Ultimate software list for a new build?

[jameswhite1979]

I am a heavy workstation user games/video/networking/torrent/music/vmware etc and a laptop work person.

I have over the ages developed a kinda list but would like your option/recommendations for me it is a bit like this:

Winrar
VLC Player
Dameon Tools
Regclean
BootVis
Paint Shop Pro
Net stumbler
iTunes (not really by choice!)
MS Power Toys
Acrobat Reader
Quake 2 (on all my laptops)
DosBox
Steganous Security Suite
Skype
MSN Messenger
Opera
FlashFXP
Macromedia MX
Office Pro 2003
Nero burn
adaware

Well thats the bulk of it what you use then?

 

[StevenYoo]

def:

power toys
daemon tools
paint.net
firefox (with fasterfox and google toolbar and adblock)

and other apps that I'm too lazy to list

 

[n0cmonkey]

Wow, someone posted this in the OS forum too: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=34&threadid=1924607&enterthread=y

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
wmii
screen
firefox
Used to include irssi, but I haven't IRCed in a long time...
mutt
thunderbird
mpd
ossec

Most everything else comes by default...

 

[pontifex]

why do we need one of these threads every 2 weeks?

the mods should just sticky one

 

[jameswhite1979]

Sorry for the cross thread was not sure how popular this section was I do not use the forums here as much as I should...