First of all, the user needs a browser to connect to the Internet. It’s best to install several options at once. This is necessary in case one of them suddenly stops working. For example, download Mozila Firefox, Google Chrome browsers, which are considered one of the fastest and most convenient. You can also use Opera.
Of course, no user will be able to work on the Internet without protection, because this can lead to clutter of the computer with viruses. Therefore, from the very beginning it is necessary to think about a good protection system and install anti-virus software. In general, when buying, most likely, you were offered to purchase a licensed antivirus for a certain amount. Do not hurry. On the Internet, no less good, but free anti-virus programs are enough. For example, Avast, Avira, Comodo, etc.
For work, editors of text documents are indispensable. One of the most convenient is the free Notepad ++ notepad, which has a syntax highlighting function. In addition, if you do not have licensed Office installed, then use its analogue of Open Office. To view images, download and install Adobe, which allows you to view images.
Surely you will need to send documents, sometimes they will weigh a lot, and sometimes it will be very much. To compress the information you need an archiver. For example, 7Zip.
For leisure
Most likely, you will want to listen to music or watch a movie. For this purpose, install codecs, for example K-Lite Codec Pack. This is a whole package designed for watching movies and listening to music.
Game lovers can not do without the DirectX component. To communicate with friends using instant messaging, Mail agent, ICQ (QIP) are suitable. Want to make free calls? Install Skype - a universal program for communication and work that will help transfer documents and photos. To facilitate downloading various programs and films from the Internet, install the Download Manager and special torrents, such as BitTorrent.
If in the course of work some programs turn out to be useless, it is better to remove them so as not to clog the RAM. For this, Ccleaner is the best fit.
Thus, there are many programs necessary for work and useful for communication and entertainment. Among them are a lot of those that are distributed on the Internet for free.
I chose a new computer for a long time, and finally here it is - standing on the table, on the screen saver Windows, and what to do next, what programs need to be installed? Somewhere I saw something, somewhere I heard, in general, porridge in my head! Let this article be a small guide to the TOP of the most necessary computer programs, according to the site.
No matter how Microsoft tries to ennoble its operating system, a clean OS can only be used in limited conditions - for example, at work, where the installation of additional programs is prohibited or not authorized.
What to choose, paid or free programs
It just so happens that free programs alone aren’t enough, it’s about 50 by 50. I’m by no means calling for hacked versions, but this is our reality that “cracked” programs are used everywhere. In my experience, to solve almost any problem, there is at least one free program that is enough for you. But paid software is usually more convenient and with more features. But they are needed for voluminous work or for professional activities.
Antivirus - necessary protection
I have repeatedly touched on the topic of antivirus, this is an absolutely necessary program that I download on any computer immediately after installing Windows. Perhaps the antivirus is the program that is better to buy and live in peace. Paid versions relieve headaches in the search for updated keys and signature databases. The most common with us:
Which one to choose is a personal matter for everyone. 100% protection will not give any, so just choose which one you like more.
From free good:
Alternative browser
For the convenience of using the Internet, you will need to install one of the replacement for the standard Internet Explorer / Edge. In our area are popular:
All of them are free and very necessary programs. Today, the browser from Yandex is rapidly gaining popularity. This is undoubtedly one of the best browsers, but each has its own preferences.
For speed and consumption of system resources, I prefer Opera. And whoever likes the flexibility of customization can choose Mozilla FireFox. If you stay on the standard Internet Explorer, then at least upgrade it to the latest version.
Archiver
By default, Microsoft Windows cannot work with such a common archive format as “.rar”. Probably everyone in the West uses only zip. I install a shell that supports all the necessary archive formats, including “.zip”. WinRAR integrates into the operating system, allowing you to work with archives from the context menu in Explorer.
As an alternative, I can recommend the 7-Zip program. It also has all the necessary functions, but it does not know how to pack it into the “.rar” format. But it can unpack the “.7z” format.
Office Suite
Mandatory thing for working with texts and tables: Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Although I included this in the mandatory list, not everyone needs it. But I have not yet seen a laptop without Microsoft Office or its free counterpart OpenOffice. From lighter office suites I recommend WPS Office.
You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read PDF books. PDF is the most common format for documentation, books, and instructions. It will work without a special program, but the functionality will be limited to the simplest actions. Acrobat Reader is a completely free program.
