My Five Best Apps For Windows

I have a desktop PC at home with Windows XP (SP3) and Linux (Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex 8.10) running on it (dual boot), with a specs of 256mb ram, 32mb of VGA (shared), 900mhz Intel Celeron processor. You might think that this is not the best desktop PC that you will ever had, but for me, this computer is enough to satisfy my computing needs. Now here is my 5 favorite applications running under my Windows box.

RocketDock

RocketDock is a program with the functionality like Mac OS X dock developed by the PunkSoftware. You can add programs, files, folders on the dock for easy access. It lessens your work on using the start button to access different programs or by clicking the icons from the desktop. The dock contains icons that represents programs, folders and others. These features allow us (users) to launch any program at a single click.

RamMedic

RamMedic of Iomatic Inc. is a tool that optimizes the computer system memory. If your suffering from the slowness of your computer due to lack of computer memory then RamMedic is a must have program for you. Like me, who is fortunate enough to have 256mb of ram, multi-tasking was one of my biggest problem. Running multiple applications at the same time can cause slowness for my computer to process. So when I installed the RamMedic on my PC, it dramatically increases the processing speed of my computer. And now I can do some multi tasking without affecting the computer’s speed.

Launchy

Launchy is the most efficient way to open files, folders, websites, and programs on your computer. Nobody likes to hunt through the start menu to find an application, just to find that the application is hidden under some obscure folder named after a company you have never heard of! Instead, Launchy is a smart search program which tries to guess which program or file you are looking for and will launch it when you hit the enter key. It is only visible when you hit the alt+space key combination; otherwise it hides in the background. Once you have used it for a few days, it becomes an indispensable utility for your computer. And it’s free!

Unlocker

Unlocker is a nice program that forces a specific file to rename, delete and move to another directory. Sometimes we encountered some problems on deletion or moving of files, because some other programs are currently accessing your target file. Now Unlocker solves this problem for you, Unlocker basically kills the process of all the programs that are connected to your target file making it free to do specific task such as move, delete and rename.

FireFox Browser

The most popular web browser on earth! Firefox comes up with various add-ons that suits your needs. Because of this large number of add-ons that Firefox holds, it gains popularity by other users.