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Windows Starter Kit 2010: Must-have PC apps

Bought a new PC but hate the bloatware it comes with? We've sourced the best free Windows apps to increase your productivity.

HP Color LaserJet CP2025n

Although the HP CP2025n is rather slow to print black documents and is missing supplementary features, the colour laser shines in output quality, and the software holds your hand through a somewhat daunting learning curve. We recommend it to anyone hunting for a workhorse printer to complement an equally diligent work environment.

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  • Windows Live Movie Maker

    All in all Windows Live Movie Maker is decent freeware that lives up to its promise of making movies fast. Regardless, Microsoft would do well, at the very least, to build more sharing plug-ins and a fleshier Help menu.

  • iLife '09

    Apple iLife '09 is a great application suite for simple media organising and editing, and the addition of features like face recognition, geotagging and music lessons makes it worth the update.

  • Apple Final Cut Studio 2

    Final Cut Studio 2 is a solid value and worthy upgrade for serious film editors who work on Macs. However, hobbyists should consider simpler software.

  • Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

    For composing long PDF packages at an office that requires security and wants to use the new digital forms, Acrobat 8's got the goods, but it's overkill if you only seek to make short PDF files.

  • Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003

    If you need a midlevel Web site design app, Microsoft FrontPage 2003 is a good choice, but professionals should use Macromedia Dreamweaver instead.

  • Norton SystemWorks 2006 Premier

    The core utilities in Norton SystemWorks 2006 Premier lack newer options found elsewhere; some older utilities are simply deficient; it leaves Windows 98 and Me users out in the cold.

  • System Mechanic 6 Professional

    System Mechanic 6 Professional offers the best package of utilities for optimising and protecting your hard drive, but the software's lack of documentation makes it poorly suited for the average computer user.

  • Fix-It Utilities 6.0 Professional

    While it has more useful tools than Norton SystemWorks, Fix-It Utilities Professional 6.0 still lags behind System Mechanic Pro.

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