Recommened/Useful Programs
Daggoth
12-08-2007 01:52:01
I want to know what most people "core" list of programs is, such as stuff that you would immediately install after formatting. Here is my list
Vent
Trillian
AVG Free
Alcohol 120%
Winrar
Firefox (Plus Adblock, All-in-one gesture, bugmenot, etc.)
Windows Media + Update
uTorrent (V1.6)
zdub08
12-08-2007 02:21:33
I just got my new rig running a couple days ago and so far I've got
firefox
itunes/quicktime
AIM
winrar
azureus
windows media + update
divx
adobe reader
I'll get AVG free or ad-aware or something soon.
Tholek
12-08-2007 02:23:54
AVG
Kerio Personal Firewall
(thanks to dmorris68 on those)
Ad-Aware
Firefox
Diskeeper
TweakUI
VLC
Live Mail
Photoshop
Acrobat
WinRAR
Sandra
Azureus
Skype
BitPim
NHC (Laptops)
iTunes
EAC
Daemon/Alcohol 120%
Fireworks
WinPlaE
Snagit
NetTransfer
XstreamXM
YPOPS
GSpot
I guess that's my "Core" list. ;)
Daggoth
12-08-2007 03:03:20
You use a lot of spyware/ad-aware/firewall tools. I never found any of them useful, but I keep AVG + Windows firewall just incase.
Tholek
12-08-2007 04:57:49
I don't trust MS to make a decent firewall. Kerio came recommended, so I use it, but prior to that I still used something other than Windows' one. Same with Windows Defender.
I think you'll also find that when you have more than one antivirus/spyware app, certain things one didn't catch, the other [ib5918005b8]will[/ib5918005b8]. I also use RootKit Revealer, Webroot Spy Sweeper and Hijack This on occasion.
puppeteer
12-08-2007 10:21:15
I use Mozilla Firefox........
and I never update my Windows XP.........
and I never go to any pron site or anything else never download anything... and that should keep my computer clean.
TryinToGetPaid
12-08-2007 10:49:55
Never update Windows XP?
I guess you don't mind running vulnerable software....
manOFice
12-08-2007 13:20:34
VLC
WinRAR
AIM
mIRC
Video Codec Packs
Norton
Itunes
MS Office 2003
Acrobat
Nero
TryinToGetPaid
12-08-2007 13:25:12
AIM
Firefox
Nero
MS Office 07
Codec Packs
AVG
Spy Sweeper
FlashGet
winRAR
dmorris68
12-08-2007 14:37:29
[quote63aa0362bb="Daggoth"]You use a lot of spyware/ad-aware/firewall tools. I never found any of them useful, but I keep AVG + Windows firewall just incase.[/quote63aa0362bb]
Then you probably haven't experienced a variety of malware. I used to run at least 2-3 at one time, but now just run a-squared as it seem to provide the most coverage out of a single app. SpyBot S&D would be my second choice.
And Windows firewall does absolutely nothing to protect you from outgoing traffic, so if you ever do get a trojan, bot, keylogger, or anything like that, you won't have any means to stop it from reaching out. A real software firewall like Kerio will block unauthorized outgoing traffic.
Off the top of my head
AVG
a-squared
Kerio Firewall
TweakUI + a few other MS PowerToys
Firefox
Thunderbird
GTalk
PuTTY
FlashFXP
PowerArchiver
Lots of the SysInternals tools
Foxit Reader
xplorer2
OpenOffice
Nero 7
Alcohol 120%
RipIt4Me
Acoustica CD Label Maker
Wireshark
CCleaner
Quicken Deluxe
SnagIt
iTunes
WinAMP 5
VLC
Eclipse
Borland C++Builder 6
Multi-Edit
XAMPP
Notepad++
BareTail
BareGrep
Hex Workshop
Beyond Compare
AceHTML Pro
ColorPic
Komodo IDE
GIMP
Microsoft Digital Image Studio
NX Client[/size63aa0362bb]
That's all the critical stuff that gets installed right away. That's not counting any games, of which there are many. And there's other stuff that creeps in as I need it but don't use on a regular basis.
ajasax
12-08-2007 14:39:20
I just reinstalled Vista yesterday. So far I have
Firefox
uTorrent
Winamp
FLAC
VLC
DVD Decrypter
Adobe Reader
Adobe Photoshop
Nero
(all drivers)
Firefox
DC++
uTorrent
Nero
iTunes
junkie06
12-08-2007 17:35:48
What about the Mac people out there.......
manOFice
12-08-2007 18:12:42
PC FTW
Tholek
12-08-2007 19:13:21
David just wanted to post a longer list. ;)
David, XstreamXM seems to be more stable than XamP (at least for me). Have you tried both?
dmorris68
12-08-2007 19:16:14
[quotee0a82a6b09="Tholek"]David just wanted to post a longer list. ;)
David, XstreamXM seems to be more stable than XamP (at least for me). Have you tried both?[/quotee0a82a6b09]
Somehow I don't think XstreamXM would work the same for me...
