Just got a new laptop. Any useful software?

[Unkle Dada]

I just got a new laptop. Is there any useful software I should install? So far I have:
Firefox
Thunderbird
Steam
VLC Media Player
iTunes
7zip
Malwarebytes

Anything that I'm missing?

Specs:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Intel Core i5
Nvidia GeForce GT230M
4 GB RAM
640 GB HDD

PS: This is my first computer that runs Windows. Until now I have only used Macs.

[bobste]

chrome

[Unkle Dada]

[QUOTE=bobste;22375752]chrome[/QUOTE]

I prefer Firefox.

[Blackwater]

Adblock and greasemonkey for firefox. Can't go wrong with those.

[Unkle Dada]

[QUOTE=Blackwater;22376037]Adblock and greasemonkey for firefox. Can't go wrong with those.[/QUOTE]

Already have them.

[Tools]

Samurize + Something to watch battery life + temperatures.

[Maccabee]

Allsnap and the gimp.

[John the Gr8]

In order to avoid downloading and installing all that common stuff (browser, utorrent, messengers, media players, etc), you can use [url="http://ninite.com/"]Ninite[/url].
That way you just select all those you want, and download a single setup file that installs all these applications you've selected. I find it very useful/practical after formats etc!

[Takkun10]

Its not so much a program but get the faceraper script for FP.
[url]http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/16115[/url]
Also get steam, and your gonna need some antivirus so if you don't have it I recommend avast free.

[MUFC2007]

[LIST]
[*]Windows Install Clean Up
[*]CDBurnerXP
[*]Office 2003/2007/2010 depending on which you prefer, personally I use both Office 2003 and 2010
[*]uTorrent
[*]HiJackThis (not amateur friendly)

Firefox Extensions:
[*]Xmarks
[*]Download Statusbar
[*]Adblock Plus
[/LIST]

[rathat48]

[url]http://ninite.com/[/url] !!!!!!!!!!!

[Unkle Dada]

Any good firewalls?

[haksword]

I like Zonealarm but it can get a bit annoying due to you having to allow ANYTHING in or out of your computer via the internet.

[thirty9th]

[url="http://rocketdock.com/"]Rocket Dock[/url]

It's a sidebar/dock for Windows. It look nice, and if you put it on the left or right of your screen, it's dead useful as well. It has quite a few customization options.

[kevaughan]

Whoa thanks for the heads up on ninite it makes things so much more convenient :O

[Colonel_Veer]

[QUOTE=thirty9th;22392734][url="http://rocketdock.com/"]Rocket Dock[/url]

It's a sidebar/dock for Windows. It look nice, and if you put it on the left or right of your screen, it's dead useful as well. It has quite a few customization options.[/QUOTE]

I don't think that RocketDock is all that useful with Windows 7 anymore. If you really wanted something to help open programs faster I would just suggest Launchy.

[Evil-Dragon]

OpenOffice (because it's free)

[deamer44]

Foobar2000 and skype

[X-Neon]

[url=https://www.dropbox.com/]Dropbox (online backup/file syncing)[/url] and everything made by [url=http://www.piriform.com/]Piriform (computer utilities)[/url].

[rampageturke]

[QUOTE=Takkun10;22379102]Its not so much a program but get the faceraper script for FP.
[url]http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/16115[/url]
Also get steam, and your gonna need some antivirus so if you don't have it I recommend avast free.[/QUOTE]

what does that script do