Vista - Must have Gadgets/Applications/Programs?

Hey.

I've installed Vista Ultimate several days ago.. (Used to have Home Premium).

Its doing good for me, no doubt.

I installed everything I could think of, but I still want more Applications, gadgets, etc.

What is some stuff to get thats a must have?

I have:
IE8,Opera,Safari,Google Chrome, Firefox.
DreamWeaver, Photoshop (Both CS4) and Elements 7.0.
I have Nero Ultra edition 7.
Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007.
WinRAR & Quicktime (Both PRO). - WinRAR is 3.80.

People have suggested:
(Suggestions go here, so we don't have repeats).



Thanks guys, I really appreciate it, I might not know some of the neat stuff out there that isn't well advertised.

Hello iTragedy, and welcome to Vista Forums.

You might take a look through this list of free great applications to see if anything may catch your eye.

Free Software List for Vista

Shawn

Thanks Brink! I will definitely check out the list.

But I'm also looking for some applications that I could pay for, but they really pay for themselves. You know what I mean?

If its a great addition, I will pay for it.

Blu-ray BD-RE optical
Powerdvd Ultra 8
BURNCDCC (iso burner/image maker)
Tv Tuner for Media center
BSOD debugger

note-Nero is superfluous as it performs the same thing Windows does built-in.

Some of my must-haves:

Digital Persona Personal 3.0.1 (fingerprint/password software)
MP3 Rocket (or MP3 Rocket Pro) – worldwide music/video sharing
Skype - IM, phone, and video
Yahoo! Email and Yahoo! Messenger

Check out if you love little gadgets.

Lots of stuff programmed using AutoHotKey. Some are small single purpose,
and some are complicated. There's even a Coding Snacks forum where
you can request simple programs made to order.

I think it's safe to say that the best free Windows tools come from www.sysinternals.com. These tools are essential for any serious Windows troubleshooting.

Regards,
Jim

Lavalys Everest
Nullsoft Winamp
cyberlink powerDVD
Media Player Classic
winRAR
deamon tools
O&O defrag (vista defrag utility is pure crap!)

Those are my most common used applications

why install so many browsers? (IE8,Opera,Safari,Google Chrome, Firefox)

my suggestions (things that haven't been mentioned yet)

filezilla ftp client / server
adobe acrobat
windows mobile device center
utorrent
audacity
divx
7-zip

firefox addons - download statusbar, torrentBar, Dictionary

If you have a network check out:

Cisco's (Linksys) Network Magic

.....free 7 day trial.