Ngambil dari pengalaman sendiri, berikut ini adalah basic needs untuk sebuah Workstation.
Linux (OpenSuSE 10.2):
1. Aplikasi Office -> OpenOffice 2.2, Adobe Reader, KDia, Open Workbench
2. Aplikasi Image Editing -> Gimp
3. Browser -> Mozilla Firefox (Java, Flash Plugins)
4. Email Client -> Mozilla Thunderbird
5. IDE -> Eclipse
6. Desktop Manager -> KDE
7. Messenger -> Pidgin (using OTR Plugin), Skype
8. MP3 Player -> Amarok
9. Download Manager -> Prozilla
10. Hiburan -> Google Earth
11. Virtual Machine -> VMWare
12. Video Player -> Kaffeine, VLC
13. Burner -> K3B
14. Encryption -> GnuPG 2
15. Antivirus -> ClamAV
Windows (WIndows XP SP2 Pro Aug 07):
1. Aplikasi Office -> Office 2007 Ent, Adobe Acrobat Pro 7.0.9, Project 2007, Visio 2007
2. Aplikasi Image Editing -> Adobe Photoshop CS 2
3. Browser -> Mozilla Firefox (Java, Flash Plugins)
4. Email Client -> Mozilla Thunderbird
5. IDE -> Macromedia Dreamweaver, Zend Studio
6. Desktop Manager -> WIndows Classic
7. Messenger -> Pidgin (using OTR Plugin), Skype
8. MP3 Player -> iTunes
9. Download Manager -> Getright / IDM
10. Hiburan -> Google Earth, Google Sketch-Up
11. Virtual Machine -> VMWare
12. Video Player -> VLC, K-Lite mega codec pack, Quicktime Pro
13. Burner -> Nero
14. Encryption -> PGP Desktop Professional 9.0.8
15. Antivirus -> Kaspersky AV
Ayo” … ada yg mau nambahin.