When I started putting PC5014 together, I
decided to make a link list of installed programs. That way, it'd be easier to
find updates, and would also be useful for getting my next system up
and running quickly.. Of course, at the time, I didn't expect that I'd use the
same Windows install on the same PC for 10 years straight.
So, I decided to take that text file, add some brief descriptions, and make this
page out of it. Hopefully you'll learn about a few things that enrich your
computing experience as well. These are mostly for Windows XP or later, with
anything that has versions for other OSes noted.
One-click access to a list of every damn file in every NTFS and ReFS partition
you have mounted. Know what a file's called, but not where it is?
Type it in for instant results.
Simple but brilliant text editor with syntax highlighting, tag auto-closing,
tag wrapping (ALT+X), and lots of other great website writin' features.
(Bug: Math parser causes crash if user types or selects "not-")
PeaZip Alternative to (Win)RAR and 7-Zip
for Windows, Linux, BSD
The powerful transcoder that HandBrake is a frontend for. Learn those
command-line switches and you'll feel like a vizard (video wizard). Need a WinXP build?
YouTube frontend that's more efficient and private than using the main site,
ad-free and now with SponsorBlock. Or, why not try using the
RSS feeds alongside
yt-dlp?
Tiny yet accurate audio player that can be expanded to play extra formats via
original and Winamp plugins. My audio player of choice since 12008. In
addition to the FLAC, MIDI, and Opus plugins, I also suggest:
Helpful guide to reducing system resource usage on Vista/7/8.
For dedicated real-time antiviruses, your best options
(according to the PC Security Channel)
would be Sophos Home ($4.67/yr/PC), Bitdefender AV+ ($10/yr/PC),
Kaspersky ($16/yr/PC), or MalwareBytes ($16/yr/PC).
Windows XP users in need of a free AV are recommended
Panda Dome.
Includes advertising and tracking/ID features absent in FOSS clients. Alternatives: qBittorrent, Transmission, PicoTorrent, Tixati
The Last Gasp
The light of Windows 7 slowly flickers and fades as software support comes to
a complete halt, 14 irreplaceable years after its release.
In particular, programs built with
Qt 6.2, Python 3.9,
Electron 23,
or later, will not function without workarounds or DLL replacements.
Here's some of the latest releases made available for the final truly great
Microsoft OS.
So, cheers and farewell to an era when computing was fun, icons had gloss, and
PCs started the day by singing those four happy notes! There's a lot I'd do
differently if I knew all I do now, but I choose to smile because it happened.
See ya on the penguin side.
Listen to
"The KLF - What Time Is Love?" on YouTube?
In too deep? Perhaps you could use a Roadmap.
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