Must have software list

[Surf314]

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!

[Budr]

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.

[Surf314]

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.

[ainmosni]

because apparently they hate windows

This is something that I can understand quite a bit...

[Budr]

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.

[Surf314]

[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.
[/quote]

I think I heard it was shite and fugly on windows, but that could just be a vicious rumor.

[Budr]

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.

[Surf314]

[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.
[/quote]

May have to look into it then, don't mind fugly just want something that does a good job and isnt a resource hog.

[zaneyard]

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!

thanks surf, thats what i was trying to go for with my thread, but i spose they serve their own purposes.
heres mine

Firefox
steam
digsby
Utorrent
SumatraPDF
GIMP
Notepad++
KeePass
7-Zip
VLC
Alcohol 52% FE
Burnatonce

[Surf314]

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.

[zaneyard]

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

[Budr]

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

[Surf314]

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.

[Budr]

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.

[hawtpawkithero]

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.

[Vandamguy]

Code:

Directory of C:\apps

09/02/2008  06:33 PM    <DIR>          .
09/02/2008  06:33 PM    <DIR>          ..
01/24/2008  12:36 AM        45,942,912 169.21_forceware_winxp_32bit_english_whql.exe
08/28/2008  10:02 AM        86,257,784 177.92_geforce_winxp_32bit_english_beta.exe
10/15/2007  11:58 PM             2,642 625.txt
05/17/2008  10:28 PM        23,454,528 AdbeRdr812_en_US.exe
01/24/2008  12:57 AM        17,788,920 antivir_workstation_win7u_en_h.exe
06/17/2008  03:46 PM           177,161 bersirc-win32-2.2.14.exe
08/14/2008  02:36 PM         2,368,192 bpftpserver_install.exe
08/14/2008  02:39 PM           475,409 BulletProof.FTP.Server.2.3.1.build.26_CRKEXE-FFF.zip
05/22/2008  05:31 PM    <DIR>          BulletProof.FTP.Server.v2.4.0.31
08/26/2008  10:46 PM         1,525,301 CDisplayEx_V1.4.exe
01/24/2008  01:00 AM         6,211,190 Combined-Community-Codec-Pack-2007-07-22.exe
03/08/2008  03:45 PM    <DIR>          Convert DAA or UIF to ISO
08/19/2008  09:29 PM         3,530,701 CurseSetup-2.0.0.0.exe
09/27/2007  01:21 PM         1,911,240 daemon410-x86.exe
08/01/2007  10:50 AM             1,254 dir.bat
10/14/2007  07:17 PM         1,017,320 DUMeter-Install.exe
10/14/2007  07:25 PM                77 dumeter.txt
01/24/2008  12:32 AM         6,026,816 Firefox Setup 2.0.0.11.exe
06/17/2008  03:45 PM         7,496,920 Firefox Setup 3.0(2).exe
04/12/2008  11:15 PM         1,009,496 HamachiSetup-1.0.2.5-en.exe
08/14/2008  12:18 AM         1,684,997 installspeedfan434.exe
08/07/2008  02:17 AM           465,088 JkDefrag-3.34.zip
12/08/2007  04:12 PM           204,800 NM 4.2.7234.0 Crack.exe
12/08/2007  04:12 PM        10,016,056 nmsetup.exe
09/25/2007  08:50 PM            51,315 psp-video-converter-crack.zip
09/26/2007  11:30 AM         5,138,696 psp-video-converter.exe
02/13/2008  02:12 PM         6,125,248 SetupEditPadPro6.exe
11/15/2007  10:11 AM           748,947 sprayr_rc7b_setup.exe
11/13/2007  06:57 AM        35,521,632 stk-ww-10005.exe
04/16/2008  07:33 PM         1,346,424 TeamViewer_Setup.exe
04/14/2008  09:10 PM           395,933 unl-titc.rar
04/14/2008  09:10 PM           332,827 unl-tq3c.rar
04/13/2008  08:24 PM         2,732,032 ventrilo-3.0.1-Windows-i386.exe
08/30/2007  10:41 PM         7,470,280 VSO.ConvertXToDVD.2.2.3.258cracked.rar
08/02/2008  03:47 PM    <DIR>          WinRAR 3.71.1.0b
              32 File(s)    277,432,138 bytes

[Master Shake]

mediamonkey is the best music software available.  put it on.

[Vandamguy]

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

[copulatingduck]

[quote author=J-Master link=topic=1318.msg35858#msg35858 date=1220398180]
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
[/quote]

Works with mine. And if it doesn't right off the bat, you can customize the controls in it somewhere.

[copulatingduck]

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!

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

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

Wow, what a circle-jerk. You two should get a room. :-*

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.