vinu Winpack :-)

Posted February 20, 2006
Filed under: internet, me, open source, technology |

I recently formatted my laptop and I am installing and uninstalling (Outlook and msn for example) applications that make me work at the most efficient levels. The applications which I think are most useful and should be used by most people. And guess what all are free and mostly open source!! :-).

I am writing this post - so that I can come back again if I want to reinstall these apps. I am also very sure some of you will find these useful. On the lines of google pack, with nothing to stop you from my version of the winpack:

  1. Firefox (Browser) and extensions I use Mouse Gestures , Performacing for blogging, del.icio.us
  2. Thunderbird (Mail Client)
  3. OpenOffice (lovely replacement and completely compatible with MS Office :-))
  4. Gaim or Trillian (Multiprotocol chat client)
  5. Skype (voice and video conference)
  6. iTunes (music player and podcast player)
  7. VLC (video player)
  8. Irfanview with plugins (image viewer plus other uses too!)
  9. ZoneAlarm (firewall btw: windows firewall sucks bigtime!!)
  10. FreeMind (mind-mapping tool, useful for notetaking, notemaking and creative stints)
  11. Picasa (photo organizer)
  12. Gimp (open source photoshop like app)
  13. MWSnap (excellent nitfty little app for capturing screen)
  14. Windows Defender (notice this is a microsoft product!!)

For geeks:

  1. WinScp and Putty
  2. Vim
  3. Cygwin (this is realy some great powerful app!)

Do comment if you think I am missing something. Enjoy the pack!!!

15 Comments so far

  1. arun on February 27, 2006

    Nice collection…
    i also use MWSnap..thats the best screen capture program :)
    I think an antivirus software like “avg free-version” can be included..even i guess zonealarm includes an antivirus..

  2. vinu on April 25, 2006

    WML Browser extension

  3. vinu on April 30, 2006

    PDF Reader

  4. vinu on May 8, 2006

    W.Bloggar Multi platform windows blogger tool

  5. vinu on July 18, 2006

    Audacity with Lame Encoder

  6. vinu on July 25, 2006

    XML Editor

  7. vinu on September 4, 2006

    http://www.jasonchen.com/free_software/ - another good list …

  8. vinu on December 4, 2006

    another great post - with awesome list:
    30 frre apps for windows

    some good ones - GanttPV (project Management) and Gnucash!!

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  10. Neil Goldsborough on December 8, 2006

    Does anyone know of an opensource contact manager similar to ACT or Goldmine. I have been looking for a while but not found one.

    Neil

  11. vinu on January 9, 2007

    Media Maker - open source - plan making a movie etc - http://www.celtx.com/overview.html

  12. vinu on April 9, 2007

    Mohawke’s Best of the Best Free and Open Source Software Collection http://www.digitaldarknet.net/thelist/

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  14. vinu on June 12, 2007

    http://www.evernote.com/ - good notemaking software with a lovely firefox extension:
    http://www.evernote.com/en/products/evernote/web-clipper.php

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