So okay. I had planned on getting my little brother who was getting a pc built a usb key with my favorite freeware on it so he could pick n' choose what he wanted. That didn't work out so I made him a word *.doc list instead. I thought about it and realized, hey, this could be a good resource for everyone, not just my youngest brother. ^^ I've edited out the personal stuff and..decided to share it. Niya helped me switch it to a spreadsheet since I'm really out of date with working with spreadsheets. Mods, feel free to change this out for the old list in the sticky. NEW! Has a browser addons section that needs some luv. ^^
First off, here's the link from google:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing
I fixed this so anyone can edit it and add stuff/change it around. All I ask:
1. NO. CRAPWARE OR THINGS THAT INSTALL STUFF BEHIND YOUR BACK/WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT. I can't emphasize this enough here. Installers that give you offers to install stuff is okay as long as you can opt out.
2. Nothing that has viruses and stuff, either. No one wants to catch that crud from something they installed, of course. And prevention is often better than the cure.
Naturally even tho this is on Google Documents, I'd respectfully ask that the board rules apply as well, even though you WILL be able to edit in anything. (You guys know what that means.)
Otherwise, if it's free/open source, it's welcome in this file. So let's keep this up to date, folks! And yeah, if you wanna say what you added, post here; I'd like to keep track!