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 * [http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5 AVG], Trend Micro, or [http://www.gripe2ed.com/scoop/story/2004/7/10/163331/710 other] antivirus -- I've come to think that [http://www.gripe2ed.com/scoop/story/2005/4/8/13247/63408 Norton is a virus], of sorts, itself.  * [[http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5|AVG]], Trend Micro, or [[http://www.gripe2ed.com/scoop/story/2004/7/10/163331/710|other]] antivirus -- I've come to think that [[http://www.gripe2ed.com/scoop/story/2005/4/8/13247/63408|Norton is a virus]], of sorts, itself.
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 * Anti-spyware: [http://lavasoft.com/single/trialpay.php AdAware] and [http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html Spybot - Search & Destroy]  * Anti-spyware: [[http://lavasoft.com/single/trialpay.php|AdAware]] and [[http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html|Spybot - Search & Destroy]]
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 * [http://www.vim.org/download.php gvim] -- common text editor for all platforms
 * [http://www.winzip.com/ WinZip] -- I've been a registered user since version 2.0
 * [http://www.cygwin.com/ Cygwin] -- unix command-line tools 		 * [[http://www.vim.org/download.php|gvim]] -- common text editor for all platforms
 * [[http://www.winzip.com/|WinZip]] -- I've been a registered user since version 2.0
 * [[http://www.cygwin.com/|Cygwin]] -- unix command-line tools
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  * [http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2001-04/msg00790.html Bash Prompt Here]
 * [http://www.petri.co.il/add_command_prompt_here_shortcut_to_windows_explorer.htm Command Prompt Here] -- Windows Explorer context menu choice
 * [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html PuTTY] -- SSH and related tools
 * [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/ PDFCreator] -- a print driver to create PDFs from any program. 		  * [[http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2001-04/msg00790.html|Bash Prompt Here]]
 * [[http://www.petri.co.il/add_command_prompt_here_shortcut_to_windows_explorer.htm|Command Prompt Here]] -- Windows Explorer context menu choice
 * [[http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html|PuTTY]] -- SSH and related tools
 * [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/|PDFCreator]] -- a print driver to create PDFs from any program.
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 * [http://www.mozilla.org Firefox] web browser  * [[http://www.mozilla.org|Firefox]] web browser
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 * [http://www.mozilla.org Thunderbird] email client
 * [http://openoffice.org OpenOffice] word processing, spreadsheet, etc. 		 * [[http://www.mozilla.org|Thunderbird]] email client
 * [[http://openoffice.org|OpenOffice]] word processing, spreadsheet, etc.
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 * [http://agilemaryland.org/moin/CodeProject_2fProjectInfrastructure Ruby on Rails environment]
  * [http://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/MySQL-4.1/mysql-essential-4.1.14-win32.msi/from/pick MySql Windows Essentials]
   * [http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/4.1/installer.html about the Windows versions]
   * [http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/index.html online documentation]
  * [http://rubyinstaller.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl Ruby installer for Windows]
   * [http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=126 RubyGems] is included in the one-click installer, above. 		 * [[http://agilemaryland.org/moin/CodeProject_2fProjectInfrastructure|Ruby on Rails environment]]
  * [[http://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/MySQL-4.1/mysql-essential-4.1.14-win32.msi/from/pick|MySql Windows Essentials]]
   * [[http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/4.1/installer.html|about the Windows versions]]
   * [[http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/index.html|online documentation]]
  * [[http://rubyinstaller.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl|Ruby installer for Windows]]
   * [[http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=126|RubyGems]] is included in the one-click installer, above.
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  * [http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/index.php Eclipse]
   * [http://subclipse.tigris.org/download.html Subclipse SVN plugin] use these [http://subclipse.tigris.org/install.html installation instructions] to download within Eclipse 		  * [[http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/index.php|Eclipse]]
   * [[http://subclipse.tigris.org/download.html|Subclipse SVN plugin]] use these [[http://subclipse.tigris.org/install.html|installation instructions]] to download within Eclipse
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   * [http://www.napcs.com/howto/railsonwindows.html#_Toc111133461 RDT Ruby Editor plugin]    * [[http://www.napcs.com/howto/railsonwindows.html#_Toc111133461|RDT Ruby Editor plugin]]
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 * [http://java.sun.com/j2se/downloads/index.html Java JDK]  * [[http://java.sun.com/j2se/downloads/index.html|Java JDK]]
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 * [http://www.gimp.org/ The Gimp] ([http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/ for Windows]) for editing  * [[http://www.gimp.org/|The Gimp]] ([[http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/|for Windows]]) for editing
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 * [http://www.videolan.org/ VLC Media Player] has replaced [http://www.winamp.com/ Winamp] for audio/video playback
 * [http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/ CDex] for ripping MP3s
 * [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity] for recording and editing audio 		 * [[http://www.videolan.org/|VLC Media Player]] has replaced [[http://www.winamp.com/|Winamp]] for audio/video playback
 * [[http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/|CDex]] for ripping MP3s
 * [[http://audacity.sourceforge.net/|Audacity]] for recording and editing audio

Software installed or to be installed on my LaptopComputer. Things that work!

Contents

  1. Safe Hex
  2. Ubiquitous Tools
  3. Office
  4. Software Development
    1. Ruby
    2. Java
  5. Entertainment
    1. Photos
    2. Audio
    3. Other things that need to be done

Safe Hex

Ubiquitous Tools

  • gvim -- common text editor for all platforms

  • WinZip -- I've been a registered user since version 2.0

  • Cygwin -- unix command-line tools

    • adjust home directory
    • softlink c:/bin to ~/bin (availability under bash)
    • add c:\bin to Windows path (availability under command.com)
    • add softlinks in c:/bin to needed commands or add c:\cygwin\bin to the Windows path (availability under command.com)

    • Bash Prompt Here

  • Command Prompt Here -- Windows Explorer context menu choice

  • PuTTY -- SSH and related tools

  • PDFCreator -- a print driver to create PDFs from any program.

Office

Software Development

Ruby

Java

Entertainment

Photos

  • Shoot 'n' Share for albums, slideshows -- XP isn't terrible, itself.

  • The Gimp (for Windows) for editing

  • Pixid WhiteboardPhoto for capturing written information.

Audio

Other things that need to be done

  • Password: Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Change an Account -> Change my Password

iDIAcomputing: WindowsSoftwareInstallationList (last edited 2009-12-03 16:37:25 by GeorgeDinwiddie)