Cool Software

[zaneyard]

This thread is for the sharing of software, any OS, that you think people should know about.
I guess I'll start it off by sharing something for Windows called http://www.360desktop.com/
It makes your desktop have 360 degrees on it, enabling you to have lots of windows and stuff.
i personally did not keep it on my system, finding it uneasy to move windows around the circle.

[ainmosni]

This thread is for the sharing of software, any OS, that you think people should know about.
I guess I'll start it off by sharing something for Windows called http://www.360desktop.com/
It makes your desktop have 360 degrees on it, enabling you to have lots of windows and stuff.
i personally did not keep it on my system, finding it uneasy to move windows around the circle.

So it's kinda like the cube multiple desktop plugin that linux has had for years?

*grin*

[Master Shake]

Like Yod'm 3D?

[Fail Medic]

JKDefrag.  No-frills better Windows defragger.

PasswordSafe.  Encrypted password storage.

WinDirStat or JDiskReport.  Disk folder and file summary tools.  For me, WinDirStat replaced SequoiaView and JDiskReport may replace WinDirStat.

[Budr]

No-frills better Windows defragger.

Never really understood what's wrong with the stock defrag utility, seems to do the job for me.

[hawtpawkithero]

[quote author=Fail (Medic) link=topic=1074.msg27897#msg27897 date=1217979331]
No-frills better Windows defragger.

Never really understood what's wrong with the stock defrag utility, seems to do the job for me.
[/quote]

It's slow as a civ heavy compared to jkdefrag.

[Budr]

[quote author=Budr link=topic=1074.msg28106#msg28106 date=1218034504]
[quote author=Fail (Medic) link=topic=1074.msg27897#msg27897 date=1217979331]
No-frills better Windows defragger.

Never really understood what's wrong with the stock defrag utility, seems to do the job for me.
[/quote]

It's slow as a civ heavy compared to jkdefrag.
[/quote]

People sit around and wait for the defrag to run?

[ScottyGrayskull]

[quote author=hawtpawkithero link=topic=1074.msg28120#msg28120 date=1218036507]
[quote author=Budr link=topic=1074.msg28106#msg28106 date=1218034504]
[quote author=Fail (Medic) link=topic=1074.msg27897#msg27897 date=1217979331]
No-frills better Windows defragger.

Never really understood what's wrong with the stock defrag utility, seems to do the job for me.
[/quote]

It's slow as a civ heavy compared to jkdefrag.
[/quote]

People sit around and wait for the defrag to run?
[/quote]

[cbre88x]

I have my defrag set to run at 3 AM every wednesday...

[hawtpawkithero]

[quote author=hawtpawkithero link=topic=1074.msg28120#msg28120 date=1218036507]
[quote author=Budr link=topic=1074.msg28106#msg28106 date=1218034504]
[quote author=Fail (Medic) link=topic=1074.msg27897#msg27897 date=1217979331]
No-frills better Windows defragger.

Never really understood what's wrong with the stock defrag utility, seems to do the job for me.
[/quote]

It's slow as a civ heavy compared to jkdefrag.
[/quote]


People sit around and wait for the defrag to run?
[/quote]

I've left vista's Defrag run over night and come back to it still going.

[Budr]

I've left vista's Defrag run over night and come back to it still going.

Jesus, how big is your drive?

I guess it's never a problem for me cos my system drive is only 74GB and I've never felt the need to defrag either of my storage discs.

[Ceceil Felias]

http://www.cdburnerxp.se - CD Burner XP Pro, awesome Swedish freeware burning program. Perfect for ISOs.

http://www.cccp-project.net/ - Combined Community Codec Pack. THIS IS YOUR GOD.

[HeK]

http://www.cccp-project.net/ - Combined Community Codec Pack. THIS IS YOUR GOD.

2x !

Besides the obvious Firefox and Thunderbird (and related add-ons such as GreaseMonkey and AdBlock), I suggest:
-JBidWatcher, a eBay manager and sniper.
-Tunatic, a tool that identifies music and songs by listening to a clip of it.
-nLite, a tool to make Windows install cds, sans all the pre-loaded crap. Add your own drivers and make a tiny, fast and custom install.
-SpeedFan, a fan speed, voltage and temp monitor, also can control fan speeds in response to temps.
-WinRAR, forget WinZip, 7zip, or what have you. WinRAR is all you need, plus RAR files are teh awesome.

[s0lesurviv0r]

http://www.cdburnerxp.se - CD Burner XP Pro, awesome Swedish freeware burning program. Perfect for ISOs.

http://www.cccp-project.net/ - Combined Community Codec Pack. THIS IS YOUR GOD.

I'll vouch for cccp as well, it helps me watch my porn hentai videos in just about every format.

[ainmosni]

[quote author=Ceceil Felias link=topic=1074.msg28212#msg28212 date=1218058407]
http://www.cccp-project.net/ - Combined Community Codec Pack. THIS IS YOUR GOD.

2x !

Besides the obvious Firefox and Thunderbird (and related add-ons such as GreaseMonkey and AdBlock), I suggest:
-WinRAR, forget WinZip, 7zip, or what have you. WinRAR is all you need, plus RAR files are teh awesome.

[/quote]

AFAIK 7zip has a better compression ration AND is open source. Winrar 0 - 7zip 2

[Ceceil Felias]

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php - CPU-Z, a must for tech support folks trying to determine just what's going on under the hood of their client's computer. Also handy if you forget your own hardware configuration or just want the details that you haven't memorized.

[copulatingduck]

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php - CPU-Z, a must for tech support folks trying to determine just what's going on under the hood of their client's computer. Also handy if you forget your own hardware configuration or just want the details that you haven't memorized.

Speaking of which, they've also got HWMonitor, which is useful for tracking the temperatures/voltages/etc of your hardware, especially if you're shit's getting old *cough* Caff *cough*

[jorge]

http://www.foobar2000.org/ A man's audio player.

[hawtpawkithero]

http://www.foobar2000.org/ A man's audio player.

Zune Player works just fine for me

AFAIK 7zip has a better compression ration AND is open source. Winrar 0 - 7zip 2

Open source doesn't give it an excuse to suck Winrar just seems to be overall more convenient for me with it's shell integration.

[zaneyard]

[quote author=ainmosni]
AFAIK 7zip has a better compression ration AND is open source. Winrar 0 - 7zip 2

Open source doesn't give it an excuse to suck Winrar just seems to be overall more convenient for me with it's shell integration.
[/quote]
i prefer 7-Zip