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  1. Avast - Free antivirus.
  2. Dropbox - Sync folders across multiple devices.
  3. KeePass - Password manager.
    • Change font
      1. Tools > Options... > Interface (2) > Fonts and tick Custom list font.
      2. Change font to Hack.
      3. Change font size to 20.
  4. Node.js - Run JavaScript on the command-line.
    • Currently using node v24.16.0.
    • Currently using npm v11.17.0.
    • Useful commands
      • npm list -g - list all global modules for example mocha and npm.
      • npm list - list all modules.
    • Useful npm modules
      1. npm i chalk@4.1.2 - colourise command-line.
        • Currently using @4.1.2.
      2. npm i cheerio@1.0.0-rc.6 - jQuery alternative for Node.js.
        • @1.0.0-rc.12 is problematic.
        • @1.0.0-rc.3 minimum version that worked.
        • @1.0.0-rc.7 starts breaking.
        • Currently using @1.0.0-rc.6.
      3. npm i glob@8.0.3 - match files using patterns.
        • @9.0.2 is problematic.
        • @8.0.3 minimum version that worked.
        • Currently using @8.0.3.
      4. npm i jsdom@9.12.0 - DOM for Node.js.
        • @21.0.0 is problematic.
        • @9.5.0 minimum version that worked.
        • @10.0.0 starts breaking.
        • Currently using @9.12.0.
      5. npm i -g mocha - unit testing.
        • Currently using @11.7.6.
        • Location is %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\npm.
      6. npm i https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-0.20.3/xlsx-0.20.3.tgz - Convert XLSX file to JSON.
        • Currently using @0.20.3.
  5. nircmd.exe - Speak text using command-line (programmatically).
  6. Notepad++ - Text editor with syntax highlighting.
    • Initial setup
      1. Settings > Preferences... > General > Toolbar and choose Fluent UI: large.
      2. Settings > Preferences... > Dark Mode and choose Dark mode.
      3. Settings > Preferences... > Margins/Border/Edge > Vertical Edge Settings and type 80.
      4. Settings > Preferences... > Language > Tab Settings and change Tab size to 2.
      5. Settings > Preferences... > Language > Tab Settings and tick Replace by space.
      6. Settings > Preferences... > Cloud & Link > Clickable Link Settings and untick Enable.
      7. Settings > Preferences... > Editing 1 > Caret Settings and set Width to 3.
      8. View and tick Word wrap.
      9. View and tick Document List.
      10. View and tick Folder as workspace.
      11. View > Show Symbol and tick Show White Space and TAB.
      12. View > Show Symbol and tick Show Wrap Symbol.
      13. Settings > Style Configurator... > Global Styles : Global override > Font Style > Font name : and choose Hack.
      14. Settings > Style Configurator... > Global Styles : Global override and tick Enable global font.
    • Acceptable theme (Settings > Style Configurator... > Select theme):
      • DarkModeDefault
      • Default
      • Deep Black
      • Plastic Code Wrap
      • Vibrant Ink
    • Plugins > Plugins Admin...:
      • Customize Toolbar
    • To exclude some file extensions during searching: *.* !*.pdf !*.png !*.jpg !*.gif !*.zip !*.mp3 !*.xlsx
  7. FastCopy - Sync folders, fast file/folder copier.
    • Change font:
      1. Option > Font Settings > Change Main Font.
      2. Change font to Hack.
      3. Change font size to 11.
      4. Click OK.
  8. Mozilla Firefox - Web browser.
    • Initial setup:
      1. Right click Mozilla Firefox logo then Bookmarks Toolbar > Always Show.
      2. Right click Mozilla Firefox logo then Customize Toolbar... and tick Title Bar.
    • Useful extension
      1. Hamburger menu > Add-ons and themes > Extensions > Find more add-ons and search for Video DownloadHelper then click Add to Firefox.
    • about:config
      1. browser.ml.chat.shortcuts and set tofalse.
  9. AutoHotkey - Automation scripting language.
  10. WinSCP - FTP client.
  11. Google Chrome - Web browser.
    • Initial setup:
      1. 3 vertical dots > Settings > Appearance and tick Show bookmarks bar.
