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Must have software list - Surf314 - 09-02-2008
Instead of bumping the previous topic that went very off topic I thought I'd just create a new one. List of must have software to put on any clean install (or to grab if you missed them)
Vent
MS Office or Open Office
Chatzilla, MIRC or Xchat
Firefox + Rss Ticker
Steam
Utorrent or Azureus (anyone got anything better?)
Adobe Reader + Flash
Now u!
Re: Must have software list - Budr - 09-02-2008
(09-02-2008, 10:01 AM)Surf314 link Wrote: MS Office or Open Office
Chatzilla, MIRC or Xchat
Utorrent or Azureus (anyone got anything better?)
Adobe Reader + Flash
OpenOffice is definitely on my list but I only personally bother with Word and Excel (I forget their fake names). I install the PowerPoint viewer, which is free from the Microsoft site and pretty useful if you never intend to author any publications but require the read-only functionality (I'm assuming there are counterparts for spreadsheets and documents?)
Ain's gonna shoot you for not mentioning irssi.
Fuck Azureus. I realise Java is great for multi-platformability but it's a bloated POS. I'm guessing there are alternatives to uTorrent with similarly light footprints available for Linux and OSX?
Replace Adobe Reader with FoxIt, again for reasons of bloat.
Re: Must have software list - Surf314 - 09-02-2008
Oh I'm talking about Vista/XP OSX has pretty slick backup and restore features as well as migration so I got everything from my old OSX =D
Also irssi is for linux and stupid Xchat is not freeware for windows, because apparently they hate windows and want to be paid for the hassle of porting it.
Re: Must have software list - ainmosni - 09-02-2008
(09-02-2008, 10:21 AM)Surf314 link Wrote: because apparently they hate windows
This is something that I can understand quite a bit...
Re: Must have software list - Budr - 09-02-2008
(09-02-2008, 10:21 AM)Surf314 link Wrote: Also irssi is for linux
http://www.irssi.org/download
I don't know the ins and outs but there are binaries on their page for other OSs.
Re: Must have software list - Surf314 - 09-02-2008
(09-02-2008, 10:34 AM)Budr link Wrote: [quote author=Surf314 link=topic=1318.msg35707#msg35707 date=1220368894]
Also irssi is for linux
http://www.irssi.org/download
I don't know the ins and outs but there are binaries on their page for other OSs.
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I think I heard it was shite and fugly on windows, but that could just be a vicious rumor.
Re: Must have software list - Budr - 09-02-2008
(09-02-2008, 10:35 AM)Surf314 link Wrote: I think I heard it was shite and fugly on windows, but that could just be a vicious rumor.
I use it on my home machine. It's fugly if you want a flashy GUI but it does the trick for me.
Re: Must have software list - Surf314 - 09-02-2008
(09-02-2008, 10:39 AM)Budr link Wrote: [quote author=Surf314 link=topic=1318.msg35713#msg35713 date=1220369746]
I think I heard it was shite and fugly on windows, but that could just be a vicious rumor.
I use it on my home machine. It's fugly if you want a flashy GUI but it does the trick for me.
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May have to look into it then, don't mind fugly just want something that does a good job and isnt a resource hog.
Re: Must have software list - zaneyard - 09-02-2008
(09-02-2008, 10:01 AM)Surf314 link Wrote: Instead of bumping the previous topic that went very off topic I thought I'd just create a new one. List of must have software to put on any clean install (or to grab if you missed them)thanks surf, thats what i was trying to go for with my thread, but i spose they serve their own purposes.
Vent
MS Office or Open Office
Chatzilla, MIRC or Xchat
Firefox + Rss Ticker
Steam
Utorrent or Azureus (anyone got anything better?)
Adobe Reader + Flash
Now u!
heres mine
Firefox
steam
digsby
Utorrent
SumatraPDF
GIMP
Notepad++
KeePass
7-Zip
VLC
Alcohol 52% FE
Burnatonce
Re: Must have software list - Surf314 - 09-02-2008
I think your thread serves as a good list of excellent software that people may or may not want to try where this is trying to be a list of the best software for the stuff everyone needs.
Re: Must have software list - zaneyard - 09-02-2008
(09-02-2008, 11:45 AM)Surf314 link Wrote: I think your thread serves as a good list of excellent software that people may or may not want to try where this is trying to be a list of the best software for the stuff everyone needs.yeah def. thats what i meant about each serving its own purpose
mine would be a good sharing place
yours is also sharing, but in a different way
lol
Re: Must have software list - Budr - 09-02-2008
Back at home now so a few more:
CDisplayEx
MKVTools
iNFO
XP PowerToys
HWMonitor and CPU-Z
Wavosaur
Some software really comes down to personal choice rather than any measurable superiority but since others have been recommended, I choose to use:
MPC-HC for video playback
Winamp for audio
ImgBurn for optical media creation
Re: Must have software list - Surf314 - 09-02-2008
Ainmosni: Teach me how to use irssi! Specifically how do I set it up to authserv and I got all the server and network shit worked out and it auto joins #brbuninstalling but I cant read whats going on till I type /join #brbuninstalling.
Any other tips would be nice.
Re: Must have software list - Budr - 09-02-2008
(09-02-2008, 03:16 PM)Surf314 link Wrote: Ainmosni: Teach me how to use irssi! Specifically how do I set it up to authserv and I got all the server and network shit worked out and it auto joins #brbuninstalling but I cant read whats going on till I type /join #brbuninstalling.
Any other tips would be nice.
Alt+1, 2, 3, etc to switch between "windows" (I'm sure Ain will correct my terminology but the mulitple sessions running within the irssi box for different channels, queries, etc). I'm guessing the channel is just hidden behind the server.
Re: Must have software list - hawtpawkithero - 09-02-2008
![[Image: ZuneLogo.gif]](http://www.zune.net/xweb/zune/argoV2/images/ZuneLogo.gif){kind=small}
Social music player, links to your xbox live account if you have one.
It may not be good for background music while working on things as it has a pretty large footprint, but the tradeoffs are still worth it as this music player is amazing. Definitely check it out.
Re: Must have software list - Vandamguy - 09-02-2008
Code:
Directory of C:\apps
09/02/2008Â 06:33 PMÂ Â <DIR>Â Â Â Â Â .
09/02/2008Â 06:33 PMÂ Â <DIR>Â Â Â Â Â ..
01/24/2008Â 12:36 AMÂ Â Â Â 45,942,912 169.21_forceware_winxp_32bit_english_whql.exe
08/28/2008Â 10:02 AMÂ Â Â Â 86,257,784 177.92_geforce_winxp_32bit_english_beta.exe
10/15/2007Â 11:58 PMÂ Â Â Â Â Â 2,642 625.txt
05/17/2008Â 10:28 PMÂ Â Â Â 23,454,528 AdbeRdr812_en_US.exe
01/24/2008Â 12:57 AMÂ Â Â Â 17,788,920 antivir_workstation_win7u_en_h.exe
06/17/2008Â 03:46 PMÂ Â Â Â Â 177,161 bersirc-win32-2.2.14.exe
08/14/2008Â 02:36 PMÂ Â Â Â 2,368,192 bpftpserver_install.exe
08/14/2008Â 02:39 PMÂ Â Â Â Â 475,409 BulletProof.FTP.Server.2.3.1.build.26_CRKEXE-FFF.zip
05/22/2008Â 05:31 PMÂ Â <DIR>Â Â Â Â Â BulletProof.FTP.Server.v2.4.0.31
08/26/2008Â 10:46 PMÂ Â Â Â 1,525,301 CDisplayEx_V1.4.exe
01/24/2008Â 01:00 AMÂ Â Â Â 6,211,190 Combined-Community-Codec-Pack-2007-07-22.exe
03/08/2008Â 03:45 PMÂ Â <DIR>Â Â Â Â Â Convert DAA or UIF to ISO
08/19/2008Â 09:29 PMÂ Â Â Â 3,530,701 CurseSetup-2.0.0.0.exe
09/27/2007Â 01:21 PMÂ Â Â Â 1,911,240 daemon410-x86.exe
08/01/2007Â 10:50 AMÂ Â Â Â Â Â 1,254 dir.bat
10/14/2007Â 07:17 PMÂ Â Â Â 1,017,320 DUMeter-Install.exe
10/14/2007Â 07:25 PMÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 77 dumeter.txt
01/24/2008Â 12:32 AMÂ Â Â Â 6,026,816 Firefox Setup 2.0.0.11.exe
