Your Essential Software

[timethrow]

Sorry Mod's if this is in the wrong place please move it, if it is.

I am rebuilding my workstation at work (Secondary School) and am adding all sorts of softwrae on it and I was wodnering from a techie's point of view what is your essential software. I have put mine below and will update it etc ... (there may be stuff missing)

VLC Media Player
Opera Web Browser
Youtube Downloader
Visual Studio 2010
Notepad ++
WinRAR
7Zip
Universal Extractor
RM Tutor 3 (NetSchool)
Proxy Swithcer (Can not rember name)
AutoIT
Teamviewer
VMWare Player
PowerISO
Terracopy
Recuva
Office 2007 or 2010
nLite / vLite
Windows AIK
Powershell
Orca
Stardock Fences

What else do pepole use as I am just curious to see what I am missing out on and what others use.

Thanks

[Davit2005]

Remote Server tools - Users, Computers, exchange etc.
All Workstation installed software so you can test serif, adobe, office files etc.

The more tools readily to hand you the better . Jus make sure you always lock your machine when you leave it unattended.

Also WSUS and SCCM consoles

[SneakyBeaky]

Irfanview to bulk resize and rename all those huge folders of photos staff leave on the Teacherspool.

[DaveP]

Your list is missing an Anti-Virus solution?

[timethrow]

Your list is missing an Anti-Virus solution?

Good Point, However it is done by RMVP5.1 on CC3 (Machine is not SmartCliented as it is Windows 7)

[Arthur]

Here's mine...

7-Zip (64-bit)
AeroFS
Adobe Creative Suite
Apple iTunes
AutoIt
AVIDemux
Cameyo
CCleaner
dBpoweramp Music Converter
DropBox
Evernote
FileZilla
Foobar2000
Freemake Video Converter
Google Chrome
Handbrake (Latest nightly)
HxD Hex Editor
ImgBurn
ImageUSB
InstEd (and InstEd Plus)
Intel SSD Toolkit
Java Runtime Environment
LastPass Browser Plug-ins
Link Shell Extention
LogMeIn
Media Player Classic - Home Cinema (64-bit)
MP3Tag
Nitro PDF Reader
Notepad++
Notepad2-Mod
PrimalForms Community Edition (PowerShell)
Quest ActiveRoles Management Shell for Active Directory (PowerShell)
Recuva
Remote Desktop Plus
RMPrepUSB
SetACL Studio
SnagIt
SpaceSniffer
TreeSize Free
VidCoder (64-bit)
Virtual CloneDrive
VLC Media Player
VMware Workstation
WinSCP
Windows 7 Toolkit

Microsoft Apps
Office 2010 Pro Plus
Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit
Remote Server Admin Tools (RSAT) for Windows 7 SP1
Silverlight (for Outlook Web App)
SysInternals Suite
Windows AIK
Windows Installer XML (WiX)
Windows XP Mode (XP VM imported into VMware Workstation)
Windows Media Player HTML5 Extension for Google Chrome
XML Notepad 2007

I am sure there's something I have missed though.

[FN-GM]

This is a god send - Introduction - Bulk Rename Utility

[SmithR]

Mostly all the software we use day to day

Network Management Tools

Citrix – Virtual Server Software
BCX Management Tools – Shortcut, App Install, Printers Deployment, User Creation, etc
Prism – App Package Creation
Smoothwall – URL filtration
Pcounter Pro – Print Credits
Print2Me – ID Card secure print release and pull printing (Integrates with Pcounter)
Securus – Phrase Capture, Screen Capture software
Capita SIMS – MIS System
Tasc PARS – Registers, Behaviour, etc
Tasc INSIGHT – Parental Engagement ( Staff / Students Auto login using AD Accounts)
Teachers2Parents – Email / TXT Parents
Classroom Booking – Built by Digitalschool.co.uk
TDSI Exgarde Pro – Door Access Systems
On Record – ID Card Printing
iCatcher Console – IP CCTV Recording
Symantec Backup Exec - Backup
Sophos – Anti Virus
Corero – Finance System
Wasp – Asset Management
Trust-e – NRS Biometric Kitchen System
Eclipse.net – MLS Library Software
OPSD – IT Helpdesk Software
Home Access Plus – Access File Remotely
Hydra vision – Digital Signage

Microsoft Products

Microsoft Windows 7 – OS
Microsoft Office 2010 Professional – Word Processing
Microsoft Exchange 2010 – Email
Microsoft Remote App + Remote Desktop Services
WDS – Untended Install of Windows 7, Auto join to Domain and Name
WSUS – Windows Updates
KMS – Office and Windows Product Activation

General Software

Microsoft Remote Server Tools (Techs Only)
Ultra VNC – VNC all machines (Techs Only)
Logmein – Remote Login
AB Tutor Control – Teacher Classroom Monitoring
Final Cut Pro – Video Editing
Logic Pro – Audio Editing
VLC Media Player – Default Media Player
Adobe Creative Suite – Graphic Design
Daslight- Hall Lighting Software
CD Burner XP – CD Burning Software