As someone who owns both a desktop and laptop with Windows 8, I want my programs to be consistent between the two. This might take some planning so I'd might as well turn it into a thread or something for other people to use.
Hopefully it'll be useful for you guys somehow.
Feel free to discuss the programs listed and/or recommend your own additions to the list.
I'm busy these days, but I'll try to update the list according to the comments when possible.
Here are all the programs and websites I can think of that are useful.
I don't have all these programs on my computer at once (are you goddamn nuts!?) but it really is a compilation of programs I've used at one point or another.
Some programs maybe just be alternatives to others just to give you a choice.
I'll definitely update the thread later with links, make it more organized, look nicer, and all that to make life easier.
Maybe I'll make a banner or some shit, I don't know. The formatting really does look like crap right now.
Also I remember there being another thread with this long list of useful websites, if someone could find that it would be nice, so I can link it or something.
Of course, the list isn't perfect, so I'd like some second opinions so I can improve it in the future.
Italics -- paid software
Bold -- "essential" recommendations
- Java 7 JRE / JDK
- Adobe Flash Player -- not recommended as it will be soon replaced with HTML5
- Adobe Reader / Adobe Reader XI
- [Realtek High Definition Audio][realtek drivers] -- i recommend finding a version for your motherboard first
- Puush -- upload and share files and screenshots easily with keyboard shortcuts
- ShareX -- open-source alternative to Puush
- [Google Drive][google drive]
- [Dropbox][dropbox]
- Comodo Internet Security
- [Avast][avast]
- Malwarebytes
- Kasperky
- [Hitman Pro][hitmanpro]
- Skype
- [HexChat][hexchat] -- an open-source IRC client
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[Waterfox][waterfox] -- a high-performance branch of the firefox project
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[Vivaldi][vivaldi]
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[Pale Moon][palemoon]
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Fiddler -- a web debugging proxy
(These text editors are mostly targeted toward programmers.)
- [foobar2000][foobar2000]
- [Virtual Audio Cable][virtual audio cable]
- [VB-Audio Virtual Cable][vb audio virtual cable]
- [Audacity][audacity]
- [VLC Media Player][vlc]
- [CCCP][cccp]
- [K-Lite][klite]
- [ffmpeg][ffmpeg]
- [Miro Video Converter][mirovideoconverter]
- [FormatFactory][formatfactory]
- [Dxtory][dxtory]
- [Fraps][fraps]
- [GifCam][gifcam]
- [Joy2Key][joy2key] -- translates joypad input to keyboard & mouse
- [Xpadder][xpadder] -- alternative to Joy2Key
- [DS4Windows][ds4windows] -- allows you to use your ps4 controller as an xbox controller via usb or bluetooth
- [FL Studio][flstudio]
- [Adobe Photoshop][adobe photoshop]
- [Adobe Illustrator][adobe illustrator]
- [Gimp][gimp]
- [Inkscape][inkscape]
- [Open Broadcaster Software][obs]
- [XSplit][xsplit]
- [Classic Shell][classicshell]
- [f.lux][flux] -- colors your desktop depending on time of day
- [Rainmeter][rainmeter] -- add widgets, clocks, and that kind of crap to your screen
- [UXStyle][uxstyle] -- enables complete theming of your windows system, down to UI elements
- [CCleaner][ccleaner]
- [clover][clover] -- adds tabs to your file explorer
- [Speccy][speccy] -- lists all your hardware specifications for easy bragging
- [Space Sniffer][spacesniffer] -- visualizes locations on your hard drive as boxes depending on size
- [WinDivvy] -- precise window tiling
- [Ninite][ninite] -- automatically update and install popular apps
- [Git-SCM][git-scm] -- a popular version control system
- Microsoft Visual Studio -- IDE for C++, C#, and VB.net
- Intellij IDEA -- IDE for Java and Javascript
- Eclipse -- another IDE for Java
- UTorrent
- BitTorrent
- QBitTorrent
- Deluge
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http://nanami-tan.info/ -- a extensive list of Windows-related tutorials, recommended programs, and visual styles
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http://www.speedtest.net/ -- show off how bad/good your internet is
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http://10fastfingers.com/ -- amazing typing test competition 2015
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https://www.humblebundle.com/ -- bundles of games for cheap and help charity
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http://swfchan.net/ -- a database of flash animations; totally not for porn (no seriously, don't go here at work)
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https://github.com/ -- for git repositories, contribute to open source projects and whatever
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https://about.gitlab.com/ -- same as above, just an alternative
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http://www.hitbox.tv/ -- an alternative to twitch, personally experienced less stream delay
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http://www.twitch.tv/ -- who the hell doesn't know about twitch
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http://www.codecademy.com/ -- learn to code (mostly in scripting languages tho)
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http://regexr.com/ -- play around with regular expression
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http://choosealicense.com/licenses/ -- know what license to choose for your open source project
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https://open.gl/ -- learn how to use opengl
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http://www.ideacolorthemes.org/home/ -- some cool themes if you use IDEA
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http://mycolorscreen.com/ -- a collection of smartphone themes for android and ios, also check out the android app "themer"
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https://www.coinbase.com/ -- a bitcoin service (i've made an account but never used it)
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http://www.deviantart.com/browse/all/customization/skins/windows/visualstyle/ -- my go-to for visual styles (the themes of windows); if you use uxstyle you won't have to patch system files
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https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ -- paste text from here next time you're in an argument you can't win[/QUOTE]
- octopod
- ~Kiwi~v2
- KillerTele
- ScottyWired
- Scratch.
[realtek drivers]: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsCheck.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=24&PFid=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false#High Definition Audio Codecs [ffmpeg]: https://www.ffmpeg.org/ [formatfactory]: http://www.pcfreetime.com/ [foobar2000]: http://www.foobar2000.org/ [virtual audio cable]: http://software.muzychenko.net/eng/vac.htm [vb audio virtual cable]: http://vb-audio.pagesperso-orange.fr/Cable/ [vlc]: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html [audacity]: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ [dxtory]: http://exkode.com/dxtory-downloads-en.html [fraps]: http://www.fraps.com/ [joy2key]: http://joytokey.net/en/ [xpadder]: http://www.xpadder.com/ [ds4windows]: http://ds4windows.com/ [flstudio]: http://www.image-line.com/flstudio/ [adobe photoshop]: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html [adobe illustrator]: http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator.html [gimp]: http://www.gimp.org/ [inkscape]: https://inkscape.org/en/ [obs]: https://obsproject.com/ [xsplit]: https://www.xsplit.com/?lang=en [flux]: https://justgetflux.com/ [rainmeter]: http://rainmeter.net/ [uxstyle]: http://uxstyle.com/ [ccleaner]: https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download [clover]: http://ejie.me/ [speccy]: https://www.piriform.com/speccy [spacesniffer]: http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/ [windivvy]: http://mizage.com/windivvy/ [qbittorrent]: http://www.qbittorrent.org/ [git-scm]: http://git-scm.com/ [vivaldi]: https://vivaldi.com/ [palemoon]: https://www.palemoon.org/ [waterfox]: https://www.waterfoxproject.org/ [hexchat]: https://hexchat.github.io/ [hitmanpro]: http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro [avast]: https://www.avast.com/en-us/index [classicshell]: http://www.classicshell.net/ [google drive]: https://www.google.com/drive/ [dropbox]: https://www.dropbox.com/en/ [ninite]: https://ninite.com/ [cccp]: http://www.cccp-project.net/ [klite]: http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm [gifcam]: http://blog.bahraniapps.com/gifcam/ [mirovideoconverter]: http://www.mirovideoconverter.com/