Hello there,
Bought a new Pc or Formatted your old one because it caught a virus or due to some other reason . Downloaded all your required drivers . Now just thinking which software is good and lightweight.
So I have brought a collection to you and lessen load on your brain .These are the must haves for you PC.
So the list beguns now...Each category has one or more option .. You can download any one of them in a category .
[1]Anti-Virusa.} Eset NOD 32 Antivirus : I recommend this anti-virus because it is very light but very mighty . I personally use this anti-virus on my laptop . I recommend if you have money then buy a premium one. You can download it from
here . NOTE: The links is of 30 day trial version .
b.}Avg Antivirus : This is another reliable antivirus . This is a better those who want to use it for free . The Home edition is a free version while one can still purchase full premium package . You can download the free edition from
hereSpecial Note:Never ever install 2 antivirus on the same system
[2]Browsers
a.}Chrome: Got security now want you can browse internet safely but with what .The answer is with the fastest browser . So here the Google Chrome browser comes into spotlight .This is one of the fastest browser on PC . Download it from
hereb.}Firefox : A good alternate to Chrome . With a wide variety of extensions ,this is also know as one of the most customizable browser . It is lighter then chrome . So if you don't have much disk space to spare this one is for you . Download it from
here .
[3]Download managers
a.} Internet Download Manager : Got browser and want to do a bit download and not satisfied by the download manager of the built in browser . Then you can opt. for a stand alone Download manager. The best in this category is Internet Download Manager also known as IDM.It states that it can increase download speed by 5 times . It also has built in integration support which automatically integrates with some popular browsers . Download directly from
here.
[4] PDF reader
a.} Foxit reader : Ever wanted to read e-books just like the kindle one .Then this is for you . Although not a must have but in today's world it is very essential . This reader is as good as Adobe reader . This is one of the best with many features and is an alternate to your kindle if you don't want to shell out extra bucks.
You can download it from
here.
[5] Media player:
a.} VLC Media Player :Wanted to hear some songs or watch a good movie . And the built in windows media player shows that it doesn't have the required codec . Then this player is for you . It has a huge collection of codecs , almost all . Well but if you don't want to install a new software just for this , then you can integrate your WMP with a codec packs available on internet . But this player is light and is one of the most downloaded media player on the pc platform.Download it from
here .
[6]Office
a.}Openoffice.org : A good and free alternate to the famous Microsoft-Office . This is the only competitor to the famous retailed microsoft office . It has a number of features and consist :-
- Writer — a word processor similar in look and feel to Microsoft Word and offering a widely overlapping range of functions and tools.
- Calc — a spreadsheet similar to Microsoft Excel with a roughly equivalent range of features.
- Impress — a presentation program similar to Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Base — a database program similar to Microsoft Access.
- Draw — a vector graphics editor comparable in features to CorelDRAW.
- Math — a tool for creating and editing mathematical formulae, similar to Microsoft Equation Editor.
Well this is good enough for a free tool .Although it is not as good as microsoft office , it is a good free alternate. You can download it from here .
[7] Registry Cleaner / Junk File Cleaner
a.} Ccleaner : Got a pretty lot of junk file or temp file and have lot of registry issue which may be slowing your system .This tool is to ease your work and solve these issue . It has a junk cleaner/temp file cleaner , a registry fixer , disk defrager , system restore , start up customize and more features. Use it once in 4 days or every day to keep your system speed stable and better . There is also a business version available which is a paid one but the free one is also quite good. Ccleaner has been downloaded over 1 billion time !!!
You can download it from here.
[8]Social
a.}Skype : A good social and messenger client made by microsoft with free voice and video call support with other skype users .It also has facebook support . This is a free app. Download it from skype.com
b.} Nimbuzz : Another good social client . It also has Facebook , yahoo , gtalk and more social client support . It is good, fast , stable and light . Download it from
nimbuzz.com
So you have got all the essential software . But be sure to download your all required audio and video driver.
So please post your views guyz . And tell me if i have missed something .