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Call to others for free, exceptional quality on the sound, and extremely easy to set up. Personally I had troubles with the sound, but that’s my own damned fault for not turning off certain idiotic sound settings on my own computer.

Register with your email, get a nick, and you’re off to a flying start.

If you need help with something and you can’t figure out what the idiot on the other end is saying, this software’s pretty handy because it allows him to co-control your computer with you while you’re watching. Simple as hell. Download, run, and the explanations there should be pretty straightforward. There’s the odd bug here and there, but overall this program’s so easy to use, and so damned handy I wonder at times why it’s not just default with Windows. Which it is in another form, just alot more tricky to use.

Also works for Macs

Micro-blogging tool.

Might seem to some like another MSN. Why get this if you already have MSN? Because IRC is chatting in channels with access to several thousand channels with even more people at once. Contains several options for transferring files and messages, this one’s handy to atleast know about. There’s a help-channel available for everything there. You need to open ports in your router/firewall for it to work properly, among them are the most important 6667 and 1024-10** (depending on amount of concurrent transfers).

Opera supports IRC as well, albeit a less powerful client it does the basics, and requires little to no hassle to get to work.

Requires an open port, usually 21, and you’re normally set to go. Point it to the server, input name and password – enjoy. Sometimes you don’t even have to touch port 21.

FTP Server – Best File Serving Method (download)
Not as easy as the previous one, but definately not hard. Filezilla’s uncomplicated. Set up a user, set up a folder, start sharing through port 21. I’m telling you right now, sharing through ‘ftp://login:password@address/filename.filetype’ is far easier than trying to send stuff through MSN since it’s a direct send with little to no middle medium. Sometimes you don’t even have to touch port 21.

Supports a plethora of protocols and social networks. From MSN to Facebook. Neat and tidy program, very customizable.

Save a screenshot or a part of the screen to a file within a second. Apply text and shapes to the screenshot. Offers capture of window, region or full screenshot. Supports several image formats. Brilliant program.

Scans your machine for unnecessary clutter and crap, then gives you the option to remove it. Also scans your registry for inconsistencies, and then gives you the option to remove it. Amazing tool for an efficient machine.

You know those moments when your movie refuses to run, and you’re about to shoot someone in frustration? Then here’s probably your solution, a solid collection of uncluttered codecs in a professional package. Has been a solid package of codecs for as long as I’ve been using it. Use it with Quick Time Alternative for better streaming of quick time videos (same site).

Best used with Media Player Classic – Included in the package

Also, simple installation, no hassle, generally direct play – VideoLAN Codec Player

Shit, where to begin? Open Source. Can edit anything. Has tons of awesome plugins. Has tons of awesome options. Supports all kinds of programming languages. The list goes on!

Powerful and free Open Source compression program in the same vein as WinRAR (.rar) and WinZip (.zip). One of the first things I install on a new machine.

There could be better alternatives for doing these jobs, but this one’s what I’ve been using for a long time, and I’m not dissatisfied with it.

Emulates CD/DVD’s so that you can use digital copies of a game or a program instead of the physical medium. Saves you alot of scratching of the buggers. Very important program.

Best used with torrent-sites

Most used protocol on the internet. Can be a hassle to set up, but in the end it’s highly rewarding.

Opera supports BitTorrent downloads as well, although not as robust.