When you buy a PC it usually comes just with the Windows operating system and not much else. In order to get productive you’ll need to install some applications, and this month’s issue of Maximum PC offers up a list of 32 essential applications that would be good to have on just about any system. Because They’re Freaking Awesome provides detailed descriptions of the recommended programs, along with URLs for each one.

Most of the programs on the list are free so there’s not much risk in giving them a try. And you can take advantage of reading this on Coverleaf with our active links, which means you can click directly through to any of the programs that interest you. You’ll be downloading in no time!

Look Inside >>  June 2009