User:Ke4roh/Basic computer setup

I often find myself setting up computers for others. Here's the quick sketch of software I set up:

Disk defragmenter MyDefrag download
- Installation offers to create the scheduled job for you, and run during screen saver, too.
E-mail, IM, other things at user's request
- GIMP http://www.gimp.org
- Pidgin instant message client http://pidgin.im/
- PDF writer http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp
- CD burner http://www.cdburnerxp.se/ http://www.deepburner.com/
DiskMon to add an on-screen drive activity light to a sequestered desktop machine
Executor to run programs with ease :-)
AutoHotkey to create keyboard shortcuts and facilitate typing special characters hotkeys.ahk
7-Zip compression/decompression tool

Admin tools

Startup Manager http://www.windowsstartup.com/download.php
Disk space management http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/
Gamma calibration http://www.normankoren.com/makingfineprints1A.html
- Linux:
  - Run Monica http://www.pcbypaul.com/linux/monica.html
  - Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf (or similar) add "Monitor" line "Gamma 1.02 1.02 1.02" where numbers are RGB.