Here is what’s on my Windows 7 machine. What’s on yours? What am I missing in my configuration? Please comment or cross post.
I’ve been playing on a Windows 7 Beta x64 since immediately after it was released. It works Great – except for a very few minor things like my 3G connection. Therefore I decided to re-install a x86 version of the same OS and while at it I decided to log what I installed. Just for kicks. Makes for a pretty good blog post too I think?
So without further ado here it is – (almost) all stuff I have installed on my dev machine!
Basics:
- Nod 32 – The antivirus of choice for Dotway and Waygroup where I work.
- CrashPlan PRO for backups to my company
- Fire Fox - I always save my profile so I may just reinstall my addons by xcopy.
- Gadgets - I don’t use many; just trashcan and some other trivial ones.
- Zoomit – One of those GREAT
Sysinternals sorry Microsoft tools. As a start up tool? What can I say I’m a presenter! ;~) - Virtual Clone Drive – The BEST virtual DVD player
- WinRAR – Great zip file manager with good context menus in Windows Explorer that I use frequently.
- Notepad2 – just a few added Notepad features
- FoxitReader30 – Great free PDF reader that allows me to skip that massive Adobe Reader that always wants to update itself and such.
- Paint.NET – All I need to edit pictures. I’m not an AD so I really don’t need any Photoshop.
- Microsoft Web Platform - Some Popular Web Apps, .NET Framework, IIS and Extensions, SQL Server, Visual Web Developer and some Extra and Goodies
- Windows Live - Messenger, Mail, Writer, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker beta and Microsoft Silverlight
- Microsoft File Transfer Manager – Used to download files from msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions
- Office 2007 – I don’t install Access and try to avoid Info Path.
- SaveAsPDFandXPS – Save pdfs and xps’ from Office.
- Google Gears – I like the offline calendar and mail functions. Now if they’d only improve the offline reader function to be automatic!
RIA stuff:
I use these all the time. Silverlight is installed with Web Platform above!
Media:
- VLC – Video Lan Client. I’ve not yet seen a smaller or better video player that OOTB has a LOT of codex and just… works!
- Combined-Community-Codec-Pack – really good set of codex’s for more exotic needs. The Media Player Classic is another part of this distribution which is another great video player that also just… works!
- Spotify – Great streaming music player.
- Windows Media Player Fire Fox plug in
- Winamp – For nostalgic reasons I always tend to install this one. It is not all that great and it has a heavy load of added crap like search providers and toolbars and shit that you just have to skip installing!
- iTunes – I sooo wish I could be without this crappy program! It really blows usagewize and I cannot understand why Apple insists on breaking UX conventions on Windows. Do they think it’s funny? And why does some programs install themselves with such a great sense of self importance that they think adding a lot of startup agents and everything else is completely natural? I’m a dev and I use my machine to the MAX and I hate it when I have to go into settings in my installed programs and specifically say; no I do not want you to launch at startup. Leave me alone and let me activate all fuzzy startup/agent behavior I say! At the very least offer installation options to deactivate this annoying behavior!
Communications:
- TweetDeck – I know there’s a bunch of Twitter clients out there but I kind of like this one. I can save searches on things that matter to me. I have one active search on Oredev. Btw my Twitter id is noopman – talk to you soon!
- Skype – Absolutely super online telephone. I use it at home as well.
- GoogleTalk
Development:
Well… that’s pretty much it I think. I’m sure I forgot to note some things but this is a good portion of ‘my stuff’.
Again, I showed you mine now you show me yours! What am I missing in my configuration? Please comment or cross post.
Cheers,
M.
posted @ Tuesday, April 07, 2009 9:56 PM