What are your "Must have" applications?

Besides security applications, what are your must haves? What makes your computer life easier?

For me:
SpaceMonger - Visual representation of free and used space on hard drive
Quintessential Player - MP3s
FlashFXP - FTP client
Putty - SSH client
Word 2003
HTMLKit - HTML editing
TopStyle Pro - CSS editing
X-Setup Pro - Tweaking
Nero Burning Rom

 

There are only two:

Raxco's First Defense ISR
Terabyte Unlimited's Image for Windows/DOS

With these two softwares I can do anything, even conquer the world.

 

CCCP - codec pack and it includes MPC for audio/video playback
CCleaner - keep my hard disk and registry squeaky clean
Firefox - web browser
Foxit Reader - reads PDF files
GetRight - download manager. good for large files.
Microsoft Office
PowerArchiver - handle my archives
Quicktime Alternative - for the occassional site using qt
SnagIt - take screenshots or videos
True Image - for backing up my drive
Unlocker - for those stubborn file that just wont die
XnView - image viewer

 

CCleaner
Total Uninstall 3: www.martau.com = really useful tool
System mechanic 6
Nero 6
Firefox
Power DVD
Winamp

 

IrfanView
WinKey
AutoSizer
TweakUI for XP
PowerArchiver
Image for Windows, Image for DOS
PingPlotter

 

Of course, IrFan... I had gotten so used to it that I forgot it was an application that I had added. I kept wondering how to re-enable its functionality in Windows.

 

Hello,
Not really must have, more like nice to have, well in no particular order:
IrfanView, GIMP, OpenOffice, Firefox, VMware Server, CCleaner, RegSupreme, TU2006, Skype, PixResizer, ScreenshotCaptor, FileZilla, Nvu, CD Burner XP Pro.
Mrk

 

First Defense ISR
Anapod Explorer
Open Office
Visual Studio
Tuneup Utilities 2006
FastStone Screen Capture
MusicBrainz
TeamSpeak
SequoiaView
Foxit Reader
Pegasus Mail
xplorer²
DVD Shrink
password corral

 

CCleaner, Firefox, Yahoo! Messenger, VLC player and.... that's all.

 

1. Acronis True Image : you can't live without backup
2. FirstDefense-ISR : immediate system recovery, second backup, different work and test environments.
3. Total Uninstall
4. DI-6O4 Router + Look 'n' Stop : don't fully understand them, but nevertheless necessary.
5. Mozilla Firefox + Extensions : convenient and safer browsing on the internet
6. Mozilla Thunderbird : emails, especially for ignoring and deleting spam-emails
7. CCleaner : history cleaning
8. MS Office Pro + Adobe Reader + Snagit : work.
9. All the rest is undecided : try this and that, trial this and that, ...

 

I'll put stuff no one else mentioned:
*VLC: http://www.videolan.org
*MPUI: http://mpui.sourceforge.net/
Play every media file without having to install any codecs.
*WinRAR
*foobar2000 - light music player, highly customizable
*Ultraedit
*ObjectDock
*Styler
*Windowblinds
*Notebook Hardware Control (control CPU throttling)
*Clockgen- realtime CPU overclocking
*Flashget

 

Hey, good thread found some cool tools, nice lists. Thanks.

My specials in no specific order, some free some pay:
FF and extensions as req....
Leechget
Terabyte utilities:all of them.
Fdisr
PDF Factory
Scansoft/Omnipage

Able2docpro
http://www.investintech.com/prod_a2d_pro.htm
very useful and mostly very accurate PDF>Text/Word tool.
Good for converting scanned PDF docs.

Nero 6
Copy DVD/DVDshrink
IRFANview
GIMP
Picasa
CCCleaner
GLock cleaner
JV16 regcleaner
Hoversnap
Belarc Advisor
Eraser 5.7
ERUNT/NTREGOPT
Izarc/Iceows
Perfect disc
Radsoft XPT : http://www.radsoft.net/ great tools and great reading


Probably got some others lurking in the corners: "shysofts" LOL

IF I had to pick one: Terabyte.

Regards

 

Desktop Sidebar. [One look is all it takes to note the stock changes of the day, currency fluctuations, and the weather. Oh, and it plays my music too.]

CCCP - For all the video playback anyone could ever need.

Trillian - One IM program for them all. Doesn't check my GMail though.

 

what do u mean?

if u have Pro version, there is an email plugin to check for messages.

 

Yea, the pro version. :O

 

well u can always use a browser add-on or separate program if u rele want to check ur email.

 

It's a seperate process that would slow down my computer really. I've just forwarded all my gmail to my yahoo account. Same amount of storage anyways. It's a good thing to keep in mind though. I know firefox has an extension to check mail. Thanks.

 

Basic freeware, which ensures my security:

AutoPatcher XP
AxCrypt v1.6.3
Belarc Advisor v7.1h Build 7.1.8.10
CCleaner v1.31.325
Comodo Personal Firewall v2.2.0.11
GMER v1.0.10.10122
HijackThis v1.99.1
Internet Explorer v7.0.5450.4
MWAV 31.07.2006
Windows XP Professional

Additionall freeware software for daily using:

7-Zip v4.42
AVS Disc Creator v2.1.5.100
Azureus v2.4.0.2
Daemon Tools v4.03HE
Foxit Reader v1.3 Build 1621
Free Download Manager v2.0 Build 419
Google Earth v4.0.1693
Google Talk v1.0.0.95
JRE 5.0 Update 7
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack v1.55
Miranda IM v0.5
OpenOffice v2.0.3
POP Peeper v3.0 RC1
System Info for Windows v1.62 Build 613
Time Synchronizer v2
WinASO RegDefrag 1.2
WMP v11.0.5358.4827
WinRAR v3.51
XnView v1.82.4

 

Firefox
Opera
Thunderbird
foobar2000
Media Player Classic
Foxit Reader
Peerguardian
RegSeeker
uTorrent
eMule

 

1)Nero Burning Rom
2)AIRoboform
3)FlashFXP
4)FD-ISR
5)ATI
6)Winrar
7)UltraISO
8 )JetAudio

 

WINDOWS XP
MS OFFICE
PHOTOSHOP
NEAT IMAGE
OPERA

 

Autoruns
What's running
MWSnap
EditPad Lite
PC TV
PHP coder
POedit
WAMP
FileZilla
X-Setup Pro
Jack
dBpowerAMP Ogg Vorbis Codec
JetShell for iAudio
MediaMonkey

Gerard

 

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Here are the ones I like in no specific order.

Firefox
Irfan View
Paint Shop Pro
Bryce 3D
Art Rage
Photofiltre
Macromedia Flash
Ace Translator
Jv16 Power Tools
Snagit 7
Last.fm player
Power Archiver
HP Solution Center (To scan Photos & Drawings)
Myst III Exile --->definitely not an aplication but a good game to have around!

 

http://www.jackware.nl/dindex.htm

Gerard