Useful and Required Software and Hardware Accessories

Productivity

Free	Non-free
OpenOffice	Microsoft Office
Thunderbird
GIMP	Adobe Photoshop
autostitch
Irfan View
XNView

Antivirus and Security

Free	Non-free
Microsoft Windows Update
Avira Antivir, Avast	Norton

Computer Management

Free	Non-free
SequoiaView (Graphical HDD viewer)
	Norton Partition Magic

Internet Browser

Free	Non-free
Firefox (with ad-blocker)
Opera

CD/DVD Utilities

Free	Non-free
DVD Decrypter
Alcohol 52% or 120%
Daemon Tools

Media Players

Free

Non-free

Media Player Classic (with one codec package from free-codecs.com)

VLC

autostitch

Firefox (with ad-blocker plug-in)

VLC or Media Player Classic (with one codec package from free-codecs.com)

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Google Earth

DVD Decrypter

Alcohol 52% or 120%

IM Client (Trillian Pro, Gaim, etc.) (NOT AIM!)

Winrar or 7-zip

DVD burning software

Antivirus, spyware, spam, internet security

Xvid codec

Torrent Downloader

Encyclopedia/Dictionary

Itunes/Quicktime

Irfan View or XNView (image viewers)

Linux live distro (Knoppix, Ubuntu, etc.)

Hardware Accessories:

Flash memory drive (at least 1GB)

External Hard Drive

Surefire (M6 Guardian)

H&K USP or Springfield XD .45 compact

CRKT M21

Required Software: