(Credit: Dan Ackerman )
As someone who moves into a new laptop a couple of time per week on average, I’d like to think I know a thing or two about getting a PC optimally set up. For more than a year now, I’ve carried a USB key on my keychain (most recently the excellent LaCie iamakey), containing a folder of install files for apps I know I’m going to want to have on whatever laptop I’m reviewing at the moment.
While you’re probably only setting up one new desktop or laptop this holiday season (or maybe more if you’re the unofficial family IT guy), it makes sense to have a checklist of apps, especially free ones, that should be installed on any new PC.
