Program List

A list of software I'm currently using on WindowsXP

I plan to create a Windows-Key shortcut to many of these programs.

Root

These are the programs I use the most

key	Program___________	Comments_____________________	Source__________
a	Adobe Photoshop	Image Editor	Adobe
m	CDex	MP3 Creator	SourceForge.net
e	Excel	Spreadsheet	Microsoft
z	Firefox	Browser	Mozilla Open Source
g	Tagscanner	MP3 Tag Editor	XDlab
i	iTunes	music player	Apple
j	IView	Image editor & Browser	Irfanview
n	NoteTab Light	Text Editor	Notetab
p	Panorama	database; greatest program ever	Provue
l	PDFill	PDF editor	PDfill
q	Quickbooks	Company Finance	Intuit
u	Quicken	Personal Finance	Intuit
s	DigitalMedia LE	CD DVD Burner	Sonic
t	Thunderbird	Email Client	Mozilla Open Source
v	VLC	Media Player	VideoLan.org
w	Word	Word Processor	Microsoft
x	XnView	Image Browser	XNview

Programs I use often but not every day.

Files I access a lot.

Programs I use on the web and internet.

Programs I've used but not often. Links marked 'uninstall' are programs that have fallen out of favor with me.

Where I have more than one program to do the same activity ! marks the preferred program.

key	Program___________	Comments_____________________	Source__________
	7-zip	RAR TAR ZIP ETC decompressor !	7-Zip.org
	Amp Font Viewer	Font Manager !	Ampsoft.net
	AutoIt	Macro Scripting app	AutoItScript.com
	BootXP	Custom Boot image in XP	majorgeeks.com
	DjVu	Map Imagine compression	uninstall
	Eraser	File deleter	Heidi.ie
	Exifer	EXIF writer for JPEGs !	Friedemann-Schmidt
	Filzip	Zip decompresser	uninstall
	Font Xplorer	Font Manager	uninstall
	GnuPG	Encryption	uninstall
	Google Tool bar		uninstall
	H&R Block Deluxe	Personal Taxes
	IExif	EXIF field writer for JPEGs	uninstall
	Ipod For Windows	manager software	Ephpod
	KeyTweak	Keyboard remapper: flip Alt and Ctrl	Keytweak
	Launchy.net	Program Launcher	uninstall
	OmniPageSE	Optical Character Recognition	Nuance
	Partition Magic	HD Partition Editor	Norton
	Picasa	Image Browser, Editor, Service	uninstall
	Powerpoint	uninstall, use viewer	Microsoft
	Python Language	Application Developement	Python.org
	Real Alternative	plays Real Media files without crap	Codecguide
	Resource hacker	used with Registration and BootXP	AngusJ
	Sayz Me	Talking Program	uninstall
	Simple File Shredder	File Shredder	Scar 5
	Smart Recovery	Recover Files from CF,SD cards	pcinspector.de
	TurboTax Business	Company Taxes	Intuit
	ZoneAlarm	Firewall	uninstall

3rd Party settings that I find usefull.

key	Program___________	Comments_____________________	Source__________
	Folder Size	Folder info in Windows Explorer	SourceForge.net
	MacDrive	Mount Mac Media	Media Four
	PixVue	Image App in Windows Explorer	abandonware
	Wacom Graphire Table	Graphics Tablet	Wacom

Applications, which help me run the computer.