Aside from the ubiquitous applications spotted on most business machines, I had a think about the additional tools and utilities I absolutely have to have on a machine that I'm using.
The following represent that list. Granted, there are specialized software packages that I have to have to do my job, but those will change company to company, industry to industry. The list below represents applications that I would download whether I worked in Oil & Gas or as a analyst in an accounting company.
| Name | Cost | Description |
| CC Cleaner | Free | CC Cleaner is a utility that helps you find and clean your registry, hard drive and generally tune up your machine. |
| Free Commander | Free | Free commander is an excellent file system utility. It allows you to have tabbed folders, view two folders at once and then some. It's draw back is working with FTP sites. |
| NotePad ++ | Free | Notepad ++ replaces the generic notepad.exe on every machine I own. It is an open source text editor governed by the GPL License. Some of the features I use it most for is realigning html and xml; coding vba, vbs, vb.net and comparing text files. |
| Synergy | Free | Synergy allows you to share your keyboard, mouse and clipboard across multiple computers on your network, regardless of platform. |
| SysInternals | Free | Microsoft's Sysinternals are a collection of tools and utilities that allow you to track and diagnose performance on your machine. |
| Camtasia Studio | $ | Camtasia costs money, but it is a great tool for filming your desktop and converting PowerPoint presentations into video. |
| Mindjet Mindmanager | $ | This is the best mindmapping software I've found. I use it daily to keep track of tasks, research, projects and on. It exports out to every conceivable format, too. |
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