Essential Programs to install?

[AgnesIO]

Lol, you can get all of the paid programs you listed for free. But remember people, it's stealing!1!

That is why I said for all the paid ones except office "paid, but I didn't pay".

For some reason I always pay for windows and office. Windows because it has more features than anything else, and really isn't expensive. I pay for office as it really isn't expensive for what you get.

Whereas AVG isn't that expensive, but the benefitsb between it and three free anti viruses really isn't much.

[Recursion]

To be honest, when, as a student, you get like 50 - 80% off the RRP, why not buy it and save you the hassle when it comes to updates etc?

[GommeInc]

http://www.isohunt.com

£30 odd for Microsoft Office '10 Pro Plus is a bargain Might as well just pay for it - hassle free, get updates etc.