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Let this be a joint project between me, Zinga, and the rest of ye. Suggestions, throw them in. This is from an old list from psp-hacks. Probably the most recent one I have. Anyways, for lack of organization, here he go:

I'm surprised that a list like this hasn't been posted yet, or it's somewhere I don't know about.. This list is basically a compilation of programs that may prove useful towards us everyday computer users. Most of the programs and the list is orientated towards Windows users, but there's a couple downloads for Linux, and Mac users.. :)

CCleaner  Cleans away tracks that your computer leaves behind. Useful when Windows Washer dies.

Windows Washer  Just like CCleaner, it cleans away your tracks. This program call also wipe out your WHOLE Hard drive if you plan on selling.

O & O Defrag - Another excellent defragger.

Registry MechanicWhen it comes down to cleaning your registry, Registry Mechanic is here to do the job.

UltraISO - This program creates CD Image files so it could be read by programs meant to do so. You could backup files and burn them to CD files.

Adobe Photoshop - Photoshop is a top-notch editing program.. The best of its league. If you are using Paint, or PSP, get out, and get this beauty.

GIMP - The free alternative to Photoshop.

Filezilla - FTP made easy.

WinRAR - For everyone who can't afford Winzip and want the lazy way out to things. Better than Winzip since you have the ability to create both .zip and .rar archives. Both can be compressed easily. Also, drag and drop extracting.
http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm  - Scroll down to English and click on it.

FoxIt Reader - A super-fast alternative to Adobe Acrobat PDF reader. Loads in seconds. This was originally intended as a extension, but it is actually a separate interface outside Firefox. FoxIt Reader

SpyBot Search and Destroy - A free and efficient spyware scanner.

Trillian An instant messenger that combines AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, and ICQ in one program.. and IRC. The payware pro version comes with more instant messenger extensions, and more features.

IfranView IfranView is an image viewer, resizer, and other things to quickly edit a photo.

ScreenGrab This standalone program (Not the extension for FF) is a nifty program that takes screenshots of the whole screen or active window, at the hands of a combo of keys. Click here to get the FF Extension

CPU-Z An easy way to see the specs of your computer..

X-Fire Another IM Client, this one is based towards video games.. You can chat with other Xfire users, join supported game sessions, and see which user is playing which game..

7-Zip - A free alternative to WinRAR, and can support more extensions. Even ISOs.

.NET Frameworks - .NET Frameworks allows for utilizing several programs. Version 1.1 avail here Version 2 here. The latest version, #3 is here.

TweakUI This program allows for tweaks to the system.. Make sure that if you have a Itaniumâ„¢-based system, you download this version.

TweakVI - TweakUI for Vista..

Mozilla Firefox - In case you twits haven't got it yet. Pwns IE in almost every way.

NOD32 - Really, the best there is out there. One top of the line antivirus scanners.

uTorrent - Small, lightweight bitorrent program. Free of ads, and all that poo poo.*

Folding@Home - It's time for everyone to start learning the mishaps with protein folding. By just running this program, you're helping a lot. (Also comes on the PS3 :) )

RocketDock - A docking utility that makes a convient place to go and launch programs, files, folders, and the sort.

PowerToys for XP - Different widgets developed by Microsoft for Windows XP users.

Open Office - A free alternative to Microsoft Office.

SpeedFan - Useful program that some complain is inaccurate. However, sometimes it isn't. This tool can take care of some system diagnostics.

GMAX - A gamer's dream. Allows you to model 3D models for certain games..

WinAmp - And this is called WinAmp. A good alternative to Windows Media Player, and a good player for those who live in the EU.

PC Wizard - Powerful tool for analysis and benchmarking of your computer..

K-lite Codec Pack - K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools. Codecs are required to encode and/or decode (play) audio and video. The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files. With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play 99% of all the movies that you download from the internet.

VLC Media Player - VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.

Peer Guardian - PeerGuardian 2 is Phoenix Labs’ premier IP blocker for Windows. PeerGuardian 2 integrates support for multiple lists, list editing, automatic updates, and blocking all of IPv4 (TCP, UDP, ICMP, etc), making it the safest and easiest way to protect your privacy on P2P.

XviD4PSP - XviD4PSP is a video converter that supports a lot of formats, and its an easy way for your video converting needs. It requires .NET Framework 3.0.

Windows XP SP3 - It's Windows XP SP3 Final d'oh. Supposedly it was speed improvements, and backported one or two features from Vista. IT'S A 316 MB DOWNLOAD, AND M$ SAYS YOU NEED 1.5 GIGS FOR INSTALL

Vista SP1 - Windows Vista Service Pack 1. Change the selections to your Vista, and hope your install didn't take as long as mines.

VirtualDJ - Like Music? You have fun with this.

ConvertXtoDVD - Burn .avi files to DVDs. Easy way.

mIRC - It's an IRC Client.

Invision mIRC - It's an addon pack that adds scripts, and who knows what else to mIRC.

Driver Genius Professional - Backup and restore drivers that you choose. Useful for when the OS goes out the window or you have new hard drives, or whatever.

Notepad++ - Nifty notepad replacement, programming, language editor. Can open txt, nfos, etc etc for editing, and has in built memory for recently opened files. You can also open more than one file, each managed in tabs.

If you have any suggestions, add them in.

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Computer Apps Lists - demonchild - 01/08/2008 07:37 AM
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