Top 10 Software Titles Every Home PC Needs?

Posted by Cliff on Wednesday October 8, 2003 @04:31AM from the stuff-to-talk-about dept.

eabell asks: "I'm buying a new mid-grade laptop computer, which I plan to dual-boot between Windows XP Home and Mandrake 9.x. Before its arrival in a few weeks I'm trying to think of what 'essential' software I'll need to make a usable home system. In general I'd like to spend as little money as possible (free is good). As far as my needs, think 'typical family PC' without an emphasis on gaming. I know I can get something like Open Office for word processing, presentation, etc. needs, but is there such a good thing as a good free virus checker? A good free email client? A handy web browser? What would you consider the top 10 (or so) pieces of software for a new home system, bearing in mind that I need software for both the Windows and Linux side of things?"

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Kazaa Lite by delphin42 · 2003-10-08 04:32 · Score: 5, Funny

Once you have that, everything else is only a few clicks away...

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Windows XP by inertia187 · 2003-10-08 04:32 · Score: 5, Funny

All I know is that Windows XP is the best $300 game of Solitaire I've ever played.

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Re:Top ten Windows apps to install. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-10-08 05:01 · Score: 5, Funny

I can't see most families doing C++ development coding in EMacs

exactly my feelings. people in my family use vi.