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Feb 5, 2011

My software suite - On the trail in 2010

Today I will continue the good tradition begun by me in the past , and will review the basic software that I use on my computer. True, after I compared the current set of programs from last year's report, it appears that I am very conservative. If in truth, it is true, and I long ago stopped loading my comp a bunch of useless, in fact, programs. Although it is sometimes the case, try something new. But let us consider the order that I use and what's new on my PC.

Internet access:


"MTS Connect Manager" - are still forced to use this tool for 3G-Internet from MTS. True rate is unlimited, what pleases, but still expensive

Security of computer and operating system:

"Avast! 4.8 Home Edition" - keep this free juzat completely paid off antivirus.
"Outpost Security Suite FREE 7" - a free version of the firewall (firewall). Has limitations in comparison with Outpost Firewall Pro. I confess, has recently started to use after Agnitum began actively to ban all copies of the programs that use common keys.
"Dr.Web CureIt!" - a new version of this utility allows you to periodically clean your computer from malware missed by other anti-virus and firewall.
"CCleaner" - a simple free program for cleaning the operating system from a different litter.

Browser - a program for viewing Internet sites:

"Opera 11" - continue to use Opera as the primary browser for viewing Internet pages.
"Mozilla Firefox" , "Google Chrome" , "Internet Explorer 8", "Safari" - additional browsers, which are sometimes necessary if the site or service does not work correctly with Opera, which happens very rarely.

Additional programs for working browsers:

In order for browser to display the flash elements of legitimate sites, sites made on flash and some new technologies in the computer to install additional programs.

"Adobe Flash Player" - necessarily needed if you want to watch online video, play online games and see the flash elements used on Web sites.
"Microsoft Silverlight" - a program for viewing sites and services made in the new format, an alternative flush. I have discussed on the forum . Format used in online libraries of scans of books, some music portals. It is possible that encounter such a network.

Download managers:

Set has not changed since last year, only updated versions.

"Download Master 5.9.2.1249" - this program will download almost all files, including video sharing , and even Games. Is indispensable for mass downloading files from sites.
"UTorrent 2/2" - this program helps me to download files through torrents. For example, with rutracker.org .
"Opera 11" and other browsers - they all have built-in download managers, who sometimes have to use. Mainly for download from the Games .

Email:

Basically, use your own box on the hosting AGAVA.ru , post on Yandex portal and e-mail Mail.Ru . Because the browser to read mail directly to services is inconvenient, then I use special mailers to download it to your computer.

"The Bat" - has long proved itself a good and easy to use prog.
"Outlook Express" - built into the system of free software.

Programs and services for communication networks:

"Skype" - as a matter of it was that the program I use most. Free chat with friends and family with audio and video.
"ICQ" - the well-known messenger for text messaging. Use a little, but she ICQ, there is.
"Social sphere" - in recent years often communicate with people through the messages in social networks, facebook, "Classmates", "FaceBook" . It is true I go there mostly when I someone writes ...

Electronic money:

"WebMoney" - the most advanced in runet system of electronic money. To work with it is best to use the program WebMoney Keeper Classic 3.9.3.1.

Working with files of different formats :

There is almost nothing has changed. While all sorts of programs, both universal and specialized yet, there is still vast.

"WinRar" - to unpack all archives
"DjVuReader" - opens the book in a format DJVU .
"Foxit Reader" and "Adobe Reader" - opens a book made in PDF format .
"FB2 Reader" - a program for reading electronic books in the format of FB2. As it turned out it perfectly possible to read vordovskie documents.
"Media Player Classic" - provides full view of all kinds of video files. Including video streaming in FLV-format and multi fleshigry format SWF. Provided all of this set of codecs from a set of K-Lite Codec Pack , which includes Media Player Classic.
"Windows Media Player" - sometimes used to view movies and often listen to music.

Working with documents:

"OpenOffice" - a free alternative to "Microsoft Office 2007 for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations. Able to convert Word-document in PDF format.
"Microsoft Office 2007 - still stands and is used to work in Word and Excel.

File managers

"Total Commander 7.56a" - a program greatly facilitates the work with files. There is a view of their copy, move from folder to folder and disk to disk, creating new directories and so on.
"CuteFTP" - a file manager, the main purpose of which, downloading files to the server hosting the site on the FTP protocol.

Working with images:

"GIMP 06/02" - came to replace "Paint.NET", after I suggested it in the comments to last year's publication . Proved to be very decent free software for image processing. Dochtatochno light and not charging the system. Although the "Adobe Photoshop" I have also installed.
"Picture Viewer and Fax Windows" - still no need to install additional software to view photos.

Working with video

"Camtasia Studio" - the irreplaceable program that I use to record video clips from the monitor screen. While using an older version of Camtasia Studio 2. Enough for my needs. But, already in full use version of Camtasia Studio 6 from TechSmith. Also has potential for conversion and video processing.
"Windows Movie Maker" - built-in system software for video editing and creating movies. Rarely used and would like to find another is not very bulky program for simple video. Because such "Pinnacle Studio" software is good, but all these features I do not need.

Burn to CD / DVD-discs, emulators discs:

"Nero 6" - and further copes with its responsibilities
"Alcohol 120% - sometimes need to run disk images with different information.

That's about a set of basic programs I have today. Certainly there are several programs for various purposes, more than I need them for purposes not directly connected to the Internet. This same set of request to criticize "the nines" for further changes in the optimal direction.

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