  12. Canon printer G2010 - Driver and scan utility.
    • When installing:
      1. Untick My ImageGarden.
      2. Untick Easy-WebPrint EX.
  13. IrfanView - Image viewer and resizer.
    • To resize image: Image > Resize/Resample...
  14. LilyPond - Create beautiful music sheet and MIDI file.
  15. Foxit PDF Reader - View PDF file, screenshot whole page.
    • When installing:
      1. untick Plugin used to open PDF files inside browser.
      2. untick Show PDF files in browsers.
      3. choose Don't install a free 14 day trial of Foxit PDF Editor.
  16. PDFtk Server - Combine several PDF files into a single PDF file.
    • To combine PDF files: 
      MKDIR output
pdftk *.pdf cat output output\combined.pdf
REM PAUSE
EXIT
      .
  17. Greenshot - Screenshot editor with auto-crop, upload to imgur.com.
    • When installing:
      1. Untick Start Greenshot with Windows start.
    • If icons are too small:
      1. Taskbar > Greenshot > Preferences... > General > Icon size and set to 32.
      2. Click Ok.
      3. Taskbar > Greenshot > Exit and restart Greenshot.
  18. K-Lite Codec Pack Mega - Video player.
  19. VLC - Video player.
    • When running for the first time, untick Allow metadata network access and click Continue.
    • Change Video Output Module:
      • Tools > Preferences > Show settings and tick All.
      • Then Video > Output modules and choose OpenGL video output for Windows and then click Save.
  20. MuseScore - Convert MIDI file to MP3 file.
  21. Synthesia - Play MIDI file.
  22. ShareX - Screen recording.
    • When installing:
      1. Untick Show "Upload with ShareX" button in Windows Explorer context menu.
      2. Untick Create a send to shorcut.
      3. Untick Run ShareX when Windows starts.
  23. Mozilla VPN - VPN (Virtual Private Network).
  24. GIMP - Image editor.
  25. SeaTools - Display information about Seagate drive and test the Seagate drive.
  26. Seagate Drive Detect (drivedetect.exe) - Display information about Seagate drive and find firmware/support page.
  27. Everything - A very quick file/folder search (search by name) .
    • When installing:
      1. Untick Start Everything on system startup.
  28. Icaros - Show thumbnail for video file in Windows Explorer.
    • When installing:
      1. Tick Activate Icaros.
  29. FFmpeg Library for Audacity - Audacity needs this library to extract audio from video.
  30. Audacity - Extract audio from video.
  31. OpenShot - Video editor.
  32. gifsicle - Resize animated GIF.
    • Resizing: 
      gifsicle.exe --resize-width 300 input.gif > output.gif
      .
  33. Synthesizer V Studio Basic - Sing MIDI.
  34. Zoom Workplace - Online meeting.
  35. WizTree - Disk space analyzer.
  36. Python - Python programming language.
    • To install, click View in Store > Install.
    • Useful Python packages
      1. pip install gTTS - Google Text-to-Speech.
      2. pip install --upgrade wheel - required for playsound.
      3. pip install playsound==1.2.2 - playing sounds.
  37. Rufus - Create bootable USB drives and download Windows ISO.
  38. Shotcut - Video editor.
  39. Apple Devices - Transfer file(s) to iPad.
    • To install, click View in Store > Install.
  40. 7-Zip - Create ZIP file.
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Windows built-in

  1. OneDrive - Sync folders across multiple devices.
  2. Paint - Basic image editor.
  3. Magnifier - Magnify screen.
  4. Command Prompt (Windows Terminal) - Execute command line.
    • Change text style:
      1. Right click title bar > Settings > Command Prompt > Appearance.
      2. Change Font face to Hack.
      3. Change Font size to 20.
      4. Click Save.
    • Change window size:
      1. Right click title bar > Settings > Startup > Launch size.
      2. Change Columns to 60.
      3. Change Rows to 10.
      4. Click Save.
  5. Notepad - Basic text editor.
  6. Calculator - Basic calculator.
  7. Clock - Timer, alarm, stopwatch.
  8. Control Panel - Old Control Panel.
  9. Microsoft Edge - Bing search and chat with AI.
  10. Microsoft Whiteboard - Whiteboard.
  11. Surface - Check Surface Pen battery level.
  12. Sticky Notes - Sticky notes.
  13. Disk Management - Partition hard drive, check drive letter of external drive.
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