Messenger, telephone over the Internet
Programs for free communication worldwide via the Internet:
- Skype is the most famous, but outdated, there is a detailed
- Viber - is actively gaining popularity
- WhatsApp - one of the most popular in the world
All programs support voice, video and chat. An irreplaceable thing for communication, in addition to social networks. To do this, headphones and a web-camera (for video communication), as well as the installed program on both devices of the interlocutors. Messengers also allow calling on landlines and mobile phones, but this is no longer free.
So that you can communicate with relatives and friends, you need to find out what programs they use. But usually they install everything at once. I note that Viber and WhatsApp work on a PC, they must be installed on a smartphone too.
I showed the basic programs for the laptop in a minimal variety. For more advanced, I recommend another bundle of software.
After installing the drivers, first of all I install the file manager. This program provides convenient access to the file system, to replace the standard Windows Explorer. It is much more convenient to copy, move, modify files. I advise everyone! With the launch of Total Commander, my work with the computer begins.
Mail client
To check his email, a person usually goes to a site, for example gmail.com, and looks at the Inbox. But it is much more convenient to use special programs - email clients, especially if you have several electronic mailboxes.
The program connects to the server and downloads all the mail to the computer. You can view it without browser delays, quickly switching between boxes. I recommend Mozilla or Thunderbird. Not bad standard Microsoft Outlook (built-in Windows XP / 7 and Microsoft Office) and the application "Mail" in Windows 10, but The Bat! I like it more, because mail is very easy to transfer to another computer or to a new operating system without the risk of losing important information.
Convenient video and audio player
I recommend installing separate video and audio players to replace the standard Windows Media Player. No matter how developers try, but cannot combine in one program both a video and audio player so that everyone likes it. For these purposes, it is better to use separate programs. To play the video, they proved themselves well:
Torrent rocking
Today, something worthwhile can be downloaded for free on the Internet either from file hosting or using torrents. For you will need the uTorrent program.
Password manager
In order not to remember all the usernames and passwords that you will certainly begin to grow over, I recommend using one of the password managers. The program remembers all your passwords and stores on the server. Subsequently, they can be used from anywhere, on any computer and browser. I recommend using or LastPass.
RoboForm is the first thing I install, because all my accesses to Internet services and applications on the computer are stored here. Also, I have an addition to the Mozilla Firefox browser on the smartphone, with which I always have current logins and passwords on my phone.
CCleaner System Cleaner
I am sure that a useful thing for any system running Windows 7/8/10 is CCleaner. Designed for periodic, about once a month, cleaning the operating system and programs from accumulated garbage. Basically, these are various temporary folders, files, caches, which not only clog free disk space, but also often worsen the computer. It is especially useful for improving the performance of browsers, which over time begin to slow down.
Optional installations
Useful only if you have special system requirements.
A set of codecs for video and audio
By default, Windows can only play the most basic video and audio file formats. To support other formats, you will need one of the codec sets, for example, K-Lite Codec Pack or Win7Codecs. This installation is optional because all common codecs are already built into any modern multimedia player, or it immediately offers to download them.
Disc burning software
DVD drives are less commonly used than before, but still stand in almost every computer. I use a program to burn discs. From free you can recommend JetBee FREE or ImgBurn.
Outdated, somewhere else popular ICQ
A popular client for communication via the ICQ protocol ("ICQ" according to the popular). It used to be on every computer, the former de facto standard for instant messaging via the Internet, such as free SMS, only a larger amount. You can often see in contacts on different sites of services and online stores.
I use social networks, Telegram and ICQ at the same time. This way you can keep in touch with people. Instead of the cumbersome ICQ program, I recommend installing a convenient QIP client. The program is in Russian, has a simple and intuitive interface.
Bonus - Punto Switcher
This is the minimum of programs that are needed for the computer and I use them myself. Literally opened his Start menu and chose the most basic. I do not recommend using various Windows assemblies, such as “Zver”, although some of the necessary software is already built into them. But it is precisely because of them that inexplicable problems with the computer pop up later.
