I consistently get asked what programs I use or recommend. So, Here is what I’ve got installed (in Windows XP / Vista). The programs in BOLD are highly recommended (as in what I consider to be system essential)…
7-Zip
Acronis Disk Director Suite v10
Acronis True Image Home v11
Adobe Photoshop 7.0
Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0
Adobe Reader 8
Audio Conversion Wizard
AutoRuns
AVG Anti-Virus
Azureus
Calculator Powertoy for Windows XP (XP Only)
CCleaner (slim)
CmdHere Powertoy For Windows XP (XP Only)
Cool Edit 2000 (no longer in production)
dBpoweramp
DH Driver Cleaner Professional Edition (now a ‘pay-for” program, use Driver Sweeper instead)
Download Accelerator Plus (DAP)
Driver Sweeper
EVEREST Ultimate Edition
Ext2Fsd (to mount Linux ext3 partitions)
FileZilla
IE7Pro
Image Resizer Powertoy for Windows XP (XP Only)
IrfanView
IsoBuster
iTunes Library Updater
iTunes
IZArc
JAlbum
jv16 PowerTools 2007
KinyonSoft WinTools XP, WinTools Vista
K-Lite Codec Pack Standard
Microsoft Calculator Plus (XP Only)
Microsoft Expression Web
Microsoft FrontPage 2003
Microsoft Network Monitor 3.1
Microsoft Office 2007
Microsoft Photo Info
Mozilla Firefox (2.0.0.9) (addons: Adblock Plus, FlashGot, IE View, Tweak Network)
Mozilla Thunderbird (2.0.0.9)
Mp3/Tag Studio
Nero 7 Ultra Edition (has increasingly become bloatware, don’t know what I’ll do the day I have to upgrade)
NVIDIA PureVideo Decoder
PerfectDisk
Pidgin IM
PokerTH
PrintFolders
Process Explorer
Process Monitor
ReNamer
RocketDock
Second Copy 7
System Information for Windows (SIW)
SyncToy 2.0 Beta
TrueCrypt (XP, Vista, Linux)
Tweak UI (XP Only)
Winamp
Windows Internet Explorer 7
Windows Media Player 11
WinPoker 6