Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Essential software for a PC running on windows XP

First software I would ever install would be MS Office 2007. I have used few office packages, but MS Office 2007 is unparalleled. Especially I find Onenote very useful for me.

Second software would be Mozilla Firefox. Nothing much to say. Simply it is the best. With add-ons you can do virtually anything with it.

Third is a pdf reader. If possible a pdf creater as well. Adobe is the best. Foxit reader is good as well.

Then I would go for a good text editor; ie a notepad replacement. Ultra edit is the best text editor I have ever used. Column mode, enhanced search facilities and the ability to handle very large files are specialties of UE. JEdit and Crimson editor are good free alternatives for UE.

Then it is the time for a good file manager. File manager is an enhanced version of inbuilt my computer or windows exlorer. Most file managers support two frames and tabs. Two frames helps you to perform copy and paste operartions easily and tabs give you less clutter when working with many folders. FileAnt and Explorer2 are very good user friendly free file managers.

A good compression utility is essenstial as well. 7zip, winzip and Winrar are good compression utilities. I personally prefer 7zip

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