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Accessories
Everyday utilities: text editors, archivers, calculators and note-taking tools.
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7-Zip 
Command Prompt (cmd) 
Evernote 
IZArc 
Microsoft Office OneNote 
Notepad 
ObjectDock Games
Classic games and their free, open-source counterparts on Linux.
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3D Pinball for Windows: Space Cadet
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Age of Empires
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Counter-Strike
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Full Tilt! Pinball
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Quake 3
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Solitaire
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Super Mario
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Windows Minesweeper
Graphics
Image editors, vector tools and 3D software for design, photography and animation.
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3D Studio Max
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ACDSee
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Adobe Flash
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Adobe Illustrator
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Adobe Photoshop
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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
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Autodesk Maya
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Corel Paint Shop Pro (PSP)
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 
ApexDC++ 
Becky! 
BitComet 
Bullet Proof FTP (BPFTP) 
CuteFTP 
DC++ 
Digsby Office
Word processors, spreadsheets, presentations, PDF tools and project management software.
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ABBYY eFormFiller
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Adobe Acrobat
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Adobe FrameMaker
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Adobe Reader
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Alkonas
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Anglonas
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Dia
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FastTrack Schedule
Others
CAD, antivirus, cloud storage, GIS and other software that doesn't fit elsewhere.
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ABBYY FineReader
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Adobe FrameMaker
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Adobe InDesign
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Adobe PageMaker
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ANSYS
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Autodesk Algor Simulation
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Autodesk AutoCAD
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Autodesk Inventor
Programming
IDEs, code editors and development tools for building software.
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Adobe Dreamweaver
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Direct3D
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Eclipse
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EditPlus
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FPS
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Inprise Delphi
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Microsoft Office FrontPage
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Microsoft Visual C++
Science & Education
Statistics, math, astronomy and engineering software for research and learning.
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Cartes du Ciel (Skychart) 
Derive 
EAGLE 
GraphPad Prism 
Interleksis 
Maple Sound & Video
Audio players, editors, video editors and disc-burning software.
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1by1 
Ableton Live 
Addictive Drums 
Adobe Audition 
Adobe Premiere 
Adobe Soundbooth 
AIMP System Tools
Disk, partition, firewall and system-monitoring utilities.
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Alcohol 120%
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CCleaner
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Daemon Tools
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EasyBCD
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HyperTerminal
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Net Meter
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Outpost Firewall
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PowerQuest PartitionMagic
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