List of recommended software

List of best software to date (2008) based on my professional experience and daily use: 

Operating System: 

- Windows XP Pro SP2 in English (with the classic theme without refrescador or wallpaper, very simple = very fast and more free memory) 

Antivirus: 

- None (what I like most viruses, perhaps I get one in a few years, and then I simply delete, otherwise we would have to suffer daily with the hassle of antivirus) 

Firewall: 

-  XP or Vista build in 


Email: 

-Account-free on Yahoo 

- Free program Ypop (to use for yahoo mail from a POP3 and SMTP mail client conventional) 

- Mail Client: THE BAT 


Internet Browser: 

- Opera because is free, very secure, very fast and requires no plug-in to do what others need through plug-in or even nots. 


Registration favorite Internet: 

- LinkStach: I always have my list of favorite sites organized and the hand quickly. 


File Manager: 

- Total Commander: Do not use the Windows Explorer for anything. 


FTP Client: 

- Total Commander 


Unpack archives:

- PowerArchiver 10 

- Total Commander 

 Image Viewer and fix: 

- ACDsee 

- Paint Shop Pro 


CD to MP3 Ripper: 

- Free CD Ripper 


Player: 

- Windows Media Player 9 (that comes with XP) 

- SMPlayer 


Archives ISO and others: 

- PowerISO 


PDF files: 

-Acrobat Reader 8 

- PDFCreator 


TXT Editors: 

- Notepad2 

-Notepad + +  


XML Editors 

- Altova XMLSpy 

- Microsoft XMLpad 2007 


Programming tools: 

- Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 
-Adobe Dreamweaver CS

Ofimatica Package:

- Microsoft Office 2007