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Since I have stripped my machine bare and started over I’ve been pondering which apps I should be installing. By coincidence MaximumPC put out two great lists of apps and methods for cleaning up a machine and keeping it that way. Perhaps they anticipated my moves.

While not every step is a charmer and not every app has my interest, there are plenty that do. I’ve already got the essentials like Notepad++ and AnyDVD, but some new ones like Digsby, and Media Player Classic have been a welcome addition. I still think there is some life left in this machine and these two articles might help boost that.

The 32 Totally Essential (and Free) Apps for Every New PC
21 Essential Steps to Make Your PC Better/Faster/Stronger

Other Articles of Interest:

• A Rocky Start
• My favorite apps of 2009
• Building up 4.5TB of storage
• Never a bad time to get a bigger drive
• O&O MediaRecovery – Rescue those vacation photos!
• Image Editing on the Cheap
• Underwhelmed by Windows 7
• Discount on Webroot SpySweeper
• Microsoft gets their own blogging software
• Behold the power of my new web server!