06/17/2008Â 03:45 PMÂ Â Â Â 7,496,920 Firefox Setup 3.0(2).exe
04/12/2008Â 11:15 PMÂ Â Â Â 1,009,496 HamachiSetup-1.0.2.5-en.exe
08/14/2008Â 12:18 AMÂ Â Â Â 1,684,997 installspeedfan434.exe
08/07/2008Â 02:17 AMÂ Â Â Â Â 465,088 JkDefrag-3.34.zip
12/08/2007Â 04:12 PMÂ Â Â Â Â 204,800 NM 4.2.7234.0 Crack.exe
12/08/2007Â 04:12 PMÂ Â Â Â 10,016,056 nmsetup.exe
09/25/2007Â 08:50 PMÂ Â Â Â Â Â 51,315 psp-video-converter-crack.zip
09/26/2007Â 11:30 AMÂ Â Â Â 5,138,696 psp-video-converter.exe
02/13/2008Â 02:12 PMÂ Â Â Â 6,125,248 SetupEditPadPro6.exe
11/15/2007Â 10:11 AMÂ Â Â Â Â 748,947 sprayr_rc7b_setup.exe
11/13/2007Â 06:57 AMÂ Â Â Â 35,521,632 stk-ww-10005.exe
04/16/2008Â 07:33 PMÂ Â Â Â 1,346,424 TeamViewer_Setup.exe
04/14/2008Â 09:10 PMÂ Â Â Â Â 395,933 unl-titc.rar
04/14/2008Â 09:10 PMÂ Â Â Â Â 332,827 unl-tq3c.rar
04/13/2008Â 08:24 PMÂ Â Â Â 2,732,032 ventrilo-3.0.1-Windows-i386.exe
08/30/2007Â 10:41 PMÂ Â Â Â 7,470,280 VSO.ConvertXToDVD.2.2.3.258cracked.rar
08/02/2008Â 03:47 PMÂ Â <DIR>Â Â Â Â Â WinRAR 3.71.1.0b
       32 File(s)  277,432,138 bytesRe: Must have software list - Master Shake - 09-02-2008
mediamonkey is the best music software available. put it on.
Re: Must have software list - Vandamguy - 09-02-2008
(09-02-2008, 06:29 PM)J-Master link Wrote: mediamonkey is the best music software available. put it on.does it work with my media control button things , play, pawse ,stop, next track ? thats the only reason im still using windows media playa
Re: Must have software list - copulatingduck - 09-02-2008
(09-02-2008, 07:43 PM)Vandamguy link Wrote: [quote author=J-Master link=topic=1318.msg35858#msg35858 date=1220398180]does it work with my media control button things , play, pawse ,stop, next track ? thats the only reason im still using windows media playa
mediamonkey is the best music software available. put it on.
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Works with mine. And if it doesn't right off the bat, you can customize the controls in it somewhere.
Re: Must have software list - copulatingduck - 09-03-2008
(09-02-2008, 10:01 AM)Surf314 link Wrote: Instead of bumping the previous topic that went very off topic I thought I'd just create a new one. List of must have software to put on any clean install (or to grab if you missed them)
unzips pants
Now u!
(09-02-2008, 11:39 AM)zaneyard link Wrote: thanks surf, thats what i was trying to go for with my thread, but i spose they serve their own purposes.
heres mine
unzips pants
(09-02-2008, 11:45 AM)Surf314 link Wrote: I think your thread serves as a good list of excellent software that people may or may not want to try where this is trying to be a list of the best software for the stuff everyone needs.
(09-02-2008, 11:46 AM)zaneyard link Wrote: yeah def. thats what i meant about each serving its own purpose
mine would be a good sharing place
yours is also sharing, but in a different way
lol
Wow, what a circle-jerk. You two should get a room. :-*
(09-02-2008, 03:16 PM)Surf314 link Wrote: Ainmosni: Teach me how to use irssi! Specifically how do I set it up to authserv and I got all the server and network shit worked out and it auto joins #brbuninstalling but I cant read whats going on till I type /join #brbuninstalling.
Any other tips would be nice.
/quote authserv auth surf314 isuckcocks (or whatever your password is)
Is the windows client completely terminal based? No fancy gui or nothin? Cuz that's pretty hardcore for a windows user.
