captor
• Ashampoo Snap 5
• Jing

18. VirtualBox
19. DAEMON Tools

Business
1. Sumatra PDF

• Foxit Reader

2. Kingsoft Office

• IBM Office Symphony
• LibreOffice

3. Spicebird

• Sunbird

4. TeamViewer

• UltraVNC

5. Personal Finances

 

[malbky]

For Zip managin peazip is very good. Thanks for the list Dashke

 

[Dashke]

For Zip managin peazip is very good. Thanks for the list Dashke

I am using Bandizip because it packs and unpacks: Zip(z01), ZipX(zx01), TAR, TGZ, 7Z(7z.001), and EXE(e01) and unpacks only: RAR(part1.rar, r01), ACE, ALZ, APK, ARJ, BH, BZ, BZ2, CAB, EGG, GZ, J2J, JAR, IMG, IPA, ISO, LHA, LZH, LZMA, PMA, TBZ, TBZ2, TGZ, TLZ, TXZ, UDF, WAR, WIM, XZ, and Z. You are welcome!

 

[jamescv7]

Another alternative program which does same for unpacking most extensions is 7-Zip. No problems for several years and does fine enough.

 

[Dashke]

Bandizip is using 7-zip for 7z because it's open-source.

 

[Deleted member 178]

7zip is among the best one (the best for me), it handle almost all zip files , and it is light.

 

[Dashke]

VirtualBox added.

 

[malbky]

PeaZip handles all the formats. I find peazip better as it has a pretty interface and easier to use. You can use 7Z theme manager to change 7Z's theme. Here is the link http://www.7ztm.de/

 

[McLovin]

Very nice list there. Will be handy for people that have just done a format and have nothing on the computer.

 

[Dashke]

Thanks McLovin!
I have just added ObjectDock instead of Ticno(since it became free for personal use) and Avast.

 

[Ink]

FileHippo is a good source for software for a new PC.

Picking out the Top 3(or 5) best software for each category would be my suggestion.

Don't forget Mac and Linux listings.

 

[Dashke]

Updated

 

[malbky]

For free AV's also include the Kaspersky CBE edition.

 

[Ink]

For free AV's also include the Kaspersky CBE edition.

Kaspersky CBE isn't free for all, it still requires a license or some T&C to be able to use for Free.

 

[malbky]

Until I know KIS cbe can be used by all. I had made a pot but it was removed so I wont argue further.

 

[bogdan]

KIS CBE is offered to ComputerBild readers and members, if everyone else uses it, Kaspersky might decide to put an end to their promotion. I assume that the only completely legal way to obtain the installer is if you buy the magazine and you get it from their CD/DVD.

 

[jamescv7]

Firefox as open source software and Google Chrome as free for personal used replacement from IE default (Windows).

 

[Ink]

Interesting list, but keep it simple and using known software helps heaps.

I probably only recognise about a dozen of the software listed, but good job.

 

[pcjunklist]

just use ninite.

 

[malbky]

Yandex.disk is just for Russian language users. English version yet to rollout.