Volker Maximillian Koch, Zurich, Switzerland

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Software Recommendations for Windows

 

PDF

  • Free software to create and merge PDF documents: FreePDF XP
  • Small and fast PDF Reader (with commenting tools): Foxit Reader
  • Free software to create PDF documents: PrimoPDF

 

Image Processing

 

File Compression

  • Free file archiver with high compression ratio: 7-Zip

 

Macros and Hotkeys

 

Security and Encryption

  • Free open-source disk encryption software: TrueCrypt

 

Translation

  • Not free but good word translation and dictionary software: Babylon

 

File Transfer, Telnet, and Remote Access

  • Free SFTP and SCP client for Windows: WinSCP
  • Free Telnet/SSH Client: PuTTY
  • Free VNC (Virtual Network Computing) software: RealVNC

 

Desktop Tools

  • Free: save and restore icon positions for each (or every) screen resolution: Iconoid

 

Backup

  • Free program for imaging and backing up partitions and logical drives: DriveImage XML

 

Programming

  • Free IDE for Java programming: Eclipse
  • Free industry-standard Perl distribution: ActivePerl

 

Text Processing

 

Various

 

Other Software Sites

 

Web Browser

  • Free web browser with many great plugins, e.g., Adblock, McAfee SiteAdvisor, NoScript, Notify, Duplicate Tab, Video Download, and Google Toolbar: Firefox
    Update (April 2008): I can no longer recommend Firefox since it crashes many times a day and often I experience other problems as well, e.g., not all images are shown.

 

04/2008