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Well, four essential apps I always recommend friends and family to have (on USB at least) are: CCleaner - file and registry clean up tool Defraggler - defragmentation tool (or JkDfrag if they're tech. savvy) Recuva - file recovery KeePass Password Safe - secure password storage They cover the neces...

What sort of tasks are you going to be using it for? Web dev., graphics, word processing... For office suites; there's Open Office, SoftMaker Office 2006 etc. Check the database for many separate solutions. Fairly straightforward Word, Excel and Powerpoint plus email and general web search and acce...

I am about to buy a Netbook (Dell Mini 9) with 8GB SSD, wireless broadband, bluetooth and Win XP. Does anyone have any advice on the free apps I should consider loading up to keep the machine running safely, smoothly and not weighed down with unnecessary functionality? What's the best Windows compat...