HowTo lighten life if you have to work on a windows OS
Install the following apps ...
# SYSTEM
Daemon Tools # mount ISO images
notepad++ # good free notepad with syntay highlighting
putty/pscp # must have - ssh, scp and telnet client
cygwin # ported linux tools for win32
Launchy # launch apps faster
BulkRename # GUI mmv for renaming files
Unlocker # free locked USB devices
CloneSyp # find duplicate files
TreeSize (free) # du -h --max-depth=1 for windows ;)
# MULTIMEDIA
irfanview # image viewer
Winamp (free) # THE winedows music player
mplayer/VLC # video player with many codecs
Virtual Dup # video processing
# NETWORK & SECURITY
sysinternals # debugging and monitoring tools
WinPCap # for capuring tools like wireshark
Wireshark # network sniffer
nmap # network scanner - also available for windows
Network Stumbler # Wi-Fi scanner - poor kismet replacement
K-MAC # fake MAC-Adresses
OpenSSH # SSH-Server
# MOZILLA APPS
firefox # web browser - don't miss plugins like ShowIP, FireBug, ...
thunderbird # email and news client
FileZilla # free GUI ftp client
by Markus Sesser