http//www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html
;)
tylerc
12-08-2007 19:31:54
[quote460947df4f="junkie06"]What about the Mac people out there.......[/quote460947df4f]
-Toast 8
-Mac the Ripper
-VLC Media Player
-Adium
-FireFox
-iPodAccess
-Transmission/Azureus
-Popcorn 2
-Microsoft Office
-xACT
theysayjump
12-08-2007 19:59:20
Firefox
Thunderbird
Trillian
Skype
Foobar2000
Winamp
AI Roboform
CCleaner
Photoshop
iTunes
Weatherbug
7-Zip
WinRAR
jv16 Powertools
Diskeeper
DVD Shrink
Nero
Foxit Reader
Last.fm
Microsoft Office
PowerISO
Vista Manager
Tuneup Utilities
VLC
Unlocker
AnyDVD
Kaspersky
a-Squared
Tholek
12-08-2007 20:37:16
[quotebf072d8461="dmorris68"][quotebf072d8461="Tholek"]David just wanted to post a longer list. ;)
David, XstreamXM seems to be more stable than XamP (at least for me). Have you tried both?[/quotebf072d8461]
Somehow I don't think XstreamXM would work the same for me...
http//www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html
;)[/quotebf072d8461]
Oops. Leave off the last P for proofreading. ;)
KnightTrader
12-08-2007 23:01:10
Ditch Trillian right now. I used it for like a year, and it's so bad. Use Pidgin instead. I Can't even compare it. 100x Better then trillian, and does the same thing.
Also..
Daemon Tools
VLC
AdAware
Add those to your list.
junkie06
12-08-2007 23:44:29
[quotee0d6f35369="tylerc"][quotee0d6f35369="junkie06"]What about the Mac people out there.......[/quotee0d6f35369]
-Toast 8
-Mac the Ripper
-VLC Media Player
-Adium
-FireFox
-iPodAccess
-Transmission/Azureus
-Popcorn 2
-Microsoft Office
-xACT[/quotee0d6f35369]
thanks....which BT client do you use most? Transmission or Azureus...I use to have trouble with Azureus messing up my G4...I got the macbook now, but am a litttle hesitant
doylnea
13-08-2007 06:53:10
[quotefcd7a56833="KnightTrader"]Ditch Trillian right now. I used it for like a year, and it's so bad. Use Pidgin instead. I Can't even compare it. 100x Better then trillian, and does the same thing. [/quotefcd7a56833]
What makes it that much better? I use Trillian, and have for years - I'm open to something new if it's that much better though.
dmorris68
13-08-2007 09:10:47
I loved Trillian in its early days, many years ago, mostly for ICQ. I even paid for it. But I fell outta love with it and wound up using either GTalk or Gaim/Pidgin. I don't know if your version of Trillian does it, but Pidgin supports multiple protocols to include Jabber/GTalk. When I'm on Linux, I do my GTalking through Pidgin, but still use the Google client on Windows. I'm not big on IM so only use that when I need to.
gnznroses
13-08-2007 11:41:17
maxthon
thunderbird
nero
winrar
cuteftp
anydvd
photoshop & paintshoppro
visual studio 6
php designer 2007
aim
windowblinds & xp visual styles
rainlendar
yahoo widgets
media player classic
speedfan
unlocker assistant
notepad
guelah75
13-08-2007 13:19:22
Firefox
Toast
Transmission
Pownce
VisualHub
UnRarX
HandBrake
MacPar deLuxe
1Passwd
Parallels
VLC
AppZapper
Little Snitch
Microsoft Office
junkie06
13-08-2007 15:57:19
is there any program out there for macs that allow you to record live audio....I want to have my laptop open during lecture so it can record them
TFOAF
13-08-2007 16:11:42
[quotec1ca165f53="puppeteer"]I use Mozilla Firefox........
and I never update my Windows XP.........
and I never go to any pron site or anything else never download anything... and that should keep my computer clean.[/quotec1ca165f53]
Just because you don't visit pron sites doesn't mean you're invulnerable to some sort of malicious code or attack.
guelah75
13-08-2007 17:38:12
[quote9c5e822905="junkie06"]is there any program out there for macs that allow you to record live audio....I want to have my laptop open during lecture so it can record them[/quote9c5e822905]
quicktime pro
Audacity
garageband
JKirk
14-08-2007 03:12:10
[quote3836b07998="guelah75"][quote3836b07998="junkie06"]is there any program out there for macs that allow you to record live audio....I want to have my laptop open during lecture so it can record them[/quote3836b07998]
quicktime pro
Audacity
garageband[/quote3836b07998]
Audacity is really good
http//audacity.sourceforge.net/
Get this too so you can export it as MP3
http//audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3
gnznroses
14-08-2007 12:45:24
i hear Bash Software makes some great programs ;)