Programmes I cant live wihout

1. Notepad ++ [http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/]
Yeah this article itself is typed in notepad++ and I love this software.. when ever some one calls to give a number, open an unknown file , I automatically press winkey + R (activate the 'RUN' ) and type in "notepad++" (without double quotes) and swoosh.. its before me.. its so fast, easy to handle and controllable. This is the program which i use frequently

2. Paint .net (paint dot net or PDN) [http://www.getpaint.net/]
A li'l image manipulation tool that is helpful in times. for hose simple resizing, retouching job, this program is soo light and easy.

3. Firefox [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/]
I love this browser.. except that it doesnt opens up my bank account secured page.. but that is ok :)

4. Flashget [http://www.flashget.com/index_en.htm]
This is a wonder tool for me which helps me a lot in managing the downloads in my office and home... small but powerful.

5. Open office. [http://www.openoffice.org/]
Thanks to this program which helps me a lot in creating pdf documents that draws attraction in my company as well as among my friends. This is primarly a well managed document tool. I dint forgot about the spreadsheet, presentation capabilities ...etc.

6. Google talk [http://www.google.com/talk/]
For hose hi and bye I use google talk (less frequent now a days). Thanks to google, i am in touch with my friends

7. Blogger [blogger.com]
I use blogger and i have used my domain over it. so definitly blogger is in my list

8. Picassa [picasaweb.google.com]
Picassa is neat and organisable to an extend. I use them in my blogs, for hosting my personal album ...etc.

9. Google Apps. [google.com/a]
yeah, the google apps is definitly a boon for me. With that am getting a lotta free space for my mail. google sites, and google pages, where I can even store some files to dowload.

10. AVG Antivirus Free editon [http://free.grisoft.com/]
Yeah, I use the free edition of AVG from grisoft and that helps me in keeping major vulnarabilities out.

11. Tweak UI / powertoys [http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx]
For keeping my computer neat

12 Ccleaner [http://www.ccleaner.com/]
For keeping my computer clean


So that is it. these are the major programs I use on a daily basis. For my video audio needs, i use windows media player itself.

So what are your essentials?


* This is not a comprehensive list.. i juz penned down(oops I mean keyed down) the data which came in to my mind.

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