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Suggested software for Windws

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Web Browser

I do not suggest using Internet Explorer, there are plenty of other browsers out there all of them better than IE.
  • Firefox - Used to be mozilla, now it's called firefox, it's the browser I use 99% of the time
  • Opera - Neat alternitive OS
  • Crome - Google's browser, I tried it a while back however it was too buggy for me to use.

Instant messenger

You can spend your time downloading 10 different instant messenger programs or just download one
  • Pidgin - This is pidgin the only IM I would actually suggest you use. It's what I use.
    • How I set up pidgin
    • During the install make sure you scroll down and click on "english" for the spell checker. It will install aspell for you.
    • Off The Record - Plugin for Pidgin which encrypts you messages. I HIGHLY suggest it.
  • Trillian - Free for the basic, pay to use the full version.
  • AOL IM - AOL's version of IM
  • Yahoo Messenger - Yahoo's version of IM
  • MSN Messenger - Microsoft's version of messenger
  • ICQ - Older messaging program
  • Skype - make your computer a voip phone. Call your friends. (skype is AES 256 encrypted)

Media

Windows media player has quite a few problems. The DRM check is one of the big ones, it may decide you don't own the media on your hard drive and just not play it. There are a few better alternitives:
  • VLC - This is what I use. Plays just about anything and works great.
  • WinAmp - This used to be really great software. Now it's crap. It's covered in spyware and it changes stuff on your computer without asking.
  • Gimp - Great graphics editing program. Even if you can afford something like photoshop some of the tools of gimp are worth the install.
  • Flash Player - This goes along with your web browser
  • G-spot - This is a great program which will give you information about your media files.
  • UTorrent - Peer-2-peer application - find and download stuff
  • YouTube Downloader - Easily pull videos from you tube and convert them to mpeg4 so you can watch them later.
  • Xbmc - free media center. Some people like it but it tries to take over your computer and is a resource hog. I wasn't a fan.
  • handbrake - video transcoder
  • K-Lite Codec pack

Security

  • WireShark - very useful packet sniffer
  • NetStumbler - Use this to search for wireless networks
  • Kismet, and AirPcap - Wireless packet sniffer decrypter, etc
  • nessus - great vulnerability tester
  • NetCat - Method of opening tcp connections easily
  • Metasploit - frame work for vulnerability writing and testing
  • aircrack - wireless siffer and wep key cracker

Productivity applications

  • Google Sketchup - 3D modeling program.
  • Unity 3D - 3D video game development engine
  • Youtubedownloader - turn youtube movies into avi files, including high def
  • Notepad++ - extended version of notepad which can handle proper newlines along with some other really nice features

Linux/UNIX utilities

  • Putty - allows you to connect to console servers securely
  • XMing - an X server for windows.
  • CYGwin - Unix like virtual OS for windows

Other stuff

  • Google earth - great mapping software
  • DexPot - Virtual desktops for Windows 7
  • Magic ISO - Gives you the ability to mount iso images on a virtual cdrom

Software I would like to try

  • GPU - computer clustering software. cluster CPU's together