Alexander Shikhov, 10.25.2013 (10.24.2017)
Reading is a thoughtful and leisurely process. Every moment matters: a good book, a warm blanket, an E-Ink screen, pleasing to the eyes ... But not for those reading from a mobile phone or tablet! There are other requirements. And I don’t advise anyone who came across as a reading program. The main thing is that the reading program starts quickly and smoothly from the place where you finished reading the last time. It should be equally comfortable both in the crush of the subway and on the sofa at home! Applications that have passed such a rigorous selection are in this article.
Reading program quality criteria
For this article, I tried to single out only five main factors from a huge number of objective and subjective factors.
1. Quick start and ease of interface
Our mobile device should be ready to work almost immediately, with one button. The last book that we read last time should be opened strictly at the place where we finished. A search in the library does not suit us.
2. The presence of ready-made settings for reading
Choosing the settings that are convenient for you is a difficult task. Therefore, I prefer programs that have presets that at least do not annoy me.
3. Support fb2.zip
The fb2.zip format is most popular among reading enthusiasts. Books are very convenient for fitting to any screen and take up less space due to compression.
The epub format is essentially an analogue of fb2, they both have an XML structure. Books in epub can be converted with virtually no loss to fb2 and vice versa. But most user libraries in Russia are still in fb2 format.
4. Dictionary support
5. Ability to download a book online
The ability to download the right book without resorting to the services of a browser is a good addition to the reader, although not required. Indeed, many book lovers have their own channels from where they get tomes.
Fbreader
Most of all, the FBReader program meets the criteria I have given. Its developers have been polishing the program interface for several years, and it is unlikely that you will find flaws in it. The main (daytime) reading settings are a light yellow background and dark text. Alignment in width and smart word wrap algorithm, support for the serif font, which is so appreciated by many electronic reading enthusiasts.
If you need an omnivorous, fast and read-only program, FBReader will be the easiest and most correct choice. The application supports dictionaries in the format SlovoEd, ColorDict 3, Lingvo.
The book can be searched in electronic catalogs without leaving the program. The main supplier of paid books in Russian is the LitRes store. Moreover, downloading a fragment of the book for review is supported.
Cool reader
This application has also been perfected by its developers over the past few years. The capabilities of Cool Reader are similar to FBReader. But there is also an important feature. To hyphenation, page alignment, this appendix adds footnotes, organized in the same way as in this book.
The footnote is located at the end of the page, and in order to read it, you do not need to click on the link, as is done in all other review programs. A trifle? Yes. But true fans of books are ready to give a lot for this trifle!
Moon + Reader
But Moon + Reader is a new project in our Russian space. However, it seemed to me that he was a very strong competitor.
I really liked the best, in my opinion, of all the review programs, the implementation of work with the dictionary. At the first request, the application itself sent me to the dictionary page on Google Play, and connected everything without any problems.
And Moon + Reader supports the latest EPUB3 format, which allows even videos to be inserted into e-books!
Which reader to choose? The answer depends on your preference. If you want to have a convenient and omnivorous reading program with the ability to buy books in LiteRes, then your choice is FBReader. If you are a true connoisseur of books, then you can’t get past Cool Reader. His footnotes on one page with the main text bribed many. If you want to try some new program, then try Moon + Reader.
For a "clean" just installed Windows for normal operation, you just need to install many more programs, because without them, as you know, nowhere. Let's try to make a small list of the most necessary programs for the computer, without which, full use of the computer is simply impossible. Please note that in the article, in the description of any program, there is a link to its working version
So...
The most necessary and important program is your antivirus protection.It is usually divided into 4 categories: antivirus, firewall, comprehensive protection, and programs for scanning a computer. I prefer comprehensive protection, consisting of antivirus + firewall. At the moment I use one of the free ones - Avast! I would recommend using only the most proven anti-virus programs: Kaspersky, Norton, ESET (nod32), DrWeb, Avast, Panda, McAfee, etc. are popular. In general, a matter of taste. If you do not want to pick up any Trojan - be sure to put it!
Next, put the archiver. Since most files on the Internet are in archives (.rar .zip .7z), we will definitely need an archiver program. I propose the simultaneous use of two: WinRar and 7Zip.
Their differences can be described in one line: Winrar - A beautiful and advanced archiver, but with 7zip it’s free. Well, as a bonus - only an archiver 7zip opens format archives. 7z
Next on the list we will have disc burning program (although in recent years I am increasingly beginning to doubt its need ... I use drives every 3 months). Dominates here Nero, the most popular program for burning discs (the fact that it doesn’t bother anyone for a fee). As a free alternative I can advise Imgburn or shareware Ashampoo burning studio - smaller functionality, but for its main task - burning discs, more than enough.
