Software I recommend

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audio/video
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http://www.kcsoftwares.com/?kmp3
http://www.kcsoftwares.com/?vtb
http://www.winamp.com/
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html
http://www.free-codecs.com/

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browser or other programs
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http://www.sandboxie.com/

Sandboxie runs your programs in an isolated space which prevents them from making permanent changes to other programs and data in your computer.


opera plugins
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adblock plus
ghostery
tab grouper
noscript(when it comes back)

firefox plugins
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adblock plus
beef taco
better privacy
ghostery
noscript security suite

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cd/dvd
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http://www.imgburn.com/
http://www.ashampoo.com/
http://www.nero.com/
http://www.roxio.com/
http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html

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gaming
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https://store.steampowered.com/
http://mumble.sourceforge.net/
http://www.evga.com/precision/
consoles
http://xbmc.org/
http://www.emucr.com/search/label/Official_Build?&max-
results=12

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system
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info/monitoring
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http://www.astra32.com/
http://www.gtopala.com/
http://www.aida64.com/
http://www.cpuid.com/
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/
http://www.nagios.org/

security/maint
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http://www.zonealarm.com/
http://www.iolo.com/
http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

updates
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http://www.kcsoftwares.com/?sumo
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/