Open source and Freeware
- Firefox - Popular web browser.
- Adobe Flash Player - Flash player plugin for Firefox
- 7zip - Archieve utilities, free and support zip, 7z, rar, etc.
- Imgburn - Nice image burner. support ISO, BIN, CUE, etc.
- Orbitdownloader - Download manager. After testing many download manager, I find it most favorable because of its GUI and usability.
- Unlocker - Release windows lock unused resources.
- Notepad++ - IMHO, Best editor for Windows.
- Daemon-tools - Virtual CD emulator.
- AIMP - Very nice music player from Russia, replacement for winamp.
- Itunes - necessary for apple product's owner such as Ipod, Iphone.
- KMPlayer - Movie player, can play almost every format without codecs
- Real Alternative - Needed for playing real's files (.rm) on KMPlayer
- Launchy - Launcher for windows. ALT+Space and there you go..
- Pidgin - IM, support many protocols, MSN, Gtalk, IRC etc. I hate to open many programs. Digsby is also great, but it doesn't support Thai yet.
- Skype - Free calls on the internet.
- Paint.Net - Less feature than Photoshop, but adequate for normal user.
- Picasa - Photo managerment from Google
- Sun JDK - Java for developer, normal user use JRE
- Eclipse - IDE for java developer
- Adobe Acrobat Reader - PDF file reader
- Microsoft Office - I'm not used to OpenOffice yet. So right now, Microsoft Office is still good option.
- RealVNC - Remote control program, I use it to control my PC.
- Foxit PDF Editor - Editing PDF file with cheaper price than Adobe Acrobat.
However, when I completed reinstall Windows and all programs, I still get pop up in my new Windows. Therefore, I had to reformat again (What a waste of time!). This time, I back up my windows with Norton ghost in Hiren's boot CD and install program one by one. Finally, the problem was in patch file for acrobat 9.0 which I loaded from Bittorrent. It contained virus. So, I switched to Foxit instead. I spent 2 days on reinstalling windows and finding spyware. This story shows that pirate software is dangerous, please use with caution.