Further... we need Office. And most likely - Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.). I think you should not paint it - you yourself perfectly know what it is. For lovers of free software I can advise Open office or better yet Libreoffice - they are almost as good as the brainchild of Microsoft, and they work with Microsoft formats without problems.
Now we will consider codecs. Why is this thing so necessary? And so that when you watch your favorite movie you, dear readers, do not have any problems. Without them, many video and audio formats simply will not play! The most popular codec pack is K-Lite Codec Pack. By the way, a very good video player, Media Player Classic, is installed with it.
Program for watching videos Required by any PC user. Even if you have a brand new home theater - very often you have to watch a variety of videos on your computer - from clips to video seminars. They’ll do a great job of this. Kmplayer and QuickTime Player.
Listening to music- Using the standard Windows Media Player, it’s simply not possible to listen to music, no matter how the developers try ... the 2 most popular players are suitable for this: Winamp and AIMP. The second player consumes less resources, and also free. But here it is a matter of taste and habit. For example, I use two.
I will also advise universal players which read both video and audio files without problems: Gom media player and VLC media player - they read all formats and by the way they are completely free!
Do not forget that we need program for reading .pdf files. In this format, many books, articles, and other literature are published. Here I recommend Foxit reader as a replacement for a bulky (and even paid) monster Adobe reader. You may need Adobe Photoshop and view photo albums ACDsee Pro
Text recognising - here is the best program, of course ABBYY FineReader However, there are free analogues, for example Cuneiform
Do not forget about utilities that keep your system clean - Uninstall tool and Ccleaner. As a result, we have an extensive list of programs - and at least two dozen of them will definitely come in handy ...
Desktop and conductor.
Today we will consider what are computer programs. Let's review them. You will find out what programs and applications you need to work, which have extensions and how you can open them.
So, the main computer programs list;
OFFICE APPLICATIONS
This is a suite of applications included with Microsoft Office. There are versions of 2003, 2007 and 2010. New versions are read by old ones, but vice versa - not always. This requires additions to the computer.
Therefore, if a person sends you some office document in the new version, and you have an old one, ask him to convert it to the old version. This is easy to do, we will learn how to do this when we study these applications in detail.
This package includes
1. WORD text editor - allows you to create and edit letters, articles, brochures.
Has the extension DOC. (2003) and DOCX. (2007 and 2010)
2. EXCEL Spreadsheets - allows you to perform calculations, conduct analysis, build charts, graphs.
This is an excellent assistant in business and you will see for yourself when we study this program.
XLS extensions. (2003) and XLSX. (2007 and 2010).
3. POWER POINT Presentation — presentation and preparation tool
Extensions PPT (2003) and PPTX (2007 and 2010)
4. Picture Manager Microsoft Offic e - drawing manager. Helps edit image files. It can be partially replaced by a simple computer program Paint, which is built into Windows.
These are the most basic applications that you will need in your work for the first time.
Also included in this package are Microsoft Asses (helps create databases and programs for working with them), Microsoft OneNote (collect, organize, search and use notes and other information), Microsoft Outlook (allows you to receive and send mail, work with schedules, contacts, tasks, keep a record of their actions), Microsoft Publisher (allows you to create high-quality newsletters and brochures).
For all of these applications to open, Microsoft Office software must be installed on your computer.
PDF Readers
2. ICQ - otherwise "ICQ"
4. QIP
5. Google Talk
Browsers
They allow you to "walk" on the Internet and work there. There are many, but the main ones are Internet Explorer (IE), Google Chrome, Mazilla FireFox, Opera, Safari. We will meet with these programs on this blog more than once.
Antiviruses
Everyone knows how important and necessary these programs are. They will help both to prevent infection by viruses, and to delete existing ones on the computer. There are free antiviruses and paid ones.
For the free version, AVAST is perfect. It protects the computer very well.
If you want a paid one, enter “Best Antivirus 2012” into the browser line And look at what they will offer you.
Programs for downloading files
They help to download files quickly, conveniently, easily. There are a lot of them on the Internet. Here are some of them
