So you have just bought a new computer or you have just install a new operating system - what software should you install? What will you need?
I have compiled this list of free applications that completely replace and in many cases out perform premium 'paid for' alternatives. I have now come to rely on the applications and tools listed here as part of my personal and professional life.
Google Chrome (super fast web browser)
Firefox browser (noscript, firebug + yslow)
uTorrent - Fast and clean torrent downloader
CCleaner (system clean up and optimisation tool)
Avira Antivirus
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (find and remove malware/spyware)
7-zip (create and open zip and compressed archives)
Foxit PDF viewer (view PDF files)
InfraRecorder (CD/DVD authoring)
PDFCreator (Print any document to a PDF file)
Notepad++ (Powerful multi-purpose text editor)
DAEMON Tools (Mount disc 'images' as a local drive)
WinMerge - A powerful Open Source differencing and merging tool for Window
VideoLAN (VLC) - Simple and very powerful multimedia player
Media Portal - Turn your PC into a full multimedia center
foobar2000 - Clean and simple audio player
XnView - Picture viewer view powerful editing options
Picassa - View photos and share them with Google Photos
GIMP - Powerful 'photoshop' like image editor
Filezilla (Powerful FTP client and connection manager)
PuTTY (the famous SSH client)
Eclipse (+ aptana) - Awesome multi-platform development IDE
Junction (windows) - Useful tool to create 'symbolic links' in windows OS
Open Office - The only real alternative to Microsoft Office
Stellarium - A complete planetarium on your computer
Rebirth 2.01 - Free midi-based audio synthesizer
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