Utilities:
Piriform Recuvra Undelete - free, finds and recovers
deleted files. Works great.
PDF creation:
Do PDF
- installs as a printer, and allows you to print any file to
PDF
BullZip PDF
- installs as a printer, and allows you to print any file to
PDF, even in a Terminal Server session
PDF SAM (Split and
Merge) - the free way to split and merge PDF documents
Nitro PDF - very fast PDF reader that replaces Acrobat
and also allows you to create and manipulate PDFs
Sumatra PDF - incredibly tiny PDF reader that can run
without even being installed.
Antivirus /
AntiMalware:
Microsoft Security Essentials - it has no paid version,
so Microsoft doesn't bug you to buy it.
Malware Bytes Anti-Malware - by far the best free
malware remover
AVG
Antivirus - decent free antivirus program
Avira
Antivirus - small, lightweight free antivirus program
PC
Tools ThreatFire isn't a stand-alone antivirus program,
but used in conjunction with a standard AV program, it
greatly enhances the security of your PC. Unlike traditional
AV programs (which use virus definition files), it looks for
suspicious behavior, and stops those suspicious programs.
Web Browser:
Firefox
- fast, secure web browser provides improved experience,
especially
with ad-ons
IE Tab 2 and
AdBlock Plus
Google Chrome - Google's web browser
Backup:
Macrium Reflect - terrific hard drive image backup
program
Microsoft SyncToy - synchronizes sets of folders. You
can use this tool to keep two computers in sync, but if you
set up one folder on a USB hard drive, it makes for an
effective backup
Mozy -
online backup, provides up to 2 GB of over-the-Internet data
backup
DropBox - not just for
backups, but for syncing files between PCs, smartphones,
tablets & the web. Free for up to 2 GB, reasonable prices
for much more storage space.
PC Remote Control:
Log Me In - with this program installed on your PC, you
can access it from any other PC anywhere in the world,
through a web browser.
Join.Me - quicker and easier than LogMeIn, because it
doesn't require an install - start using it immediately.
DVD copying, ISO
tools:
DVD
Shrink - Use this program to overcome DVD file copy
protection as well as strip out unwanted content (previews,
anti-piracy warnings, etc) and create small, tidy ISO files.
ISO Recorder - Superb freeware for creating ISO files
from unprotected optical discs.
Virtual CloneDrive - Utility for mounting ISO files.
MS Office:
Microsoft File Format Converters (enables Office 2003 &
prior to read and write files using the Office 2007 file
formats).
UBit Menu for Office 2007 & 2010 - restores the menus of
previous Office versions to Office 2007 & 2010.
Media & Photos:
Paint
.Net - digital photo editing software
Media Player Classic - play DVDs and other media.
Image Resizer for Windows 7 - Windows XP had a great
Power Toy utility that enabled you to resize photos by
right-clicking them. Microsoft doesn't have it for Windows
7, but some enterprising people wrote a replacement utility
with exactly the same functionality.
Adobe PhotoShop Album Starter Edition - free photo
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