Following my essential software for a new Windows 7 install I’ve come across Ninite, which promises easy installation of a wide range of applications.
The premise is simple – you choose from a list of available programs, click a button, and Ninite generates a custom installer. When you run the installer it goes off and downloads/installs the latest version of whichever apps you have selected. Installations are done silently in the background, and no extra toolbars or other bundled “recommended software” gets installed.
Best of all, a number of entries from my list are available, so if you want to use it as a starting point it is now even easier to!
[Via Techcrunch]
Update 24/12/2009: Here’s a handy link to the bundle I put together for a recent Netbook setup.