A list of my favorite free software
Posted by Scout on February 2, 2009
These are just some of the programs I use everyday. My rule when selecting programs is that they have to be free, stable, and light on resources since I’m using a low-powered laptop. For example, I switched to Paint.NET after I realized that Photoshop is an overkill for the kind of light editing I do (mainly resizing, contrast adjustments, and a few effects). I also got tired of how slow Photoshop is, and I was pleasantly surprised at how snappy Paint.NET performed.
As for VLC, I don’t know how I can live without it. It plays almost every format there is, smoothly and without much fuss. Wish I could say the same for Windows Media Player. I’ve also learned to love OpenOffice 3.0, which is much, much better than its predecessors. Since switching, I have not missed Microsoft Office at all. Here’s my list. Care to share yours?
Compression Manager: 7-Zip
Anti-Virus: Avira AntiVir Personal Edition Classic
Video Converter: Any Video Converter
Disc Burner: Ashampoo Burning Studio 6 Free
Torrent Manager: Bitlord
Comic Book Reader: CDisplay
FTP Client: Filezilla
3D Design: Google Sketchup
Browser: Mozilla Firefox
Office Suite: OpenOffice 3.0
Ebook Reader: yBook
PDF Reader: Sumatra PDF
Media Player: VLC Player
Image Editor: Paint.NET
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