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Posts Tagged ‘dreamweaver’

I believe I just finished installing my essential programs list on my windows installation; here’s a rundown:

• Firefox 3 – browser
• Thunderbird 3 beta – email
• Notepad ++ – notepad replacement
• Damn Nfo Viewer – to view .nfo files
• GMA Booster – clock netbook’s Intel video chip to 400mhz
• WinRar – archive tool, .rar .zip extract .iso etc…
• Magic Disc – mount .isos
• Utorrent – torrent program
• Auslogics BoostSpeed – registry cleaner/defrag, disk cleaner/defrag, windows optimizer, tweaks, etc.
• Combined Community Codec Pack + Media Player Classic – video codecs & light video player
• Skype – video conferencing
• Kaspersky Anti-virus – antivirus that doesn’t constantly lock you out and yet still does a good job
• Microsoft Office 2007 – for word, power point and excel
• Adobe CS4 Suite:
  • Photoshop
  • Fireworks
  • Illustrator
  • Dreamweaver
  • Flash
  • Acrobat
• NI MultiSim (Circuit Design Suite) 10 – drafting program for electronic components, just in case

Most of this is free – the stuff that’s not free is ludicrously expensive (except BoostSpeed) and I would recommend free alternatives if you aren’t a professional and can’t justify the expense (or you are a wuss and don’t want to pirate it).